Okay, some good points raised so far:
@Markulous: I should have said I'd include some primers on composition, touching on issues like the rule of thirds, convergence lines, leading lines, when to use the rules and when to break them; I'd keep such a section fairly light and devote only a short amount of time to it since each student's approach to photography will be (and should be) individual, and I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach as such.
@Boufers: $50 is about £25 here at the moment, which would translate to a minimum of £3.12 per person per session... not even enough to cover overheads methinks
@Stepheno: I'd factored for everything apart from the PC per attendee, since the 'digital darkroom' session is going to be more a demonstration than an interactive class; given the diversity of editing apps that folks use it would be pointless to make it a hands-on, but a Q&A session going over things such as RAW vs. JPG, workflow, basic corrections and edits etc. would be of better use and
can be software independent
@Dave Cannon: sounds like you ran a successful course; I'd be the sole tutor since I'm only looking to give primers on select aspects of photography, tackling a different core issue each week.
@Dave: Yep, the "new to dSLR" market is what I was thinking about since there are so many folk that get baffled by the seemingly bewlidering array of options that their kit presents to them when they're using such cameras for the first time. Ideally I'd like to start the course in September of this year and then run another intake in January of '08, specifically targeting the post-Christmas new owners.
@Angela: Over the years I've had to present ideas, concepts and processes in various business fields to people of all levels - from training staff to soliciting funds from banks and government bodies. I know a thing or two about effective communication - preparation is the key and I would have all my materials ready well in advance of any course I decide to teach