Academic Preparation Course
- Program Accreditation: Certificate
- 4 weeks – Total hours: 80
Program Summary
The Evergreen College Academic Preparation Course (APC) aims to prepare the student for success in their diploma program, academically and to develop an understanding of business culture in North America.
This enables the student to prepare themselves for academic content pursuit and prepare them to be successful in their job and workplace.
Content
The Program instructs students academically by developing skills in; Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Students will develop the essential numeric skills applicable to the business. The program topics address the importance of Punctuality and Attendance in the workplace as well as topics under the headings of; resume, Relationship Building, and Career Success.
Course Outline
The course duration is four (4) weeks. Weekly modules are Resumes, Relationship Building, Math Preparation, and Career Success. Weekly assessment is based on; Assignments, a Major Deliverable, Group Work, Attendance, Punctuality, and Participation.
Weekly Topics:
Week 1- Resumes
- Interviews
- Job Search
- Recruiting Process
- Networking
Week 2- Relationship Building
- Presentation Skills
- Research
- Corporate Culture
- Understanding Diagrams
- Communication
Week 3- Math Preparation
- Arithmetic operations
- Algebraic equations
- Solve word problems
- Conversion of measurement
- Ratios and proportions
- Fractions and percentages
- Yield and price factors
- Statistical calculations
Week 4- Career Success
- Meetings
- Corporate Structure s
- Official/Work Politics