Re: Digital Photoshop Course ??!!

[jhfrazer <jhfrazer -at- UALR -dot- EDU>]

>Hello, All -
>
>I have left the entirety of the announcement intact below for reference.
>
>Does anyone have a problem with this besides me??  It looks like a scam.
>Nowhere does it say what company is offering this "course via email".  The
>name of the instructor is not mentioned.  The announcement talks about
>emailing projects with step-by-step instructions - but what good are
>step-by-step instructions unless you learn some of the concepts behind the
>steps?  No concepts are mentioned. For example, steps for creating a soft
>shadow are readily available from the Help menu that comes with the
>software. This looks to me like a blatant attempt to get $100 out of 100
>people by some AOL customer who wants a bit of extra cash.
>
>I have taken a couple online/email courses through Ziff-Davis that I
>thought were really good, for example, "Writing Basic HTML Code" (several
>years back) but all of the above information was not only included, but
>highlighted in the advertisement.
>
>I would hope this list wouldn't pass along half-baked scams as though they
>were professional distance learning workshops!
>
>Am I missing something??
>
>Best regards,
>Kelly Plamp
>(Notice how I refrained from commenting on the typos in the advert, as
>well??   =D)
>
>This is the original advertisement:
>
>>For all of you who have been asking questions about converting graphics,
>>resizing graphics, and producing better looking documents by adding artwork
>>created/edited in Adobe Photoshop, this course is for you.  Finally, you can
>>learn ,directly from a pro, all of the tips and tricks you will need and it
>>won't take 6 months at a community college!!
>>
>>Announing:  "The Digital Adobe Photoshop Course" or "Way Beyond Adding
>>Clipart to your Manuals-Wowwing your clients or boss"
>>Length:   Six weeks
>>Method:  Distance Learning-Email Correspondence
>>Details:   Assignments will be emailed to registered students each
>>Wednesday starting December 10th.  (excluding Christmas week)  Assignment
>>packets will contain an overview of the assignment, step-by-step
>>instructions, and examples of the completed project.  The assignments will
>>cover a variety of topics but will focus on achieving mastery of the most
>>commonly used special effects created using Photoshop (including:  creating
>>soft shadows behind images/objects, clipping images from photographs,
>>creating painterly effects, creating buttons/spheres/etc. for help/web pages,
>>etc. etc...  These are the the techniques used by high-powered graphic design
>>and web-design firms. This course will transform you from amateur to
>>professional in the visual/technical communication arena!  STUDENTS WILL HAVE
>>E-MAIL ACCESS TO AN INSTRUCTOR FOR QUESTIONS/PROBLEMS/HELP etc.  Past
>>students have said things like "Wow, this is soooo....cool."  "Oh. my
>>god...." etc.
>>
>>
>>Maximum registration is 100 students.  10 Scholarships will be awarded to
>>writers/communicators with unique circumstances warranting a scholarship.
>>Cost:  $100.00  Way cheaper than anywhere else we know.
>>
>>About the Instructor:  The instructor has developed high-end web sites,
>>consumer CD ROM titles, game interfaces, and consumer level software
>>documentation and packaging for clients including Radio Shack, AT&T, TCI,
>>Reuter's NewMedia, The ImagiNation Network, Jones Internet Channel, Exxon,
>>etc.
>>
>>HOW TO REGISTER:
>>If interested, please email your Name, Address, Phone, Email etc. to
>>explorecds -at- aol -dot- com -dot-   Please type PHOTOSHOP in the subject line.  An
>>information/registration packet will be emailed to you.  Deadline for
>>registration is December 8th.
>>
>>Happy Writing/Communicating
>
>
>
Contact Adobe. See what they say.



Jim Frazer
Assistant Director
The CyberSpace Project
The University of Arkansas @ Little Rock

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