Courses

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This course is a continuation of Professional Practice 1 course. It explores current issues that dental health care practitioners face in society today. Current trends and issues concerning the profession and practice of dental hygiene in Canada are presented, along with exploration of future trends. Advanced ethical dilemmas are also examined. This course also prepares the student for registration of the national board exam and licensure in British Columbia (BC).

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Building upon foundations of DHYG 290: Health Research 1, students continue to apply research methodology principles to access relevant and credible literature resources and answer relevant research questions using sound research principles. Development of literature evaluation skills and ability to accept or reject claims based on strength of current empirical evidence, determination of clinical significance of findings, and use of strategies to integrate evidence into dental hygiene practice settings is emphasized. The course culminates with knowledge sharing through a presentation.

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This course presents the structural and functional elements of the head and neck along with the relationship of these structures to the major organ systems. Emphasis is placed on application to dental hygiene practice.

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This course provides the student with basic information for general pathology, general and oral facial histology, and embryology featuring the development of the soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.

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Seminar

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This course continues the accounting cycle, taking the student through the cash section of the balance sheets, including petty cash transactions and bank reconciliations. We then explore the intricate workings of the payroll system, starting with basic gross wage calculations, statutory deductions and concluding with the journalizing and posting of the payroll transactions. The student then moves on to the statutory tax section detailing the rules and regulations involved with the collection and remittance of GST/HST. The inter-provincial rules for GST/HST as well as the potential PST issues will also be addressed.

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Advanced Bookkeeping continues with a focus on adjusting the balance sheet to accurately reflect balance at the fiscal year end. To accomplish this, the student will learn how to calculate the required adjustments for bad debts, prepaid expenses, depreciation on fixed assets, inventory valuations and unearned rent. The student will then prepare an eight column worksheet and post all the yearend adjustments, thereby creating the adjusted balances which are used to prepare the yearend financial statements. Once completed, they will then review the procedures for closing the books at yearend.

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Lab

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Excel is a powerful tool that is perfectly designed to facilitate the accounting function for small businesses. The synoptic journal is an effective option for small businesses without too many transactions. In this course you will learn to use a synoptic journal that replaces the general journal and all the special journals. It is similar to an accounting worksheet and is ideal for an Excel environment. Through the use of a case study this course will take the student through the full accounting cycle from the inception of a business to the yearend financial statement.

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Lab

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This course features a full Hands-on lab where students will learn how to use accounting software. Modules discussed include General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Banking and Reporting.

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Lab

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This course follows Level 1 and features a full hands-on lab where students will learn how to use accounting software. Modules and features discussed include Payroll, Inventory, Time & Billing, Budgeting, Projects, and Departments, advanced reporting, multicurrency, year end, security and database maintenance.

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Lab

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This course takes an in-depth look at payroll concepts and builds on the payroll knowledge gained in Intermediate Bookkeeping. The rules and regulations regarding payroll are very detailed and prescriptive. The students will learn how to account for various pay structures as well as how to deal with special deductions for RRSP, pension, family maintenance and employee benefits. The course will also cover the detailed statutory regulations regarding taxable benefits and year end compliance reporting.

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Drawing on the work of leading researchers and thinkers this course is a survey of classical and contemporary perspectives on the complex connections between gender, self and identity in the modern world. Students will look at how traditional social institutions- including religion, family, media,- and newer trends in immigration, globalization and, and internet (especially social media) use govern the way gender, sexuality and various other axis of self and identity are constructed.

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The purpose of this course is to identify key indigenous plants and native trees in British Columbia and understand the autecology and the cultural uses for plants associated with various First Nations and other groups. Students also learn the indicator role these indigenous plants play in the classification of forest sites and other land management activities.

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The course is basic to an understanding of forest productivity and the side effects resulting from various forestry practices, with applications in silviculture, watershed management, and engineering. Topics covered are landforms and soil formation, physical and chemical properties of soils, description of profiles, the Canadian System of Soil Classification, site productivity and soil disturbance. Field exercise will emphasize sampling description and classification of soils.

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NRFT 105 is focused on studying birds and mammals that live in British Columbia and the habitat that is required to sustain them. Besides studying anatomy, physiology, reproductive, and behavioural characteristics the course will focus on learning how to correctly identify the birds and mammals by their sound, their appearance, colouration, and the type of habitat they are found in. Students will also study the population status and current health of the environment in which these birds and mammals live.