Online and Remote Learning

Are you driven by a need to better inform the public about the issues that matter to you and your community? This course will help you start or boost your journalism or freelance journalism-writing career. Polish your newspaper, broadcast and magazine writing skills by exploring the essential journalistic tools and techniques required to produce compelling news copy, feature stories and opinion articles in both traditional and independent news outlets. This course also provides a unique opportunity to tap into the expertise and lived experiences of established journalists. As a class, we will collectively assess journalism’s responsibilities in an age of rampant misinformation and AI, and examine its often distorted representation of Black, Indigenous and racialized communities. Learners from this class have had their assignments published in CBC Arts, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and Vice News.   Work on the fundamentals of writing articles for digital use. Adapt your writing knowledge and skills to a digital context. Use a range of online platforms to tell and promote your stories. Create resonant stories that integrate an online strategy. Build a portfolio of original online material you can share with employers and talent developers.

Human service providers need to know which programs work best for various user groups. They need tools and skills to assess the impact of their efforts. Over the course of this four-day module, you'll learn about the basic approaches and skills needed to implement program evaluation with rigor, and how human service managers leverage these tools to articulate social impact. You’ll learn to collect and apply the data that contemporary funders and granting foundations want, and how to develop sustainable evidence-based programming.   Develop a structured program evaluation based on different stages of data collection. Assess the social outcomes of your service users. Know which methods to use when analyzing outcomes. Support improved outcomes, organizational development and sustainability. Monetize social goods that your organization creates.

Human service organizations can never stop changing. They must continuously evolve and adapt to meet new environmental demands and user needs. If you’re a change agent in such an organization, this two day module focuses on the knowledge and skills senior managers and practitioners need to engage key stakeholder groups. You’ll learn how to improve outcomes for user groups and support change by developing your own vision, values and skills. You’ll study models of organizational change and ethical issues involved. Develop evidence-based proposals for organizational change. Work effectively within governance structures and processes. Strengthen interpersonal relationships with key stakeholders. Engage workers and clients in the process of change. Create an environment that’s accessible and responsive.

Delivered in condensed format over 17 sessions, this course focuses on the full spectrum of roles and responsibilities of a facilities manager, including leadership and change management, effective communication, negotiation, team work, and conflict resolution. It also covers key business processes, real property assets and technological and knowledge resources. You'll learn how to manage risks and security, ensure business continuity and use technology in ways that are sustainable and smart. Other key topics include budgeting, capital planning, energy management and benchmarking. Successful completion of this course fulfils the requirement for a Certificate in Facilities Management. Acquire and apply fundamental tools for planning, financial and project management, operations and maintenance, and accommodation planning An overview of legal and regulatory issues that affect the built environment Skills for managing multi-disciplinary teams, including communication, negotiation and conflict resolution Manage risks and security and ensure business continuity Effective use of systems for data and information management

This course is designed for seasoned stock traders who are looking to expand their technical analysis knowledge base to an expert level and apply new trading strategies to improve their trading performance.  You will have the opportunity to develop and backtest your own technical indicator and trading strategies on an emerging online trading platform.  You will examine a wide spectrum of advanced technical tools and trading strategies, including what they are and how they should be used.  These advanced technical techniques include but not limited to advanced quantitative indicators, advanced Japanese charting techniques and enhanced trading strategies. Apply advanced technical indicators to identify trading opportunities and improve timing of your trading decisions Backtest your trading strategies and develop your customized technical indicator using an online trading platform Develop integrated trading algorithms and apply emerging trading strategies to bring your trading performance to the next level Construct and apply advanced Japanese charts such as Renko and Kagi charts to improve short-term trading performance

If your job requires you to manage IT and cyber security risks in the high-stakes world of enterprise IT, this course is for you. You'll examine IT-related risks, threats, opportunities and vulnerabilities at the strategic and operational levels. This includes Cyber Security IT value generation for the business, and IT risk management programs and projects. You'll also explore risk appetite, risk tolerance and mitigation strategies. Case studies will highlight issues related to legal and regulatory compliance and stakeholder communication. Understand risk optimization as covered in ISACA’s CISM and CGEIT bodies of knowledge. Apply appropriate risk-management techniques and models. Align IT, cyber security and enterprise risk management. Manage and monitor status of risk-management strategies and plans. Provide oversight of related legal and regulatory compliance.

Project management is critical for organizations looking to stay competitive, profitable and forward-facing. In this accelerated micro course you’ll learn how to successfully plan projects to deliver value to your organization and its stakeholder, regardless of your industry. You’ll come away knowing the fundamental practices needed to get results and achieve excellence in project planning. 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: Evaluate the advantages of different approaches (agile, traditional, hybrid) to implement projects. Design initiation documents that include all necessary elements. Create project scope and schedule baselines, and product backlog with a release plan. Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include: Project Selection Methods  Project Planning and Defining Scope of Work  Basics for Project Scheduling and Budgeting 

In today’s highly competitive world, organizations are using project management to implement strategy and deliver value to their stakeholders. In this accelerated micro course you’ll learn how to execute a project plan, communicate change, and how to monitor and control a project to successful completion. You’ll come away knowing the fundamental practices needed to get results and achieve excellence in project execution. 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: Develop a relevant project change control process. Create project status reports to ensure stakeholder engagement. Understand the stages of team development and approaches for conflict resolution. Develop an earn value model for the project. Understand the key approaches to closing projects. Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include: Team Leadership Project Execution Project Monitoring Delivering Presentations

This course is designed for those who have obtained competency in accounting principles. You will delve deeper into the concepts of financial reporting and analysis. You will examine topics including cash and receivables, inventory investments, property, as well as intangible assets and goodwill.   This fourteen-week online course features both synchronous learning activities, such as weekly webinars, and asynchronous learning components, such as practice questions and assignments.   This course is recognized by the CPA Ontario. You can find more details here. Understand Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; concepts, assumptions and guidelines; recording and interpretation of financial statements. Acquire knowledge of the use of analytical tools such as financial-ratio analysis, and the interpretation of financial information.

This course is ideal for learners with a foundational understanding of accounting who are ready to deepen their knowledge and strengthen their practical skills. Through hands-on learning and applied analysis, learners will gain experience preparing financial reports and interpreting key financial data, including financial statements and their underlying components. Building on prior coursework in the accounting program, this course completes the intermediate-level foundation and prepares learners for roles in financial reporting and analysis. Key topics include liabilities, equity, taxable income, leases, and pension accounting—critical areas for those pursuing a career in accounting or finance. Understand Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; concepts, assumptions and guidelines; recording and interpretation of financial statements. Acquire knowledge of the use of analytical tools such as financial-ratio analysis, and the interpretation of financial information.