Bachelor of Behavioural Science - Postsecondary Education Quality ...

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Shakespeare and
Film
Social and Digital
Media
Social
Entrepreneurship
Calendar Course Description
mathematics is NOT required. Emphasis is be placed on a
descriptive and numerical understanding of the themes and their
implications to thought, society and our daily lives, rather than
developing specific science skills.
“Look here upon this picture and on this . . .” Hamlet, 3:4.
When you read Hamlet do you see the title character as a noble
philosopher or as a clueless college student Are Romeo and
Juliet elevated figures of romance or victims of their own
hormones Is Richard III a fascist Is Twelfth Night a simple
comedy about mistaken identity or a complex meditation on
gender Every filmmaker who approaches a Shakespearean
play interprets the text differently—and film provides a wide
range of strategies and techniques to express that specific
vision. This course looks at some of the ways that film versions
of Shakespeare‘s work have approached the task of uncovering
different levels of meaning within the plays. Beginning with a
careful reading of Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Richard III and Romeo
and Juliet, we‘ll go on to consider how adaptation to film can
add nuance, depth, and significance to the original texts.
Social media is emerging, overtaking broadcast media as the
dominant media form. It is reshaping institutions in all sectors
everywhere, with a special relevance for the profession of public
relations. A power enabler focused on building communities of
special interest, social media technology offers both risks and
rewards. This course will contribute to the strategic basis that
will permeate all aspects of the BPR by providing a strategic
context and overview, defining best practices, critically analyzing
major social media. Students will learn about a variety of social
media applications, blog regularly, learn about metrics and SEO,
and, as a capstone for the course, develop a social media client
workshop. The course will foster a collaborative, peer to peer,
open source, online, 24-7 culture that is essential to social
media success. The course provides the foundation of
knowledge and skills in planning, executing and measuring
effective use of social media.
Can entrepreneurs operate in a free market where success is
measured not just in financial profit but also in the improvement
of the quality of people‘s lives What are social entrepreneurs
and what is social entrepreneurship Social entrepreneurship
has rapidly become the most influential idea of our time. It
represents an exciting and emerging set of models for systemic,
positive, social and environmental change. Our best hopes for
the future of humanity lie in the power and effectiveness of
socially motivated, highly empowered individuals who will fight
for changes in the way we live, think and behave. Social
entrepreneurs are the practical dreamers who have the skill and
the vision to solve problems and to change the world for the
Bachelor of Behavioural Science Section D, Page 91