Stylus College of Music & Sound Technology

2nd floor 60 8th Street, New Westminster
V3M 3P1 British Columbia Canada
Tel: 604.523.2969
Fax: 604.523.2970

Quality Education at Stylus

-Effective Teaching
Stylus College's teaching is designed to foster students' learning, their capability to complete work, and their development as a whole person. Teaching draws on professional and disciplinary expertise of staff and is continually revitalized by consultancy, or professional practice.

As professionals, School teachers need to be appropriate role models and exhibit to their students a commitment to education values, to life long learning, to professional and personal growth through critical reflection and self-evaluation, and to a responsible and ethical practice of their profession.
Students expect of and value in their teachers competence in the subject areas they teach; effective communication of their knowledge and experience; interest and enthusiasm for their subject; concern and respect for students as persons, and commitment to facilitating learning for each individual student.

-Student Learning
The teachers develop students' confidence by setting assignments which are challenging and relevant to subject aims, and by providing constructive and timely feedback; Provide learning experiences that will enable students to develop both individual initiative and co –operative skills; Encourage and enable students to evaluate their own and each other's work critically; Make time available for giving advice and supervision to individual students.

-Teaching and Assessment
Teaching encompasses a wide range of activities including one-to-one consultations, classroom teaching, supervising students' practical experience in labs, studios, schools and industry, supervising projects, advising students, assessing students' work, preparing teaching and course materials for students, and contributing to course design and improvement and to curriculum development. Communicate to students their enthusiasm for the subjects they teach and arouse students' curiosity and creative interest in the subject.

-Subject Management
Subject management determines much of the learning environment for the students. make sure that all resources which students are asked to use for effective learning in a subject are available, eg. books, computer terminals, audio-visual materials, laboratory/studio equipment, and placements. Review regularly the content and focus of a subject, make revisions as required, and reflect critically upon their own teaching using feedback from a variety of sources to ascertain to what extent they are being successful in helping students realise their own as well as subject aims.

-Courses and Subjects
Teachers encourage a high standard of courses offered through their subjects by ensuring that each course and subject has clear and appropriate aims and objectives, and that these are made known to students to help guide their course subjects; and ensuring that assessment practices and criteria reflect these aims and objectives, are communicated to students clearly, and are not amended without reference to the students affected. Teachers review the course and subject which lead to appropriate changes/implementation, including examination of failure attrition rates and of workload, in order to ascertain whether the courses and subjects offered are academically challenging and stimulating learning experiences and are fulfilling the stated educational objectives, the needs of students, and, where appropriate, of employers and the professions, and of industry.

Program start dates:

September 29th, 2008

Job Placement Policy:

It is the policy of Stylus College of Music & Sound Technology to assist students with placement services for one year following graduation or until the first job is secured in a related field of employment, whichever occurs first.

To be eligible, students must register
for placement services in the last term prior to graduation, be enrolled in or completed all required courses, and paid all tuition, fees and any other financial responsibilities.

Services include a wide variety of resources to assist in career planning and job search, and notification of job openings within their field of study.

The student is primarily responsible for preparing his or her employment application, employment history, and related information and for obtaining employment in training related fields.

The College provides services and resources, which may assist students in securing employment. Students are advised that their academic performance, interview
skills, and willingness to accept entry-level employment are crucial to the student’s
acceptability to potential employers.