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TWC 164 Business Communications I is an introduction to the fundamentals of effective written business communication and their application to workplace communication. Additionally, students will solidify and advance their skills in researching and presenting ideas and reports.

TWC 164 Business Communications I is an introduction to the fundamentals of effective written business communication and their application to workplace communication. Additionally, students will solidify and advance their skills in researching and presenting ideas and reports.

TWC 165 Business Communications II focuses on developing oral presentation skills by practice and application. Students will develop these skills by planning and delivering speeches, pitches, interviews, and informative reports created through a rigorous research and pre-writing process.

TWC 266 Introduction to Technical Writing and Communications is a review of basic English skills with an introduction to general principles in written technical communication and its application to professional music. Classroom sessions focus on grammar, writing skills, professional correspondence, oral presentation skills, and employment documents. This course is designed to prepare students for

WEB 101 Agile Project Management introduces students to the principles and methodology of an agile approach to project management. By applying this approach to a real-life or simulated project students learn how to create an adaptive project environment that responds to continually changing requirements, reduces risk and enhances the quality of project delivery. Emphasis is on documenting project

WEB 102 HTML and CSS introduces students to Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), web standards and web accessibility. Students will use best practices and follow web standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to create content that looks appropriate and functions correctly on all devices. Using the mobile first method, students will apply the skills learned to

WEB 103 Programming Fundamentals with JavaScript introduces students to techniques commonly used in programming web pages with interactive content to enhance user experience. Students will explore fundamental programming concepts through various aspects of JavaScript programming language, including variables, functions, objects, events, data types, operators and conditional logic. Hands-on in

WEB 104 Advanced Front-end Development with JavaScript expands upon students foundational knowledge and skills in front-end web development to explore modular, maintainable, and efficient approaches to coding in JavaScript through the integration of external dependencies and use of tools and frameworks. Students will apply these approaches and refine skills to develop more complex client-side

WEB 105 Development Environment provides students with the current industry context, standards and fundamental tools required to dive into back-end web developing. Students will become familiar with the back-end environment by setting up a web server, setting up a virtual host, running an https and creating sandboxes. They will gain confidence and access greater control in front and back-end web

WEB 106 Entrepreneurship helps students identify and respond to a market need by bringing a marketable business idea to life. Simulating a start up environment students are challenged to explore new ways of team-based problem solving, ideation and business model development that will establish a working foundation for a viable business. Students will prepare a pitch deck and present their startup

WEB 107 Back-end Development Fundamentals takes students on a deep dive into the back-end systems that drive modern web applications so that they can gain a more holistic understanding of web development practices and tailor website content for individual users. Students will learn, practice and apply a scripting language, as well as use packages, frameworks, and application program interfaces

WEB 108 Data Persistence builds upon fundamental back-end development knowledge and skills by familiarizing students with database management systems, frameworks, and methods for data storage and retrieval. Students will learn to how to utilize both relational and non-relational databases in web application development as well as gain understanding of how the two models are different and why they

WEB 109 Web Application Development Infrastructure and Operations introduces students to the selection and configuration of appropriate tools to form a scalable and continuous development-delivery-operations support pipeline. By reviewing their web applications from an infrastructure, architecture, and coding perspective, students will develop more secure web applications, test their web

WEB 110 Full-stack Web Application Development provides students with the opportunity to employ their cumulative skills and talents to develop a full stack web application. Each student must choose an area of focus, plan and complete a series of scheduled tasks to create a unique and custom portfolio-ready web application product.

WELL 13 Healthy Living Skills for Adult Living explores basic health and wellness skills to set up a student for a successful balance in adult life. Students will identify positive healthy behaviours, apply general health and wellness knowledge, recognize community resources for healthy living, and set goals for healthy living.

WELL 15 Health and Wellness I helps students to develop an understanding of health and wellness that will help them meet their personal, educational and employment goals. Students will describe their own mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health; create goals for health management; and research resources for assistance, benefits, and goal achievement.

WELL 17 Health and Wellness II builds upon the skills developed in Health and Wellness I. Students continue to develop an understanding of health and wellness with a focus on healthy balances, goal setting and community networking. Students will refer to the values that support wellness set out by the BC First Nations Perspective of Wellness: respect, responsibility, wisdom and relationships.

WORK 60 Workplace Experience - Provincial Level is intended to provide students with a framework to recognize previous work experience. The course includes opportunities to demonstrate knowledge about the workplace and skills and experience gained at work. Students prepare a job posting and participate in all aspects of applying for the posted job in order to show their awareness of workplace

WS 100 Women's Studies I is an inter-disciplinary course designed to introduce students to the study of women in global cultures as portrayed through literature and sociological studies. Topics to be covered include the women's movement, sexuality, ''herstory'', gender roles, philosophy, and law.

WS 101 Women's Studies II is a continuation of Women's Studies 100, WS 101 is an interdisciplinary course designed to expand on the study of women in global cultures as portrayed through literature and sociological studies; however, students do not need WS 100 as a prerequisite. Topics to be covered include women and religion, politics, health and reproductive technologies, and inequality in paid

WS 101: Women�s Studies II is a continuation of Women's Studies 100, WS 101 is an interdisciplinary course designed to expand on the study of women in global cultures as portrayed through literature and sociological studies; however, students do not need WS 100 as a prerequisite. Topics to be covered include women and religion, politics, health and reproductive technologies, and inequality in

PEAC 202 Leadership for Peace: The Individual and Social Transformation begins with the understanding that leadership for peace is, at its foundations, leadership for human rights and social justice; and with the further insight that social transformation is always joined with inner transformation, to the individual who ''can change the world''. PEAC 202 examines leadership and peace in relation

PEAC 203 Introduction to Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice explores the theory and practice of restorative justice. Themes include retribution, punishment and deterrence; Indigenous approaches to justice; trauma and healing; shame and empathy; community, belonging, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Students will gain familiarity with the process models of victim-offender mediation, family

PEAC 205 Global Perspectives in Peace: An independent Studies Course provides an opportunity for students to learn about peace, justice and related topics from a practical, local to global, and/or cross-cultural perspective through self-initiated travel abroad or self-initiated contact with a peace related NGO. For example, as part of this course, students may participate in one of two

PEAC 216 The Doukhobors offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Doukhobors and their ongoing connection to issues of peace and conflict. Drawing on a variety of perspectives, this course analyzes the Doukhobor experience in light of what social scientists refer to as a social movement. Rooted in the religious turmoil of early modern Europe, that experience has situated this group