GradUpdate
In this issue, How to Get Hired_The Job Search and Application, Overcoming by Understanding Academic Writer’s Block, Teaching Professionalism, Careers in the Green Economy, Online Graduate Student Teaching Practicum, SciComm workshops, and more. |
Registration now open |
How to Get Hired: The Job Search and Application Alumni panel | Thursday, Dec 2 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM |
Seats still available |
Assertiveness: Speaking Up for Yourself in Difficult Conversation In person | Wednesday, Nov 24 | 2:00 – 5:00 PM Register Introduction to Statistical Concepts III: Two group comparison and ANOVA |
Events and Opportunities |
The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development |
ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS |
Free Data Anaylsis Through Stat 450 Submit one-page project description now (deadline Jan 14) Learn more Using RefWorks for Citation Management |
CAREER EXPLORATION |
Industry Nights – Building a Sustainable World: Careers in the Green Economy Tuesday, Nov 30 | 3:00 – 5:00 PM Register Transdisciplinary Climate Action Co-Design Research Assistant |
PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS |
Refined Project Communication Plan (Mitacs Training) Asynchronous course requirements must be completed prior to synchronous session. Wednesday, Dec 1 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Learn more For additional Mitacs Training courses specific to UBC, including project and time management, check out the list under the events tab here. |
RESEARCH SKILLS |
Powerful searching with Regular Expressions Tuesday, Nov 30 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Register NVivo part 2: classification and datasets |
TEACHING DEVELOPMENT |
Qualtrics Studio Monday, Nov 29 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM Register Exploring Complex Classroom Dynamics Using Case-Studies Teaching Professionalism: Nailing Jell-O to the Wall? Online Graduate Student Teaching Practicum |
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION |
Overcoming by Understanding Academic Writer’s Block Tuesday, Nov 30 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Register Science Communication Workshops |