Professional Development Schedule 04-05
|
Topic |
Date |
Instructor |
| 1 |
How to give a seminar talk |
Sep. 14 |
Dr. Susan Allen |
| 2 |
Thesis management - Or how long should a thesis take? |
Sep. 21 |
Dr. Garry Clarke |
| 3 |
Career planning and management |
Sep. 28 |
Christian Reuten |
| |
Flex day |
Oct. 5 |
N/A |
| 4 |
Applying for a Faculty Position |
Oct. 12 |
Dr. Paul Smith |
| 5 |
Making sure you are offered the academic job you have applied for! |
Oct. 19 |
Dr. Douw Steyn |
| 6 |
Working in the Private Sector: Self-employment, Start-up, Corporate, Consulting (EOS Main 201, 12:00-14:00!) |
Oct. 26 |
Kevin Oldknow
Dr. Stephen Billings
Christian Reuten |
| 7 |
Cover letters and resumes |
Nov. 2 |
Marlene Delanghe |
| 8 |
A Career in Government (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bureaucracy) |
Nov. 9 |
Stephanie Meyn |
| 9 |
Networking |
Nov. 16 |
Marlene Delanghe |
| 10 |
Job interview skills for the private sector |
Nov. 23 |
Marlene Delanghe |
| 11 |
Mock Interviews for Academia and Private Sector |
Nov. 30 |
Dr. Douw Steyn
Marlene Delanghe |