Professional Courses 2015-16
Project Management for Translators
Venue
Foster Court Building, Room 307 Common Room , University College London
Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps
Number of Attendees
15 maximum
Date
Saturday, 6th February 2016
Time
10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Lunch from 1 until 1:45 pm.
Course Fee
Including lunch
Full rate: £115
UCL staff / CIOL members: £103.5
Student concession: £65
Course Trainer
Dr Louisa Desilla
Trainer Background
Part-time lecturer in Translation and Audiovisual Translation at University College
London and the University of Surrey, Researcher in Audiovisual Translation
Who Would Benefit?
Undergraduate and postgraduate translation students, freelance translators,
translation tutors
Course Objectives
By the end of the course you will have received a grounding in the basic principles of
project management as applied to the translation workflow, in both the agency and
freelance translator context. You will have the opportunity to take part in practical
exercises designed to teach and improve relevant project management skills.
Course Content
The course will start with an introduction to the basic elements of project
management in the context of working as a freelance translator and in an agency
setting. You will be exposed to various workflows from the different industry sectors
and discuss project management issues which arise from these. There will be the
opportunity to learn about various tools which can be helpful both for managing
work as a freelance translator and as a project manager in a translation company.
Emphasis will be placed on effective communication strategies which aid efficient
working, whichever side of the vendor/client divide you find yourself on. You will
then participate in a session designed to explore strategies and techniques which
are useful for dealing with problems and issues which can and do arise as both a
translation vendor and a project manager working in an agency. This will be a
practical session using real-world examples. There will also be an opportunity to
cover the basic principles of client management and dispute resolution.
Certificate
You will receive a certificate of attendance
Contact
Soledad Zarate soledad.zarate@ucl.ac.uk
Website
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/centras