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Re:MIT awards pirate certificates to undergraduates by bittermang on Thursday March 08, 2012 @06:56PM (#3682292)
Well, obviously, but I believe what he's getting at is: if so many students want to take a course, why aren't they allocating more resources toward that course to support demand?
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Re:MIT awards pirate certificates to undergraduates by BigTigger on Thursday March 08, 2012 @09:23PM (#3682630)
This is all speculation.

Possibly because they treat it as an extra curriculum activity

And as such:

a) Perhaps the lecturers teach in their spare time because they enjoy the activity.

b) It's a fairly specific skill set that would mean hiring new resources for an extra curricular activity that means diverting resources from your primary operation (teaching) which you don't want to do.

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