Collegiate Esports and Career Planning (Coursera)

Collegiate Esports and Career Planning (Coursera)

This course will be covering hot topics in the Esports industry. With Esports exploding in popularity over the last ten years, there are a lot of issues to discuss. We will also be talking about collegiate Esports and career planning in order to understand all the different avenues and to examine the choices available for you as you pave your way through the Esports world.

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We will examine collegiate Esports, as that is generally the first step, but we will be covering general career planning too.
Course 3 of 4 in the Esports Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Hot Topics in the Esports Industry
Previously, we've talked about a specific section of the Esports industry and how it interacts with the ecosystem as a whole. This week in particular is going to be a bit different in that we'll be covering hot topics in the Esports industry. With Esports exploding in popularity over the last ten years, it's very apparent that there are a lot of issues to discuss. The focus of this week will be more on discussing these topics between your classmates, so remember to be respectful when debating your view.

WEEK 2
Collegiate Esports and Career Planning
The final week! To wrap up our “Overview on Esports”, we'll be talking about “Collegiate Esports and Career Planning”. The goal of this week is to understand all the different avenues we've covered previously, and be able to see the choices that are available for you as your pave your way through the Esports world. We'll be talking a lot about collegiate, as that's generally the first step, but we'll also be covering general career planning too.

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