Floral Design

Overview

Our Floral Design course prepares students for a career designing floral arrangements and running a successful florist business. The course balances theory with practice, covering the history of design, artistic elements, floral anatomy, and nomenclature, along with techniques, tools, and specialties. Students will be prepared for the real business world with discussions on distribution, marketing, advertising, and the other industry-specific issues needed for success in the field.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Identify steps for setting career targets and searching for jobs that align
• Comprehend the importance of researching careers and building a network
• Identify strategies for writing successful resumes and cover letters
• Identify strategies for marketing yourself during a job interview
• Identify methods for negotiating job offers and managing your career

Languages

English

Course Access Time

We offer open enrollment in which students can sign up at any time. Students can proceed as fast or slow as they want, but must complete the program in a maximum of 12 months. If you need more time, extensions are available for a small fee.

Instructor

This class supported by an Educational Mentor. Our educational mentors have worked or are working in the subject they mentor. Educational Mentors reviews student work, student progress, and interacts with students as needed. They respond to any questions or concerns you might have, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed.

Requirements

Materials Included:

• The Art of Floral Design by Norah T. Hunter

System Requirements:

Internet Access

• Broadband or high-speed internet access is required. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.
• Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

• Windows hardware configurations and processors are acceptable
• Mac computers MUST have Microsoft Window Operating Systems over Bootcamp (Bootcamp is a free download from Apple''s website)
• 1 GB RAM minimum recommended
• Operating Systems
  • Windows XP, Vista or 7 and Mac OS X 10 or higher with Windows
• Web Browsers
  • Google Chrome is highly recommended
  • Internet Explorer is not recommended as it may not display certain menus and links
  • Cookies MUST be enabled
  • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
    • Kindle Reader App is needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded onto your computer.)
    • Adobe PDF Reader
    • Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media.)
    • Adobe Flash Player (Required for many of our career courses and ALL of our IT courses.)
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Quicktime, Windows Media Player, &/or Real Player
    • PowerPoint Viewer (Use this if you don''t have PowerPoint)