TechOne Courses
School of Interactive Arts and Technology | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
間眅埶AV Calendar 2012 Summer
The following are all the courses offered in this area. To view the current course catalog and/or course schedule on the Student Information System, visit (select "Class Search/Course Schedule" on the left menu).
TECH 101-3 Communication, Teamwork and Collaborative Process
Teaches essential skills for negotiating first-year course work successfully. Covers the principles, practice and understanding of effective communication, research, critical thinking and teamwork needed within both face-to-face and virtual environments. Presents opportunities to practice and develop communication and interpersonal skills, and make that expertise transferable from the classroom to the workplace.
TECH 101W-3 Communication, Teamwork and Collaborative Process
Teaches essential skills for negotiating first-year course work successfully. Covers the principles, practice and understanding of effective communication, research, critical thinking and teamwork needed within both face-to-face and virtual environments. Presents opportunities to practice and develop communication and interpersonal skills, and make that expertise transferable from the classroom to the workplace. Writing.
TECH 114-3 Technology in Everyday Contexts
Introduces the role of technologies in an increasingly complex world. Explores the nature and evolution of technology. Provides firsthand experience with a variety of computer, communication and engineering technologies and assesses the impact and consequences of technology on both the individual and societal levels. Themes examined in this course focus on the use of technologies in situated applications and everyday contexts, giving students experience in relating the achievements of technology to human needs. Breadth-Social Sciences
TECH 124-3 Design Thinking
Investigates the role that design and the designer play in the world around us, and explores how design facilitates our understanding of our environment and facilitates communication with others. Examines the importance of precedent in design and how examples, models, patterns or standards reflect learning and critical thinking. Throughout the course students will, individually and in teams, use design questioning processes as tools to develop their critical thinking skills and to explore the role that design plays in their lives and the daily functioning of their communities. Breadth-Social Sciences.
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