Grade 12
BOH4M Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals (University/College Preparation)
Prerequisite: None
This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyse the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business communication skills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized.
- Unit 1: Foundations of Management
- Unit 2: Welcome to Unit 2 - Leading
- Unit 3: Management Challenges
- Unit 4: Planning & Controlling
- Unit 5: Organizing
- Culminating Project
ENG4U English (University Preparation)
Prerequisite: English (Grade 11 University Preparation)
This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyze a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college or the workplace.
- Unit 1: The Media
- Unit 2: Short Stories
- Unit 3: 1984
- Unit 4: King Lear
MHF4U Advanced Functions (University Preparation)
Prerequisite: Functions (Grade 11 University Preparation) or Mathematics for College Technology (Grade 12 College Preparation)
This course extends students’ experience with functions. Students will investigate the properties of polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; develop techniques for combining functions; broaden their understanding of rates of change; and develop facility in applying these concepts and skills. Students will also refine their use of the mathematical processes necessary for success in senior mathematics. This course is intended both for students taking the Calculus and Vectors course as a prerequisite for a university program and for those wishing to consolidate their understanding of mathematics before proceeding to any one of a variety of university programs.
- Unit 1: Functions - Characteristics and Properties
- Unit 2: Functions - Understanding Rates of Change
- Unit 3: Polynomial Functions
- Unit 4: Polynomial Equations and Inequalities
- Unit 5: Rational Functions, Equations and Inequalities
- Unit 6: Trigonometric Functions
- Unit 7: Trigonometric Identities and Equations
- Unit 8: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- Unit 9: Combinations of Functions
MCV4U Calculus and Vectors (University Preparation)
Prerequisite/Co requisite: Advanced Functions (Grade 12 University Preparation)
This course builds on student’s previous experience with functions and their developing understanding of rates of change. Students will solve problems involving geometric and algebraic representations of vectors, and representations of lines and planes in three dimensional space; broaden their understanding of rates of change to include the derivatives of polynomial, rational, exponential, and sinusoidal functions; and apply these concepts and skills to modelling of real-world relationships. This course is intended for students who plan to study mathematics in university and who may choose to pursue careers in fields such as physics and engineering.
- Unit 1: Rates of Change
- Unit 2: Derivatives
- Unit 3: Curve Sketching
- Unit 4: Derivatives of Sinusoidal Functions
- Unit 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- Unit 6: Geometric Vectors
- Unit 7: Cartesian Vectors
- Unit 8: Lines and Planes
MDM4U Mathematics of Data Management (University Preparation)
Prerequisite: Functions (Grade 11 University Preparation) or Functions and Applications (Grade 11 University/ College Preparation)
This course broadens students’ understanding of mathematics as it relates to managing information. Students will apply methods for organizing large amounts of information; solve problems involving counting techniques, probability, and statistics; and carry out a culminating project that integrates the expectations of the course. Students will continue to develop the mathematical processes necessary for success in senior mathematics. Students planning to pursue university programs in business, the social sciences, and the humanities will find this course of particular interest.
- Unit 1: One-Variable Statistics
- Unit 2: Statistics of Two Variables
- Unit 3: Combinatorics
- Unit 4: Combinations and the Binomial Theorem
- Unit 5: Introduction to Probability
- Unit 6: Probability Distributions
- Unit 7: The Normal Distributions
SPH4U Physics (University Preparation)
Prerequisite: Physics (Grade 11 University Preparation)
This course enables students to deepen their understanding of physics concepts and theories. Students will continue their exploration of energy transformations and the forces that affect motion, and will investigate electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation. Students will also explore the wave nature of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. They will further develop their scientific investigation skills, learning, for example, how to analyse, qualitatively and quantitatively, data relating to a variety of physics concepts and principles. Students will also consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.
- Unit 1: Dynamics
- Unit 2: Energy and Momentum
- Unit 3: Electric, Gravitational & Magnetic Field
- Unit 4: The Wave Nature of Light
- Unit 5: Modern Physics
LKBDU Mandarin
Prerequisite: None
This course provides extended opportunities for students to communicate and interact in the language of study in a variety of social and academic contexts. Students will refine and enhance their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, as well as their creative and critical thinking skills, as they explore and respond to a variety of oral and written texts, including complex authentic and adapted texts. They will also broaden their understanding and appreciation of diverse communities where the language is spoken, and develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
- Unit 1: Peotry
- Unit 2: Short Stories
- Unit 3: Media
- Unit 4: Drama
- Unit 5: Novel Study
The World of Fashion
Prerequisite: Any university, college, or university/college preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies.
This course gives students the opportunity to explore the world of fashion. Students will learn how to create a fashion product using various tools, techniques, and technologies while developing their practical skills. Students will learn about various factors that affect the global fashion industry, the needs of specialized markets, and the impact of fibre and fabric production and care. In addition, they will learn about social and historical influences on fashion. Students will apply research skills when investigating aspects of the fashion world.
- Unit 1: Historical Influences on Fashion
- Unit 2: Design & Fashion Construction Skills
- Unit 3: Canadian & World Fashions
- Unit 4: Globalization in the Fashion Industry
Nutrition & Health, Grade 12
Prerequisite: None
This course examines the relationships between food, energy balance, and nutritional status; the nutritional needs of individuals at different stages of life; and the role of nutrition in health and disease. Students will evaluate nutrition-related trends and will determine how food choices can promote food security and environmental responsibility. Students will learn about healthy eating, expand their repertoire of food-preparation techniques, and develop their social science research skills by investigating issues related to nutrition and health.
- Unit 1: Nutrition & Health
- Unit 2: Nutritional Health
- Unit 3: Eating Patterns & Trends
- Unit 4: Local & Global Issues
