Instruction Mode: Online
Professor: N/A
Resource(s): | Type | Description | Required | Textbook | Business Planning for Editorial Freelancers: A Guide for New Starters, Louise Harnby, Louise Harnby, ISBN 13: 978-1484106211, 2013 |
Applicable student group(s): Continuing and Professional Studies
Course Details: Module 1: Introduction/Overview
Introducing the course
Taking an initial look at the freelancing and the gig economy
(Quiz 10%)
Module 2: Industry and Skillsets
Overview of different kinds of freelance opportunities
Looking at personal skills assessment
Introduction to creating a brand/self-marketing
Identifying industry standards and certification
(Skills Inventory 20%)
Module 3: Business Plans and Mandates/Mission Statements
Using your skills inventory to develop your own business plan and mission statement
(Business Plan/Mandate/Mission Statement 25%)
Module 4: Assessing Budgets/Expenditures
Looking at typical freelance expenses
Examining budget and expenditures related to your own work
(Budget/Expenditures Project 20%)
Module 5: Establishing Rates
Looking at different rate models (hourly, project-based).
Using industry standards from associations and other organizations based on your own skillsets (using the skills inventory).
Developing your own rates for different circumstances.
(Rate Development 25%)