Diploma in Carpentry and Renovation Technician

at Fanshawe College - London Campus Canada

In today’s increasingly digitally-connected and knowledge-based economy, communication skills are crucial for professional success across a wide array of sectors. Advanced Communication for Professionals is an Ontario College Graduate Certificate program that supports learners and professionals in further developing their written, verbal and interpersonal skills.  Canadian employers are increasingly emphasizing the importance of these skills for hiring and promotion; this program therefore cultivates excellence in workplace communication, interpersonal communication, writing and reports, and project development. Graduates will enjoy enhanced employability and advancement potential.

Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to

• Make effective rhetorical decisions to create focused, well-structured documents and presentations that implement professional stylistic conventions.
• Analyze and successfully respond to the communication expectations of various professional audiences when creating professional documents and presentations.
• Employ effective leadership skills in professional environments to promote increased communication efficiency and improved workplace collaboration.
• Edit and adapt professional messages for multiple contexts and diverse media.
• Synthesize sector-related research to produce relevant, persuasive reports.
• Comply with intellectual property rights when synthesizing, citing, or repurposing others' work in professional documents and presentations.
• Produce visually effective documents and presentations.
• Facilitate positive and productive interpersonal communication in the workplace to build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage a collaborative project to ensure that it meets all required parameters (e.g. scope, timelines, etc.).

Digital Communication Management is a two-semester Ontario College Graduate Certificate program that is intended to prepare students to deliver messages in today's increasingly connected media environment. It is designed for students who want to expand their skills in the production and management of social media, media communications, video and audio production, photography, web and digital design.

Graduates will be able to leverage these skills in content strategy and curation, as well as user experience and design to develop significant opportunities for employment in almost any sector that wishes to engage or educate an audience.

This program will provide the student a better understanding of the use of Information Technology as it relates specifically to the Healthcare Information Technology domain. Global advancements in the use of technology in digital health, automated voice transcription, digital imaging concepts, electronic health records, continuum of care, healthcare workflow, HIPPA/PIPEDA/Security, billing, and similar technologies.

Learning Outcomes

• The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to
• Assess organizational requirements for health information system technologies (HIST) and evaluate the impact of HIST on business/clinical processes, and on health services delivery to inform change in necessary.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate health information management practices, policies and processes to support client care, organizational goals, operations, and regulatory compliance.
• Synthesize relevant local, national and global health care and health information management issues, trends, technologies and standards to support health information systems and processes.
• Ensure compliance with the legal health obligations, as well as with the professional, ethical and organizational standards that ensure privacy, security and confidentiality in the access, retention, storage and disposal of personal health information.
• Ensure the completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness and integrity of health information throughout the management of its lifecycle.
• Work professionally, ethically and collaboratively with stakeholders and as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team, to enhance the collection, distribution, use, security and awareness of quality health information and its impact on client care.

Fashion Design is a three year co-operative Ontario College Advanced Diploma program providing professional career-directed training in the development, production management and marketing of apparel design. Through classroom theory, lecture, lab work, field trips and work term experience, skills are applied. Networking with industry professionals promotes future employment opportunities. Emphasis is placed on design analysis, apparel manufacturing and technology, and design communications and marketing. Skills such as fashion illustration, computer-aided design, pattern-making and draping, and garment construction techniques are taught, and supported by studies of textile technology, historical research, manufacturing processes and applied computerized technology in the fashion industry. The program fosters creative and independent problem solving in students, preparing them for a future in the various sectors of the rapidly changing fashion industry.

Co-operative Education
This three-year program has two co-op work terms.  Students who fulfill both the academic and co-op requirements of the program will be eligible to graduate with a Co-op Endorsed Diploma.  More information about Co-operative Education can be found at www.fanshawec.ca/co-op

Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to

• Recognize the interrelationships among designers, manufacturers, merchandisers and consumers in the domestic and international marketplace
• Create original designs using flat pattern and draping techniques that incorporate design principles and address fitting variations for women's wear
• Use state of the art manufacturing computer technology in the Apparel development and design process
• Produce originally designed apparel that demonstrates an understanding of raw materials, colours, silhouettes, textures, and techniques, and meets industry standards
• Source and select raw material, illustrate concepts, apply production specification and costing information, and develop patterns to produce apparel that reflects quality standards
• Analyze the organizational functions, systems and logistics in the manufacturing and marketing of apparel
• Apply business principles that relate to launching products, starting up a new business and planning, organizing and running a special event
• Adapt global fashion trends from the historical, current, and future perspective to produce salable designs for consumers
• Produce and present work that meets the standards, ethics and practices of the domestic and global fashion industry
• Apply visual communication skills that allow for creative product development, design collaboration and professional portfolio development

Companies are increasingly challenged with how to collect and make sense of vast amounts of data in order to improve their competitive position. A critical role in the facilitation of software/system development for the purpose of collecting data will be played by the Technical Systems Analyst. This IT professional will interface with organizational areas to gather their business (data) requirements and translate them into functional systems design specifications that can be successfully implemented by IT teams. In order to fulfill this role, the candidate must have a solid foundation in IT supplemented by the critical skills to be developed in this program, including: application software development, business data analysis and modeling, customer engagement/communications management, business process and enterprise resource planning. A key part of this graduate program is the applied aspects of the curriculum. Students will have the opportunity to engage in the process of business analysis for information technology (IT) through case studies and industry-based projects.

The Broadcast Journalism - Television News Ontario College Graduate Certificate program is designed to prepare informed, principled, creative and disciplined Broadcast Journalists for a career in Television News. The unique program focus is designed to train the news Videographer/Reporter/Producer. 

Program includes use of broadcast news gathering equipment, audio and visual, news writing, newscasting, news editing, interviewing, researching, TV video editing, TV news casting, TV production and practical Broadcast Journalism experience. The program includes an ongoing internship and a two-month internship program in March and April to be completed in newsrooms across Canada.

This three-year program provides students with a sound basic knowledge of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, and emphasizes the principles and performance of standard laboratory practices, procedures, and techniques for biological, chemical and physical analyses.

Co-operative Education
This three-year program has four co-op work terms. Students who fulfill both the academic and co-op requirements of the program will be eligible to graduate with a Co-op Endorsed Diploma. More information about Co-operative Education can be found at www.fanshawec.ca/co-op.

Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to

• Apply mathematical, physical, and chemical concepts to tasks, such as the analysis and synthesis of chemical compounds and samples and to develop approaches and techniques for the solution of problems.
• Conduct and interpret accurately manual* quantitative and qualitative analyses using prescribed laboratory procedures.
• Prepare organic and inorganic compounds using standard synthetic* and purification procedures.
• Perform statistical calculations to report and evaluate the results of analyses.
• Perform instrumental chemical analysis and interpret, evaluate, and report the quantitative/qualitative results.
• Apply computer skills relevant to the chemical laboratory technology field.
• Maintain and troubleshoot* laboratory equipment according to the manufacturers' guidelines.
• Perform relevant Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures to ensure that processes remain within designated limits.
• Use interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate project management in the chemical laboratory technology environment.
• Ensure that all assigned work is performed in compliance with relevant occupational health, safety, and environmental law, legislation, and regulations; established policies and procedures; and in accordance with ethical principles.
• Apply problem-solving skills to chemical laboratory technology problems.
• Develop a plan for continued professional growth.

If you are interested in the behind the scenes action of television and film production, and are eager to get hands-on training in one of the largest and most state-of-the-art facilities in Canada, the Fanshawe Broadcasting - Television and Film Production program is for you.

You will work behind the camera producing a variety of films and shows that includes narratives, documentaries, live sports, news, commercials and promotions with your talented and passionate classmates. There are opportunities to produce, shoot or edit programs that will be aired throughout the region or shown at film festivals, reaching thousands of viewers. When you graduate, you will have experienced all areas of creative and technical roles including, studio production, cinematic production, field production, mobile sports production, computer graphics, post-production editing, scriptwriting and sales, marketing and entrepreneurship. You will have a dynamic set of skills for a dynamic industry.

Along the way, you will be mentored and guided by industry professionals and be able to test your skills with field placements in the industry. If making video content is your dream, the Broadcasting – Television and Film Production program is your ticket.

This one-year graduate certificate program is designed for university and college graduates seeking a career in the operations management sector. This program will be completed in two levels and be delivered using both face-to-face (web-facilitated) and blended methods.

The curriculum will focus on applied knowledge in the field of business operations within a global economy. It will include the planning and management of all operations involved in businesses of varying size and complexity (e.g., supply chain elements, purchasing, production and operations planning and control, transportation and distribution, project planning, quality assurance).

Learning Outcomes 
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Use the fundamental principles of end-to-end supply chain management to identify and critically assess solutions to materials supply and capacity problems, to eliminate non-value added activities from the supply chain, and to ensure customer satisfaction;
• Define the essential product design and development practices, operations processes and systems, and marketing and sales strategies required in manufacturing, distribution, and service organizations;
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and adapt or revise plans and processes for using materials, equipment, and human resources effectively to meet targets within an organization and along the supply chain;
• Use information technology to support materials and operations management functions and to develop and control plans and schedules at various levels within an organization;
• Formulate cost-effective strategies for the movement of goods and services across international borders, taking into account regulatory and documentation requirements and the various roles of external service providers;
• Analyze performance measures and develop and manage quality control and quality assurance procedures to ensure efficient and effective management of products and services;
• Collaborate and communicate effectively across functional teams and levels of management as required in a culturally diverse and globalized business culture including for the hiring, supervising, and training of employees;
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize information for the preparation of reports, briefs, and presentations to management committees;
• Develop strategies for ongoing professional development to maintain and increase competence;
• Apply cost and managerial accounting principles to the planning, administration, and control of budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies. 

The Pre-Media program is a one-year foundational certificate program designed to introduce the student to various media industries. This preliminary year is intended to provide the student with the opportunity to sample from and discover the various aspects unique to each media program within the School of Contemporary Media. This will allow the student to gain a solid understanding in preparation for a more focused education within a specific media field. The program will offer a hands-on experience using industry standard software taught by creative educators and industry professionals.

Successful graduates of this program will have developed a solid foundation in the skills and knowledge of various media and communication fields. The goal is to give the student the tools to make a more educated and conscious choice for a career program best suited to reflect their interest and skillset.

Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to

• Apply common industry practices to written proposals and print documents, visual storyboards, and interactive presentations.
• Present and report on research done about mass media and social media technologies.
• Choose appropriate tools, techniques and applications to create media assets and presentations.
• Develop a career plan and produce a portfolio of self-promotional materials for the chosen field.
• Employ a variety of strategies, tools, and techniques to develop creative concepts and ideas to address the requirements of an audience, product or project.
• Collaborate with a production team in the creation of media projects.
• Utilize a variety of industry standard audio/video software applications and techniques in the creation of media for a wide range of platforms.