FAQs

What is Consultant Learning?
With Consultant Learning, you are in control of your grade. You choose your project, complete the work and buy your grade.

How do I start?
There are two lists that contain suggested projects, the Training List and the Projects List. If you are new to the course, start with the Training List. For the 1st semester you will work from this list. If you have already taken the course or are proficient with Dreamweaver and HTML as shown by your score on the HTML and Dreamweaver tests, then start with the Projects List.

How do I get my project approved?
Before you start a project on the Projects List, you must submit a proposal to your instructor. Once your proposal is approved, you can start your project.

What is the Consultant Learning portfolio?
You will be required to keep a portfolio, which will contain your projects as well as your project list. This portfolio will remain in the class. At the end of the semester, you will submit the portfolio to be paid.

What if you need help?
If you run into difficulty while working on a project, see your teacher. You may also receive help from anyone, so long as you are using them to help you learn how to do it rather than having them do it for you.

What is plagiarism and what are its consequences?
Using someone else's work, using your own work that you previously submitted to another teacher for another class, or having someone else do the work for you are all serious breaches of the academic integrity policy of this school and will result in a failing grade for the course and possible other administrative action.

What happens when a project is submitted?
If the project is judged to be of professional quality, it is accepted. You will be paid the amount that was agreed upon in the orginal proposal/contract and this will be written on your Training or Projects List.

What if the project is not of professional quality?
If the project is not up to professional quality standards, it will be returned for revision. You will not be paid until you submit professional quality work. There is no partial compensation, you earn the agreed-upon fee or nothing.

What if I want to change the original project?
If you want to change your project, resubmit your original proposal with the changes that you would like to incorporate. If changes are major, you may need to submit a new proposal.

What is in-class work?
In-class work is money you can earn by attending class and helping out in the lab.

What are fines?
You can also lose money and get your pay docked. Some of the fines are for being tardy, having food or drinks in the lab, using a cellphone, going to an inappropriate website, or playing computer games.