You will study management processes, strategies, techniques that are consistent with corporate business strategy and designed to capitalize on emerging opportunities. Your studies will equip you with the critical skills and knowledge required to make important business decisions. You will develop the business expertise to engage in strategic planning that supports the integration of functional business activities of production, finance and marketing.
Your studies will focus on the role and functions of recruitment and selection of human resource management. You will develop an appreciation for professional talent acquisition practices that meet Canadian legal standards. You will also develop an understanding of the essential role of sound staffing practices in relation to organizational productivity.
Through a combined theory and hands-on approach, you will analyze the strategic value of developing talent within an organization. You will leverage an instructional design model to determine a training need, design an effective training program and consider effective training program evaluation techniques.
You will develop the skills and techniques required to make an effective contribution to, and have an immediate impact on, successful projects. You will develop the knowledge required to initiate, plan, execute, control and close projects. You will gain a working knowledge of MS Project software and be able to use it to schedule, budget and control projects.
Building in experience you gained in your first practicum, you will develop greater independence and expand the skill set needed to work as a front-line employee in social services, residential, educational, or community agency that provides youth and family services in Saskatchewan.
You will reflect on practicum experiences and apply theories, knowledge and skills to practicum placements. You will discuss current issues as well as ethical and professional conduct in relation to practicum experiences. You will expand the skills and knowledge needed to plan personal learning and career goals.
You will examine patterns of marriage and family in Canadian culture and society. You will explore the challenges facing Canadian families and you will develop strategies to support family function.
You will examine the role of the youth care worker in planning and implementing culturally and developmentally appropriate activities for youth and families at risk. In the role of the youth care worker, you will develop, implement and evaluate individual and group activities, Aboriginal cultural activities, and activities that involve the use of social media.
Building on what you learned in SOCI 184 Sociology A, you will examine the importance of a sociological understanding in human service professions. You will study social institutions, social deviance, and issues facing mainstream and marginalized people in Canada.
You will receive an introduction to First Nations and Métis Nations of Canada. You will examine historical and current issues that affect Aboriginal peoples. You will explore racism and will develop an understanding of how self-awareness impact helping relationships.