Greetings:

Annually, we reach out with the goal of promoting a truly practical, experiential and real-world course focused on technology entrepreneurship.

Tech Entrepreneurship (APSC541/BAEN506) has been running for over 25 years and has facilitated many entrepreneurial ventures and realized numerous successful breakout companies such as DWave, Zymeworks, Barrelwise and Recon Instruments – just to name a few.   This course pairs graduate business and APSC/STEM students to provide an experience-based introduction into the lean start-up process. It is a real-life simulation of the process that founders go through when starting a high-tech company. Students will be faced with the key issues involved in evaluating market opportunities, building a prototype, designing profitable business models, producing a solid business plan, raising capital, addressing legal considerations and developing a winning team. Students will gain the skills and tools to creatively commercialize high-tech research into profitable businesses. Teams will be expected to develop credible pitches that will be made to industry professionals.  Some of these student companies go on to participate in e@UBC, the Hatch and Creative Destruction Lab.

The core of the course runs on Wednesday evenings from January-April 2022; and there are 3 critical and mandatory preliminary classes that take place in late November/early December dedicated to team formation (Nov 18, 25 and Dec 2 – 6pm).  The course is taught by a team of business and STEM/APSC instructors for a well-rounded business and technical perspective.

The course has an application process for admission as it is very competitive with an early admission application deadline of October 15^th and a final application deadline of November 7^th . Further details regarding the course are available at https://blogs.ubc.ca/baen506apsc541techentrepreneurship/

We have had strong interest from your faculty in the past, and would greatly appreciate your support to promote the course amongst your graduate students.

To further support this message, we would be pleased to arrange an info session at a time that is convenient for your faculty – to hear from course lecturers, former students and/or now successful entrepreneurs who participated in the course.

Please let us know how we can support your promotion of this course, and feel free to contact us should you require any further information.  We will follow-up by email and phone in the near future.

Warmest Regards

 

 

DJ (David) Miller
UBC-Sauder School of Business
djmiller@sauder.ubc.ca

 

GradUpdate In this issue,  Annual Career Day, Copyright and Licensing for Open Educational Resources, How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst, Careers in Cannabis, Project and Time Management (Mitacs Training), and more.

Seats still available

 

Doctoral Defence: Doctoral Examination and Defence Procedures Wednesday, Nov 3 | 2:00 – 3:15 PM Register

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

 

How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst facultydiversity.org webinar | free with UBC’s subscription Thursday, Nov 11 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Learn more Dissertation Success Curriculum Free with UBC subscription | Modules on Planning, Understanding Resistance, Overcoming Perfectionism, and more Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Careers in Cannabis A S2BN event | Wednesday, Nov 3 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Register Student Biotech Network Executive Team positions Apply by Nov 5th | volunteer position | 6 openings Apply Graduate Academic Assistant position with Community Engagement Apply by Nov 9th | 15 hrs/wk | $30/hr | Dec – May Learn more UBC Career Day Virtual Fair 2021 Tuesday, Nov 9 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Register Employer Virtual Information Session: FDM Group Wednesday, Nov 10 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Learn more

PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

 

Project and Time Management (Mitacs Training) Asynchronous course requirements must be completed prior to synchronous session. Wednesday, Nov 10 | 9:30 – 11:30 AM Learn more Refined Project Communication Plan (Mitacs Training) Asynchronous course requirements must be completed prior to synchronous session. Monday, Nov 15 | 9:30 – 11:30 AM Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Geocoding & Web Mapping with Python Monday, Nov 8 | 12:00 – 2:00 PM Register Intro to visualization with Tableau Monday, Nov 8 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM Register Introduction to Git and GitHub Tuesday, Nov 9 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Register Tools, Screening Criteria, and Appraisal ONLINE Systemic and Scoping Review workshop series Wednesday, Nov 10 | 1:00 – 2:45 PM Register Working with Wikipedia and Wikidata Wednesday, Nov 10 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Copyright and Licensing for Open Educational Resources Tuesday, Nov 9 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Under the Tent Multimedia storytelling project | Creative exploration of multiculturalism Apply by Nov 15th. This is the next iteration of the i am project.

TA Hours: 50 hrs – FNH 345 January to April 2022

Email contact information – sinead.feeney@ubc.ca 

Course overview:

This course will introduce students to counselling in dietetics. The role of privilege, systemic identities, internal and external biases, core beliefs, personal values and expectations will also be considered. Topics will include communication theory, foundational counselling skills, theories of behaviour change, motivational interviewing, goal setting, learning abilities and styles, obstacles to effective communication, Safe and Effective Use of Self (SEUS), multicultural competence, and ethical standards in nutrition counselling.

Work Performed:

Use moderately detailed marking guides to mark class assignments and projects. Submit the verified marks to the instructor using an Excel spreadsheet. Be available for occasional office hours at particular times prior to assignments/projects being due and be able to correspond by email when needed. Meet with students after assignments have been returned to refer unresolved queries about grading to the instructor. Assist with posting lectures and assignments to canvas and other communications. Attend some of the lectures to assist instructor with activities during the lecture.

Minimum qualifications and skills

Education and knowledge requirements: Preference will be given to graduate students in Human Nutrition, Health Sciences and Counselling psychology who have obtained an undergraduate degree in nutrition or dietetics and have a thorough understanding of nutrition, health and counselling techniques. Certificates in any continued education in counselling methods/skills an asset. Skills: Ability to correspond effectively with the instructor and to ask questions when uncertain about grading responsibilities. Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail (marking assignments, entering data into spreadsheets). Ability to communicate effectively with the students with their questions. Ability to navigate Canvas and Zoom.

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I am the sessional instructor for the new course FNH 345 Counselling in Dietetics course.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to be in touch and I greatly appreciate your help in getting the word out for this position!

Best wishes and many thanks

Sinead

Sinéad Feeney, MSc, RD

She, her, hers
Cardiac Dietitian, Heart Centre
St. Paul’s Hospital | Providence Health Care
Clinical and Sessional Instructor | University of British Columbia

sfeeney@providencehealth.bc.ca

sinead.feeney@ubc.ca

Please pass on the attached information about the BC Food Protection Scholarship.

2021 BCFPA Scholarship Announcement

The BCFPA is giving out two awards ($1,500 and $1,000) based on a submitted essay.  This year’s topic is:

Food safety and food systems in Indigenous communities

Thanks,
Justin

Justin Falardeau, MSc
Email: justin.falardeau@ubc.ca

PhD Candidate
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinfalardeau/

Wang Lab of Molecular Food Safety
Cell: 778-835-7868

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

University of British Columbia