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2017-18 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Entrepreneurship
  

  • ENTR 4331 - Idea to Opportunity


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    In this highly experiential course, students will gain an understanding of the role of innovation and creativity in the development of new venture ideas. They will learn and practice tools for generating venture ideas that can be developed into scalable, innovative opportunities within a new business, mature organization or nonprofit setting. Opportunities will be analyzed using a range of practical tools and methodologies.

    Prerequisite(s): ENTR 2301  or 3301 or ENTR 3302  or ENTR 3370 .
    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3
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  • ENTR 4332 - Venture Launch


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    In this course, students will be immersed in the issues encountered by entrepreneurs while starting a new venture. They will be challenged to evaluate and build upon the opportunities they developed in ENTR 3302  and consider industry, market and product research through the lens of the start-up phase of the venture life cycle. Contingency strategies will be developed as necessary after students receive feedback on progress and viability.

    Prerequisite(s): ENTR 2301  and ENTR 3302 .
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  • ENTR 4343 - Growing the Enterprise


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    Our environment requires dynamic leaders who can contribute to and champion growth of both enterprises and changemaking organizations. In this experiential course, the focus will be on topics such as marketing, sales, financials, business modeling, opportunity valuation, next levels of fundraising, management team and founder as leader, and other topics related to growing enterprises. In addition, the reasons enterprises typically fail will be analyzed.

    Prerequisite(s): ENTR 2301  and ENTR 3302 .
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  • ENTR 4344 - Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course is designed to develop an understanding of the scope and complexity of the issues related to fostering and developing innovation and entrepreneurial endeavors within established enterprises, including the corporation. Topics to be examined include the challenges and opportunities for both employees and senior leaders in creating and maintaining a culture that fosters both intrapreneurial endeavors and corporate entrepreneurship.

    Prerequisite(s): ENTR 2301  or ENTR 3302 .
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  • ENTR 4420 - DNA of Buying, Selling and Business Development


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course explores customer acquisition roles of buying, selling and business development in driving a dynamic organization’s growth strategy. Business development is the creation of long-term value for an enterprise from customers, markets and relationships. Through experiential opportunities, both the foundation and application of executing business development will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to observe, interact and learn from local and established growth oriented SMEs. Cases will also develop students’ insights. The course will culminate in a business development project with local enterprise.

    Prerequisite(s): ENTR 2301  and ENTR 3302 .
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  • ENTR 4433 - Business Plan Development


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    Students will be able to prepare and present a solid business plan for a new or existing enterprise. Areas covered will include identifying and assessing opportunities, developing a winning strategy, identifying resource requirements and selling the plan to financing sources.

    Prerequisite(s): MKTG 2150 , ACCT 3224  and one of MGMT 2130 , ENTR 2301 , SINV 2201 .
    Note: Only one of ENTR 3333  or 4433 can be used to satisfy program requirements.
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  • ENTR 4434 - Small Business Practicum


    (3 credits) 2 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial Lecture, Tutorial
    This course is designed to help students acquire the ability to rationally analyze the real life issues and problems of a currently operating small business. Teams of two students will work as consultants to an existing small business. This course provides the opportunity to integrate problems and apply knowledge by identifying, examining, and creating a recommended solution within a holistic framework.

    Prerequisite(s): ENTR 2010 , Finance 4427 and MGMT 4431 .
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  • ENTR 4435 - Small Business Strategy


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    Students will develop a comprehensive framework for the strategic management processes used in small business. Integrated cases will incorporate and expand upon concepts and analytical techniques introduced in previous courses. Strategic concepts will be applied through a term-long business decisions laboratory using an interactive medium. Prerequisite: ENTR 2010 .

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  • ENTR 4461 - The Entrepreneurial Manager


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course contains experiential learning aspects and it addresses the issues addressed by owners/managers who attempt to create viable organizations out of identified opportunities in order to create value. It will empower students to develop their own unique approaches, systems, skills and methodologies to deal with unstructured situations in preparation to become entrepreneurial managers.

    Prerequisite(s): ENTR 2201  or ENTR 2301  or MGMT 2130 .
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Environmental Science
  

  • ENVS 1105 - Data Processing and Statistics

    (formerly ENVS 2205)
    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    The organization, processing, and presentation of quantitative data. Fundamental statistical ideas, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics (including Analysis of Variance, regression and correlation), statistical quality control and timeseries analysis will be covered. Laboratories will include the analysis of data using statistical software packages.

    Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 30-1.
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  • ENVS 1111 - Professional Development, Health and Safety

    (formerly ENVS 2211)
    (3 credit) 3 hours lecture Lecture, Lab
    This course will prepare students for work experience through Professional Development activities. Recent developments, trends and opportunities in the environmental industry and the field of Industrial Ecology will be covered by representatives from industry and government. The Professional Development component will prepare students to search for work experience opportunities in the environmental field. As the labour market increasingly expects that employees practice due diligence in their adherence to mandated occupational health & safety legislation and regulations, students will be introduced to the general workplace health, safety and career development issues as they relate to the Canadian environmental industry. Within this context, students must demonstrate certifiable proficiencies in H2SAlive, First Aid with CPR, Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG), Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and other strategies as required by industry.

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  • ENVS 2020 - Work Experience I


    (0 credits) 450 hours (minimum) Work Term
    Students will be assisted in finding a work-term placement. This normally will be in a business, industry or a research laboratory that deals with environmentally related problems. Completion of non-credit safety courses prior to the work placement will be required. Students will be mentored by a faculty member during the work term. An oral and a written report, completed by the student, in addition to an evaluation carried out by the employer will be required following the work-term.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 2100 - Introduction to Environmental Science


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    The course will introduce students to the integrated systems that make up the environment and examines the physical, chemical, biological and human interactions that determine the past, current and future states of the environment. Environmental science explores the relationships between the environment and anthropogenic activities. Understanding these relationships is considered vital to all future environmental decision making. This course will consider a full spectrum of views and information to provide a solid base of understanding and a sustainable direction for the future.

    Prerequisite(s): One of GNED 1101 , GNED 1102 , or GNED 1103 .
    GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 2
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  • ENVS 2201 - Introduction to Industrial Ecology


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    The major ideas and tools of industrial ecology will be introduced. Industrial ecology “focuses on the potential role of industry in reducing environmental burdens throughout the product life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials, to the production of goods, to the use of those goods and to the management of the resulting wastes” (Journal of Industrial Ecology). Topics covered will include: environmental concerns, risk assessment, global budgets and cycles, industrial processes, life-cycle assessment, design for environment, pollution prevention and zero emission strategies.

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  • ENVS 2203 - Introduction to Soil Science


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    This course introduces the fundamental principles of soil science: soil formation and the development of life, fertility and environmental quality, importance of soil biodiversity, reclamation strategies, solution models, colloids, solid phase interactions, structural classification of silicates, ion exchange, redox reactions, acids and bases in soils, salinity, erosion processes, field moisture dynamics.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1202 .
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  • ENVS 2215 - Applied Instrumentation

    (formerly ENVS 3315)
    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    This course is aimed at offering a fundamental understanding of field screening techniques and practices of instrumental measurements for the qualitative determination of substances. The main analysis methods dealt in this course are Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy, Infra red Spectroscopy, Ion Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography. Students are also introduced to the scientific way of expressing results and also error analysis. The lab component gives the students hands-on experience with the above-mentioned analytical techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1202 .
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  • ENVS 2221 - Water Pollution and Surface Water Analysis

    (formerly ENVS 3321)
    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    A study of the sources, transport, effects and fates of chemicals in surface waters. Topics include: industrial effluents, the nature and composition of surface waters, the principles of water pollution control, aquatic environmental chemistry. Emphasis will be placed upon water quality analysis: pH, acidity, alkalinity, hardness, residual chlorine, chloride, sulphate, dissolved oxygen, BOD, field sample preservation. Field trips will be arranged involving sampling procedures and field recording of data for chemical and physical water quality parameters.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1202 .
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  • ENVS 3020 - Work Experience II


    (0 credits) 450 hours (minimum) Work Term
    Students will be assisted in finding a work-term placement. This normally will be in a business, industry or a research laboratory that deals with environmentally related problems. Completion of non-credit safety courses prior to the work placement will be required. Students will be mentored by a faculty member during the work term. An oral and a written report, completed by the student, in addition to an evaluation carried out by the employer will be required following the work-term.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 3303 - Life-Cycle Assessment


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    Life-cycle assessment (LCA) compiles and analyzes comprehensive information on the overall consumption of resources and the production of wastes during the whole life-cycle of a product or service. For example, in the case of a product, this includes the extraction of the raw materials, the energy used during manufacture and the wastes produced, the energy used to transport the finished product to market, and the ultimate fate of the discarded product. The analysis indicates the potential environmental impact of the product or service, and allows comparisons to be made of alternate products or services. Case studies of a wide variety of industries and industrial processes will be discussed. Laboratories will consist of field studies and simulations using a number of different software packages and databases that are available.

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  • ENVS 3305 - Soil Hydrology


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the underlying principles of soil hydrology systems with respect to general quality, conservation, volume estimation, drainage, improvement and management practices as well as their effects on environmental sustainability.

    Prerequisite(s): ENVS 2203  or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 3307 - Air Pollution Monitoring


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    This course will examine the methods used to monitor pollutants emitted to the atmosphere, the precision and accuracy of these methods and the audit procedures used to determine compliance, emission credits and documenting improvement to industrial processes.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1202 , MATH 1185  or MATH 1200 , or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 3323 - Watershed Management


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    Ensuring a safe and adequate supply of water is a global concern. This course is designed to provide an understanding of watershed practice and an approach to managing watershed systems in a sustainable fashion.

    Prerequisite(s): ENVS 2221  or ENVS 3333  or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 3333 - Ground Water Contamination


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    This course will provide a basic understanding in applied hydrogeology with emphasis being on the fate and behaviour of industrial chemicals in the groundwater, the impact of industrial activities on groundwater quality, control, monitoring and remediation of contaminated groundwater systems.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2157  or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 3335 - Issues in Environmental Assessment


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course will review and analyze provincial, national and international environmental assessment issues. Important representative case studies will be reviewed. Guest speakers will be drawn from appropriate organizations. Current methodologies in environmental impact assessment will be covered, including overviews of Risk Assessment, Cumulative Effects Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment. The advantages of moving towards Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Comprehensive Policy Support Assessment will be critically discussed. These integrated decision methodologies will be necessary to support industrial ecology infrastructure and be crucial to making progress towards economic and environmental efficiency at all system levels.

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Semesters 1, 2, and 3 of the Biogeochemical Stream or equivalents or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 3336 - Indigenous & Stakeholder Consultation in Environmental Management


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course will review and analyze provincial and national Indigenous and stakeholder consultation issues in environmental management. The course will consider historical, cultural, regulatory and legal, and economic issues in environmental consultation. The course will consider the intersection of all interests on Indigenous and stakeholder consultation, but will have a primary focus on Indigenous consultation. Important Canadian representative case studies will be reviewed. Guest speakers will be invited from appropriate stakeholder groups including Indigenous, industry, government, legal and consultants.

    Prerequisite(s): One of GEOG 1103 , GNED 1304 , INST 1101 , or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 4201 - Environmental Research Methods


    (3 credits) 6 hours lab Lab
    Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will complete an independent research project of particular topics in environment science, involving laboratory and field work, where appropriate. Students will acquire skills in formulating hypotheses, experimental design, practical skills, data collection and interpretation, scientific writing and oral communication.

    Prerequisite(s): ENVS 3307  and ENVS 3333  or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 4405 - Air Quality


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    This course will examine the composition, evolution, and future of the earth’s atmosphere. It will include human impact, mitigating initiatives and will examine the predictive methods and databases currently in use to predict future scenarios. It will examine the atmosphere as part of the biogeochemical cycling of its constituents.

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2157 .
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  • ENVS 4406 - Soil Genesis and Land Use


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    This course addresses soil systems formation, interpretation, and processes as they relate to soil development, survey and classification. The course also examines soil databases and their application for site evaluation and suitable use with significant attention to environmental issues. Students will develop critical reading skills in order to synthesize and apply information from soil databases towards land management decisions, conservation, and restoration. Students will also participate in research projects under faculty supervision and present their scientific findings in a written report which will then be presented to the department.

    Prerequisite(s): ENVS 3305 .
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  • ENVS 4407 - Pollution Prevention: Toward Zero Emissions


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course is a study of the principles of recovery, reuse and recycling (“3R’s”) of pollutants and contaminants. Examples will be drawn from the 176 currently listed in the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI). Measures taken to reduce the release, allow tracking of transfers, and achieving reductions will be analyzed. Measures to control and reduce emission of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases will be discussed. The technologies and techniques as well as the voluntary and legislative measures will be compared. The petroleum industry will be analyzed in detail with an examination of wellsite and facility technologies.

    Prerequisite(s): ENVS 3307  or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 4413 - Principles of Eco-Industrial Development


    (2 credits) 2 hours lecture Lecture
    Students will be introduced to the process of initiating, planning, designing, marketing, financing and operating eco-industrial parks and eco-industrial networks. An examination of case studies on existing eco-industrial parks and the application of key concepts through the completion of a term project with a network of local companies will be involved.

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Semesters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 courses or equivalent or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 4417 - Design for the Environment


    (3 credits) 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Lecture, Lab
    This course develops concepts and procedures to integrate and implement the vision of industrial ecology into business decisions. It will examine how leadingedge industrial ecology precepts can be implemented in the real world. The course will explore a systematic approach to support business decisions within the industrial ecology framework. Students will develop skills in incorporating environmental objectives and constraints into process and product design, materials and technology choices. Case studies will highlight DFE success stories. Project work will provide hands-on experience in the DFE field. The course will examine local, regional and global issues related to the design and redesign of industrial systems in order to make them more sustainable.

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Semesters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Biogeochemical Stream courses or Physical Processes Stream courses or equivalents or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 4419 - Regulatory Management


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    Students will be introduced to the processes associated with Regulatory Management through case studies of relevant local, regional, national, and international laws, regulations, and treaties governing the environment. The understanding of the origins, current status, and future impacts of these studies will provide insight into the effects of environmental initiatives on the region, the province, Canada and in the international arena.

    Prerequisite(s): ENVS 3335 .
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  • ENVS 4421 - Environmental Resource Management


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course investigates development and use of natural resources in modern society with an emphasis on the interrelationship between industrial activities and resource consumption, and their effects on the biosphere. Topics covered include analyses of new directions in products and systems’ design, and their impacts on sustainable environmental resource management. Critical international issues in environmental resource management will also be examined.

    Prerequisite(s): ENVS 3335  or GEOG 2445  or equivalent or departmental approval.
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  • ENVS 4423 - Market Based Initiatives


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course will examine the initiatives being taken by local, regional, and national governments, and the United Nations to encourage organizations to improve their environmental outcomes for economic reasons. Emission trading, the evolution of environmental law and its role in regulatory management, and the elements of ISO-14000 will be reviewed.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 1200 .
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  • ENVS 4431 - Management of Residuals


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course is designed to provide the students an understanding of the principles and concepts of waste management. Topics include: environmental chemistry of hazardous wastes, principles of industrial metabolism, waste disposal, health risks, regulatory aspects of residuals management, principles of industrial metabolism, optimization of materials.

    Prerequisite(s): ENVS 3333  or consent of the department.
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  • ENVS 4433 - Quality Assurance/Quality Control


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
    This course will examine the use of QA/QC procedures to the management of the quality aspects of data collection, generation and use. It will provide an overview of the legal framework within which the data collection, generation and use must operate. It will examine the relationship between QA/QC and legal concepts such as due diligence and strict liability.

    Prerequisite(s): COMP 1209  and Environmental Science 2205 or equivalents or consent of the department.
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Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership
  
  

  • ETOL 3011 - Practicum II


    (9 credits) 450 hours of practicum Practicum
    This practicum experience provides students with a further opportunity to apply the Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership theories and skills studied during the previous semesters and to continue to build upon their experience from ETOL 2011 . It is expected that students will diversify their experience relative to the past experience Students will be required to submit a practicum plan to the ETOL practicum coordinator prior to embarking on the practicum placement. Goals and strategies will be reviewed by a Faculty Advisor prior to the work-term. Students will be accepted into the practicum upon completion of the course Prerequisites and/or consent of the department chair.

    Prerequisite(s): ETOL 2011 .
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  • ETOL 3307 - Administration of Outdoor Centres


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course provides a study of the organization and administration of outdoor centres. The student will study and report on outdoor centre organization; administrative systems; training programs; facilities and standards.

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  • ETOL 5010 - E-portfolio


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    In order to make the transition between the Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership Applied Degree (ETOL) program and full-time career opportunity, several steps have been put in place to create a meaningful representation of the educational experiences successfully completed at Mount Royal University. This course is designed to encapsulate, in electronic portfolio format, those experiences and will include such diverse elements as: ETOL courses completed, certifications gained, practicum-based work experience undertaken, significant outdoor trips and expeditions accomplished, etc. This is a capstone course for the program that will aim to tie all learning experiences together into one format.

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Film Studies
  

  • FILM 1143 - Introduction to the Study of Film


    (3 credits) 4 hours lecture Lecture
    This course surveys the history of narrative film from its beginnings to the present. Students will view and discuss, historically and aesthetically, approximately 10 major films, paying particular attention to their “film language”. The influence of technology, film theories and criticism will, where appropriate, be considered Written assignments will offer students practice in film analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): English Language Arts 30-1 or equivalent.
    Recommended Preparation: ENGL 0212  or ENGL 1101 /GNED 1401  or GNED 1402  or GNED 1403  or GNED 1404 .
    GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 2
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Flight Training
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • FLTR 1201 - Navigation Flight 1


    (0 credits) Solo training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    Students will develop their abilities to fly cross country and sharpen their navigational abilities. This class has 5.5 hours of instruction including solo flying and ground briefings.

    Prerequisite(s): FLTR 1101 .
    Recommended Preparation: FLTR 1103 .
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  • FLTR 1202 - Navigation Flight 2


    (0 credits) Solo training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    Students will develop their abilities to fly cross country and sharpen their navigational abilities. This class has 11 hours of instruction including solo flying and ground briefings.

    Prerequisite(s): FLTR 1101 .
    Recommended Preparation: FLTR 1103 .
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  • FLTR 1203 - Navigation Flight 3


    (0 credits) Solo training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    Students will develop their abilities to fly cross country and sharpen their navigational abilities. This class has 16.5 hours of instruction including solo flying and ground briefings.

    Prerequisite(s): FLTR 1101 .
    Recommended Preparation: FLTR 1103 .
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  • FLTR 1204 - Navigation Flight 4


    (0 credits) Solo training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    Students will develop their abilities to fly cross country and sharpen their navigational abilities. This class has 22 hours of instruction including solo flying and ground briefings.

    Prerequisite(s): FLTR 1101 .
    Recommended Preparation: FLTR 1103 .
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  • FLTR 2100 - Currency


    (0 credits) Solo, dual and simulator training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    This course develops students proficiency in single engine day and night solo flying.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into second year of the Aviation Diploma.
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  • FLTR 2104 - IFR Operations


    (0 credits) Solo, dual and simulator training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    Students will develop their understanding of operations and approaches in controlled and uncontrolled airspaces. They will deepen their appreciation of the air picture.

    Prerequisite(s): FLTR 2103 .
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  • FLTR 2105 - Group 1 Instrument Rating


    (0 credits) Solo, dual, twin and simulator training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    Students will improve and refine their Multi-Engine skills and prepare for their Multi-Engine instrument exam.

    Prerequisite(s): FLTR 2104 , 50 hours PIC cross country, INRAT complete.
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  • FLTR 2106 - Commercial Pilot License Flight Test Preparation

    (formerly FLTR 1104)
    (0 credits) Solo, dual and simulator training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    This course is focused on preparing students for the Commercial Pilot’s Test. It focuses on refining the skills developed in previous courses and addressing any areas of weakness prior to the flight test.

    Prerequisite(s): FLTR 1102 , FLTR 1103 , completion of the Commercial Pilot License written exam and 135 flight hours.
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  • FLTR 2201 - Navigation Flight 5


    (0 credits) Solo training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    Students will develop their abilities to fly cross country and sharpen their navigational abilities. This class has 11 hours of training and instruction.

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  • FLTR 2202 - Navigation Flight 6


    (0 credits) Solo, dual and simulator training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    Students will develop their abilities to fly cross country and sharpen their navigational abilities. This class has 16.5 hours of training and instruction.

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  • FLTR 2203 - Navigation Flight 7


    (0 credits) Solo training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their cross country flying proficiency in a Piper Arrow aircraft. This course has 11 hours of training and instruction.

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  • FLTR 2204 - Navigation Flight 8


    (0 credits) Solo training and ground briefing Experiential Learning
    This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their cross country flying proficiency in a Piper Arrow aircraft. This course has 16.5 hours of training and instruction.

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Finance
  

  • FNCE 2010 - Directed Field Studies I


    (15 credits) Work Term
    This Directed Field Studies course requires students to work for an employer in a financial services position. The employer and placement must be approved by the work experience coordinator. The work placement will normally be completed over a four month period. Any deviation from this pattern must be approved by the work experience coordinator and the Faculty Advisor. Under no circumstances will a work-term consist of less than 450 hours of work. Students are typically employed by banks or financial service firms. Students must complete a series of research projects to relate their practical experience with their academic studies.

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 3201 , FNCE 3203  FNCE 3205  FNCE 3207 , 3301 and 3303. Successful completion of work experience PD sessions.
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  • FNCE 2130 - Personal Finance


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course explores the importance of financial planning within the Canadian political and economic environment, enabling students to understand the principles and practices of managing personal finances. Students will develop an appreciation for financial planning, both in the short and long-term, including making informed decisions about personal budgeting, use of credit, insurance, taxation, investment alternatives, and other important considerations.

    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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  • FNCE 2132 - Introduction to the Stock Market


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course focuses on key principles of fundamental and technical analysis necessary to make successful investment decisions. Examined are key factors which influence various financial markets. Students will participate in a group stock market game by applying stock selection principles to construct a portfolio.

    GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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  • FNCE 3010 - Directed Field Studies II


    (15 credits) Work Term
    This Directed Field Studies course requires students to work for an employer in a financial services position. The employer and placement must be approved by the work experience coordinator. The work placement will normally be completed over a four month period. Any deviation from this pattern must be approved by the work experience coordinator and the Faculty Advisor Under no circumstances will a work-term consist of less than 450 hours of work. Students are typically employed by banks or financial service firms. Students must complete a series of research projects to relate their practical experience with their academic studies.

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 2010  and successful completion of work experience PD sessions.
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  • FNCE 3201 - Retirement Planning


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course provides a detailed look at how individuals plan for, and make financial decisions related to retirement. It is designed to prepare the financial planner to provide guidance to clients on the retirement planning process, the various private and government pension plans, investment products for retirement, income tax implications, and the numerous strategies available to them. The taxation of retirement income will be examined, along with the tax planning opportunities that are available. Students have the opportunity to write the Retirement Planning exam of the Canadian Institute of Financial Planning, one of four that lead towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP)designation.

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  • FNCE 3203 - Income Tax Planning


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course is designed to help financial planners build the knowledge and judgment necessary to guide clients in managing their business and financial assets. The course examines how various business forms (including proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations) are structured and taxed, and how they can be used to generate wealth for the owner/manager or the passive investor. It explores the taxation of investment income, including property income, interest, dividends and capital gains, and reviews the main deductions available for various income sources. This is followed by a discussion of how an individual can make use of the different tax strategies available to maximize his or her wealth accumulation. Students have the opportunity to write the Income Tax Planning exam of the Canadian Institute of Financial Planning, one of four that lead towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.

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  • FNCE 3205 - Strategic Investment Planning


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course examines the theory and various strategies underlying decisions in the area of strategic investment planning. Among the instruments described are guaranteed, interest-producing investments; bonds and debentures; mutual funds; and financial derivatives. Methods of fundamental and technical analysis of potential investments are discussed, as well as real estate and tax shelters. Students have the opportunity to write the Strategic Investment Planning exam of the Canadian Institute of Financial Planning, one of four that lead towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.

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  • FNCE 3207 - Risk Management and Estate Planning


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course provides a detailed look at the risk management process and the insurance products that are available to manage risk. It examines the risks of disability, death, and property and liability losses. Students will study the legal requirements of insurance policies and the application of the risk management process. This course also covers the estate planning process including property interests, family law, intestacy, probate, wills, powers of attorney, taxation upon death, trust and estate freezes. Students have the opportunity to write the Risk Management and Estate Planning exam of the Canadian Institute of Financial Planning, one of four that lead towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.

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  • FNCE 3227 - Introduction to Finance


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course provides an introduction to the theory, methods, and issues of finance. The main topics include the following: 1) time value of money and capital budgeting techniques; 2) uncertainty and the trade-off between risk and return; 3) security market efficiency; 4) optimal capital structure; 5) dividend policy decisions; 6) financial planning and working capital management; and 7) long term financing considerations including leasing.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2121 .
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  • FNCE 3228 - Advanced Corporate Finance


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    This course is intended to consolidate students’ understanding of the theories and practices of effective financial decision-making in a corporate environment, and to assess the impact of these decisions on the firm’s performance. Course coverage includes the economic theory of the firm, advanced capital budgeting concepts, stakeholder conflicts, and mergers and acquisitions. Special attention will be paid to developing a comprehensive approach to solving financial problems. Real world examples and financial modeling will be used throughout the course to give an applied context to the subject matter.

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 3227 .
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  • FNCE 3302 - International Finance

    (formerly INBU 3303)
    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture Lecture
    Financing plays an essential role in international trade - and your international finance training must be practical, hands-on and adaptable to your business environment. Topics in International Finance include the role of financing in international trade, risk analysis, exchange rates, export costing, official sources of trade financing and cash flow planning.

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 2132  or FNCE 3227 .
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  • FNCE 3304 - Business and Financial Modeling


    (3 credits) 3 hours lecture or online Lecture, Online
    This course develops the skills associated with using spreadsheets as tools for applying basic theories and concepts from finance and accounting in order to facilitate business and financial decision making. These techniques may include financial statement analysis, data analysis, forecasting, asset evaluation, capital budgeting, and risk assessment.

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 3227 .
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