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20231502SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/08/2023
URFA
SW 202 – Critical Issues/Critical ThoughtThis course examines the foundations of critical thinking with application to social work issues in such areas as oppression, poverty, health, child welfare and violence.
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20231569SS
Faculty of Science
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
Inter-connected evolution of atmosphere-biosphere-hydrosphere-lithosphere over the course of geologic time; its forcing mechanisms, interactions, and feedbacks. Major physical and biological global events emphasizing North America and Western Canada.
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20231501SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
SW 100 – Foundations in Social WorkThis course explores social issues confronting the state, social welfare agencies and social workers in addressing and responding to societal inequalities and human need. Students will also be introduced to the roles and fields of practice in social work in Canada and the values and ethics that guide the profession.
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20231474SS
Faculty of Science
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
Fundamental principles of designing programs and developing large software systems that meet specifications and that are safe, secure, reliable and maintainable. Software process models, software project management, requirements engineering, software design, software construction, software verification and validation, software tools and environments, software evolution, software reliability.
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20231511SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
SW 390 – Communication Skills in Social Work PracticeThis course specifically focuses on the development of skills necessary for competent social work communication in a variety of social work roles and settings. An introduction to communication theory is provided with an emphasis on skill development for students. Role plays and recorded sessions are required.
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20220830SS
Faculty of Nursing
Sessional Practica Coach
URFA
Position Summary:The Faculty of Nursing invites applications for clinical nursing practica coaches. Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses with recent clinical experience across multiple care areas are encouraged to apply.The position encompasses the instruction, supervision, mentorship, and evaluation of nursing students in various clinical, community, and lab/seminar settings thro...
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20231587SS
Faculty of Science
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
Differentiation and integration of exponential and logarithmic functions; methods of integration and applications; indeterminate forms, L’Hospital’s rule and improper integrals; sequences, series, power series and Taylor series.
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20231556SS
Faculty of Business Administration
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
The course objective is to teach students understanding of the comprehensive process of security analysis. The covered contents include an approach to growth investing, industry and macroeconomics analysis, and valuation by comparables (such as balance sheet approach and intrinsic value analysis). The course has two parts. The first part teaches students the essential tools for security analysi...
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20231504SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/08/2023
URFA
SW 346 – Social Work Practice IThis course examines the principles, concepts and skills related to social work with individuals, families, and groups, providing a theoretical framework for generalist social work practice.
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20231486SS
Faculty of Science
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
The nature of the earth. Plate tectonics and the geological time scale. Earthquakes, volcanism and surface processes with reference to their effect on the human environment. Earth resources, waste disposal, and pollution in a geological context.
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20231513SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
SW 412 – Mental Health ServicesThis course examines the structure and function of mental health services in society with particular reference to the historical and theoretical foundations. Current practices, issues, and problems are reviewed.
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20231487SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/07/2023
URFA
SW 100 – Foundations in Social WorkThis course explores social issues confronting the state, social welfare agencies and social workers in addressing and responding to societal inequalities and human need. Students will also be introduced to the roles and fields of practice in social work in Canada and the values and ethics that guide the profession.
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20231588SS
Faculty of Science
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
A course intended to introduce students to elementary linear algebra, particularly at a computational and applied level. Topics include matrices and systems of equations, inversion, determinants, vectors, inner products, eigenvectors and eigenvalues.
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20231558SS
Faculty of Business Administration
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
The course description is as follows: this introductory course addresses the basic concepts and processes of organizational behaviour. Topics will include: individual level variables, such as perception, personality, attitudes, and motivation; interpersonal and group processes, such as communication, teams, leadership, and power; and, organizational level factors such as organizational design, ...
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20231526SS
Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
This course examines meditation and its relation to arts practices including creative arts, including music, performance, visual and media art. The course draws on “deep listening”, improvisation, Eastern and Western meditation practices, and focuses on building “inner technologies” to support creativity as well as personal and community growth and development.
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20231476SS
Faculty of Science
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
This course will introduce a broad spectrum of cybersecurity topics including security principles, incident response and recovery, access control, network security, data security and privacy, and security operations.
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20231515SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
SW 420 – The Legal Environment of Social Work PracticeThe practice of social work has long been intertwined with the practice of law and the legal systems of society. This course will review legislation pertinent to social service programs that govern the professional practice of social work, and the related duties and obligations of social workers.
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20231490SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/07/2023
URFA
SW 346 – Social Work Practice IThis course examines the principles, concepts and skills related to social work with individuals, families, and groups, providing a theoretical framework for generalist social work practice.
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20231592SS
Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
An exciting opportunity to explore studio processes, concepts and history relating to three-dimensional form. Focused through the lens of contemporary sculptural practices, students will develop hands-on experience with a variety of media.
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20231560SS
Faculty of Business Administration
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
The course description is as follows: this course presents the fundamentals of marketing theory and application. Starting at a societal level, it works through environmental scanning, explores the differences between consumer and business customer groups, followed with a strategic focus on segmentation, targeting and positioning. Tactical applications of the marketing mix are then addressed – p...
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20231528SS
Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
This course will begin to map the terrain that is Pop Culture. The changing ground of pop culture has been defined by different theoretical and methodological approaches in ways that are not historically fixed. This course provides an introduction to the theories, practices and evolving legacy of pop culture.
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20231475SS
Faculty of Science
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
Information management: concepts and applications. Motivation for database systems. Components of database systems. Data modeling: conceptual, spreadsheet, relational, object-oriented, and semi-structured models. Querying and database query languages. Caching and transaction processing. Other topics include distributed databases, physical database design, and information retrieval systems.
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20231517SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
SW 448 – Social Work Practicum II Students, with support of agency supervision, will become directly involved in social work services and systems within the community, and experience professional practice. Seminars assist in the integration of theory and practice through sharing of experience and knowledge.
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20231492SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/07/2023
URFA
SW 348 – Social Work Practicum IStudents, with support of agency supervision, will become directly involved in social work services and systems within the community, and experience professional practice. Seminars assist in the integration of theory and practice through sharing of experience and knowledge.
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20231562SS
Faculty of Business Administration
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
This course will be a hyflex class where a portion of students will be participating in person and other students will be participating remotely through zoom.This course examines the increasing diversity of the work force and the resulting issues faced by organizations such as maintaining fairness and justice, making effective management decisions, allowing flexibility, and managing in a global...
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20231530SS
Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
An introduction to the fundamental skills of theatre improvisation. This course is a guide to improvisational choices through the use of theatre games and exercises, with an emphasis on artistic perception and creative expression.(OMA Program)
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20231471SS
Faculty of Science
Sessional
06/14/2023
URFA
This course introduces data abstraction, data structures and their implementations, the basics of algorithmic analysis, and the fundamental computing algorithms. Topics include stacks, queues, heaps, recursion, Master Theorem, asymptotic notation, computational complexity, empirical performance measurement, recursion based sorting algorithms, hashing, and trees (including binary trees, B-trees,...
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20231519SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
SW 451 – Social Work Research This course focuses on the contributions of research to effective social work practice and social policy. Emphasis is placed on understanding and critical assessing social work research, and on how to employ a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and community-based research methodologies to advance social work knowledge and practice.
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20231494SS
Faculty of Social Work
Sessional
06/07/2023
URFA
SW 390 – Communication Skills in Social Work PracticeThis course specifically focuses on the development of skills necessary for competent social work communication in a variety of social work roles and settings. An introduction to communication theory is provided with an emphasis on skill development for students. Role plays and recorded sessions are required.
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20231564SS
Faculty of Business Administration
Sessional
06/12/2023
URFA
This course will be a hyflex class where a portion of students will be participating in person and other students will be participating remotely through zoom. The instructor will teach this course in person on campus.The course description is as follows: an introduction to the fundamental valuation techniques used in finance. Topics will include: discounted cash flow analysis, net present value...
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