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GPLL229 - Exploring Research in the Visual Arts

Section 1

September 20, 2021, 11:30 - 13:00, Mon

GPLL24 - Effective Reading Strategies

Section 1

September 20, 2021, 18:00 - 20:00, Mon

Section 2

October 28, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Thu

GPLL50 - Being Productive in Grad School from Anywhere

Section 1

September 21, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Tue

Section 2

November 12, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPLL51 - Perfecting the Academic Paragraph

Section 1

September 21, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Tue

Before you can write a successful paper, literature review, thesis, or any other academic work, you have to learn how to perfect the paragraph. Adopting the strategies for creating cohesive ideas, impactful statements, and a logical flow is crucial to any academic writing career. Applicable to graduate-level writers of all backgrounds, the Perfecting the Paragraph workshop aims to provide participants with an understanding of the most common mistakes that lead to unconvincing, unclear writing. Taking the paragraph as an “idea” unit, the workshop looks at the formulation and purpose of the topic sentence. It then focuses on paragraph structure, development of the main idea, transition to the next paragraph, punctuation, style, and vocabulary. ***This workshop is particularly useful for non-native English speakers. Please note that this workshop focuses on basic elements and tips important for academic paragraph writing.*** This workshop is divided in three segments. The first segment will present the basic elements of an academic paragraph. The second segment will overview useful tips and resources to keep in mind while writing. In the third segment, participants will review a writing sample as part of a peer-reviewing exercise. In a supportive environment, the instructor and participants will provide feedback on randomly assigned, anonymous writing samples based on the information presented in the previous two segments. Since writing samples are anonymous, participants are highly encouraged to submit their own writing samples to be peer-reviewed during this segment. ~~~ By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Articulate the elements of the academic paragraph 2. Review tips and resources for paragraph composition 3. Evaluate example paragraphs for their composition ~~~ This workshop is led by Javier Ibarra-Isassi. Javier is a PhD candidate in Biology and his research is focused on answering the questions where organisms are in the world and why they are there. He has a soft spot for ants, so he chose these little creatures as the model system of his research. Before coming to Montreal, he completed his BSc in El Salvador and his MSc in Brazil. Javier has experience in publishing and peer-reviewing academic articles and presenting his research in international conferences. When not doing research, Javier is teaching, reading, or honing his cooking skills.

GPLL7 - Strategies for Grad School Success: Designing your MAP to Success

Section 1

September 21, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Tue

GPLL231 - Library Skills & Resources: Maximize Your Graduate Research Potential

Section 1

September 21, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Tue

Section 2

October 7, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Thu

GPCB663 - Entrepreneurship 101

Section 1

September 21, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Tue

GPDI529 - Build your own gadgets with Arduino

Section 1

September 21, 2021, 15:00 - 17:00, Tue

GPLL33 - Cheating and other academic offences: everything you should know!

Section 1

September 22, 2021, 09:00 - 10:00, Wed

Section 2

October 12, 2021, 11:00 - 12:00, Tue

Section 3

November 18, 2021, 09:00 - 10:00, Thu

GPCB632 - Resume and Cover Letter Writing

Section 1

September 22, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Wed

Section 2

November 5, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPLT372 - Atelier de conversation en français niveau 2

Section 2

September 22 - October 27, 2021, 13:30 - 14:30, Wed

Vous étudiez le français depuis au moins un an et vous souhaitez développer vos compétences en expression et en compréhension orales? Cet atelier de conversation en français animé par un locuteur natif vous permettra d’enrichir votre vocabulaire, d’acquérir un répertoire de structures de phrase et de pratiquer votre prononciation grâce à des activités et des conversations dirigées portant sur divers sujets. À titre informatif, cet atelier s’adresse aux étudiantes et aux étudiants ayant suivi soit un an de français à l’université ou au niveau collégial, soit deux ans de français à l’école secondaire ou l’équivalent. Les participants sont encouragés à procéder à une auto-évaluation de leur niveau et à être objectifs en ce qui concerne leurs capacités. Les participants seront encouragés à parler uniquement en français tout au long des ateliers de conversation afin d’être immergés dans la langue. Les ateliers permettront également aux participants d’en apprendre davantage sur la culture francophone. --------------- You have been studying French for at least a year and would like to develop your speaking and listening skills? This French conversation workshop led by a native speaker will allow you to enrich your vocabulary, expand your repertoire of sentence structures, and practice your pronunciation through activities and guided conversations on various topics. For information purposes, this workshop is intended for students who have taken either one year of French at a university or college level or two years of French in high school or the equivalent. Participants are encouraged to conduct a self-assessment of their level and to be objective about their abilities. Participants will be encouraged to speak only in French throughout the conversation workshops in order to be immersed in the language. The workshops will also allow participants to learn more about Francophone culture. ~~~ À la fin de cet atelier, les participants pourront : 1. Utiliser le présent, le passé, l’imparfait et le futur 2. Se présenter et décrire d’autres personnes 3. Aborder quelqu’un et lui poser des questions 4. Comprendre et tenir une conversation simple en français --------------- At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Use the present, past, imperfect and future tenses 2. Introduce themselves and others 3. Initiate conversations with others and ask them questions 4. Understand and hold a simple conversation in French ~~~ Cet atelier est offert par le Département d’études françaises en collaboration avec GradProSkills. --------------- This workshops is lead by the Deartment of French Studies in collaboration with GradProSkills.

GPLT373 - Atelier de conversation en français niveau 3

Section 2

September 22 - October 27, 2021, 14:45 - 15:45, Wed

Vous étudiez le français depuis au moins un an et vous souhaitez développer vos compétences en expression et en compréhension orales? Cet atelier de conversation en français animé par un locuteur natif vous permettra d’enrichir votre vocabulaire, d’acquérir un répertoire de structures de phrase et de pratiquer votre prononciation grâce à des activités et des conversations dirigées portant sur divers sujets. À titre informatif, cet atelier s’adresse aux étudiantes et aux étudiants ayant suivi soit un an de français à l’université ou au niveau collégial, soit deux ans de français à l’école secondaire ou l’équivalent. Les participants sont encouragés à procéder à une auto-évaluation de leur niveau et à être objectifs en ce qui concerne leurs capacités. Les participants seront encouragés à parler uniquement en français tout au long des ateliers de conversation afin d’être immergés dans la langue. Les ateliers permettront également aux participants d’en apprendre davantage sur la culture francophone. --------------- You have been studying French for at least a year and would like to develop your speaking and listening skills? This French conversation workshop led by a native speaker will allow you to enrich your vocabulary, expand your repertoire of sentence structures, and practice your pronunciation through activities and guided conversations on various topics. For information purposes, this workshop is intended for students who have taken either one year of French at a university or college level or two years of French in high school or the equivalent. Participants are encouraged to conduct a self-assessment of their level and to be objective about their abilities. Participants will be encouraged to speak only in French throughout the conversation workshops in order to be immersed in the language. The workshops will also allow participants to learn more about Francophone culture. ~~~ À la fin de cet atelier, les participants pourront : 1. Utiliser le présent, le passé, l’imparfait et le futur 2. Se présenter et décrire d’autres personnes 3. Aborder quelqu’un et lui poser des questions 4. Comprendre et tenir une conversation simple en français --------------- Learning objectives: At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Use the present, past, imperfect and future tenses 2. Introduce themselves and others 3. Initiate conversations with others and ask them questions 4. Understand and hold a simple conversation in French ~~~ Cet atelier est offert par le Département d’études françaises. -------------- This workshop is offered by the Department of French Studies.

GPLT374 - Atelier de conversation en français niveau 4

Section 2

September 22 - October 27, 2021, 16:00 - 17:00, Wed

Vous possédez une bonne compréhension du français et vous souhaitez améliorer vos compétences en expression orale? Cet atelier de conversation animé par un locuteur natif vous permettra d’atteindre une meilleure maîtrise du français oral, d’enrichir votre vocabulaire et d’acquérir l’aisance nécessaire à une communication orale spontanée grâce à des activités et des conversations dirigées portant sur divers sujets. À titre informatif, cet atelier s’adresse aux étudiantes et aux étudiants qui ont un niveau intermédiaire en français. Les participants sont encouragés à procéder à une auto-évaluation de leur niveau et à être objectifs en ce qui concerne leurs capacités. Les participants seront encouragés à parler uniquement en français tout au long des ateliers de conversation afin d’être immergés dans la langue. Les ateliers permettront également aux participants d’en apprendre davantage sur la culture francophone. --------------- You have a good understanding of French and would like to improve your speaking skills? This conversation workshop led by a native speaker will allow you to develop your mastery of oral French, enrich your vocabulary and acquire the fluency necessary for spontaneous oral expression through activities and guided conversations on various topics. For information purposes, this workshop is intended for students who have an intermediate level in French. Participants are encouraged to conduct a self-assessment of their level and to be objective about their abilities. Participants will be encouraged to speak only in French throughout the conversation workshops in order to be immersed in the language. The workshops will also allow participants to learn more about Francophone culture. ~~~ À la fin de cet atelier, les participants pourront : 1. Utiliser le présent, le passé, l’imparfait, le futur, le conditionnel et le subjonctif 2. Parler de leurs ambitions personnelles et professionnelles 3. Exprimer leur opinion et participer à un débat 4. Comprendre et tenir une conversation en français --------------- At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Use the present, past, imperfect, future, conditional and subjunctive tenses 2. Talk about their personal and professional ambitions 3. Express their opinion and participate in a debate 4. Understand and hold a conversation in French ~~~ Cet atelier est offert par le Département d’études françaises. --------------- This workshop is offered by the Department of French Studies.

GPTK703 - Graduate Seminar in University Teaching (All Disciplines)

Section 1

September 23 - October 22, 2021, 09:30 - 12:00, Thu, Fri

GPLL238 - Engineering & Computer Science Graduate Research Essentials

Section 2

September 23, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Thu

GPWL913 - Eating Well with Little Time or Money

Section 1

September 23, 2021, 13:00 - 14:00, Thu

GPTK767 - Decolonizing Eurocentric ‘Normative Discourse’ in Curriculum/Pedagogical Practices

Section 1

September 23, 2021, 13:30 - 15:00, Thu

The aim of this workshop is to deepen participant knowledge and understanding about what decolonizing the curriculum means and provide concrete strategies on ways to decolonize your curriculum and pedagogical practices in meaningful and respectful ways. The Presenters will discuss and share their processes and application of decolonizing a course syllabus. ~~~ Participants will deepen their knowledge and understanding about practical ways to decolonize their curriculum and pedagogical practices by examining a concrete example of a course syllabus in the engineering field that integrated Indigenous content and perspectives throughout the course. ~~~ This workshop is led by Donna Kahérakwas Goodleaf and Monika Kin Gagnon, Chair and Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies. Donna Kahérakwas Goodleaf is Turtle Clan and is a citizen from the Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) Nation, Kahnawake Territory, which is part of the Rotinonhsión:ni Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. She is a Kanien’kehá:ka educator and scholar who joined Concordia university in January of 2018 and is the Director Decolonizing Curriculum and Pedagogy . Her primary role is to develop university-wide training for Concordia faculty on decolonizing and Indigenizing their curriculum programs of study in ways that re-center the advancement and integration of Indigenous peoples’ diverse humanities - intellectual, scientific and cultural knowledge systems, worldviews, epistemologies, histories, research and pedagogies across all academic units. She also serves on the Indigenous Directions Leadership Group. Her faculty teaching and Indigenous-centered curriculum design experiences in various academic programs in the Humanities span across Canada and the United States. In addition, Donna has vast experiences working in Indigenous communities on a local, national and international level in the areas of Indigenous-centered education, language and cultural revitalization programs. Her current research interests are in decolonization and advancing Indigenous Humanities, Indigenous –centered-education, protection and promotion of Indigenous language and cultural rights, Indigenous land rights and rights to self-determination and Human Rights.

GPLL243 - Using Zotero for Grads

Section 1

September 24, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

Section 2

November 11, 2021, 14:00 - 16:00, Thu

GPLD147 - Embracing Your Potential: Graduate Leadership Development Program

Section 1

September 24 - November 5, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

Section 2

October 19 - November 30, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Tue

What does it mean to be a leader? This seminar introduces you to the process of leadership and the vast array of skills needed to be a leader in a variety of contexts. We will cover the fundamental skills that will shape your leadership style, including emotional intelligence, team dynamics, negotiating, solving problems, motivating others, giving feedback and intercultural communication. You will also evaluate your leadership potential by taking the CliftonStrengths assessment, which helps you reflect on how your talents can build your leadership reflexes. The workshop series covers different modules that span over seven weeks where you must commit approximately 3.5 hours per week. Activities include working through case studies, role-plays, group discussions, and self-reflection. Upon completion of this series, you will receive a certificate, have your personal CliftonStrengths Top 5 report, and a personal plan for your leadership development. ***Your commitment and participation during class (14 hours) and outside of class (approximately 10 hours) are mandatory. You will be enrolled in a Moodle course where you will have access to the seminar’s resources and activities. Failure to meet the attendance requirement and complete the activities assigned outside of class will result in a grade of Did Not Attend (DNA).*** ~~~ By the end of this seminar, you will be able to: • Explain common leadership terms and theories • Articulate your strengths and weaknesses as a leader • Apply leadership skills across different contexts, including the workplace and grad school • Recognize the diversity of perspectives on what defines leadership • Plan your further leadership development ~~~ This workshop is led by Azfar Adib, Christiane Meyer and Benoît Eclache. Azfar is a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University. He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, followed by his current perusal of doctoral studies in biomedical arena. Having professional experience of over 8 years in different functional- managerial roles along with a wide range of volunteering activities; Azfar is passionate about empowering people towards excellence, which he regularly promotes through public speaking-writing and other endeavors. Christiane is a researcher, pharmacist, and runner. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in the Individualized Program at Concordia University. In her Ph.D. project, Christiane follows the question of how chronic circadian desynchronization makes the female organism more susceptible to mood disorders. Benoît Eclache is completing a Master of Arts (MA) in Human Systems Intervention at Concordia University. He is a leadership coach, a facilitator and an IT consultant who believes that meaningful connections generate greater empathy and more effective collaboration. He is passionate about helping individuals and groups work smarter not harder. A forerunner in the Reinventing Work movement, Benoît is an active advocate for more human-centered, purposeful workplaces. Benoît has a business administration degree from HEC Montréal.

GPLT341 - Atelier de conversation en français: Explorons Montréal

Section 1

September 24 - December 3, 2021, 14:30 - 16:30, Fri

Section 2

October 1 - December 10, 2021, 14:30 - 16:30, Fri

GPLL37 - Writing a Literature Review

Section 1

September 27, 2021, 18:00 - 20:00, Mon

Section 2

November 4, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Thu

GPSC28 - Graduate Presentation Skills Essentials

Section 1

September 28 - October 5, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Tue

Section 2

November 19-26, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

Oral presentation skills are essential for every graduate student to successfully convey key aspects of their work in class, at academic conferences, and to potential employers. This workshop series will outline elements that contribute to effective presentations, including preparation, structure, and delivery. We will discuss how to construct a presentation, as well as select appropriate visual aids and strategies to deliver your presentation in an engaging manner. In addition, we have updated this workshop to include strategies for presenting in virtual environments including tips for a professional presentation in a home office setting and effective virtual engagement tools. This workshop takes place in two sections. The first section will present the theory on the essentials of graduate presentation skills. For the second section, participants will be asked to prepare and deliver a 3-minutes presentation to the class and will receive feedback from both their peers and the workshop leader. Participation in both days is mandatory. ***Students must be ready to present their work to their peers during the second session. They will not be allowed to attend the workshop if they do not deliver their presentations, thereby resulting in the non-attendance penalty.*** ~~~ After attending this workshop, participants will be able to: 1) Describe the structure of an effective presentation, 2) Identify the elements of an effective presentation, in terms of visual support, presenter approach and the virtual environment, 3) Present their own work in 3-5 minutes, 4) Use strategies for receiving feedback from their audience. ~~~ This workshop is led by Christiane Meyer and Javier Ibarra. Christiane is a researcher, pharmacist, and runner. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in the Individualized Program at Concordia University. In her Ph.D. project, Christiane follows the question of how chronic circadian desynchronization makes the female organism more susceptible to mood disorders. Javier is a PhD candidate in Biology and his research is focused on answering the questions where organisms are in the world and why they are there. He has a soft spot for ants, so he chose these little creatures as the model system of his research. Before coming to Montreal, he completed his BSc in El Salvador and his MSc in Brazil. Javier has experience in publishing and peer-reviewing academic articles and presenting his research in international conferences. When not doing research, Javier is teaching, reading, or honing his cooking skills

GPLL245 - Researching Indigenous topics at the library and beyond

Section 1

September 28, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Tue

GPDI270 - VR Bootcamp

Section 1

September 28 - October 5, 2021, 15:00 - 17:00, Tue

GPWL905 - The Healthy Mind: Taking Care of your Mental Health in Grad School

Section 1

September 29, 2021, 09:30 - 11:00, Wed

GPLL267 - Archiving websites with Conifer

Section 1

September 29, 2021, 11:00 - 12:30, Wed

GPCB630 - Interviewing Skills

Section 1

September 29, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Wed

Section 2

November 12, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPCB593 - Intro to Design Thinking

Section 1

September 29, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Wed

GPDI515 - Data Science & Communication with R

Section 1

September 29 - October 13, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Wed

Section 2

October 30 - November 13, 2021, 10:00 - 12:00, Sat

Do you have data you'd like to analyze? Would you like to gain insights from your data and communicate them with eye-catching visualizations and reports? Are you tired of being chained to Excel or expensive proprietary software? If the answer to any of these questions is "Yes!", than this workshop is for you. R is an open source and versatile programming language that's perfect for data analysis, visualization, and science communication. In this all-in-one course, you'll learn the basics of programming and be introduced to the RStudio interface. We'll then move on to how to import and clean data, how to make publication quality plots and visualizations, and how to generate scientific reports to communicate your findings; all within the R ecosystem! In this three-part interactive workshop, you'll learn to: • Import CSV and Excel files • Install and use external packages • Clean and explore data • Generate descriptive statistics • Create and customize plots • Write custom functions All of this is done with principles of reproducibility in mind, so you can write code that is clear and easily shareable with others. No previous coding experience is necessary. R is used in fields ranging from linguistics and marketing to ecology and sports analytics and many more. If you want the ability to get more out of your data, join us to get started using R. ***IMPORTANT NOTES 1. This workshop is replacing "Beginners Guide to R" and "Reproducible Scientific Analysis with R" from previous semesters as an all-in-one resource for R programming. Those who have taken one of these workshops in the past will find some of the content repetitive. 2. This is a hands-on workshop requiring R and RStudio. Participants require their own computer to complete mandatory activities. Registered participants will receive R and RStudio installation instructions by email a couple days prior to the first meeting.*** ~~~ In this workshop, participants will: 1. Discover the terminology of basic coding, such as working directory, script, library, function, csv, concatenation, data frame, etc.; 2. Learn about coding and the types of resources available while coding; 3. Install different R packages; 4. Use vectors and data frames to store and manipulate data; 5. Create projects in R; 6. Familiarize themselves with R and RStudio capabilities that they can apply to their own research ~~~ This workshop is led by Alexander Albury. Alex is a PhD student in Psychology working in the Penhune Lab for Motor Learning and Neural Plasticity. He studies how musical complexity and predictability affect how we learn and experience music. Alex is passionate about data science and programming and enjoys learning and sharing new techniques to make science easier and more accessible.

GPLL15 - Writing an Engineering Academic Paper

Section 1

September 30, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Thu

GPSC464 - Spark! Articulate and communicate your skills

Section 1

September 30, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Thu

Section 2

November 5, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Fri

GPWL947 - Budgeting and Expense Planning

Section 1

September 30, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Thu

GPLD144 - Solving Problems and Seeing the Big Picture

Section 1

September 30, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Thu

GPTK793 - Collaborating Online Using OneDrive

Section 1

October 1, 2021, 10:00 - 11:30, Fri

GPLT319 - Speaking with Skill: English pronunciation and conversation

Section 1

October 1-8, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Fri

Section 2

November 2-9, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Tue

GPLD653 - Project Management Fundamentals For Immediate Application

Section 1

October 2-3, 2021, 10:00 - 12:00, Sat, Sun

By 2030, employers will need 25 million new project management employees to meet the demand.s*. During this two-part workshop, you will become familiar with project management concepts, widely integrated in industries such as tech, health, non-profit, finance, engineering, performing and visual arts. Bring a laptop to practice creating and managing projects using digital collaborative tools in a simulated project team environment. Templates and access to the virtual accounts will be shared with you during the workshop. Through collaborative small group discussions, reflections, practice and games, you will leave feeling confident about your ability to use project management tools and concepts for your own school or work projects! * PMI (2021). Talent Gap: Ten-Year Employment Trends, Costs, and Global Implications.. ~~~ By the end of this virtual seminar students will: • Learn about project management core skill set, competencies and professional designations. • Understand basic project management terminology and techniques allowing them to position their school and professional projects in line with the current business environment. • Learn about organizational agility and how it is applied in the context of research. • Develop solution-orientated strategies for self-guided professional development as a project manager. During this seminar students will have access to project management practice accounts to facilitate their project planning activities. ~~~ Yuliya Kondratenko, PMP, PMI-ACP is a seasoned professional with eleven years of experience in the field of post-secondary education. She currently works as Manager, Operations Support at Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario. Prior to that role, Yuliya Kondratenko has worked at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec on a number of critical projects that have laid a framework for enhancing services for Concordia students. For the last two years, she has been responsible for implementing the inter-institutional research program SpokenWeb with the goal of remediating (analogue-to-digital), aggregating, and making discoverable a digital library of literary audio collections. Yuliya obtained her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in March 2017 and became PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) in May 2020. She is an MBTI® (The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) certified practitioner.

GPCB633 - Interview Essentials

Section 1

October 4, 2021, 09:00 - 10:30, Mon

GPWL901 - Stress Management: A Practical Guide

Section 1

October 5, 2021, 10:00 - 11:00, Tue

GPWL977 - Staying on Top of Your Sleep

Section 1

October 5, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Tue

GPCB602 - Optimizing LinkedIn

Section 1

October 6, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Wed

Section 2

November 19, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPCB594 - Intro to Start-Up Customer Discovery

Section 1

October 6, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Wed

GPLL42 - Planning Your Thesis Submission

Section 1

October 7, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Thu

GPWL941 - Investing and Taxation

Section 1

October 7, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Thu

GPLD143 - Negotiating with Confidence

Section 1

October 7, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Thu

GPCB627 - Preparing Your Application to Teach in CEGEP

Section 1

October 8, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Fri

GPSC26 - Writing Compelling Abstracts

Section 1

October 12, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Tue

GPWL919 - Everything you need to know about Women’s Health

Section 1

October 12, 2021, 11:00 - 12:30, Tue

GPLL32 - Avoiding Plagiarism at the Graduate Level

Section 1

October 12, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Tue

Section 2

November 16, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Tue

GPCB410 - Funding, Internships and Networking Strategies

Section 1

October 13, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Wed

Are you seeking to expand your professional network, develop a research partnership or land an internship? Join us to learn more about Mitacs graduate research funding programs and how they can help you carve out your career path. This workshop will present an overview of the industrial research landscape in Montreal, Quebec and Canada. Participants will learn how to identify a potential employer or research partner, and develop strategies to approach a company for an internship or partnership. Mitacs builds partnerships between academia, industry and the world to create a more innovative Canada. Through unique research funding and training programs, Mitacs aims to support the development of the next generation of innovators with vital scientific and business skills. This workshop provides an overview of the Mitacs Accelerate, Elevate, Globalink, Step and Converge programs. It also outlines basic techniques for identifying and reaching out to industry partners. ~~~ In this workshops, participants will: 1 - Get hands on techniques to identify and reach out to an industry partner. 2 - Gain insight on Canada’s innovation and productivity challenges. 3 - Learn which Mitacs resources are best suited to support your research and career objectives. ~~~ This workshop is led by Anna-Maria Moubayed, PhD, Mitacs Business Development Specialist for Concordia University. Anna-Maria joined Mitacs in 2019, while teaching Art History at Concordia University, following a doctoral degree in Art History at Queen’s University, Kingston. Previously completing her undergraduate and graduate studies at Concordia University, Anna-Maria is an art historian with an interdisciplinary passion for research and innovation. Her role at Mitacs is to connect university-based researchers with industry and community partners to drive economic development in Canada through collaborative innovation projects, which engage graduate students in work-integrated learning experiences. Her full profile is available at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamariam/.

GPCB811 - Launch your Career, Volunteer!

Section 1

October 13, 2021, 09:30 - 11:00, Wed

GPTK705 - Grading and Giving Feedback

Section 1

October 13, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Wed

GPDI513 - Get Started Coding with Python

Section 2

October 14-28, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Thu

Are you curious about coding? Would like to know how to start coding and how it can be useful? In this workshop, we will use Python, a very popular, powerful, yet simple programming language to discuss and demonstrate foundational coding concepts. ***IMPORTANT NOTES: 1. Students do not need any prior knowledge of coding or Python to participate in this workshop. If you are already familiar with coding or Python, then this workshop will be too basic for you and you should not attend. 2. You will receive an email prior to the workshop with instructions for installing Python on your personal computer. 3. Learning to code must be hands-on. Through a series of in-class and online exercises, we will learn to create and troubleshoot (debug) computer programs. Your commitment and participation during class (6 hours) and outside of class (approximately 6 hours) are mandatory. To better manage this process, you will be enrolled in a Moodle course where you will have access to resources and activities. Failure to meet the attendance requirement and complete the activities assigned outside of class, will result in a grade of Did Not Attend (DNA).*** ~~~ After this workshop, you will be able to: - Describe the process of creation of computer programs - Create and execute Python scripts on your computer - Apply basic elements of the Python programming language (control, selection and repetition statements, variables of simple data types, input/output, and functions) to solve problems or automate tasks - Apply at least two strategies to troubleshoot (or debug) Python scripts ~~~ This workshop is led by Ivan Ruby, Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Technology, Department of Education. Ivan has an academic background in Computer Science. He migrated to Education to conduct research related to the role education and technology play for an empowering, accessible, and sustainable future. His current research interest is in teaching and learning of computer programming for beginners, to adapt to and address the challenges of the 21st-Century.

GPSC36 - Crafting Strong Thesis Statements and Introductions

Section 1

October 15, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPCB613 - How to succeed in a non-academic career with your PhD/Master

Section 1

October 18, 2021, 11:00 - 12:30, Mon

GPCB438 - Academic Networking on Twitter

Section 1

October 19, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Tue

GPCB595 - Prototyping and Usability Testing

Section 1

October 19, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Tue

GPWL902 - Eight Powerful Ways Critical Thinking Can Change Your World

Section 1

October 19, 2021, 13:00 - 14:00, Tue

GPTK756 - UDL 101: Universal Design for Learning for Inclusive Teaching

Section 1

October 20, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Wed

GPLL38 - Data Analysis Starter: Critically thinking and statistics

Section 1

October 20-27, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Wed

Critical analysis of statistics is a crucial part of every graduate student’s professional toolkit. Statistics are used in many fields to quantify results but how they are communicated can be a source of confusion. Knowing how to interpret numbers will allow you to evaluate academic articles and reports that you encounter in your own work. This workshop will seek to provide a review of basic concepts in statistics (such as mean, mode, median, variance and standard deviation) that are useful to understand, critique and communicate data. Additionally, you will learn how to carry out a simple statistical analysis to compare two groups of numerical data. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of what software or tool is most appropriate given the format or structure of your data. The first session of the workshop will focus on estimating different measures, and basic statistical tests. The second part of the workshop will focus on sampling techniques, reporting statistical analysis, and how to critically interpret statistics. ~~~ After attending this workshop, you will be able to: 1. Understand and distinguish between some basic statistical measures 2. Learn how to carry out a simple statistical test (a T-test) 3. Learn how to report statistical measures formally 4. Understand the influence of sampling techniques and sample size on statistical measures 5. Be able to read and interpret reported statistics 6. Assess what statistical platform to use depending on you data format ~~~ This workshop is led by Tanya Singh. Tanya is currently pursuing her PhD at the John Molson School of Business and studies consumer decision making under resource scarcity. She is a self-described foodie and amateur artist. Tanya enjoys teaching and communicating her work with peers and students alike. In her research, Tanya employs various sources of data to understand how consumers make decisions when faced with resource scarcity, during events like hurricane Katrina. Tanya obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree (from India) and PhD in Evolutionary Genetics (from the University of Pennsylvania).

GPSC482 - English Grammar 1: Subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, articles, and voice

Section 1

October 22, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPLL18 - Building an Effective Graduate Student - Supervisor Relationship

Section 1

October 22, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPLL438 - Crafting a competitive Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s application (Tri-agency)

Section 1

October 22, 2021, 09:30 - 11:00, Fri

This workshop will help to guide students considering Thesis- or Research-based Master’s programs, in the planning and development of Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s award applications, which are due on December 1, 2021. Even though this is still several weeks away, these applications normally take several weeks to develop and finalize, and requesting transcripts or asking for reference letters should also be done at least a month ahead of any hard deadline. Eligibility criteria, essential application components, as well as application development tips will also be covered. The Canada Graduate Scholarship application process is harmonized across the Tri-Agency, so applications can come from students carrying out research (e.g. thesis-programs) in the natural sciences and engineering (NSERC), health (CIHR), or the social sciences and humanities (SSHRC). ***Note: Students are ultimately responsible for ensuring their own applications conform to the instructions and standards laid out on by the funding program.*** ~~~ After attending this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Identify and ensure “fit” between research proposal, stage of training, and funding programs/agencies. 2. Plan for transcripts, letters of reference, and other application materials to be developed and collected to meet relevant deadlines. 3. Draft, develop, and compile a complete scholarship application, and understand that successful applications will typically involve peer-review feedback from peers and mentors (e.g. proposed research supervisor, other student scholars, lay people). ~~~ This workshop is led by Michael Verwey, the Fellowship Development Advisor in the School of Graduate Studies at Concordia University. After completing his doctorate in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University, Michael was a postdoctoral researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and the Montreal Clinical Research Institute. In support of these research experiences, Michael has held several competitive scholarships and fellowships, from the FRQS, CIHR, NSERC, and Concordia University. More recently, Michael has continued to contribute to the development of research proposals and the management of funding competitions through his roles in the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) at McGill University, as the Manager of Programs at Brain Canada Foundation, and as an independent consultant for Canadian researchers.

GPDI552 - Build Your ePortfolio with Beginner Wordpress

Section 1

October 22 - November 12, 2021, 11:00 - 12:00, Fri

This course combines the learning of two professional skills into one: you will learn how to build your ePortfolio while also learning how to use Wordpress.com. This project-based course will be taught over 4 weeks using multiple channels, including video tutorials on Udemy (up to 6 hours), Zoom lectures (4 hours), and weekly assignments. Components of your ePortfolio will be due incrementally so that, by the end of course, you will have a version of an ePortfolio that you can share with potential collaborators and/or employers. No previous Wordpress knowledge is required. Your ePortfolio is a personal website that encapsulates your work as a graduate student and early career professional. Think of it as an expanded CV. Whereas a CV ‘tells’ the reader of your achievements, the ePortfolio ‘shows’ the reader what you’ve done in detail. ePortfolio’s are increasingly requested in job applications since they summarize your skills and accomplishments in a way that is aesthetically pleasing. It is an opportunity to show your professional identity and maybe even be discovered! The ePortfolio for this course will contain the following pages: 1. About: a brief biographical statement 2. Contact: a way to encourage correspondence 3. Projects: publications, multimedia/audiovisual works, media appearances, etc. 4. Optional pages for your education, research interests, extracurricular activities, etc. This hybrid course spans 4 weeks with four 1-hour synchronous lectures over Zoom on Friday mornings. Between the weekly lectures, participants MUST consult recommended videos available through the Udemy workshop, “Wordpress for Beginners - Master Wordpress Quickly” taught by Andrew Williams. These videos will cover essential information that will not be covered in the lectures but is key to building your ePortfolio. A Moodle site will also exist. Udemy course link: https://concordia.udemy.com/course/wordpress-for-beginners-course/ ~~~ In this workshop you will learn to: - Acquire a domain, design a site map, and build a basic Wordpress website - Explore themes and tools to customize a website using best practices - Create an ePortfolio featuring your projects, biographical statement, and contact information ~~~ This workshop is led by Patricia Branco Cornish. Patricia Branco Cornish is a social media and online design specialist with wide experience showing and selling products and services for the web. She spent the past two years as GradProSkills social media coordinator, designer, photographer, video editor and blog writer. Patricia has an entrepreneurial background and runned her own art gallery and interior design business in São Paulo. Previously, she spent more than fifteen years working in the banking industry with international financial institutions across several geographies like London, Paris, Madrid and The Netherlands. Patricia holds an MBA from IESE Business School and a Master’s in Art History from the University of São Paulo (Brazil). She is a PhD student in the Communications Department at Concordia. Her research focuses on oral history, dictatorship and feminist art practices.

GPCB598 - Practicing Agility: Lean Start-Up and SCRUM Basics

Section 1

October 23, 2021, 10:00 - 12:00, Sat

GPLL268 - Introduction to Linux

Section 1

October 25, 2021, 15:00 - 16:30, Mon

GPLL246 - Using and sharing open access content: Creative Commons licences

Section 1

October 26, 2021, 09:30 - 11:00, Tue

GPCB596 - Pitching

Section 1

October 26, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Tue

GPLL258 - Open Educational Resources: Making Course Materials Affordable and Accessible

Section 1

October 26, 2021, 13:00 - 14:00, Tue

GPLL269 - 3D Modelling 102: OpenSCAD

Section 1

October 26, 2021, 15:00 - 16:30, Tue

GPLL257 - Accessing Open Data

Section 1

October 27, 2021, 09:00 - 10:30, Wed

GPCB683 - Boost your Career Readiness in this time of change for graduate students

Section 1

October 27, 2021, 11:00 - 12:30, Wed

GPLL259 - Proposal to publication: What authors should know about scholarly book publishing

Section 1

October 27, 2021, 13:00 - 14:00, Wed

GPLL233 - Business Research Essentials

Section 1

October 28, 2021, 12:00 - 13:30, Thu

GPCB634 - Job Search Skills

Section 2

October 29, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPSC484 - English Grammar 2: Prepositions, relative clauses, expletives, and modifiers

Section 1

October 29, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPLL23 - Writing your thesis proposal

Section 1

November 2, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Tue

GPLD141 - Navigating Emotional Intelligence

Section 1

November 4, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Thu

GPLL270 - Finding Primary Sources

Section 1

November 4, 2021, 13:00 - 15:00, Thu

GPSC483 - Editing Principles for Graduate Students

Section 1

November 5, 2021, 09:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPTK792 - Collaborative Note-Taking with OneNote

Section 1

November 5, 2021, 10:00 - 11:00, Fri

GPCB599 - How to Build a Startup: the Lean Launchpad Course

Section 1

November 5-26, 2021, 11:00 - 12:30, Fri

Do you have an idea that you would like to explore and test in order to have a plan for a viable startup? Do you wish to enhance your employability skills for the startup world and beyond? Or do you want to simply further your understanding of what it takes to be innovative and entrepreneurial? District 3 (D3) will guide you to the successful completion of Udacity’s “How to Build a Startup: The Lean LaunchPad course” through a hybrid of self-directed online learning and in-person group discussions over four weeks. See: https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-build-a-startup--ep245. This facilitated learning experience will provide you with a proven framework for building a startup concept and help you produce a comprehensive plan for its next steps. Weekly interactive sessions will be facilitated by experienced D3 facilitators, who will keep you inspired and on track to take your ideas and skills further, following completion of the course. ~~~ The objective of Udacity’s “How to Build a Startup” course is to become aware of the business skills it takes to bring an idea from conception to market. This includes: - Actively listening and engaging customers to find out what exactly they want in a product and how to deliver it to them - Gathering, evaluating and using customer feedback to make a product, marketing, and business model stronger - Engaging customers through the three phases of the customer relationship management lifecycle: get, keep, and grow - Identifying key resources, partners, activities, and distribution channels required to deliver a product to customers - Calculating direct and indirect costs for delivering a product ~~~ This training is led by Alexandra Allen, Specialist, Startup Talent Initiative, District 3 Alexandra works at District 3 connecting student talent with our startups. As part of the programs team, she helps design and deliver innovative and entrepreneurial programs and workshops. She studied Learning Design and Tech at Harvard Extension School, and has worked internationally in Canada, the UK, Australia, and France.

GPWL934 - Building Your Exercise Routine From Home

Section 1

November 5, 2021, 13:30 - 14:30, Fri

GPCB698 - Careers in Community Organizations: Panel discussion with Concordia alumni

Section 1

November 10, 2021, 16:00 - 17:30, Wed

GPLL35 - Getting published: The peer review journal process

Section 1

November 11, 2021, 09:30 - 11:00, Thu

GPWL933 - Developing your Self-Care Resiliency Plan

Section 1

November 11, 2021, 13:00 - 14:30, Thu

In these uncertain times, we need to find ways to be able to remain resilient. In this workshop, we will look to Self-Care as a tool to thrive, as we adapt and navigate the hybrid learning environment. In this interactive, informative, and practical workshop, participants will be introduced to a multidimensional model of self-care. We will highlight self-care practices to develop and maintain balance. Participants will walk away with ideas and resources for a personal self-care and wellness action plan to help them thrive. ~~~ By the end of the workshop, students should be able to: • Provide a practical framework to approach self-care planning • Identify new self-care practices to help you thrive • Learn how to add new self-care practices and eliminate obstacles ~~~ This workshop is led by Jewel Perlin, PhD, Psychologist, OPQ from the Counselling and Psychological Services, Concordia University and Gaby Szabo, from Concordia's Health services. Dr. Jewel Perlin is a licenced psychologist who divides her time between her clinical practice, training and supervision, facilitating workshops, and a psychological expert on television. In her clinical practice at Concordia University Counseling and Psychological Services since 2013, she delivers cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based treatments to university students. In her consulting work, Dr. Jewel Perlin is a facilitator on self-care, stress management, and work life balance, as well as a guest on Montreal City TV Breakfast Television show. She received her PhD from McGill University, and is a member The Order of Psychologists of Quebec and The Order of Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists of Quebec. Gaby is a Health Promotion Specialist at Concordia University Health Services. She has an MSc in Nursing from McGill, and a postgraduate diploma in Health Promotion from University of Alberta’s School of Public Health. Gaby works with Concordia students, staff, and faculty to help them set, achieve, and maintain their health goals. She supports changes to our everyday environments here at Concordia that can make the healthy choice the easy choice.

GPLL439 - Improving your research proposal to the Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master’s award (Tri-agency)

Section 1

November 12, 2021, 09:30 - 11:00, Fri

Peer-review is the cornerstone of academic assessment and provides a useful exercise to improve projects, proposals, and papers. In this workshop, we strive to improve research proposals for potential and current Master’s students at Concordia University – applying for the Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s program on Dec 1, 2021. This workshop will help students to improve their draft research proposals for scholarship applications. In this class, we will focus on applications to the Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s program due on Dec 1, 2021. A brief overview of general strategies and tips regarding the research proposals, will be followed by breakout groups where students will discuss and brainstorm their draft proposals. In addition to having an outline of their own proposed research prepared before class, students will also be entrusted with the chance to discuss the work of others. Some of this will be done within the workshop setting, while some amount of “homework” will likely be exchanged by email in the days following this meeting. This exchange between students is expected to provide both written and/or verbal feedback (peer-review) on statements from other students in the class, in a respectful and constructive way. ***Notes: Students are ultimately responsible for ensuring their own applications conform to the instructions and standards laid out on by the Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s award. Peer-review can be an excellent source of constructive criticism, but it is also the responsibility of the individual author to decide which feedback to use.*** ~~~ After attending this workshop, participants will be have gained: 1. Common strategies when drafting a competitive research proposal; 2. How to provide and receive courteous and constructive peer-review; 3. A small group of least 2-3 other students, with whom peer-review can be exchanged. a. It is important to realize that you will not only receive feedback on your own draft, but also be expected to provide feedback on the work of others. ~~~ This workshop is led by Michael Verwey, the Fellowship Development Advisor in the School of Graduate Studies at Concordia University. After completing his doctorate in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University, Michael was a postdoctoral researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and the Montreal Clinical Research Institute. In support of these research experiences, Michael has held several competitive scholarships and fellowships, from the FRQS, CIHR, NSERC, and Concordia University. More recently, Michael has continued to contribute to the development of research proposals and the management of funding competitions through his roles in the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) at McGill University, as the Manager of Programs at Brain Canada Foundation, and as an independent consultant for Canadian researchers.

GPLL266 - Interdisciplinary Scholarship: Advanced Bibliographic Searching

Section 1

November 12, 2021, 11:00 - 13:00, Fri

Interdisciplinary bibliography building has the power to shed new light on research questions, corpuses, data, and objects of study. This workshop is aimed at researchers at the graduate level interested in interdisciplinarity, in exploring parallel research across fields, and in finding tools to facilitate or improve their searches. This workshop should be of specific interest to students enrolled in Interdisciplinary Programs, namely the Humanities Ph.D., Individualized Program (Phd, MA, MSc), and to graduate students considering an interdisciplinary approach. We will go beyond the basics by exploring search strategies and tools aimed at developing a comprehensive bibliography across social science, humanities, and fine arts disciplines. Tools and skills learned will be useful for preparing for various stages of the research process, namely the proposal, annotated bibliography and/or literature review, comprehensive exams, research forums and the writing of thesis chapters. ~~~ In this workshop, participants will: 1. Discover approaches to finding relevant bibliographic entries and scholarly materials beyond their primary field of study 2. Understand how citation searching via Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science works 3. Explore time-saving resources such as Annual Reviews, Oxford Bibliographies, Compass journals and bibliographic studies 4. Converse with other graduate students interested in interdisciplinary approaches. ~~~ Rachel Harris is Scholarly Publishing Librarian at Concordia Library and was previously Teaching and Learning Libraian for Cinema, Music, Dance, Political Science, and Government Publications. She locates her research and teaching interests in the intersection between art history and book history and has taught undergraduate seminary courses in art history as well as the GPTK 704 Graduate Seminar in University Teaching (Fine Arts). Susie Breier is the Anthropology, Sociology and Women’s Studies Librarian at Concordia Library. She has long enjoyed teaching graduate students in her subject areas about the tools and strategies described in this workshop and is looking forward to collaborating on a more interdisciplinary endeavour.

GPLD157 - Working Virtually: Tools & Strategies

Section 1

November 13, 2021, 10:00 - 12:00, Sat

GPLL271 - Creating Figures and Tables with Excel

Section 1

November 16, 2021, 13:30 - 15:00, Tue

GPTK766 - Territorial Land Acknowledgements: What does it mean?

Section 1

November 17, 2021, 11:00 - 12:30, Wed

The intent of this workshop is to introduce participants with an overview of the local oral history and worldview of the Rotinonhsión:ni Confederacy; examine what are Territorial land acknowledgments and its linkages to current discourse around land, community, and western based academic institutions and relationships to Indigenous Peoples. Questions to be explored include: what are territorial land acknowledgments? Why is it important? What is your relationship to the land Concordia is built on? ~~~ At the end of this workshop, students will:  Develop a deeper understanding of what is a Territorial Land Acknowledgment within the context of Concordia university’s teaching and learning across the curriculum.  Increase their awareness and general knowledge about the local history and lived experiences of who the Kanien’kehá:ka people are.  Develop critical analysis examining Territorial land acknowledgements as it relates to the Kanien’kehá:ka lands Concordia’s university is built on and its implications on teaching and learning and the lived experiences of local Indigenous communities. ~~~ This workshop is led by Donna Kahérakwas Goodleaf. Donna Kahérakwas Goodleaf is Turtle Clan and is a citizen from the Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) Nation, Kahnawake Territory, which is part of the Rotinonhsión:ni Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. She is a Kanien’kehá:ka educator and scholar who joined Concordia university in January of 2018 and is the Director Decolonizing Curriculum and Pedagogy . Her primary role is to develop university-wide training for Concordia faculty on decolonizing and Indigenizing their curriculum programs of study in ways that re-center the advancement and integration of Indigenous peoples’ diverse humanities - intellectual, scientific and cultural knowledge systems, worldviews, epistemologies, histories, research and pedagogies across all academic units. She also serves on the Indigenous Directions Leadership Group. Her faculty teaching and Indigenous-centered curriculum design experiences in various academic programs in the Humanities span across Canada and the United States. In addition, Donna has vast experiences working in Indigenous communities on a local, national and international level in the areas of Indigenous-centered education, language and cultural revitalization programs. Her current research interests are in decolonization and advancing Indigenous Humanities, Indigenous –centered-education, protection and promotion of Indigenous language and cultural rights, Indigenous land rights and rights to self-determination and Human Rights.

GPLL249 - Thesis Boost Writing Retreat

Section 1

November 22-24, 2021, 09:00 - 17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed

GPLL272 - Introduction to OpenRefine

Section 1

November 25, 2021, 13:30 - 15:00, Thu

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