The Fuel for 21st Century Careers
Offered in September or January!
Next class begins: Friday-Sun January 4-6, 2013
Course #1 My Value 101 COURSE OVERVIEW
Prerequisite to Courses #2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Course Title: Why am I special or What is My Value Proposition?
Course Number: IAE-MyValue101
Course Credit: 1 unit
Course Description
Students expand their knowledge of self through rediscovering guiding core values; developing skills and interests around family, work, entrepreneurship, creativity, collaboration, money and lifestyle; matching words to actions, and being of service to others. Students participate in interactive activities to illuminate to themselves, and share with others in class, who they are and what they value and what value they bring to their personal and professional endeavors. Basic principals of human intelligence building are introduced which include ones capacity to reason, plan, contextualize, synthesize, problem-solve, think, comprehend ideas, use language and learn. This 3-day intensive course is offered in September and January (See School Calendar for dates and times). It is a pre-requisite to all IAE courses and must be completed before enrolling in any other course.
Offered Fall 2012
Course #2 Life 101 COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Title: Creating Value Through Everyday Living
Course Number: IAE-Life101
Course Credit: 2 units
Course Description
Students learn how to leverage their time and resources to increase personal and professional value through evaluation of personal investment in daily activities and use of available resources. Fundamental concepts of how to build shared language and ethical culture, identify untapped opportunities, and increase whole brain thinking will be explored to improve communication, collaborate and strengthen their critical/strategic thinking and problem solving skills. Pre-requisite: MyValue101 or MyValue102 must be completed before enrolling in any other IAE course. (See School Calendar for dates and times)
Offered Fall 2012
Course #3 Perceptions 101 COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Title:Unspoken Game Changers: Managing Perception & Customer Relationships
Course Number: IAE-Perceptions101
Course Credit: 2 units
Course Description
Students learn to develop perception, build trust and manage relationships. Meyers Briggs/Jung Personality theory is explored Emphasis on listening and questioning abilities; curiosity and optimism building; and utilizing communication styles for the purpose of advancing a relationship and/or new concepts, ideas, products or services. Students learn the principles of selling and the role of salesmanship in everything they do in life. Pre-requisite: MyValue101 or MyValue102 must be completed before enrolling in any other IAE course. (See School Calendar for dates and times)
Offered Winter 2013
Course #4 Tune In 101 COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Title: Tune in Your Clearest Channels
Course Number: IAE- TuneIn101
Course Credit: 2 units
Course Description
Students develop core entrepreneurial skills in sales, marketing, building public identity, trust and servant leadership. Pitching, storytelling, interpersonal group skills, communication in teams, the use of different social media tools, and communicating through technical and/or design elements will be explored. Pre-requisite: MyValue101 or MyValue102 must be completed before enrolling in any other IAE course. (See School Calendar for dates and times)
Offered Winter 2013
Course #5 My Gold 101 COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Title: Where is My Pot of Gold
Course Number: IAE-MyGold101
Course Credit: 2 units
Course Description
Students use whole brain thinking to create both productive and creative "flow" in life, building reciprocal and interdisciplinary relationships. The value system of the rainforest and the creative economy, are explored through case studies and group projects. Students learn how good ideas are developed, the role of piracy in innovation, and how reciprocity and the matching of one's actions and words produces revenue more quickly. A Revenue model(s) will be developed/refined. Topics include building, leveraging and licensing intellectual property; product and service business models; and crowd source funding. Pre-requisite: MyValue101 or MyValue102 must be completed before enrolling in any other IAE course. (See School Calendar for dates and times)
Offered Spring 2013
Course #6 Build My Tribe 101 COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Title: Build My Tribe
Course Number: IAE-MyTribe101
Course Credit: 2 units
Course Description
Students begin to build their tribe by identifying and developing customer segments and key partnerships. Tribe behavior, group dynamics, fierce communications, and evaluating and acting on new opportunities are emphasized. The role of research through experiential self-directed experimentation models that include volunteering, shadowing, isolated skill-building and failure will be highlighted to help students learn how to network and build trusted mentors, colleagues, peers and tribes. Pre-requisite: MyValue101 or MyValue102 must be completed before enrolling in any other IAE course. (See School Calendar for dates and times)
Offered Spring 2013
Course #7 Sharing & Saving 101 COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Title:Sharing& Saving My Pot of Gold
Course Number: IAE-Sharing&Saving101
Course Credit: 2 units
Course Description
Students design new ways of sharing, spending, saving, living and doing through comparison of their value proposition statement to all activities, resources and relationships. Understanding how to minimize costs to maximize benefits is emphasized. Topics include identifying and evaluating actual and perceived costs of key activities, customer relationships, channels, customer segments, revenue streams, key resources and key partnerships. Pre-requisite: MyValue101 or MyValue102 must be completed before enrolling in any other IAE course. (See School Calendar for dates and times)