Online and Remote Learning

Learn the fundamentals of writing for television. You'll work individually and in groups to explore the essential building blocks of the one-hour dramatic television series, structure, story and character, as you develop your own series concept. You'll learn how to pitch a plot synopsis with a strong emotional hook, construct a story, develop a beat sheet that highlights major dramatic moments, and write compelling scenes for the small screen. Understand the essential building blocks of television drama. Collaborate on scripts the way story departments do. See what's involved in moving an idea through the industry into production. Create a logline - a plot synopsis and emotional hook - as well as a beat sheet and an outline. Write scenes for your own episodic series.

This course is designed to help you refine your communication skills and develop greater confidence in a variety of speaking situations. You will gain practical strategies to express yourself clearly and effectively, whether in casual conversations, formal presentations, or professional settings.   Develop effective speaking strategies to communicate confidently and effectively in a variety of settings, such as social, academic, and professional settings. Build small talk skills to initiate and maintain conversations, creating a natural flow in discussions. Gain self-confidence in your communication abilities by addressing common speaking challenges and hesitations. Learn to facilitate and sustain engaging conversations using active listening and thoughtful responses while leading discussions and presentations. Improve speaking intonation and rhythm as native speakers to and to adapt to diverse audiences. Engage in meaningful conversations using strategies tailored to different situations. Deliver clear and persuasive messages while maintaining a confident demeanor. Demonstrate adaptability by participating in role-play exercises that mirror real-life scenarios.

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

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.

This course will give you the knowledge, skills and tools to provide guidance and leadership in a collective bargaining environment. To manage human resources in a unionized environment, you need to understand how both unionized and non-unionized workers are governed. You'll learn about the individual employment relationship; employment, human rights and collective bargaining legislation; the unionization process; the collective agreement; bargaining structures and negotiation; strikes and lockouts; grievances and dispute resolution; and public sector labour relations. Understand how effective employee relations contributes to business goals.Appreciate the function and role of unions in contemporary Canadian society.Understand the collective bargaining model, the role of the collective agreement and typical grievance and arbitration procedures within it.Know how different strategies can affect operational and tactical labour relations.

This course introduces the strategic planning role that human resources professionals play in organizations. You'll learn how to forecast, plan and allocate resources according to strategy. You'll also learn to conduct job analyses, forecast demand for and supply of human resources and institute a succession management program. Other topics include retention, downsizing and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing and human resources program and policy evaluation. The course will also cover quantitative and qualitative concepts, methods, approaches and techniques related to human resources planning. Understand different strategic orientations that executives might choose.Know the environmental factors that influence strategic choice.Predict the demand for and supply of employees.Outline the options and effective techniques for succession management and labour shortages and surpluses.Describe the human resources implications of strategic decisions.Explain how to evaluate human resources practices.