Digital Media and IT/ hospitality management

Jun. 23 NAIT: I’m looking into NAIT now.  I will look into the Media and Design section first.

Digital Media and IT: I had a friend of a friend go into this program.  After a yr, he graduated and he didn’t make a career out of it.  That was like 10 yrs ago.

“Graduates may find employment in applications development, game design and programming, visual communication, web design and development, video production, business analysis, systems administration and other related fields.”

I may go into a Student for a Day to check it out.

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_78110.htm

Graphic Communications: This is the program I did a year at.

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_78239.htm

Photographic technology:

“In preparation for professional photographic careers, students learn to handle both the technical and aesthetic requirements of quality photographic image production including camera, lighting and pro­cessing. They develop skills in portrait and wedding photography, commercial and industrial, photojournalism, fine art photography and digital image capture and processing.”

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_77272.htm

Photographic technology courses: This is the evening classes.  I’ve never really been interested in photography.

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_81829.htm

Hospitality management:

“The focus of this program is the accommodation and food and beverage segments of the hospitality industry. Students gain business and customer service skills in food and beverage service techniques, front desk check-in procedures, financial accounting, economics and written communications.”

I’m interested in this because I work at a restaurant.  I may check this one out in the Student for a Day.  There may be math involved since there’s “financial accounting.”

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_78073.htm

Host 1160 Front desk applications:

“Through the use of the Opera Property Management System, students will receive front desk agent's hands on experience by focusing on guest relations and customer service skills such as: telephone skills, sales techniques, security and guest safety.”

http://www.nait.ca/course_HOST1160.htm?AsOfDate=2014-08-01

Jun. 24 Hospitality Management with English Language Training:

“(Formerly HOSM101) is a one year program that is designed for individuals who wish to study Hospitality Management Year 1 along with extensive English language training.”

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_69270.htm

Hotel and Restaurant Supervision Certification: 

"Whether you are looking to update your skills and knowledge or just beginning to explore a career in the Hospitality industry, these courses may work for you.

Continuing Education and the School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts is introducing the new online Hotel and Restaurant Supervision Certificate program. The program consists of five core business courses from the JR Shaw School of Business and up to nine hotel or restaurant specific courses.

• Complete individual courses for transfer credit or personal interest.
• Complete ten courses consisting of five online or face to face JRSB Business courses plus five online American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) Educational Institute specialization courses (independent study) and qualify for a NAIT Hotel and Restaurant Supervision Certificate with a specialization in Food and Beverage or Rooms Division.
• Complete all fourteen courses and qualify for a NAIT Hotel and Restaurant Supervision Certificate with the option to transfer to Year 2 of the NAIT Hospitality Management Diploma program."

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_65452.htm

My opinion: There is Introductory Accounting 1.  I’m not good at math.  Also, I don’t really have an interest in managing a restaurant.  I like working in one.

“This course introduces students to the basic principles of the accounting cycle including journal entries, adjusting entries, closing entries, trial balance and financial statements. Accounting for service and merchandising activities, cash controls, current and capital assets is introduced. Generally accepted accounting principles are discussed throughout the course, as they relate to the specific subject areas.”

http://www.nait.ca/course_ACCT1115.htm?AsOfDate=2014-08-01

Producer Emergence Program: This used to be a course at NAIT.  It turns out I wrote about it on my blog in 2012:

http://badcb.blogspot.ca/2012/07/publishing-nait-classes-agent.html

Here’s the link and it doesn’t work.  I guess this program isn’t here anymore: 

http://www.nait.ca/course_RTA30.htm?AsOfDate=2012-08-01

Recreation and Outdoors: There is a section here, and there is only one program for it and it is this:

Landscape Architectural Technology:  I don’t have an interest in architecture.

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_77988.htm

Jun. 25 Animal Studies:

Animal Health Technology:

"This popular program, accredited by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, focuses on practical skills used in both small and large animal practice. Students train in laboratory work, diagnostic imaging, anesthesiology, medical and surgical nursing, surgical assisting and veterinary office management."

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_76035.htm

Veterinary Medical Assistant:

"The Veterinary Medical Assistant program will give you the skills required to provide support in both the reception area and the treatment room of a veterinary facility."

http://www.nait.ca/program_home_77010.htm

My opinion: I never really had an interest in being a vet.  The Medical Assistant seems to be more office assistant.  There is some medicine and science with this.  I don’t want to work with animals because you can’t really talk to them and ask: “What’s wrong?” 

If it was human, a human can list his or her symptoms to you and then you can diagnose.  The pet owner can list the symptoms.