Project description:

When does radio broadcasting content that is sexual in nature become labelled as profane? What are the policies/procedures in place that protect the content broadcast on Campus/Community (C/C) radio from complaints relating to profanity/smut/sexual content?

CKUT is interested in research into the policies that address profanity and sexual content on the airwaves. Outlining CKUT's existing programming policies and those of the CRTC, the researcher will make recommendations that will lead to amending/ expanding/changing CKUT's existing policy as well as to the development of a manual that explains what is and is not acceptable on the air. 

Final product:

The final product could be in the form of an information kit aimed at campus/community programmers, or an evaluation report or radio segment .

Information kit: 10 pages

Evaluation report: 4500words

Radio segment: 30-55 minutes

Project description:

W.O.R.D. is looking for a student to help us with our ongoing fundraising and development plan. To make W.O.R.D. a sustainable program, we require funding that is sufficient, reliable and renewable. The student's role and research plan would include the following:

• To orient yourself with the unique funding needs and requirements of W.O.R.D.;
• To research grant and contribution opportunities from charitable organizations, foundations, government programs, etc.;
• To build relationships with potential donors;
• To draft funding applications, proposals and budgets;
• To ultimately secure funding on behalf of W.O.R.D.;

In the final month of the project, you will be required to present your findings in a final report that will answer the following questions:

Project description: W.O.R.D. is looking for a student to help us bring our programming to the next level. We are always in the process of revamping our curriculum to keep it fresh and relevant to changing climates and specific participant needs. Your role and research plan would include the following, divided into three main parts:

1^st Part – September to December

• To orient yourself with W.O.R.D.’s programming mandate and content;
• To research the literacy standards of the Quebec education system and incorporate lesson plans into the curriculum that reflect these findings.

2^nd Part – January to March

The Sustainable Development Corporation du developpement durable SDC-CDD is a Tiohtiake (greater Montreal region) Canadian Non-Profit since 1994 working in a participatory inter-disciplinary way with students, citizens, organizations, business, institutions & governments on ecological-economic design.

Project Description:  In 2008, SDC-CDD completed a Feasibility Study reviewing engineering and architectural features, as well as resident health & community factors, for the conversion of the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue 1944 Municipal Water Tower into an ecological building for affordable housing and research. This project was financed by the Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC) SEED program. The mayor of Ste-Anne has asked us to continue preparations for a next stage. We are presently refining the designs as well as arranging financing, developers & builders. Our goal in Ste-Anne & 3 other sites across Tiohtiake is to create inclusive Ecological Co-housing communities in tradition of the Longhouse (Place of the Extended Rafters).

Project Description: The student will perform First Nation placename mapping across Quebec in various regions on a Geographic Information System (GIS) software platform. This research will contribute to a mapping project flowing since 1994 from Eco-Montreal Tiohtiake Green Mapping and Tsi Tetsionitiotiakon Sustainability Rooted in Heritage. Placename mapping has been in process since 1999, with hundreds of students and Kanien'keh citizens. Placenames hold a key to understanding sustainable economy and ecology, the tens of thousands of years of heritage of each place in our region, and bring us understanding of the nature of this place and people.

Description of final product: Students will be working on teams under the direction of First Nations & organizing committees in regional networks across Quebec to research, compile & express heritage data given the local and national objectives of First Nation organizers. First Nations will determine the final use of the data collected. Ethical permissions must be achieved with local First Nation organizing committees. Kahnawake (across the Mercier bridge) has GIS to connect the Band Council with other community organizations having access.