Go at your own pace
4 Sessions / 13 hours of work per session
Price
Premium membership $20/month (Preview session 1 free)
Included w/ premium membership ($20/month)
Skill Level
Beginner
Video Transcripts
English, Spanish; Castilian, Chinese, Portuguese
Topics
Budgeting, Tax Basics, Financial Systems, Excel, Entrepreneurship

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Starts Aug 8, 2017

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Go at your own pace
4 Sessions / 13 hours of work per session
Price
Premium membership $20/month (Preview session 1 free)
Included w/ premium membership ($20/month)
Skill Level
Beginner
Video Transcripts
English, Spanish; Castilian, Chinese, Portuguese
Topics
Budgeting, Tax Basics, Financial Systems, Excel, Entrepreneurship

Not available for purchase in India

Course Description

This course provides an overview of strategic planning for a creative career, with particular emphasis on budgeting tools, insights, and analysis within creative careers and building diverse sources of income.

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schedule

This course is in adaptive mode and starts Aug 8, 2017. Learn more about adaptive courses here.

Session 1: Building a Creative Portfolio Career
In this first session, we'll be introduced to some goal setting tips and best practices, along with an overview of starting your own Portfolio Career.
9 lessons
1. Welcome & Overview
2. Characteristics of a Good Goal
3. The Missing Characteristic
4. Starring Roles
5. Supporting Cast Roles
6. Productive Assistance Work
7. The Perfect Blend (Premium Exclusive)
8. SWOT Analysis (Premium Exclusive)
9. Session Recap
Session 2: So You’ve Got this XLS…
This session will be an overview on tracking relevant data for your creative practice on Microsoft Excel. Different aspects of Excel, such as building charts to writing formulas, will be discussed.
9 lessons
1. XLS Overview (Premium Exclusive)
2. Formatting Basics (Premium Exclusive)
3. Formulas & Sorting (Premium Exclusive)
4. Starting from Scratch (Premium Exclusive)
5. Freezing Panes (Premium Exclusive)
6. The SumIf Formula (Premium Exclusive)
7. Printing in Excel (Premium Exclusive)
8. Building Charts & Graphs (Premium Exclusive)
9. Session Recap (Premium Exclusive)
Session 3: Budgeting Basics
In this session, we’ll learn how budgeting helps make you more mindful of your finances and go through the steps of a budgeting process.
8 lessons
1. Budgeting Overview (Premium Exclusive)
2. The Definition of Budgeting (Premium Exclusive)
3. Steps in the Budgeting Process (Premium Exclusive)
4. Steps in the Budgeting Process, Continued (Premium Exclusive)
5. Steps in the Budgeting Process, Continued (Premium Exclusive)
6. Steps in the Budgeting Process, Continued (Premium Exclusive)
7. Budgeting Never Evers (Premium Exclusive)
8. Session Recap (Premium Exclusive)
Session 4: Budgeting Analysis
In this session, we’ll use what we’ve learned from the previous session and effectively apply that budgeting data towards personal and professional evaluations and decision-making.
9 lessons
1. Timing of a Budget (Premium Exclusive)
2. Who to Involve in Budgeting (Premium Exclusive)
3. Budgeting at a Glance (Premium Exclusive)
4. Sensitivity Analysis (Premium Exclusive)
5. What-If Analysis (Premium Exclusive)
6. What-If Analysis, Continued (Premium Exclusive)
7. Utility Value (Premium Exclusive)
8. Final Project (Premium Exclusive)
9. Course Recap (Premium Exclusive)
Learning Outcomes

Below you will find an overview of the Learning Outcomes you will achieve as you complete this course.

Instructors And Guests
What You Need to Take This Course
  • Equipment: A computer with a database software system (XLS is preferred, but Numbers or another open-source system will work)
  • An open mind
Additional Information

Please note: Taking part in a Kadenze course as a Premium Member, does not affirm that the student has been enrolled or accepted for enrollment by Columbus College of Art and Design.

In order to receive college credit for these program courses, you must successfully complete and pass all 3 courses in this program. If a student signs up for the Money Matters for Creative Entrepreneurs program, it is recommended that these courses are taken sequentially.

*Partial credit will not be awarded for completion of only one course.

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