Lists! Most of us do them all wrong. But not after today. I’ve discovered list-making secrets that will skyrocket your academic and career success. And, hey, these secrets can even make your biggest dreams a reality. I recently went to a job interview. The interviewer expressed interest in me as a candidate, but I knew… Read more »
MKTG 396 (Introduction to Marketing) is a three-credit upper-level business and administrative studies course that introduces students to marketing concepts, frameworks, and institutions. Students will also examine the influence of recent developments in the Canadian economy and society on marketing activities and on the management of individual organizations. This course will help students understand the… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a part time student and the mother of three young children. My father is in the final stages of colon cancer and he and my mom are struggling. I have always been close to my parents, but my brother hasn’t. For the most part he has been estranged from the family. … Read more »
More and more, as my life experience accumulates, I find myself gravitating towards the side of darkness when it comes to that whole God vs. The Devil situation. I don’t mean this in any formal worship sort of way. I don’t do rituals of any kind, for one thing; I mean, I’m not much of… Read more »
A few months back, I began experimenting with the concept of “money-free entertainment”. Since embarking on our “debt-free journey”, one of my biggest realizations is that many activities we used to do regularly and take for granted were really bogging down our budget. They had to be put on pause for a while if we… Read more »
Jacques Derrida’s book, The Politics of Friendship, spends a swathe of papyrus exploring and questioning the work of Carl Schmitt’s The Concept of the Political. Schmitt claimed that, going all the way back to ancient Athens, there were two types of social conflict: the first, stasis, involved rigorous debate and argument between members of one… Read more »
Do you desire to be eatin’, choppin’, and kickin’ at 110? I do. But what if we sip colas? Munch muffins? Or pucker up to gooey pizza pies? Well, junk food strips us of our longest life. But what about the lucky ones who live past 100? What do they devour that we don’t? Some… Read more »
I recall my obsession with cup ramen at a young age. It was a miraculous invention, being able to open a plastic cup with what appears to be plastic noodles and, with some boiling water, transform the contents into miraculous ramen. If you’re a busy student, instant ramen saves countless hours of meal prep and… Read more »
How might love, comedy, kindness, beauty—whatever defines your soul—fit into your research assignment? Shouldn’t you be an aloof observer writing as objectively as possible? Well, take heart from the world of fundraising: “When you as a non-profit fundraising or communications professional sit down to write something for your donor audience, you might take on the… Read more »
PSYC 379 (Social Psychology) is a three-credit, upper level psychology course that is designed to introduce students to the field of social psychology—the scientific study of how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours influence and are influenced by other people in social situations. The course covers basic theories, concepts, and research about individual processes (e.g., attitude… Read more »