Online course on establishing a conservation practice

Online course

Establishing a Conservation Practice

Thursday, July 9, 2015 - Thursday, August 6, 2015
Register by June 16, 2015 for special "early-bird" rates:

    $120 for AIC Members
    $180 for non-members
    $200/$300 after June 16, 2015

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/education/education/current-courses/establishing-a-conservation-practice-2015>

FAIC is pleased to offer the online course, "Establishing a
Conservation Practice," to meet the needs of conservators who wish
to own or manage a professional conservation business.  In this
course, you will encounter readings, case studies, work sheets,
presentations, and exercises to get you thinking and planning for
success.  Online discussion forums allow you to draw on the combined
experience of other participants, the course facilitator, and select
outside experts.  Best of all, "Establishing a Conservation
Practice" comes to you.  All you need is a computer with Internet
access and you are ready to learn.

"Establishing a Conservation Practice" is a four-week course.  The
course will begin on Thursday, July 9, 2015 and continue, with new
activities and discussions each week, through Thursday, August 6,
2015.  Course materials will remain available to participants for
two weeks after the course ends.

What the course will cover:

    Week 1            Defining a Practice
    Week 2            Establishing a Practice
    Week 3            The Finances of a Practice
    Week 4            Organizing a practice

In this course, you will learn to:

    Recognize the advantages and drawbacks of private practice

    Identify and define the documents that provide short and long
    term business guidance

    Understand the advantages and drawbacks of various business
    structures, such as sole proprietorship, partnership, and
    corporation

    Understand the role of legal, accounting, finance, marketing,
    employment, and other expertise in business management and
    maintenance

    Use model documents and spreadsheets to plan your business

    Locate additional resources on the internet and elsewhere to
    assist in setting up a private practice

Special note to international participants:  This course is designed
for conservators seeking to begin a private practice in the United
States. Because legal and taxation environments vary from one
country to another, some material (perhaps 20%) will not be
applicable outside the U.S.

About the Series: "Establishing a Conservation Practice" is part of
FAIC's online education series, "Business and Management Practices
for Conservators".  Created with funds from The Getty Foundation,
the series focuses on basic business and management skills that
conservators need to know.

Time Requirements: Expect to spend at least six hours per week on
the course--roughly the equivalent of attending a full-day workshop
each week.  You will use this time to complete exercises and to read
and respond to the work of others in the course.  You choose when,
according to your own schedule--at noon during your lunch break, in
the evening with a cup of coffee by your side, or at 6 in the
morning in your favorite jammies.  (Although the timing of your
participation is flexible, we have found that participants have
difficulty keeping up with the course during extended trips).

Technical Requirements: All you need is a PC or Mac with Internet
access, and reasonably up-to-date browser (Internet Explorer,
Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Chrome).

About the Facilitator: Sarah Lowengard, Ph.D., has more than
twenty-five years' teaching experience in both formal university
classrooms and informal education programs.  She has developed,
taught, or led courses, workshops, and tutorials in art
conservation, collections care, history, academic research and
materials analysis.  A private-practice art conservator since 1979,
she initiated the Conservation Course Syllabus Web pages for
Conservation OnLine and served on the AIC Education and Training
Committee.

For more information, contact:

    Abigail Choudhury
    Development and Education Coordinator
    Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of
        Historic and Artistic Works
    1156 15th Street NW, Suite 320
    Washington DC20005
    202-661-8070
    Fax: 202-452-9328
    courses<-at->conservation-us<.>org


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