Diploma in Protection, Security and Investigation

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

Students in the Business Administration - Human Resources program will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to enter the field of human resources across various industry sectors (e.g. business, non-profit organizations, or government).

Topics such as organizational behaviour, training and development, recruitment and selection, health and safety, planning, performance management, employment legislation and career development, with additional functional areas of human resources will be presented throughout this program.

Program Highlights
Includes the nine courses required by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) in order to obtain the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation. Read more at hrpa.ca.

Program Highlights

• Emphasis on practical, hands-on learning prepares you to excel in your marketing or sales career.
•  Study with professors who have worked as marketing professionals and bring their expertise 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 - Accounting (316)
  • Business Administration (632)
  • Business Administration - Accounting (364)
  • Business Administration - Human Resources (363)
  • Business Administration - Marketing (362)
  • Business - Financial Services (303)
  • Business - General (320)
  • Insurance (318)

What you'll learn

• How to conduct market research and create marketing strategies for real clients.
• Verbal and written communication skills as you prepare reports and presentations.
• Web marketing strategies and tools.
• Use computer simulation to model an international product launch.

Gain the knowledge, skills and qualification to deliver IT services in various healthcare settings.

Program Highlights

• Learn and apply information technology principles including software development, networking, operating systems, user interface design and databases to the field of digital health.
• Integrate and leverage digital health devices to provide and improve patient care.
• Utilize information technology to provide efficiency improvements to the health system.
• Apply digital health principles to the Canadian Healthcare system with an emphasis on the systems, supports, and tools used in the province of Ontario.
• Focus on patient safety, personalized health delivery, self-management and behaviour modification.
• Apply research methods and statistics in a final-year applied research capstone project.

What you will learn: 

• Design and development of health informatics solutions.
• Application of technology to the design and implementation of digital health systems.
• Measurement tracking and improvement of health through devices, sensors and wearables.
• Use of data analytics principles to produce data visualizations and build predictive models of disease transmission and treatment outcomes to inform decision making.
• Policies pertaining to privacy and security of personal health information and records including the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
• Cloud computing and the processing of large health-related datasets.
• Health system standards, integration and interoperability.
• Telehealth and virtual care systems for safe and efficient remote patient monitoring and interactions.
• Utilization of digital health technologies for remote care, health delivery and patient self-management.
• Management of healthcare records, systems and processes.

Help maintain the balance of power in this comprehensive technology program focused on electrical power control systems.

What you'll learn

• Explore the electrical control and power systems field through training in theory and laboratory practice.
• Principles and knowledge of Electrical and Electronic systems
• Programmable Logic Controllers and Industrial Network systems
• Control systems and Variable Speed Drive systems
• Electrical Power Generation, Protection and Control systems
• Electrical Metering and Distribution

Students in this program will gain hands-on, experiential learning with industry partners in a decommissioned substation.

Program Highlights

• Develop essential employability skills such as strong communication, critical thinking, and socio-cultural awareness.
• Customize your schedule with a wide range of electives chosen from your areas of interest delivered in blended and online learning environments.
• Get a fresh start by upgrading and achieving the entrance-level requirements and transfer credits needed for other competitive college and university programs.
• Enjoying your first year of studies and want to learn more? Continue into the second year of this program – the General Arts and Science (University Transfer) Diploma, and unlock additional university pathway opportunities.

What you'll learn

• Introduction to a wide variety of course options in the humanities and social science disciplines to broaden your understanding of the world around you.
• Critically evaluate global and social issues and topics by demonstrating an understanding of interdisciplinary connections between society, culture, environment, politics and history.
• Develop communication skills to a level required by business and other professions.
• Gain essential employability skills that will be applicable in both your future career and post-secondary educational aspirations.

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.

Project Management
Learn the latest tools, techniques, and mindset that will prepare you for a fulfilling career as a project manager.

Program Highlights

• Study in a field that is both highly sought after and relevant to today’s business problems and opportunities. ?
• Learn from industry-experienced professionals. ?
• Considered the cornerstone in many organizations, Project Managers are highly sought after in a wide range of industries. ?
• This program addresses emerging trends in project management through courses in Agile project management ?
• Earn micro-badges in Process Mapping and Analytics with the Mohawk/IBM partnership ?
• Upon completion of the first semester of the program, you’ll be eligible to write the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification (an entry-level designation offered by the Project Management Institute, PMI). ?

What you'll learn

• Use a variety of project management techniques, skills, and knowledge to support improved business outcomes. 
• Develop strategies to bridge the gap between business needs and the desired outcome using appropriate project management tools, techniques, and mindset. 
• Assess approaches to solving business problems using established evidence-based decision-making techniques. Understand what the project performance data that you are collecting is telling you and how to guide projects to successful completion. 
• Use a project management approach to communicate technical and business information to a variety of stakeholders. 
• This is a BYOD (Bring your own device) program. See Laptop Requirements under Additional Information.

Prepare yourself to step into Mohawk College’s engineering programs with these effective introductions to all things technical

Overview

• Designed for Secondary School graduates who have not completed the science or math requirements for technician/technology diploma programs. This program prepares students to be successful in subsequent technical programs. This unique program allows students to complete core courses from the first and second semesters of a variety of Engineering Technology diploma programs while enhancing their math, science, computer and communication skills. This program is ideally suited for students who have not completed the Grade 12 courses as required for admission to many diploma programs.

Program Highlights

• Introductory courses in many areas of technology provides you with insight to help you decide where and what you want to study next.
• You will have an opportunity to ease and adjust into postsecondary education after time away from school.

What you'll learn

• Improve foundational math, science, computer and communication skills prior to entering a technician/ technology diploma program.
• Acquire course credits that transfer to your chosen diploma program after successful completion of the program.

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

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.

Program Highlights

• Study emerging multimedia platforms including video sharing networks, podcasts, social media and other digital media platforms.
• Work with industry experts to create professional multimedia content that integrates online, video and audio material.
• Diversify your content creation skills and abilities across multiple platforms and for a variety of clients.
• Develop storytelling skills and research techniques to create concepts that can be applied to a variety of media platforms.
• Learn specialized writing practices that apply to key industries including media, marketing and sales.
• Participate in a collaborative environment focused on developing the skills needed to succeed in a variety of careers within media, marketing and sales.
• Create your own digital portfolio.
• Courses developed and taught by industry professionals.
• Sequential course delivery with additional Master Class workshops.

What you'll learn
Over two semesters, you will work with industry professionals to:

• Writing, video and audio production skills to create appealing digital content including videos, podcasts, digital layout, online journalism and blogs.
• Effective client-based multimedia content for engaging targeted audiences.
• Content compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
• Career opportunities as professional multimedia content creators.