The Health and Human Services Management Post-Diploma Certificate program builds upon the student’s expertise from their health or human services diploma or degree and prepares them for leadership roles within an organization. Students from this program take business courses along with discipline-specific electives in preparation for leading and managing in the complex landscape of the helping professions.  Our Applied Research Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Project bridges the gap between academic inquiry and real-world application with an applied research project. This allows you the opportunity to connect with students who can work with you in a project to suit your organization’s needs. Highlights: We will work with you to help identify suitable projects. Under supervision of a faculty member, students present a viable, evidence-based, practical response to an identified organizational need. Students work in small groups to conduct research, complete the research project work, and present their work and/or recommendations to you and/or your organization. Students divide their time between course curriculum and the applied research project for a total of 45 hours  (3 hours/week for 15 weeks) in the fall or winter terms. This is an unpaid experiential learning opportunity. Our students can: Provide your organization with innovative solutions and fresh perspectives on community-centered challenges. Create surveys for research. Participate in data analysis and collating information. Perform a literature review or needs analysis. Develop community engagement strategies. Assess workplace processes and practices and develop recommendations.

Learners need and are capable of working with projects related to cloud computing. They could be projects where students need to migrate and prepare on-premise applications for the Cloud; existing Cloud applications in need of refactoring and improvements; creating new applications for the Cloud; analyzing Cloud solutions; engineering Cloud Applications and Solutions; analyzing and providing Cloud security insights to existing or new applications; analyzing and providing governance and security insights to existing or new Cloud applications

Is your organization looking for a software or web application solution? Students in this capstone focus on gaining experience in some aspect of the software industries: software application development, mobile application development, systems analysis and support, web and game development, database design and management, and IT project management. Learners will gain practical experience with exposure to industry standards of planning, developing, and quality assurance testing.

Is your organization looking to analyze or test new cybersecurity applications? In this course, students in the Bow Valley Cybersecurity Post-Diploma Certificate will work with your organization to solve a problem or opportunity of your choosing related to cybersecurity. While cybersecurity projects are preferred, projects from all areas of Information Technology will be considered.