Everyone communicates, but are they doing it well? Communicative competence takes practice and self-awareness. In this foundational course, students will learn through discovery and project-based activities to practice approaching situations critically and collaboratively. By developing their communication skills, students will improve their interpersonal ability, intercultural competence, and digital fluency to prepare for success in the workplace and beyond. The strategies students will gain in this course will be useful throughout their program and in their chosen industry.
This course offers tools that will help students to navigate the changes that come with moving on to a new school. Students will learn how to define and set achievable goals, use time wisely, as well as establish and nurture relationships with instructors and peers, allowing them to respond to stress positively and balance studies, jobs, friends and families. Students will have a greater opportunity for academic success as they develop effective study habits, note-taking strategies, and test-taking skills. They will achieve greater confidence as they enhance academic integrity and learn creative ways to solve problems.
In this foundational course, students will be exposed to the opportunities and demands of electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering technology. Students will investigate careers in Engineering and Engineering Technology. Students will explore laboratory equipment, computer applications, and technical language used in each engineering technology discipline. By fostering curiosity, a positive attitude, attention to detail, and a commitment to reconciliation, this course lays a solid foundation for future studies in engineering technology.
In this foundational course, students will develop computational fluency in the essential mathematics encountered in engineering technology fields. Emphasizing practical skill development, students will learn to carry out accurate, efficient, and flexible computations in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry through hands-on exploration and applications. Students will learn techniques to solve increasingly complex math problems in engineering technology. Students will apply the foundational mathematical knowledge and skills acquired in this course in other courses in the program, subsequent studies in engineering technology, and future careers in engineering.
In this foundational course, students will complete a systematic exploration of the essential physics of mechanics, electrostatics, and magnetism relevant to engineering technology. By combining lectures with problem-solving activities, students will develop proficiency using units, vectors, kinematics, and Newton’s Laws of Motion to solve problems involving forces, work, energy, charges, electric fields, and electric potential. Students will apply their foundational physics knowledge and problem-solving techniques in other courses in the program, subsequent studies, and future careers in engineering technology.
This General Safety Training (GST) teaches basic general safety content to arm students with the core information necessary for them to protect themselves in workplaces on all descriptions. Although some examples may consider Manitoba legislation, this course has been developed by occupational safety and health professionals using generic information that is not provincially specific.