UBC Continuing Studies
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Legal and Finance for Brownfield Redevelopment

This course explores the legal and financial issues surrounding brownfield redevelopment projects. Case study examples and course resources focus on liability and risk assessment in addition to funding sources, and financing options, working with lenders and current incentives for redevelopment. ...
 

This course examines the topics of land development and real estate sales and marketing in the context of brownfield redevelopment....
 

This course introduces the students to the planning and environmental issues related to brownfield redevelopment. Planning is explored at the local, regional and provincial levels with a focus on sustainability initiatives and the current political context....
 

Brownfield redevelopment â€?or remediation of contaminated sites â€?is an increasingly important component of urban and community planning involving a number of disciplines. UBC Continuing Studies and the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s School of Construction and the Environment are launching an interdisciplinary program spanning professional and technical areas of expertise in br......
 

Do you find it difficult to give reasons for your views in a way that convinces others? Have you been convinced by an argument you later discovered was flawed? Critical thinking enables one to distinguish between accurate information and misinformation, between what is important and what is trivial. Learn how to construct solid arguments, examine others’ arguments critically, ask the right......
 

This course presents a sophisticated understanding of the psychology of propaganda and the art of persuasion. Begin with a brief history of early Western propaganda, including ancient Greek classical theories of rhetoric and the art of persuasion. Explore the development of propaganda through the Christian era, the rise of the nation-state, World War I, Nazism and Communism; and finally examine......
 

Petrarch is mostly known to the 21st century reader for the poems celebrating his long and hopeless fidelity to Laura, a married woman who many believed had been no more than a figment of the poet’s imagination. Yet Petrarch was also the first modern man, the father of humanism, the lover of the classics, a traveler, a mountain climber, a man of insatiable intellectual curiosity with opini......
 

Explore the exciting and richly rewarding world of opera in this foundation course for newcomers and those seeking an opera refresher. Learn the fundamentals - the history of opera, its various styles and forms, the voice types, the terminology and the process of producing opera for the stage - and attune your ears to the glories of opera in performance. By the time you complete this course, yo......
 

In our special Evening Edition, we explore five different topics of interest to the global citizen. Join our experts - and the other students - for up-to-date perspectives, in-depth analysis and engaging and informed discussion on world events and politics. Time is allowed at the end of each session for questions and participation from the audience....
 

For more than 25 years, International Scene has been providing up-to-date perspectives on world events and politics. Join our experts as they provide background and in-depth analysis on a range of current topics in the news. Time is allowed at the end of each session for questions and participation from the audience....
 

Every day there is something in the media about "sustainability", but do we really understand what sustainability is, how it relates to other major issues, and what it means to us on a personal level. Join five of Canada’s top thinkers on sustainability in this free, five-week course on sustainability. Each speaker begins by answering the question "what is sustainability?&qu......
 

The Greek myths have inspired poets, musicians, filmmakers and artists for generations. The stories, sometimes tragic, sometimes heroic, sometimes humorous, continue to be relevant because in them we see ourselves. In this course, we look at the stories, their origins and meanings, and see how they’ve been used as vehicles for the creation of works of art by some of the greatest European a......
 

This course provides a basic introduction to the types of drawings typically needed for design and the principles of the drafting process. The subject matter includes buildings, landscape and furniture, but the concepts are applicable to all design subjects. Work through the drafting of a simple typical orthographic view - plan, section, elevations and details - and touch on 3D drawings. The co......
 

In this course we explore some of antiquity’s deepest secrets: the initiation rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries, the spells of Egyptian magic, the heavenly journeys of Hebrew mystics, the oracle of the Cumaean sibyl, and the enigmatic origins of alchemy. But don’t tell! ...
 

Multimedia engages the human senses and encourages interactivity with the user, making it one of today’s most powerful interactive media and communication tools. Whether for desktop, handheld, mobile or set-top device, today’s expanding digital media are continually changing the way people work, educate and play. These changes require individuals skilled in content development, web de......
 

This one-day seminar positions Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as an enterprise integration platform solution. Learn how the SOA platform addresses application integration type issues faced by many organizations. This seminar is a key to building the IT skills needed for SOA success as well as creating executive awareness. Topics include: SOA encapsulation and framework 3-tier arc......
 

This one-day seminar provides an introduction to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts and key issues facing organizations today. Learn how SOA addresses these issues, along with the technologies and infrastructure elements that provide the foundation for modern enterprise systems. Topics include: SOA basic concepts Enterprise Service Bus Concepts fundamental business drivers ......
 

To successfully lead a test team you must understand your own organizational culture and how QA and testing participate within the larger activities of the company. Developing effective strategies for all aspects of testing and knowing how to communicate with each stakeholder are keys to building a successful project team. This practical course provides a framework for developing effective team......
 

Capability Maturity Model Integration is a process improvement model that provides a set of best practices that address productivity, performance, costs and stakeholder satisfaction. This introduction provides a broad overview of CMMI and describes some practical steps to follow when preparing to implement CMMI in your own organization. Topics include advantages and benefits of CMMI, CMMI model......
 

This is a follow-on course to Introduction to Practical Test Automation and is designed for quality assurance specialists and testers already familiar with the basics of using commercial tools or programming languages for test automation. Participants apply the theory of the introductory course using real-world applications and a commercial automation tool in a lab environment. Using a case-stu......
 

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