Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2020 - URB 602 G100

Urban Professional Development II (2)

Class Number: 3924

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 11 – Jun 23, 2020: Tue, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Designed to assist and support urban studies student professional development as researchers in a range of possible career paths.

COURSE DETAILS:

This is the second 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.  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

During this course, we will focus on:

  • 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
  • Learn to articulate and make connections between our own urban professional and research skills and interests and those of our classmates and professional associates within the urban studies community
  • Understand and map the evolving landscape of urban research in Canada
  • Gain exposure to grant writing, conference presentation, and the publication process for academic audiences
  • Develop an effective academic CV portfolio that could serve as the basis of a future PhD or funding application
  • Practice skills necessary for healthy work-life balance during graduate school 

Grading

  • Participation 20%
  • Mock academic conference presentation 10%
  • Academic portfolio, consisting of an academic CV, a mock application package for a PhD program (i.e. a statement of interest, draft contact with potential supervisors), and a research grant or scholarhip application 70%

NOTES:

Office: Harbour Centre Rm 2134

Office Hours: book via www.calendly.com/leanne_roderick

Contact: leanne_roderick@sfu.ca

REQUIREMENTS:

No prerequisites

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:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020

Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.