Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Summer 2021 - ONC 510 G100

Seminars in Oncology (3)

Class Number: 3853

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: TBA, TBA
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Enrollment in a participating graduate program. No specific courses are prerequisites.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course features cancer-related research by trainees and faculty at the BC Cancer Research Centre. Topics include recent developments in the molecular basis of oncogenesis, cancer bioinformatics, cancer epidemiology, cancer treatment and other clinical studies, and ethical issues. Students are required to present seminars on their research. Students undertaking the Interdisciplinary Oncology Graduate Specialization must enroll in this course throughout their entire time as a graduate student. This course can be taken twice, if a student does the Interdisciplinary Oncology Graduate Specialization (IOGS) as an MSc student, and also does it as a PhD student. Students who transfer from MSc to PhD would only take it once.

COURSE DETAILS:

Students in their 2nd, 3rd and more advanced years of graduate study present one 30-minute seminar per year. First year students are not required to present. All students attend weekly seminars given by students and postdoctoral fellows engaged in various aspects of cancer research. The course continues from September to approximately May each year. Students are required to maintain continuous registration in ONC 510 throughout their MSc or PhD. Faculty members offer constructive written and oral feedback for each seminar immediately after the presentation.  

Attendance is taken each week by means of iclickers, which can also be used by speakers to enhance audience engagement. Students in ONC 510 are expected to learn and demonstrate an ability to ask thoughtful questions at seminars.  

As an additional opportunity to hone presentation skills, students may request that their seminar be videotaped for personal review.

Grading

  • Students are required to ask a minimum of 5 questions over the first 2 years, and questions should be continued to be asked in subsequent years. Each question and answer (including the speaker and date) should be emailed to the SFU ONC 510 course coordinator.

NOTES:

Lecture: synchronous (students are expected to attend scheduled lectures remotely)

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

  • Access to high-speed internet
  • Computer (with webcam)

REQUIRED READING:

None.

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 2021

Teaching at SFU in summer 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods, but we will continue to have in-person experiential activities for a selection of courses.  Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment 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. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

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).