Graduate Certificate in Autism and Behavioural Science

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

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.

Master the skills of effective, fact-based communication through experience in print, radio, television, and the ever-expanding opportunities on the web.

Program Highlights

• Canada's first journalism program to incorporate accessible media production as part of the core curriculum.
• Cutting-edge multimedia tools and skills that will uniquely position you in the content creation job market after graduation.

What you'll learn

• Principles and practices of professional journalism.
• Professional story telling and communication skills.
• Research and data evaluation techniques.
• How to effectively use social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to engage an audience.
• Content production for real organizations

Mohawk's Journalism program has the highest overall student satisfaction rate of any 3-year journalism program in Ontario.
Mohawk's Journalism program gives you the practical skills and knowledge to succeed as a journalist or communications professional in today's multimedia news environment.

Whether you want to be a print or television reporter, an on-air host, or work behind the scenes, you'll receive the hands-on training and experience you need to enter the exciting world of journalism. You will practice the craft of reporting with state-of-the-art digital equipment, under the guidance of industry professionals.

Recommend solutions to support organizational change through comprehensive analysis of business and enterprise need.

Program Highlights

• Apply your learning through real-world, experiential learning opportunities with community partners from a variety of industries.
• Attain entry-level Certified Business Analysis credential (e-CBA) through IIBA.
• Complete Lean 6 Sigma Yellow Belt
• Achieve micro-badges in Process Mapping and Analytics with the Mohawk/IBM partnership.
• Courses are being delivered remotely with a mix of self-directed online learning and scheduled online classes where we meet face-to-face via Zoom.
• Build your professional brand by participating in workshops and industry networking opportunities.

What you'll learn

• Use a variety of business analysis techniques, skills and knowledge to support new or improved innovative business processes.
• Develop and document business processes and business models according to established business analysis practices, timelines and project goals.
• Develop strategies to bridge gaps between requirements and existing systems using appropriate business analysis techniques and documentation to support change to a business system.
• Assess solutions to business improvements using established benchmarks and evidence-based decision-making techniques.
• Use a project management approach to communicate technical and business information to a variety of stakeholders.

Develop interactive media expertise through the first graduate certificate exclusively focused on Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR).

Program Highlights

• You will have access to emerging XR hardware such as VR headsets and controllers, AR headsets and glasses, 3D scanners, and more.
• You will use the latest software for programming, 3D modelling, animation and software development.
• You will be able to deploy applications to a large range of platforms including PC, iOS, Android, VR headsets, AR headsets and the web.
• You will learn how to overcome the challenges of deployment to any platform or device.
• You will learn critical product and project management skills specific to emerging XR industries.
• You will understand every aspect of the XR software development lifecycle and be career ready once you complete the program.

What you'll learn

• How to effectively plan and execute an XR project of any scale with a team of any size.
• How to adapt to emerging technologies in the rapidly changing landscape of XR.
• Design high quality 3D models using the latest modelling software and tools such as 3dsMax and Blender.
• Write clean and efficient code to help users navigate, interact, play and learn in XR environments.
• Write scripts for game engines using languages such as C#(Unity), C++(Unreal) and JavaScript(web).
• Build and deploy mobile applications for Android and iOS with an emphasis on innovative Augmented Reality application.
• Create beautiful 3D environments optimized for system performance.
• Develop engaging stories and scenarios specifically for XR media.
• Establish a career plan to take advantage of your skillset.

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 model.
• Experiential learning with real data sets in an Analytics Lab.
• Applied skills development with industry-standard techniques and software.
• Potential to work with real businesses using their data.
• Program is open to both domestic and international students.
• Work on individual and team-based projects.
• Multidisciplinary education applicable to many industries.
• Opportunity to compete in a case competition.
• Computer-based exercises and training.
• Case studies and competition.
• Face-to-face workshops and industry networking.

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.

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

Business Analysis program is designed to support organizational change through a comprehensive analysis of business and enterprise needs.

Program Highlights

• Apply your learning through real-world, experiential learning opportunities with community partners from a variety of industries.
• Attain entry-level Certified Business Analysis credential (e-CBA) through IIBA.
• Complete Lean 6 Sigma Yellow Belt
• Achieve micro-badges in Process Mapping and Analytics with the Mohawk/IBM partnership.
• Courses are being delivered remotely with a mix of self-directed online learning and scheduled online classes where we meet face-to-face via Zoom.
• Build your professional brand by participating in workshops and industry networking opportunities.

What you'll learn

• Use a variety of business analysis techniques, skills and knowledge to support new or improved innovative business processes.
• Develop and document business processes and business models according to established business analysis practices, timelines and project goals.
• Develop strategies to bridge gaps between requirements and existing systems using appropriate business analysis techniques and documentation to support change to a business system.
• Assess solutions to business improvements using established benchmarks and evidence-based decision-making techniques.
• Use a project management approach to communicate technical and business information to a variety of stakeholders.

Become an important member of the health services industry with a specialized understanding of medical office practices, terminology, electronic medical records and more.

Program Highlights

• Program is well recognized by local and extended community of hospitals and medical offices.
• Common semester 1 and 2 with Office Administration - General (380)
• Complete our highly respected Medical Terminology 1 and 2 courses.

What you'll learn

• Provide administrative support to any health office/unit.
• Discover the challenge of a private medical practice including Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
• Become skilled in specialized areas of medical transcription and Ministry of Health OHIP billing.
• Attend presentations from McMaster Department of Surgery.

Develop foundational skills, and learn best practices essential to the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industry.

Program Highlights

• Gain hands-on experience building, wiring, and troubleshooting a refrigeration system
• First semester prepares participants for provincial testing by the TSSA for Gas Technician 3 (G3) certification.
• Accredited by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
• Optional training includes Gastite and IPEX Certification, at no additional cost
• Optional training also includes Working at Heights and Ozone Depletion Prevention, offered at discounted rates

What you'll learn
Foundational skills and best practices essential to the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industry including:

• Safe operation of tools and equipment
• Electrical wiring
• Piping, soldering, and brazing
• Equipment installation, commissioning, troubleshooting and servicing

Program Highlights

• Fast track options allow students to graduate four to eight months earlier compared to civil technology co-op programs at other Ontario colleges.
• Common first semester allows students mobility between five different program areas within the Building and Construction Sciences cluster.

What you'll learn

• Understand municipal services, potable water, storm water and waste water management systems.
• Roadways design and an understanding of construction layout, electronic surveying and global positioning system (GPS) applications.
• CAD, plan reading and visualization skills needed to create plans for today’s modern infrastructure.
• Explore building and construction materials, project scheduling, estimating and management.
• Construction surveying +skills, estimating, materials testing and inspection and geo technical services.
• Design structures in steel, timber, masonry and concrete. 
• How our infrastructure works by learning the science of its materials and operation.

Experiential Learning

• How you’ll gain skills
  • Exposure to real-life hands- on experiences through field trips to various job sites, manufacturing facilities, lab/computer courses and professional events including guest speakers.
  • Gain valuable experience during co-op work terms.

Co-op Format (Fall Intake)

Co-op Format (Winter Intake)

Sample media programs at Mohawk including television, radio, journalism, photography, advertising and graphic design in this introductory media program.

Program Highlights

• Explore the media and entertainment industry to prepare for further study in a diploma or a degree program.
• Get hands-on instruction in content creation from faculty who have firsthand experience in the Canadian media industry.
• Use industry-standard equipment and software to create photos, videos, multimedia stories and graphics.
• Build an ePortfolio of work to help become a competitive applicant to one of Mohawk’s media diploma programs. 
• Learn to use cutting-edge equipment without needing to make a personal investment.

What you'll learn

• An introduction to the opportunities available in the communications media industry including television, radio and journalism.
• Success strategies that will develop valuable academic and personal skills.
• The history of media
• The realities and experiences of working in today’s media industry.
• The role, responsibility and impact of television, radio, print, film and internet on today’s society.

This certificate program is for students who haven't made a decision about what area of media they should pursue. Pre-Media allows students to sample various aspects of media to help them make a more informed decision about their future studies.

Students in Mohawk's Pre-Media and Entertainment Certificate program will discover the opportunities available in the communications media industry including television, radio, photography, graphic design and journalism.