Grade 11

Grade 11 Course List

AVI3M | VISUAL ARTS, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1)

This course enables students to further develop their knowledge and skills in visual arts. Students will use the creative process to explore a wide range of themes through studio work that may include drawing, painting, sculpting, and printmaking, as well as the creation of collage, multimedia works, and works using emerging technologies. Students will use the critical analysis process when evaluating their own work and the work of others. The course may be delivered as a comprehensive program or through a program focused on a particular art form (e.g., photography, video, computer graphics, information design).

Prerequisite: Visual Arts, Grade 9 or 10, Open

Required Course Materials: None

BAF3M | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FUNDAMENTALS, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1 & 2)

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounting. Students will develop financial analysis and decision-making skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career opportunities in business. Students will acquire an understanding of accounting for a service and a merchandising business, computerized accounting, financial analysis, and ethics and current issues in accounting.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials:

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Sage Business Cloud Accounting (Sage One)". Access instructions provided by your instructor after school start.

BDI3C | ENTREPRENEURSHIP:THE VENTURE, GRADE 11, COLLEGE PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1 & 2)

This course focuses on ways in which entrepreneurs recognize opportunities, generate ideas, and organize resources to plan successful ventures that enable them to achieve their goals. Students will create a venture plan for a school-based or student-run business.Through hands-on experiences, students will have opportunities to develop the values, traits, and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurs.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

BMI3C | MARKETING: GOODS, SERVICES, EVENTS, GRADE 11, COLLEGE PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1)

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services, and events. Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and information technology influence consumer buying habits. Students will engage in marketing research, develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

CGG3O | TRAVEL AND TOURISM: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE, GRADE 11, OPEN (SEMESTER 1)

This course focuses on issues related to travel and tourism within and between various
regions of the world. Students will investigate unique environmental, sociocultural,
economic, and political characteristics of selected world regions. They will explore travel
patterns and trends, as well as tensions related to tourism, and will predict future tourism
destinations. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic
inquiry process, including spatial technologies, to investigate the impact of the travel
industry on natural environments and human communities.

Prerequisite: Issues in Canadian Geography, Grade 9, Academic or Applied

Required Course Materials: None

CLU3M | UNDERSTANDING CANADIAN LAW, GRADE 11 UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PREPARATION (SEMESTER 2)

This course explores Canadian law, with a focus on legal issues that are relevant to the
lives of people in Canada. Students will gain an understanding of laws relating to rights
and freedoms in Canada; our legal system; and family, contract, employment, tort, and
criminal law. Students will develop legal reasoning skills and will apply the concepts of
legal thinking and the legal studies inquiry process when investigating a range of legal
issues and formulating and communicating informed opinions about them.

Prerequisite: Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10, Academic or Applied

Required Course Materials: None

EMS3O| MEDIA STUDIES, GRADE 11, OPEN LEVEL (FULL YEAR CONTINOUS INTAKE)

This course emphasizes knowledge and skills that will enable students to understand
media communication in the twenty-first century and to use media effectively and
responsibly. Through analysing the forms and messages of a variety of media works and
audience responses to them, and through creating their own media works, students will
develop critical thinking skills, aesthetic and ethical judgement, and skills in viewing,
representing, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Prerequisite: English, Grade 10, Academic or Applied

Required Course Materials: None

GWL3O| DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE, GRADE 11, OPEN LEVEL (FULL YEAR CONTINOUS INTAKE)

This course prepares students to make successful transitions to postsecondary destinations
as they investigate specific postsecondary options based on their skills, interests, and personal
characteristics. Students will explore the realities and opportunities of the workplace and
examine factors that affect success, while refining their job-search and employability skills.
Students will develop their portfolios with a focus on their targeted destination and develop
an action plan for future success.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

HLS3O | HOUSING AND HOME DESIGN, GRADE 11, OPEN (SEMESTER 1 & 2)

This course introduces students to a range of issues related to housing and home design. Students will learn about the needs that housing fulfils; housing options; home maintenance and safety; and environmental, economic, legal, and social considerations related to housing. They will use the elements and principles of design to analyse design and decorating decisions. Students will develop research skills as they investigate issues related to housing and home design.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

HPC3O| RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN, GRADE 11, OPEN LEVEL (FULL YEAR CONTINOUS INTAKE)

This course focuses on the skills and knowledge parents, guardians, and caregivers
need, with particular emphasis on maternal health, pregnancy, birth, and the early
years of human development (birth to six years old). Through study and practical
experience, students will learn how to meet the developmental needs of young children,
communicate with them, and effectively guide their early behaviour. Students
will develop their research skills through investigations related to caregiving
and child rearing.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

HPW3C | WORKING WITH INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, GRADE 11 COLLEGE PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1 & 2)

This course prepares students for occupations involving children from birth to six years of age. Students will study theories about child behaviour and development, and will have opportunities for research and observation and for practical experiences with young children. Students will become familiar with occupational opportunities and requirements related to working with infants and young children. They will also have opportunities to develop research and critical-thinking skills as they investigate and evaluate current research about early childhood education.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

HSP3C | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND SOCIOLOGY, GRADE 11, COLLEGE PREPARATION (SEMESTER 2)

This course introduces students to theories, questions, and issues related to anthropology, psychology, and sociology. Students learn about approaches and research methods used by social scientists. Students will be given opportunities to apply theories from a variety of perspectives, to conduct social science research, and to become familiar with current issues within the three disciplines.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

HSP3U | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND SOCIOLOGY, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1 & 2)

This course provides students with opportunities to think critically about theories, questions, and issues related to anthropology, psychology, and sociology. Students will develop an understanding of the approaches and research methods used by social scientists. They will be given opportunities to explore theories from a variety of perspectives, to conduct social science research, and to become familiar with current thinking on a range of issues within the three disciplines.

Prerequisite: The Grade 10 academic course in English, or the Grade 10 academic history course (Canadian and world studies)

Required Course Materials: None

ICS3U | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1)

This course introduces students to computer science. Students will design software independently and as part of a team, using industry-standard programming tools and applying the software development life-cycle model. They will also write and use subprograms within computer programs. Students will develop creative solutions for various types of problems as their understanding of the computing environment grows. They will also explore environmental and ergonomic issues, emerging research in computer science, and global career trends in computer related fields.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

MEL3E| MATHEMATICS FOR WORK AND EVERYDAY LIFE, GRADE 11, WORKPLACE PREPARATION (FULL YEAR CONTINOUS INTAKE)

This course enables you to broaden your understanding of mathematics as it is applied in the workplace and daily life. You will solve problems associated with earning money, paying taxes, and making purchases; apply calculations of simple and compound interest in saving, investing, and borrowing; and calculate the costs of transportation and travel in a variety of situations. You will consolidate your mathematical skills as you solve problems and communicate your thinking.

Prerequisite: MAT2L or MFM1P or MPM1D or MTH1W

Required Course Materials: None

NBE3E| ENGLISH: UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT VOICES, GRADE 11, WORKPLACE PREPARATION (FULL YEAR CONTINOUS INTAKE)

The courses outlined in this curriculum provide broad and deep explorations of issues concerning First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada and Indigenous peoples around the world. The First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies program consists of two courses in Grades 9 and 10 and eight courses in Grades 11 and 12, covering subject matter across several associated disciplines. Students may take one or more First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies courses, providing they have the relevant prerequisites (see below).

Prerequisite: English, Grade 10, Academic or Applied, or Grade 10 locally developed compulsory credit (LDCC) course in English

Required Course Materials: None

NBE3U | ENGLISH: CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL VOICES, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1)

This course emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills through the study of works in English by Aboriginal writers. Through the analysis of literary
texts and media works, students will develop an appreciation of the wealth and complexity of
Aboriginal writing. Students will also conduct research and analyse the information gathered;
write persuasive and literary essays; and analyse the relationship between media forms and
audiences. An important focus will be the further development of students’ understanding of
English-language usage and conventions.

Prerequisite: English, Grade 10, Academic

Required Course Materials: None

PPZ3C | HEALTH FOR LIFE, GRADE 11, COLLEGE PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1 & 2)

This course introduces students to computer programming concepts and practices. Students will write and test computer programs, using various problem-solving strategies. They will learn the fundamentals of program design and apply a software development life-cycle model to a software development project. Students will also learn about computer environments and systems, and explore environmental issues related to computers, safe computing practices, emerging technologies, and postsecondary opportunities in computer-related fields.

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Materials: None

SBI3U | BIOLOGY, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1)

Biology, Grade 11, University (SBI3U)
This course furthers students’ understanding of the processes that occur in biological systems.
Students will study theory and conduct investigations in the areas of biodiversity; evolution;
genetic processes; the structure and function of animals; and the anatomy, growth, and
function of plants. The course focuses on the theoretical aspects of the topics under study, and
helps students refine skills related to scientific investigation.

Prerequisite: Science, Grade 10, Academic

Required Course Materials: None

SCH3U | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION (SEMESTER 1 & 2)

This course enables students to deepen their understanding of chemistry through the study of the properties of chemicals and chemical bonds; chemical reactions and quantitative relationships in those reactions; solutions and solubility; and atmospheric chemistry and the behaviour of gases. Students will further develop their analytical skills and investigate the qualitative and quantitative properties of matter, as well as the impact of some common chemical reactions on society and the environment.

Prerequisite: Science, Grade 10, Academic

Required Course Materials: None

SVN3E | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, GRADE 11, WORKPLACE PREPARATION (FULL YEAR CONTINOUS INTAKE)

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge of and skills relating to environmental science that will help them succeed in work and life after secondary school. Students will explore a range of topics, including the impact of human activities on the environment; human health and the environment; energy conservation; resource science and management; and safety and environmental responsibility in the workplace. Emphasis is placed on relevant, practical applications and current topics in environmental science, with attention to the refinement of students’ literacy and mathematical literacy skills as well as the development of their scientific and environmental literacy.

Prerequisite: Science, Grade 9 (Academic/Applied/Destreamed) or a Grade 9 or 10 locally developed compulsory credit (LDCC) course in science.

Required Course Materials: None