Fall 2022 - URB 601 G100
Urban Professional Development I (2)
Class Number: 6767
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Wed, 5:30–7:20 p.m.
Vancouver
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Instructor:
Annika Airas
aairas@sfu.ca
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:
The purpose of this course is to assist and support urban studies students in their professional development as urbanists and researchers in a range of possible career paths. In this course, we will:
* Create and foster an inclusive professional social network beginning with new student habits of peer support
* Understand and map the evolving landscape of urban professional opportunities in Canada
* Learn to articulate and promote our own urban professional and research skills and relate these to the articulated needs of employers
* Develop an effective professional CV, cover letter, and interview style
* Practice skills necessary for healthy work-life balance, and related well-being behaviours, during graduate school and beyond
Grading
- Participation 20%
- Urban Professional Portfolio 80%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Course readings will be made available on Canvas and through SFU library.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
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 website 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