Diploma in Office Administration - Executive

at Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology - Fennel Campus Canada

Program Highlights

• Use your unique skills and talents to discover how you can best serve your community as a helper.

What you'll learn

• Enhance important fundamental skills necessary to pursue future postsecondary studies.
• Learn about social issues such as human rights, community building and inclusion.
• Increase self-awareness, experience personal growth and other competencies required for a profession in the community services field.
• How to work effectively as a team member in the community services field.
• Importance of a healthy communities, and it’s impact on individuals, families and groups.

The Human Services Foundation program lets students gain exposure to various study options within the Human Services field including working with children, youth, families and persons with special needs.

Students in Human Services Foundation will also learn about community issues such as poverty, homelessness and mental illness through unique and flexible learning opportunities including on-line learning, community based visits, labs and role-playing.

This graduate program is designed to provide, the essential product management skills required to support the strategic development of products and services for domestic and international markets.

Program Highlights

• Forms product managers by strengthening tactical and strategic business skills needed to develop and introduce products and services in the global marketplace.
• Product Management is one of the seven career fields representing the highest demand areas for talent with tech companies (Breaking into Tech Report).
• Benefits from entrepreneurial perspectives and other industry insights from professionals who work in international trade, investment, and product management.
• Mohawk College is located in the midst of the Toronto - Waterloo Innovation Corridor, home to more than 15,000 technology companies and thousands of start-ups that require talented people to help them turn their research strength into global commercial success.

What you'll learn

• Understand customer needs and gather product/business requirements
• Research potential opportunities considering cultural, financial, legal and distribution issues
• Develop the roadmap of a product or service that includes outlining Its features and target market to help meet global company goals
• Manage projects using more flexible project management methods that are becoming industry standard for making technology-based products and services
• Bring the product to market, that includes launching the product, communicating product features to the company and potential customers and driving global demand for the product
• Gather the body of knowledge required to attempt the New Product Development Professional Certification

International Business Management program is designed to provide, the essential product management skills required to support the strategic development of products and services for domestic and international markets.

Program Highlights

• Forms product managers by strengthening tactical and strategic business skills needed to develop and introduce products and services in the global marketplace.
• Product Management is one of the seven career fields representing the highest demand areas for talent with tech companies (Breaking into Tech Report).
• Benefits from entrepreneurial perspectives and other industry insights from professionals who work in international trade, investment, and product management.
• Mohawk College is located in the midst of the Toronto - Waterloo Innovation Corridor, home to more than 15,000 technology companies and thousands of start-ups that require talented people to help them turn their research strength into global commercial success.

What you'll learn

• Understand customer needs and gather product/business requirements
• Research potential opportunities considering cultural, financial, legal and distribution issues
• Develop the roadmap of a product or service that includes outlining Its features and target market to help meet global company goals
• Manage projects using more flexible project management methods that are becoming industry standard for making technology-based products and services
• Bring the product to market, that includes launching the product, communicating product features to the company and potential customers and driving global demand for the product
• Gather the body of knowledge required to attempt the New Product Development Professional Certification

Cyber Security Analytics program is designed to Protect the digital systems of today and beyond. Graduate with the essential skills for cyber threat detection and mitigation. Combine experiential learning in our cyber labs with independent online learning.

Program Highlights

• Design cyber security solutions to protect business resources.
• Create best practices in protecting mobile devices, smart homes and Industry 4.0 factories from cyber attacks.
• Participate in simulation labs where you will defend against cyber attacks.
• Engage in hands on experiential learning in our state of the art cyber labs facilitated by our expert faculty
• Study using extensive online learning and night classes to fit your busy schedule

What you'll learn

• Develop, implement and evaluate cyber security strategies and solutions for various operating systems, networks, application software, and packages.
• Respond to the cyber security needs of internal stakeholders.
• Recommend processes and procedures for maintenance and deployment of cyber security solutions.
• Design and implement cyber security solutions in compliance with current security policies, ethical standards, and industry regulations.
• Design and implement project management principles throughout the organization’s information security processes.
• Risk mitigation and auditing of information systems.
• Develop and deliver appropriate internal cyber security training.
• Communicate security policies, audit results and related documentation to any level of the organization.
• Monitor and analyze various attackers’ tactics, strategies and techniques to design vulnerability assessment procedures. 
• Implement vulnerability assessment procedures to find and solve existing security issues in a network.

Program Highlights

• Learn from faculty with professional designations including members of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Ontario who bring their real-life experiences to the classroom.
• Upon completion of a common first semester, you may choose to transfer into second semester of one of the following programs:
  • Business Administration (632)
  • Business Administration - Accounting (364)
  • Business Administration - Human Resources (363)
  • Business Administration - Marketing (non co-op 362 or co-op 366)
  • Business - Financial Services (303)
  • Business (General) (320)
  • Business - Marketing (319)
  • Insurance (non co-op 318 or co-op 368)

What you'll learn

• Accounting theory and practical applications with integrated computer technologies.
• Specialize in financial accounting, cost and management accounting, taxation, business finance and applied accounting systems.
• Progress towards a professional accounting certificate or designation.
• Analyze the financial information produced in financial statements in order to assess the financial position of a company.

Develop strategic skills to effectively manage a diverse workforce in today’s ever-changing business environment.

Program Highlights

• Seven-week, full-time work placement provides you with valuable hands on-experience working in a human resources department in municipal governments, hospitals, not-for-profit organizations, manufacturing firms and in the service sector.

What you'll learn

• Theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required to become a successful human resources management practitioner in the areas of recruitment, training, performance management, compensation, health and safety and labour relations.

Supply Chain Management
Learn the fundamentals of supply chain and advance your skill set in this complex and fast-paced business environment.

Program Highlights

• Partnership with Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority.
• Program is offered in the Golden Horseshoe, home to the largest port in Ontario, the Welland Canal and the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.
• Build a capstone project that supports industry challenges.

What you'll learn

• How companies build competitive advantages using a supply chain.
• The processes and requirements to acquire goods and services.
• How functional areas within an organization interact to design, make, buy and deliver goods and services for consumers.
• Examine supply chain within the goods and services sectors to help companies build a competitive advantage.
• Classroom instruction using real supply chain examples.

Autism and Behavioural Science
Use behaviour analysis to teach socially significant skills to improve quality of life for individuals with autism and their families.

Program Highlights

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disorder that affects 1 in 66 individual in Canada. ASD can affect an individual’s ability to communicate, socially interact and will often engage in repetitive/ restricted behaviours. ASD is a spectrum therefore the degree to which an individual experiences these challenges will vary.

What you'll learn

• Apply evidence-based treatments and how they are used to teach individuals with autism.
• Design, implement and evaluate treatment plans using behavioural strategies.
• Comprehend and respond to needs of family members.
• Train caregivers to implement techniques with their children.
• Develop an understanding of the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), in the intensive behaviour intervention application with children with autism.

Explore the technology and science geared toward protecting the environment and human health.

Program Highlights

• State-of-the-art lab equipment and facilities.
• Excellent reputation among environmental stakeholders and government agencies.
• High graduate and co-op placement rates.
• Studying with professional faculty experts in environmental technology.

What you'll learn

• Characterization of pollutants and their impacts on health and the environment.
• Standardized analytical methods for analyzing air, water and soil samples.
• Quality assessment and control protocols.
• Water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Brownfield remediation methods, including site assessment, monitoring, mitigation and remediation.
• Air pollution monitoring and control

Program Highlights

• Field placements in a variety of settings such as recreational therapy centres, varsity teams, physiotherapy clinics, school boards, retirement residences, large corporate gyms, small private businesses and more.
• Experiential learning and events in collaboration with industry partners including Fit to Pitch and Wellness Expo.
• Experience a cadaver lab tour at McMaster University
• Students may challenge fitness certifications
• Many pathways to further education
• Get involved in special events and volunteer opportunities.

What you'll learn

• Strategies to improve quality of life for people of various ages and abilities.
• Work with specialists of specific populations such as emergency service personnel, children, older adults, pregnant women or those with increased medical risk factors such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
• Study topics such as athletic injury management, sport psychology and exercise physiology, anatomy, biomechanics, wellness management strategies and many more.

Program Highlights
This program is a combination of in-class facilitated discussions, and practical hands-on experiences offered through Mohawk College’s Centre for Entrepreneurship including mentorship, speaker series, and the opportunity to participate in a live Pitch competition.

What you'll learn

• Learn to effectively manage a small business throughout the 5 stages of small business growth.
• Learn the fundamentals of operating a lean, agile business that can respond to external factors forcing change.
• Graduate with a comprehensive business plan that gives you a head start in obtaining funding and launching your own business.

International Business Management program is designed to provide, the essential product management skills required to support the strategic development of products and services for domestic and international markets.

Program Highlights

• Forms product managers by strengthening tactical and strategic business skills needed to develop and introduce products and services in the global marketplace.
• Product Management is one of the seven career fields representing the highest demand areas for talent with tech companies (Breaking into Tech Report).
• Benefits from entrepreneurial perspectives and other industry insights from professionals who work in international trade, investment, and product management.
• Mohawk College is located in the midst of the Toronto - Waterloo Innovation Corridor, home to more than 15,000 technology companies and thousands of start-ups that require talented people to help them turn their research strength into global commercial success.

What you'll learn

• Understand customer needs and gather product/business requirements
• Research potential opportunities considering cultural, financial, legal and distribution issues
• Develop the roadmap of a product or service that includes outlining Its features and target market to help meet global company goals
• Manage projects using more flexible project management methods that are becoming industry standard for making technology-based products and services
• Bring the product to market, that includes launching the product, communicating product features to the company and potential customers and driving global demand for the product
• Gather the body of knowledge required to attempt the New Product Development Professional Certification

Analytics for Business Decision Making program is designed to Gain specialized knowledge in data analytics to become a skilled data professional, and an essential contributor to business decision-making processes.

Program Highlights

• Executive course delivery (afternoons/evenings) with a mix of face-to-face, self-directed, and live online courses.
• Diverse class cohort that integrates domestic and international students.
• No prior programming or statistics experience necessary, the program starts with the foundations.
• Industry-agnostic education means skills are applicable to any industry.
• Applied skills development with industry-standard techniques and software including Cognos Analytics, SPSS Modeler, OpenRefine, Tableau, R, Python, and more.
• Potential to work with real businesses using their data on individual and team-based projects.
• Free registration in Higher Education Analytics Data (HEAD) Competition.
• Capstone Project to integrate program courses.
• Work as part of a team in our own data analytics competition.
• Face-to-face workshops and industry networking opportunities.

What you'll learn

• Analyze and interpret digital information.
• Case study problem solving and analysis.
• Understand key analytical, modeling, statistical and programming tools.
• Use of business intelligence and data analytics software with a focus on data identification, consolidation, communication, reporting, manipulation and trending.
• Management techniques for data analytics projects.
• Presentation and communication skills.
• How to become a Certified Analytics Professional.