Week 1
PROLOGUE 0.1
Language learning
Monday
Steve Kaufmann: Seven concepts of natural language learning
(2009) (PDF).
Steve Kaufmann on learning languages
► 4:38 (2007 video) (transcript).
PROLOGUE 0.2
Quantity and quality
Wednesday
Herbert Lui: Why quantity should be your priority
(2013) (PDF).
Girl learns to dance in a year
► 1:50 (2013 video).
Trond Egil Toft: Better learning through handwriting
(2012) (PDF).
Week 2
TOPIC 1.1
Architecture
Monday
Assignment 1.
Renaissance architecture
► 3:58 (2010 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 1.2
Professional communication
Wednesday
Kasia Mikoluk: Principles of communication: seven pillars of business communication (2013) (PDF).
Week 3
TOPIC 2.1
Sculpture
Monday
Assignment 2.
A brief history of the representation of the body in Western
sculpture
► 7:57 (2014 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 2.2
Commercial correspondence
Wednesday
Writing business letters in English
(useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
Dustin Wax: How to write a business letter that gets results
(2008) (PDF).
Week 4
TOPIC 3.1
Drawing
Monday
Assignment 3.
Michelangelo's Dream: introduction to the exhibition
► 5:24 (2010 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 3.2
Email etiquette
Wednesday
The dos and don'ts of e-mail etiquette
► 8:34 (2012 video) (transcript).
Jeremy S. Hyman and Lynn F. Jacobs: Eighteen etiquette tips for
e-mailing your professor
(2010) (PDF).
Week 5
TOPIC 4.1
Painting
Monday
Assignment 4.
The seven elements of art
► 5:37 (2013 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 4.2
Telephoning
Wednesday
Telephone
(useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
Phone etiquette training
► 7:22 (2009 video) (transcript).
Week 6
TOPIC 5.1
Photography
Monday
Assignment 5.
Afghan Girl: taking National Geographic's most famous photo
► 5:27 (2010 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 5.2
Presentation skills (I)
Wednesday
How to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation
► 2:01 (2008 video).
Chris Thomas: Five memorable key steps to ensure a good
presentation
► 6:21 (2008 video) (transcript).
Week 7
TOPIC 6.1
Music
Monday
Assignment 6.
Classical period (music): Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart
► 6:54 (2013 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 6.2
Presentation skills (II)
Wednesday
Donald Clark: Presentations
(1998-2015).
Present like Steve Jobs
► 6:54 (2008 video) (transcript).
Week 8
TOPIC 7.1
Performing arts
Monday
Assignment 7.
Musical Theater Performance Project: Broadway Dance Center
► 5:27 (2011 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 7.2
Meeting
Wednesday
How to run a meeting ► 3:42 (2009 video) (transcript).
Week 9
TOPIC 8.1
Conservation and restoration
Monday
Assignment 8.
Conservation of a Renaissance work by Sebastiano Mainardi
► 9:17 (2007 video) (transcript).
(5 min each student).
TOPIC 8.2
Negotiation
Wednesday
Negotiation skills: three simple tips on how to negotiate
► 5:08 (2013 video) (transcript).
What is negotiation?
(2011-2018)
Week 10
TOPIC 9.1
Museums and collections
Monday
Assignment 9.
How to curate an exhibition
► 5:45 (2017 video) (transcript).
How to become a museum curator: job description, degrees and
salary
(2022).
TOPIC 9.2
Networking
Wednesday
Seven tips for effective networking ► 9:24 (2009 video) (transcript).
Group presentations.Week 11
TOPIC 10.1
Art market
Monday
Assignment 10.
Making art and making money
► 5:56 (2012 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 10.2
Personal brand
Wednesday
Five easy steps to create your personal brand ► 4:11 (2013 video) (transcript).
Week 12
TOPIC 11.1
Theft and forgery
Monday
Assignment 11.
Art forgery
► 9:27 (2013 video) (transcript).
Trafficking antiquities, from temple to museum
► 2:08 (2014 video) (transcript).
On ISIS destruction: human history "is permanent"
► 2:01 (2015 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 11.2
Job application
Wednesday
Europass: Curriculum Vitae
(2002- ).
How to write a great resume and cover letter
► 2:44 (2012 video) (transcript).
Week 13
TOPIC 12.1
Patronage
Monday
Assignment 12.
The future of financing the arts: an interview with Adam Huttler
of Fractured Atlas
► 4:59 (2012 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 12.2
Job interview
Wednesday
Paul Michael: How to answer 23 of the most common interview
questions
(2007-2013) (PDF).
Interview dos and don'ts
► 4:15 (2007 video) (transcript).