Exploration and Mining 1

This course covers the various stages of the mineral exploration process, from reconnaissance to pre-development. Field trips may be required.

Exploration and Mining

This course is an introduction to the mineral exploration and mining industries. Topics include techniques used in exploration, reserve estimation, mining methods, indigenous consultation, environmental assessment, and the mine cycle (from reconnaissance prospecting to mine closure and reclamation). Field trips may be required. These field trips may take place outside of scheduled class hours.

Exploration and Mining 2

This course covers mining issues such as reserve evaluation, mine development, mining methods, environmental assessment and protection, mine closure and reclamation, and case studies of projects (advanced exploration to closure). Field trips may be required.

Lower Intermediate Conversation for students of English as a Second Language (Combined Section)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0144 is the first in a series of combined listening and speaking courses. This course is for students who wish to upgrade their conversational skills in order to continue their education or improve their employment opportunities. Exercises will help students initiate and respond appropriately to communication in a variety of routine settings. The conversation practice will also provide an opportunity for language skill development, including grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary, as well as for pronunciation improvement.

Lower Intermediate Reading for students of EASL (combined section)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0174 is the first in a series of combined reading and writing courses, for students who wish to upgrade their reading in order to continue their education, improve employment opportunities and meet day to day reading needs. EASL 0164 is an extensive reading course for the student who has learned some grammar and vocabulary and who can read simplified EASL material, but who has little experience reading in English without translation.

This course emphasizes reading for main ideas and using new vocabulary strategies. There are extensive reading assignments to generate ideas for short compositions written in the corequisite course EASL 0174.

Composition for Lower Intermediate Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Section)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0164 is the first in a series of combined reading and writing courses for students who wish to upgrade their writing in order to continue their education or improve employment opportunities. It is designed for students who have functional listening and speaking skills and some basic writing skills, but limited experience in writing for specific purposes. This course is primarily concerned with providing extensive writing practice to improve confidence and to give a base for developing writing competence. Using materials from the corequisite EASL 0164, students will generate and organize ideas into short compositions, improve grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary, and proofread for basic errors.

Upper Intermediate Listening for Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Section)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0254 is the second in a series of combined listening and speaking
courses. This course is for students who wish to upgrade their listening skills in order to continue their
education or improve their employment opportunities. Exercises will help students understand and respond
appropriately to communication in a variety of routine settings. Activities will also provide an opportunity for
language skill development, including grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary, as well as for pronunciation
improvement.

Upper Intermediate Conversation for Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Section)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0244 is the second in a series of combined listening and speaking courses. This course is for students who wish to upgrade their conversational skills in order to continue their education or improve their employment opportunities. Exercises will help students communicate appropriately in a variety of settings. The emphasis will be on participating in longer conversations, and communicating in non routine situations. Some classroom speaking skills, such as making short, informal presentations and
participating in discussions, will also be introduced. Through these activities, students will continue to develop
language skills.

Upper Intermediate Reading for Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Section)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0274 is the second in a series of combined reading and writing courses. This course is for students who wish to continue their education, to improve work opportunities, and to meet day to day reading needs. EASL 0264 is an intensive reading course, which emphasizes specific reading skills such as predicting, scanning, skimming, surveying, guessing meaning from context, notetaking and critiquing.
Students will use ideas from the readings to generate ideas for the writing assignments in the corequisite EASL 0274.

Composition for Upper Intermediate Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Course)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0264 is the second in a series of combined reading and writing courses for students who wish to upgrade their writing and reading in order to continue their education or improve employment opportunities. It is designed for students who have some composition experience and intermediate listening and speaking skills. This course will mainly provide practice in writing different types of expository paragraphs and short compositions. Students will use ideas from the readings in EASL 0264 to generate ideas into increasingly longer compositions and practice organizing, editing and revising. Exercises will help students clarify and elaborate supporting points, use grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary accurately, and proofread for errors.

Advanced Listening for Students of English as a Second Language (combined course)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0354 is the third in a series of combined listening and speaking courses. This course is for students who wish to upgrade their listening skills in order to continue their education or improve their employment opportunities. This course is most appropriate for people who are intending to take college or university courses. Through listening to materials from a variety of sources on many subjects, students will improve their ability to understand and respond appropriately in increasingly complex or problem situations. Students will also improve their listening skills for academic study by following formal discussions, taking simple notes, and organizing and using these notes to complete simple academic assignments. Through these activities, students will continue to develop language skills.

Advanced Conversation and Discussion for Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Course)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0344 is the third in a series of combined listening and speaking courses. This course is for students who wish to upgrade their conversational and speaking skills in order to continue their education or improve their employment opportunities. Students will improve their ability to communicate in a variety of increasingly complex settings, especially in problem situations. They will also develop formal group discussion and leadership skills, and prepare and make formal presentations. Through these activities, students will continue to develop language skills and improve fluency.

Advanced Reading for Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Section)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0374 is the third in a series of combined reading and writing courses for students who wish to upgrade their reading in order to continue their education or improve their employment opportunities and to meet day-to-day reading needs. EASL 0364 is an extensive reading course for the advanced student who needs guided practice in developing skills and behaviours appropriate for academic reading. This course emphasizes reading longer passages at a reasonable rate, and taking notes that would be useful for study purposes. There are extensive reading and library assignments which are used to generate ideas and support ideas in short essays written in the corequisite EASL 0374.

Paragraph and Essay Composition for Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Course)

The course with its corequisite EASL 0364 is the third in a series of combined reading and writing courses for students who wish to upgrade their writing and reading in order to continue their education or improve employment opportunities. It is designed for students who have experience writing expository paragraphs, reasonable control of grammar and sentence structure, and good listening and speaking skills. This course emphasizes writing for a variety of academic purposes; in addition to improving composing, editing, revising and proofreading skills, students will develop short, five-paragraph essays. In this context, students will be introduced to simple research skills, such as finding, using, and footnoting source materials in the corequisite EASL 0364.

College Preparatory Reading Skills for Students of English as a Second Language (combined course)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0474 is the final in a series of combined reading and writing courses for students who wish to upgrade their reading and writing in order to continue their education.
EASL 0464 is an intensive reading course for advanced students who need to read more academic material efficiently and critically. This course emphasizes reading for study purposes and reading for writing. Students will read material from texts, academic and professional books and journals and literature. Reading exercises will emphasize understanding how information and ideas are developed and organized, summarizing important ideas and details, identifying and evaluating arguments, understanding and evaluating research reports and analyzing short stories or essays. Students will use readings to generate material for writing assignments in the corequisite EASL 0474.

Essay Composition and Research Papers for Students of English as a Second Language (combined course)

This course with its corequisite EASL 0464 is the final in a series of combined reading and writing courses for students who wish to upgrade their reading and writing in order to continue their education.
EASL 0474 is for students who have extensive experience writing paragraphs and short essays, and good control of grammar and sentence structure. This course emphasizes writing from sources at a first-year university level. In addition to improving overall expository writing and editing skills, students will develop persuasive essays, research papers and critical analyses of short stories. Exercises will include finding and using sources to generate topics, develop thesis statements and provide evidence as well as help students improve their skill at integrating material from several sources, documenting, summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting sources. Writing assignments will be based primarily on readings in the corequisite EASL 0464.

EASL for Psychology 1100

This course is an adjunct course for EASL students enrolled in Psychology 1100. Students will develop language and study skills to support their Psychology 1100 coursework. Activities will help students perform the reading and writing tasks required to do well on tests and satisfactorily complete course assignments, such as research reports. Class activities will also assist students in improving listening and speaking skills to participate effectively in Psychology 1100 lecture and presentation components.

EASL for Economics 1101 Students

This course is an adjunct course for EASL students enrolled in Economics 1101. Students will develop language and study skills to support their Economics 1101 coursework. Activities will develop the listening and speaking skills students need to participate effectively in and out of class. They will also develop the reading and writing skills required to complete course assignments satisfactorily and perform well on tests. Students' overall academic language proficiency should improve as well.

EASL for English 1130 Students

This course is an adjunct course for EASL students enrolled in ENGL 1130. Students will develop language and study skills to support their ENGL 1130 coursework. Activities will help students develop the reading and writing skills for composing academic argument-based essays. Students’ overall academic language proficiency should improve as well. Students must enroll in the English 1130 sections which are designated for the adjunct.

EASL for Music History 1220 and 1221 Students

This course is an adjunct course for EASL students enrolled in Music History 1220 and 1221. Students will develop language and study skills to support their Music History coursework. Activities will develop the listening and speaking skills students need to participate effectively in and out of class. They will also
develop the reading and writing skills required to complete course assignments satisfactorily and perform well on tests. Students overall academic language proficiency should improve as well.

EASL for English 1106 Students

This course is an adjunct course for EASL students enrolled in English 1106 (Studies in Prose Fiction). Students will develop reading and writing skills to support their English 1106 coursework. Activities will help students understand, critically analyze and write critical essays on works of literature. Students’ overall ability to work with literature should improve as well.

Online Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)

This online course is intended for early childhood education practitioners with at least two years of experience who are preparing to earn credit toward an Early Childhood Education Diploma. Students may earn up to 75% of a credential based on assessment of their work/life learning. Students will work with an instructor within an on-line environment and will learn how to use various methods of communication to support their completion of a wide range of prior learning assessments.

Growth and Development: Infants and Toddlers (Introduction)

Students will explore theories related to the development of infants and toddlers in the context of a family-centred approach which emphasizes individual and cultural diversity. Students will take a whole child approach to their studies of infants and toddlers in family and group settings.

Transforming and Teaching: Observing and Documenting the Learning and Care of Young Children

Students will practice the art, methods and skills relating to observing, recording, assessing, and documenting the care and learning of young children and care environments. To implement theses skills, students will learn the principles of developing appropriate environments and experiences for young children.

Health, Safety and Nutrition in ECE Settings

In this course students will examine the overall health, safety and nutritional needs of children and apply that information to the role of the Early Childhood Educator in childcare settings. Emphasis will be placed on creating policies and practices to promote the health and well being of children, while helping them establish positive habits and attitudes toward health, safety and nutrition.

Promoting Healthy Practices in Early Childhood Education

This course examines the overall health, safety and nutritional needs of children while exploring early learning theory and policies as they apply to young children in early learning and care environments. Students will consider young children’s physical, social and emotional well-being through readings, discussions and critical reflection. Emphasis is placed on creating policies and procedures that promote positive habits and attitudes towards health, safety and nutrition. This course will examine wellness through a developmental approach to self awareness and professional practice. It will provide students with a framework to explore several wellness themes related to work in the field of early childhood education.

Introduction to ECE

This course introduces students to the professional context of early childhood education including language and terminology, legal guidelines, educator responsibilities and the varied role of educators in educational environments for young children.

Early Childhood Education Part-time Practicum I

This part-time ECE Practicum course provides opportunities for the development and application of beginning course theory and methodology through observation and practice in preschool and child care settings.

Growth and Development: Preschool Years

This course explores theories related to the development of preschool-aged children in the context of a family centred approach which emphasizes individual and cultural diversity. A “whole child” approach will be taken to the study of young children in group settings.

Professional Growth and Communication

In this course, students will apply their knowledge of self and interpersonal skills to early childhood education settings. Emphasis will be placed on enhancing communication within the staff team, creating meaningful partnerships with parents, valuing diversity and working effectively within the professional community.

Methods for Inclusive Play-Based Programs for Preschool Children

This course provides theory and practical experience in creating safe and healthy play environments and programs for young children. A developmental and family-centred perspective will be the focus for determining individual responses to the guidance of young children.

ECE Curriculum 1

This workshop/laboratory course examines the principles of planning, implementing and assessing play-based programs, which demonstrate sound educational philosophy and research. An integrated approach to ECE curriculum is used.

Positive Guidance in Early Childhood Environments

This course will explore current research and approaches in managing and guiding young children’s behaviour in early childhood programs. Guidance and discipline are considered within a framework of child development and developmentally appropriate practice. Methods including theoretical approaches, respecting diversity, understanding vulnerabilities, and analysis of behavioural concerns will be covered.

Early Childhood Education Practicum I

This ECE practicum course provides opportunities for the development and application of second semester course theory and methodology through observation and practice in preschool and childcare settings.

Early Childhood Education Part-time Practicum II

This part-time ECE Practicum course provides opportunities for the student to build upon the competencies acquired in ECED 1183 – ECED Part-time Practicum I. Applying existing knowledge of theory and methodology, students will further their professional skills as they practice in preschool and child care settings.

Early Childhood Education Practicum 1

This ECE practicum course provides opportunities for the development and application of course theory and methodology through observation and practice in preschool and childcare settings.

Flexible Completion

This course provides opportunities for individualized study, which meet the learning needs of students who are transferring credit from another institution or program and/or are challenging courses through prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) who need to complete course requirements. Working with program faculty, students will develop and complete assignments/projects/portfolios, which meet individually, identified criteria.

Growth and Development: Early School Years

This course explores theories related to the development of school aged children (ages five to eight years) in the context of a family centred approach. This approach emphasizes individual and cultural diversity while considering the “whole child” in group settings.

Growth and Development: Birth through Early School Years

This course explores theories related to the development of infants and toddlers (ages birth to three years) and school aged children (ages five to twelve years) in the context of a family centred approach. This approach emphasizes individual and cultural diversity while considering the “whole child” in group settings.

Perspectives on Families

This course explores current issues and policies affecting children and their families from historical, cultural and feminist perspectives. Through the sharing of critical incidents, students are encouraged to examine and enhance their skills in communicating with and supporting families.

Working with Families in Early Childhood Education

This course explores current issues and policies affecting children and their families from historical, cultural and feminist perspectives. Through the sharing of critical incidents, students are encouraged to examine and enhance their skills in communicating with and supporting families.

Methods for Inclusive Play-Based Programmes for Young Children II

This course investigates the construction of competent images of the child and the educator in learning contexts in which reflection, exploration, discovery, co-construction of knowledge and relationships are considered essential elements. We will also review and discuss issues that arise such as diversity, children’s learning groups, and gender and power issues in learning environments. We will seek in-depth learning experiences in which children and educators co-construct knowledge together as a community of learners. As part of this course, the students deconstruct their pedagogical practices by revisiting and reflecting critically on the documentation of projects that have been undertaken in other contexts, specifically child care environments that reflect a variety of multiple pedagogical approaches that are currently implemented across British Columbia.

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. Societal forces, including family life and child rearing patterns, key historic and contemporary influences (social, political, and professional) in early childhood education will be examined.

ECE Curriculum II

This workshop/laboratory course examines the principles of planning, implementing and assessing play-based programs, which demonstrate sound educational philosophy and research. An integrated approach to ECE curriculum is used. An integrated approach to holistic and emergent curriculum is emphasized.

Indigenous World View and Early Childhood Education

Students will consider Indigenous knowledge and perspectives and early childhood environments with an emphasis on issues relevant to working with Indigenous children aged birth to school years and their families. This course prepares early childhood educators to work with young children in a variety of early learning and care environments including Aboriginal Head Start Programs that support Indigenous children and their families.

Global Perspectives and Early Childhood Education

Through a comprehensive global perspective, this course explores diversity, culture and beliefs and how each impacts our view and our work with young children and their families. Students will consider issues that shape cultures, educational discourse, early childhood and childcare. In relation to current demographics in British Columbia, students will explore the application of theories related to systems, collectivist and individualistic cultures.

Students will broaden their understanding and perspective as they research, analyze and reflect on issues of global consideration. Students will enhance their professional knowledge as they research different cultures and available resources. As a result of expanded understanding of global perspectives, students will be more prepared in their professional practice when working with young children in twenty-first century multicultural settings.

Early Childhood Education Practicum II

This ECE course is a practicum experience, with placements in a variety of early childhood or primary education settings. The course integrates knowledge and skills from previous courses and provides opportunities for participating as team members in early childhood education centres.

Early Childhood Education Part-time Practicum III

This ECE course is a practicum experience, with placements in a variety of early childhood settings. The course integrates knowledge and skill from previous courses and provides opportunities for participation as team members in Early Childhood Education Centres.

Early Childhood Education Practicum ll

This ECE course is a practicum experience, with placements in a variety of early childhood or primary education settings. This course integrates knowledge and skills from previous courses and provides opportunities to participate as a team member in early childhood education centres.

Advanced Growth and Development: Individual Planning for Children with Diverse Abilities

This course will provide students with a basis for planning individual quality programs for children requiring extra support. Students will apply their knowledge of child growth and development and individual differences using a case study approach.

Administrative Skills for ECE Centres

This course is for students who wish to increase their skills in managing group childcare and early education facilities. Topics such as program philosophy and policy design, financial management, and staff development and relationships with families and community will be highlighted.

Advanced Growth and Development: Infants and Toddlers

In this course, students will build on their knowledge of developmentally appropriate curriculum and learn the skills required to promote healthy development in infants and toddlers. Emphasis will be placed upon working in close partnerships with parents in the context of infant/toddler programs.

Methods for Inclusive Play-Based Programs for Infants and Toddlers

In this course students will build on their knowledge of infant’s and toddler’s relationships and engagements with their environment and caregivers. The students will further develop their abilities in working in collaboration with families as they design safe and individualized plans for infants and toddlers.

Infant/Toddler Preceptorship Practicum

This practicum is a preceptorship experience, with placements in infant and toddler centres. Under the mentorship of experienced field personnel and Douglas College faculty, students will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge of development in the early years, while expanding and refining their skills for working with young children.

Methods for Inclusive Play-Based Programs for Children with Diverse Abilities

This course explores the selection and use of appropriate assessment materials and intervention techniques for working with children who have special needs. A family-centred approach, which focuses on promoting social interactions among children, will be taken. A variety of developmental characteristics of exceptionalities and perspectives regarding disabilities will be explored.

Special Needs Preceptorship

This preceptorship practicum is a placement in inclusive Early Childhood Education centres. This course provides opportunities for observing and using functional assessments for the purpose of planning programs for young children with special needs.

Issues and Trends in ECE

This course explores current and emerging trends and issues in early childhood education and how practitioners can and do, 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.

Infant/Toddler Preceptorship Practicum

This practicum is a preceptorship experience, with placements in infant and toddler centres. Under the mentorship of experienced field personnel and Douglas College faculty, students will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge of development in the early years, while expanding and refining their skills for working with young children.

Special Needs Preceptorship

This preceptorship practicum is a placement in inclusive Early Childhood Education centres. This course provides opportunities for observing and using functional assessments for the purpose of planning programs for young children with special needs.

The Canadian Economy

This course will provide the student with an economics framework for the analysis of the Canadian economy. Topics will include supply and demand, economic goals, monetary policy, fiscal policy and market structure. Issues of current economic interest will be discussed.

Globalization and the World Economy

Globalization and the World Economy provides an overview of the broad economic trends in the development of the world economy since the second world war. The course will address the major debates relating to economic interdependence, economic development and growth, the patterns of international trade and investment, global financial markets, natural resource scarcity, and the role of major multilateral economic institutions such as the World Bank and IMF. The course will also introduce some of the main economic theories which have played a significant role in these debates. The material presented in this course will appeal to anyone looking for a deeper understanding of contemporary world events in the economic, political and social spheres.

Economics & Government

Economics and Government examines the role played by government in a modern economy such as Canada’s. Economic analysis will be employed to identify the areas where market determined outcomes are efficient and where government intervention may improve upon the market determined outcomes. Economics underlies many of the decisions made by government and the economic way of thinking can help politicians make these decisions more reasonably. The course will address a number of issues including social insurance, externalities, public education and healthcare, income inequality and poverty, tax policy, inflation and monetary policy, and issues surrounding the government debt.

Economic History l

Productive resources have been organized in many ways by societies, from free peasant and slave economies to feudal economies and, finally, to the hybrids of Capitalism and Socialism that we observe currently. This course will provide students with an economics' perspective on the development of society from the dawn of civilization up to, and inclusive of, the Industrial Revolution. Theories of economic development will be discussed, and the impact of changing economic circumstances on the development of civilization, religion, social organization, government and economic thought will be examined.

Canadian Economic History

Canada has developed from being a small number of isolated Maritime settlements into a modern economy enjoying membership in the "G-7", a group of seven industrialized democracies that includes Germany, Japan and the United States. This course examines that progression. Special attention will be paid to the relationship of Canada within the British Empire, theories of Canadian economic development and the role of government legislation since Confederation.

Introduction to Economic Thought

The course provides the student with a preliminary approach to exploring fundamental issues of economic analysis, with a focus on understanding the nature of capitalism. Presentation of the ideas of prominent economists, such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx and J.M. Keynes, who have shaped and challenged our understanding of the laws that regulate economic society, will be a prelude to discussing contemporary issues in economic thought.

Principles of Microeconomics

This course will provide the student with the principal elements of theory concerning the functioning of the price system, utility theory and consumer behaviour, production and costs, market structure, factor pricing and government microeconomic policy.

Issues in Economic Development

This course will provide the student with a description of some of the economic conditions in third-world countries, and an analysis of the factors promoting and hindering the process of economic development in those countries.

Economic History II

This course will provide the student with an analysis of the economic development of Western Europe and North America from the industrial period to the present. A comparison will be made between economic systems under which man lives in the twentieth century.

Principles of Macroeconomics

This course will provide the student with a framework for the analysis of models of income determination. The components of national income will be examined in the context of these models. Theory relating to the role of money and the potential role of government in the maintenance of both internal and external balance will be presented.

Introduction to Labour Economics

This introduction to labour economics develops an analytical framework for thinking about issues and policies related to the labour market. It will provide an overview of the institutional aspects and recent trends in the Canadian labour market. This course provides the student with an understanding of the demand for and supply of labour in the Canadian labour market and explains labour market participation. It examines the nature of the labour market by developing models to explain wage determination and issues relating to employment discrimination. Government policies towards wage setting, unemployment, education, and retraining will be discussed.

Introduction to Financial Economics

Introduction to Financial Economics introduces the basic principles of financial valuation, including the time-value of money and the risk/return tradeoff. It develops tools for the quantitative analysis of corporate and/or individual financing decisions, and of capital budgeting decisions. Students will learn how investors think about the value of streams of cash flows that arrive at different times. Students will also examine capital budgeting decisions and the evaluation of those decisions. The concept of risk and methods of valuing risky assets will also be examined by students in this course.

Managerial Economics

This course develops and applies economic theory and methods to business and administrative decision-making. Prospective managers will learn a set of operating rules that aid in the efficient utilization of scarce human and capital resources. To that end, optimization techniques are employed to determine appropriate courses of action for decision-makers and case studies are examined to apply economic analyses to practical situations.

Money and Banking

This course is an introduction to monetary economics and its policy applications in a Canadian setting. Attention is directed to the microeconomic aspects of financial intermediation, including the role of deposit-taking institutions and the re-regulation of the financial markets. The term structure of interest rates and the concepts of duration and interest rate risks are also considered. The course concludes with an examination of the conduct of monetary policy by the Bank of Canada under different policy and exchange rate systems.

History of Economic Thought

The ideas of economists, such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx and J.M. Keynes, have shaped and challenged our understanding of the forces that regulate economic society. An examination of these ideas will provide the student a framework within which one can derive and apply the main tools -- or principles -- of economic analysis. Special attention is placed on understanding the nature of capitalism and how changes in the social, political and economic environment affected the evolution of economic thought.

Environmental Economics

Industrial societies incur environmental damage, in part, because the full "cost" of economic activities are not reflected in the market prices that direct production. This course examines market failure and applies microeconomic principles to markets for environmental resources. Methods of measuring the damages that result from polluting activities, and the benefits of improving environmental quality, are examined. The economic principles of pollution control and case studies in Canadian and International environmental regulation are discussed.

Canadian Microeconomic Policy

Microeconomics is the study of how resources are allocated by individual decision makers in their market pursuits. In a modern industrial economy like Canada's, it is also true that government policy influences the allocation of resources. Canadian Microeconomic Policy utilizes principles of microeconomics to examine policy issues such as: government controlled prices and quantities, marketing boards, tax policy, competition policy, regulation of industry, trade policy and environmental protection.

Canadian Macroeconomic Policy

Canadian Macroeconomic Policy utilizes the principles of macroeconomics to examine current macroeconomic policy issues. A variety of issues such as the cost of inflation and unemployment, the causes and effects of the government deficit and debt, the relationship between inflation, interest rates, and the exchange rate, and the macroeconomic effects of free trade agreements will be examined. Recent monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate policies will be discussed thoroughly. Practical applications of basic macroeconomic theory will be stressed in this course.

Introduction to Public Policy and Administration

This course introduces students to economic decision-making in the public sector. The role of taxation, expenditure, and economic regulation in the design of social policy is explained and analyzed. Students will apply the principles, and analyze the practices, of public management in the context of the Canadian economy. This course allows students to explore and critically evaluate the differences between private sector and public sector decision-making in reference to resource valuation, resource allocation and provision of public services. It provides an explanation and analysis of the many public institutions in Canada under the federal, provincial and municipal authority, and their role in regulating economic behaviour. It examines the role of the bureaucracy in the context of changing domestic and international forces.

Intermediate Microeconomics

This course is designed to provide an understanding of microeconomic theory at the intermediate level. The students will be introduced to the concepts and terminology and the analytical tools and methods used by economists to describe and explain consumer and producer behavior. This course includes a thorough development of the technical aspects of the economic concepts relating to consumer and producer behaviour including consumer preferences, utility maximization, individual and market demand, Slutsky (income and substitution effects) decomposition, optimization (first and second order conditions), production theory, the supply decision, firm and industry supply, and industry structure (perfect competition in contrast with monopoly).

North American International Trade Issues

International Trade Issues is a post principles course examining international trade theory and policy. This course will examine a variety of trade issues including the incentives to engage in trade, the motivation for and the effects of barriers to trade, and the impact of major trade agreements. A primary objective of this course will be to examine world trade issues and policies in a global context.

Cost Benefit Analysis and Evaluation

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles of Cost-Benefit Analysis. It provides the opportunity to enhance both analytical and quantitative skills required for effective Cost-Benefit Analysis of various public and private projects and to evaluate and influence the design of policy design and government regulations. Topics include project evaluation techniques, common C-B measures, correct accounting measures of time, costs, and benefits, the measurement of social value and welfare change, shadow prices, present and future values, accounting for intangibles, the determination of the appropriate discount rate, inflation, contingent valuation, public enterprise pricing rules, and the incorporation of risk and uncertainty.

International Economics and Finance

This Economics course is a post principles course examining international finance theory and policy. This course will examine a variety of finance issues including the international financial system, balance of payments, the foreign exchange rate market, exchange rate determination, fixed and flexible exchange rate regimes, and the impact of international financial crisis.

Global Banking

Global Banking examines the international banking and financial services landscape. It looks at industry structural changes resulting from the changing regulatory and technological environment. The major dimensions and scope of international commercial and investment banking will be examined. Included will be an examination of the global financial markets for capital raising and trading. Critical risk management and regulatory issues will also be examined. Current issues affecting the global banking industry will be addressed throughout the course.

Urban and Regional Economics

Urban economics is the study of the market forces behind the development of cities and the urban problems associated with this development. Students interested in the efficient design and implementation of local public policy, environmental policy, land use policy and urban studies will enjoy this course. Cities provide a spatial environment and location for production, innovation and trade to flourish, but in the process generate policy problems associated with congestion, pollution, transportation, poverty, crime, urban sprawl, and growth. This course describes the historical context of urban areas and develops the theoretical tools for analyzing and predicting how urban areas grow, evolve, and change and the role of public policy to deal with this growth. The course will examine how local government, land use regulation, financing, taxation, and spending policies influence the settlement pattern and characteristics of towns, cities, and regions.

Intermediate Macroeconomics

This course will provide the student with the main concepts and methods of analysis for such macroeconomic variables as consumption, investment, government spending and foreign trade. The Classical and Keynesian models of income and employment theory will be compared. Monetary theory, rational expectations, the open economy, economic fluctuations and growth will be examined.

Introduction to Model Building in Economics and Commerce

This course will involve the student in the task of forming explicit quantitative models as they are used in economics and commerce. Quantification and types and sources of data available to economics and commerce students are considered. Emphasis is on the development of the skills needed in empirical model building.

Introduction to Econometrics

This course builds on the students’ knowledge of statistics and introduces them to econometric techniques. Topics covered include linear regression, multiple regression and the problems in regression analysis. Emphasis will be placed on application of the methods discussed in lecture.

Orientation and English Skills for English Language Learners

This is an orientation course designed for cohorts or groups of sponsored English language learners who are new to Douglas College. Through active and authentic integrated language skills practice, participants will learn how to function effectively as community members and college students. Complexity of language and tasks will vary depending on the needs and language level of the learners.

Lower Intermediate Speaking and Pronunciation for English Language Learners

This course is designed to help English language learners upgrade their speaking skills for personal, educational, and/or employment purposes. Students will communicate in a variety of settings in order to improve their confidence and develop their oral fluency and pronunciation. The course will also provide opportunities for language development including language functions, grammar, and vocabulary.

Lower Intermediate Listening Skills for English Language Learners

This course is designed to help English language learners upgrade their listening skills for personal, educational, and/or employment purposes. The course focuses on extending listening skills in routine situations to improve confidence and develop proficiency in listening. It will also provide strategies for monitoring individual improvement and opportunities for language development including grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary elements.

Lower Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for English Language Learners

This course is designed to help English language learners upgrade their reading skills and extend their vocabulary for personal, educational and/or employment purposes. It aims to improve confidence and develop overall proficiency in reading through focused work on reading sub-skills and lexical structures. The reading practice will also provide opportunities for language development including grammar, speaking and writing skills.

Lower Intermediate Writing and Grammar for English Language Learners

This course is designed to help English language learners upgrade their writing skills and the accuracy of their written language expression for personal, educational and/or employment purposes. It aims to improve confidence and develop accuracy and overall proficiency in writing through focused work on grammar and syntax. The writing practice will also provide opportunities for language development including vocabulary, speaking and reading.

Lower Introductory English Language Immersion

This is the first level in a six-level English Language Immersion Program. This full-time program is designed to provide English language learners with a total immersion environment in which to develop communicative competence in English. Students will use only the target language. Program activities include formal classroom instruction, informal workshops, sports, field trips, and socio-cultural activities where students can apply their language skills in a natural communicative setting.

Upper Introductory English Language Immersion

This is the second level in a six-level English Language Immersion Program. This full-time program is designed to provide English language learners with a total immersion environment in which to develop communicative competence in English. Students will use only the target language. Program activities include formal classroom instruction, informal workshops, sports, field trips, and socio-cultural activities where students can apply their language skills in a natural communicative setting.

Lower Intermediate English Language Immersion

This is the third level in a six-level English Language Immersion Program. This full-time program is designed to provide English language learners with a total immersion environment in which to develop communicative competence in English. Students will use only the target language. Program activities include formal classroom instruction, informal workshops, sports, field trips, and socio-cultural activities where students can apply their language skills in a natural communicative setting.

Upper Intermediate English Language Immersion

This is the fourth level in a six-level English Language Immersion Program. This full-time program is designed to provide English language learners with a total immersion environment in which to develop communicative competence in English. Students will use only the target language. Program activities include formal classroom instruction, informal workshops, sports, field trips, and socio-cultural activities where students can apply their language skills in a natural communicative setting.

Lower Advanced English Language Immersion

This is the fifth level in a six-level English Language Immersion Program. This full-time program is designed to provide English language learners with a total immersion environment in which to develop communicative competence in English. Students will use only the target language. Program activities include formal classroom instruction, informal workshops, sports, field trips, and socio-cultural activities where students can apply their language skills in a natural communicative setting.

Upper Advanced English Language Immersion

This is the sixth level in a six-level English Language Immersion Program. This full-time program is designed to provide English language learners with a total immersion environment in which to develop communicative competence in English. Students will use only the target language. Program activities include formal classroom instruction, informal workshops, sports, field trips, and socio-cultural activities where students can apply their language skills in a natural communicative setting.

4-Week English and Culture Immersion Program

This full-time integrated skills program is designed to provide cohorts or groups of sponsored English language learners with a total immersion environment in which to develop communicative competence in English. Learners will use only the target language. Program activities include formal classroom instruction, informal workshops, sports, field trips, and socio-cultural activities where learners can apply language skills in a natural communicative setting. Complexity of language and tasks will vary depending on the needs and language level of the learners.

Discussing Culture and Community for English Language Learners

This course is the first level of an academic series designed to help students upgrade their speaking, listening, and presentation skills. It is most appropriate for students intending to take college or university courses. Activities will help students understand and communicate effectively in a variety of settings. The emphasis will be on participating in conversations and discussions, and communicating in routine situations. Students will also prepare and participate in a presentation on a topic related to culture and community. Through these activities, students will continue to develop their overall language skills.