Students develop awareness of and skills for interpersonal communication. Self-understanding and growth is emphasized as a foundation upon which effective interpersonal communication skills are built.

This course further explores the interrelationship between self concept, self awareness and communicative processes. Strategies for dealing with stress are examined.

This course emphasizes the development of interpersonal communication, interviewing, and counselling skills. Students will learn and practice effective interviewing and consider how cultural issues can affect the process. Students will also practice gathering and evaluating information in a framework for client assessment and planning and delivering effective interventions.

This course provides an introduction to accounting procedures and statements and their underlying concepts and principles. Within this framework, accounting practice is integrated with the development of accounting information for effective decision-making.

This course offers an insightful entry point into the world of modern grain farming techniques, technologies, and innovations. As the agricultural industry rapidly evolves, this course serves as a foundational exploration of the latest advancements that are reshaping grain farming practices to meet the demands of a changing world. Throughout this course, participants will be introduced to a diverse range of topics that cover the essential aspects of contemporary grain farming, from pre-planting strategies to post-harvest management. By delving into the integration of cutting-edge approaches and technologies, participants will gain a solid understanding of how these innovations contribute to enhanced yields, sustainability, and overall profitability.

In an era characterized by rapid technological advancements and growing global demand for high-quality animal products, staying informed about the latest trends and innovations in livestock farming is essential for success in the agricultural industry. This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the cutting-edge practices, technologies, and sustainable approaches that are reshaping modern livestock production. Through a blend of theoretical insights and practical applications, this course will explore a wide range of topics, including genetics and breeding, nutrition, health management, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability. Students will delve into the innovative solutions that are transforming traditional farming methods into efficient, ethical, and environmentally conscious systems.

The course includes data collection and presentation, descriptive statistics. Probability distributions, sampling distributions, and the central limit theorem; point estimation and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression analysis; goodness of fit and contingency table.

Methods in applied statistics including regression techniques, analysis of variance and covariance, and methods of data analysis. Applications are taken from Biological, Physical and Social Science and Business.

Basic principles of archaeology. Introduction to the nature, methods, and theory of anthropological archaeology, i.e. how archaeological remains are located, recovered, and interpreted. Emphasis in this course is on the principles of reconstruction of past societies from archaeological evidence.

This course will discuss and practice techniques of Artificial Insemination in cattle. Basic anatomy and procedures will be covered. Intended for private use.

This course gives an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI). The course covers supervised classification based on e.g., artificial neural networks - deep learning, as well as unsupervised learning - clustering, regression, optimizing and reinforcement learning, as well as design of experiments and evaluation. Students will learn how this knowledge is used in areas such as: building smart robots, computer vision and other applications.

The course introduces practical and theoretical concepts of athletic injury. This includes an overview of athletic therapy and the prevention, assessment, acute management, and rehabilitation of injuries.

This course covers the basics of our origins and all the spectacular biological diversity we see around us in the modern human species, from an anthropological perspective. Students will be introduced to fundamental concepts in evolutionary theory, genetics, demography, and the various ways that human diversity has been understood and interpreted. This course is an exciting overview of humans, biologically, from our origins to who we are today.

This course examines the major lineages of life on Earth. It provides an overview of evolutionary principles and classification, the history of life, and the key adaptations of prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. Laboratories survey the diversity of biological form and function, and introduce students to data collection and scientific writing.

This course examines the workings of four branches of government at the national level, as well as, Canadian federalism and the Constitution. The course also explores efforts to change institutional arrangements to make them more democratic and more responsive to Western Canadians, people in Quebec and aboriginal peoples.

This course will introduce the student to Caterpillar’s history as well as familiarizing the student with the CAT product line. Included with this will be information on safety, materials and tools as well as shop facilities and equipment. Another segment will familiarize the student with the Caterpillar Service Information System as well as computer operation. This course will also include safety orientation and corporate overview as well as other topics Finning deems necessary.

All life functions are based on cells, and this course will provide an introduction to cell structure and function. Major topics will include the origin of life, the development of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell lineage, energy conversions, the compartmentation of biochemical functions within a cell and communication from cell to cell. The genetic control of cell activities is examined through methods of molecular genetic analysis and their application in genetic engineering and biotechnology.

This course examines the theoretical, practical, professional, and research issues in clinical psychology. Emphasis will be placed on the various methods of assessment, evaluation and treatment modalities for individuals and groups.

This introductory course in psychopharmacology focuses on the groups of psychotropic drugs used in the treatment of psychological disorders. This course provides students the foundational knowledge of topics in clinical psychopharmacology including psychotropic drugs and their impact on neurotransmitters and hormones, the side-effect of psychotropic drugs, the short- and long-term consequences of the use of psychotropic drugs, and the clinical efficacy of the effect of psychotropic drugs on various mental disorders.

This course introduces students to a variety of coaching topics of both a theoretical and a practical nature. Topics include Long Term Athlete Development principles, role of the coach and coach responsibilities in structuring a team and program. Students will have the opportunity to gain National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) certification.