RE: FLASH: is a class necessary

[Joe Shoults]

Depends on a couple things.

First, the class coontent- are you going to a Fundamentals class or

Advanced?  Look at the course description.  If you already know 80% of what

they are teaching you, I'd say skip the Fundamentals and move on to the

Advanced class (if they have one).

Here are examples of course outlines for comparison:

Flash Fundamentals:

http://www.copfer.com/neodir/flash.htm

Flash Advanced:

http://www.copfer.com/neodir/flashadv.htm


Second, are you getting a good value for what you are paying?  Of course,

this would factor the quality of the instructor with the class content

versus price.

ON QUALITY AND CONTENT: Plenty of Flash programmers know the program, but

how good are they at conveying this knowledge to others?  do they have their

own curriculum?  Is it project-based, or just "this button does this, that

button does that"?  Are they just reading out of a book?  What set of

criteria does the training center employ when selecting/hiring/grooming

instructors?

ON PRICE: We charge $700 for our 2-day Fundamentals class, and $399 for our

1-day Advanced class.  I've never had someone complain that it wasn't worth

it to them, even the ones who paid out of their pockets (not corporate), but

that's because I screen them beforehand to put them in the right class.

Sometimes, it is good to get "back to the basics", especially if you are

self-taught and there are "holes" in your knowledge, but are the holes so

big that you need to pay $425 to find out?


I guess it boils down to what will you get out of the training that you

don't already have (know), and compare that to how much you're paying.


joe shoults

director of education

trainingcopfer [dot] com (mailto:trainingcopfer [dot] com)

copfer & associates     http://www.copfer.com

812 huron road #201    	(216) 615-4923 tel

cleveland, ohio  44115  (216) 615-4920 fax




> -----Original Message-----

>

From: MerrilyMannaol [dot] com

...

> I've signed up for a class on Flash.  Trying to figure out if

> it's going to

> be worth it.  I've learned the basic from the book and online tutorial.

> Wondering if the Macromedia sanctioned class is worth the $425.

> Has any one

> out there taken a similar class and was it helpful?




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