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Enterprise Operating Systems provides students with techniques and understanding in configuring, troubleshooting, and administration of corporate devices in an enterprise level local area network (LAN) computing environment. Lessons and labs are integrated throughout the course. Various topics include enterprise level Microsoft operating systems configuration, Windows deployment, virtualization, and security. Students with credit for PDIT 304 cannot take ITAN 210 for further credit.

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Enterprise Operating Systems provides students with techniques and understanding in configuring, troubleshooting, and administration of corporate devices in an enterprise level local area network (LAN) computing environment. Lessons and labs are integrated throughout the course. Various topics include enterprise level Microsoft operating systems configuration, Windows deployment, virtualization, and security.

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This teaching lesson/lab course provides students with fundamental knowledge of IEEE wireless technology standards. Topics include an overview of hardware/software wireless components, radio frequency communication principles, 802.11, and support/maintenance of wireless LAN technologies. Students will be prepared to write an industry standard CWNP certification exam. Students with credit for PDIT 324 cannot take ITAN 220 for further credit.

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The Cisco capstone project requires students to delve into the concepts of interconnecting networks, applying learning from previous Cisco courses. Students focus on the backbone to interconnect a simulated head office over the Internet to branch offices. The skills to design, implement, manage, and administer an enterprise network within a group setting will be applied. Routers, switches, workstations, and wireless devices make up the completed network solution. Course completion prepares for the industry recognized Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.

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Programming in Python teaches the foundational skills required to perform coding tasks using the computer programming language Python. Python is a key language used for backend web development, data analysis, scientific computing, network automation and artificial intelligence. Students learn to design, create, debug, and execute programs encoded in Python. Concepts of universal coding, syntax, and implementation resolutions are explored.

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This course is an integrated lecture/lab where learners acquire the concepts of cabling standards and perform the tasks required to become a certified cable installer. The course will prepare learners for industry standard certification exams. This hands-on course is based on the installation, termination, and testing of cabling used in data transfer.

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Data Centre Technologies introduces the fundamental technologies of an enterprise-level data centre. Students develop a skillset to configure, maintain, secure, and troubleshoot computer networking infrastructure services. The student also gains hands-on experience administering Active Directory (AD), firewalls, virtualization, storage, and disaster recovery solutions. Students who successfully complete all learning objectives of this course will be prepared to write the CompTIA Server+ certification exam. Students with credit for PDIT 380 cannot take ITAN 260 for further credit.

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This course combines the knowledge and practical experiences of previous courses into real world environments. Students will learn the fundamentals of job searching, interviewing skills, and technical documentation. Focusing on advanced technical topics, technical documentation will be research-based. Students will receive practical experience through several projects including a major capstone project. Working in groups, students will use their program knowledge to complete a case study where they must plan and build a functional network with specific requirements.

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This course explores the history, theory, principles, and practice of restorative justice. Positioned against adversarial and retributive models of criminal justice that occupy much of the Canadian criminal justice system's landscape, restorative justice will be explored as an alternative model of transformative justice. Core restorative justice programs and models are explored alongside the keystakeholders, including victims, offenders, the community, and the specific roles they play in the administration of justice.

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This course explores the nexus between women, crime, and criminal justice. Feminist theories and methods are employed to redress inaccuracies, misperceptions and/or skewed representations of women evidenced within the criminological discipline and the criminal justice system. Course topics include: the development of feminist criminology, media representations of criminality and women, "gender-blind" criminal justice policies, and the gendered dimensions of criminal act commission, criminal justice processing, incarceration, and employment in the criminal justice system.

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Personal wellness is essential to quality of life, effective work performance and longevity, particularly in professions serving clients/patients. The application of conscious wellness practices early in a career prevents burn-out and compassion fatigue. During this holistic and immersive experience, students will learn a variety of wellness practices and theories deeply rooted in concepts of the Indigenous relationship to the land. This course introduces the Indigenous concept of place (in contrast to time) as a life-marker.

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A survey of Romantic literature (1780-1830) in the British tradition, including the works of both major and lesser-known authors. Students will read a selection of poetry, letters, polemics, and novels and how the texts explore the changing social, political, and ideological discourses of the period.

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This course provides an introduction to computing using Windows-based computer applications. Natural resource industry applications including professional word-processing, database management, spreadsheets and presentation software tools will be the primary focus of this course. A foundation for NRFT program writing standards will be established.

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This course is an introduction to biomechanics, with emphasis on underlying physics and experimental instrumentation. Kinematics and inverse dynamics are used to quantify human motion, including planar gait analysis. Biomechanical data are analyzed with appropriate calculations and digital signal processing. Additional topics include relevant anatomy, muscle modelling, motion capture, electromyography, and impulse forces. Computations are restricted to 2D, though 3D generalizations are also presented.