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2023-2024 Undergraduate Calendar
Course descriptions
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Contact hours are divided into lecture, laboratory, tutorial, and other. Each contact hour may consist of a variety of instructional methods (i.e., in-class or online). Please refer to the registration section on MyOntarioTech for specific course offering information.
Not all courses are offered in any one term or academic year.
Note: If searching by Code or Number be sure to include the U at the end of the number.
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HLSC 3630U – Health Finance
This course is designed to introduce students to the methods of funding health care institutions and budget preparation as a management tool. The major components to the course include financial management, factors included in budget preparation, techniques of preparing staffing patterns, as well as capital and operating (staff/supply) budgets, cost monitoring and variance analysis.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 2601U
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HLSC 3632U – Health Economics
This course will use health economic models and reasoning to study the most pressing issues confronting modern health and social systems. This course will cover models of the demand for health and healthcare, the supply of health and social services, healthcare provider behaviour, and resource allocation. This course will also cover tools for evaluating health and social interventions in terms of efficiency and equity. Students will use these models and tools to draw insights into complex policy
issues concerning health and social systems.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3800U
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HLSC 3712U – Professional Ethics in Nursing
In this course, students will explore the history of ethics with particular emphasis on the theories that apply to ethics in health care. Ethical decision‐making will be discussed, and students will gain practical knowledge in the application of ethics to health care by examining special topics in biomedical ethics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 1.5
Laboratory hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 3710U , HLSC 3711U
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HLSC 3821U – Public Health II
This course builds upon concepts and theories introduced in Public Health I and seeks to introduce students to the critical analysis and planning for evidence-informed primary health care initiatives to address a variety of current and emerging health care issues in Canada and abroad. Evidence-based public health practice refers to the incorporation of empirically-based observations and findings derived from research, public health care practice, clinical expertise, client preferences and other available resources to make informed decisions about public health care practice and the delivery of safe and cost-effective health care services in Canada. The role of health care professionals in achieving the major goal of primary health care in Canada to build community capacity to achieve sustainable health and well-being through primary health care initiatives will be critically examined. Topics include the role played by public health care professionals in meeting health care challenges such as childhood obesity, an aging population and chronic diseases, Indigenous health, the vulnerable and homeless, outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, emergency and disaster planning and responses, and occupational and environmental health.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3820U
Experiential learning: Yes
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HLSC 3823U – Health and Indigenous People in Canada
This course offers an introduction to Indigenous Health in Canada. Topics include historic practices of health and epidemiological status across pre-European contact, early European contact and postmodern contact. The health status of Indigenous peoples in Canada will be discussed through the lens of social and political determinants of health. The course will also focus on promising health promotion and research practices with Indigenous communities. The intersection of Indigenous knowledge and Western knowledge will be explored through learning about worldview and cultural practices. This course will also encourage learners to critically appraise colonial practices along with power, privilege and racism. The course will culminate with an examination of the findings from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 1811U or HLSC 1812U and cumulative credits of 60 or more course credits OR NURS 2700U and NURS 2701U
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HLSC 3824U – Plagues, Pandemics, and People
This course considers the origins, antiquity and impact of plagues and pandemics on human societies from health, cultural, evolutionary, epidemiological and ecological perspectives. The course will start with an introduction to disease ecology followed by a focus on historic, contemporary, newly-emerging epidemics, while drawing parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is to understand why “plagues” emerge and how their occurrence is intimately linked to human behavior. The main goal is to provide insight into the struggles of attaining disease control and the challenges of managing and forecasting emerging pandemics.
This course has multiple delivery modes. Please consult MyOntarioTech for details.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours
Experiential learning: Yes
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HLSC 4310U – Altered Physiology IV: Pharmacological Interactions
An overview of the mechanism of action of drugs and toxins that affect the human body in normal and altered states. The course will start on the cellular basis of drug action and cover the pharmacological basis of drug interactions in the human body. Topics will include drugs of the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, endocrine and urinary systems, as well as drugs that are used in treatment of chronic and multi-system conditions such as diabetes and obesity. Drugs used in treatment of mental health conditions and drugs of abuse will also be covered.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 2461U or HLSC 2463U or KINE 4412U
Credit restriction(s): BIOL 3020U
Note(s): Contact hours may consist of a variety of instructional methods.
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HLSC 4401U – Motor Behaviour and Developmental Disabilities
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the factors that contribute to the motor behaviour characteristics of children with developmental disabilities. The emphasis will be placed on empirical literature in the pediatric disability domain to derive instructional and rehabilitation practices with this population. Application of this empirical knowledge to planning, assessing, prescribing, implementing and evaluating movement, rehabilitation, and sport skill programs for children with pediatric disabilities will be the focus.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 2401U and 60 credit hours
Credit restriction(s): KINE 4401U
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HLSC 4412U – Exercise Rehabilitation I: Cardiac, Respiratory and Metabolic Conditions
This course will focus on exercise prescription and exercise modification for those with chronic conditions related to the cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic systems. An emphasis will be placed on the role of exercise in primary and secondary prevention (pre-habilitation) and on the use of exercise as an adjunct treatment for rehabilitation. This course will cover relevant pathophysiology, pharmacology and exercise physiology of important cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic conditions using problem-based learning, case studies and laboratory based assignments.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3480U and HLSC 3481U
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4402U or KINE 4412U
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HLSC 4413U – Exercise Rehabilitation II: Integrated Case Studies
This course focuses on the role of exercise in a multi-component approach to rehabilitation. The risks and benefits of exercise, particularly with respect to sedentary individuals and/or those with medical considerations as well as the evidence for the role of exercise as a primary or adjunctive intervention for rehabilitation are considered. The course covers the psychology and physiology of chronic pain including the role of cognitive behavioural therapy, selection and assessment of appropriate rating scales and evaluation procedures and assessment of risk factors for exercise. The second part of the course integrates this information, along with relevant pathophysiology and exercise physiology using case study presentations of clients with neural and musculoskeletal conditions.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 1.5 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3480U and HLSC 3481U
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4403U or KINE 4413U
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HLSC 4414U – Advanced Topics in Neuromuscular Physiology and Pathophysiology
This course investigates advanced topics in neuromuscular physiology and pathology that are important for the control of human movement. There is a focus on the neurophysiology underlying human movement pathologies with a contextual integration of the principles of advanced neuroscience to neuromuscular rehabilitation.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3410U
Credit restriction(s): KINE 4414U
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HLSC 4460U – Selected Topics in Physical Activity and Health
Designed for senior students this course will investigate current topics in physical activity and health from multiple perspectives. A minimum of five topics will be selected for study and each will be addressed approaching the topic from a different perspective, including but not limited to: physiological, biomechanical, social, psychological and ethical.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): 84 credit hours or permission of the faculty
Credit restriction(s): KINE 4460U
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HLSC 4473U – Practical Human Anatomy I: Back and Lower Limbs
This course introduces the student to the gross and developmental structure of the human body and explores the functional relationships between these structures. In particular, the structure and function of the neuromuscular and skeletal systems as well as that of the joints are emphasized. Learners also determine the clinical significance of structures being studied at embryonic and gross anatomical levels. This course focuses on the back and lower limb regions. Learning methods in this course include on-line lectures, practical laboratories, and online learning components. Numerous clinical cases are used to demonstrate the interrelationships between the structure and function in health and disease. In addition, this course incorporates anatomical changes and processes that occur during embryonic development, growth and maturation to adulthood.
Credit hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Tutorial hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3470U
Credit restriction(s): KINE 4473U
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HLSC 4474U – Practical Human Anatomy II: Head, Neck and Upper Limbs
This course introduces the student to the gross and developmental structure of the human body and explores the functional relationships between these structures. In particular, the structure and function of the neuromuscular and skeletal systems as well as that of the joints are emphasized. Learners also determine the clinical significance of structures being studied at embryonic and gross anatomical levels. This course focuses on the head, neck and upper limbs. Learning methods in this course include online lecture, laboratory and tutorial components. Numerous clinical cases are used to demonstrate the interrelationships between the structure and function in health and disease. In addition, this course incorporates anatomical changes and processes that occur during embryonic development, growth and maturation to adulthood.
Credit hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Tutorial hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3470U
Credit restriction(s): KINE 4474U
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HLSC 4475U – Occupational Ergonomics
This course examines a variety of topics in occupational and industrial ergonomics to better understand physical demands in the workplace and how people become injured at work. The course will provide students with the knowledge and skills required to understand, analyze and prevent work‐related musculoskeletal injuries. Topics include the biomechanical, physiological and psychophysical assessment of workplace tasks, mechanisms of work‐related injuries, workplace assessment for injury risk, pre‐employment screening and legislated guidelines. Special focus will be given to the low back and upper limb. Practical laboratory experiences will provide students with exposure to different workplace measurement, assessment and evaluation tools, including use of sophisticated digital human modeling software for proactive ergonomics analyses.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 4471U
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4472U or KINE 4475U
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HLSC 4476U – Clinical Biomechanics
This course builds on and applies concepts from Biomechanics and Ergonomics to provide students with an understanding of the mechanisms of injury. Topics in this course will include: The biomechanical considerations for procedures used in orthopedic surgery and implantable materials, investigating material properties of biological tissues to understand how injuries develop, investigating normal and clinical gait patterns (ankle, knee, hip injuries, cerebral palsy, etc.), the use of musculoskeletal computer modelling techniques to simulate surgical procedures and biomechanical outcomes.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 4475U
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4472U or KINE 4476U
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HLSC 4477U – Applied Techniques in Neuromechanics
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to gain exposure to theoretical and practical applications of commonly used techniques in neuromechanics. The course will provide an overview of each of the techniques, and a discussion about the strengths and limitations of each technique, as well as what it can reveal about the underlying physiology being measured. Examples of techniques discussed include: electromyography, motion capture systems, eye tracking systems, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroencephalography (EEG) and near infrared spectroscopy (NIRs). The first six weeks of laboratories will provide demonstrations of each technique. For the second half of the course, students will select one technique and design a small pilot project where they will collect data and write a “journal article” style report. This course is especially useful for those interested in the field of Neuromechanics or working in Clinical Neurophysiology in hospital settings.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Corequisite(s): HLSC 3410U or equivalent (concurrent)
Credit restriction(s): KINE 4477U
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HLSC 4482U – Advanced Exercise Assessment and Prescription
This course applies scientific interpretation of advanced fitness assessment for the prescription of accurate and progressive exercise programs. An emphasis will be placed on developing competency using advanced protocols for assessment of the major components of fitness related to health and performance. An emphasis will also be placed on developing an understanding of the role of assessment in the overall design of fitness and exercise programs. Healthy populations, specifically athletes (recreational and professional) will be the focus. This course will provide a basis for competencies associated with the CSEP Certified Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) designation.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3480U
Credit restriction(s): KINE 4482U
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HLSC 4490U – Kinesiology Internship I
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with practical experience in the kinesiology field. Examples of internships might be in fitness centres, hospitals, or working with sports teams as a strength and conditioning coach. Students may do a single semester (3 credits) or continue in HLSC 4491U – Kinesiology Internship II . Students will complete a minimum 100 hours in their placement position and be required to write a comprehensive report on the kinesiology knowledge that they utilized from their undergraduate courses in contributing to the internship placement, as well as how the placement helped them to integrate that knowledge for their own learning.
Credit hours: 3
Other hours: 100
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3020U and HLSC 3481U and permission of the course instructor.
Credit restriction(s): KINE 4490U
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HLSC 4491U – Kinesiology Internship II
This course is a continuation of KINE 4490U for students who would like to expand on their placement experience and the application of kinesiology curriculum content to practice. The purpose of this course is to provide the student with practical experience in the kinesiology field. Students will complete a minimum 135 hours in their placement position and be required to write a comprehensive report on the kinesiology knowledge that they utilized from their undergraduate courses in contributing to the internship placement, as well as how the placement helped them to integrate that knowledge for their own learning.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): KINE 4490U and permission of course instructor
Note(s): Students choosing to take HLSC 4491U must do so immediately following KINE 4490U . Students may only enrol in one Internship course in each semester.
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HLSC 4492U – Athletic Therapy Internship I
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with practical experience in the athletic therapy field. Students will be provided with advanced first aid and athletic therapy training before being placed with a varsity team as a student therapist. Students must do a double semester placement for this choice (6 credits). Students will complete a minimum 135 hours per semester in their placement position and be required to write a comprehensive report on the kinesiology knowledge that they utilized from their undergraduate courses in contributing to the internship placement, as well as how the placement helped them to integrate that knowledge for their own learning.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (HLSC 3020U and HLSC 3472U and HLSC 3481U) or (HLSC 3476U or KINE 3476U ) and permission of the course instructor
Corequisite(s): HLSC 4482U
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4494U or KINE 4493U
Note(s): Students continue in HLSC 4493U and will not receive a grade for HLSC 4492U until the subsequent course is complete. Students may only enrol in one Internship course in each semester.
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HLSC 4493U – Athletic Therapy Internship II
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with practical experience in the athletic therapy field. Students will be provided with advanced first aid and athletic therapy training before being placed with a varsity team as a student therapist. Students must do a double semester placement for this choice (6 credits). Students will complete a minimum 135 hours per semester in their placement position and be required to write a comprehensive report on the kinesiology knowledge that they utilized from their undergraduate courses in contributing to the internship placement, as well as how the placement helped them to integrate that knowledge for their own learning.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 4492U and permission of course instructor
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4495U or KINE 4493U
Note(s): Students are expected to take this course immediately after HLSC 4492U. Students may only enrol in one Internship course in each semester.
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HLSC 4494U – Extended Athletic Therapy Internship I
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with practical experience in the athletic therapy field. Students will be provided with advanced first aid and athletic therapy training before being placed with a varsity team as a student therapist. Students will complete a minimum of 160 hours in a single semester in their placement position and be required to complete an academic component such as a series of article reviews on topics relevant to their team placement and the types of injuries commonly seen in that sport or compilation of research data related to their sport. There is also a component of knowledge synthesis where students keep a journal where they record observations of how knowledge gained from their undergraduate courses is applied in the internship placement, and how the placement helped them to integrate that knowledge for their own learning.
Credit hours: 6
Prerequisite(s): (HLSC 3020U and HLSC 3472U and HLSC 3481U ) or (HLSC 3476U or KINE 3476U ) and permission of course instructor.
Corequisite(s): HLSC 4482U
Prerequisite(s) with concurrency: HLSC 4482U
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4492U or KINE 4494U
Note(s): Students may only enrol in one Internship course in each semester.
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HLSC 4495U – Extended Athletic Therapy Internship II
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with practical experience in the athletic therapy field. Students will be provided with advanced first aid and athletic therapy training before being placed with a varsity team as a student therapist. Students will complete a minimum of 160 hours in their placement position and be required to write a comprehensive report on the kinesiology knowledge that they utilized from their undergraduate courses in contributing to the internship placement, as well as how the placement helped them to integrate that knowledge for their own learning.
Credit hours: 6
Prerequisite(s): (HLSC 3020U and HLSC 3472U and HLSC 3481U and HLSC 4482U and permission of the course instructor) or (HLSC 4494U and permission of the course instructor)
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4493U or KINE 4495U
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HLSC 4620U – Quality and Performance Management in Health Care
Quality is achieved through planning, directing and implementing the actions that are consistent with the concept of doing the right thing the first time. Students will learn the tools of quality management, quality assessment and quality assurance in a health care setting. Students will learn how to identify the quality principles, continuous improvement concepts, and to review and determine the cost of quality.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3800U
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HLSC 4621U – Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation in Public Health
In all health care organizations and systems in Canada and globally, critical decisions have to be made as to how resources, budgets, health care personnel and technologies will be employed to address a variety of current and emerging health challenges across the lifespan. Formal program planning, implementation and evaluation are critical to justify a change in health policy or legislation; evaluate access to and the quality of various health care services and programs, monitor and determine current and emerging health needs, and to determine the efficiency and cost-benefit of a given program to name but a few. This course provides the student with the necessary theory, skills and proficiencies to engage in these critical processes, which are major activities of all public health professionals and workers. Students will learn about a variety of planning strategies including strategic or allocative planning and operational or activity planning, and how to conduct a needs assessment.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3821U
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HLSC 4670U – Studies in Work Disability Prevention
Students are introduced to the Work Disability (WD) Paradigm, the real meaning of disabling pain and the influence of stakeholders on WD. Students begin to learn about the meaning and value of work and the nature, epidemiology and costs related to WD. A case study will allow students to seize the complexity and social dimensions of this paradigm and how it may affect patients who are also workers in their personal, social and working life. This case study will introduce the current conceptual frameworks of work disability. Complexity of the pain problem and its influence on WD will be presented. An introduction to the stakeholders and systems articulating with the work disability situation will be made. Topics will include workplace structures, systems and agents, private and public disability support schemes, unions and the compensation system.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Cross-listed: HLSC 5040G
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HLSC 4672U – Making A Work Disability Diagnosis
Students determine how to recognize the various causes of work disability and make a Work Disability (WD) Diagnosis. The flags system and the tools facilitating the completion of such a disability diagnosis with regards to the worker, the workplace and insurance and healthcare systems are explored, as are the psychology of work disability and its behavioural consequences. Students will administer a WD diagnosis interview to a simulated patient to practice a worker’s interview in this context. Personal, social, legal and ethical issues related to work disability and their variations following the origin or nature of the disorder and the jurisdictions are appraised.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 4670U
Cross-listed: HLSC 5410G
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HLSC 4674U – Coordinating Return to Work
Students identify and synthesize the influences of the different systems involved in work disability on workers’ thoughts and behaviours. Knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for return to work management are developed. Workplace interventions, communication, strategic planning and negotiation techniques are developed to improve case management skills.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 4672U
Cross-listed: HLSC 5412G
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HLSC 4676U – Occupational Ergonomics and Work Disability
This course is designed to expand students’ knowledge in the discipline of workplace ergonomics by exploring the underlying mechanisms of disability from an occupational ergonomics perspective. This transdisciplinary approach to ergonomics will evaluate the biomechanical, physiological, psychological, social and epidemiological approaches to evaluating health and disability risk in the workplace. Practical experiences will provide students with exposure to different workplace measurement, assessment and evaluation tools. Topics include the epidemiology and mechanisms of work-related injuries, workplace assessment for disability risk, pre-employment screening and legislated guidelines.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Cross-listed: HLSC 5413G
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HLSC 4678U – Practicum in Return to Work Management
Students will follow cases at various stages of the work reintegration process. Specific skills in assessing the work disability situation, developing return to work plans, monitoring return to work, and evaluating return to work programs will be developed. Students may also be involved in work disability prevention interventions. Depending on the placement, students may undertake a work project focused on a particular need of the placement organization relating to work disability prevention.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 4674U
Cross-listed: HLSC 5046G
Experiential learning: Yes
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HLSC 4700U – Intermediate Statistics for Health Sciences
This course will provide students with the necessary skills to plan, conduct and critically appraise the statistical analysis of health-related research projects. Specifically, the course will emphasize the inter-relation between the research question, study design and analysis of projects. Real-life research projects will be used to illustrate the common statistical methods used in health sciences. The topics covered in the course may include: analysis of variance, simple and multiple linear regression, logistic regression, nonparametric tests, and special topics such as power/sample size estimation. Applied work in this course will be completed in common statistical software packages (e.g., R, SAS, SPSS).
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3800U
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 5118G
Cross-listed: HLSC 5118G
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HLSC 4803U – Global Health
As the world becomes more interdependent and the health of individuals and the health of nations are increasingly inter-related, global health is of vital concern. Global health has been widely accepted as an area for study, research and practices that prioritize improving health for all people around the world, where such efforts rely heavily on transnational cooperation. Based on this central theme, this course introduces students to the fundamental concepts in understanding, measuring and priority setting in past, current and future global health burdens and issues. Students are exposed to the intricate relationship among social, environmental, economic and political determinants of health, as well as the role of global players in this relationship.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 60 credit hours
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HLSC 4807U – Perspectives in Aging
This course integrates perspectives on the physiology, psychology and sociology of aging so that students can understand the implications of an aging population on Canadian society and the Canadian health care system. A life-course approach is taken to understand the key health issues and health behaviours associated with healthy aging. Unique determinants of health and health outcomes of different age groups are discussed.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours
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HLSC 4808U – Exploring Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
This course integrates perspectives on the physiology, psychology, epidemiology and sociology of people with mental health issues and developmental disabilities (including dual diagnosis) and the implications for overall health and wellbeing. Key areas of both mental illness and developmental disabilities will be discussed; including schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, anxiety, violence and abuse, suicide, bullying, addiction, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, how these conditions are related to each other and dual diagnoses.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): 84 credit hours
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HLSC 4810U – Human Sexuality and Health Across the Lifespan
This course critically examines the historical, cultural and biopsychosocial contexts surrounding human sexuality in respect to health across the lifespan from both a Canadian and global perspective. Importantly, this course discusses sexuality in relation to health care and the role of health care professionals. Topics surveyed include, but are not limited to, sexual orientation and gender identity, the concepts of stigma and risk as they relate to sexual health, sexual and psychosexual development, sexual health and diseases, heteronormativity, health inequities related to sexuality, current societal attitudes and stressors for the LGBTQ community.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
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HLSC 4821U – Exploring the Mind Body Connection: Wellness Promotion Strategies for Life
This course focuses on wellness and includes both academic and experiential learning. Students will gain a greater understanding of the mental health and interpersonal challenges that are an inevitable part of life. Strategies for effectively managing interpersonal conflict and promoting mental well-being will be emphasized. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own wellness and to play a part in contributing to the wellness of others. Interactive learning activities will provide students with opportunities to gain confidence in their ability to manage their lives and deal effectively with academic, work related and personal life stressors. Students will also critique research related to the effectiveness of mind-body wellness modalities and create a self-care plan that meets their individual needs. Students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills in both academic and workplace settings.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): 54 credit hours
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HLSC 4822U – Social Marketing for Public Health
This course will focus on social marketing theory and its practical application in improving the quality of life for people at risk for chronic disease. Participants will learn the advantages of applying social marketing strategies to motivate changes in health behaviours that are related to chronic disease prevention. The aim of this course is to help students develop the knowledge and skills to research, design, implement, and evaluate social marketing programs.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours
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HLSC 4823U – Small Business Practice and Entrepreneurship for Health Professionals
A growing number of health professional graduates will end up running their own small business. The course is an introduction to running a business and entrepreneurship related to kinesiology and other health professions. The first part of the course will cover health record requirements, privacy legislation, basic accounting practices, employment law relevant to small businesses and basic marketing including the role of social media. The course will also include a unit on entrepreneurship beginning with idea generation and opportunity recognition through to venture creation; initially in a kinesiology context, but with reference to nursing and allied health professions. Although the entrepreneurship component focuses on establishing a new venture, this unit will also be worthwhile for those who are interested in working creatively to create new ventures or programs within an existing organization.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours and (HLSC 3710U or HLSC 3711U or HLSC 3712U )
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HLSC 4824U – Physical Activity and Public Health
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop competency in the area of physical activity for public health practice and health promotion across the lifespan. The scientific findings and applications that led to the emergence of the field of physical activity and public health are examined. The effects of physical activity on health and strategies for physical activity promotion are the main content areas of this course. Students will learn about measurement and surveillance of physical activity at a population level. The course will provide a forum that promotes an understanding of strategies for implementation of public health programming related to physical activity. Students will also learn about physical activity public health program implementation and evaluation.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (HLSC 1701U or KINE 1020U ) and 54 credit hours
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HLSC 4825U – Population Health Risk and Needs Assessment
This course explores current theories and methodologies employed to identify actual and/or potential environmental, consumer-based products, foods and other consumables, and toxins that negatively affect health across the lifespan. Specifically, this course examines the critical steps required to conduct a health risk and needs assessment from a public health perspective including hazard identification, exposure assessments, dose and toxic-response evaluations, health risk management of vulnerable populations, and health need priority identification. The course uses a case-study approach to emphasize both qualitative and quantitative approaches to hazard identification, characterization, and the control of environmental and other identified hazards.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3820U and HLSC 3910U
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HLSC 4850U – Current Issues in Health Care
This course is designed to assist students in explaining current trends and issues confronting the health care system and health care professionals. Issues include, but are not limited to, technology in health care, the role of interprofessional health care teams, economic and political aspects of health care, influences on health policy, the roles of regulatory bodies, and globalization.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3910U and 84 credits hours
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HLSC 4990U – Practicum Placement
This is a practicum-based course that will provide students an opportunity to consolidate and apply knowledge and theory related to the profession of health administration in a health agency, organization or system. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to integrate theories and practices of health care administration through a supervised practicum consisting of 120 hours total.
Credit hours: 3
Other hours: 120
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing in the Bachelor of Health Administration program
Experiential learning: Yes
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HLSC 4991U – Case Study Analysis and Application for Bachelor of Health Administration Students
Health care is a dynamic and rapidly growing sector requiring not only frontline providers, but additional professionals to provide support and leadership for the organization and delivery of services. Individuals trained in health administration will be prepared to work in areas of operations, management, finance and planning in a variety of healthcare sectors and fields. This course will employ specific case studies to help reinforce core concepts, theory and their applications in a variety of health care systems with special consideration for the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) core competency requirements for health professionals.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing in the Bachelor of Health Administration program
Experiential learning: Yes
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HLSC 4998U – Research Practicum I
The research practicum project provides students with the opportunity, with the guidance of a faculty member, to integrate and synthesize knowledge gained throughout their program of study. The project topic will be selected to include some aspects of the student’s area of interest or specialization. Students will work with an ongoing research team working alongside researchers in implementing a phase of their research project. The requirements include a written paper and an oral presentation of the project outcomes. Students registered in this course must register in HLSC 4999U to receive a grade.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 3910U and permission of instructor
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4994U , HLSC 4996U
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HLSC 4999U – Research Practicum II
A continuation of the project started in HLSC 4998U . Students will make presentations based on their research and submit written work.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 4998U
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 4995U , HLSC 4997U
Note(s): Students are expected to take this course immediately after HLSC 4998U .
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INDG 1000U – Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Colonial History and its Impacts on Indigenous Peoples
A brief overview of Indigenous peoples’ worldviews and histories prior to colonization centres this course in relation to the events of colonization. Crucial underpinnings, including the Doctrine of Discovery, the Royal Proclamation and the Indian Act, are explored. Stereotypes and myths about Indigenous peoples are analyzed in how they intersect with colonial narratives. Indigenous resistance and survivance in the face of genocide bring the strengths of Indigenous peoples and the wisdom of their cultures back to the centre. Indigenous pedagogies, experiential and self-reflexive learning and anti-racist approaches foster the development of respectful relationships and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, both at Ontario Tech and in students’ future careers.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 2000U – Introduction to Indigenous Studies
The course will address the history and legacies of residential schools, perspectives on treaties, and the impacts of the Indian Act and ‘Indian policy’ on Indigenous peoples; promote critical reflection on the experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada; and challenge students to appreciate Indigenous ways of knowing. Demonstrating a local focus but fanning out to recognize how colonialism has displaced people and displaced their sense of identity, the course will take past, present and future relationships to the land on which our university stands as the departure point for inquiry and instruction. The course incorporates Indigenous pedagogies, experiential and self-reflexive learning, and anti-racist approaches to foster the development of respectful relationships and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, both at our university and in students’ future careers.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 2100U – Endaayaang - Storying Home in Michi Saagiig Territory
Stories of the Michi Saagiig nation and its territory, in what is now known as Durham Region and southern Ontario, create the foundation of understanding the divergent perspectives on the history of this land. The idea of land-as-home is foundational to Indigenous worldview. How do colonial and Indigenous stories conceptualize home? What does it mean to be homeless in one’s own territory? This course examines the erasure of Indigenous presence in southern Ontario. Students analyze the ways in which resistance and resurgence enable reassertion of Indigenous presence and agency through contemporary stories of this land. The course is based on Indigenous pedagogies and experiential, self-reflexive learning, leading students to a deeper understanding of Indigenous worldviews and experiences of colonialism.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 2200U – Indigenous Digital and Visual Media
This course explores the ways in which Indigenous peoples represent themselves, through media and technology such as computer and video games. The unique approaches taken by Indigenous creatives in various digital media provide powerful counter-narratives to the stereotypic tropes that have been promoted through western film, television, news sources, and the like. Centering Indigenous voices and agency in these media creates space for stories of surviving and thriving, despite the impacts of colonization. Different mediums are explored to develop a foundational understanding of the dynamic and sometimes controversial nature of Indigenous self-representation.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 2500U – Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences
This course will investigate the intersections of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and western science. We will explore Indigenous ways of knowing with perspectives of land, water, Earth, and space. We will also discuss the impacts of colonialism on science. The course will contain two-eyed seeing lessons and examples for the following core concepts in science:
- Life on the land and water: biology, ecology and health
- The Land: climate, geology and geochemistry
- Things we can’t see, hear, or touch: energy, molecules and atoms
- Human interactions with Land and Life: sustainability, engineering and technology
- The Universe: time and space
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Credit restriction(s): SCIE 2500U
Cross-listed: SCIE 2500U - Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 3100U – First Nations History in Michi Saagiig and Haudenosaunee Territories in Southern Ontario
This course examines the history of First Nations in southern Ontario – where Anishinaabe (Michi Saagiig, Chippewa), Delaware-Lenape and Haudenosaunee territories intersect, and where these First Nations intersect with colonialism. With a focus on the Durham Region, students explore the implications of treaties in the area, including the Dish with One Spoon treaty, the pre-Confederation treaties, Williams Treaty 1923, the displacement and cultural disconnection resulting from colonial policies, and the impacts on Indigenous agency, visibility and relations within the region. The past, present and future relationships to the land on which Ontario Tech University stands will be the departure point for inquiry and instruction. Through Indigenous pedagogy this course will foster a deepening of respectful relationships and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, both at Ontario Tech University and in students’ future careers.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Note(s): Must have 2nd year standing
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 3200U – Contemporary Indigenous Literature
This course explores the ways in which Indigenous peoples represent themselves through literature and text-based mediums. Indigenous peoples are creating novel and powerful works that powerfully counter the trope of victimhood that is often attributed to Indigenous people. Through non-fiction, fiction, poetry, graphic novels and comic book stories, students explore the centering of Indigeneity through story.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Note(s): Must have 2nd year standing
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 3310U – Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability and Development: A Global Perspective
This course takes a global perspective on the relationship between Indigenous peoples, sustainability, and development. Students will explore concepts such as Indigeneity, Indigenization, decoloniality, sustainability, and development as they relate to Indigenous cultures and communities throughout the world. We will ask whether “Western” concepts such as “sustainability” and “development” can or should be “Indigenized” or, alternatively, should a more thorough “decolonial” approach be used. Case studies will explore indigenous movements against westernizing “development” and toward Indigenous concepts of well-being from around the world. Theory and case-studies will be examined in the context of historical colonialism and current neocolonialism. Focus will be on understanding Indigeneity as a locally-rooted global social movement that seeks to push back against Western imperialism and neo-imperialism while defining Indigenous alternatives to the current global consumer capitalism paradigm and its allied concept: sustainable development. Students will engage these concepts in various ways, many of which are rooted in Indigenous pedagogy. Students will also learn how to undertake research in partnership with Indigenous communities and organizations as opposed to doing research “on” Indigenous groups.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1000U , INDG 1000U , or POSC 1000U
Cross-listed: POSC 3310U
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INDG 4100U – (Re)Membering Reciprocal Relations
Through experiential learning and Indigenous pedagogical approaches, this course focuses on knowledge that is essential to building deeper awareness of Indigenous community protocols, relationships and social justice issues. This course centers Indigenous philosophies and worldviews through hands-on learning by connecting locally to land, teachings and community. The importance of central values, such as reciprocity and sharing, will be engaged through praxis by participating in community and land-based learning activities. Off-campus field trips may be a required part of this course.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Note(s): Must have 3rd year standing
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 4300U – Special Topics in Indigenous Studies
The Special Topics course will explore topics in Indigenous studies that are not examined in other INDG courses. The specific topic will change each year. Students in the course will be expected to undertake independent research on the topic of the course and to actively participate in a seminar‐style class to build a deeper understanding of Indigenous histories, philosophies and worldviews. Off-campus field trips may be a required part of this course.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Note(s): Must have 3rd year standing
Experiential learning: Yes
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INDG 4310U – The Politics of Indigenous Rights
This course is intended to provide upper year students with the opportunity to explore the various issues related to Indigenous rights. The focus will be primarily on the Canadian context, but we will include some examples from beyond Canada’s borders. The course starts from the premise that protecting and restoring Indigenous rights is important. The course is also based on the fundamental perspective that decolonization and Indigenous methodologies are key to creating a Canadian society that is truly inclusive. Although the primary focus of the course will be on the political issues related to Indigenous rights, the course will also draw on other fields of research. Throughout the course, we will look at contemporary issues within their historical context.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): 3rd year standing and (INDG 1000U or enrolment in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities)
Cross-listed: POSC 4310U
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INDG 4570U – Indigenous Design and Technology
This course will explore design and technology of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the impacts on technology development. Two-Eyed Seeing (where with one eye we view the subject through Indigenous ways of knowing and with the other eye we view it through Western approaches) will be used to study the evolution of Indigenous design and technology and its influence on modern systems. Indigenous approaches to sustainability and its role in Indigenous design and technology will be investigated with the goal of engineers and designers incorporating this knowledge and methodologies in the development of new sustainable technologies.
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Cross-listed: ENGR 4570U
Note(s): Must have 3rd year standing
Experiential learning: Yes
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INSE 2110U – Health, Safety and Sustainability for Engineers
The course covers the fundamentals of health and safety management in the context of the legal & social environment necessary for engineers. The course enables engineering professionals and managers to facilitate their interactions within peer groups and units and to acquire a broadened perspective of the corporate’s roles and responsibility of health and safety in the workplace. Topics include overview of the main elements in occupational health and safety including accidents investigation, assessment of main hazards and their prevention and control, health and safety training, ethics and corporate responsibility, and the legal framework governing health and safety. The concepts of sustainability and environmental management are also introduced in the course.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1015U
Experiential learning: Yes
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INSE 2210U – Operations Research I (Deterministic)
Operations research I introduces the fundamental aspects and applications of a broad range of methods and techniques to provide effective and efficient solutions for problems that involve decision‐making. Major deterministic techniques of operations research such as linear programming, integer programming, simplex method, duality, network analysis, and dynamic programming, and their application to decision making problems will be presented in this course.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1010U and MATH 1850U
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INSE 3110U – Operations Research II (Stochastic)
Operations research II presents mathematical models and techniques for the analysis and optimization of complex systems subject to uncertainty and randomness. Complex systems that change over time with a chance component involved are very common in engineering systems, manufacturing and production, logistics, health care, management science, and economics. This course will build upon the principles learned in INSE 2210U and presents important probabilistic and nonlinear models in operations research such as decision analysis, dynamic programming, Markov chains, queuing theory, and stochastic processes.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): INSE 2210U and STAT 2800U
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INSE 3115U – Workplace and Facilities Design
This course focuses on two main fields of study: work analysis and facilities planning. The course introduces fundamental concepts for creating a well‐designed workplace that eliminates waste and optimizes material, people, and information flow as well as basic concepts in facilities planning such as process analysis, flow design, facility location and layout, and material handling systems to optimize material, people, and information flow, as well as improve quality and reduce lead times. Work methods design, motion and time study, and work sampling are also covered. The students will have hands‐on exposure to 3D manufacturing simulation software (e.g., Visual Components 4.2, or else).
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): MECE 2310U and MANE 3460U
Corequisite(s): MANE 3190U and INSE 3140U
Experiential learning: Yes
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INSE 3140U – Lean Production Systems Engineering
This course is about customer‐centric methodologies that improve processes by eliminating waste and by focusing on value‐added tasks. Based on analytically and systematically established customer requirements the course addresses strategies on how to decrease the development lead time for a product/process/system or service and how to establish an integrated lean workflow process that reduces waste and improves quality, design, manufacture, assembly, maintenance and aftersales support. Students will apply these concepts in design activities in labs and a major project. The project will require implementing lean initiatives in addressing process mapping and current and future value stream mapping. The students will have hands‐on exposure to 3D manufacturing simulation software (e.g., Visual Components 4.2, or else).
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): MECE 2310U
Corequisite(s): MANE 3190U
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INSE 3142U – Industrial Internet of Things
This course covers fundamental aspects of the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), which include predictive and preventative maintenance, condition‐based monitoring of the machines, production optimization, energy optimization, supply‐chain optimization and uptime of manufacturing utilities etc. The students will also learn how this technology is used to build smart factories, develop communication protocols, and manage data storage. This course will also examine relevant case studies of IoT security vulnerabilities and their economic impacts. Specific topics include mechanism of security breach, privacy enhancing technologies, encryption and cryptography implementation of IoT data, security standard for available platforms, device authentication…etc.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1200U and SOFE 2710U
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INSE 3245U – Industrial Data Analytics
This course introduces the different techniques of data gathering, description, and analysis. The students will use advanced statistical tools to make decisions on operations, risk management, finance, marketing of industrial systems. Analysis is done targeting economic and financial decisions in complex systems that involve multiple partners. Topics include probability, statistics, hypothesis testing, selection and shrinkage methods for regression, linear discriminant approaches for classification, data clustering, decision trees, industrial forecasting, and data anomalies…etc.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): STAT 2800U and SOFE 2710U and ENGR 3150U and INSE 3140U
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INSE 4170U – Human‐System Integration (Human Machine Interface)
This course remarks the growing importance of human‐system integration (HSI) achieving adaptability to a changing environment while relying on the augmentation of humans’ knowledge, skills and abilities employing the presence of trustworthy and intelligent products and assets. Provided with the capabilities of smart factories based on the diffused use of Artificial Intelligence, HIS features a high level of trustworthiness in order to effectively take place in the manufacturing decision‐making routine. Students in this course will learn the principles in interaction of humans and machines, human and machine collaborations, Human‐ machine interface, and design of cognitive work. Human Machine Interface (HMI) as a major component of the course focuses on the methodologies for more efficient and mutual adaptability in humans and machines interactions to cover a wide range of interfaces in industrial applications.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): (MANE 3300U or MANE 3190U ) and MANE 3460U and METE 4200U
Experiential learning: Yes
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INSE 4248U – Industrial Cyber‐Physical Systems
The scope of the course moves towards the implementation of Industry 4.0 principles in manufacturing systems while looking at Industry 4.0‐based characteristics that lead to build smart factories. This includes the requirement for digitalization, sensors and inspection, data collection, connectivity, data analytics, computational tasks, closedloop feedbacks, and control capabilities. This course covers the theoretical and technological aspects of Cyber‐Physical Systems (CPS) requirement for the fourth industrial revolution. CPS are envisioned as one of the most promising transformative technological concepts leading to build the smart factories. CPS combine a cyber side including computation and networking with the physical side including processes (eg. mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing) and hardware logistics in an industrial platform to enhance the capabilities of production systems in terms of their agility, dependability, sustainability, and resilience.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): (MANE 3300U or MANE 3190U ) and ENGR 3150U and INSE 3142U
Experiential learning: Yes
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INFR 1010U – Discrete Mathematics
This course addresses the following topics: sets and set operations, propositional logic, predicate logic, rules of inference; methods of proof and reasoning, modular arithmetic, counting, pigeon-hole principle, induction, deduction, relations, functions, graphs, graph algorithms, shortest path, trees, combinatorics; applications to cryptosystems, hashing functions, coding.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Credit restriction(s): CSCI 2110U , ELEE 2110U , MATH 2080U , ELEE 2210U
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INFR 1016U – Introductory Calculus
In this introductory calculus course, first characteristics, classes, and limits of various functions, including periodic and exponential functions, are discussed. The fundamental focus of the course is on the derivative of functions and rules of differentiation as well as the integral, rules, methods, and applications of integration. A brief overview of complex numbers is also discussed.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Credit restriction(s): MATH 1000U , MATH 1010U , BUSI 1916U
Experiential learning: Yes
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INFR 1020U – Essential Mathematics for Games I
This course will introduce students to the basic mathematical concepts they will require to be effective as a game programmer, a game designer, game producer and a game artist. They will explore linear algebra concepts as well as discrete math concepts and how they relate to game development.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
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INFR 1030U – Essential Mathematics for Games II
The course will introduce students to the basic concepts of probability and statistics, and their applications in game design, programming, analytics, usability studies of games, games user research and human-computer interaction for games.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): INFR 1020U and INFR 1100U
Experiential learning: Yes
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INFR 1100U – Programming for Games I
This course introduces students to general computer programming principles, logics and problem-solving skills. Topics include data types, variables, operators, expression, statements, blocks, control flow statements, functions (routines), arrays, pointers, and basic concepts of structures. The course uses the modern programming languages used in game engines for illustrating the principal programming concepts.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Credit restriction(s): ENGR 1200U , CSCI 1060U , CSCI 1040U
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INFR 1101U – Introduction to Programming for IT
This course introduces students to general computer programming principles, logic and problem-solving skills. Topics include data types, variables, operators, expression, statements, blocks, control flow statements, functions (routines), arrays, pointers and basic concepts of structures. The course uses a programming language such as Python for illustrating the principal programming concepts.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Credit restriction(s): INFR 1100U and CSCI 1200U and ENGR 1200U and CSCI 1040U
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INFR 1110U – Programming for Games II
Building on the Programming for Games I course, the fundamental concepts and techniques of programming using languages used in modern game engines are explored. Students will learn and practice the fundamentals of object-oriented programming in a modern programming language used in game engines (e.g., C#). Topics covered include, but are not limited to: abstract data types (classes, objects and methods); creation, initialization and destruction of objects; class hierarchies and inheritance; polymorphism and dynamic binding; design patterns.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): INFR 1100U
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INFR 1300U – Creative Writing and Narrative Concepts
This course introduces the concepts of creative writing and narration in relation to game creation.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
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INFR 1315U – Visual Narrative Foundations
This is an introduction to the fundamentals of concept and graphic design, with a focus on visual narrative communication. Emphasis will be placed on the principles and elements of design, character design and perspective for creating pictures that tell a story. This class will improve student ability to create concept art and sequential art for storyboards, comics, games and interactive media.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
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INFR 1325U – Introduction to 2D Animation for Games
This course provides a gentle introduction to the fundamental concepts of animation for game development. The course will focus on 2D animation, building on concepts learned in previous courses and understanding how to create smooth and interesting animation aesthetically and how to incorporate this into their game development pipeline.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): INFR 1315U
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INFR 1330U – Basic Introduction to Game Design
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts in game design. They will be introduced to rapid iteration techniques and the non-digital design of board games to paper-prototype their game mechanics. Learn how to design basic board, card, dice and digital games and gain practice in designing game mechanics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 3
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INFR 1335U – Digital Game Design
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts in game level design. Level Design is the foundation of many great digital games and is interwoven with game design. While Game Design is concerned with defining goals of a game and providing rules that force players to make conflicting or interesting decisions. Level Design is an applied interpretation and execution of the rules provided through Game Design. Level designers therefore need to always understand game design at its heart to design great game levels.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): INFR 1330U
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INFR 1350U – Introduction to Computer Graphics
This course introduces the fundamental knowledge of colour and light covering the various processes on how colour images are captured and recorded in chemical and digital imaging systems. Students will learn ways to manipulate various project components in the production and post-production process using an imaging system. This course helps students develop an understanding of the methods appropriate to research in colour imaging. Students will study methods for image acquisition and reproduction in the context of production systems.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): INFR 1020U and INFR 11101U
Credit restriction(s): CSCI 3090U
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INFR 1395U – Game Development Workshop I
The Game Development Workshop provides students with the opportunity to hone their game development skills by working on a semester-long game-related project. This project requires the students to utilize concepts taught in each game development course to build a complete game appropriate for their skill level.
In this class, students will explore the fundamentals of creating physical game prototypes and translating them into 2D prototypes using an existing game engine. Throughout the semester, they will become familiar with the different roles within a game development studio as well as some tools and project management strategies to help manage their development.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 3
Experiential learning: Yes
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INFR 1396U – Game Development Workshop II
The Game Development Workshop provides students with the opportunity to hone their game development skills by working on a semester-long game-related project. This project requires the students to utilize concepts taught in each game development course to build a complete game appropriate for their skill level.
In this class, students will create 2D games using a set of design constraints and an existing game engine. There will be a focus on developing effective onboarding and tutorials for new players. Throughout the semester, they will build upon their understanding of managing a game development project and work towards delivering a finished, playable game along with supplementary materials to promote it.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): INFR 1395U
Experiential learning: Yes
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INFR 1400U – Statistics and Probability for IT
This course introduces the concepts and techniques of statistics and probability theory as applied to information technology and science. Topics include: frequency distributions; graphic presentation of data, basic concepts of probability theory, marginal probability, conditional probability, independence, discrete and continuous random variables; probability distributions; mean and variance; the central limit theorem; statistical inference and estimation, confidence intervals; correlation and regression analysis, examples of application in the field of IT and IS. This course may be offered in a hybrid format with 1.5 hours of lectures and 1.5 hours of online lectures and self-learning material.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): INFR 1010U and INFR 1016U
Credit restriction(s): INFR 3710U, BUSI 1450U
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INFR 1411U – Introduction to Networking I
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of networking and routers and helps them gain both the conceptual and practical skills. The following topics are covered: principles of communication and computer networking, Internet applications and architecture, networking terminology and protocols; LANs and WANs, Open System Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP models, Ethernet, Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and subnetting, VLSM and CIDR, Physical media and cabling, design and documentation of a basic network, Router user interfaces, components and configuration, basics of IOS, Distance-vector and link-state routing algorithms, Introduction to RIP, RIPv2, EIGRP and OSPF routing protocols. This course includes very intensive lab work based on Cisco CCNA Exploration 1 and 2 curriculum.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Experiential learning: Yes
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