Online and Remote Learning

What’s the most important quality Canadian employers look for in employees? If you said “The ability to communicate clearly and effectively,” you’re ready for this ten-week course. Lectures, discussions, e-learning tools and assignments will help you develop the communication skills you’ll need in today’s business environment. You’ll learn to anticipate and meet your audience’s needs. You’ll write letters, emails, memos and reports that are precise, clear and effective. You’ll emerge better able to inform, persuade, and seek information with confidence. Plan and write all major types of business communications. Know what different audiences need and use the right tone for each. Write messages that go beyond information to persuasion. Edit and proofread your own work to avoid embarrassing mistakes. Format better documents such as cover letters and resumes.

This course focuses on making you a more effective project leader. Project management is a combination of art and science. The focus is on your leadership style – working with project teams, managing stakeholder politics, resolving team conflict and embracing change management. Leadership can be a huge factor between project success and failure and this course covers the relevant leadership elements required to succeed in the art of project management. The course will provide students with a thorough understanding and how you as a leader can transform yourself and reach a greater level of project management maturity. Build, lead, and manage project teams effectively and ethically Analyze the project and organization characteristics, culture and maturity to achieve project success Design and implement approaches to effectively communicate with and engage stakeholders Understand implications and manage organizational change in connection with your project Apply insights about leadership practices gained from industry practitioners through a team project

This course focuses on making you a more effective project leader. Project management is a combination of art and science. In this course, you’ll delve into the art of leadership and your leadership style – working with project teams, managing stakeholder politics, resolving team conflict, and embracing change management. Leadership can be a huge contributor to project success or failure, and this course covers the relevant leadership elements required to succeed in the art of project management. The course will provide you with a thorough understanding of how you, as a leader, can transform yourself and reach a greater level of project management maturity. Note: 1952A and 1952 B together are equivalent to 1952 Leading Projects in Organizations Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper-proof, verifiable, blockchain-based, and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs. By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to: Construct, manage, and lead project teams effectively and ethically Apply ethical decision-making in project situations, including conflict resolution Evaluate the impact of a project on organizational change and culture and implement the appropriate approach to managing organizational change Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include: Emotional Intelligence Team Leadership Managing conflicts Leading change Decision-making

This course focuses on making you a more effective project manager through communications. Communication is the number one reason why projects fail. In this course will focus on key project communication artifacts, presentation skills and how to engagement stakeholders. To communicate effectively to stakeholders, you need to understand how the project supports the organization’s strategy, the benefits the project is delivering to the organization and what is project success. This course will provide an overview of strategy, how to realize benefits, and how to effectively close a project. Note: 1952A Project Leadership and 1952B Project Communication and Strategy together are equivalent to 1952 Leading Projects in Organizations Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper proof, verifiable, blockchain-based and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs. By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to: Assess the benefits and value of a project Assess the current level of — and construct approaches for—stakeholder engagement Design and implement approaches for effective project communications Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include: Project Management Thinking Strategically Presentation Fostering Communication

This online self-study course is your starting point for the Certificate in Translation in order to work as a full or part-time translator. Using modern translation theory, you'll acquire essential tools and develop a strong awareness of the issues that Korean translators face. You'll learn how to preserve the meaning, style, syntax and tone of the original text, without being literal, and become proficient in analyzing, understanding and correctly translating complex real-world documents. Learn translation in the fields of law, commerce and literature. All course materials are available electronically. You communicate with your instructor electronically and share at least three webinars with the whole class.  Acquire introductory tools for translation. Understand the principles and goals of a high-quality translation. Prepare for upper-level translation courses.

This online self-study course is your starting point for the Certificate in Translation in order to work as a full or part-time translator. Using modern translation theory, you'll acquire essential tools and develop a strong awareness of the issues that Portuguese translators face. You'll learn how to preserve the meaning, style, syntax and tone of the original text, without being literal, and become proficient in analyzing, understanding and correctly translating complex real-world documents. Learn translation in the fields of law, commerce and literature. All course materials are available electronically. You communicate with your instructor electronically and share at least three webinars with the whole class.  Acquire introductory tools for translation. Understand the principles and goals of a high-quality translation. Prepare for upper-level translation courses.

This online self-study course is your starting point for the Certificate in Translation in order to work as a full or part-time translator. Using modern translation theory, you'll acquire essential tools and develop a strong awareness of the issues that Spanish translators face. You'll learn how to preserve the meaning, style, syntax and tone of the original text, without being literal, and become proficient in analyzing, understanding and correctly translating complex real-world documents. Learn translation in the fields of law, commerce and literature. All course materials are available electronically. You communicate with your instructor electronically and share at least three webinars with the whole class.  Acquire introductory tools for translation. Understand the principles and goals of a high-quality translation. Prepare for upper-level translation courses.

Jump-start your writing this new year with a deeply supportive and generative writing course. The body is a portal to intuition and originality. In this fresh approach to creative writing, writers at every level will learn to access their own innate sense of story and its elements. Maybe you’re a pro looking to, as Martha Graham says, “keep the channel open”. Maybe you’re a newer writer looking for ways to generate material or conquer writer’s block. Each week we will explore different ways to generate material: Mindfulness and meditation, intentional dreaming, art dates, experience-based generative exercises, and mind-body awareness will fuel our writing. The course is designed to encourage writers to mine the wisdom held within the psyche and the body. Seasoned pro and beginner alike will benefit from these delving exercises, and writers working in all genres are invited to enroll. “Writing From the Mind-Body” provides a supportive workshop environment which aims to reveal the questions and answers that exist inside each writer. This personal journey moves you beyond fear and writer’s block and into the writing only you can do. Development of techniques and exercises for easing writer's block Methods for enhancing personal story-telling skills Generate new and exciting ideas

To compete today, organizations must constantly learn and improve. In this course, you'll learn how effective training and development can help you achieve organizational goals. Learn how to analyze training needs and design and evaluate effective programs that address performance problems. Explore innovative approaches like team task-analysis, just-in-time learning and rapid elearning. You'll develop a well-rounded approach to training and development that can lead to a career in human resources and other areas of management. Understand learning theories and the principles of effective training programs. Identify training needs and match objectives to performance problems. Learn how to design and implement a training program. Evaluate training programs to ensure they are effective.

Get a basic working knowledge of workplace health and safety issues, legislation and major programs in this 13-week course. You'll learn how to develop, manage and maintain policies and programs that fit changing needs in occupational health and safety. You'll learn basic managerial issues, including the employer's legal, ethical and strategic reasons for ensuring employee health and safety. Other topics include accident/incident prevention, physical and mental health policies, employee assistance programs (EAPs) and wellness programs. Interpret the regulatory framework surrounding occupational health and safety. Communicate the duties of the major stakeholders under occupational health and safety legislation. Distinguish ways to systematically assess and examine workplace hazards and risks. Articulate common physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial and workplace violence hazards. Plan for and control hazards within the workplace. Address emerging trends such as: psychological health and safety, workplace violence, bullying.