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GED1896: The Middle East: An Understanding of Media Sources & Their Impact

We live in an age in which influential messages about pressing events and social issues are delivered through mass media. Therefore, it is essential that people consciously analyze and evaluate media messages when interpreting history and current events. Students seek out current, accurate and credible sources of information and examine the influence that media messages have on their understanding of the world. Through the analysis of readings and audio and video materials, students develop critical-thinking skills while gaining an understanding of historical and current events in the Middle East.

Theme 3: Social and Cultural Understanding

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FIN2300: Introduction to Personal Finance

Establishing and maintaining healthy personal financial affairs are important steps towards overall success in life. Through self-study of text material, review questions, self-test quizzes, assignments and a final examination, students acquire knowledge and skills concerning credit and debt, home ownership and mortgages, the savings challenge, government programs to encourage saving, fixed income and equity investments, mutual funds, budgeting and financial planning, retirement strategies, public and private pensions, business ownership and insurance.

Theme 4: Personal Understanding

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FAM1218: Canadian Identity and Multiculturalism

Learners explore the concept of multiculturalism and some of the ways in which it is interpreted by Canadian society. Through an online quest, learners expand their knowledge of Canada’s various cultural groups and examine the issue of ethnocentricity and analyze factors that lead to prejudice, racism, and discrimination in Canadian society. Finally, learners seek out ways to appreciate cultural differences and promote positive intercultural relationships in their communities and in their workplaces.

Theme 3: Social and Cultural Understanding

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DSN2001: History of Design

Visual communications and graphic design have played a key role in the evolution of communication through a number of historical and social art movements. Graphic design has had a major impact on civilizations over the ages. Students explore graphic design’s many influences, including the invention of writing and alphabets, the origins of printing and typography, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Modern Art, and PostModern design, to the present day computer revolution and its influence on the many forms of contemporary visual communication that surround us every day.

Theme 1: Arts in Society

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