Six-Week Electives

Students will actively examine issues in selected topic areas of human resource management at an advanced level and with a focus on application in an actual organizational setting. The focal area of the course, or range of human resource management topics covered by the course, will vary depending on instructor. Selected topic areas may include corporate social responsibility, leadership issues, strategic human resource management, gender issues, human rights issues, recruitment methods and outcomes, functional job analysis and validation methods, job performance criteria and appraisal tools, selection processes and tools, organizational justice, work attitudes, and prejudice and discrimination in the workplace. Specific topic areas will be announced prior to the course selection period.

Punchy Persuasive Content: Ready to go beyond the basics of HR? This course lets you explore cutting-edge topics such as corporate social responsibility, workplace equity, and strategic hiring, all through real-world applications. It’s hands-on, thought-provoking, and designed for those who want to lead change in today’s organizations.

This course focuses on providing students with essential knowledge related to career development and planning to help support their success in the workplace. With a focus on mentorship and networking strategies, students will learn the value of seeking guidance from professionals in their field, fostering meaningful connections, and leveraging relationships to enhance their personal and professional growth. Students will also explore the importance of mental well-being and diversity, equity, and inclusion through allyship in a career context. By the end of the course, learners will develop a clearer understanding of their career aspirations, and be equipped with the tools to proactively pursue their goals with confidence.

Punchy Persuasive Content: Want to feel confident about your next career move? This course helps you figure out what you want, how to get there, and who can help along the way. You’ll build real networking and mentorship skills, explore your values, and learn allyship and inclusion in the workplace. Perfect for students ready to take charge of their future.

This course provides an overview of business communication by reviewing and discussing key issues (such as ethics and globalization), and the components of a business plan. Weekly lectures are supplemented by discussions of business cases and hand-in assignments designed to introduce students to basic business communication skills

Punchy Persuasive Content: Whether you're pitching an idea or writing an email, how you communicate matters! Through real-world cases, hands-on assignments, and conversations about pressing topics, this course boosts confidence and credibility in the workplace through practical business communication skills.

This course explores the dynamic field of digital marketing and allows students to discover how businesses engage audiences online. It introduces foundational marketing principles through global examples of strategies, analytics, and tactics used by digital marketers today. Students will become familiar with essential digital tools and concepts in owned, earned, and paid media such as search engine optimization, search engine marketing, and customer relationship management.

Punchy Persuasive Content: This course dives into the fast-paced world of digital marketing, showing you how businesses connect with audiences using real strategies and tools. Learn the tactics that brands use to grab your attention online!

This course provides an overview of sport management and leadership concepts and an introduction to the different contexts of sport including the youth, community and scholastic sport and recreation, professional, and international sport. Topics covered include the history of sport management, the relevance and practice of managerial and leadership concepts within sport, diversity and ethical issues in sport, and sustainability practices in sport.

Punchy Persuasive Content: This course takes you inside the world of sport management, where you'll explore how teams, events, and organizations are built and led. With real-world topics like diversity, ethics, and sustainability, you’ll gain the skills to lead and innovate in one of the world’s most exciting industries.

This course delves into the intricacies of understanding and engaging consumers within the dynamic landscape of the sports industry. Students will explore the fundamental principles and theories that underpin consumer behavior, applying them specifically to the context of sports. Key topics include the psychological and sociological factors influencing sport consumption, including motivation, identity, and social influences. Students will analyze sport consumer activity and engagement through the lens of fandom, examining the emotional and cognitive connections that individuals develop with sport activities, athletes, teams, and brands. The course will also address the unique characteristics of sport fandom, such as loyalty and brand

allegiance, providing a basic understanding of what makes sport fandom so interesting, distinct, and lucrative.

Punchy Persuasive Content: This course explores what makes sport fans tick and how their behaviour drives the industry. You'll dive into the psychology behind loyalty, motivation, and identity, and learn how emotional connections to teams, athletes, and brands shape the business of sport.

This course aims to foster a deeper understanding of transferable knowledge and skills gained through employment, sports, student leadership, and volunteer experiences. This course is designed to develop critical professional skills that accomplished and capable students should have upon graduation: critical and creative thinking, literacy, global understanding, communication, and professional and ethical behaviour. Students enhance their learning from their personally secured non-Co-op employment, leadership, or volunteer experience via structured reflection activities, including a final reflection report on work undertaken. Students will identify key learning moments, develop critical reflection skills, and connect their practical experiences to their competency development. A pass/fail grade will be assigned upon completion of the course.

Punchy Persuasive Content: Turn your job, volunteer work, or leadership role into real professional growth. This course helps you make the most of your experiences by building essential skills like communication, critical thinking, and ethical leadership. Through guided reflection, you'll connect what you’ve done to where you're headed.