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Course Descriptions

 

Furniture Design and Joinery
  

  • FJF - 107 Wood Finishing - Surface Preparation


    23 hours

    This course focusses on the preparation of wood surfaces to receive a stain and clear or coloured protective topcoat. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 1.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate program.


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  • FJF - 108 Furniture Design And Advanced Joinery Techniques


    45 hours

    This course focusses on the preparation of wood surfaces to receive a stain and clear or coloured protective topcoat. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 1.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate program.


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  • FJF - 109 Marine Joinery


    45 hours

    This course extends students’ design and technical woodworking skills to marine joinery including the interior construction and selection of exterior wooden components of a vessel. Emphasis will be given to design for the marine environment, material selection, joinery, and structural considerations. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 1.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate program.


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  • FJF - 110 Woodshop Business Operations


    This course presents essential business and marketing skills for future opportunities for both employees and employers’ long-term economic goals. Emphasis will be given to best business practices for entrepreneurship as artists or joinery masters. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 1.

    Corequisite(s): Admission into the Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate program.


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  • FJF - 111 Computer Aided Design And Drafting


    45 hours

    This course introduces computer hardware and software and provides an overview of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) which includes an understanding of the Cartesian Coordinates System used in drafting software. The course will focus primarily on drawing using drafting software. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 1.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate program.


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  • FJF - 112 Advanced Stationary Woodworking Machines


    45 hours

    This course encompasses instruction and applied learning specific to the use of mortising machines and panel saws. Emphasis will be given to obtaining a strong understanding of the equipment, components and procedures for safe operation. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 1.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate program.


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  • FJF - 113 Kitchen Cabinets, Casework, And Millwork


    45 hours

    The course blends theory and applied learning through the process of planning, fabricating, and installing kitchen millwork. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 1.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate program.


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  • FJF - 114 Wood Finishing - Hand and Spray


    45 hours

    This course focusses on the selection and application of top coats by hand and modern spray equipment. Emphasis will be given to applied learning on the safe operation and maintenance of spray equipment. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 1.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate program.


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  • JNA - 200 JNA-200 Cabinetmaker (Joiner) Apprenticeship Level 2


    180 hours

    This course encompasses the theory and applied learnings required to interpret documents, handle materials, operate tools and machines and assemble products in the joinery trade. This course follows the requirements of ITA Cabinet Maker (Joiner) Level 2.

    Prerequisite(s): Registered Apprentice with the ITA


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Gas Fitting
  

  • GAS - 010 H2S Alive


    This one-day course is intended for all workers in the petroleum industry who could be exposed to hydrogen sulphide (H2S). The course covers the physical properties and health hazards of H2S, how to protect oneself and basic rescue techniques. Each student is required to operate self-contained breathing apparatus, a detector tube device, and perform rescue breathing on a mannequin. It is recommended that women wear pants or jeans. Upon successful completion of a written examination and demonstration of the required skills an industry standard certificate, valid for three years, will be issued.


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Geographic Info Systems
  

  • GIS - 010 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems


    100 Hours


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Geography
  

  • GEO - 111 Environment, Society and Sustainability

    3 Credit(s)
    This course focuses on the complex relationships between people and the environment. It provides an introduction to how the biosphere functions, examines the impacts of human activities and resource exploitation on the environment, and considers the potential for a sustainable society. Topics covered include; energy flow, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem structure and dynamics, climate change, water resources, marine resources, biodiversity loss, protected areas and endangered species, human population growth, ecological footprint analysis, and environmental world-views.

    Prerequisite(s):
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  • GEO - 112 Introduction to Human Geography

    3 Credit(s)
    GEO 112 critically examines the complex relations between people and places through key themes and concepts in the cultural, urban and economic fields of human geography. Topics to be studied include: local and popular cultures and landscapes, disappearing peoples, concepts of nature, the agricultural revolutions, global agricultural restructuring, agribusiness, food security, urban and suburban processes, development issues in the less developed world, barriers to and the costs of economic development, globalization, deindustrialization, and social change in the world system.

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  • GEO - 200 Geography of Canada

    3 Credit(s)
    This course takes a wholistic approach in examining the dynamic relationships between the physical and cultural environments associated with the people and places in Canada. The focus is on relationships, location and the resulting ever- changing geographic patterns that create the diversity, issues and opportunities facing Canada and Canadians. Some of the topics covered are: the physical setting, settlement patterns and growth, urbanization and politics, environmental regions, regional disparities and Canada’s place on the international stage.

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  • GEO - 220 Intro to Climate Change: Human and Ecological Dimensions

    3 Credit(s)
    This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining climate change and includes scientific, social, economic, political, and ethical perspectives. Some key areas of focus include climate science, vulnerability of human and ecological systems, observed and projected impacts, climate change adaptation and mitigation, policy debates, and current and future challenges.

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Global Studies
  

  • GLS - 160 Culture, Comm & Global Citizenship

    3 Credit(s)
    This course will provide students with the opportunity to explore what it means to be both a human being and a global citizen within the context of complex intercultural interactions that are either face-to-face or in a virtual environment. Students will be challenged to reconsider their views on what is considered to be legitimate knowledge, “appropriate” ways of being and what it means to communicate well with others. Through critical reflection on historical and current world events, as well as their own values and beliefs, students will be encouraged to develop compassion and empathy for others, a greater appreciation for and understanding of diversity, and a curiosity about other ways of being.

    Prerequisite(s):
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  • GLS - 240 Fishing, Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific II

    3 Credit(s)
    Fishing, Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific (Comprehensive) uses the Canadian fishing industry as a vehicle to explore issues of Indigenous sovereignty, trans-pacific migration, ethnic and intercultural relations, and globalization. Canada is a nation built on fish and the fishery remains culturally and economically integral to Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. In a globalized framework, the land, sea and marine life will be considered from three perspectives: as relational to family networks in decolonized and Indigenous ways of knowing and being; as “property” from capitalist, settler colonial perspectives; and as ways of knowing in East Asian cultures. Kwakwakaʼwakw, Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish fishers on Vancouver Island and the pre-World War II migration of Japanese fishers from Wakayama to their unceded, traditional territories will serve as a place-based case study.

    Note: Students may take either GLS 140  or GLS-240.  Academic credit can only be attained for one of these courses; not both.

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  • GLS - 241 Field School: Fishing, Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific

    3 Credit(s)
    This Field School is part of NIC’s project, “Canada’s West Coast Fishery: Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific” which uses the Canadian fishing industry as a vehicle to explore issues of Indigenous sovereignty, trans-pacific migration, ethnic and intercultural relations, and globalization. Students will participate in a Field School exploring these project themes in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Hatchery Operations Certificate
  

  • HTC - 100 Fish Stock Enhancement and Stewardship

    4 Credit(s)
    This course encompasses the biological and ecological principles which are essential to the fish stock enhancement, protection and management within the aquatic environment of any given region. Students will be introduced to existing enhancement programs and the status of fish stock enhancement needs at a regional level while learning of national and international initiatives.

    Prerequisite(s):


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  • HTC - 101 Biology of Wild Fish

    4 Credit(s)
    This course encompasses theory and applied learning on the identification of various fish species including lessons specific to the external and internal anatomy of fish. Emphasis will be given to fish life cycles, migration, ecology and physiology in relation to growth, reproduction and osmoregulation.

    Prerequisite(s):


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  • HTC - 102 Hatchery Design and Systems

    4 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to fundamental hatchery systems and designs. Theoretical and applied instruction will include hatchery site assessment, planning and design considerations and related support system requirements. Instruction also includes engineering concepts applicable to hatchery operations such as basic electrical, plumbing, water supply, drainage, aeration, and recirculating aquaculture systems.

    Prerequisite(s):


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  • HTC - 103 Fish Hatchery Operations

    4 Credit(s)
    This course encompasses theoretical and applied instruction specific to the day-to-day operational considerations of a fish hatchery. Emphasis will be placed on required protocols to support and enable healthy fish development and seedling production critical to stock enhancement for improved conservation. Instruction also includes monitoring and controlling environmental factors and pathogens to maximize health during the early life stages.

    Prerequisite(s):


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  • HTC - 104 Hatchery Health and Safety

    4 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to common safe work practices of stock enhancement facilities. Hazard recognition and emergency preparedness will be thoroughly discussed and applied throughout the course to include fundamentals of personal protective equipment requirements and specifications. Workplace rights and responsibilities are also discussed.

    Prerequisite(s):


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  • HTC - 105 Disease Management in Hatchery Environments

    4 Credit(s)
    This course encompasses fish health and disease management from the perspective of fish, the pathogen, and the environment. Emphasis will be given to major diseases, epidemiology, and pathogen characteristics, as well as disease prevention, and mitigation.

    Prerequisite(s):


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  • HTC - 106 Stock Enhancement Practicum Environments

    2 Credit(s)
    This practicum provides students with onsite experience within fish hatchery facilities in addition to specialized fish enhancement society facilities. Under supervision, students will apply their knowledge and skills in the fish hatchery environment.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Complete all other Level 1 HTC courses.


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Health Care Assistant
  

  • HCA - 100 Health and Healing: Concepts for Practice

    3 Credit(s)
    This course provides students with the opportunity to develop a theoretical framework for practice. Students will be introduced to the philosophical values and theoretical understandings that provide a foundation for competent practice as an  HCA. The course focuses on concepts of caring and personcentred care; basic human needs and human development; family, culture and diversity as they relate to health and healing. Students will also be introduced to a problem-solving model that will be critical to their practice.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program


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  • HCA - 105 Health 1: Interpersonal Communications

    3 Credit(s)
    This course focuses on the development of self-awareness and increases understanding of others, and development of effective interpersonal communications skills that can be used in a variety of caregiving contexts. Students will be encouraged to become more aware of the impact of their own communication choices and patterns. They will have opportunity to develop and use communication techniques that demonstrate personal awareness, respect and active listening skills.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program


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  • HCA - 110 Health 2: Lifestyle & Choices

    2 Credit(s)
    This course provides an introduction to the holistic concept of health and the components of a health-enhancing lifestyle.   Students will be invited to reflect on their own experience of health, recognizing challenges and resources that may impact on their lifestyle choices. Students will be introduced to a model that can be applied in other courses to understand the multi-faceted aspects of health and healing.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program


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  • HCA - 115 Healing 1: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Common Health Challenges

    4 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to the normal structure and function of the human body and normal bodily changes associated with aging. Students will explore common challenges to health and healing in relation to each body system. Students will also be encouraged to explore person-centred practice as it relates to the common challenges to health and, in particular, to end-of-life care.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program


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  • HCA - 120 Healing 3: Personal Care and Assistance

    3 Credit(s)
    This practical course offers students the opportunity to acquire personal care and assistance skills within the parameters of the HCA role. The course is comprised of class and supervised laboratory experiences that assist the student to integrate theory from other courses to develop care-giver skills that maintain and promote the comfort, safety and independence of individuals in community and facility contexts.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program


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  • HCA - 125 Healing 2: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Cognitive or Mental Challenges

    3 Credit(s)
    This course builds on content from other courses to assist students to explore concepts and care-giving approaches that will allow them to work effectively with individuals experiencing cognitive or mental challenges. The emphasis in this course supporting clients with dementia, recognizing responsive behaviours and identifying person-centred intervention strategies.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program


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  • HCA - 130 Work Role: Introduction to HCA

    2 Credit(s)
    This course provides an introduction to the role of the HCA within the British Columbia healthcare system. Students will be introduced to the healthcare team and the roles and functions of HCAs within the team. Students will also have opportunities to develop self-reflective skills required for competent practice and will be introduced to effective job-finding approaches. 

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program


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  • HCA - 140 Practice Experience 1

    4 Credit(s)
    This supervised practice experience provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from all other courses in the program with individuals in a multi-level or complex care setting. A portion of this clinical experience will be devoted to working with individuals with dementia. Opportunity will be provided for students to gain expertise and confidence with the role of the HCA within a residential care facility.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to Health Care Assistant Program. Successful completion of the appropriate HCA theory courses is required to progress into the Practice Experience. 


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  • HCA - 145 Practice Experience 2

    2 Credit(s)
    This practice course provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from all other courses with individuals and families in a community setting. Opportunity will be provided for students to become more familiar with the role of the HCA within a Home Support Agency, Assisted Living Facility, and/or a Group Home and to gain abilities that will prepare graduates for employment in these settings. It is important that students understand the philosophy of community care settings and its emphasis on client choice and independence.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to Health Care Assistant Program. Successful completion of the appropriate HCA theory courses is required to progress into the Practice Experience.


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  • HCA - 150 Practice Experience 3

    4 Credit(s)
    This supervised practice experience provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from all other courses in the program with individuals in a multi-level or complex care setting. A portion of this clinical experience will be devoted to working with individuals with dementia. Opportunity will be provided for students to gain expertise and confidence with the role of the HCA within a residential care facility.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to Health Care Assistant Program. Successful completion of the appropriate HCA theory courses is required to progress into the Practice Experience.


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Heavy Duty Apprenticeship
  

  • HVA - 100 Heavy Duty Equipment Tech Appr-Lv 1


    300 hours

    This is Level One of the four year Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship. This 10 week course covers the following occupational skills: Brakes, Hyraulics, Electrical, Frames, Steering and Suspension. Trailers, Heating and Air-conditioning and Structural components as ithey relate to heavy equipment.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • ITA Registered Apprentice 


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  • HVA - 200 Heavy Duty Equipment Tech Appr-Lv 2


    240 hours

    This is Level Two of the four year Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship. This 8 week program covers the following occupational skills: Electrical, Engines and Supporting Systems as they relate to heavy equipment.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • ITA Registered Apprentice 


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  • HVA - 300 Heavy Duty Equipment Tech Appr-Lv 3


    180 hours

    This is Level Three of the four year Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship. This 6 week program covers the following occupational skills: Power Trains and Power Transfer systems as they relate to heavy equipment.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • ITA Registered Apprentice 


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  • HVA - 400 Heavy Duty Equipment Tech Appr-Lv 4


    120 hours

    This is Level Four of the four year Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship. This 4 week program covers the following occupational skills: Hydraulics, Electrical, Frames, Steering, Suspension and Structional Component systems as they relate to heavy equipment.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • ITA Registered Apprentice


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Heavy Mechanical
  

  • HMC - 130 Safe Work Practices in the Heavy Mechanical Trades


    40 hours

    This course provides the fundamental safety skills that are needed in the Heavy Mechanical trades and an overview of employer and employee responsibilities. Emphasis will be given to safety and environmental practices as they pertain to the Heavy Mechanical trades. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level 1.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 131 Occupational Skills in the Heavy Mechanical Trades


    65 hours

    This course introduces the Heavy Mechanical trades and provides an overview of workplace skills, customer relations and communication skills with your work team, suppliers and customers. The course encompasses employability skills, workplace success, applied trades math, record keeping, report writing, and accessing resources to source information such as parts and servicing documents. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 132 Frames and Suspension


    96 hours

    This course focuses on suspension systems in truck and trailer units. Through theoretical and applied learning students will gain the skills and experience needed to remove, diagnose, and repair frames and undercarriages. Instruction also includes auto-lube systems in trucks and trailers. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 133 Tools and Equipment in the Heavy Mechanical Trades


    75 hours

    This course focuses on the selection and use of common tools and equipment found in the Heavy Mechanical trades. Instruction and applied learning encompass processes and best practices associated with cutting and re-threading fasteners, pipe, tubing, and their fittings, which will support them to repair and maintain vehicles. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 134 Electrical Applications


    65 hours

    This course provides students with an introduction to electrical circuits, batteries, and wiring specific to the Heavy Mechanical trades. Students will learn the different parts of batteries, how to charge them, and how batteries power components of a vehicle’s electrical system. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 135 Powertrain


    89 hours

    This course provides an in-depth knowledge into all the components that make up vehicle and equipment powertrains as found in the Heavy Mechanical trades. Emphasis will be given to the installation, maintenance, and removal of transmissions, drivelines, and final drives. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 136 Welding in the Heavy Mechanical Trades


    62 hours

    This course provides an introduction to the practical welding skills required of students in the Heavy Mechanical trades. Emphasis will be placed on oxy-acetylene cutting and brazing, as well as shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) techniques. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 137 Heavy Mechanical Trades Equipment


    65 hours

    This course encompasses the technical skills required to assess, plan and operate the many types of equipment which are vital to the safe removal and support of heavy loads. Students will also learn about support aids such as jacks, stands and blocking, chains, wire ropes, hoist requirements and procedures. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 138 Air Braking Systems


    64 hours

    This course encompasses principles of air brake systems including pneumatics, brake assemblies, and proper pre-trip inspections. During this course students will repair and service air brake systems as found in vehicles and equipment. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 139 Hydraulics


    64 hours

    This course encompasses the foundational aspects of hydraulic systems. Emphasis will be given to hose assembly, components, diagrams, and hydraulic schematics. During this course students, will learn about the operation, types and components of hydraulic systems followed by the application of assembling and maintaining hydraulic systems. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 140 Hydraulic Braking Systems


    64 hours

    This course introduces hydraulic braking systems. Emphasis is given to braking fundamentals, preventative maintenance of brakes, and anti-locking brake systems. During this course, students will learn how to diagnose and repair hydraulic braking systems. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 141 Engines and Supporting Systems


    100 hours

    This course introduces internal combustion engines. Emphasis will be given to engine support systems including cooling, lubrication, and air induction systems. This course culminates in applied learning on the removal and re-installation of an engine. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 142 Electrical Fundamentals in the Heavy Mechanical Trades


    62 hours

    This course introduces students to the fundamentals of electrical and electronic systems as it pertains to vehicle and equipment applications. Emphasis will be given to terminology, components, and devices, as well as magnetic theory. Students will diagnose and fix electrical and electronic systems. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 143 Cab Structures And Systems


    71 hours

    This course encompasses theory and applied learning on vehicle and equipment structures. Emphasis will be given to coupling and temperature control systems. In addition, this course will provide students with the opportunity to work on trailer body components. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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  • HMC - 144 Steering And Wheel Systems


    78 hours

    This course encompasses the theory and applied learning required to select and service various components of a vehicle’s steering and suspensions system. During this course, students will diagnose and repair tires, rims, wheel hubs, and other parts of a vehicles steering system. This course follows the requirements of ITA Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level One.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate program.


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History
  

  • HIS - 111 Canadian History: Pre-Confederation

    3 Credit(s)
    This course provides a general chronological overview of Canadian history in the pre-Confederation era. It introduces some of the major political, social and economic events that shaped early Canadian development.

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  • HIS - 112 Canadian History: 1867-Present

    3 Credit(s)
    This introductory course provides an overview of Canadian history since 1867, concentrating on the main lines of political, social and economic development. It analyses important issues such as the Riel Rebellion, the shift from a rural to an urban society, the effects of the two World Wars, the Great Depression, the relations between English and French Canadians, and provincial demands for autonomy.

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  • HIS - 120 World History to 1000

    3 Credit(s)
    This course surveys world civilizations from ancient times to the beginning of the Medieval era. It will include study of such areas of history as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Japan and India; classical Greece and Rome; Africa and pre-contact America; and Islam, Byzantium, Western Christendom. The focus will be upon identifying broad themes, issues and patterns in world history, and upon accounting for political, social, cultural, intellectual, religious and economic change.

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  • HIS - 122 The Contemporary World

    3 Credit(s)
    HIS 122 seeks to place contemporary international affairs within a broad historical and analytical perspective. The course highlights a number of events, trends and themes that have shaped the history of both individual nations and the international system since the end of World War II. Topics to be studied will include the history of the Cold War; decolonization and the struggle of developing nations to gain political and economic stability; the ‘rise’ of Asia: the Arab-Israeli Conflict; the Islamic resurgence; the collapse of Soviet-style communism and the nature of conflict in the post-Cold War world; the development of the global economy since Bretton Woods; and the relationship between the history of international institutions and world issues since 1945.

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  • HIS - 135 World Mythology

    3 Credit(s)
    The secret of life, explains the sacred tavern-keeper Siduri in an ancient Sumerian epic, is that there is no secret. “When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping”, he tells the king Gilgamesh. “Fill your belly with good things, dance and be merry, feast and rejoice. Let your clothes be fresh, bathe yourself in water, cherish the little child that holds your hand, and make your wife happy in your embrace; for this too is the lot of man.” This course will in some ways defy the strictures of Utnapishtim in returning to the questions that rest at the centre of world mythology. Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? What is the nature of the cosmos? What is the relationship between the individual, the family, the community and the transcendent? How are life and death intertwined? We will discuss such questions in a philosophical context but the thrust of the course will be to use an historical and comparative framework that analyzes particular mythic traditions. Rather than attempt to encompass all of world mythology within a one-term course, we will focus upon the myths of Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Northern Europe, Mesoamerica and the Pacific Northwest as case studies.

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  • HIS - 205 Travels in Time

    3 Credit(s)
    9 hrs. seminar

    Those who would dare are invited to step into the North Island College time machine. Walk the streets of ancient Pompeii. Contemplate the accomplishments of Incan Civilization from the heights of Machu Picchu. Listen for the sound of the Minotaur below as you stand in the palace at Knossos. This course combines intensive study of one historical theme or civilization with a two-to-three-week international tour. Typically, Travels in Time will only be offered in the Spring semester and will feature a short series of preparatory lectures and seminars followed by the trip. The class will conclude with a couple of meetings upon the group’s return. The academic demands in HIS 205 will be significant but are meant to accentuate rather than to detract from the travel experience.

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  • HIS - 215 History of Modern Europe I

    3 Credit(s)
    This course surveys the world of early modern Europe from the flowering of the Renaissance in Italy and northern Europe, through the age of the religious wars in the seventeenth century, the eighteenth century Age of Enlightenment, and developments in eastern Europe and Russia, culminating in the great watershed of the French Revolution. In addition to covering military and political developments, the course also describes the changes wrought in the social and economic lives of the people of the emerging nation states of Europe.

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  • HIS - 216 History of Modern Europe II

    3 Credit(s)
    After a brief exploration of earlier 18th Century events, this course begins with the causes, course and consequences of the French Revolution. This survey course will then examine the major events of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Particular emphasis will be placed on industrialization, the growth of the nation state and imperialism. Social change will also be examined.

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  • HIS - 220 War, Memory, Myth and History

    3 Credit(s)
    Since wars begin in the minds of men, reads the UNESCO charter, “it is in the minds of men that we have to erect the ramparts of peace.” This course explores how humans have struggled to understand, memorialize, and learn from war. Although the course uses a comparative thematic approach, there is a heavy emphasis upon twentieth-century wars, since this will both provide focus and allow us to probe the politicized relationship between lived memory and history. “War,” notes the journalist Chris Hedges, “is a force that gives us meaning.” This course will use monuments, memorials, museums, myths, paintings, photographs, weapons, flags, cartoons, family stories, novels, and movies as sources for thinking about the ways in which war is remembered and defined.

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  • HIS - 225 History of British Columbia

    3 Credit(s)
    Major historical events are discussed, and their significance analyzed, in this survey course on British Columbia’s history. The roles played by economics, geography, politics and social factors in shaping the province’s development will also be examined.

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  • HIS - 232 United States History Since 1877

    3 Credit(s)
    This course addresses the political, economic and social development of the American republic from the end of Reconstruction to the present day. Major themes will include urbanization, industrialization, western settlement, Progressivism, World War One, the Great Depression, World War Two, the Cold War and rise to Super Power Status, and civil rights.

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  • HIS - 245 Empire Matters: A Comparative History of Empire

    3 Credit(s)
    What comes to mind when you think of empire? Perhaps it conjures the treachery of the Galactic Empire in Star Wars? Maybe it evokes current critiques of the American Empire or the rise and reach of multinational corporate empires like Walmart, ExxonMobil, Apple, or Microsoft (to name a few)? Or possibly you think about the reach, wealth, and legacies of the Roman or British Empires?

    Whatever the thought: empire and the history of empire matter. Though we live in the age of the nation-state, empire has been the standard under which most humans have lived, dreamed, organized, and, sometimes, rebelled. Further, the consequences of empire reverberate to this day in the nation-state (a reaction to empire), globalization (a re-imagining of empire), colonialism (a tool of empire), and anti-colonialism (a response to empire).

    This course will broadly examine the history of the world’s “great” empires. In doing so, it will compare and contrast such empires to consider and define the idea and character of empire. It will explore notions of how empires came to be, justified their existence, succeeded, and (often) failed. It will also consider the role of the colonized within empire exploring how empires related to such peoples but also how the colonized themselves experienced, participated in, and resisted empire.

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  • HIS - 246 Domination and Resistance: A History of Imperialism and Colonialism

    3 Credit(s)
    One does not need to look hard in our contemporary world to see the legacies of imperialism and colonialism that are being exposed, debated, and contested. Recent examples abound from Black Lives Matters to protests by the Wetʼsuwetʼen or Native Americans at Standing Rock to calls for changes to the names of sports franchises. In Canada, we continue to grapple with the legacies of colonialism against Indigenous peoples which have created reserve systems, the Indian Act, and a host of assimilatory practices. More broadly there exists a “Third World” throughout former colonial contexts in the Americas, Africa and Asia. The reverberations of imperialism and colonialism are constant and ever more apparent.

    This course will explore the nature of imperialism and colonialism largely in the context of the world’s European empires (and their successor nation-states) from the 16th century onward. It will seek to define the nature and characteristics of imperialism and colonialism by exploring the breadth and scope through which they were and are employed in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Significant attention will be paid to the history of settler colonialism as it relates to the British Empire and the nation-states which followed in its wake - Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Importantly, this course will also explore the ways in which imperialism and colonialism have been resisted by the colonized. It will also consider the current post-colonial age and the ways in which de-colonization and neo-colonialism are at work in the 20th century and beyond.

     

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  • HIS - 260 Historical Reactions to Criminal and Deviant Behaviour

    3 Credit(s)
    Once upon a time, a shipwrecked sailor washed up upon distant shores. He wondered about where he was. Then he saw a scaffold and gallows. “Thank god, “he exhaled, “I am in a civilized country.” What is the relationship between civilization, crime and punishment? Why have dead bodies been the symbol of law at some times and places but not at others? Why did criminal trials begin? How can we account for the replacement of torture and the “bloody scaffold” with the rise of the penitentiary? This course will ask such questions as it provides an historical perspective on changing definitions of deviancy, societal reactions to violent or criminal activity, and public policies to counteract prohibited behaviour. The time span and geographical range will be vast; we will range from the Mesopotamia of 3,000 BCE to 21st-century North America. To provide focus, the curriculum will be organized around four intensive case studies: Crime and Punishment in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean; Early Modern and Industrial Britain; American Justice from Colonial Times to Court T.V.; and Reactions to Crime and Deviance in 19th and 20th Century Canada and British Columbia.

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Hospital Unit Clerk
  

  • HUC - 100 Hospital Unit Clerk-Overview

    0.5 Credit(s)
    This course is designed to give an overview of the program and the skills needed to work in this field. Course outlines will be reviewed.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate Program


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  • HUC - 101 Anatomy, Physiology & Medical Terminology

    2.5 Credit(s)
    Acquire a medical terminology vocabulary related to body systems necessary to communicate information in a medical office or hospital environment. Learn and practice the principles of medical words formation, including the basic rules of building medical words, identifying suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms related to the structures and functions of the associated systems of the body.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Hospital Unit Clerk Program


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  • HUC - 103 Introduction to Pharmacology

    1 Credit(s)
    This course discusses fundamental information Unit Clerks must know about medications. The main focus is on names and classifications of commonly used medications, the twenty-four hour clock, pharmacology vocabulary, the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS) and other references.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Hospital Unit Clerk Program


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  • HUC - 104 Non-Clinical Management of the Nursing Unit

    0.5 Credit(s)
    An introduction to professional communication in a hospital unit setting. Topics include: perception of self and others, verbal and nonverbal communication, appropriate professional conversation, listening skills, self-disclosure and feedback, telephone skills, patient confidentiality. Examines communication methods and tools used by the Hospital Unit Clerk, and communication devices used in the hospital.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Hospital Unit Clerk Program


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  • HUC - 105 Unit Clerk Procedures

    3 Credit(s)
    This course is designed to introduce the student to management techniques and communication in a hospital environment. It deals with the transcription and understanding of physicians’ orders-the major and most critical function of the Unit Clerk. This would include dietary, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, respiratory care, physical and occupational medicine and medications.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Hospital Unit Clerk Program. Take HUC 104  


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  • HUC - 106 Unit Clerk Practicum

    2.5 Credit(s)
    The practicum provides an opportunity for the student to integrate and apply skills and knowledge obtained through coursework, and practice skills in a workplace setting. The student will be expected to work the days that the instructor assigns, which could involve day, evening, or weekend schedules.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Hospital Unit Clerk Program


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Human Service Worker
  

  • HSW - 130 The Educational Assistant in the Cross-Cultural Classroom

    3 Credit(s)
    This course is designed to provide educational assistants with background knowledge and understanding of the administration and organization of schools, including working with diverse cultures. The roles of education assistants in the schools, and their relationships with other professional groups, parents and the local community are explored through various methods. Indigenous ways of knowing and an understanding of differing world views are woven throughout the course.

    Prerequisite(s):

    Note:  Effective Fall 2023 the prerequisite will become: Admission to the Human Services Certificate - Educational Assistant / Community Support, Indigenous Focus program. C in ENG 116 , HSW 131 , HSW 136 , FNS 160  and PSY 250  (or HSW 176 ).
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  • HSW - 131 Cross-Cultural Communication Skills in the Classroom

    3 Credit(s)
    HSW 131 focuses on the enhancement of cross-cultural communication skills necessary to become effective Educational Assistants and Community Support Workers working in Indigenous settings. Students will practice and demonstrate communication skills such as active listening, clarification and giving and receiving feedback non-defensively. Students will also learn cultural awareness skills to help them strategize and analyze situations involving cross-cultural communication, conflict management and working in teams.

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  • HSW - 132 Cross-Cultural Social Analysis

    3 Credit(s)
    This course is designed to investigate Indigenous perspectives on social issues at the local, national and global levels. This course introduces students to a wide range of social issues, starting with the student’s own experiences with social justice and cultural awareness.

    Using critical thinking and a participatory approach, learners will analyze the historical, political and social factors affecting the issues discussed.

    An Indigenous lens will be utilized through the use of guest speakers, videos, and supplementary material. Group works and cooperative learning activities will be used.

    Prerequisite(s):

    • Admission to the Human Services Certificate-Educational Assistant/Community Support, Indigenous Focus program

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  • HSW - 134 Cross-Cultural Community Support

    3 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to a culturally appropriate approach to working with persons with disabilities. Supports and services that empower persons with disabilities are presented and the strengths of persons with disabilities are emphasized. Issues of devaluation and discrimination towards individuals with disabilities will be identified and discussed. Specific issues surrounding individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds will be discussed. There is a focus on person-centered practice and a strengths perspective.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission to the Human Services Certificate-Educational Assistant/Community Support, Indigenous Focus program.


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  • HSW - 136 Holistic Health and Well-Being

    3 Credit(s)
    This course is designed to examine and incorporate holistic perspectives in the health of both clients and caregivers. Topics will include self-care and awareness, trauma-informed care and ethical and legal issues related to health care. It will also provide instruction in the basics of personal care for clients. Community resources for health information and support will be explored.

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  • HSW - 137 Support Strategies for Skill Development in Cross-Cultural Settings

    3 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to the principles of culturally responsive behaviour support. Students will investigate current positive behavioural interventions and support (PBIS) strategies and compare and contrast these with traditional Indigenous approaches to behaviour support and intervention. Culturally responsive support strategies for skill development and enhancement of quality of life will also be included.

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  • HSW - 140 Indigenous Focus Human Service Practice Experience I

    3 Credit(s)
    Students complete a part-time practice placement of 6 to 8 hours per week in an agency, facility, or educational setting for a total of 90 hours. The practice placement site is chosen to complement the course selection and certificate designation, and should take place in a multi-cultural setting. This experience emphasizes a generic approach with a focus on the establishment of a knowledge base, cultural awareness, initial skill development and an understanding of professional expectations. Weekly seminars assist students to make a connection between theory and their practice while building proficiency at self-evaluation.

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  • HSW - 144 Indigenous Focus Human Service Practice Experience II

    4 Credit(s)
    Students complete a full-time practice placement of thirty hours per week in an agency, facility, or educational setting for a total of 180 hours. The practice placement site is chosen to complement the course selection and certificate designation and should take place in a multi-cultural setting. This experience emphasizes a holistic approach with a focus on the establishment of a knowledge base, cultural awareness, initial skill development and an understanding of professional expectations. Weekly seminars assist students to make a connection between theory and their practice while building proficiency at self-evaluation.

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  • HSW - 152 Foundations of Human Service Practice

    3 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to a wide range of social problems through exploration of definition, evidence, causation, consequences, values and intervention. The student is introduced to a variety of viewpoints, with an emphasis on a critical thinking approach.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Acceptance into the Human Service Certificate Program
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  • HSW - 164 Foundations of Community Support

    3 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to a diversity model approach regarding persons with disabilities. Supports and services that empower persons with disabilities are presented and the strengths of person with disabilities are emphasized. Issues of devaluation and discrimination of individuals with disabilities will be identified and discussed. There is a focus on person-centered practice and a strengths perspective.

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  • HSW - 167 Support Strategies for Skill Development

    3 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to the principles of positive behavior support. Students will learn methods for identifying, observing, measuring, and reporting behavior and skills. Support strategies for skill development and enhancement of quality of life will also be included.

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  • HSW - 170 Educational Assistant/Community Support Practice Experience I

    3 Credit(s)
    Students complete a practicum of six to eight hours per week in an agency, facility or school setting. The practicum site is chosen to complement the course selection and certificate designation. This experience emphasizes a generic approach with a focus on the establishment of a knowledge base, initial skill development, and an understanding of professional expectations. Weekly seminars assist students to make a connection between theory and their practice while building proficiency at self-evaluation.

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  • HSW - 174 Human Service Practice Exp II

    4 Credit(s)
    This full-time, six-week practice experience completes the final component of the Community Support Worker and Educational Assistant training. Students are placed in an agency, facility or educational setting, supporting individuals with a physical, cognitive, or psychiatric disability. Students must successfully complete this practice experience at an employment readiness level in order to receive their certificate.

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  • HSW - 176 Human Development: 0-12 Years of Age

    3 Credit(s)
    This is the first of two courses on Human Development. It is taught from the perspective of someone working in the Social Service field with their specific needs and interests in mind. This course focuses on pre-conception through the beginning of adolescence. Scientific methods of study, as well as practical issues, are discussed.

    Prerequisite(s):
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  • HSW - 177 Human Development: Adolescence Onward

    3 Credit(s)
    This is the second of two courses on Human Development. It focuses on adolescence through to old age. The course is taught from the perspective of someone working in the Human Services field, with their specific needs and interests in mind. Scientific methods of study, as well as practical issues, are discussed.

    Prerequisite(s):
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  • HSW - 190 The Educational Assistant in the Classroom

    3 Credit(s)
    This course is designed to provide educational assistants with background knowledge and understanding of the administration and organization of schools. The roles of the education assistant in the classroom and the relationship of the education assistant with other professional groups in the school and the community are also focal points of study. In order to promote understanding of issues associated with students with special needs, a study of controversial issues in education is undertaken.

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  • HSW - 250 Advanced Practice Experience

    5 Credit(s)
    30 hrs/week practicum & 3 hrs/week seminar for 8 weeks

    It is expected that the student enrolling in HSW 250: Advanced Practice Experience, is proficient in basic human service worker skills and is ready to move to a more challenging experience. As each practice placement site is unique and may require knowledge and skills specific to its mandate and client population, a contract of learning outcome expectations will be established at the beginning of the practice placement at a meeting between the student, the practice placement supervisor, and the classroom instructor. The student will be supported in her/his learning through weekly seminars.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • C in all fall Human Services Diploma courses and co-requisite full time enrollment in winter theory courses.


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Indigenous Language Fluency
  

  • ILF - 101 Kwak’wala Immersion 1

    3 Credit(s)
    Intensive Kwak’wala language instruction will draw on local Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and being in an Indigenous language immersion setting at an introductory level. The units will draw on a wide variety of culturally relevant activities conducted through the lens of language to explore the essential relationship between Kwak’wala and identity, place (including land and sea), wellness, and roles and responsibilities. Students will build oral and aural skills through experiential activities that are the foundation for place-based, culturally infused learning. This course will provide students with an introduction to learner strategies and comprehensible language acquisition methods that are advantageous for Indigenous language acquisition and prepare students for a more intensive, immersive, place-based second term.

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  • ILF - 102 Kwak’wala Immersion 2

    3 Credit(s)
    Intensive Kwak’wala language instruction will draw on local Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and being in an Indigenous language immersion that builds on ILF 101. The units will draw on a wide variety of culturally relevant activities conducted through the lens of language to explore the essential relationship between Kwak’wala and identity, place (including land and sea), wellness, and roles and responsibilities. Students will build oral and aural skills through experiential activities that are the foundation for place-based, culturally infused learning. This course will provide students with an introduction to learner strategies and comprehensible language acquisition methods that are advantageous for Indigenous language acquisition and prepare students for a more intensive, immersive, place-based second term.

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  • ILF - 103 Kwak’wala Immersion 3

    3 Credit(s)
    Intensive Kwak’wala language instruction will draw on local Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and being in an Indigenous language immersion setting that builds on ILF 102. The units will draw on a wide variety of culturally relevant activities conducted through the lens of the language to explore the essential relationship between Kwak’wala and identity, place (including land and sea), wellness, and roles and responsibilities. Students will build oral and aural skills through experiential activities that are the foundation for place-based, culturally infused learning. This course will provide students with an introduction to learner strategies and comprehensible language acquisition methods that are advantageous for Indigenous language acquisition and prepare students for a more intensive, immersive, place-based second term.

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  • ILF - 104 Kwak’wala Immersion 4

    3 Credit(s)
    Intensive Kwak’wala language instruction will draw on local Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and being in an Indigenous language immersion setting at the intermediate level that builds on ILF 103. The units will draw on a wide variety of culturally relevant activities conducted through the lens of language to explore the essential relationship between Kwak’wala and identity, place (including land and sea), wellness, and roles and responsibilities. Students will build oral and aural skills through experiential activities that are the foundation for place-based, culturally infused learning. This course will provide students with language learning strategies and comprehensible language acquisition methods advantageous for Indigenous language acquisition that will be applied during the intensive, immersive, place-based second term.

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  • ILF - 105 Kwak’wala Immersion 5

    3 Credit(s)
    Intensive Kwak’wala language instruction will draw on local Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and being in an Indigenous language immersion setting at an intermediate level that builds on ILF 104. The units will draw on a wide variety of culturally relevant activities conducted through the lens of language to explore the essential relationship between Kwak’wala and identity, place (including land and sea), wellness, and roles and responsibilities. Students will build oral and aural skills through experiential activities that are the foundation for place-based, culturally infused learning. This course will provide students with language learning strategies and comprehensible language acquisition methods advantageous for Indigenous language acquisition that will be applied during the intensive, immersive, place-based second term.

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  • ILF - 106 Kwak’wala Immersion 6

    3 Credit(s)
    Intensive Kwak’wala language instruction will draw on local Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and being in an Indigenous language immersion setting at the intermediate level that builds on ILF 105. The units will draw on a wide variety of culturally relevant activities conducted through the lens of the language to explore the essential relationship between Kwak’wala and identity, place (including land and sea), wellness, and roles and responsibilities. Students will build oral and aural skills through experiential activities that are the foundation for place-based, culturally infused learning. This course will provide students with language learning strategies and comprehensible language acquisition methods, advantageous for Indigenous language acquisition that will be applied during the intensive, immersive, place-based final term.

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  • ILF - 108 Foundations in Indigenous Ecological Knowledge - Kwak’wala

    3 Credit(s)
    Foundations of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge is a dual language course (Kwak’wala) that will provide students with a framework for exploring Indigenous ways of knowing and being in relation to the natural world. A hands-on, seasonal approach will be employed to explore the natural world through the lens of Indigenous science, technology, relationships, engineering, arts, and mathematics. This hands-on approach, rooted in local Indigenous ways of learning, being, and doing will unearth Indigenous perspective and worldview related to the natural world. Working in groups, students will choose an area of interest and apply Indigenous methodology to examine their chosen topic. Students will develop critical thinking and reasoning skills and examine the importance of Indigenous ways of coming to know, rooted in the land and language, as well as Indigenous paradigms (theory). This course is intended to assist in restoring, reconstructing, and valuing Indigenous ecological, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual knowledge and processes. The course responds to Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action #62 to integrate and utilize Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods in classroom practices and explore the importance of Indigenous ecological knowledges to Western paradigms and local sustainable development goals.

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  • ILF - 109 Internship - Kwak’wala

    3 Credit(s)
    This course consists of one semester of full or part-time, paid or unpaid employment in a position related to Kwak’wala immersion and the provision of holistic, culturally infused environments. Students will have the opportunity to apply theories and methods of language revitalization learned in the program to address challenges encountered in the workplace and explore the barriers and issues related to maintaining immersion. Students will learn new skills to enhance their future employment success and/or prepare them for further academic study related to expanding the field of language revitalization and provision of holistic fluency-building environments.

    Prerequisite(s):
    • Admission into the Indigenous Language Fluency Certificate Program


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  • ILF - 110 Indigenous Language Revitalization and Technology

    3 Credit(s)
    Students will develop reading, writing, and editing abilities using the official Indigenous language orthography (where one exists). They will study a variety of technological resources that are advantageous to language learning and community language-revitalization efforts. This hands-on course is intended to foster students’ abilities to access and create written and online resources to support their language acquisition outside of class and within community. The units cover an introduction to the orthography (or preferred writing system of the community where an orthography doesn’t exist), history of the development of the orthography, advantages of establishing an orthography, the sounds of the language, introduction to transcription and transliteration, and grammatical structures. Instruction will include downloading fonts, familiarity with websites, on-line or text based dialogues, language applications, and accessing online sources advantageous for language learning. Field topics will include elicitation do’s and don’ts, interviews, language-data recording, collecting and storing methods, digital file management, and sharing information. Strategies for community involvement, project planning, protocol, and ethical treatment of intellectual property will be applied in course projects.

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