Continuing Education

COSS110 - Oil Sands Tailings 101

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Course Overview

Explore the complexities of oil sands tailings management in this hybrid 12-hour course led by Dr. Heather Kaminsky, NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Oil Sands Tailings Management, and Simon Sun, Research Lead with NAIT's Centre for Energy & Environmental Sustainability.

This course provides an overview of the current state of oil sands tailings management and examines the fundamentals of controlling fluid fine tailings formation and the technologies used. Delve into testing methods for evaluating new technologies and explore the importance of robustness in solid-liquid separation processes.

With the knowledge gained in this course, you will be able to evaluate solid-liquid separation methods and assess the effectiveness of different technologies in oil sands tailings management.

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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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