GradUpdate June 10th

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In this issue, Doctoral Exam and Defence Procedures, Writing a Literature Review: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation, Intro to Machine Learning: Neural Networks, Getting Beyond Procrastination and Perfectionism, and more.

 

Registration open
Doctoral Defence: Doctoral Examination and Defence Procedures
Online | Tuesday, Jun 18 | 2 – 3:15 pm

Register

 

Events and Opportunities
A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  I’ve also highlighted some online, on-demand recordings to check out if you have end-of-term time.
Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

 

CAREER
What’s Holding You Back? Getting Beyond Procrastination & Perfectionism
Last October, UBC participated in the Canadian Career Symposium for Grad Students & Postdocs. The handouts and recordings are available for:

  • What’s Holding You Back? Getting Beyond Procrastination & Perfectionism, by Alex Abdel-Malek, MSW, RCC (very popular keynote)
  • Exploring Career & Professional Development Opportunities During Your Graduate Degree and Postdoc
  • Networking Strategies for Events and Conferences
  • Planning Your Postdoc
  • “Who am I?”: Claiming Your Professional Identity
  • Negotiating a Faculty Position: A Conversation with Reinhart Reithmeier by Reinhart Reithmeier
  • Making the Most of Your Non-Thesis/Course-Based Master’s Degree
  • Learning about the Employment Sector to Boost Career Exploration
  • Yes, Just Apply. You Are Marketable!
  • Interview STAR!

 

RESEARCH
Data Bites – Best Practices for Creating a README file
Online | Tuesday, Jun 18 | 12:30 – 1 pm Register

Introduction to Machine Learning: Neural Networks
Online | Wednesday, Jun 19 | 1 – 3 pm Register

 

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
Writing a Literature Review: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation
In-person and online | Wednesday, Jun 19 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

 

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