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Course 6:
Professional Genealogy
The aspiring or practicing professional genealogist will benefit from practical knowledge of three components that make
for a successful career: management and growth of the business, client communications, and professional opportunities.
The course includes hands-on activities and outcomes which you can take home and use in your business.
Faculty:
Textbook : Mills, Elizabeth Shown, ed. Professional Genealogy:
A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2001.
Requisites: Open to anyone who wants to learn about how
to get paid for their passion. Those who have taken clients already will benefit the most from this course.
Course Schedule:
Monday
- 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Class Orientation (Powell)
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: Are You Ready for a Genealogical Business? (Powell)
- 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Morning Break
- 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: The Office: Business Records and Time Management (Powell)
- 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
- 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Business Formations, Contracts, and Rights to Privacy (Spratling)
- 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Afternoon Break
- 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Preparing for Your Marketplace: Fees and Marketing (Powell)
- 4:05 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Assignment: Student Project 1 (Powell)
Tuesday
- 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Student Project 1 Due; Discussion of Results (Powell)
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: Client Communications and Ethical Considerations (Powell)
- 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Morning Break
- 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: Client Research Planning (Lowe)
- 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
- 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Documentation and Compilation Formats (Lowe)
- 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Afternoon Break
- 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Evidence Analysis (Jones)
- 4:05 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Networking Assignment Introduction; Assignment 2 (Powell)
Wednesday
- 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Discussion of Assignment 2 (Powell)
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: Research Reports (Powell)
- 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Morning Break
- 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: Genetic Genealogy for Clients (Wayne)
- 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
- 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Copyright for the Genealogist (Russell)
- 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Afternoon Break
- 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Continuing Education (Powell)
- 4:05 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Client Project Workshop and Assignment: Student Project 3 (Powell)
Thursday
- 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Student Project 3 Due; Discussion of Project (Powell)
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: Writing and Publishing for Fun and Profit (Powell)
- 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Morning Break
- 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: The Digital Professional (Hait)
- 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
- 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: The Future of the Profession (Rencher)
- 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Afternoon Break
- 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Heir and Adoption Research and Other Contemporary Opportunities (Davidson)
Friday
- 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: Other Income Opportunities (Lowe)
- 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: The Genealogical Educator (Powell)
- 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Professional Relationships; Network Exercise Conclusion (Powell)
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Distribution of Certificates and Final Assignment (Powell)
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