NGO Education Survey

Capstone, project-based course

This is a draft list and subject to change given the ongoing work of the VSSN steering group. In addition we are working on prerequisites, “prior learning assessment and recognition” (PLAR) requirements, admission details for those who are not currently enrolled as university students, etc.

Communications

Community development & advocacy for change

IDS 290AA – Nonprofits in Society (JANUARY 2016)

The voluntary sector in Canada has $75 billion in revenue, is found in every community, is constantly evolving, has thousands of rewarding careers, draws on millions of volunteer hours every year and is a central pillar of our caring and democratic country. Yet interestingly, this sector is often invisible. The following topics will be explored: theories about why the sector exists and why this should matter to us all; how organizations blend both paid staff and volunteers to get the work done; the ups and downs in their relationships with governments; the structure and diversity of types of organizations; their multiple functions & roles in society; financing & funding; how these organizations measure their impacts; and social innovation including new hybrid forms that blend private and voluntary sector models. This interdisciplinary course is guaranteed to expand students' horizons and offer many surprises. Field trips, guest speakers, real-world problems and students from different faculties make this course exciting.

IDS 290AB-L01 – Ecomuseums: Exploring Place (SEPTEMBER 2015)

Throughout the world a new kind of museum, the ecomuseum, is emerging. An ecomuseum is constructed when a community comes together to explore, interpret and preserve its heritage in a multifaceted and dynamic way, to promote sustainable development. Ecomuseums exist throughout the world, and this course will study and participate in the development of an emerging ecomuseum in central Saskatchewan. We will first study the background of the area, and then work directly with the community on some concrete tasks associated with the formation of the eco museum. If possible, we will have a fieldtrip to the ecomuseum region.

IDS 290AB-L01 – Ecomuseums: Exploring Place (SEPTEMBER 2015)

Throughout the world a new kind of museum, the ecomuseum, is emerging. An ecomuseum is constructed when a community comes together to explore, interpret and preserve its heritage in a multifaceted and dynamic way, to promote sustainable development. Ecomuseums exist throughout the world, and this course will study and participate in the development of an emerging ecomuseum in central Saskatchewan. We will first study the background of the area, and then work directly with the community on some concrete tasks associated with the formation of the eco museum. If possible, we will have a fieldtrip to the ecomuseum region.

Leading & managing organizations

Managing staff & volunteers

Program planning & evaluation