Once Upon a Prof
VIU business law professor defends liberal education
http://www.rocketnews.com/2016/09/dana-collette-viu-business-law-professor-defends-liberal-education/
Once Upon a Prof
VIU Professor raises concerns over decreasing home inspection rates
http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/dana-collette-viu-professor-raises-concern-about-decreasing-home-inspection-rates-92270/
Travel & Leisure
The secret to falling in love with paddleboarding
August 2016 Paddleboards are popping up everywhere these days. After years of kayaking, I was curious to see what all the hype was about. Is it tippy? How could paddling around standing on a board be so appealing? Don’t you get tired, or bored, standing all the time? Is it Read more…
Travel & Leisure
Kayaking the Nanaimo Waterfront
August 2016 What makes Nanaimo one of the most beautiful cities in the world? In my opinion, hands down, it’s the Nanaimo waterfront. You can stroll or cycle the 3.5 kilometer Harbourfront Walkway and watch sea planes take off and land; spy on sea birds, raccoons, and seals while they Read more…
Once Upon a Prof
Buying real estate in B.C. – Teaching Slideshows
Here are a couple of slideshows regarding buying real estate in B.C.: Dana Collette – Select the Right Team to Buy Your Home from Dana Collette Dana Collette – Buying a Home in BC – The Process from Dana Collette
Once Upon a Prof
VIU professor, speaks about work in creating the VIU Law Network
It’s a well-known fact that before Facebook became the social media powerhouse it is now, it was an internal network for Harvard and Ivy League college students to interact. Today, it is the largest digital social network on Earth, boasting more than 1.65 million global users. Not bad for a Read more…
Once Upon a Prof
Teaching Related Videos
Here is a repository for videos I created while teaching at VIU. This may be of interest to teachers. It is about using cases to teach analysis: This video describes the home buying process in B.C. This video describes two ways of owning a property together: This video goes over Read more…
Education
Seriously?! I have to take Business Law? Yikes!
Were the program designers feeling especially mean and nasty when they decided to throw Business Law into the prerequisite mix for a business degree? What could they have been thinking? More than that, how on earth am I going to survive? Hang on. One question at a time… Why take Read more…
Self leadership
What are your strongest bargaining chips for that job competition?
There’s a position that is perfect for you! You are going to apply. But wait. Don’t just go through the motions of preparing a standard cover letter & resume and hoping for an interview. And if you get an interview, don’t just show up. Think of applying for a job Read more…
Self leadership
5 Ways to Become a Master Negotiator
In a previous post, I wrote about negotiating a win-win situation that is ultimately beneficial for all parties involved. However, sometimes there isn’t a lot of room for creative solutions and what one person wins the other loses. This is especially common in negotiations for homes, cars, and so on. Read more…