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Microcredential Description: Earners of this microcredential can develop an evaluation strategy for a learning program or course using Kirkpatrick's Model of Evaluation.

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Length: 3 weeks

Delivery: Online - Self-paced

Skills: Analysis, Assessment, Evaluation, Planning

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential developed an evaluation strategy using the Kirkpatrick Evaluation Template that incorporated four levels of learning (impact, transfer, learning, and reaction) and included data, sources, methods, and timing for each level. This was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners of this Microcredential can develop an online training strategy to address a teaching challenge that utilizes UDL principles and multiple online tools.

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Length: 2 weeks

Delivery Method: Online - Blended

Skills: Communication, Facilitation, Teaching

Earning Criteria: Earners of this Microcredential identified a teaching challenge in an online learning environment and developed a training strategy to address it. The training strategy incorporated a minimum of two UDL principles and two online tools. The strategy was assessed by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners can identify various strategies for fostering inclusivity in teaching & learning. This follows self-reflection and analysis of one's own bias, privilege, and barriers.

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Course Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Adult Education, Diversity and Inclusion, Inclusive Teaching

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential have demonstrated the ability to draft a plan which identifies effective and inclusive teaching and learning practices. This is assessed by an instructor for its clarity, choice of techniques, and the rationale of their choices.

Microcredential Description: Earners can identify instructional methods appropriate for a given situation with adult learners. Participants have extensive knowledge of a variety of instructional methods appropriate for adult instruction.

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Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Activities, Adult Education, Facilitation, Instruction, Instructional Methods

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential can identify an appropriate instructional methodology for a given scenario. They have submitted a written assignment outlining: the methodology selected, rationale for their choice, and the appropriate timings for the instruction.

Microcredential Description: Earners can identify and assess their own intercultural competence and develop strategies to be more successful as an intercultural communicator in a specific higher education context.

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Length: 12 hours

Delivery Method: Self-paced

Skills: Intercultural Communication, Planning, Self Assessment

Earning Criteria: Earners developed a plan to enhance their own intercultural communication competence. They engaged with a series of intercultural scenarios set in an academic setting and identified the differences between specific cultural dimensions. They created a public portfolio that included a personal intercultural skills inventory (with examples from their work & life experiences) and a plan to improve their own competence as an intercultural communicator within their current role in higher education.

Microcredential Description: Earners have demonstrated the ability to plan strategies to mitigate challenging behaviors that may occur during facilitation with a group of adults before disruptions happen.

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Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Facilitation, Group Dynamics, Group Formation, Teaching, Training

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential have submitted a plan that outlines strategies for mitigating challenging behaviours that may arise during a facilitation with adults.

Microcredential Description: Earners have the ability to explain and employ the various steps and stages of program design for adult learning contexts. Earners can design effective workshops in both workplace and educational contexts. 

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Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Assessment, Evaluation, Needs Assessment, Program Design

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential have demonstrated the ability to design a basic workshop or program that might be needed in their workplace context. Earners have outlined: a needs assessment strategy, learning outcomes, and an assessment plan.

Microcredential Description: Earners can identify ways to embed reconciliation inot their personal and professional lives. 

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Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Reflective Practice, Cultural Literacy, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Indigenous Practices, Allyship, Critical Thinking 

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential can identify ways to embed reconciliation inot their personal and professional lives. 

Microcredential Description: Earners have demonstrated the ability to present a business case/rationale for fostering diverse teams in the workplace (as opposed to focusing on homogeneous teams). The case is supported with course readings, personal/professional experiences, and external research.

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Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Business Case, Diversity, Team And Organization Development

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential have submitted a business case outlining the need to foster diverse teams in the workplace. The earner has highlighted the benefits, opportunities, and role of leadership in fostering these inclusive teams. Feedback and evaluations were provided by the instructor - a subject matter expert.

Microcredential Description: Earners can prepare an objective-based marketing plan.

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Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Market Assessment, Marketing Planning, Product Development

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential developed a detailed objective-based marketing plan that included a situational analysis, product/service strategy, distribution strategy, and implementation and control strategy. This report was assessed by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners of the Risk Management Microcredential can conduct an end-to-end risk management exercise to prioritize and mitigate risks in a workplace context.

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Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Critical Thinking, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation

Earning Criteria: The earner has conducted a risk management review in a workplace related to: technology, finance, operations, reputational risk, and continuity. The earner has identified and documented risks, prioritized their importance, and developed strategies to mitigate these risks. The earner presented their findings in a video presentation, which was assessed by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners have demonstrated that they can successfully design a microcredential that aligns to specific criteria set out by 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ.

Course Name: Microcedentials Training Workshop

Length: 2 days

Delivery Method: Scheduled 

Cost: Free

Skills: Assessment Design, Competency Assessment, Microcredential Design

Earning Criteria: Earners of this badge designed a microcredential that met the strongest criteria (Group A) set out in the Dal Microcredential Approval Rubric. They identified & adequately described a skill/competency that aligns with labour market needs & developed a competency-based assessment strategy. They designed sequential steps that lead to an overall skill/competency. They submitted the design using the Dal Microcredential application, which was assessed through the Dal Microcredential Approval Process.

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Microcredential Description: Earners have demonstrated their ability to plan and compose a complete, original academic article—or an article section— appropriate for a specific, learner-identified professional media venue.

Course Name: Writing for Academic Publication

Length: 2 days

Delivery Method: TBD

Cost: Free

Skills: Academic Writing Skills, Editing Skills, Genre Analysis

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential planned, composed, revised, and edited an original academic article or article section appropriate for a specific, learner-identified professional media venue. The final version of the article or article section was assessed by a writing and editing professional using a rubric and achieved a B grade or higher on the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Grade Scale. Earners achieved a grade of 75% or higher in this course overall.

(Contact openlearning@dal.ca for more information)

Microcredential Description: Earners have demonstrated the ability to analyze a particular EDIA strategy that can be implemented in the workplace. This analysis is supported by course materials, academic literature, and personal experience.

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Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Analysis, Inclusive Strategies, Strategies, Strategy Implementation

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential have written an analysis detailing: their chosen EDIA strategy, expected outcomes, possible challenges, interventions to handle resistance to the strategy. The analysis is supported with course content, academic literature, and lived experience. Feedback and evaluation is provided by the instructor - a subject matter expert.

Microcredential Description: Earners have demonstrated the ability to analyze both effective and non-effective strategies for inclusive communications, reflecting on the elements that make successful communication possible.

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Course Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Analysis, Communication, Inclusion

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential submit a written analysis of communication strategies they have witnessed in the workplace, determining their effectiveness in facilitating inclusivity amongst coworkers. Earners identify the necessary elements for inclusive communication strategies. Feedback and evaluations are provided by the instructor - a subject matter expert.

Microcredential Description: In collaboration with The Idea Practice, earners have demonstrated the ability to select the most appropriate strategy for supporting inclusive communications, given a series of connected scenarios. While the context is workplace communication, this skill is transferable to all other communication settings.

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Course Length: 8 hours

Delivery Method: Self-paced

Skills: Communication, Inclusion and Belonging, Inclusive Communication

Earning Criteria: Earners of the microcredential engage with a series of scenarios that describe inclusive communication issues in a workplace setting. Earners identify the most appropriate strategy to implement in each scenario in order to foster an environment that supports inclusive communication. Feedback and rationale are provided throughout each asynchronous scenario activity.

Microcredential Description: Earners have demonstrated the ability to recommend strategies that could be used by leaders to foster inclusion in their organizations. They are required to provide rationale for those recommendations.

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Course Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Inclusion, Rationale, Strategies

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential submit a written recommendation detailing strategies for fostering inclusive workplaces, and provide a rationale for those choices. Feedback and evaluation is provided by an instructor who is a subject matter expert.

Microcredential Description: Earners can identify ways to embed reconciliation practices ino their personal and professional lives. 

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Length: 3 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Allyship, Critical Thinking, Cultural Literacy, Cultural Literacy, Identification of Colonial Practices, Indigenous Pratcies, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Reflective Practice

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential completed a capstone project. They identified opportunities and processes to embed reconciliation into their personal and professional lives and prepared a commitment statement to the reconciliation process. These were presented in a 1000-word report which was assessed by an instructor using a rubric. A minimum grade of 80% was achieved.

Microcredential Description: Earners can design an investigation unit and an investigation strategy for a financial institution related to money laundering and other financial crimes. 

Course:

Length: 180 days to complete the course

Delivery Method: Self-paced

Skill: Presentation, Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Critical-Thinking

Earning Criteria: Earners designed an investigation unit for a financial institution that incorporate strategies to uncover money laundering, other financial crimes, and considers the ability to both reactively and proactively investigate such occurrences. They prepared a 5-10 minute recorded presentation as if presenting to senior level decision makers, as well as a 3000 word report. The report outlined roles within the proposed unit and included strategies to uncover the various types of financial crime. This was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric. A grade of 70% was achieved.

Microcredential Description: Earners of the Responsible Gaming and Player Protection Microcredential can critically assess the state of responsible gaming and player protection in their organization and identify potential improvements.

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Length: 12 hours

Delivery: Online - Self-paced

Skills: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving

Earning Criteria: Earners critically assessed the provision of responsible gaming within their organization. They identified opportunities to strengthen player protection and responsible gaming practices related to player behaviour, tools, player education, technology, marketing, employee training, community engagement, global activity, and the role of stakeholders. Earners presented their findings in a report (500 words), which was assessed by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners can identify organizational design challenges and assess the impact on individual and team performance.

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Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Critical Analysis, Impact Assessment, Team Dynamics

Earning Criteria: Earners of the Organizational Design microcredential can identify organizational design challenges and assess the impact on individual and team performance.

Microcredential Description: Earners are competent in developing a coaching plan to improve individual performance.

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Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Goal Setting, Planning, Skill Development, Skill Recognition

Earning Criteria: Earners of the Performance Coaching microcredential developed a coaching plan to advance the skills of an employee through a given scenario. The earner identified and/or demonstrated all components of the coaching process which included: performance goal(s), an achievement plan, and measures for success. The plan was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners are able to develop an action plan with strengths-based strategies to influence positive change in a workplace setting.

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Length: 5 weeks

Delivery Method: Scheduled

Skills: Change Management, Positive Culture Planning, Positive Leadership, Problem-Solving, Strengths Building

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential applied the four dimensions of an appreciative inquiry model to develop an action plan that includes a minimum of 2 interventions for their workplace to improve their team or organizational culture. Earners were required to provide three external references to support their observations and conclusions. The action plan was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners have the ability to think strategically about public communications on behalf of an organization. The earner can devise effective public communications for an organization, including addressing specific public communication needs and utilizing communication tactics to reach that audience.

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Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Communications Goal Setting

Earning Critera: The earner has authored a public communications plan for an organization about a project, initiative, or issue. This process involves documenting what needs to be communicated, what publics need to be reached, and the strategy for delivering that information. Completion of the assessment requires outlining strategic considerations, setting communication goals, and measuring the communication efforts to ensure success.

Microcredential Description: Earners can prepare an organization's recruitment strategy.

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Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skill: Labour Analysis, Relationship Management, Strategic Sourcing

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential developed a 6-layer recruitment strategy for customer service positions based on a scenario provided. Earners addressed external issues that impact recruitment, the organizational brand, the recruiter/hiring manager relationship, and defined the search parameters, including how they would conduct and evaluate the search. A recruitment strategy was presented through a report, video, or presentation that was evaluated by the instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners can identify and introduce new leadership concepts and strategies into a professional workplace environment.

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Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Leadership, Leadership Analysis, Strategic Engagement

Earning Criteria: Earners of this Effective Leadership Microcredential identified and incorporated a new leadership concept into a workplace context. The earner authored an in-depth report, which included their strategy, challenges, and success factors. This report was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners can apply ethical decision-making practices to ethical dilemmas in a professional leadership context.

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Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision-Making, Reasoning

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential identified and applied an ethical decision-making model and critical aspects of confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent policies/guidelines to a dilemma in a case study. The earners presented their findings in a report that was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners are able to develop an action plan with strengths-based strategies to influence positive change in a workplace setting.

Course Name: 

Length: 5 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skllls: Change Management, Positive Culture Planning, Positive Leadership, Problem-Solving, Strengths Building

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential applied the four dimensions of an appreciative inquiry model to develop an action plan that includes a minimum of 2 interventions for their workplace to improve their team or organizational culture. Earners were required to provide three external references to support their observations and conclusions. The action plan was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners are competent in developing strategies to resolve workplace challenges and/or dilemmas.

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Course Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Problem Management, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Execution, Strategic Planning

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential identified and applied an ethical decision-making model and critical aspects of confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent policies/guidelines to a dilemma in a case study. The earners presented their findings in a report that was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners can develop an innovative public sector solution to an issue impacting a specific population using data that reflects current and relevant economic, social trends and considers the financial sustainability of local government. 

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Length: 6 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Financial Analysis, Problem Solving

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential developed a financially viable and innovative solution for local government to address an issue impacting a specific population group. They used economic and social trends data from the past 5 years to identify the issue and the impact on a specific subset of the population. They proposed a new approach to resolve the issue, including a rationale explaining the unique nature of their solution. This report (2000 words) was assessed by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners can professionally participate and lead formal local government meetings using the basics of Robert's Rule of Order.

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Length: 6 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Communication, Conflict Management, Leadership, Presentation

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential developed a written code of conduct outlining the purpose, organizational council values, and the expected and prohibited behaviours for a formal local government meeting.  Each Earner led a mock meeting for 5 minutes, and also played the role of a staff member using real life scenarios. They demonstrated leadership and participation strategies and techniques by deploying Robert’s Rules of Order including the use of appropriate language and terminology, procedures to open the meeting and address members, and managing conflict. As the Chair of the meeting, each earner demonstrated their ability to call the meeting to order, navigate the debate, announce the vote, and demonstrate a strategy to resolve a conflict. As the participant, they demonstrated their ability to present a topic, request the opportunity to speak, move a motion, second a motion, and vote on a motion. Earners were evaluated by an instructor using a checklist during the scenarios. They had to achieve a grade of 70% on their written code of conduct evaluated using a rubric, and they achieved 70% overall in the course.

Microcredential Description: Earners can evaluate the effectiveness of property tax and assessment reform initiatives for municipalities within Nova Scotia using a structured socio-economic framework to make practical, inclusive, and achievable recommendations and communication messaging that considers fiscal and social impacts.

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Length: 6 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Financial Management, Assessment, Analysis, Written Communication, Municipal Governance, Critical Thinking

Earning Criteria: Earners completed a capstone project where they used a socio-economic lens to evaluate three property tax and assessment reforms for a hypothetical Nova Scotia municipality. Scenarios mirrored real-world complexities within municipal settings. Using an assessment standard that considered fiscal sustainability and equity, earners analyzed each reform's potential impact, including unintended consequences, and provided targeted, practical, and achievable recommendations for the proposed municipal council, as well as transparent and inclusive communication messaging that council could use to inform the general public. These were captured in a 3000-word report which was evaluated by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners of the Risk Assessment of Municipal Laws Microcredential can identify how federal and provincial statutes, common, and contract laws impact municipal law so as to reduce financial and reputational risk to the municipality. 

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Length: 6 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Analysis, Risk Assessment

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential provided a detailed analysis of a current or potential Supreme Court case relevant to a municipal jurisdiction. Their 1500-word report outlined applicable laws and precedent in common and/or contract law in an effort to reduce financial and reputational risk for the municipality based on that case. This report was evaluated using a rubric and a grade of 70% or higher was achieved.

Microcredential Description: Earners are able to take the necessary measures to safely operate a laser or laser system, particularly a Class 3B or 4 laser. The earner can confidently assess key elements of the laser such as wavelength, classification and power; identify potential beam and non-beam hazards; and implement the appropriate control measures to protect themselves and others.

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Length: 2 days

Delivery Method: Self-paced

Cost: Free

Skills: Laser Classification, Laser Hazard Control, Laser Safety

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential engaged with a series of scenarios to safely operate a laser or laser system as a user in a research setting. Earners identified the most appropriate strategy to achieve a safe environment while operating a laser in each scenario. Feedback and rationale were provided throughout each asynchronous scenario activity.

Microcredential Description: Earners of this microcredential can conduct a system lens analysis of a sustainability challenge in a specific sector or workplace and develop an action plan with recommendations to address this challenge. They can reference and utilize learning from past practice in sustainability, apply terminology appropriately, and align recommendations to the critical dimensions of sustainability (social, economic, environmental).

Course Name:

Length: 12 weeks

Delivery Method: Online-blended

Skills: Planning, Problem-Solving, Analysis

Earning Criteria: Earners conducted an analysis of a sustainability challenge within a specific sector using a systems lens & created an action plan. The plan described the challenge, provided an overview of existing policies and practices contributing to the challenge, and assessed the issue based on the critical dimensions of sustainability (social/environmental/economic). A minimum of 3 recommendations were presented. Feedback was provided by peers. Final plan was assessed by an instructor using a rubric.

Microcredential Description: Earners are competent in establishing comprehensive wildfire management strategies for governments to prevent and mitigate wildfires triggered by climate change.

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Length: 6 weeks

Delivery Method: Blended (scheduled & self-paced)

Skills: Critical Thinking, Leadership Development, Problem-Solving

Earning Criteria: Earners of this microcredential engaged with a series of real-life case studies to analyse and identify comprehensive prevention and risk mitigation strategies for wildfires triggered by climate change. They established strategic recommendations for three types of audiences: a consortium of local, provincial and national government agencies, a municipal council, and a city manager. Recommendations specific to each audience considered the financial and human resource impact and future needs of communities in mitigating wildfires associated with climate change. Feedback from peers and the instructor were incorporated into each strategy which was submitted as a presentation or written report. These were assessed by an instructor using rubrics. Earners had to achieve a minimum grade of 70%.