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This course focuses on principles of effective business communication, both written and spoken, including mechanics, style, tone, organization and APA style referencing. Specific topics include composing business letters, memoranda and emails; writing formal reports; principles of graphic design; and conducting effective business meetings.

This course emphasizes a range of mathematical calculations used in business. Students will be introduced to simple interest, compound interest, annuities, amortization and sinking funds. Practical applications will be emphasized in the course.

This course provides an introduction to the field of marketing. The principles of product, price, promotion, and place along with understanding customer's needs are covered.

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.

The course provides further examination of accounting procedures and their underlying concepts and principles. Additional standards and problems of valuation, income measurement, and disclosure in financial statements are introduced.

This course is a practical introduction to the software applications most commonly used in business. Students will develop a basic working knowledge of a desktop operating system and a suite of business software applications that will include file management, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database management.

The organization of human productive energy is the central focus of this introductory course. Themes of balancing task, relationship requirements and the needs of the organization with those of the individual are stressed. Specific topics include: perception, personality, values, attitudes, motivation, group behaviour, and teamwork.

The nature of microeconomic systems are examined in relation to the function of markets, market failure and consumer utility, the costs of production, pricing under competitive and monopolistic conditions, markets for the factors of production and selected topics in analysis and policy. Current economic problems will be discussed throughout the course.

Through a seminar approach, this course explores the many ethical dimensions of business and includes a major group project for which class time is allotted.

The objectives of financial management and financial decision making are explored in this course. The approach is practical in nature with an emphasis on cash flow analysis, working capital management, and financial planning.

This is an introduction to the use of random variables, descriptive statistics, probability, the binomial and normal probability distributions, estimation, small and large sample theory, analysis of variance, tests of hypotheses, regression analysis, forecasting, time series and linear programming is provided. Practical applications are emphasized in the course.

This course provides a practical approach to project management. It explores terminology, technique, method, communication, and skill of effective and efficient actions. Emphasis to define the scope, plan the project, and design execution contribute to practical learning. An ongoing term project will apply the principles and knowledge integral to the successful administration of a project. Students navigate complexity, risk, challenges, and disruption to manage resources and time constraints to reach project milestones.

This course provides an overview of the human resource function in contemporary business. Specifically, the topics covered include: the legal aspects of HR, HR planning, job analysis and design, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and health and safety.

The nature of macroeconomic systems is examined in relation to markets, national income analysis, aggregate demand and supply, the function of money, commercial and central banking, monetary and fiscal policy, exchange rates and the balance of payments as well selected topics in analysis and policy. Current economy-wide issues will be discussed throughout the course.

The communication techniques and relationship skills, as well as the psychological characteristics that influence client behaviour are topics in this course. The course covers financial statement preparation and analysis from a personal perspective, and the cash and debt management that flows from these statements. This courses reviews time value of money and economic concepts applicable to the principle subject areas of financial planning. Prerequisites: BA1050 Transfer: AU, GMU, UL

This focus of this course is the establishment of small business enterprises and issues related to managing them. Managerial and strategic problems during the early years of business formation and growth are examined with emphasis on the entrepreneurial process, opportunity recognition, business planning, mobilizing resources and organization creation.

This is an introductory course providing insight into children's development from conception to age two. This course provides an overview of principles, domains, and major theories of children's development and influences on development during the prenatal and neonatal stages, as well as during infancy and toddlerhood. The relationship between theory and practice in infant-toddler programs is also examined.

This course offers a broad overview of the field of early learning and child care. Students will investigate historical factors that have shaped early childhood theory and practice and will examine a variety of program models and their goals. The roles and responsibilities of the early childhood educator and determinants of quality early childhood programs are also discussed. This course also introduces students to some of the agencies and resources that support the professional growth of early childhood educators.

This course provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to provide for the basic health, safety and nutritional needs of young children. Requirements for healthy and safe early childhood environments will be identified. The nutritional needs of young children will be established and appropriate menu planning strategies explored. Developmentally appropriate practices and experiences for establishing healthful attitudes in young children are also included.

This course introduces students to the field of early learning and child care. Students will observe and participate in a variety of early childhood settings and begin to integrate concepts and theories from course work with practical experience in the field. Students will attend regularly scheduled seminars throughout the practicum weeks.

A practical course which explores children's art, literature and music from a child-centred perspective.

This course focuses on the physical, cognitive, creative, and psychosocial development of children from 2-6 years of age and factors that contribute to individual variations in development. Theoretical perspectives and research findings that contribute to our understanding of child development will be examined, as well as their implications for practice in Early Learning and Child Care settings.

This is normally an eight week practicum in an early childhood setting. Students will have the opportunity to apply theory to practice in their work with young children. Students will spend time in the Children's Centre demonstration program as a component of this practicum and will attend weekly seminars throughout the practicum weeks.

This course provides an introduction to the central role of play in early learning and child care settings, with an emphasis on developmentally appropriate, culturally-sensitive practices. This course focuses on a number of topics including the nature, value, and types of play, as well as important theories and issues regarding play. Students will also learn about the role of the practitioner in play, including the use of appropriate observation and documentation to understand and support children's development through play.

The adults' role in supporting young children's learning and development with an emphasis on a child-centered, play-based approach to curriculum planning will be examined in this course. Appropriate child centered routines, schedules, transitions and group times will also be discussed. The focus is on children from birth to age 6.

This course is designed to help students understand children's behaviour and what it means to use a positive guidance approach in supporting children's social, emotional, and moral development. Environmental and developmental factors which influence behaviour are examined, as are the principles of the guidance approach and ways in which these principles can be applied in early learning and child care settings.

This course focuses on how the child's physical environment supports social, cognitive, physical and emotional development through the early childhood years. Students will analyze specific components of high quality environments for young children and will learn important principles that can be applied to the design of indoor and outdoor play environments for preschool children.

Students examine the role of the administrator in Early Learning and Child Care Programs, including effective staff supervision, models and techniques for evaluating and motivating staff. Students will learn about funding available from all levels of government as well as services organizations in the private sector. The budgeting process, advertising and marketing strategies will be explored.

This is normally a six week practicum in a community early childhood setting such as a child care center, nursery school, kindergarten, family day home or a special placement such as a play program for children in a woman's shelter or an early intervention program. Students will attend weekly seminars throughout the practicum weeks.

This course introduces students to science, mathematical and social knowledge. The course emphasis is on integrating social, physical and logical mathematical experiences in the preschool child's environment. Students learn to use developmentally appropriate curriculum to facilitate the young child's construction of knowledge in these areas.

A practical course which examines the characteristics of quality programs for infants and toddlers and explores programming techniques which respond to the individual and group needs of children up to 36 months of age. The focus of this course is on developing an awareness of the critical importance of care and interaction in the lives of infants and toddlers.

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

This course focuses on a family centered approach to working with families in early childhood settings. Students will explore strategies for establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with families and involving them in the care and education of their children.

This course examines the developmental characteristics of children ages 6 through 12 years and the components of high quality out of school care programs. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills to ensure that the environment, experiences and interactions meet the needs of school age children.

Students will attend weekly seminars throughout the semester in preparation and support of this practicum. Students will design and operate an eight week program for preschool children. With the support of program instructors, students will be responsible for all aspects of a program for young children and their families.

This course builds on CD1370 (Guiding Children's Behaviour I) and provides an in depth exploration of factors that influence children's behaviour, as well as guidance strategies practitioners can use to build children's social competence. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the adult-child relationship as the foundation for children's social, emotional and moral development. This course also offers strategies for coping with challenging behaviours, such as bullying and for working collaboratively with parents to resolve behavioural issues.

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.

A college level English course designed to improve the professional communication skills of students. Emphasis is given to the study of grammar and its application to essay writing, oral presentation and practical workplace communication.

This course explores children's expressive and receptive language development as well as their construction of knowledge about the reading and writing process. Students will examine ways in which preschool environments can support children in their attempts to understand and use the language system of their society. This course provides students with a solid foundation for facilitating preschool children's development in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Various types of exceptionality are examined in this course. Resources, assessment procedures and inclusion of individuals with exceptionalities are explored. The roles of families and professionals are examined.

This unique optional course provides students the opportunity to put classroom learning into practice in a 200-hour work experience, where work experiences provide students with experience in a workplace setting related to the student's field of study and/or career goals. This course involves 30 hours of employment training activities. Students are responsible for securing an approved work-experience placement; the work experience is monitored and evaluated by the employer.

A synoptic view of the Canadian legal system, with emphasis on underlying considerations of social policy. While considering the nature, sources, philosophy, and policy objectives of the law, selected topics from the fields of tort and contract will be analyzed.

This is an introduction to the basic characteristics of Canadian business and management concepts. Through the review of the functions of management using a systems approach, modern management theory and practice are studied. The current issues of business ethics, environmental concerns, international management, women in management and political environment are reviewed.

Introduction into career planning and preparation for graduate practice. Focus is on resume writing, job interview preparation, registration requirements, and developing a study plan for the licensure examination.

This course will help you develop editing, proofreading and writing skills for effective business communications. Upon completing this course, you will write and speak according to Standard English usage principles of word choice, spelling, sentence construction, grammar, punctuation and pronunciation. You will communicate with the English style that contributes to advancement in careers requiring excellent communication skills.

The course applies the principles learned in OA1030 to the techniques or writing different types of letters, memos and short reports. It emphasizes oral communication, punctuation and proofreading skills.

This course focuses on the core skills necessary for production of professional business documents. Student will learn Word core level skills including: creating, printing, and editing documents, formatting characters, paragraphs, documents and sections; maintaining documents; writing tools; manipulating tabs and text within documents; merging; and special format characters.

This course covers expert level concepts and techniques of Microsoft Word through lectures, demonstrations, and hands on practical applications. Emphasis will be placed on the production of professional business documents such as long documents, fill-in forms, merged documents including multi-page merged letters, and desktop publishing documents. Students will be expected to produce these professional business documents in a timed environment. Students will master the software concepts required to gain the Microsoft Certification - Word.

This course is intended to familiarize the student with the comprehensive use and professional application of computers in daily office activities. Students will be expected to develop a core level knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Access. This course also introduces the current operating system, computer terminology, electronic file management and business math concepts.

This course covers expert level concepts and techniques of PowerPoint and Outlook through lectures, demonstrations, and hands on practical applications. Students will master the software concepts required to gain the Microsoft Office Certification in PowerPoint and in Outlook. This course will also provide training in remote working technologies such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and Adobe Acrobat.

This modularized course covers the essential fundamentals of working in a professional office including: human relations, filing and records management, email records in Outlook, management of work, time, and resources, Outlook Tasks and Calendar, organizational office structure and office layout, telephone and front-line reception, scheduling using Outlook Calendar, Tasks and Journalizing using Outlook, reprographics; meetings and conferences, Outlook Contacts and Meetings, in-coming and out-going mail, volunteerism, professional development; and employment strategies and job success skills.

This course focuses on the development of keyboarding speed and accuracy through proven individualized skill building drills.

This course focuses on the development of keyboarding speed and accuracy through proven individualized skill building drills.

This course provides an opportunity for the student to work in a supervised office environment and apply skills and knowledge learned in the program. A minimum of 120 hours of work experience over one semester is required. Students will complete an orientation to office information systems prior to the practicum. Students will work full shifts in a professional office with an experienced office manager. The office manager will act as supervisor and the student will follow the supervisor's work rotation.

This course covers expert level concepts and techniques of Microsoft Excel through lectures, demonstrations, and hands on practical applications. Students will learn how to prepare and format a worksheet, maintain and enhance workbooks, advanced formatting, formulas and data management, and managing and integrating data. Students will be prepared to successfully challenge the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Certification Exam and attain this globally recognized certificate directly from Microsoft.

This course begins your career path as a professional bookkeeper and introduces you to basic bookkeeping principles, procedures and concepts as applied to a service business. The bookkeeping cycle, including journals, ledgers and preparation of financial statements is covered. The course will present accounting principles in a clear and comprehensive classroom and lab format. Realistic and practical applications ensure that the basics of financial bookkeeping are learned, rather than memorized.

This course continues you along your career path as a professional bookkeeper and introduces you to basic bookkeeping principles, procedures and concepts as applied to a merchandising business. Bookkeeping for merchandising activities, cash control concepts and reporting petty cash, sales and receivables, cost of goods sold, inventory, property, plant and equipment, natural resources, intangibles, current liabilities, long-term liabilities and payroll are covered. The course will present accounting principles in a clear and comprehensive classroom and lab format. Realistic and practical applications ensure that the basics of financial bookkeeping are learned, rather than memorized.

This is a comprehensive course teaching accounting concepts in a software environment. Students will use QuickBooks Premiere to go through step-by-step basics to complex tasks for service and merchandising businesses. Students will be exposed to subsidiary journals, accounting ledgers, and audit trail concepts. You will know QuickBooks and be able to use it in the workplace including advanced features such as year-end procedures. tracking time, job costing, integration with Excel and Outlook and other.

Introductory study of human anatomy. Students learn structural and functional components of selected systems of the human body.

This course examines the biological foundations of physical activity/exercise and the components of health-related physical fitness as compared to health, chronic disease and performance; and explores physical activity guidelines and exercise prescription for healthy adults.

The course examines the fundamental principles of nutrition and the effects it has in society, athletic performance and physical education. It includes an analysis of practical and theoretical concepts of nutrition and the effects that dietary intake has on exercise, body composition and athletic performance.