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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Trial Course

  • 2

    Class 1: Introduction to Freelancing

  • 3

    Reflect: Week 1

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 4

    Class 3: How to brand Yourself- FL

    • Why, What and How

    • How to Brand Yourself

    • Building a Personal Brand

    • Lecture#3

    • Practice: Branding & I #3

    • Break :)

    • Project: Create Your Brand Story

    • Project Submission

    • Community
  • 5

    Class 4: Pixel & Vector and Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

    • Pixel & Vector

    • Lecture #4

    • Practice Material #4

    • Break :)

    • Adobe Illustrate

    • Lecture #5

    • Practice Material #5

    • Break :)

    • Create shapes and lines

    • Lecture #6

    • Practice Material #6

    • Project/Assignment #2

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 6

    Reflect: Week 2

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 7

    Class 5: Introduction to Upwork

    • Why, What and How

    • Introduction to Upwork

    • Lecture #7

    • Practice #7

    • Break :)

    • Project: Find Three Freelancing Profiles

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 8

    Class 6: Selecting and alignment object

    • Selecting and alignment object

    • Lecture #9

    • Practice Material #9

    • Break :)

    • Creating and editing shapes

    • Lecture #10

    • Practice Material #10

    • Break :)

    • Transforming Objects

    • Lecture #11

    • Practice Material #11

    • Project/Assignment #3

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 9

    Reflect: Week 3

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 10

    Class 7: Build your Camera Confidence - Part 1

    • Why, What and How

    • Introduction to Let's Dive Right In

    • Top Tips for Speaking on Camera

    • Lecture #12

    • Practice: Practice makes perfect! #12

    • Break :)

    • Project: Evaluate a Video Presentation

    • Project Submission

    • Conclusion

    • Reflect: Build your Camera Confidence - Part 1

    • Extra Material "Earning"
  • 11

    Class 8: Pen & Pencil tools, Color and Painting

    • Drawing with Pen & Pencil tools

    • Lecture #13

    • Practice Material #13

    • Break :)

    • Color and Painting

    • Lecture #14

    • Practice Material #14

    • Break :)

    • Working with Type

    • Lecture #15

    • Practice Material #15

    • Project/Assignment #4

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 12

    Reflect: Week 4

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 13

    Class 9: Professional Communication Essentials

    • Why, What and How

    • Getting Started

    • Effective Emailing

    • Searching for Ideas on the Web

    • Protecting Your Communication

    • Lecture #16

    • Practice: Effective Professional Communication #16

    • Break :)

    • Project: Writing a Professional Email

    • Project Submission

    • Earning

    • Reflect: Professional Communication Essentials
  • 14

    Class 10: Layers and Artboards

    • Working with layers

    • Lecture #17

    • Practice Material #17

    • Break :)

    • Work with artboards

    • Lecture #18

    • Practice Material #18

    • Break :)

    • Add images and artistic effects

    • Lecture #19

    • Practice Material #19

    • Project/Assignment #5

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 15

    Reflect: Week 5

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 16

    Class 11: Business and Technical English

    • Why, What and How

    • Business English Conversation Essentials

    • Barriers to Communication

    • Get to Know IT Vocabulary

    • Practice: English Skills Get Better With Practice! #20

    • Lecture #20

    • Break :)

    • Project Submission

    • Project: Video with Script

    • Earning

    • Reflect: Business and Technical English
  • 17

    Class 12: Brand Identity

    • Brand Identity

    • Lecture #21

    • Practice Material #21

    • Break :)

    • Logo Design

    • Lecture #23

    • Practice Material #23

    • Break :)

    • Business Card

    • Lecture #24

    • Practice Material #24

    • Project/Assignment #6

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 18

    Reflect: Week 6

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 19

    Class 13: Setup for Success in Upwork

    • Why, What and How

    • Choosing Your Specialty

    • Title and Skill Tags That Make Your Profile Pop

    • Designing Your Overview

    • Building Your Portfolio

    • Your Profile Intro Video

    • Testing on Upwork

    • Completing Your Profile

    • Lecture #25

    • Practice: Freelancing Success #25

    • Break :)

    • Project: Improve your Freelancing Profile

    • Project Submission

    • Earning

    • Reflect: Setup for Success in Upwork
  • 20

    Class 14: Designing Graphics for Social Media and Creating Portfolio for Graphic Designer/Print

    • Designing Graphics for Social Media

    • Lecture #26

    • Practice Material #26

    • Break :)

    • Create a online profile

    • Lecture #27

    • Practice Material #27

    • Break :)

    • Portfolio

    • Lecture #28

    • Project/Assignment #7

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 21

    Reflect: Week 7

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 22

    Class 15: Explore Unlimited Opportunities in Other Marketplaces

    • Why, What and How

    • Exploring Other Opportunities

    • Break :)

    • Live Class #29

    • Practice: Other Freelance Marketplaces! #29

    • Break :)

    • Project: Share the Links of your Profiles from other Marketplaces

    • Project Submission

    • Earning

    • Reflect: Explore Unlimited Opportunities in Other Marketplaces
  • 23

    Class 16: Adobe Photoshop

    • Adobe Photoshop

    • Lecture #30

    • Practice Material #30

    • Break :)

    • Selection Tools

    • Lecture #31

    • Practice Material #31

    • Cropping, Sampling, and Measuring

    • Lecture #32

    • Practice Material #32

    • Project/Assignment #8

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 24

    Reflect: Week 8

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 25

    Class 17: Cover Letter Writing That Converts Interviews

    • Why, What and How

    • Cover Letter Writing

    • Structuring Your Cover Letter

    • Writing Optimization

    • Wrap UP

    • Cover Letter Hacks

    • Lecture #34

    • Practice: Cover Letter Writing! #34

    • Break :)

    • Project: Brush Up Your Cover Letter

    • Project Submission

    • Earning

    • Reflect: Cover Letter Writing That Converts Interviews!
  • 26

    Class 18: Photo Corrections

    • Photo Corrections

    • Lecture #35

    • Practice Material #35

    • Break :)

    • Brushing

    • Lecture #36

    • Practice Material #36

    • Stamps, History, and Erasing

    • Lecture #37

    • Practice Material #37

    • Project/Assignment #9

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 27

    Reflect: Week 9

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 28

    Class 19: Be Prepared for the Interview

    • Why, What and How

    • Preparing for Interviews

    • TED TALK Interview 1: Richard Branson - Life at 30,000 feet

    • TED TALK Interview 2: Elon Musk - The Mind Behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity

    • Lecture #38

    • Practice: Interviewing #38

    • Break :)

    • Project: Practice Interview

    • Project Submission

    • Earning

    • Reflect: Be Prepared for the Interview
  • 29

    Class 20: Gradient and Paint Bucket

    • Gradient and Paint Bucket

    • Lecture #39

    • Practice Material #39

    • Break :)

    • More Digital Darkroom Tools

    • Lecture #40

    • Practice Material #40

    • Break :)

    • Pen and Type Tools

    • Lecture #41

    • Practice Material #41

    • Project/Assignment #10

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 30

    Reflect: Week 10

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 31

    Class 21: Create a Bidding Strategy

    • Why, What and How

    • Bidding Strategy Essentials

    • Finding Projects and Clients

    • Submitting Proposals

    • Common Upwork Proposal Mistakes

    • Lecture #42

    • Practice: Strategy #42

    • Break :)

    • Project: Research other freelancers and find out their hourly rates

    • Project Submission

    • Earning

    • Reflect: Create a Bidding Strategy
  • 32

    Class 22: Web Design, UX & UI Design

    • Web Design

    • Lecture #43

    • Practice Material #43

    • Break :)

    • What is UX & UI Design

    • Lecture #44

    • Practice Material #44

    • Break :)

    • Get Started with web design

    • Lecture #45

    • Practice Material #45

    • Project/Assignment #10

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 33

    Reflect: Week 11

    • Reflect on Previous Week
  • 34

    Class 23: Winning on Upwork

    • Why, What and How

    • Job Feed

    • The Perfect Proposal

    • Interviewing

    • Attracting Your First Client

    • Lecture #46

    • Practice: Practice some more! #46

    • Break :)

    • Project: Find Three Jobs on Upwork and Apply

    • Project Submission

    • Earning

    • Reflect: Winning on Upwork
  • 35

    Class 24: Create a Portfolio for Web Design / Digital Design

    • Get Started with web design

    • Lecture #47

    • Practice Material #47

    • Break :)

    • Get Started with web design

    • How to inspire for websites

    • Lecture #48

    • Practice Material #48

    • Break :)

    • Web Design Portfolio

    • Lecture #49

    • Practice Material #49

    • Project/Assignment #11

    • Project Submission

    • Extra Material
  • 36

    Reflect: Week 12

    • Reflect on Previous Week