Courses

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Together with CHEM 111, this course provides credit for first-year university chemistry. Topics covered include thermochemistry and chemical thermodynamics, properties of solutions, solution stoichiometry and aqueous equilibria, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium, electrochemistry and reaction kinetics. Students who take this course cannot take CHEM 114 for additional credit.

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This course is primarily intended for students without a Chemistry 12 equivalent prerequisite. Topics covered include stoichiometry, solutions, the electronic structure of atoms, trends of the periodic table, modern bonding theories, intermolecular forces and organic chemistry. Students who take this course cannot take CHEM 111 for additional credit.

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This course, together with CHEM 113, provides credit for first-year university chemistry. Topics covered include thermochemistry and chemical thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, properties of solutions, solution stoichiometry and aqueous equilibria, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium, and electrochemistry. Students who take this course cannot take CHEM 112 for additional credit.

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This course, a survey of physical chemistry, is suitable for students majoring in science programs such as chemistry, physics, biology and pharmacy. The course comprises a discussion of the laws of thermodynamics followed by a treatment of the equilibrium thermodynamics of gases and solutions.

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The course provides an introduction to organic chemistry. A survey of structure and reactivity for the major functional groups is followed by an introduction to analysis and structure determination using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. A major topic on chirality and conformational analysis is included. Laboratory experience includes an introduction to synthetic methods.

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Mechanism and synthesis are discussed as central themes in organic chemistry. This course surveys substitution, addition, elimination, rearrangement, and oxidation reduction reactions for the functional groups introduced in CHEM 203. Additional topics in carbonyl and carbohydrate chemistry are included. Laboratory experiments provide experience in contemporary synthetic methods.

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This one semester course is an introduction to the principles and techniques of quantitative chemical analysis. Emphasis is placed on solution equilibria (involved in acid-base, oxidation-reduction, complex formation and precipitation reactions), statistical treatment of chemical data, potentiometric, spectrophotometric and chromatographic methods. An integral part of this course is analysis (organic, inorganic and environmental).

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Information extracted from various areas of psychology (social, industrial/organizational) and management will be utilized to study the nature of work, people, and organizations. Topics include: leadership, motivation, group dynamics, communication, Japanese management, job design, organizational design, organizational culture, organizational development, stress, and time management. Organizational behaviour and its impact on management will be examined through lecture, discussion, case analyses, and practical applications of the material.

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This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary subject of criminology. Students are oriented to criminology as a profession, and as a historically specific body of knowledge. Criminology is situated as a scientific discipline guided by diverse theoretical trajectories and methods of analysis. The explanatory capacity of criminological approaches to crime, criminality, and social control encourages a focus on current issues related to crime, and the administration of justice.

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This course is an introduction to, and critical examination of, psychological approaches to criminal and deviant behavior. Surveying a variety of psychologically informed explanations of crime and deviance, such as biological, psychoanalytic, behavioral, and cognitive theories, this course examines hypothesized/causal links between criminality and genetics, mental disorders, personal, and moral development.

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This introductory course explores the structure and operation, and the legal and social organization of the Canadian Criminal justice system. The accused is followed from initial contact with the police to a final disposition on the street, at court, or in the correctional system. The rights and responsibilities, patterns of contact and conflict, and discretionary practices of all participants in the proceedings are examined in terms of their fairness and effectiveness.

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This course examines classical and contemporary sociological perspectives and theories of crime and deviance. The assumptions, and strengths and weaknesses, of each theory are critically assessed. Each of the sociological theories explored is evaluated in terms of its contemporary utility and practical applicability in Canadian criminal justice policy.

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A general introduction to the fundamental and competing principles of jurisprudence and the basic legal institutions of Canada. This course considers the history of Canadian law, the development of the Canadian constitution, the system of Canadian courts, and the roles and responsibilities of legal professionals. Other topics include the nature of legal reasoning, the doctrine of precedent, principles of statutory interpretation, and introduces the fields of contract, torts, administrative and family law, and the process of law reform in Canada.

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This course examines both historical and current issues related to policing in modern society. Topical emphasis will be on police roles, powers, accountability, discretion, surveillance, and technology. Analysis of these issues will be comparative between "public" and "private" methods of policing.

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This course narrows down the understanding of Canadian Law through honing in on the nature, scope, sources, and basic principles of criminal law. Topics of study and critical examination include, fundamental legal concepts, such as mens rea, negligence, and strict liability; criminal responsibility in Canada; legislative policies expressed in the Criminal Code; basic elements of a criminal offence; actus reus and mens rea; and legal principles relating to crimes and their defences.

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This course explores the correctional system in Canada both inside prisons and outside in communities. Topics explored may include: the history and development of prisons in Canada; philosophies of punishment and incarceration; the structure, organization, and dynamics of correctional institutions; and, treatment and programming in Canadian corrections.

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This course will familiarize students with computers and introduce the elements of computer programming. Topics covered include the basic structure of a digital computer system; applications of computers in arts, business, science, industry, and everyday life; and computer programming using a high-level language. The laboratory provides hands-on experience with the computer, programming, and current software (such as word processors, spreadsheets, and databases). No prior knowledge of computing or advanced mathematics is required however, basic typing skills are a definite asset.

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This is a general introductory course in computer science. Topics include computer architecture, computer systems, development of algorithms and computer programs, and programming style. Programming topics include selection and loop structures, arrays, functions, procedures, and string processing. The main emphasis of this course is on the study and development of algorithms, using a procedural language.

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This is a continuation of CSC-109. This course provides additional programming experience, and a larger range of programming techniques. It focuses on the foundation for further studies in computer science. Objects, classes, inheritance and polymorphism are discussed in depth. Other topics include advanced string processing, multidimensional arrays, file I/O and Exception handling, searching and sorting, recursion, and linear and non-linear data structures. More advanced algorithms and computer programs are developed.

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This course examines free market economics from the point of view of individual consumers, producers, investors, employers, and employees. It will examine how these individuals make rational decisions and how those decisions lead to efficient market outcomes. The course also examines market failures (where free markets are inefficient) and the role of government in intervening to deal with these failures.