MrsMint - sorry for my delayed reply - was out for all of yesterday.
I've been an Adult Ed' Tutor for almost 20 years, and say that your situation can only be likened to you going to a store and paying for a product that is not as described. You would take it back as faulty, and expect to be offered a replacement or full refund, wouldn't you?.
For my courses - art based - I create my own handouts on 'how to' eg make a particular style greetings card (I don't really teach this). I would first, out of class time, create the card, noting down the process, any difficulties, and any equipment and materials used.
If this was to be a whole 10 week course in cardmaking, then I would create 10 various styled cards in this way. These 10 cards are created well BEFORE the course begins, as they form the base on which to write the course outline/lesson plans.
Once satisfied with that 'product' I would then type out the handout in a 'recipe' format, to then be given to the students in class.
I wouldn't just give out this handout in class and expect the students to get on with it though. We would all go through it, discuss the design, any possible difficulties - eg if someone dislikes the colour - how it could be changed, any additions that could be made to it, and so on.
Incorporated into the course would possibly be an overview of the history of greetings cards, or certain card manufacturers, or card design employment, so that there is a variety of learning - discussion, practical, research etc.
This way it's not just a broken record that causes that class to be a place that you just don't want to go to.
I love my job, and at risk of sounding immodest - but just trying to be matter of fact - I like to make my class interesting and fun. I've had people enroll whilst walking through the door, wondering what the heck they're doing in an art class, and yet years down the line they've a pretty full understanding of the subject matter, created their own fantastic works of art, and have both exhibited and sold it too. What fabulous achievements they've made!
I feel the luckiest person in the world that I get to teach the thing I love most - AS MY JOB!!!
Along the way friendships have been made between people meeting in my classes, and they've arranged to socialise OUTSIDE the teaching times, because they WANT to learn whilst they're there.
It's the tutors responsibility to ensure the class runs smoothly and correctly, that the subject matter is taught, that any difficulties are dealt with, and that the students leave that session with a disbelief that 2 hours cannot possibly go by so quickly, that they're going to 'have a go' at their chosen subject at home, and have enjoyed it all so much that they can't wait for the next week.
Your tutor Does sound either out of his depth, or very lazy, or both, and I'm sad that you have experienced this - please don't let it put you off trying another course.
When in class, if a students sends the discussion adrift, he should guide it back to the subject matter.
However yes, do complain, ask what knowledge, skills and experience - though a poet - this tutor has in scriptwriting. Has he written scripts? If so, who for? Were they used? If not, why not? and so on.
Good luck, and please let me know how you get on.