Date: Wednesdays 9-11:50

Course Outline:

Week 1:

Wednesday, April 2, 2007

Course Syllabus & Schedule; Course Overview, Discuss RID Certifications &  Fee Schedule

HW: Read Part 1 p. 23-37

Week 2:

Wednesday, April 9

Getting Started: Business Cards, and Resumes, Computer Lab

Create a business card Due 5/7/08

Week 3:

Wednesday, April 16

Presenter: Dawn McKenna (10-11:50 am)

Handling the Business Side: Taxes

Billing and Invoices

Create your own invoice Due 4/23

Week 4:

Wednesday, April 23

Presenters: 9-10 AM Carol Carrothers: Educational Interpreter and EIPA, 10-11AM Robin Cashman & Sonia Maldonado, Educational Interpreting in the elementary & secondary schools, 11-11:50 am q & a

Resume and Cover Letter Due: 5/7

Week 5 : Wednesday , April 30

Presenter: Tobias Cullins, College Interpreting-10-11 am)

More Business Talk: Travel, Taxes & “Toolkit” for Interpreters

Week 6: Wednesday, May 7

Presenters: Holly Delcambre, Prisons 9-10 am; Martha Cohen, King County Courts 10-11 am

Interpreting Situations and Circumstances

Week 7: Wednesday, May 14

Interpreting Agency Presenters: ASLIN: Robbi Crockett and SignOn: Jan Humphrey

Professional Challenges

Week 8: Wednesday, May 21

Presenter: Business-Microsoft: Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Julia Gillingham & Stacie Scattergood 10-11:50 am

Working with Others

Week 9: Wednesday, May 28

Tests, Certifications & Resources, Students share and provide feedback on their graduate portfolios

Week 10: Wednesday, June 4

Outside Evaluation Teams:

Graduate Portfolios and Sign to Voice, Voice to Sign Evaluations

Week 11: Friday, June 13 1-4 PM

Pinning Ceremony