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Art Institute Instructor Fired For Protesting Mandatory E-Textbook Policy Takes School To Court
eBooks (through access codes) at a cost of $ 50-75 each. The reasons for this policy came from the Education Management Corporation (EDMC), which operates several for-profit universities and operate their own e-textbook publisher Digital Library.
Mike Tracy refused to comply questionable political and voted against EDMC mandatory e-book policy, calling the forced inclusion of these books "arbitrary advantage, motivated and fully inadequate. "In response, the Art Institute Tracy fired for" insubordination. "you might wish he had done a few exceptions or reconsider its policy of textbooks, and continued with the EMCDDA, lost wages and benefits, as well as punitive retaliation, wrongful termination and emotional distress.
Tracy, who had taught for years to students of the Art Institute 11-1/2 without having to buy a book, was informed by the administration in 2010, it is necessary to select a book from the list provided by the EMCDDA, something I had never ordered before such time.
This is the problem with the political. often can substitute for the knowledge and / or common sense. Seeing that Tracy has an experience of over 11 years at the time (and was respected by his students, who collected more than 4,700 signatures on a petition for recovery), one might think that the school would the value of your opinion on a list established by corporate management more interested in transforming students into mandatory "customers" actually a quality education. Tracy concerns about this new policy has led to research which revealed some ugly mercenaries by the EMCDDA.
"The applicant has been affected by this notification that your course is scheduled for mandatory participation in E-charged book program, "says the complaint.
"plaintiff had taught for more than a decade without the use of a manual published officially. Applicant had not previously designated a textbook for the course, because in the field of rapid and constant evolution of digital animation, which is increasingly based on the latest technical developments in the broader field of computer and computer no textbook published adequately the issue of textbooks published courses available often suffer from a lack of comprehensive teaching material. default to remain relevant, it contains updated techniques, materials or methods, due to rapid and continuous in the countryside., or a lack of pedagogical content practical and / or theoretical prepare students for careers in the field to the academic and professional opinion of the applicant, none of published manuals available for the course were productive, useful or appropriate for students
Tracy said he found that students who take courses that require an e-book to pay $ 50 for an "electronic toll resource", and $ 75 if the course requires two eBooks.
"Students are not allowed to opt for automatic payment, which was charged to their accounts without registration display, "the complaint states.
Tracy says that this policy prevents students buy their books elsewhere, a right guaranteed by the manual the student.
"In addition, the policy effectively eliminated all other possible ways that students traditionally achieved savings on Text acquisitions, including the purchase of textbooks or negotiating texts after completing a course, such as access to e-books is limited to mandatory charge each student in one case basis. "
mandatory fees, in addition to the elimination of the sale of used books. It is a racket nice if you can enter. Tracy says that most students did not know they had to pay the mandatory fees and instructors felt that the electronic manuals were not adapted to the class and never used the "borrowed" texts which, curiously, it worked perfectly for EMCDDA and Art Institute.
"Even more disconcerting, the applicant has discovered that if the student has never activated the account online and e-book for the course, the defendants retained a percentage higher proceeds from the sale of the e-book in terms of its contract with the publisher of e-books if the student has actually turned and made use of the e-book, "said the complaint. 
This is very strange. As a digital product, the price should not fluctuate based on the "use" of texts. If this is true, it is as if you want so unnecessary and needlessly expensive e-textbooks to students as possible in the hope of a greater "return" of "manuals" are not used. beyond the maintenance of a minor account some it is difficult to see many costs incurred by the use of electronic textbooks, which makes the profit margin higher in unused "books" inexplicable. 
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