The Department of Visual Arts
Lead Instructor: Blake Praytor, MIEd, M.F.A. Office: 301-234 E-mail: praytorr@gvltec.mailcruiser.com
Class Meeting: Tuesday 6:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Room: G302/223
Instructor: Blake Praytor, MIEd, MFA
Lecturers: Susan Clark, Tim Smith, Jay Horton and Glen Hardyman
Office: G234/244
Phone: 848-2024 Call 848-2023 for appointments.
Email: praytorr@gvltec.mailcruiser.com
Office Hours:
Monday-
Wednesday 12:15 PM
- 5:15 PM
Prerequisites: Placement in ENG 101
Credit Hours: 3
James Chan, Spare Room Tycoon. This book will be
signed out to you at the first class meeting.
Rodger R. Pearman, Introduction to Type and Emotional
Intelligence
Richard Harroch, Small Business for Dummies.
This course covers the preparation of a student's job seeking or academic placement portfolios. The course includes lectures, demonstrations and studio work. Student's work is evaluated based on concept and execution. Satisfactory completion of both a portfolio and verbal presentation is required.
The student who achieves a 70% proficiency in this course will:
1. define one's personal definition of truth by writing a position paper.
2. evaluate one's current work/life situation and establish a plan for the future in the workforce by creating a chronological student life history.
3. describe both the positive and negative aspects of owning and operating a small business by discussing and answering objective format quizzes.
4. explain the reasons for business plans and organizational strategies by discussing and answering objective format quizzes.
5. explain what taxes impact the design business by discussing and answering objective format quizzes.
6. describe the methods for setting realistic goals to insure financial success by creating a personal business plan.
7. discuss one's own personality traits and how they might affect one's role in the group dynamics of the business world by taking the Meyers-Briggs assessment test.
8. define the different types of clients; discuss the different types of working relationships by evaluating the results of the Meyers-Briggs assessment.
9. discuss how to organize one's responsibilities through the understanding and use of time management skills by attending lectures and reading handouts.
10. describe the steps necessary to market and promote a business by writing a marketing plan.
11. write a press release according to the model established in the class.
12. describe how to establish and maintain effective artist-gallery relationships by attending lectures and reviewing handouts.
13. explain how to secure and maintain the copyright of your work by attending lectures and reviewing handouts.
14. discuss copyright infringement, fair use, compulsory licensing and permissions, and moral rights by attending lectures and reviewing handouts.
Students will:
1. complete assigned readings.
2. submit 5position papers.
3. write a marketing plan
4. write a press release
5. write a business plan
6. take business and accounting quizzes.
7. know and use the vocabulary specific to each element of the course.
8. engage in class discussion.
All Grades for this class will be posted in the class
Campus Cruiser shell.
5 Position Papers (Blake Praytor) 30%
2 Business Quizzes (Jay Horton) 20%
Participation Projects (Susan Clark) 20%
Participation Projects (Tim Smith) 20%
Participation Projects (Glen Hardyman) 10%
Total 100%
1. Projects and tutorials must have all parts complete and turned in on or before the critique or due date. An incomplete or late project will have 20 points deducted per late class period. This deduction will occur after normal criteria are graded upon. A zero is recorded for all incomplete projects not turned in by the following class.
2. The readings and lectures will provide all quiz information.
3. Quizzes cannot be made-up, unless you have a written excuse for your absence. Make-up quizzes must be taken the next time you are in class.
4. If you are not in class by the time a quiz is handed out, you may not take that quiz.
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January |
T 10 Philosophy Blake
Praytor mailto:praytorr@gvltec.mailcruiser.com
T 17 Philosophy Blake
Praytor
Meyers Briggs
Testing Julie
Gianelloni
T 24 Philosophy Blake
Praytor
T 31 Doing the Right
Thing Blake
Praytor
February
T 07 Psychology Susan
Clark mailto:susan.clark@furman.edu
T 14 Psychology Susan
Clark
T 21 Psychology Susan
Clark
T 28 Media and
Marketing Tim
Smith tim.smith@gvltec.edu
March
T 07 Marketing/Press
Release Tim Smith
T 14 Marketing/Business
Plan Tim Smith
T 21 Business
Plan Jay
Horton 864-944-7611
T 28 Business Plan Jay
Horton
April
T 04 Accounting Jay
Horton
T 11 Spring
Break
T 18 Accounting Jay
Horton
T 25 Legal / Copyright Glen Hardyman mailto:ghardymon@kennedycovington.com
b.
Is the client right, even when the client makes demands that interfere with
personal choices?
c. Do important clients have more rights than
others?
d.
To whom does the employee owe their loyalty: friends or employers?
e.
Do you know of any examples in which a person's
personal, social, or political views disqualified him or her from employment or advancement? How did this
person respond?
Each position paper must be
typewritten. Papers must be a minimum of one type written page set in
12-point type. Students may email it to the instructor or hand it in during
class on the due date.
If a student emails their
paper the student must bring a hard copy to class for reference during
discussions.
Email must be received by
9:00 am
Tuesday Mornings before class
meets at 6:00 pm.