Upcoming Semesters
Winter 2024
January 29 to May 10, 2024
Fall 2024
September 3 to December 17, 2024
All online courses offered run simultaneously. Each course runs over a fifteen week period.
CAFM Online Courses
Tuition Fees
For CAFM 3, 4, 6, 13 and 14
Member Rate: $650 (plus applicable taxes)
Non-member Rate: $795 (plus applicable taxes)
*Per course
Cost of computer and internet access is not included in the tuition fees and is the responsibility of the student.
Course Fees
- Members: $650 (plus applicable taxes)
- Non-members: $795 (plus applicable taxes)
As an added benefit, you will receive dual credits for ‘CAFM 3 – Indigenous Business Law’ and ‘CAFM 5 – Values & Ethics in the Indigenous Workplace’ courses into our Certified Aboriginal Professional Administrators program.
- CAFM 3 – Indigenous Business Law ↔CAPA 14 – Law & Legislative Awareness
Course Completion and Grading
This course has fourteen lessons that run over a 15-week period. Although a suggested schedule follows, you are urged to make your own schedule, paying close attention to exact assignment due dates. These will be confirmed at the start of the course. It’s recommended that you try to complete a lesson a week. Be sure to allow yourself ample time to complete your assignments.
| Week | Lesson | Topic | Assignments |
| Week 1 | 1 | Introduction to the Canadian Legal System | Assignment # 1 (5 %)
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| Week 2 | 2 | Aboriginal Title and Aboriginal Treaty Rights | Newspaper Assignment # 2 (5 %)
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| Week 3 Sep. 19-23, 2016 |
3 | The Indian Act | Discussion Activity # 3.1 (3%)
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| Week 4 | 4 | Self Government | Case Study Assignment # 3 (5 %) |
| Week 5 | 5 | Tort Law and Professional Liability | Discussion Activity # 5.1 (2 %)
Discussion Activity # 5.2 (3 %) |
| Week 6 | 6 | Taxation Issues | Internet, Newspaper Assignment # 4 (5 %) |
| Week 7 | 7 | Employment Law | Draft Employment Agreement Assignment # 5 (5 %)
MID-TERM EXAM Lessons 1-7 (15 %) |
| Week 8 | 8 | Business Law I | Discussion Activity # 8.1 (5 %) |
| Week 9 | 9 | Business Law II: Aboriginal Commercial Law | Case Study Assignment # 6 (5 %) |
| Week 10 | 10 | Contract Issues I: Formation of the Contractual Relationship | Drafting Assignment # 7 (5 %) |
| Week 11 | 11 | Contracts II: Interpreting the Contract and Terminating the Contractual Relationship | Case Study Assignment # 8 (5 %) |
| Week 12 | 12 | Contracts III: Special Contracts | Discussion Activity # 12.1 (2 %)
Discussion Activity # 12.2 (3 %) |
| Week 13 | 13 | Debtor and Creditor Relations | Assignment # 9 (5 %) |
| Week 14 | 14 | Special Topics in First Nations | Discussion Activity # 14.1 (2 %)
FINAL EXAM Lessons 8-14 (20 %) |
| Week 15 | Course Evaluation |
Participation
It is 20% of your course grade, and is centered on Group Discussions. For each lesson, you are required to share information with others via the group discussion area in Moodle the AFOA Canada education platform. Each lesson has a specific group discussion activity. Your instructor/facilitator will monitor the discussion contributions to determine a participation grade, and provide support where required. While frequency of your contribution to the discussion is a factor in the assessment, the quality of the interaction is more important. For each lesson, strive to contribute two (2) substantive postings (i.e. try to include responses to other students postings as well)
Course Fees
- Members: $650 (plus applicable taxes)
- Non-members: $795 (plus applicable taxes)
Course Description
This course focuses on your role as a financial manager and your ability to make sound and informed decisions as your Indigenous organization seeks to attain high performance. The key processes in attaining high performance are: strategic management; performance management; and effective decision making. These processes are thoroughly discussed in this course, and you will be invited to apply them to your organization. This course covers the following:
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- Decision Making & Problem solving
- Developing Criteria and Implementation for decision making
- Strategic Management
- Performance Measurement
- Accountability
- Policy Development
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Course Completion and Grading
Course Itinerary
This course has ten lessons that run over a 14-week period. A suggested schedule follows, you are urged to make your own schedule, paying close attention to exact assignment due dates. These will be confirmed at the start of the course and posted in the Instructor/Coach section. It’s recommended that you try to complete a lesson a week. Be sure to allow yourselves ample time to complete your assignments.
| Week | Topic | Assignments |
| 1 | Introductions | |
| 2 | The Role of the Indigenous Financial Manager | |
| 3 | Decision Making & Problem Solving | |
| 4 | Implementing Decisions | |
| 5 | Business Cases | Test #1 – 5% (Covers Lessons 1, 2 and 3) |
| 6 | Continuation of Business Cases | Due: Assignment #1 15% |
| 7 | Strategic Management – Planning | |
| 8 | Strategic Management – Implementation | Test #2 – 5% (Covers Lessons 4, 5 and 6) |
| 9 | Strategic Management – Evaluation | |
| 10 | Continuation of Strategic Management – Evaluation | Due: Assignment#2 20% |
| 11 | Accountability | Test #3 – 5% (Covers Lessons 7, 8 and 9) |
| 12 | Performance Management | |
| 13 | Policy | Due: Assignment #3 20% |
| 14 | Final Exam – 15% |
Participation
It is 15% of your course grade, and is centered on Group Discussions. For each lesson, you are required to share information with others via the group discussion area in Moodle the AFOA Canada education platform. Each lesson has a specific group discussion activity. Your instructor/facilitator will monitor the discussion contributions to determine a participation grade, and provide support where required. While frequency of your contribution to the discussion is a factor in the assessment, the quality of the interaction is more important. For each lesson, strive to contribute two (2) substantive postings (i.e. try to include responses to other students postings as well)
Course Fees
- Members: $650 (plus applicable taxes)
- Non-members: $795 (plus applicable taxes)
Course Description
Learning about Indigenous History, current issues and where we are headed as Indigenous People is critical knowledge for all professionals working within an Indigenous environment. This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of a range of events and issues that impacted Indigenous Peoples, either positively or negatively from early contact with the Old World to the present. This course covers the following:
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- The importance of reflecting on our history
- Examination of Treaties
- Indigenous economic and political structures
- The role of the Indian Agent
- Residential Schools
- Political Renaissance
- Next Generation/New Directions
- Growth of Indigenous Political Organizations
- New legislation and Economic self sufficiency
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Course Itinerary
This course has ten lessons that run over a 15-week period. A suggested schedule follows, you are urged to make your own schedule, paying close attention to exact assignment due dates. These will be confirmed at the start of the course and posted in the Instructor/Coach section. It’s recommended that you try to complete a lesson a week. Be sure to allow yourselves ample time to complete your assignments.
| Week | Topic | Assignments and their Due Dates |
| Week 1:
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Lesson 1 – Towards an understanding of Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations | Introductions/Orientation Week
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| Week 2:
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Lesson 2 – Pre-Contact: Before 1500 | Discussion Postings |
| Week 3:
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Lesson 3 – Contact: The Fur Trade and Explorers | |
| Week 4:
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Lesson 3 – Contact: The Fur Trade and Explorers | Discussion Postings |
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Lesson 4 – Treaties, Disease and Declining Fortunes | ASSIGNMENT #1 (15%) Discussion Postings |
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Lesson 5 – Reserves and Indian Agents-Wards of the State | |
| Week 7:
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Lesson 5 – Reserves and Indian Agents-Wards of the State | TEST #1 (Lessons 1-5) (15%) Discussion Posting |
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Lesson 6 – Political Renaissance | Discussion Postings on Units 1 & 2 |
| Week 9:
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Lesson 6 – Political Renaissance | Discussion Postings on Units 3 & 4 |
| Week 10:
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Lesson 7 – The Growth of Indigenous Political Organizations | Discussion Postings for Discussion Questions 1 and 2 |
| Week 11:
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Lesson 8 – Towards Self-Government | Discussion Posting for Discussion Question 1 |
| Week 12:
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Lesson 8 – Towards Self-Government | Discussion Posting for Discussion Question 2 |
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Lesson 9 – New Directions | ASSIGNMENT #2 (15%) Discussion Postings for Discussion Questions 1 and 2 |
| Week 14:
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Lesson 10 – New Developments | TEST #2 (Covers Lessons 6-10) (15%) Discussion Postings for Discussion Questions 1 and 2 |
| Week 15:
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Exam Week | STUDY FOR EXAM FINAL EXAM |
Participation
It is 20% of your course grade, and is centered on Group Discussions. For each lesson, you are required to share information with others via the group discussion area in Moodle the AFOA Canada education platform. Each lesson has a specific group discussion activity. Your instructor/facilitator will monitor the discussion contributions to determine a participation grade, and provide support where required. While frequency of your contribution to the discussion is a factor in the assessment, the quality of the interaction is more important. For each lesson, strive to contribute two (2) substantive postings (i.e. try to include responses to other students postings as well)
Course Fees
- Members: $650 (plus applicable taxes)
- Non-members: $795 (plus applicable taxes)
| Week | Topic | Assignments |
| Week 1:
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1 – Ethics, Values & Morals | Introductions – submit a brief introduction of yourself |
| Week 2:
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1 – Ethics, Values & Morals | Discussion Topic 1.1 |
| Week 3:
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1 – Ethics, Values & Morals | Discussion Topic 1.2 |
| Week 4:
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2 – Workplace Ethics, Morals & Values | Assignment # 1 (10%)
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| Week 5:
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2 – Workplace Ethics, Morals & Values | Discussion Topic 2.1 |
| Week 6:
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2 – Workplace Ethics, Morals & Values | Discussion Topic 2.2 |
| Week 7:
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3 – Developing a Code of Ethics | Assignment # 2 (10%)
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| Week 8:
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3 – Developing a Code of Ethics | Discussion Topic 3.1 |
| Week 9:
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3 – Developing a Code of Ethics | Discussion Topic 3.2 |
| Week 10:
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4 – Values & Ethics in the Indigenous Context | Assignment # 3 (10%)
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| Week 11:
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4 – Values & Ethics in the Indigenous Context | Discussion Topic 4.1 |
| Week 12:
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4 – Values & Ethics in the Indigenous Context | Discussion Topic 4.2 |
| Week 13:
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5 – Best Practices in Developing a Code | Assignment # 4 (10%)
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| Week 14:
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5 – Best Practices in Developing a Code | Discussion Topic 5.1 |
| Week 15:
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Course Evaluation | Assignment # 5 (10%)
Indigenous Ethics Case Study (30%) |
Participation
It is 20% of your course grade, and is centered on Group Discussions. For each lesson, you are required to share information with others via the group discussion area in Moodle the AFOA Canada education platform. Each lesson has a specific group discussion activity. Your instructor/facilitator will monitor the discussion contributions to determine a participation grade, and provide support where required. While frequency of your contribution to the discussion is a factor in the assessment, the quality of the interaction is more important. For each lesson, strive to contribute two (2) substantive postings (i.e. try to include responses to other students postings as well)
Course Fees
- Members: $650 (plus applicable taxes)
- Non-members: $795 (plus applicable taxes)
Course Description
Finance Managers are often asked to wear more than one “hat” and often tackle Human Resource and financial Issues in their organizations. The skills and knowledge gained will enable the financial officer to ensure that their organization hires, trains, and retains desired personnel. Through this course, participants will also gain the skills and knowledge that will enable them to better identify, review and address some of the fiscal challenges of an Indigenous Financial Officer. This course covers the following:
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- Human Resources issues focusing on increasing accountability
- HR practices relating to recruitment, selection and retaining employees
- HR practices relating to Job descriptions and salary scales
- Employment Law and legislation
- Identifying and Developing Financial and strategic alliances
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Course Completion and Grading
The course material is broken down into nine lessons. Within each lesson, specific learning objectives as noted in the previous section are listed. Directions are provided to guide you through the readings, lesson notes, other references, and work to be completed.
This course has nine lessons that run over a 14-week period. A suggested schedule follows, you are urged to make your own schedule, paying close attention to exact assignment due dates. These will be confirmed at the start of the course and posted in the Instructor/Coach section. It’s recommended that you try to complete a lesson a week. Be sure to allow yourselves ample time to complete your assignments.
| Week | Topic | Assignment |
| 1 | Introductions | |
| 2 | Introduction to Indigenous Human Resource and Fiscal Issues | |
| 3 | Relationships, Roles and Skills in Indigenous Financial Management | |
| 4 | Human Resource Management – Part I | |
| 5 | Human Resource Management – Part II | Test #1 – 10% |
| 6 | Continuation of Human Resource Management – Part II | Due: Assignment #1 25% |
| 7 | Identifying and Developing Financial Opportunities and Strategic Alliances – Part I | |
| 8 | Identifying and Developing Financial Opportunities and Strategic Alliances – Part II | |
| 9 | Accounting and Reporting Standards for Indigenous Communities | |
| 10 | Special Issues of Indigenous Financial Management – Best Practices and Special Reporting Requirements | Test #2 – 10% |
| 11 | Overview of Indigenous Financial Management – Three Case Studies | |
| 12 | Continuation of Overview of Indigenous Financial Management – Three Case Studies | |
| 13 | Continuation of Overview of Indigenous Financial Management – Three Case Studies | Final Exam – 35% |
| 14 | Course Evaluation |
Participation
It is 20% of your course grade, and is centered on Group Discussions. For each lesson, you are required to share information with others via the group discussion area in Moodle the AFOA Canada education platform. Each lesson has a specific group discussion activity. Your instructor/facilitator will monitor the discussion contributions to determine a participation grade, and provide support where required. While frequency of your contribution to the discussion is a factor in the assessment, the quality of the interaction is more important. For each lesson, strive to contribute two (2) substantive postings (i.e. try to include responses to other students postings as well)