{"id":5513,"date":"2025-02-25T15:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/mais\/?page_id=5513"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:38:08","slug":"new-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/mais\/new-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"New Course Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tINDS530: Indigenous Research Methods*\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Advanced<\/a>Interdisciplinary<\/a>MA in Interdisciplinary Studies<\/a>New<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a><\/div>\n
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This course provides an introduction to Indigenous research methods within an interdisciplinary context. It highlights relational, land-based, and interculturally informed approaches to knowledge creation, translation, and mobilization. It examines how research is shaped by positionality, power, history, and place.
Drawing on emerging work in Indigenous knowledge and research methodologies, the course situates research as an ongoing, relational process grounded in community accountability, application, and impact. Students engage with ethical and creative application of research through multimodal and practice-based methods, including storytelling, visual and media-based research, and community-engaged scholarship, while considering how research can be meaningfully applied and shared across diverse contexts.
*Course pending formal approval by the Curriculum Committee.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tINDS605: Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Advanced<\/a>Interdisciplinary<\/a>MA in Interdisciplinary Studies<\/a>New<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a><\/div>\n
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The objective of the course is to engages students in the study of timely, socially relevant topic`s from inter-, multi-, and transdisciplinary perspectives. Provides students with insights into emerging topics offered by scholars with topic-specific expertise. Course themes will focus on broad and\/or complex issues that draw on a variety of disciplines in an integrated manner. Students learn through scholarship and research, discussion, and an applied project as they explore emerging areas of expertise. Course themes may be related to culture, society, technology, economy, governance, and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic: Surveys, Interviews, and Focus Groups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Offered Oct 12 till Dec 19, 2027. Instructed by St\u00e9phanie Vieille<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This course offers master\u2019s students deeper, practical guidance on collecting data from human subjects. It focuses specifically on three key methods: surveys, interviews, and focus groups. Students will gain applied skills in designing and conducting these methods, from crafting effective survey questions to facilitating interviews and moderating focus groups. Each module provides clear, step-by-step instruction, ethical considerations, and practical tools to support research planning and execution. By the end of the course, students will be well-equipped to gather qualitative and quantitative data confidently and rigorously\u2014an essential step in conducting meaningful, human-centered research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tINED500: Introduction to Indigenous Economic Development\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Business<\/a>GC in Indigenous Economic Development<\/a>Introductory<\/a>New<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a>Virtual Residency<\/a><\/div>\n
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This course will inform learners about the expanding Indigenous economy through exposure to Indigenous perspectives that guide economic development, as well as the current business and management tools and practices in use by Indigenous nations and business owners. The course delivers content on business structures, strategic planning \u2013 including the application of governance and competitive business analysis concepts \u2013 all through an Indigenous cultural lens. Learners will be challenged to assess the existing Indigenous business environment in the context of risk assessment and opportunity development. This course is the first of three courses in the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Economic Development, which includes three integrated 3-credit courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tINED525: Developing and Managing Indigenous Enterprises\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Business<\/a>GC in Indigenous Economic Development<\/a>Introductory<\/a>New<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a><\/div>\n
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The course will explore the key topics and skills Indigenous managers, and others working with Indigenous communities, need to successfully develop and lead Indigenous enterprises and partnerships. Much of the learning in this course is complimented by guest presenters such as Indigenous practitioners, to present a practical perspective on the concepts covered in the course. This course covers concepts and exploring issues and solutions in the fields of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) as a business reporting methodology, Human Resource Management, Environmental Planning and Management, Supply Chain and Procurement and related topics. All topics are underpinned in Indigenous culture and perspectives. Learners will be challenged to assess course concepts through applied analysis of concepts against an Indigenous lens. Learners will develop a prospective Indigenous business opportunity in the context of opportunity development and risk assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tINED550: Developing Strategic Indigenous Partnerships\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Business<\/a>GC in Indigenous Economic Development<\/a>Introductory<\/a>New<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a><\/div>\n
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This course serves as a capstone course for the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Economic Development. The course has a focus on negotiations and partnerships in an Indigenous context and provides case-based scenarios and the use of real, practical tools and opportunities for students to develop negotiation skills and explore various models of partnerships for successful engagement with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations. Students will examine ways to create new ideas and approaches that go beyond past agreements and thinking to expand the range of possible outcomes and benefits to be developed through successful partnerships. The course also focuses on leadership skills and understandings to support work with Indigenous peoples, communities and enterprises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Education Technology & Administration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education Technology & Administration<\/a>GC in Decolonizing Education Systems<\/a>Introductory<\/a>New<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a><\/div>\n
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Learn about Canada\u2019s history of colonization and the theoretical background of coloniality. Explore the idea of self-location and determine how you are personally situated within the ongoing colonial project. Establish goals for moving forward with your decolonizing learning journey. Focus is decolonizing the self.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Advanced<\/a>Education Technology & Administration<\/a>MA in Higher Education Administration and Leadership<\/a>New<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a><\/div>\n
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Introduces the range of models for integrating technology into the higher education learning environment. Examines the impact of introducing online learning into a traditional institution as well as the role of social media in supporting student learning. Explores student service options required in technology-mediated learning environments and the challenges involved in their provision. Considers the needs of students, and the role of staff and faculty professional development programs in supporting students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Education Technology & Administration<\/a>GC in Decolonizing Education Systems<\/a>Introductory<\/a>New<\/a>Online<\/a><\/div>\n
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Differentiate the concepts of Indigenous resurgence, Indigenization, decolonization, and reconciliation. Explore processes in educational systems that contribute to decolonizing outcomes, including embodied learning, land-based learning, Indigenous ways of knowing, Indigenous pedagogies, research as ceremony, and community-embedded learning. Focus is decolonizing in the system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Education Technology & Administration<\/a>GC in Decolonizing Education Systems<\/a>Introductory<\/a>New<\/a>Online<\/a>Pre-Requisite Needed<\/a><\/div>\n
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Explore what it means to enact pluriversal relationships in educational systems. Deconstruct hierarchal, binary, and authoritative assumptions about relationship in educational systems. Develop a communitarian orientation to educational relationships, focused on trust, generosity, and centering multiple perspectives. Focus is on decolonizing relationships within the system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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