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Gain an understanding of the accounting equations, debits and credits, record keeping, bank reconciliation, maintaining a general ledger, using a columnar journal and preparing simple financial statements. This course is valuable to small business owners and non-profit groups as well as for those needing to upgrade job skills. Note: Have a calculator handy for the online course.

Prerequisite(s): None

This course introduces the latest version of Microsoft Excel, one of several widely used electronic spreadsheet applications in most workplace environments. Participants will learn the basics of creating, storing, navigating, and manipulating data in a worksheet. Various demonstrations and hands-on exercises to build and enhance students' skills on how to construct cell data, apply formatting, use autofill, edit, copy and move, insert rows/columns, use simple formulas, organize data, work with charts and print. In this 12-hour course, we will also look at absolute and relative addressing, which is one of the many features of this fantastic program.

Best known for his hundreds of lieder, Franz Schubert (1797-1828) created an astonishing and sometimes disturbing sequence of masterworks in the final months of his too-short life. In four lectures we will explore a selection of these works, with reference to earlier compositions in the Schubert catalogue, celebrating the power, complexity, and emotional depth of his remarkable final musical thoughts.DAVID DUKE

An exploration of painters of the Flemish renaissance including the fascinating works of Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hans Memling, Hugo van der Goes, and Hieronymus Bosch. The course deals with the innovative approaches of the place and time: the use of oils, glowing colours, decorative detail, portrayal of emotion, and fantasy representation. Participants will be encouraged to discuss their own reactions to the art presented. JOHN BLACK

Do you have a life story or family history book idea? Imagine sharing your life or family history with family, friends, and beyond. We will explore motivation, sources of content, types of editing and structure. We'll walk through the overall process involved in going from interviews or rough draft to finished book. You'll leave inspired to record and share your life story or family history stories in book format. MALI BAIN

This is an introductory course on the nature and role of fear, individually and collectively. In the last three decades, especially since 9/11, fear has become a growing topic of major concern in several academic disciplines, operations of democracy and governance, and in its uses in business, advertising and popular culture. Explore your personal relationship to fear and the importance of multiple perspectives to the culture of fear. R. MICHAEL FISHER

This course combines international law with the history of Taiwan to demonstrate that, throughout most of its history, Taiwan was never part of the Chinese empire. For roughly two centuries, it was nominally claimed by China as its territory but was never under China's effective control. The claim that Taiwan is part of China is a myth manufactured by the Chinese Communist Party. CLIVE ANSLEY

Bacteria and all unicellular organisms are the base of the web of life; they feed and breathe the whole biosphere.  Learn about panspermia, spores, communication, microbiome, cyanobacteria, photosynthesis, archea, mitochondria, lateral gene transfer, symbiogenesis, evolution, protists, plankton, tree of life, and cell intelligence. THIERRY VRAIN

The first four hours of  Biofilia are about what life is made of: the incredible molecules that animate life, including the protein and RNA molecules that make life tick. You will learn how atoms and molecules are made and inject life into minerals, water, carbon, nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, cell membranes, metabolism, and information management in cells. THIERRY VRAIN

This course will explore how we understand the terms Grief and Loss and how we can better support our work with residents, clients, families, friends, and community. Participants will examine how to build meaningful connections, understanding the stages of grief, how steps to normalizing loss, and how to better engage cultural differences and practices in the workplace.

This in-depth course is designed primarily for health care workers providing frontline care to residents who may be experiencing Depression. Students will learn about the different types, risk factors, signs and symptoms, generational and cultural differences in, and potential causes of Depression. By recognizing the unique emotional and behavioral responses and impact on the resident, as well as family and friends, one can create supportive activity exercises and routines, plan environmental alterations, and develop specific communication strategies in aid of improved quality of life.

This course provides shippers, handlers and drivers with a clear understanding of the basic transportation of dangerous goods, which meet the requirements of federal and provincial legislation. The flexible online format allows participants to complete the course at their own pace and convenience. Note: You must complete this course within 30 days. Email address required. Ask for information sheet when registering.

Orientation to Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is a comprehensive on-line program that covers all major topics relevant for new hires. The online material will cover the fundamental information for worker education, including material safety and training. You must complete the course within 30 days. A valid email address is required.

This detailed and interactive online course provides a basic understanding of confined spaces in the workplace, legislation that governs them and the hazards associated with entering them. Please note: You must complete this course within 30 days. Email address required.