Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2020 - URB 601 G100

Urban Professional Development I (2)

Class Number: 8726

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Thu, 5:30–7:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Designed to assist and support urban studies student professional development as practitioners and change-agents in a range of possible career paths.

COURSE DETAILS:


This is the first of a two-course series designed to assist and support urban studies students' professional development as urbanists and researchers in a range of possible career paths.  This class will focus on professional development as urbanists.

Learning Objectives
In this course, we will:

  • Create and foster an inclusive professional social network beginning with new student habits of peer support and extending into mentorship opportunities with alumni, adjuncts, faculty and associates
  • Understand and map the evolving landscape of urban professions in Canada
  • Learn to articulate our own urban professional and research skills and to relate these to the articulated needs of local organizations
  • Develop an effective professional CV
  • Gain practice in professional writing and referencing and in peer review
  • Gain practice in job search skills and interview preparation
  • Practice skills necessary for healthy work-life balance during graduate school
  • Backcast urban studies research results into a professional request for qualifications necessary to complete the research within the scope of a selected public or private sector organization

Grading

  • TBD 100%

REQUIREMENTS:


In order to pass, you must complete – in a satisfactory manner - the following assignments:

  • Mapping myself into the urban professional landscape in Canada
  • Create a professional CV, including peer review and feedback
  • With the class, participate in the planning and hosting of a service roundtable, an event aimed to connect SFU social sciences graduate students (especially international students) to resources and supports for career and professional development
  • Attend and participate in all class meetings
  • Produce an urban professional development logbook of reflections on events*, workshops, speakers, and other assignments  
*In addition to attending and participating in class, attendance and reflection on other relevant and recommended seminars and workshops offered throughout the university are required.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS