Everything on the schedule is subject to change.

*WEEK 1*
DAY 1 – Mon, Aug 24
IN CLASS:
– watch Tim Minchin speech 
– go through syllabus
– discuss travel (NYC – Nov 5-8, Paris – June 2016, Ireland – May 2016, Top Con in TN – Nov 13-15, etc)
– Introduce Exhibition Applications
– Introduce Freelance Contract & Reflection
– Introduce Paper 1, draft 1 & Goals List
– Reminder of what makes a Good Discussion Question

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– DQ1: Read Artists’ Guide Chapter 1 and Freelancer’s Guide Chapters 2 & 5 – bring a discussion question with your name on it for each chapter
– Take the Syllabus Contract quiz on Blackboard

DAY 2 – Wed, Aug 26
IN CLASS:
– Discussion of reading
– watch 10 things for designers graduating – Debbie Millman
– Introduce Buy a Domain
– Everybody research in-class what makes a good presentation
– Review 10 tips for better presentation slides

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
–  Paper 1 (draft 1) & Goals List
–  Buy a Domain

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*WEEK 2*

DAY 3 – Mon, Aug 31
IN CLASS:
– Presentations about our goals after graduation
– watch “This Is Water” by David Foster Wallace
– Introduce Dream Jobs
– Introduce Time-tables
– Introduce Website Layout

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
–  Time-tables
– DQ2: Read Artist’s Guide – Creating Your Own Website (Chapter 3) & ‘Internet for Artists: Why We Only Recommend Two Website Services’ from Creative Capital. Bring a discussion question for each reading.

DAY 4 – Wed, Sept 2
IN CLASS:
– Checking time tables
– Reminder about Freelance Contract & Reflection due date next week
– Discussion of reading
– Introduce Resumes, Draft 1
– Talk about Online Shop Assignment
– this is water catch up

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Read Artist’s Guide Chapter 2 and post 2 discussion questions (each as its own thread) on the Discussion Board, and reply to 2 different threads
–  Freelance Contract & Reflection

REQUIRED EVENT: Sleeth Gallery, Thur, Sept 3, 4:30-6pm Reception/Talk by Crystal Ann Brown

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*WEEK 3*

DAY 5 – Mon, Sept 7 (NO CLASS – LABOR DAY)

DAY 6 – Wed, Sept 9 (Ellen teaching remotely – class will be held online)
IN CLASS:
– Artists: Read about Brainstorming for Artist Statement
– Everyone:  Read about Bio Pic

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION
–  Dream Jobs summaries submitted on Blackboard

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*WEEK 4*

DAY 7 – Mon, Sept 14 (Ellen teaching remotely – class will be held online)
IN CLASS
– In place of in-class discussion, everyone must submit their Dream Jobs blog comments between 6pm and 8:30pm today (during class time)
– Read about Top 5 Interview Q’s
– Read about Paper 1, Final
– Read about Resume Review

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Bio Pic
– Submit Resume Content PDF and Resume Draft PDF on Blackboard

DAY 8 – Wed, Sept 16 (Ellen teaching remotely – class will be held online) 
IN CLASS: 
– In place of in-class discussion, everyone must vote for the best bio pic for each person in the class (post your votes as comments on the blog posts)
– Read about Freelance Project Proposal
– Read about Paper 2 (different for artists vs designers)
– intro fashion show

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION: 
–  Paper 1, Final and Video presentation
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*WEEK 5*

DAY 9 – Mon, Sept 21 
IN CLASS:
– have a discussion about the freelance contracts
– Everyone watch all the video presentations, and leave a constructive critique on at least 3 videos
– Listen to and respond to “It’s Not the Product, It’s the Person” from This American Life (listen to the little girl and the guy pitching podcasting – not the last 2 stories)
– introduce Business Card Research assignment
– introduce Document 1 Work

DUE NEXT CLASS:
–  Website Layout, post to course blog
– Business Card Research post to blog
–  Document 1 Work

DAY 10 – Wed, Sept 23 

IN CLASS:
– Small-group critiques of others’ work samples
– Examining everyone’s choice of  Website Layout  (everyone post your selected layout to the course blog, and leave a constructive critique on at least 3 people’s posts)
– Examining everyone’s Business Card Research assignment (everyone post your research to the course blog, and leave a constructive critique on at least 3 people’s posts)
– Everyone read about getting Business Card Quotes
– Introduce Completing Documentation

DUE NEXT CLASS:
–  Resume Review
–  Completing Documentation

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*WEEK 6*

Day 11 – Mon, Sept 28
IN CLASS:
– Collect Documentation Disks at start of class
– Discuss Multi-page PDFs (how-to make one in google docs – only if necessary)
– Resume Critique
– watch Design Matters with Debbie Millman, Malcolm Gladwell and Special Guests
– Introduce Resumes – Final Draft
– Introduce Online Image Gallery
– Check in on Online Shop Assignment

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Paper 2 (Designers & Artists)
– read this PDF on considering grad school, and bring a discussion question to class with your name on it

DAY 12 – Wed, Sept 30
IN CLASS:
– Presentations of 3 Exhibition Proposals -OR- Business Plan & SWOT
– Discussion of grad school reading
– Introduce Paper 3 (Designers & Artists)

DUE NEXT CLASS:
–  Brainstorming for Artist Statement
–  Top 5 Interview Q’s
– Be ready for fashion show at start of class

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*Week 7*

DAY 13 – Mon, Oct 5
IN CLASS:
– Fashion Show!
– Reminder: There is a lot due 1 week from today!
– Review Top 5 Interview Q’s
– Discuss Artist Statements & Introduce First Draft of Artist Statements
– Introduce Favorite Interview Question
– Watch Jason Fried’s Advice for Building a StartUp and write down 5 ways his advice could apply to your life after graduation

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Online Image Gallery
– Resumes – Final Draft (designers only – artists submit with Corner Gallery app)

DAY 14 – Wed, Oct 7
IN CLASS:
– Examine all the Online Image Galleries
– Reminder: There is a lot due for next class
– Do Elevator Pitch exercise
– Introduce Finished Website

DUE NEXT CLASS:
–  Freelance Project Proposal & Paper 3 (Designers)
– Exhibition Applications & Paper 3 (Artists)

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*Week 8*

DAY 15 – Mon, Oct 12
IN CLASS:
–  Freelance Project Proposal & Paper 3 (Designers)
– Exhibition Applications & Paper 3 (Artists)
– Introduce Studio Visits
– Introduce Freelance Final Presentations
– Introduce Bio for Websites

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Bio for Websites

DAY 16 – Wed, Oct 14
IN CLASS:
– continue with any remaining presentations if necessary
– check Bio for Websites
– Introduce Cover Letter Advice
– introduce Artist Talk & In-Progress Crit
– introduce Job Search 

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Business Card Quotes
– Favorite Interview Question
– First Draft of Artist Statements

FRIDAY, OCT 16 – ALUMNI EXHIBIT – 2-4pm at the Sleeth Gallery (REQUIRED EVENT – bring your sketchbook)

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*Week 9*

DAY 17 – Mon, Oct 19
IN CLASS:
– Look over the Favorite Interview Questions posted on class blog
– Discuss Business Card prices
– open crit of Artist Statements
– Intro Peer Review of Statements
– Intro Designing Business Cards

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Studio Visits
– Job Search

DAY 18 – Wed, Oct 21
IN CLASS:
– Artists tell us how Studio Visits went today
– Discuss job searching
– Intro Favorite Interview Answers
– Intro Mock Interviews
– Intro Phone Mock Interviews

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Cover Letter Advice
– Favorite Interview Answers
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*Week 10*

DAY 19 – Mon, Oct 26
IN CLASS
– Discuss Favorite Interview Answers
– View Cover Letter Advice Powerpoints
– Intro Cover Letters 1st Draft

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Peer Review of Statements
– Phone Mock Interviews
– Artist Statements reviewed by 3 people

DAY 20 – Wed, Oct 28
IN CLASS:
– Phone Mock Interviews
– Peer Review of Statements – look at these in class
– Check in on everyone’s Online Shop Assignment

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Designing Business Cards
– Cover Letters 1st Draft

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*Week 11*

DAY 21 – Mon, Nov 2
IN CLASS:

– Designing Business Cards – look at these in class
– Look at Cover Letters 1st Draft
– Intro Cover Letters Crit

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Cover Letters Crit
– Revise & Blurb of Artist Statements

DAY 22 – Wed, Nov 4

IN CLASS:
– Go over Revise & Blurb of Artist Statements
– Intro Ordering Business Cards
– talk about Cover Letters Crit
– talk about Social Media 

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Social Media assignment

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*Week 12*

DAY 25 – Mon, Nov 9

IN CLASS:
– ask about volunteers for Friday recruitment (DSLR cameras and volunteers needed)
– check the Social Media assignments (Facebook, LinkedIn)
– Intro Cover Letter Final Draft
– Do 3 questions exercise: (What progress did I make toward my vision and goals today? What am I grateful for today, specifically? Finally, what improvements can I make with what I learned?)

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Peer Review #2 for Artist Statements
– Finished Website

DAY 24 – Wed, Nov 11 – WORK DAY (no class meeting)

REQUIRED EVENT: Thursday, Nov 12 – Wyatt Stalnaker talk at 5:30 at the Corner Gallery

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*Week 13*

Day 25 – Mon, Nov 16
IN CLASS:
– collect Peer Review #2 for Artist Statements
– Intro Final Statements/Blurbs
– Finished Website viewings
– Reminder about ordering business cards
– Reading from Letters to a Young Artist

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Final Statements/Blurbs

DAY 26 – Wed, Nov 18
Use this time to finish all remaining assignments for class! Including Online Shop Assignment 

REQUIRED EVENT: Thur, Nov 19, 4:30-6pm, Ellen Mueller’s “Collecting Rectangles” Performance/Reception at the Sleeth Gallery

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THANKSGIVING BREAK (Nov 21-29)
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*Week 14*

DAY 27 – Mon, Nov 30
IN CLASS:
– Review Final Statements/Blurbs
– Do 3 questions exercise: (What progress did I make toward my vision and goals today? What am I grateful for today, specifically? Finally, what improvements can I make with what I learned?)
– reading: fing PDF on Blackboard

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Mock Interviews
– Cover Letter Final Draft

DAY 28 – Wed, Dec 2
IN CLASS:
– Mock Interviews
– Collect Cover Letter Final Draft
– Do 3 questions exercise: (What progress did I make toward my vision and goals today? What am I grateful for today, specifically? Finally, what improvements can I make with what I learned?)

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Freelance Final Presentations
– Artist Talk & In-Progress Crit
– Business Cards
– bring computers to class to complete the course evals (you get a point for showing me your completion screen)

FRIDAY, DEC 4 – REQUIRED EXHIBIT RECEPTION: WV High School Juried Exhibit, 7-8pm at Sleeth Gallery (bring sketchbook)

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*Week 15*

DAY 29 – Mon, Dec 7
IN CLASS:
– taking the course eval on your laptop
– Freelance Final Presentations
– Artist Talk & In-Progress Crit
– Collect all business cards

IMPORTANT NOTE: If necessary, we will complete these presentations on Wed, Dec 9 

Freelance Final Refection and Artist Final Reflection and Online Shop Assignment are due by Mon, Dec 14, 6pm