Business Statistics

This course will provide students with an introduction to statistics. Students will learn to solve problems using computer spreadsheets. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, sampling, normal and binomial distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing and regression analysis. Students will be required to have basic Excel skills.

Trade in the Global Marketplace

This course presents the key elements of the international business process that are necessary for local companies to transition into and thrive in the global marketplace. The course focuses on financial analysis of costs and pricing for the import and export of products (goods) and services. It examines the inherent risks of international trade and the steps that must be taken to analyze and mitigate risks including currency, political, economic, social, environmental, ethical, commercial, physical asset, personnel, technology, and intellectual property. The course aims to provide the tools necessary to propose a global business transition plan that incorporates market research and cultural awareness.

Global Trade Finance

This course presents the basic elements of short to long-term international trade finance and payments. It discusses various ways to assess the risk for international trade transactions and strategies to minimize such risk. The course focuses on cash management techniques used in conjunction with international trade transactions and requires students to prepare a trade project. The course also examines cash flows and financial statements prepared according to different accounting standards.

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development

This course provides students with analytical frameworks for assessing entrepreneurial potential and management skills development, including researching and creating a business plan. Topics include: small business and marketing management; evaluating and purchasing a business; developing a basic business plan; franchising options; e-commerce marketing strategies; financial management; HR management; and leadership. The main emphasis will be on new venture development and management.

Organizational Management Skills

This course enables a student to develop necessary skills in preparation for a career in organizational management. By learning and practicing personal skills, interpersonal skills, and group skills, students can acquire critical management skills, including communications, motivation, delegation, managing conflict, gaining power and influence, problem solving, stress management, managing change and team building.

Change Management

Organizations, especially businesses, must understand how to effectively develop, lead, and manage change-capable cultures in order to thrive in their markets. This course introduces students to the key skills needed to initiate, lead, and integrate change initiatives. In this course, students will lead a change initiative, applying critical change frameworks, tools, and skills.

Ethical Management and Decision Making

This course explores the managerial, organizational, social, and economic context within which managers make ethical decisions. The course equips students with the abilities to recognize ethical dilemmas in their workplace, the field of business, their communities and the world at large. The foci of the course will be to: (a) develop the students' understanding of the relationship between ethics and organizational structures and cultures and how each may affect organizational "actors" in their decision making and actions and (b) enhance the students' skills in designing effective ethical decision-making frameworks for their current and future roles as managers. Both of these foci aim to facilitate the students' and their organizations' abilities to ethically engage with the internal and external stakeholders, community and world at large.

Cross-Cultural Management

This course explores the effects of cultural differences on organizational behaviour in the global context and incorporates topics that highlight the impact of culture in the international business environment and implications for management. In addition, it explores the various tools of engagement to work effectively with Indigenous cultures across Canada.

It prepares students to be cognizant of issues and problems that could inevitably arise in international and indigenous business because of differences in cultural values, attitudes and behaviours. The course assists students in developing cross-cultural management, communication, and negotiation skills to successfully solve problems and capitalize on opportunities in a multicultural environment.

Specific topics include understanding the foundational dimensions of culture and cultural frameworks; global and Indigenous business cultures; motivation, leadership, and decision-making across cultures; negotiation and conflict resolution in global business settings; managing multicultural teams and culturally diverse organizations.

Human Resource Management

This course introduces students to the major human resource activities and current issues, including: human resource planning and job analysis, recruiting, selection, orientation, training and development, career planning, performance appraisal, compensation, health and safety, and labour relations.

Training, Development and Performance Management

This course covers two main subject areas in the practice of human resources management, namely: training and development, and performance management. In particular, this course approaches both areas as important motivators linked to an employee's productivity and the organization’s overall performance. For training and development, students will gain a deep understanding of how organizations analyze, design, implement and evaluate training and development as a means to develop high performing employees and increased organizational productivity. Students will also evaluate the costs and benefits of training and developing employees and the impact on performance. For performance management, students will also evaluate practices used by different organizations as a strategy for developing and retaining high performing employees.

Workforce Planning and Talent Management

This course prepares students to help organizations thrive and compete in complex business environments by integrating dynamic planning and talent management strategies into organizational goals. Students utilize information available within and outside the organization that affect individual and organizational decision-making, in particular those that have a direct impact throughout the process of planning through retention.

Occupational Health and Safety

This course will introduce students to the latest Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations related to workplace health and safety, resources and strategies for meeting the health needs of employees in the workplace, and current topics related to workplace health and safety.

HR Metrics and Total Rewards

This course prepares students to understand the theory and application of human resources metrics. The students will develop critical thinking and knowledge of HR metrics that would be essential to interpreting HR data in the decision making process. This course will also help students to recognize various reward systems to build and maintain a competitive workforce. The students will learn how to develop an effective compensation strategy to create strong employer branding.

Operations Management

This course will provide students with a generalized approach to designing, operating, and improving the activities of service and manufacturing businesses. Students will compare theory with actual operating businesses, and develop solutions to real-world problems. Topics include: flowcharting, processes, quality, forecasting, capacity planning, layout and job design, inventory systems, scheduling, and supply chain management. Students are expected to have basic Excel skills.

Supply Materials Management

This course provides students with analytical tools for translating production plans into material requirements in the manufacturing and service environments. Factors and constraints in planning and scheduling are analyzed and a number of techniques to achieve production goals efficiently are introduced. Topics to be covered include inventory mangement, planning material requirements to support the master schedule, capacity and priority planning, product and process design, and supply and purchasing.

Supply Chain Planning

This course will introduce students to the complete manufacturing planning and control process. Topics will include: demand management; forecasting; sales and operations planning; master scheduling; distribution planning; and enterprise resource planning. In class simulations will be used to provide students with practical experience and application of the tools and concepts taught. After completion of this course, students should possess the required knowledge required to begin studying for the APICS - CPIM examinations.

Continuous Improvement

This course is designed to improve the student’s ability to design, execute and control the operations of an organization by examining topics such as: process flow design and improvement; push and pull environments; the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) quality improvement framework; supplier relationships; and approaches to worker engagement. The focus is on gaining an understanding of the implementation of quality and waste minimization initiatives using industry accepted principles and techniques. Students will conduct a process improvement project, applying the principles and tools of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. This knowledge can be used to prepare for writing Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt exams.

International Business

This course is a survey of the international business environment. The focus is on the nature of the international business environment -- financial, cultural, social, political and legal -- and the manner in which this environment has changed and continues to change. The focus of this course will be from the perspective of a small- to medium-sized business operations, and will be case-based.

Principles of International Business

This course provides an introduction to international business and its environment. Focus will be on international business issues such as comparative environmental frameworks, trade and investment, foreign exchange market, business-government relationships and managing global business functions.

Global Supply Chain Management

This course will provide the analytical framework for assessing the nature and challenges of operating global supply chains. It focuses on the primary activities of global supply chains, distribution and inventory management, and the supporting activities of document management and procurement. It examines how to obtain and manage resources to deal with international suppliers, transportation intermediaries, and government agencies, and how to maintain optimum efficiency in the production, inventory control, and delivery of goods in the international marketplace.

Leadership & Management of Organizations

This upper level course explores management and leadership issues within the context of private, non-profit and public community based organizations and businesses. Organizational structure and culture, human resources management, and contemporary management issues are examined.

Note: Students who have received credit for BUSN 3415 will not receive further credit for CCSD 4415 or vice versa.

Business Statistics II

This course covers advanced topics in quantitative analysis including: analysis of variance, time series and forecasting, linear and multiple regression, and decision analysis. The focus is to develop understanding of the use of data, data analysis, statistical inference and model building as applied to business decisions and to be able to assess the validity and interpret the meaning of statistical information. Spreadsheets and statistical software will be utilized in problem-solving. Students are expected to already have basic Excel skills.

Business Entry Strategies, International

This course examines how to analyze and evaluate potential markets based on a company’s specific abilities and requirements, then create and manage a plan to enter the most suitable markets smoothly and confidently. The chosen strategy should include demonstration of cultural competence and compliance with applicable local and international laws.

Project Management Essentials

This course emphasizes the use of tools, techniques, and social components of project management to achieve a successful project outcome. The course uses a chronological approach to project management and explains initiating, planning, monitoring and controlling, executing, and closing projects. This course meets the educational hours requirement for various certifications from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Applied Digital Project Management

In this course, students learn about a range of project management tools and practice using them. The course aims to teach students both Traditional project management tools and Agile project management tools. Students have opportunities to apply all aspects of project management knowledge areas (e.g. Integration, Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Resource, Communications, Risk, Procurement, Stakeholder Engagement) in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing a predictive project using software tools. Also, students have opportunities to apply Agile concepts using Agile PM tools. Predictive project management applications, Agile project management applications, document management tools and virtual collaboration tools or other available open-source tools will be applied in planning and managing projects successfully. This course provides students with practical experience using the knowledge developed through previous project management courses and the use of common industry project management tools.

Managing Project Stakeholder Engagement, Teams, and Communication

This course focuses on managing engagement with stakeholders and rights-holders. Stakeholders may be either internal or external to the project, and include the project team. Because communication is vital to stakeholder engagement, the course addresses methods for communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders and rights-holders.

Various planning and communication tools and techniques related to human resource management will also be examined. Using a combination of theoretical principles and applied cases and exercises, students will learn to integrate managing engagement with stakeholders and rights-holders, teams, and communication into the overall project management framework.

Project Scope & Schedule Mgmt

In this course we will look at techniques used in identifying scope, collecting requirements, creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), managing scope creep during project execution, and blending agile methods with predictive methods to create an adaptive approach.
Using predictive and agile methods we will look at various activities to determine a viable schedule for the project. We will look at topics such as sequencing activities, estimating activity resources and duration, and developing the project schedule. We will also look at using Critical Path Method to manage project duration and to determine the amount of flexibility in the schedule.

Managing Project Costs, Quality, Risks and Procurements

This course will look at cost planning and management throughout a project. The class will learn about: estimating techniques; creating a scope baseline; and determining the project budget and managing costs through earned value management (EVM). This course will also cover tools and techniques common to managing and planning quality and risk in a project. Tools such as cost-benefit analysis, cause and effect diagrams, flowcharts, check sheets, Pareto diagrams, histograms, and other similar tools will be explored. In addition, the class will learn about project procurement topics including: creating a vendor list, selecting a vendor, creating procurement contracts and managing procurements throughout the project. These topics will be presented using a combination of real world examples, case studies, exercises and theory.

Public Sector Partnering and Procurement

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the theory, approaches, principles and practices of public-sector partnering and procurement. There is a marked increase in the use of outsourcing and partnering in the financing, design, development, operation and maintenance of large-scale capital and social initiatives by governments at all levels in Canada (and overseas). The capacity and capability of government and non-government organizations to work collaboratively, effectively and efficiently on these large, high-cost and very high-impact initiatives is often the difference between a success and failure. With so much at stake for governments, citizens, organizations and stakeholders, it is imperative that the theory, approaches, principles and practices used meet the demands of this highly complex and important work.

The course content straddles the areas of supply chain management, project-based procurement and public/private partnering. As such, it builds on students’ previous knowledge of both supply chain management and project management.

International Management

In an increasingly global economy understanding broad trends is equally as important as understanding the operational processes such as export process, international business planning and identifying international opportunities. This course provides an in-depth understanding of managing the export process, building an international work force and managing risks. The course explores the manager's role within the dynamic global environment of business management by exploring the political, legal, technological, competitive, and cultural factors that shape corporations worldwide.

Business Strategy & Competitive Analysis

This course integrates the knowledge and applied skills gained in other business courses with comprehensive case reviews and shows how the various business functional units work together in formulating and applying strategies in a global setting. The course uses a comprehensive business case review method to develop critical thinking and understanding of business strategy in the international marketplace.
NOTE: As this is a capstone course, it is recommended that students take this course towards the end of their studies.

International Logistics and Transportation

This course presents an overview of logistics, as applied to international trade. Topics include: purchasing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, distribution and integrated planning. The emphasis will be on small- to medium-sized businesses involved in finished-goods shipping.

Organizational Business Decision Making

This course builds on, consolidates and integrates the knowledge and skills of earlier courses as they relate to the practice of organizational decision making. This course will examine the nature of decisions and the process of decision making in organizational contexts that are characterized by varying degrees of urgency, stability, conflict and complexity. As they are introduced to frameworks, approaches, models, processes, tools and techniques of decision making, students will learn how to formulate effective decision making practices. Decision making will be explored and practiced as collective, purposeful and intentional actions and processes. Integrated cases will be used to examine all areas of organizational decision making, such as organizational design, strategy, stakeholder (i.e., internal and external) engagement, human resource management and operations management.

Leadership Training and Development

In this course, students will develop their ability to identify leadership training requirements, plan and conduct training sessions, and improve their training delivery.

Applied Legal and Ethical Decision Making for Managers, Professionals and Executives

This course is intended for senior students in the applied business degree programs. It is an application driven course that will focus on real world cases and examine thereby both the theory and practice of legal, moral and social decision making in the 21st century. The emphasis, however, will be on practice as opposed to theory. The course will begin with a brief introduction to the various leading theories of business issues in this business area, and then focus on the process of how managerial decisions are made or not made. The students will be introduced to several models to apply and hopefully emulate in their personal careers, followed by an intensive look at numerous real world cases that will challenge and compel students to examine their own values, morals and choices in life. Cases will be drawn from the private, public and non-profit sectors of our society and economy. The last quarter of the course will focus on the role of leadership in the successful implementation of management decision making and practice. It is highly recommended that students complete BUSN 2420 or BUSN 3730 before taking this course.

Career Portfolio Development

This course requires students to reflect on both their work and classroom experience to assess their strengths and weaknesses in order to develop a personal road map for their future professional and personal development. This course requires that students have completed 500 hours of work experience, which must be documented and signed off by their supervisor. Students must prepare and present a portfolio that provides evidence from their workplace of applying the eight broad Learning Outcomes of the BBA Program, as well as knowledge and skills specific to their career path. In addition, students must complete a standardized business competency exam.

Project Management Methodologies

In this course, students learn about a range of project management methodologies including those that are Predictive and Agile (Iterative & Incremental) and hybrid approaches that use a combination of these methodologies. The course will explore these approaches and how they may be used and tailored to specific contexts and situations. Students who successfully complete this course will cover topics needed to successfully write the Project Management Institute’s Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam and the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) exam.

Assessment and Intake

This course is designed to assist adults with a disability in taking the necessary preparatory steps to enter the full-time CAEP program. The course enables students to make informed decisions about entering the program and assists students to become prepared to achieve success in the program. This is a required course taken by students prior to entrance into other CAEP courses.

Career Exploration and Planning

This course is designed to provide students with learning difficulties or barriers to education and employment with an ongoing supportive environment in which to explore career alternatives. It will include self assessment, job training information and the development of a career plan with short and long term goals.

Job Preparation and Maintenance

This course is designed to provide students with learning difficulties or barriers to employment with an increased awareness and application of employability skills. It will include exploration of employee/employer attitudes and expectations, development of self-management skills and work related communication skills. Students are expected to demonstrate appropriate work habits, meeting employers' expectations.

Interpersonal Skills for the Workplace

This course is designed to prepare students with learning difficulties or barriers to education and employment with the skills to enter new working and training situations with increased confidence and to assertively handle employment related interpersonal situations. In particular, students will learn to communicate positively about any accommodations that may be required for their success on the job.

Job Search Skills

This course is designed to provide students who experience learning difficulties or barriers to education and employment with a comprehensive overview of job seeking strategies including interview skills. It covers the basic tenets of job search recognizing the different approaches to successfully applying to a job.

Work Placement

This course is designed to provide students who experience learning difficulties or barriers to education and employment with on-the-job experience related to their career goals. This placement will provide experience in two different work or training environments related to career/job choices. Students will test their ideas, gather information and gain exposure to work sites. Students are also expected to demonstrate and practice appropriate work habits.

Flexible Completion

This course provides opportunities for individualized study, which meet the learning needs of students who are transfering credit from another institution or program and/or are challenging courses through prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR). Working with program faculty, students will develop and complete assignments/projects/portfolios, which meet individually identified criteria that do not match existing course offerings.

Personal Assistance

This applied course emphasizes support skills in personal care and health related procedures. Students will practice specific skills and reflect on the underlying values of caring interactions while supporting people in their day-to-day lives.

Personal and Professional Leadership

This capstone course is designed to deepen understanding and application of evidence-based practice. Students will have the opportunity to explore personal and professional leadership opportunities and challenges available in education and human service practice contexts.

Contemp Practice in Adult Serv

This course provides students with an understanding of the unique needs and issues facing adults with disabilities utilizing services. Emphasis will be placed on current research and practical knowledge related to inclusive post secondary education, employment, and supports associated with aging and end of life care.

Service-Learning

This applied course uses a service-learning model as a means for students to define practice skills and make direct contributions to the community. Students have the option of completing a service-learning practicum in typical practice settings or completing a unique service-learning project that would benefit others and provide opportunities for individualized out-of-the-ordinary learning.

Community Building

An introduction to the art and craft of community building, this course provides opportunities to explore the challenge of community development and focuses on the practical skills of finding, creating and nurturing spaces in which all people are valued. Strategies for strengthening family involvement and facilitating social networks will be explored.

Introduction to Community

This course will focus on the development of a professional identity through examination of values, worldviews, and personal ethics in context of the professional ethics in education and human services. In forming strong and healthy communities, factors related to diversity, self-determination, social and economic justice, and power relations will be examined. Using the concepts of critical thinking, students will explore and reflect on historical and current perspectives and ethical decision-making. Current legal and policy trends will be discussed in relation to significant social and cultural issues.

Working in Communities

This course will focus on working with communities in a good way. Students will enhance their professional identity through examining their own values, worldviews, and ethics as well as the professional ethics of their field of study. Using the concepts of critical thinking, they will explore and reflect on community diversity, historical events and systemic oppression through a social justice lens. Current legal and policy trends, as well as political systems will also be discussed.

Self and Others: Wellness

This course emphasizes a developmental approach to self-awareness and interpersonal understanding promoting a balanced personal and professional lifestyle. It will provide students with a framework to explore wellness themes.

Personal and Professional Development

This course emphasizes self-awareness and interpersonal understanding promoting a balanced personal and professional lifestyle and skillset. Using contemporary theories it will provide students with a framework for personal and professional development.

Change and Development Lifespan

This introductory course explores how human development changes across the lifespan. Drawing on major developmental theories and the lived experience, students will investigate human development in the context of biological, physical, emotional, cognitive, contextual and cultural influences. Emphasis will be placed on major transitions from fetal development to death. The impact of ethnicity, psycho-social and cultural factors will be examined.

Introduction to Aboriginal Child, Youth and Family Practice

This course provides an introduction to Aboriginal child, youth and family work. Students will gain an understanding of the history of colonization and the impact of residential schools on many peoples and the implications of this for their work. Students will observe and discuss professional practice and develop observation and assessment skills in an Aboriginal context. Students will also explore values and ethics in relationship to working with and for Aboriginal families and communities.

Introduction to Professional Practice - Teaching and Learning

This course provides an introduction to Early Childhood Education and Child and Youth Care practice. Students will examine the role of the early childhood educator and child and youth care counsellor in a broad range of settings. Students will develop observation skills including information gathering, reflection and interpretation. Individualized planning skills will be introduced and practiced in this course.

Working with Others

This methods course emphasizes the development of communication versatility in working with people. Students will explore and apply interpersonal and facilitation skills such as information gathering, perception checking, goal setting, active listening, assertiveness and conflict resolution. Models that promote empowerment and awareness of self and others will be presented for examination and application to practice

Wellness: Self and Professional Practice

This course emphasizes a developmental approach to self-awareness and professional practice. It provides students with a framework to explore community wellness themes.

Practicum

This course provides opportunities for students to translate theory into practice. Students will practice skills in selected sites under supervision. Students will integrate and reflect upon their educational, personal and professional experiences in practicum and seminar.

Continuum of Substance Use

In this course, students will explore various theoretical perspectives of substance use and apply a holistic, integrated approach to understanding processes of harm reduction. Students will examine their own conceptualizations of addiction and explore the role of youth workers in supporting positive growth directly and through appropriate referrals to the continuum of addiction services.

Aboriginal Children, Youth and Families: Transforming Legislation and Policies

This course will examine the policy, legislation and practice standards that have led to and support the transformation of BC’s Aboriginal child, youth and family services. The course will review the imposition of colonial legislation and policies on the lives of Aboriginal children, youth and families in British Columbia and will examine the current legislative and policy context.

Change and Development: Families

This course explores the nature of families, their commonalities and diversity. This course will give you the opportunity to reflect upon your own personal experience of family in order that you might identify the attitudes, values, beliefs and feelings you bring to your work with families. An emphasis on family strengths, natural support networks, and the challenges of family life cycles will provide practitioners with a perspective from which to begin their working relationships with families.

Strengthening the Family Spirit – Working from Aboriginal Perspectives with Elders’ Teachings

In this course, students will examine how the legacy of colonization and Indian residential schools impacted families, and how intergenerationally, many First Nations, Métis and Inuit families have been left with a broken spirit. They will also examine families from mainstream systems perspectives and diverse Aboriginal perspectives. Starting with the student’s own families, participants are offered tools to use in understanding and reflecting on their own family experience, identifying family gifts, strengths and resilience. The results of having a broken family spirit will be explored, as well as pathways to holistic wellness, with recognition that spirituality is a foundation to wellness.

Change and Development Families: Working From a Family Perspective

This course explores families from a variety of theoretical perspectives including: ecological model, Indigenous and diverse lived experience and systems perspective. Starting with students' own families, participants learn and use several frameworks in mapping, understanding, and reflecting on their lived experiences and how they may engage with families in professional practice. The concepts of identity, culture, and family as social constructs will be explored in a Canadian context.

Directed Studies in Community Practice

This course provides opportunities for individualized study which meet the learning needs of students at different points in their course of study. Working with program faculty, students will develop and complete projects/portfolios which meet individually identified criteria for which there is no existing course offering. Maximum credits in a directed studies mode is six.

Directed Studies in Community Practice II

This course provides opportunities for individualized study for students who have successfully completed CFCS 2390. Working with program faculty, students will develop and complete projects/portfolios which meet individually identified criteria for which there is no existing course offering. Maximum credits in a directed studies mode is six.

Advanced Issues: Reflection and Integration

This course explores how practitioners respond to and influence change within the community. Students will have an opportunity to explore, at an advanced level, issues of diversity, collaboration, idealism, ethics and advocacy in the expression of their personal model of professional practice.

Understanding Indigenous Perspectives and Experiences

This course focuses on introducing students to ways of working with Indigenous peoples in respectful ways through an understanding of relevant historical events, the intergenerational grief and trauma that affects families and communities today as well as the resilience of the people. Local Indigenous values, rich cultural traditions, ways, and medicines will also be explored.

Family Violence, Abuse and Recovery

In this course, students will examine a broad range of abuse issues in the lives of families, children and youth. The role of the practitioner in assessing the indicators of abuse, reporting abuse, providing support and referral will be examined from a practice and policy perspective. The course will also explore how our attitudes, values, and experiences affect our perceptions and judgments when dealing with the subject of abuse.

International Service Learning Experience

This course is designed for students who are engaging in an international service learning experience in a developing country. Facilitated seminars address: (1) 5 key themes (motivation, cultural competence, balance and reciprocity, sustainability, and witnessing and observing); (2) the social, cultural, political and economic contexts of the developing country; (3) the development of a student learning plan in collaboration with a local community agency; and (4) the risks and realities of sustained work in a developing country. Students are then placed in a developing country and will work on a community development project alongside a local community partner. Within this context, students will work collaboratively with members of their host organization, develop their understanding of local challenges, and enhance their understanding of small-scale ethical projects. Students will complete pre-placement assignments, in-placement assignments, and participate in a post-placement debrief.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) across the Lifespan

This course explores Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, its etiology, diagnosis, assessment, commonly related issues and co-morbid conditions. It also investigates interventions, supports and services across the lifespan.

Directed Research Studies

This upper-level seminar course is designed for students interested in pursuing their research interests and/or who may wish to pursue postgraduate studies. Topics may include: developing research ideas, understanding research ethics, participating in a peer review process, engaging in research, writing research reports for diverse audiences, formulating grant proposals, and developing effective ways to communicate research findings. Prior to admission to this course a standard contract form must be completed by the student and signed by the faculty instructor and department co-ordinator.

Perspectives in International and Community Development

This course is designed to prepare students who have an interest in participating in international learning experiences in developing countries. Students will develop an understanding of the language, history, culture and religious practices of a number of developing countries. Attention will be given to the effects of personal values and beliefs and the power of privilege when engaging in international experiences. The principles of sustainability and do no harm will be used as the cornerstones for understanding community development in other countries.

Wellness Coaching

This experiential course introduces the theory and practice of wellness coaching. Students will demonstrate the skills and qualities of a wellness coach as they create alliances with clients who are aiming to achieve high-level wellness and to manifest their full potential in life. Key concepts include: core coaching values and beliefs, essential wellness coaching concepts, skills and processes.

The Chemistry of Cooking

This course uses the science of chemistry to understand what happens when food is cooked. Topics include basic nutrition, cooking meats, fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains and breads. The production of chocolate, beer, wine and distilled spirits are also studied. Students practice cooking and carry out experiments to illustrate and understand cooking practices. Students may have the opportunity to taste foods during the course, but are not required to eat anything. This course is a first-year university level lab science course for non-science majors.

Preparation for General Chemistry

This course is a basic introduction and is intended for students with little or no background in chemistry. Topics will include scientific notation, SI units, significant figures, unit conversion, classification of matter, elements and atomic structure, naming compounds, chemical equations, classification of reactions, the mole, stoichiometry, energy, gas laws, solutions, acids and bases and the pH scale.

Introductory Chemistry

This course quickly reviews the content of CHEM 1104, including nomenclature, stoichiometry, gases and atomic structure, and then continues with the study of the following topics: Lewis structures and bonding, thermochemistry, equilibrium as well as acids and bases.

The Structure of Matter

This course focuses on structure and bonding in molecules. Topics include stoichiometry review, treatment of experimental data, atomic structure, quantum theory, molecular structure, theories of bonding, kinetics, organic chemistry including nomenclature, conformation of alkanes and substitution reactions. A practical laboratory component is a required part of the course.

Chemistry for Engineering

This course is a general survey of first-year chemistry designed for students in applied science. Topics include a brief review of stoichiometry and the treatment of experimental data, the modern view of atomic structure, theories of bonding and molecular structure, liquids, solids, solutions, electrochemistry, the laws of thermodynamics, equilibrium, and acids and bases. A practical laboratory component is an integral part of the course.

Chemical Energetics and Dynamics

Topics studied will include liquids, solids, solutions, electrochemistry, the laws of thermodynamics, equilibrium as well as acids and bases. A practical laboratory component is an integral part of the course.

Environmental Chemistry

This course begins with a brief introduction and overview of chemistry in the environment then covers a selection of the following topics: the chemistry of the stratosphere and troposphere and related environmental issues; the chemical and energetic basis for global warming and its impact on the environment; the chemical composition and behaviour of natural waters and the impact of acidic deposition; the quality, contaminants and purification of drinking water; the sources, chemistry and treatment of wastewater; a brief organic chemistry review followed by an examination of toxic organic chemicals in the environment; the chemistry and impact of heavy metals in the environment.

Introduction to Analytical Chemistry

This course first offers an introduction to sampling, error and statistical analysis as applied to analytical chemistry. Specific analytical techniques or concepts covered are: gravimetric and volumetric analyses, aqueous solution equilibrium principally involving complexation equilibria, spectrophotometric analysis, electrochemical methods, atomic spectroscopy, and chromatographic methods. These topics will be covered from the point of view of theory, the associated analytical instrumentation and relevant computational methods. The experimental application of this material will be covered in the laboratory experiments (see below)

Organic Chemistry – Part I

This is part one of a comprehensive second-year organic chemistry course suitable for those majoring in chemistry and biochemistry. It may also be appropriate for students in biology and those interested in pursuing health-related professional programs. It begins with a brief review of bonding, followed by review of organic functional groups, and the role of acids and bases in organic chemistry. Theory and application of I.R. spectroscopy and U.V. spectroscopy are studied. Alkane conformation is reviewed and cycloalkanes are introduced. Chirality is discussed along with stereoisomerism and R/S stereocentre configurations. Nomenclature and reactivity of organic halides and derivatives, substituted cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers, and epoxides are covered throughout the course. Reactions are approached from a mechanistic point of view with an emphasis on underlying reactivity and application in organic synthesis.

Inorganic and Materials Chemistry

This course investigates the structure, bonding and reactions of inorganic compounds and materials.

Since the d-block metals are different from the s-block and p-block materials in their colour and magnetic properties, different theories, such as crystal field theory and molecular orbital theory, are required to understand these compounds.

The bonding in ionic compounds, metals and semiconductors is studied as is the fabrication of integrated circuits, photovoltaic cells and LEDs.

The laboratory stresses synthesis and instrumental methods in inorganic chemistry.

Spectroscopy: Theory and Application

This course introduces the principles of quantum mechanics as they apply to atomic and molecular spectroscopy. The following techniques are covered from both a theoretical and practical perspective: infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, atomic spectroscopy and GC-mass spectrometry. The experimental application of this material is covered in both wet-bench and computational laboratory techniques.

Guided Research Project In Chemistry

This course provides the opportunity for mature and capable students to conduct a chemistry research project under the supervision of Chemistry faculty and staff.

Organic Chemistry – Part II

This course is a continuation of the topics discussed in CHEM 2321. It begins with a brief review of I.R. and U.V. spectroscopy followed by the theory and application of proton and carbon-13 N.M.R. spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and the use of the above in solving combined structural problems. The course will then continue the survey of functional group nomenclature, structure, and reactivity begun in CHEM 2321. Topics include: oxidation/reduction of alcohols/carbonyl compounds, radicals, conjugated unsaturated molecules, aromatic compounds, aldehydes/ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives. The course ends with a brief overview of amino acids, polypeptides, and protein structure.

Foundations of Intercultural Communication

This face-to-face course presents the foundational knowledge and skills needed to improve students’ abilities to communicate effectively in intercultural contexts. The course examines basic concepts in Intercultural Communication and emphasizes the identification and application of basic Intercultural Communication skills. Barriers to effective Intercultural Communications are identified and strategies for overcoming them explored. The course has a strong applied focus and will be particularly useful for students who are or wish to be in frequent contact with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Workplace Writing for Applied Community Studies

Communications 1110 is designed for students intending to enroll in the Classroom and Community Support Worker, Child and Youth Care Counsellor, Community Social Service Worker, or Early Childhood Education programs. Instruction is adapted for workplace settings in the social services fields. Assignments focus on specific workplace writing tasks, with emphasis given to particular writing strategies tailored to particular purposes and readers: summary, correspondence, memoranda, and Project Brief.

Workplace Communications for Selected Programs

Communications 1111 is designed for students in selected programs including Hearing Instrument Practitioner (HEAR) and Veterinary Technology (VTEC). Instruction is adapted for workplace settings appropriate to each program area. Assignments are drawn from a number of possible components: correspondence, memoranda, reports, social media, and other program-related documents. Course work also includes instruction in writing strategies for effective on-the-job communication, and may include instruction in oral communications situations as oral presentations, employment interviews, and meetings.

Business Communication

This course helps to prepare students for written business communication tasks required in the workplace. Through analysis, discussion and practice, students learn the purposes of business communication and how to recognize and use informational, persuasive, analytical and researched writing. They develop skills in using audience-based strategies to produce clear and concise business communication in a variety of forms. They also acquire and practise the research skills of identifying, summarizing and citing sources.

Public Speaking

This highly interactive course presents the foundational skills and knowledge that students need to prepare and deliver effective oral presentations. Students examine basic speech communications theory, practice vocal, verbal, and non verbal speech delivery skills, and gain knowledge of expository and persuasive organizing patterns. They experiment with appropriate physical and electronic visual aids to complement their presentation, and become familiar with a variety of speech formats. A workshop approach is taken, and learning activities are oriented toward small groups. Students must be competent in articulating and enunciating spoken English. This course emphasizes participation and performance.

Professional Communication for Engineering Students

In this introductory course, students will learn the fundamentals of the communication and teamwork skills required in an engineering career. Students will learn how to use the writing process to produce informative and persuasive research papers, emails, résumés, cover letters, and presentations. Students will also learn strategies for communicating effectively and persuasively with different audiences, addressing political, ethical, and social issues facing engineers.

Communicating and Working Effectively in Groups

In this highly interactive course, students gain knowledge and develop skills that contribute to effective group functioning. They examine selected theory, concepts and models related to small group communication. In the roles of group member and leader they experiment with skills and structured tools for understanding and managing group dynamics and conflict.

Interpersonal Skills for the Workplace

This highly interactive course provides opportunities for students to develop teamwork, interpersonal, speaking and listening, problem solving, and leadership skills in a face-to-face setting. Core components include foundational interpersonal communications theory, verbal and non-verbal communications skills, basic conflict management, group dynamics, and ethical interpersonal behaviour. Course work may also include instruction in oral presentations, interviews and meetings.

Intercultural Communication in the Workplace

This highly interactive, face-to-face course provides an understanding of the interpersonal communication skills required to develop constructive relationships in the multicultural workplace. In the first part of the course, selected foundational theory, sources of interpersonal difference and barriers to understanding are examined. The latter part of the course emphasizes workplace application of cross-cultural interpersonal communication skills and strategies. Leadership, small group communication, and professional and ethical
issues in the multicultural workplace are investigated.

Communication and Social Change

This course is an introduction to the forms, theories, and institutions of communication as they relate to broader social change challenges. Students will engage with issues related to the study of communications, technology, and social change, with a specific focus on the social and cultural dimensions of media, ownership, development, and conflict. Students will address contemporary issues in and around themes of change and be encouraged to explore the role of media in social movements, international development, politics, democracy, capitalism, and global change.

Introduction to Media and Communication Studies

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to a range of theories that seek to explain why we communicate as we do. The course establishes a general overview of the field of Communications from both theoretical and historical viewpoints. We will examine the rise of technology studies in Media and Communication Studies and consider the way in which communication technologies (from speech to the Internet) have refashioned both human consciousness and culture. Focus will also be given to specific sub-fields within the area of communications, including the study of popular culture, media analysis, film studies, advertising, and the political economy of communication.

Professional Communication for Arts Entrepreneurs

This course helps students to develop the communication skills required by arts entrepreneurs, including building their online professional portfolio, enhancing their online presence through social media and other promotional tools, writing grant applications and proposals, and building relationships through networking.

Advanced Business Communication

Through genre analysis, classroom discussion and intensive practice, students develop advanced knowledge and skills for producing credible, professional business communication documents (reports, proposals, plans) and related supporting material (online and print). They acquire a broad repertoire of strategies, tools and techniques for managing, researching, writing, editing and producing these documents. Working in pairs or teams, they also strengthen their skills in collaborative writing and improve their understanding of its prevalence and importance in the workplace.