My students are in the DASSH program - Applied Social Sciences and Humanities.Ideal projects involve addressing a problem or issue related to helping professions, social services, government, and agencies addressing social sustainability.In this class students simulate the creation of a social services agency or consulting firm and take the community partner as a 'client'.Students have a range of skills including a foundation in the social sciences and humanities, as well as foundational skills in accounting, business entrepreneurship, computer skills and computer business applications skills.

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Langara College to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.Learners in this program/experience will explore human resources management foundations with an emphasis on defining and applying various processes and techniques to acquire and maintain an efficient workforce. They will apply technical aspects of employee management including reviewing and recommending processes or policies to support workforce planning, recruitment, training, performance management, total reward, and/or health and safety management.

Students who enrolled in the DANA program would typically take courses within 4 semesters. Some students would take the fifth semester for gain more experience through a work term. The details of course per semesters are outlined on this page (https://langara.ca/programs-and-courses/programs/data-analytics/program-curriculum.html).During their final semester (4th semester), students would take the Capstone Project course. Through the capstone projects, teams consisting of 3-4 students work collaboratively over a period of approximately 4 months to progressively develop solutions ranging from initial concepts to functional prototypes. Their efforts involve applying AI and various machine learning techniques to analyze diverse types of data such as numbers, images, and texts. Students possess programming skills in Python, R and SAS.

A class of student-consultants will spend an entire semester performing a thorough investigation of data sets to tackle a managerial question. Tools such as Tableau and Python packages will be leveraged for data modeling, machine learning, and visualization.Based on the information that you provide, groups will develop predictive models and managerial insights into key aspects of your organization. Each team will propose solutions and implementation strategies to improve your decision-making processes and outcomes.