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This course will introduce learners to the basic foundational counselling skills that recognize and encourage the diverse and multicultural milieu of the immigrant clients they will serve. The student will have the opportunity to learn and practice basic interview and introductory counselling skills that are required for developing effective and professional relationships with newcomers. In this...

This course provides an overview of the historic stages of the relationship between Indigenous peoples in Canada from contact to present day. It will explore the different world views at contact, the years of cooperation and negotiation through the fur trade and treaty making era and the impact of government colonial policy on Indigenous communities, cultures and peoples. The course will also...

The purpose of this course is to encourage students to experience and explore Indigenous cosmology, knowledge and world view and its relationship to the land. The influence and importance of land on Indigenous world view will provide a way of understanding the contemporary perspectives on identity and self determination. In addition, students will be encouraged to examine and locate their own...

This course introduces the historical, sociological and political perspectives on the origins of the Ontario Metis people. The course analyzes, in broad terms, the emergence of the Metis people and their relationship with the provincial government. We will also explore trends and issues affecting the Ontario Metis in contemporary society.

Indigenous Peoples are over-represented both as victims and offenders. Students explore the impact of the residential schools, effects of colonialism on traditional values and culture, as well as structural victimization. Students critically examine and assess Canada's principal approaches to addressing victimization and offending by and against Indigenous Peoples. Through discussion and...

In this course, students will gain an understanding of the historical factors that contributed to the creation of Residential Schools, including the history of colonization and the relationship between the government and Indigenous communities. Students will reflect upon and further develop their understanding of the ongoing impact of Residential Schools.

This course is designed to introduce students to Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language). It will provide the learner with a basic frame work of Anishinaabemowin orthography. The focus of the course will be on the reading and writing of the language. The learning is reinforced through the use of on-line tutorials as well as practice in order to enhance the learners understanding of the structure and...

This course provides students with introductory knowledge about diverse populations, faiths and cultures. In the context of law enforcement, students will be provided tips on dealing with various victimized persons and the mentally ill. Basic concepts such as culture, ethnicity, race, and discrimination are explored with a view to preventing racial profiling. Students are exposed to societal...

Censorship, or the act of restricting material deemed unsuitable for public consumption, has existed throughout history. This subject will examine the concept of censorship, its history and applicaiton in current issues. Students will be exposed to controversial materials and immersed in the discourse of censorship in order to gain an understanding of who controls knowledge, why and to what affect...

While C++ is very popular and the language of choice for game development and other performance-intensive applications, it is also significant in spawning other important languages such as Java and C#. This course introduces C++ (ANSI/ISO) in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). An emphasis will be placed on improving software quality through unit-testing and debugging. The C++ Standard...