Re: online training program?

[Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>]

Dan wrote:
> How much does one typically charge to create 5, 3 semester-hour courses? A
> government agency wants to buy the program...for a "price"
> 
> The material is already available in five separate courses from a "person
> who has knowledge in the field", it just needs to be combined together and
> polished into one long course for a certificate.
> 
> This should take around three days to complete, however the material is
> originally conceived from a journeyman in the field. Should this be a
> published work rate? What is that? I don't think the typical 50 bucks an
> hour is not the way to go on this one.
> 
> Are we going about this wrong? Does anyone have any experience in these type
> of negotiations.

What skills are involved? What is the connection between the putative 
journeyman level of experience and the time frame of three days? Sorry 
if I'm being dense, I'm just trying to get my gourd around the project 
you've sketched.



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