UPEI Moodle

Food has been understood in a variety of ways: spices to preserve and mask rotting meats; sugar, chocolate and raisins as cure-alls; cocoa as a hallucinogen; potatoes as a plot to kill off surplus peasants; porridge as a middle-class conspiracy to undermine working-class culture. In this course we use intrinsically interesting case studies to explore important themes in the history of food discovery, distribution, and consumption. Underlying themes may include the use of unfree labour, the expansion of a capitalist economic system, the growth and evolution of European imperialism, and negotiations in social relations along class, gender, and racial/ethnic lines. 06-01-2025-04-04-2025 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30AM - 11:20AM, Room to be Announced

This is an advanced course covering classical electromagnetic theory based on Maxwell's equations. Topics include: electro-statics, magnetostatics, solutions to boundary value problems, electric and magnetic properties of materials, electromagnetic wave propagation, electromagnetic radiation, and an introduction to relativistic electrodynamics. Three hours lecture per week. 06-01-2025-04-04-2025 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 09:30AM - 10:20AM, Faculty Sustainable Design Eng, Room 306

Entrepreneurship Venture Implementation is a standalone but companion course with UNIV-3100. It provides students with a diverse set of skills and strategies for further developing and refining their startup ventures. The course offers interactive sessions, mentorship, and industry insights to serve the varied needs of startup ventures, including scaling, market entry, and other aspects of entrepreneurial development. 06-01-2025-02-04-2025 Lecture Monday, Wednesday 11:30AM - 12:45PM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 420

This course is a study of the nature and foundations of entrepreneurship, focusing on the process of transforming ideas into business opportunities and new ventures. Students will examine the local entrepreneurial environment from both the perspective of the entrepreneur and the broader economic system. Topics include idea generation, opportunity recognition, business plan development, and the launching and management of a new business. The course emphasizes practical application through extensive case analysis and real-world examples. Lecture takes place Monday, Wednesday at 1:00 - 2:15 PM in the SDU Main Bldg, Room 432.

This course is an introduction to the field of environmental economics. Students analyze the types of incentives provided by the economic system that lead to environmental degradation as well as improvement. It presents a critical analysis of traditional economic models and introduces alternative ecological models, along with a discussion of such topics as externalities, valuation of ecological assets, and policy development. Three hours per week. 07-01-2025-03-04-2025 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 10:00AM - 11:15AM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 113

(formerly 2030) This course explores the contours of contemporary environmental thought. Emphasis is on critically understanding historical, cultural and ideological diversity Topics include: how humans perceive and gain knowledge of nature, conceptual issues with uses of 'nature'; ecological identity; environmental movements; Indigenous knowledge systems and relations to the land; social, global and intergenerational environmental justice; spirituality and nature; sustainability and consumption; the privatization of environmental morality; place, art and environmental education; the diversity of human perspectives on the value of nature; why we humans, as a whole, have degraded the ecosystems that support our very existence, and what we can do about it. Lectures: Three hours a week. 06-01-2025-31-03-2025 Lecture Monday 01:30PM - 04:20PM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 213

This course would develop the theory and techniques in the valuation of non-market (ecological) good and services. It will focus on the techniques and methods for placing monetary values on the environment and incorporating them into economic decision making at both the macro and project level. 07-01-2025-03-04-2025 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 08:30AM - 09:45AM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 211

Evidence-based management considers ethics and stakeholder concerns, practitioner judgment and expertise, local data and experimentation, and principles derived through formal research to inform decision-making. This course introduces students to qualitative and quantitative perspectives and methods for conducting and evaluating business research. Students develop information literacy as they learn to question assumptions and think critically about the nature of evidence and claims made about organizational phenomena. Problems in and prospects for improved managerial decision-making are included. Three hours a week Restriction: Student must have second year standing. 07-01-2025-03-04-2025 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 11:30AM - 12:45PM, Health Sciences Bldg, Room 106

This course provides students with the opportunity to integrate theory into practice in a variety of multidisciplinary environments. Students complete a combination of supervised and independent work experience, and share their experiences in the classroom. PREREQUISITES: Kinesiology 3120, 3430, and permission of the Department Chair Two lecture hours per week and 60 hours of field placement. 06-01-2025-31-03-2025 Work Integrated Learning Monday 01:30PM - 04:20PM, Health Sciences Bldg, Room 323 AHS Conference Room