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GPLD142 - Leading Teams for Success

Section 1

October 16, 2018, 09:30 - 11:30, Tue

Section 2

November 16, 2018, 17:30 - 19:30, Fri

GPDI510 - Advanced Microsoft Excel

Section 1

October 16, 2018, 10:00 - 12:30, Tue

Section 2

October 23, 2018, 10:00 - 12:30, Tue

GPLL236 - Using RefWorks for Graduates: Citations and Bibliographies Simplified

Section 2

October 16, 2018, 10:00 - 12:00, Tue

GPDI517 - Reproducible Scientific Analysis with R

Section 1

October 16-23, 2018, 13:30 - 16:00, Tue

This is a 5-hour workshop designed for graduate students from Natural and Social Sciences interested in using R in their research. No prior knowledge of R or programming is required. The purpose of the workshop is to teach the basic skills needed for importing, analyzing and visualizing scientific data in R in a reproducible manner. In this workshop, the following topics will be covered: - R environment (the working directory, saving a workspace, writing an R script, and installing/using an R package); - Simple R commands; - Creating a data set using two data structures (vectors and data frames); - Importing data from a file using a readr package; - Manipulating data using dplyr and data.table packages - Plotting graphs using ggplot2 and plotly packages. ***Requirements: Participants will need to bring their own laptop, with R (one of the latest versions: 3.4.3 or above) and RStudio installed. To learn how to install R and RStudio, please use the following resources: Linux: https://youtu.be/YBOpy1WK-bg Mac OS: https://youtu.be/GFImMj1lMRI Windows: https://youtu.be/GAGUDL-4aVw We will also be using several R packages through the workshop including readr, dplyr, data.table, ggplot2 and plotly. Here is a quick guide on how to install an R package: https://youtu.be/u1r5XTqrCTQ *** ~~~ Learning objectives: At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Use RStudio environment (including setting the working directory, writing/running an R script, using different data structures, installing and using different R libraries); 2. Import data into R; 3. Write data to files; 4. Manipulate data (subsetting, calculating different variables) more efficiently compared to an excel-like program; 5. Write and execute an R script; 6. Generate publication-quality graphs. ~~~ This workshop is led by Tugba Nur Ozturk, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Physics. Tugba’s research focuses on molecular modeling of calcium-sensing and calcium-transport proteins, and involves a lot of coding with different scripting languages such as Bash, Octave, Python, R and Tcl. Besides her Ph.D. thesis, she is also interested in computer-assisted teaching in the interdisciplinary fields.

GPDI508 - Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

Section 1

October 17, 2018, 10:00 - 12:30, Wed

Section 3

November 1, 2018, 14:00 - 16:30, Thu

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

Section 2

October 17, 2018, 10:00 - 12:00, Wed

GPCB632 - Resume and Cover Letter Writing

Section 1

October 17, 2018, 13:00 - 14:30, Wed

GPSC28 - Graduate Presentation Skills Essentials

Section 1

October 18 - November 1, 2018, 09:15 - 11:15, Thu

Section 2

November 16-30, 2018, 17:30 - 19:30, Fri

Oral presentation skills are essential for every graduate student in order to successfully convey key aspects of their work in class, at academic conferences and to potential employers. This workshop series will outline the important aspects that contribute to an effective presentation in terms of structure and delivery. We will discuss how to determine and present your content, select appropriate visual aids, and deliver your presentation effectively This workshop takes place over two days. The first day will present theory, and participants will be asked to prepare a short presentation during the coming week. The second day participants will be asked to deliver their presentation to the class, and will receive feedback from their peers. Participation in both days is mandatory. *** Section 1 is scheduled on October 18 and November 1st. Section 2 is scheduled on November 16 and November 30. Attendance is mandatory on both days. *** ~~~ In this workshop, participants will: 1. Tips for building an effective presentation. 2. How to field questions from their audience. 3. Practice their presentation and receive feedback. 4. Build confidence in presenting. ~~~ This workshop is led by Nadine Bekkouche & Bojana Krsmanovic, members of the 2018-2019 GradProSkills Team. Nadine Bekkouche is completing a Ph.D. in Education at Concordia, with a focus on the application of educational technology to graduate education. She has a M.Sc. in Medical Psychology from Uniformed Services University, in Maryland, and has published a number of papers and reference texts in the fields of psychology, behavioral research, and health. She is the founder of NBE Education and has extensive experience working with students as an academic editor and coach. She has also consulted with businesses designing educational programs. She uses her expertise in psychology, education and research to help students excel and advance knowledge in their fields. Bojana Krsmanovic is a doctoral student at the Department of Education. She graduated from the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) with both BA and MA in English Language and Literature. She is a certified ESL/EFL teacher with several years of experience. Having an interest in researching technology integration in language-learning classrooms, she moved to Montreal to pursue her PhD in Educational Technology. She is currently doing research in Maker Culture and implementation of maker practices in education. Her research interests revolve especially around empowerment of girls and women in STEM, as well as equipping at-risk students with relevant 21st century skills for future education, careers, and everyday life through making.

GPLL32 - Avoiding Plagiarism at the Graduate Level

Section 1

October 18, 2018, 09:30 - 11:30, Thu

Section 2

November 15, 2018, 09:30 - 11:30, Thu

GPDI503 - Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint

Section 1

October 18, 2018, 10:00 - 12:30, Thu

Section 2

October 24, 2018, 14:00 - 16:30, Wed

GPLL248 - Understanding & Increasing the Visibility and Impact of your Research

Section 1

October 18, 2018, 13:30 - 14:30, Thu

GPLL24 - Effective Reading Strategies

Section 2

October 19, 2018, 17:30 - 19:30, Fri

GPWL913 - Eating Well with Little Time or Money

Section 1

October 22, 2018, 13:00 - 14:30, Mon

GPDI550 - Professional Use of Social Media

Section 1

October 22, 2018, 13:30 - 15:30, Mon

GPDI519 - Foundations of Computer Programming

Section 1

October 22, 2018, 14:00 - 16:00, Mon

GPLD143 - Professional Negotiation and Persuasion Skills

Section 1

October 23, 2018, 09:30 - 11:30, Tue

Section 2

October 25, 2018, 15:00 - 17:00, Thu

GPCB630 - Interviewing Skills

Section 1

October 24, 2018, 13:00 - 14:30, Wed

GPSC26 - Writing Compelling Abstracts

Section 1

October 25, 2018, 09:15 - 11:15, Thu

GPSC476 - Public Speaking with the Toastmasters Speaking Course (4 weeks)

Section 2

October 25 - November 15, 2018, 09:15 - 11:15, Thu

GPLL243 - Intro to Reference Management Tools: Choosing & Using

Section 1

October 25, 2018, 09:30 - 11:30, Thu

GPCB621 - Developing a Graduate CV for Academic Positions

Section 1

October 26, 2018, 10:00 - 11:30, Fri

GPCB410 - Research Funding and Networking Strategies with Mitacs

Section 1

October 26, 2018, 10:00 - 12:00, Fri

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 Amanda Rossi, PhD, Mitacs Business Development Specialist for Concordia University. Amanda joined Mitacs in 2017 following a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Previously completing her undergraduate and graduate studies at Concordia University, Amanda is a trained physiologist and epidemiologist with a 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 and simultaneously engage graduate students in work-integrated learning experiences. Her full profile is available at: www.linkedin.com/in/amandamrossi .

GPLD144 - Solving Problems and Seeing the Big Picture

Section 3

October 26, 2018, 17:30 - 19:30, Fri

GPLD145 - Motivating and Inspiring as A Leader

Section 3

October 29, 2018, 14:00 - 16:00, Mon

GPSC475 - Concordia Toastmasters Meeting: A Public Speaking Experience

Section 2

October 29, 2018, 18:00 - 21:00, Mon

Section 3

November 26, 2018, 18:00 - 21:00, Mon

GPSC36 - Crafting Strong Thesis Statements and Introductions

Section 1

October 30, 2018, 09:15 - 11:15, Tue

This workshop will focus on resolving the most common problems encountered with articulating a clear and effective thesis statement. It will guide students through editing strategies for turning static theses into arguments that respond dynamically to the evidence and engage the reader. This workshop will also distinguish thesis statements from problem statements. This workshop will instruct students in the “evolving thesis” model of paper writing and research. Additionally, participants will have the chance to write their own thesis statements, and will spend a portion of the workshop working on their own material and providing feedback to one another. ***All participants will be asked to bring a sample of their own writing to the workshop. *** ~~~ In this workshop, participants will: 1. Identify common problems with thesis statements. 2. Develop strategies for improving static thesis statements. 3. Consider different ways of constructing an engaging introductory paragraph. 3. Provide and receive feedback on their own thesis statements and introductions. ~~~ This workshop is led by Nadine Bekkouche & Bojana Krsmanovic, members of the 2018-2019 GradProSkills Team. Nadine Bekkouche is completing a Ph.D. in Education at Concordia, with a focus on the application of educational technology to graduate education. She has a M.Sc. in Medical Psychology from Uniformed Services University, in Maryland, and has published a number of papers and reference texts in the fields of psychology, behavioral research, and health. She is the founder of NBE Education and has extensive experience working with students as an academic editor and coach. She has also consulted with businesses designing educational programs. She uses her expertise in psychology, education and research to help students excel and advance knowledge in their fields. Bojana Krsmanovic is a doctoral student at the Department of Education. She graduated from the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) with both BA and MA in English Language and Literature. She is a certified ESL/EFL teacher with several years of experience. Having an interest in researching technology integration in language-learning classrooms, she moved to Montreal to pursue her PhD in Educational Technology. She is currently doing research in Maker Culture and implementation of maker practices in education. Her research interests revolve especially around empowerment of girls and women in STEM, as well as equipping at-risk students with relevant 21st century skills for future education, careers, and everyday life through making.

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

Section 1

October 30, 2018, 13:00 - 14:30, Tue

GPWL924 - From Selfies to Self-Care

Section 1

October 30, 2018, 14:30 - 16:00, Tue

GPDI515 - Beginner’s Guide to the R Programming Language

Section 2

October 31 - November 7, 2018, 09:00 - 11:30, Wed

Section 3

November 19-26, 2018, 09:00 - 11:30, Mon

Is time for you to learn how to code? If the answer is “Yes!”, we propose an unconventional way to start: coding with R, which is a free, powerful and simple programming language used to manipulate data. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of the R syntax and how it can support your research. The workshop’s aim is to put you on a path to start using R for basic data work and to guide you through becoming a self-learner. We will provide you with a list of resources that can help you get better at coding with R in a self-paced manner. In addition to the basics of R, this workshop will also offer you some hands-on experience. You will be able to choose one of the offered mini-projects that will tackle possible common problems such as: “I have this large file with all the students and their grades. How can I check if there is any student that did a great job in the midterm and assignments, but failed in the final exam?” The exercises we will go through will teach you: - how to write an R script for a small task; - how to write data into a text file; - how to read data from a text file; - how to create and subset a data set; - how to plot a graph. ***IMPORTANT NOTE*** Participants must bring their own laptops. Before the workshop, they are encouraged to install R 3.2.2 (or higher) on their laptops. If you encounter problems with the installation, please make sure that you have a laptop with internet access for the first session of the workshop. To learn how to install R: Linux: https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/ Apple OS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxuuWXU-7UQ Windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQTX_POiFY ~~~ In this workshop, participants will: 1. Discover the terminology of basic coding, such as working directory, compiling a code, script, library, function, csv, concatenation, data frame, etc; 2. Learn about coding and the types of resources they will need while coding; 3. Install different R libraries; 4. Use a minimum of 10 basic built-in functions in R; 5. Write and execute a simple R script. ~~~ This workshop is led by Tugba Nur Ozturk, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Physics. Tugba’s research focuses on molecular modeling of calcium-sensing and calcium-transport proteins, and involves a lot of coding with different scripting languages such as Bash, Octave, Python, R and Tcl. Besides her Ph.D. thesis, she is also interested in computer-assisted teaching, especially in the interdisciplinary fields such as biochemistry.

GPCB619 - Job Search Strategies

Section 1

October 31, 2018, 10:00 - 11:30, Wed

GPCB635 - Networking Strategies

Section 1

October 31, 2018, 13:00 - 14:30, Wed

GPLT321 - English Pronunciation Practice 4-week Intensive

Section 1

November 1-22, 2018, 15:00 - 17:00, Thu

In this 4-week workshop, students will dive deeper into elements of word stress, intonation, challenging sounds specific to their speech, and receive one-on-one coaching. Drawing from and building upon the 2-part Speaking With Skill pronunciation work-shop, students will have the chance to practice and work on speech for presentations, lectures, job interviews, etc… in a supportive and intensive format. This workshop will allow you to focus on your specific pronunciation needs and help you to apply what you learn to your real-life contexts. It is required to have already taken the English Pronunciation 2-week pronunciation basics workshop and have a general knowledge of English pronunciation. Each week, there will be a pronunciation focus at the start of the class. Students will have the opportunity to receive private coaching with group participation. Perfect your presentation, feel confident in your job interviews, and speak more fluently! *** NOTE: This is a four part workshop. It is mandatory for students to attend the four sessions. NOTE 2: Students must have taken GPLT319 - Speaking with Skill: English pronunciation and conversation before taking this workshop. *** ~~~ At the end of this workshop, students will: 1. Gain a deeper understanding of the English sound system and how it relates to their personal pronunciation and comprehensibility 2. Walk away with a personalized step by step strategy on how to approach their specific pronunciation challenges in interviews, presentations, and lectures 3. Have a comprehensive road map on the top ten things to look out for when approaching English speaking, as well as how to approach word-stress (one of the biggest pitfalls in English comprehensibility) 4. Perfect their pronunciation for their personal projects (interview, presentation, thesis defense, lecture) ~~~ This workshop will be led by Suzanne Cerreta, Suzanne is a professional actress and applied linguist who has voiced many national commercials, audiobooks, and films. She has taken her experience in performance and research in linguistics into pronunciation and English instruction presenting workshops for actors, the English Montreal School Board, and 2nd language English speakers. Suzanne has been the accent and dialect coach for many and productions in NYC, including the off-Broadway production of Around the World in 80 Days and actors in Book of Mormon, Jersey Boys, etc… She is also one of the voices on Culips, an ESL podcast on iTunes. Suzanne currently teaches pronunciation classes privately in Montreal, QC.

GPWL943 - Financial Skills for the Real World: Housing

Section 1

November 5, 2018, 09:30 - 11:30, Mon

GPSC482 - Grammar for Graduate Students (ESL)

Section 2

November 5, 2018, 13:30 - 15:30, Mon

GPLD141 - Navigating Emotional Intelligence

Section 3

November 6, 2018, 09:30 - 11:30, Tue

GPLL51 - Perfecting the Paragraph

Section 2

November 7, 2018, 09:15 - 11:15, Wed

Before you can write a successful paper, literature review, thesis or any other academic work, you have to perfect the paragraph. Learning 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, it considers the formulation and purpose of the topic sentence. It then focuses on paragraph structure, development of that idea, transition to the next paragraph, punctuation, style and vocabulary. Plenty of practical examples are given to provide students with an opportunity to practice identifying and fixing these problems themselves. ***Each participant is asked to bring a sample of their writing for review in small groups. In this supportive environment, participants receive multiple viewpoints from fellow graduate students who are motivated to improve the writing of their peers as a part of their own learning process.*** ~~~ This workshop will help participants: 1. Understand how to effectively structure paragraphs 2. Create a logical and easy-to-follow flow in their writing 3. Produce compelling sentences through a careful choice of grammatical forms and vocabulary 4. Practice giving and receiving feedback ~~~ This workshop is led by Bojana Krsmanovic. Bojana Krsmanovic is a doctoral student at the Department of Education. She graduated from the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) with both BA and MA in English Language and Literature. She is a certified ESL/EFL teacher with several years of experience. Having an interest in researching technology integration in language-learning classrooms, she moved to Montreal to pursue her PhD in Educational Technology. She is currently doing research in Maker Culture and implementation of maker practices in education. Her research interests revolve especially around empowerment of girls and women in STEM, as well as equipping at-risk students with relevant 21st century skills for future education, careers, and everyday life through making.

GPCB606 - Résumé Writing Strategies

Section 1

November 7, 2018, 10:00 - 11:30, Wed

GPDI509 - Introduction to Microsoft Access

Section 1

November 7, 2018, 10:00 - 12:30, Wed

GPWL907 - Everything You Need to Know about Healthy Nutrition

Section 1

November 7, 2018, 13:00 - 14:30, Wed

GPSC422 - Perfecting Your Research Pitch

Section 1

November 8, 2018, 09:15 - 11:15, Thu

“What is your research about?” - A common question graduate students receive from professors, peers, employers, family, friends, etc. In most instances, you only have about 60 seconds (or maybe just 15 seconds) to effectively explain your research to your audience. How will you convince your audience in less than a minute the essential or inspiring elements of your research? What do you include and exclude? How would you deliver your message clearly, briefly and effectively given the time constraints? Answering these questions, will help you perfect your research pitch. This workshop offers different strategies for selecting the essential elements to include in your research pitch. The session includes opportunities to practice. ~~~ Learning Objectives In this workshop, participants will: 1- Identify the essentials of your research for your pitch. 2- Fine tune your pitch for different audiences, settings and timelines. 3- Practice their research pitch on their peers. ~~~ This workshop is led by Nadine Bekkouche & Bojana Krsmanovic, members of the 2018-2019 GradProSkills Team. Nadine Bekkouche is completing a Ph.D. in Education at Concordia, with a focus on the application of educational technology to graduate education. She has a M.Sc. in Medical Psychology from Uniformed Services University, in Maryland, and has published a number of papers and reference texts in the fields of psychology, behavioral research, and health. She is the founder of NBE Education and has extensive experience working with students as an academic editor and coach. She has also consulted with businesses designing educational programs. She uses her expertise in psychology, education and research to help students excel and advance knowledge in their fields. Bojana Krsmanovic is a doctoral student at the Department of Education. She graduated from the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) with both BA and MA in English Language and Literature. She is a certified ESL/EFL teacher with several years of experience. Having an interest in researching technology integration in language-learning classrooms, she moved to Montreal to pursue her PhD in Educational Technology. She is currently doing research in Maker Culture and implementation of maker practices in education. Her research interests revolve especially around empowerment of girls and women in STEM, as well as equipping at-risk students with relevant 21st century skills for future education, careers, and everyday life through making.

GPLL241 - Copyright and your thesis

Section 1

November 8, 2018, 10:00 - 12:00, Thu

GPTK778 - Active Learning Brainstorm Session

Section 1

November 9, 2018, 10:30 - 12:00, Fri

GPLL50 - Time Management Techniques for Research Projects

Section 2

November 9, 2018, 17:30 - 19:30, Fri

GPLD146 - Managing People's Performance

Section 2

November 12, 2018, 09:30 - 11:30, Mon

GPLL465 - Fund Writing Strategies for Masters (Thesis) and Doctoral Students

Section 3

November 12, 2018, 13:30 - 15:30, Mon

Are you considering applying for a scholarship, fellowship or award? Join us to learn more about proven tips and strategies for preparing a winning funding application. We will review the key elements of a funding application and the common criteria sought by application evaluators, as well as provide you with some tools to plan, manage, and write a funding application. ***Disclaimer: This workshop is aimed at students in thesis-based programs.*** Related workshops in the "Funding your Graduate Studies" workshop series include: 1. Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students in Thesis-based programs (GPLL466) 2. Fund Writing Peer Review groups (GPLL71, GPLL72 & GPLL73) 3. NSERC funding information sesssions (GPLL463 & GPLL464) 4. Tri-council funding information sessions (GPLL468 & GPLL467) ~~~ This workshop will help participants: 1. Articulate their research to their audience; 2. Write a strong statement of their research; 3. Plan a realistic timeline for preparing their application; 4. Avoid common scholarship application errors. ~~~ This workshop is led by Nadine Bekkouche and Bojana Krsmanovic, members of the 2018-2019 GradProSkills team. Nadine Bekkouche is completing a Ph.D. in Education at Concordia, with a focus on the application of educational technology to graduate education. She has a M.Sc. in Medical Psychology from Uniformed Services University, in Maryland, and has published a number of papers and reference texts in the fields of psychology, behavioral research, and health. She is the founder of NBE Education and has extensive experience working with students as an academic editor and coach. She has also consulted with businesses designing educational programs. She uses her expertise in psychology, education and research to help students excel and advance knowledge in their fields. Bojana Krsmanovic is a doctoral student at the Department of Education. She graduated from the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) with both BA and MA in English Language and Literature. She is a certified ESL/EFL teacher with several years of experience. Having an interest in researching technology integration in language-learning classrooms, she moved to Montreal to pursue her PhD in Educational Technology. She is currently doing research in Maker Culture and implementation of maker practices in education. Her research interests revolve especially around empowerment of girls and women in STEM, as well as equipping at-risk students with relevant 21st century skills for future education, careers, and everyday life through making.

GPDI513 - Beginner's Guide to Python Programming Language

Section 1

November 12-19, 2018, 14:00 - 16:00, Mon

Have you ever done repetitive work on a computer and wondered if there's a better way? Or are you curious where software comes from, and what it means to "write" software? In this workshop, explore the very basics of computer programming and see how it can help you with your graduate studies in any discipline. This workshop is composed of two sessions, one theoretical and one more “hands-on” where the participants will choose a simple task that interests them and write a Python program for it. Each participant will get to choose what type of “hands-on” experience they want to have, be it a text-based game or a code that subsets a data set and calculates the mean average of your data. You can team up or work individually. ***IMPORTANT NOTE*** Participants must bring their own laptop with them to the workshop. Prior to the workshop, students must install Python 3.5 (or higher) on their laptop. For more details on installing Python, visit: https://www.python.org/downloads/. A step-by-step installation guide is available below. If you encounter problems with the installation, please make sure that you have a laptop with internet access for the first session. ~~~ After this workshop, students will: 1. Be able to describe key concepts such as scripting languages, Python script, executing a code, built-in function and comma-separated values (csv) file type; 2. Know the types of tasks that computer programs are good at doing; 3. Know a minimum of 5 python built-in functions; 4. Be able to write and execute a simple Python script. ~~~ This workshop is led by Ivan Ruby, Ph.D. Student in Educational Technology, Department of Education Ivan has an academic background in Computer Science. He migrated to Education to conduct research related with the role education and technology play for an empowering, accessible and sustainable future. His current research interests are in Introductory Computer programming teaching and learning, in and for the 21st-Century. He is also passionate about Web Development and the color blue!

GPSC483 - Editing Principles for Graduate Students

Section 1

November 14-21, 2018, 09:15 - 11:15, Wed

Do you want to improve the organization of your writing but don’t know how to go about it? Do you get feedback from professors or colleagues that notes a lack of clarity, but doesn’t help you fix the problem? A big part of graduate school is learning to edit your own work. This workshop will explore editing techniques that help identify and correct problems with organization and clarity in your writing projects. The issues focused on include: poor structure, overuse of jargon, punctuation overuse/underuse, incorrect voice, and poor transitions. Furthermore, this seminar will develop graduate student skills in the area of substantive revision. ***IMPORTANT NOTE: This workshop will take place over two classes. For the second class, participants will be asked to bring a copy of their writing for peer review. Students must attend both classes to avoid paying the non-attendance fee.*** ~~~ In this workshop, participants will: 1. Learn to recognize where and how breaks in logic occur; 2. Acquire concrete skills that will help them correct errors and improve the logic of their writing; 3. Build confidence about their ability to communicate complicated ideas to an audience with rigorous standards. ~~~ This workshop is led by Bojana Krsmanovic. Bojana Krsmanovic is a doctoral student at the Department of Education. She graduated from the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) with both BA and MA in English Language and Literature. She is a certified ESL/EFL teacher with several years of experience. Having an interest in researching technology integration in language-learning classrooms, she moved to Montreal to pursue her PhD in Educational Technology. She is currently doing research in Maker Culture and implementation of maker practices in education. Her research interests revolve especially around empowerment of girls and women in STEM, as well as equipping at-risk students with relevant 21st century skills for future education, careers, and everyday life through making.

GPCB622 - Soft Skills: Just as important as technical skills for your career

Section 1

November 14, 2018, 10:00 - 12:00, Wed