Online and Remote Learning

This advanced course builds on your knowledge of project management to teach you the principles of program and portfolio management. You will learn how organizations use program and portfolio management to make better investment decisions, execute organizational strategy, ensure that business value and benefits are delivered, and improve the likelihood of success of their investments in projects. 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. For more information, please visit: https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/unique/micro-courses. By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to: Evaluate how programs and portfolios can support organizations Construct a program and portfolio governance structure Formulate a benefits management plan to support strategy Design a portfolio prioritization approach Assess the maturity of portfolio management practices Competencies developed and assessed in this course include: Decision Making Strategic Planning Change Management Critical Thinking

Do you want to manage international projects with a worldwide range of stakeholders? This course will help you become a qualified project manager who knows the fundamentals of planning and executing international projects. You'll learn cross-cultural communication skills, how to manage virtual teams and the implications of international legislation and regulation for their projects. The course will also cover the relevant risks, logistics and challenges of managing international projects. 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. For more information, please visit: https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/unique/micro-courses. By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to: Explain the challenges of international projects Analyze organizational culture Assess the principles of sustainability relative to social good projects Critique the impact of globalization on projects Analyze decision making in an ethical context Evaluate leadership on international projects Competencies developed and assessed in this course include: Intercultural skills in a project context Evaluation of international project context Ethical decision making

The Divine Comedy is a masterpiece summarizing human wisdom and experience. Dante’s journey from the dark woods to the depths of Hell and the heights of Heaven is a grand symbol of the inward journey possible within each lifetime, from despair to beatitude, and confusion to illumination. Join instructor Harley Price to discuss Dante’s allegory both in the fascinating literary, philosophical and theological context of his age and as a testament to the aspirations in all of us as we search for happiness and meaning. Understand how Dante looks backward from the Christian Middle Ages to classical antiquity, and forward to the great humanist revival of the Italian Renaissance. Learn about medieval allegory, scriptural interpretation and literary theory. Explore the Christian theological and philosophical background of the Commedia. Learn about contemporary medieval mysticism and the mystic tradition of the inner journey to God. Explore some medieval doctrines of "courtly" and divine love.

If it’s time to put your personal narratives on paper, this collegial yet challenging workshop will help you craft true stories that are rich in emotional depth and compelling to read. Working with a community of fellow memoir writers, you’ll learn how to dig deep for personal material and write with power, clarity and skill. Understand the importance of structure, voice, courage and editing. Identify and explore your most vital life stories. Get detailed feedback on your work every week. Create a portfolio of at least seven stories.

Join a community of writers from around the globe to deepen your skills in life writing. This online course explores the nature of memoir and many related genres. Whether you're writing for personal satisfaction or publication, you'll learn how to channel your life experiences and memories into your own voice and style. Discover your emotional truth and hone your craft through course readings, exercises and the thought-provoking participation of a guest writer. Understand how to turn your life experiences into engaging stories. Unlock personal memories as material for essays, memoirs and fiction. Find your own storytelling voice, style and point of view. Emerge with a few pieces of finished writing - and dozens of ideas for future stories.

If you are a Spanish-speaking aspiring creative writer, this course will help you work on a narrative project at any level. You'll learn about basic elements of fiction writing, such as plot and character, and meet a wider community of writers working in Spanish. The course is taught in Spanish by award-winning Mexican-Canadian author Martha Bátiz, whose work has been published in Canada, Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Peru. Este curso se ofrece en exclusiva en la Universidad de Toronto para brindar a los interesados la oportunidad de aprender y poner en práctica las diferentes herramientas y elementos necesarios para la creación de un texto literario. Se tendrá la oportunidad de realizar ejercicios enfocados hacia los diferentes temas a tratar durante cada clase, a la vez que se leerán y analizarán los textos que forman parte del proyecto individual de cada estudiante, proporcionando así al autor una experiencia integral de “taller literario,” con crítica siempre constructiva, seria y profesional. No es necesario tener experiencia previa como escritor para participar en el curso. Requisitos: Escribir y hablar español con fluidez. Presentar como proyecto un texto a desarrollar a lo largo del curso (novela o cuentos). Understand the fundamental elements of writing fiction, such as plot and character. Acquire techniques for developing a range of narrative styles.

Find out what it takes to be funny and learn the techniques used by successful literary and popular comic writers. Combining lectures with in-class exercises and workshops, this course will examine the types of comedy suited to the printed page: slapstick, satire, absurdity, verbal humour, surprise, transgression and non-sequiturs. Understand the techniques used in writing humour. Emerge with one or two pieces of comic writing. Join a community of like-minded writers.

This course will teach you how to analyze the inner workings of any enterprise and present an unbiased and independent evaluation of its financial statements. You'll learn about the concept, theory and practice of auditing, its scope and planning, decision-making, legal and ethical requirements, the evaluation of internal controls, risk and materiality. The course also covers audit-test documentation, business-cycle audits, statistical and non-statistical sampling of evidence, the application of audit judgment against available evidence and auditing in an electronic environment. Learn audit procedures for revenue, receivables and collection, payment and investment cycles.Discover how to define, discuss and resolve ethical dilemmas in accounting.Understand professional practice and quality-control standards. Become familiar with the audit-risk model and its importance in developing an audit strategy. Learn about internal controls and how to evaluate them.Enhance your professional judgment when completing audits and issuing final audit reports.

Internal auditing is independent, objective assurance designed to improve and add value to an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance. This course teaches how to apply the phases of internal auditing methodology - annual universe, planning, execution, reporting and follow-up. It also highlights the soft skills required to meet and exceed multiple stakeholder expectations - communication, presentation and negotiation skills. Understand the internal audit function, its roles and responsibilities and the value auditing services provide to senior management and the audit committee. Know how internal audit relates to the other pillars of corporate governance. Be introduced to the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), its code of ethics and other authoritative guidance. Improve your prospects for success when taking the IIA Certification exam.

This course addresses technology risk assessment and IT audit from the perspective of an internal auditor. You'll learn how to plan and prioritize IT audit-related work and how to identify and evaluate technology risk from a variety of perspectives. This course also covers auditing applications and IT control frameworks; emerging technology and its impact on business and audit risk; IT governance; preparing audit programs and effective communication of results; and internal controls in an IT environment. Develop a basic IT audit plan using available resources and reference material. Understand the basis of technology risk assessment and how technology risk and audit risk are related, and be able to apply this knowledge to cyclical audit planning. Understand how to conduct IT audits of programs, web applications, databases and system development. Use common IT audit and computer security frameworks to assess risk. Adapt audit methods based on actual technology in use. Communicate results, determine follow-up and monitor outcomes.