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Course Description

Take your skills to the next level with this course, the last in the Digital Strategy & Communications Management certificate. Building on what you learned in the first two courses, you'll examine emerging trends that affect marketing communications; strategies for long-term community building; ways to create creative, goal-oriented content; integrating paid, earned and owned media and analytics; and handling crisis communications. And in a real-time role playing scenario, you'll experience what it's like to be in the middle of an online crisis by developing an actionable strategy and plan to restore an organization's reputation.

Learning Outcomes

  • Look closely at emerging social media trends and their impact on marketing, communications and trust.
  • Identify emerging issues and strategically manage real-time crisis situations.
  • Develop creative, measurable and relevant digital and social media plans and strategies.
  • Blend paid, earned and shared media into a communications program.
  • Know how to protect and restore an organization's reputation should a crisis arise.

Recommendations

2875 Foundations of Digital Communications Strategy & Social Media

This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in

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Type
Online with Real Time Meetings
Days
M, Th
Time
6:30PM to 8:00PM
Dates
May 11, 2026 to Jun 22, 2026
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
36.0
Delivery Options
ON-LINE  
Course Fees
Section Notes

This is an accelerated delivery of the course which includes two classes per week. 

The classes will be held on Monday's and Thursday's from 6:30PM-8:00PM

There are no classes on the Victoria Day holiday weekend.

Textbooks are recommended for this class.

Go here for instructions on how to order your textbook.

You will receive login information for your online classroom, Quercus (UofT Learning Management Engine) via email.

Go here for information on when you will receive your access information.

This course has a webinar component which will be recorded for review.

Scheduled Webinar Dates and Times:

  • Monday, May 11th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Thursday, May 14th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Thursday, May 21st, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Monday, May 25th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Thursday, May 28th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Monday, June 1st, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Thursday, June 4th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Monday, June 8th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Thursday, June 11th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Monday, June 15th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Thursday, June 18th, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM
  • Monday, June 22nd, 2026 - from 6:30PM to 8:00PM

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