The intent of this internship is to examine the barriers and opportunities policies set for the private sector to invest in affordable housing that is attractive to young adults in St. Catharines, Ontario. The rational behind this research stems from the gap in academic literature on young adults and their experiences with affordable housing. Although […]

Behaviour change and the use of nudges are not new phenomenon within academia. However, the difficulty of measuring behaviour change hinders the development of a solid understanding of how behaviour change transpires. As such, the intern will use primary data to asses Thinkwell Shift and ENSC’s current and historical resource use reduction and hevaioural change […]

The overall purpose of the Community Partnership Network (CPN) of the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) is to develop the Capital Region’s capacity to more effectively attract, welcome and integrate newcomers into our community, workplaces, organizations and institutions. Through this research project, the CPN will develop a wellfounded and sustainable Local Immigrant Partnership (LIP) […]

The present study explores how concretely or abstractly individuals imagine objects and events in different situations, which we call “construal levels”. Previous theory proposes that we construct our environment more abstractly the more distant it is, for example when we think of eating food this morning, it might be concrete such as “eggs and toast”, […]

The intern will conduct user experience and visitor experience testing on a brand new augmented reality technology developed by AWE Company Ltd. and an augmented reality experience at Fort York in Toronto, Ontario, developed by Divani Films Inc. In cooperation with Ryerson University and the partner organization the intern will identify and develop solutions to […]

Le monastère des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières rassemble des bâtiments construits depuis le XVIIe siècle. D’ici à 2020 ce patrimoine historique, des plus importants à Trois-Rivières, fera l’objet de travaux pour assurer sa pérennité et accueillir de nouveaux occupants. Que faut-il conserver? Que faut-il réparer et comment le faire? Qu’est-ce qui pourrait changer pour mieux s’adapter […]

China has experienced a rapid process of urban growth and its housing market has expanded greatly in the past 30 years. It is evident that urban housing consumption and overall housing quality have been elevated significantly in China. Yet, the improvement in housing provision is clearly not shared equally among all residents in Chinese cities. […]

Des differences importantes ont ete revelees dans la facon dont les Occidentaux et les Asiatiques traitent leur environnement visuel. Des etudes suggerent que les Asiatiques integrent davantage l’information situee en vision peripherique, que les Occidentaux. Ces observations suggerent que differents types d’information visuelle sont utilises par ces deux cultures afin de se representer leur environnement. […]

Mon projet porte sur le rôle joué par le Canada dans la conception de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) en 1997. Je m’attacherai à comprendre comment la rivalité France-Canada des décennies 1960-1980, en matière de francophonie, s’est transformée progressivement en coopération enthousiaste, au point que la candidate canadienne au poste de Secrétaire-général de l’OIF […]

My dissertation investigates the narrative photography emerged in the US around the 1970s and its influence on the formation of photographic discourse in France throughout the 1980s. By narrative photography, I refer to the photographic experiments that appropriate certain qualities of narrative forms, ranging from books to theater. With the financial support of Mitacs Globalink […]

This project aims to provide much needed evidence to service providers and program managers working in the field of early childhood development (ECD). Early childhood programs are required to provide evidence of tangible outcomes to validate the impacts of their programs. Organizations, though, do not always have the knowledge, resources, or capacity to support such […]

L’athlète professionnel peut être vu comme un véhicule marketing. Tout comme un produit, son image de marque peut donc être travaillé et développé. Cela apportera de la valeur à l’athlète qui sera bénéfique lors de sa carrière et lors de son après-carrière. L’utilisation de concepts existants comme le conceptual model of athlete brand image ainsi […]