A key component of intercultural competency is the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders across a range of cultures. In an increasingly global world, intercultural competency is a critical skill that will improve your ability to build and maintain relationships at home and abroad. This micro-credential will teach you the specific frameworks...
This course will focus specifically on the role of group counselling within the addictions setting. Students will explore the dynamics of group counselling, including an understanding of the various types and functions of a group counselling. Students will have the opportunity to practice and demonstrate group counselling.
This course will help in developing the students' skills and knowledge in creating digital files for graphic design projects using Adobe Illustrator. As the graphic design industry changes through the development, advancement and integration of computer technology, the importance of learning Adobe Illustrator for the design and production of digital files becomes evident. Computer Software...
This subject introduces the student to computer programming using the JavaScript programming language. No prior programming experience is assumed. While JavaScript is the language of instruction, the course covers the essential concepts and constructs which are part of most modern programming languages, including sequence, selection, repetition, variables, arrays, and objects. Employing a lecture...
In this course, students will study the various approaches to maintaining optimal health. Topics include traditional and western approaches to wellbeing, as well as how to nourish the body through eating a balanced diet, and how newcomers can develop and sustain a healthy lifestyle. Canadian health care including dental health, public health issues, addictions and prevention, and mental health...
This course is designed to provide students with the skills, terminology and the understanding of concepts in basic arithmetic and the metric system and to encourage good study habits and the ability to work independently. This basic course covers addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals. In addition, the student will learn to solve practical...
In this course students will improve their competence in writing skills for successful communication in business, specifically in the quality assurance profession. Students will learn to plan, draft, write and edit business documents with attention to grammar. The course will stress the importance of adapting communication to the needs of the intended audience, selecting the appropriate writing...
Students will explore the various methodologies of procurement within the project management context. They will develop a vendor management plan and a project procurement strategy and then create, execute and control the procurement plan. Students will determine the make or buy decision and communicate the rationale to key stakeholders and project vendors. Students will also evaluate source...
Students will learn the fundamentals of Agile project management, an approach best suited to complex projects with high uncertainty. Students will apply the Scrum Framework as one method that follows the Agile philosophy. Students will create product backlog user stories and estimate the effort to complete them. They will plan a Scrum sprint and contribute to a sprint review and sprint...
This course exposes students to the growing field of sports and entertainment marketing with a focus on the theory and practice. This course explores the planning and marketing of sports, entertainment and events. Students learn about the planning, promotion and evaluation of special events within these specific industries. While focusing on the practical application of theory, students will study...