Tuition fee deferral / delay: Credit policy at Ryerson.

Ryerson University students are allowed to delay the tuition payments and have some credit on their account as long as they pay on time, with interest, the outstanding dues and as long as their account is in good standing.

That means that once you start your program, if you are short of cash in between or if there is going to be a delay in OSAP or your bank funding or personal funding, you can still start your term with a full course load and complete it. But you shall not receive the final grades and shall not be allowed to go to the next term unless all the past tuition dues have been paid off. 

Details, as per the website. To quote:

"Deferral Fee & Late Fee Service Charges:
Full payment of undergraduate tuition fees for the Fall 2010 / Winter 2011 academic year is due September 10, 2010. Students who choose to defer payment of all or part of their Winter 2011 undergraduate tuition fees until after September 30 will be assessed a $70 Deferral fee. Late fees of 1.25% (16.08% effective annual rate) will be charged on unpaid Fall 2010 undergraduate tuition fees as of September 11, 2010 and on unpaid Winter 2011 undergraduate tuition fees as of January 8, 2011".

Link: http://www.ryerson.ca/currentstudents/fees_finances/

Reference / Text Book for Business Law (Regulation, Government & Socially Responsible Management) course.

Managing the Law: The Legal Aspects of Doing Business with MyBusinessLawLab, 3/E

Mitchell McInnes, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
Ian R. Kerr, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
J. Anthony VanDuzer, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
ISBN-10: 0135123097
ISBN-13:  9780135123096
Publisher:  Pearson Education Canada
Copyright:  2011
Format:  Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 768 pp
Published:  02/22/2010

Reference book for Human Resources

This is a book used as reference. It was co-written by a Prof. who teaches at Ryerson University.

Human Resources Management in Canada, Canadian Eleventh Edition with MyHRLab, 11/E
Gary Dessler, Florida International University
Nina D. Cole, Ryerson University

ISBN-10: 0132142414
ISBN-13:  9780132142410
Publisher:  Pearson Education Canada
Copyright:  2011
Format:  Kit / Package / Shrink Wrap; 560 pp
Published:  06/29/2010

Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPS courses - useful knowledge areas to be certified in.

These are very useful courses to have certifications in. You have various kinds of belt levels for certification (just like martial arts). Some of the places that offer these trainings in Toronto and around are:

• http://www.leansixsigmacanada.com/ 
• http://seec.schulich.yorku.ca/enrollment/programs/alpha_listing/file_2_listing.php?course_id=85&section=director
• http://2learn.utoronto.ca/uoft/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&cms=true&courseId=7557661 
•  http://www.acuityinstitute.com/index.html

Some of the related charts and diagrams are as below:

PMP, CAPM & CPIM requirements & related information. These are useful certificates to have :)

PMP (Project Management Professional) certification by PMI:

• Requirement: 4 years Bachelor degree + 36 months project management experience + 35 contact hours of formal education OR
• High School Diploma + 60 months project management experience + 35 contact hours of formal education
• Fees: Online: $555 for non PMI member, $405 for PMI member. 
• PMI audit process: submit documentation for audit.
• Exam: 4 hours, 200 questions. To pass, you need 68.5% correct or you need 137 / 200 correct. 
• Exam held online at Prometric centers.

CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) certification by PMI:

• 1500 hours of project team experience +  high school diploma OR
• High school diploma + 23 contact hours of formal education
• Fees: Online test: $225 for member, & $300 for non-member. 
• Test: 135 questions in 3 hours. Passing mark is 65% ( 88 / 135 questions right). 
• Exam held online at Prometric centres.

CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) certification by APICS:

• No specific eligibility criteria or requirements 
• 5 modules as below (Candidate must pass 1 exam in each of these modules):
• Basics of Supply Chain Management
• Master Planning of Resources
• Detailed Scheduling & Planning
• Execution & Control of Operations
• Strategic Management of Resources 
• How does it help? The APICS CPIM designation demonstrates that you have the expertise and knowledge of production and inventory management to Improve productivity across your organization’s supply chain Streamline operations through accurate forecasting Maximize customer satisfaction by delivering products and services Just-in-Time Increase profitability by optimizing your organization’s inventory investment.