Help us write a course for IT Consultants

We're a distance learning company which is creating a 'Become an IT Consultant' course. We're looking for writers who have IT experience as well as writing experience. Please look at the attached brief and if you are interested, please state clearly which modules you are interested in when you bid on the project. ## Deliverables Become an IT Consultant Course Objective We need 11 modules for a home-study course on becoming an IT consultant. We propose to have different writers for the different modules. Target market People who want to start their own business as an IT consultant. Students will study the course material at home, and will mail or email their assignments to one of our tutors. Most students live in the UK. Others live in the USA and elsewhere. So we need a fairly generic course. Length and structure We need 11 modules on the subjects listed at the end of this brief. Each module will be at least 3,000 words in length. Each module should contain at least three self-assessment exercises. You should supply the answers to the questions, where appropriate. Each module should also contain a tutor-marked assignment. The assignment should not consist of single-word answers. In other words, it should include short essay questions. There will NOT be a final exam. Students are assessed on their assignments. To re-cap, the modules need: - Overview of the module - Instructional text - Self-assessment exercises - Summary - Tutor-marked assignment We will give the chosen writer access to our house style guide. Course outcome On completing the course, the reader should be able to effectively set up their own business as an IT consultant. Experience and qualifications You should have in-depth knowledge of IT. Writing and/or IT experience would be a benefit. Payment We will pay 50% in advance, and the balance on satisfactory delivery. Response required We need you to tell us which of the modules below you would like to write, and at what price. Tell us how you will tackle the subject and what experience you have in the field. We'd also like to see samples of your work. Please don’t paste standard comments. We'll ignore any non-specific responses. Plagiarism We will test the work rigorously for plagiarism. Any plagiarism found will be reported to the original author and to the website on which you found the work. We will also require a complete refund of all payment for any modules in which plagiarism is found. The Modules Please choose one of the modules below. 1. Introduction to IT Consulting 2. Who Hires IT Consultants, What Services Do They Need? (Network, Viruses, Programming) 3. How to Set up an IT Contracting Business (Sole Trader, Partnership, Limited Company) 4. How Much to Charge 5. Managing Money (Book Keeping, Accounting, Invoicing) 6. Legal Issues (Contracts, Managing Risk, Letters) 7. How to Find Clients, and Market Your Services 8. The Initial Meeting (Understanding a Client’s Needs, Selling Services, Sales Skills) 9. The Process (Auditing, Proposals, Scheduling Work) 10. Managing Your Business (CRM, CPD, Increasing income) 11. Growing the Business, The Advanced IT Consultant (Outsourcing, Hiring Employees) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform To be delivered in MS Word.