The School of Graduate Studies has a variety of upcoming workshops scheduled for graduate students ranging from informational workshops on applying for federal funding, to full day professional development workshops, all free of charge!

To keep current with our workshop schedule, be sure to check out our website.

September 17 - NSERC Site Visit

NSERC Program Officers will be on-site to provide undergrad and grad students all of the details on applying for major federal funding through the CGS/PGS scholarship programs.

Where: McConnel Hall Senior Commons Room

When: 9:00am

October 16 - MITACS Time Management Workshop

This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time management skills and optimize your working week. Building on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) best practices, methodologies, and productivity tactics, the course provides tools and techniques that can be applied to a partner industry project or employment-based role. Whether you’re handling dynamic timelines alone or within a team, you’ll be able to reach your project targets with the knowledge gained in this course.

Register: Online

Students will receive updates via the EDGE portal on location and times.

November 6 - Skills of Communication

Skills of Communication is a full-day course featuring the tools and tips of better verbal communication. It will test your assumptions and mental models and for many it may be the first time you learn about the Ladder of Inference, the Johari Window and more.  The goal is to make you more aware of the tools available to help you become a better communicator in both your work and personal lives. The mastery of these skills is a long-term process, but by simply becoming more conscious of the various communication styles, including your own, you can approach conversations differently and change conversational direction to achieve better outcomes.

Register: Online

Students will receive updates via the EDGE portal on location and times.

November 26-27 - Foundations of Project Management

Learning teams of approximately five people each will be formed at the beginning of this session and will work together throughout the session.  This will enable the participants to enhance their learning from each other, to experience the development of a strong team, and to develop a model of the culture that they will want to create and execute their projects.

Register: Online

Students will receive updates via the EDGE portal on location and times.

For more information on the workshops offered by MITACS, contact Johanne Ramahenina.