Course description

This course focuses on skills-building and on creating and implementing a social media strategy, including identifying and working with social media tools, assessing how tools support overall branding, advertising, marketing and/or communication strategies. Explore, identify, and engage online communities that support internal and external social media strategies. Discover resources that aid in the development and implementation of effective social media strategies and differences between the major social media channels, their evolution, and the current and future status of social media for business.

Course details

Hours: 42
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: OLRN2400
Corequisites: None

Please note: This course is offered through OntarioLearn. To review important information such as textbook, exam and grade information, visit OntarioLearn.

Credit transfer

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Dates
Day/Time
Delivery
Campus
Cost
Availability
Starts: Sep. 9, 2025
Ends: Nov. 4, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $381.50
Starts: Nov. 3, 2025
Ends: Dec. 29, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $381.50

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2025 registration is now open.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery