ATIA Professional Development Opportunities CTTIC https://www

ATIA Professional Development Opportunities
CTTIC
https://www.cttic-edu.ca/courselistings.aspx
The following online courses have a member fee of $75.00 and non-member fee of $110.00
Starting a Business from A to Z - PRF-10-501 - 60 min.
The presentation will cover the steps to becoming freelancer, as well as the realities of working
as a freelancer.
Creating a Dynamite Translation Business Portfolio - PRF-09-501 - 90 min.
This course is intended for students that are ready to enter the job market as well as professional
translators that want to advance their translation careers.
Negotiation Skills for Translators - PRF-08-501 - 120 min.
This course is intended for both students that are ready to enter to the job market as well as
professional translators and interpreters that want to enhance their skillset and advance their
translation career.
The A-Z of Getting Into Business - PRF-07-501 - 62 min.
The presentation will cover the steps to becoming freelancer, as well as the realities of working
as a freelancer.
Getting to Know and Use Social Media - PRF-06-501 - 90 min.
Overview of the basic means available and how to use them to launch a Web campaign in the
field of translation.
SDL Trados Studio 2009 - LOG-51-501 - 105 min.
Introduction to SDL Trados Studio 2009 Suite and demonstrations on the use of its programs and
various functionalities.
Introduction to Globalization and International Trade - ECN-01-501 - 90 min.
Description of the main international authorities and main notions relating to international trade,
along with the basic related terminology in both languages.
Introduction to CAT Tools - LOG-50-501 - 2 hr.
Make participants understand the use and usefulness of CAT tools and look at current and future
developments.
The Justice System in Canada - JUR-01-501 - 90 min.
Description of Canada's justice system (its courts) and presentation of related basic terminology
in both French and English.
An introduction to finding translation clients - PRF-05-501 - 90 min.
Learn the basics of finding translation clients.
Université de Saint-Boniface
http://www.ustboniface.mb.ca/page.aspx?pid=612
All of the following online courses are in French.
TRAD 2111 - Informatique et traduction
TRAD 2151 - Introduction à la traduction
TRAD 3011 - Lexicologie comparée
TRAD 3051 - Syntaxe comparée
TRAD 3111 - Laboratoire I
TRAD 3131 - Terminologie bilingue et documentation
TRAD 3141 - Rédaction professionnelle comparée I
TRAD 3261 - Traduction générale (anglais-français)
TRAD 3271 - General Translation French-English
TRAD 4011 - Atelier de traduction professionelle
TRAD 4051 - Révision
TRAD 4071 - Mémoire de traduction
TRAD 4091 - Gestion d'un service de traduction
TRAD 4101 - Mémoire de terminologie
TRAD 4111 - Laboratoire II
TRAD 4231 - Translation in the Social Sciences
TRAD 4241 - Legal Translation
TRAD 4263 - Théorie de la traduction
TRAD 4271 - Scientific & Technical Translation
TRAD 4273 - Traduction biomédicale et pharmaceutique
TRAD 4381 - Traduction en sciences sociales
TRAD 4391 - Traduction juridique
TRAD 4401 - Traduction littéraire
TRAD 4421 - Traduction commerciale et économique (anglais-français)
OTTIAQ
http://www.ottiaq.org/formation_continue/calendrier_en.php
All but one of the following online courses are in French.
Formathèque OTTIAQ - La traduction de documents officiels
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Les outils d'aide à la traduction: LogiTerm, SDL Trados et
DéjàVu
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Les principes fondamentaux en ergonomie de bureau
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Comparative Punctuation
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Initiation à la traduction en environnement
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Initiation à la traduction juridique
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Initiation à la traduction médico-pharmaceutique
Formathèque OTTIAQ - La conjoncture économique et les valeurs mobilières : notions,
terminologie et phraséologie
Formathèque OTTIAQ - La facturation
Formathèque OTTIAQ - La ponctuation comparée
Formathèque OTTIAQ - La protection des données numériques et la gestion documentaire
Formathèque OTTIAQ - La vérification de l'exactitude technique de la traduction
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Le concordancier bilingue TradooIT
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Le marketing des services linguistiques
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Le rôle-conseil
Formathèque OTTIAQ - MultiTRANS Prism pour les gestionnaires
Formathèque OTTIAQ - MultiTRANS Prism pour les traducteurs
Formathèque OTTIAQ - Taxes à la consommation : théorie et application aux services
professionnels de traduction
Formathèque OTTIAQ : La responsabilité professionnelle des traducteurs, terminologues
et interprètes agréés
Businesslink
www.canadabusiness.ab.ca
Many of the following courses are repeated throughout the year. Most are available as webinars.
Income Tax Basics for the Incorporated Business
This basic corporate income tax session is invaluable for the newly incorporated business. It
highlights areas that every corporate director should be aware of.
Topics include:
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Transferring assets into a corporation
Director’s liability
Shareholder loans and salaries
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Business expenses and capital expenditures
Corporate filing requirements, corporate tax rate structure and installment payments
Presenter: Paul Morin – Padgett Business Services Edmonton Cost: $20
Wednesday, September 19, 1:30pm-3:00 pm
The Power of E-Newsletters and Social Media Marketing
As a small business owner, proactive, permission based E-mail marketing social media
marketing should be a key component of your overall marketing and communications strategy.
Educate, inform and articulate your competitive advantage using Email newsletters and a
Facebook business page. Your customers do the best marketing for you – and their friends are
your best prospects. You will learn:
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How email marketing best practices maximize email open rates and entice your audience
to take action
How to increase your contact mailing list by asking subscribers to forward to friends or
colleagues
o How to supercharge your Facebook page to engage your fans – driving more
likes, shares and more business
Presenter: Guy Steeves – Constant Contact Cost: $15
Tuesday, September 25, 9:30am-11:30am
Income Tax Basics for Sole Proprietors & Partnerships
This session provides basic income tax information for the small business owner that is either a
sole proprietorship or a partnership. Topics include:
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Record keeping – what records should you keep and for how long
Reporting income
Business expenses, current or capital
Motor vehicle expenses
Presenter: Paul Morin – Padgett Business Services Edmonton Cost: $20
Wednesday, September 26, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Small Business Accounting Basics
Familiarize yourself with some basic accounting terminology, as well as three of the most
common financial statements. This session will review:
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Methods of keeping receipts and recording business transactions
What a ledger is and how to produce monthly statements
Available resources to help you with tax planning, financing and government regulations
Presenter: Greg Springate – DSCP LLP Cost: $10
Thursday, September 27, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Incorporating in Alberta: What You Need to Know
Are you considering incorporating your business or is someone insisting you must incorporate
and you want to know more about what that involves? This session will explain:
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What incorporation means
The advantages and disadvantages of incorporating
When to incorporate and when not to incorporate
The current Alberta procedures for incorporating your business
Presenter: Tom Carter, MA, LLB – Grant MacEwan University, School of Business Cost: $15
Tuesday, October 2, 9:00 -10:00 a.m.
Le démarrage et l’incorporation d'une entreprise (webinar only)
Vous démarrez votre entreprise et vous demandez si vous irez vers l’incorporation. Cette session
vous permettra de voir les avantages à incorporer votre entreprise ainsi que les inconvénients à
ne pas le faire. Vous serez informés des coûts relatifs à l’incorporation et à son maintien et
verrez comment procéder à l’incorporation de votre entreprise. Lors de cette session
d’apprentissage, vous apprendrez :
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les différentes structures d’entreprises
les étapes de démarrage d’entreprises
l’information afin de prendre la meilleure décision pour vous et votre future entreprise
Presenter: Patrice Gauthier – Conseil de développement économique de l’Alberta Cost : $10
Wednesday, October 3, 9:30am-11:30am
Promotions: Creating Buzz for Your Biz on a Shoestring
Limited budget? Want to create a buzz about your product, service or company? Join us to learn
cost-effective and often free promotional tips and techniques. Find out how to effectively
promote using traditional and electronic methods for a wide range of products and services. In
this session:
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Understand how promotion differs from advertising
Discover often forgotten promotional techniques
Learn how to identify new opportunities
Find out how to leverage online technologies to increase your visibility
Presenter: Greg Gazin – Gadget Guy/Parallel 2000 Corp.
Cost: $20
Thursday, October 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
How to Use Social Media for Business
As an entrepreneur, business owner or marketing professional, you know opportunities are
passing you by every day if you don't have a plan for social media. It's not too late to jump into
the social media game – especially with a leading expert to show you exactly how it's done. Gain
an understanding of social media as a communications tool for your business. You will discover:
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A simple yet effective system for networking
How to connect and build a loyal following online
The social shift in consumers’ buying decisions and how to use this to your advantage
Why the perceptions of authority and expert matter most and how to position yourself
Presenter: Jeff Schneider – Marketing Ninjas
Cost: $20
Monday, October 15, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Start Your Business!
This is one of Alberta’s most informative small business seminars. It’s packed with valuable
information to help you start off right and increase the odds of your business being successful.
The session will address:
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Reasons for starting a business
How good business ideas are discovered and evaluated
Why and how business plans are developed
Important marketing aspects to consider
Financing sources available
Pros and cons of the three common legal structures of business
Presenter: Jay Krysler, MBA – NAIT, JR Shaw School of Business Cost: $40
Thursday, October 18, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Preparing a Business Plan
Preparing a good business plan will require a significant investment of time and research on your
part. Attending this session will only be the start of a process that will lead to developing your
own business plan. It will provide you with a general overview and basic understanding of:
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The purpose and the components of a typical business plan
The use of a business plan as an ongoing tool for business success
How marketing, operations and finance are inter-related
The importance of finding further information for your plan
Presenter: Jim Ewing – The Business Link Cost: $40
Thursday, October 25, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Setting up a Facebook Page for Business (webcast only)
In this tutorial session, you'll walk step-by-step through the process of creating a Facebook Page
for your business. You'll also learn some easy ways to use it effectively to build awareness for
your business. You will learn:
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How to set up a Facebook Page
Some easy application add-ons to make your page stand out
What kinds of status updates to make
Presenter: Jeff Schneider – Marketing Ninjas
Cost: $10
Tuesday, November 6, 9:30am-11:30am
Income Tax Basics for the Incorporated Business
This basic corporate income tax session is invaluable for the newly incorporated business. It
highlights areas that every corporate director should be aware of. Topics include:





Transferring assets into a corporation
Director’s liability
Shareholder loans and salaries
Business expenses and capital expenditures
Corporate filing requirements, corporate tax rate structure and installment payments
Presenter: Paul Morin – Padgett Business Services Edmonton
Cost: $20
Thursday, November 8, 6:00pm-8:00pm
The Two Sentence Business Plan
Welcome business startup companies and aspiring entrepreneurs! Are you overwhelmed with the
thought of putting together a business plan? Avoid the fear of writing a lengthy business plan or
wasting time and money on irrelevant help, products or services. Attend this session to help you
get focused on decisive actions for realizing your dream. Together we will:
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Write an actionable, easy to execute, and precise business plan by marrying an action
plan, business overview, and a to-do list
Challenge ‘whole-scale’ business plan writing (all at once) versus a ‘piecemeal’ process
Presenter: Devesh Dwivedi, MBA – Idea2Inception
Tuesday, November 13, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Comment tirer profit de Facebook et Twitter? (webinar only)
Cost: $20
Arriver à bénéficier des médias sociaux implique généralement beaucoup d’efforts,
d’imagination et de persévérance. Il faut aussi une grande dose de passion pour ce que l’on fait
afin d’être en mesure d’en faire une promotion soutenue sur les médias sociaux.
Lors de cet atelier, découvrez :
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Les erreurs fréquentes
Les meilleures pratiques
Des stratégies pour améliorer vos résultats
Conférencière : Isabelle Laurin – Secrétariat provincial de l’ACFA Coût : 15$
Wednesday, November 28, 2:00pm-3:00pm
An Introduction to Drafting and Using Contracts
This session will be a general discussion on the topic of drafting contracts, including some tips
on the required components and how to go about ensuring that the contract accurately reflects the
negotiated agreement. In addition, we will touch on key pitfalls found within specific types of
contracts. You will gain an understanding of the following:
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Identifying the purpose of having written contracts
Creating a framework for establishing the terms of a contract
Identifying risk with (some) specific contract types
Presenters: Phil du Heaume and Jordan Mertz – Bryan & Company LLP Cost: $10
Tuesday, December 4, 9:00am-11:30am
Small Business Bookkeeping and Payroll
In this session, you will learn basic bookkeeping and payroll procedures, record-keeping
requirements, synoptic formats and monthly bank reconciliation procedures. Gain tips on proper
maintenance of appropriate records and software options that are available for small business
owners. You will learn:
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How to keep proper records of company and payroll expenses
Tips on what the CRA needs from your business
Requirements for payroll
Presenter: MNP LLP Cost: $30
Wednesday, December 5, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Start Your Business!
This is one of Alberta’s most informative small business seminars. It’s packed with valuable
information to help you start off right and increase the odds of your business being successful.
The session will address:






Reasons for starting a business
How good business ideas are discovered and evaluated
Why and how business plans are developed
Important marketing aspects to consider
Financing sources available
Pros and cons of the three common legal structures of business
Presenter: Jay Krysler, MBA – NAIT, JR Shaw School of Business Cost: $40
Thursday, December 6, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Preparing a Business Plan
Preparing a good business plan will require a significant investment of time and research on your
part. Attending this session will only be the start of a process that will lead to developing your
own business plan. It will provide you with a general overview and basic understanding of:




The purpose and the components of a typical business plan
The use of a business plan as an ongoing tool for business success
How marketing, operations and finance are inter-related
The importance of finding further information for your plan
Presenter: Jim Ewing – The Business Link Cost: $40
Thursday, December 6, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Marketing for the New Millennium: More than Social Media
How can you effectively promote your business in an over-communicated marketplace? Having
an effective marketing strategy is key – a balance between creative ideas, media selection and
implementation. The new wave of social media marketing has enticed many organizations to
abandon marketing methods that worked. Learn how to integrate the following elements to create
impact in your market:
• Public relations
• Social marketing
• Direct marketing
• Advertising
• Sales
Presenter: David Saxby – Spark Communications Inc. Cost: $15
Tuesday, December 11, 9:30am-11:30am
Income Tax Basics for Sole Proprietors & Partnerships
This session provides basic income tax information for the small business owner that is either a
sole proprietorship or a partnership. Topics include:




Record keeping – what records should you keep and for how long
Reporting income
Business expenses, current or capital
Motor vehicle expenses
Presenter: Paul Morin – Padgett Business Services Edmonton Cost: $20
The Schedule for the Guest Advisor Program (beginning October 1, 2012) is as follows:
• Monday – Business Management and Operations Guest Advisor
• Tuesday – Legal Guest Advisor
• Wednesday – Accounting Guest Advisor
• Thursday – Financial Guest Advisor
More information is available at: http://canadabusiness.ab.ca/guestadvisor
U of A
Faculty of Extension
EXGEN 3796 Introduction to the Process of Writing
$285
Jan 14
EXGEN 3797 Grammar for Effective Writing
$315
Oct 2
EXGEN 3112 Writing Skills: Improving Style and Clarity $315
Oct 10
Feb 5
EXGEN 3404 Writing and Grammar Skills - Advanced TBA
Editing
EXGEN 3133 A Practical Guide to Proofreading
$225
Sep 15
EXGEN 3147 An Introduction to the Craft of Editing $315
Oct 16
EXGEN 3329 Essential Editing
$315
Jan 12
EXGEN 3798 Substantive and Structural Editing
$265
Feb 23
EXGEN 3405 Technical Writing: Procedures and Manuals $315 Oct 9 Feb 4
EXGEN 3359 Writing for the Web $225 Oct 18 Feb 7
EXGEN 3977 Writing for Magazines and Journals $315 Jan 16
EXGEN 3793 Writing in the Workplace $395 Nov 5 Mar 14
EXGEN 3799 Effective Social Media Communication $325 Online Sep 24
EXGEN 3986 Trends in Social Media Writing (for Business and Non-Profit)
EXGEN 3359 Writing for the Web $225 Oct 18 Feb 7
EXGEN 3799 Effective Social Media Communication $325 Online Sep 24
EXGEN 3986 Trends in Social Media Writing (for Business and Non-Profit) $225 Jan 26
Athabasca University
http://www.athabascau.ca
Mount Royal University
http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/ContinuingEducation
Foundations of Technical Communication
Explore the discipline of technical writing and enhance your writing techniques to meet the
demands of today’s marketplace. Study the concepts involved in technical writing, including
audience analysis, document organization, and grammar and writing skills to create clear,
concise, correct and cohesive communications. Apply these through practical exercises.
Subject code: XTBW 10004
15 Hours. Fee: $379
5 classes
Sept. 11-Oct. 16 6:30-9:30 p.m.
(no class Sept. 25)
Tue.
5 classes
Oct. 11-Nov. 8
Thu.
CRN
90088
CRN
90714
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Editing Basics for Technical Documents
Editing is a vital step in creating professional, accurate and usable technical documentation.
Discuss the role of the editor and the editing process, as well as examining the types of edits that
documents can undergo. Practice various edit types through hands-on exercises.
Note: Completion of Foundations of Technical Communication is strongly recommended before
registering in this course.
Editing Fundamentals: An
Introduction to the Art and
Science of Editing
Copy Editing and Proofreading
Comprehensive Editing: Style,
Structure and Design
Editing Fundamentals: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Editing NEW!
Discover the fundamentals of professional editing and the skills and standards common to all
editors. Learn why editing matters and how editing skills can be developed and refined. Be
introduced to different kinds of editing (copy editing, style editing and structural editing).
Subject code: XCOM 20002
CRN
91017
4 classes
Oct. 9-30
12 Hours. Fee: $339
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Tue.
Copy Editing and Proofreading
NEW!
Learn copy editing to ensure that documents are accurate, clear, correct, consistent and complete.
Fix usage, grammatical, punctuation and mechanical errors, and maintain a consistent editorial
style. Study the proofreading process and learn how to mark copy for correction.
Note: We strongly recommend completion of Editing Fundamentals: An Introduction to the Art
and Science of Editing before beginning this course.
Subject code: XCOM 20003.
8:30 a.m.-4:30
Sat. &
p.m.
Wed.
6-9 p.m.
Foundations of Technical Communication•••Technical Layout and Design•••Writing User
Guides• •Preparing Policies and Procedures •Editing Basics for Technical Documents ••
CRN
91018
4 classes
20 Hours. Fee: $429
Nov. 3, 17
Nov. 7, 28
Coursera
coursera.org
A new online learning platform developed by two Stanford University computer scientists with a
Canadian partner, University of Toronto. This Stanford-based program requires
no entrance exam or prerequisites, and no tuition.
EdX.
Founded by Harvard University and the Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), edX aims to bring free online courses to anyone in the world with an internet
connection. The service is still in its early stages, but is offering seven online courses in Fall
2012 which mainly focus on computers and technology.