Red River College Polytechnic Exchange District Campus

This program provides you with the necessary public service and technical skills to be a productive employee in the library and related fields. Specifically, the program provides you with the training to be employed as a library technician.

You will learn the fundamentals of both manual and automated systems for acquiring, organizing, and disseminating information in a variety of formats. Oral presentations, written assignments, and group projects are part of the program.

Students complete three two-week field placements in a variety of libraries over the course of the program.

Graphic Design provides up-to-date artistic training in the technology, techniques, and philosophy of graphic design, which plays a vital role in the process of presenting ideas, information, products, and services in an expanding global economy.

This is a balanced program of art instruction and academic courses designed to develop the technical skills and knowledge essential to professional competence, and to encourage creativity, imagination, and a sense of aesthetic discrimination. Practical work experience is provided through field placement in the graphic communications industry.

Assignments in design, illustration, and computer graphics may require a considerable amount of time outside of regular class hours.

This two-year program provides a solid foundation in information technology with focus on the following technical areas:

• Application Development builds proficiency in application development for business systems. Languages include Java, C#, and Ruby.
• Database Management will provide you with a highly developed skill set focused on daily operation of relational databases, system administration, backup and recovery, advanced SQL, and data warehousing.
• Network Management will give you the skills needed for network administration, security and disaster recovery, platform integration, and Windows and Unix servers. Some courses are integrated with established programs such as the Cisco Networking Academy Program.
• Web Development will provide you with the specialized skills you need to develop content for the Web, including server-side technologies, introductory Internet security, platform integration, and mobile technologies.

The program provides training in three distinct areas:

• Technical training
• Related business courses for understanding business systems
• Practical applied training, through an industry project or paid co-op work term

Co-op/Practicum Information
In your second year of the program, you must complete an experiential semester by undertaking either a co-operative education term or an industry project term. 
Co-operative education integrates related on-the-job training with classroom theory by alternating terms of academic study and paid employment.  Provided you have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, you have the option of taking a four-month paid Co-op work experience term. The College makes every effort to secure work placements for all Co-op students. However, the College does not unconditionally guarantee a work placement to students who enrol in programs incorporating Co-op.

This program trains you for entry-level employment as an engineering technologist in the electrical industry, which provides a broad range of employment opportunities. You develop the conceptual knowledge base and troubleshooting skills to prepare you for a range of roles that include design, installation, maintenance, production, and technical sales and support.

Topics in the program include:

• Use and application of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), variable frequency motor drives (VFDs), soft starters, and data communication to link all of the preceding elements for the control of manufacturing systems.
• Planning, designing, and specifications of power systems with motor protection for buildings and industrial plants. You will generate AutoCAD drawings, calculate short circuit currents, and coordinate fuses, circuit breakers, and protective relays. Canadian Electrical Code instruction is delivered by journeyman electricians.
• Hydro electric power generation, transmission, and distribution systems with a view to operation, control, and protection.
• Assessment of power system harmonics concerns by measuring TDD and THD and offering solutions to improve performance.

Note: First year of the program will be held at the Exchange District Campus before transferring to the main Notre Dame Campus for the rest of the program.

This program is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills set required to analyze, design, and manage projects and businesses in the area of information technology. The Business Technology Management Diploma builds upon a combined set of information technology and business courses. Students in this program will be exposed to a variety of case studies and practical skills to be effective in advising or managing teams in the IT field. Students will apply their skills in an industry environment through the department's co-op program.