Self-awareness is the cornerstone of personal effectiveness. For a group to communicate effectively, everyone must be aware of their own preferences and be able to flex in relation to the perspectives of their team members. This course will introduce a tool called Insights Discovery, a powerful preference-based framework that uses colour as a common language. Insights helps people understand themselves and their colleagues so that they can have more respectful, productive, and positive working relationships, even across virtual boundaries.
(Spring CRN 14548/Lab 14621) An introduction to computers, alogrithms and programming. Topics include problem analysis, alorithm development, data representation, control structures, arrays, and file manipulation. Three credits.
(Summer CRN 23015/Lab 23044) Continuing from the material in CSCI 161, this course covers memory management and data abstraction via classes and objects, and introduces the linear data structures lists, stacks, and queues. Structured programming is encouraged via modular development. Prerequisite: CSCI 161. Three credits and a two-hour lab.
In this 20-week online, asynchronous program with live sessions, you will learn cybersecurity fundamentals, the basics of cybersecurity and cloud computing, and python essentials. Working at your own pace and your own schedule, you will become versed in TCP and UDP have the option to complete certifications, all while building the skills necessary to find work in this exciting field. You will also have access to our job search and workplace productivity courses, which will help you to understand the tech sector, and learn the best practices to begin your career in tech. This program is a great fit for you if you love to learn online, are self-motivated, have a knack for math and technology, and can dedicate 10+ hours a week to the program.
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In this 20-week online, asynchronous program with live sessions, you will learn the fundamentals of database management, data analysis, data visualization, and cloud operations. All you need is a reliable internet connection and access to a computer! Working at your own pace and your own schedule, you will become versed in SQL, Python, and AWS while building the skills necessary to find work in this exciting field. You will also have access to our job search and workplace productivity courses, which will help you to understand the tech sector and learn the best practices to begin your career in tech. All of our technical program content is delivered in pre-recorded video courses via Pluralsight which includes hands-on, practice content for real world application. This program is a great fit for you if you love to learn online, are self-motivated, have a knack for math and technology, and can dedicate 10+ hours a week to the program.
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Spring CRN 14549/14550 This course will examine a number of ways to understand what gender and development mean, and the ways in which the two intersect. For instance, the course will explore such questions as, how can thinking intersectionally change the practices of development and of international institutions of development?; and, how local and gendered actors respond to development policies? Sub-themes in the course include women and work, gender and health, empowerment, environment, sustainable development, and others. Credits will be granted for only one of DEVS 315 and DEVS 391(ST: Gender and Development). Cross-listed as WMGS 315. Three credits
Spring CRN (14551) This course provides an introduction to microeconomic concepts and methodology. Students will learn about basic concepts such as scarcity and opportunity cost, and economic efficiency. The other central themes of the course include theories of supply and demand; the theory of production and costs, the functioning and the performance of competitive markets versus monopolies and oligopolies; labour markets and the markets for public goods. Three credits.
(Summer CRN 23016) The second half of introductory economics provides an introduction to macroeconomic concepts. The course examines pressing problems and issues in the Canadian economy and the world. Students will learn about alternate economic systems, national income accounting and the components of the national economy; the role of money in the economy; inflation; unemployment; international trade and trade policy; and the role of government in managing the economy. Three credits.
This course examines theories of learning and development and their implications for instruction. This course will explore general and behaviorist theories and aspects of cognitive learning that are relevant to understanding the diversity of learners.
Programs
This course is part of the Masters of Education Graduate Program.
The ideas of major curriculum theorists will be examined and the implications of each position for program development for schooling will be explored.
Programs
This course is part of the Masters of Education Graduate Program.
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