A Graduate Professional Skills Development Program

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A Graduate Professional Skills Development
Program

• J.J. Berry Smith

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Why

• Wide recognition of need
• Student demand
• Present availability of offerings
• Advantages in visibility, organisation
• Competitiveness
• Value of a institutionally-approved program

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How

• Working group
• Program providers
• GSU
• SGS
• Berry Smith, SGS (chair) Heather Kelly, SGS
  (co-chair) Jeff Richardson (SGS) Yvette Ali
  (Woodsworth) Megan Burnett (TATP) Nancy Dawe
  (GSU) Deanne Fisher (Student Life Programs)
  Jane Freeman (ELWS) Peter Grav (ELWS) Pam
  Gravestock (OTA) Tim McTiernan/Linda Vranic (VP
  Research) Jenny Mendelsohn (Library) Joseph
  Mulongo (GSU) Yvonne Rodney (Career Centre) Ian
  Simmie (Student Life Programs)

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Who

• Doctoral stream students
• Mostly PhD expected, but wont exclude masters
• Professional masters programs assumed to
  accomplish PSD
• Offerings available to all, but certification
  requires completion of program

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What

• A set of optional offerings -- short courses,
  workshops, placements, seminars most already
  existing
• Each offering has a weight (hours) from 3 and 10
• Requirement
• 60 hours (a half graduate course) usually spread
  over one to three years
• 15 hrs in each of three areas, 15 free choice
• Completion indicated on the transcript
• Details on certificate

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Which

• Communication
• Oral presentation, writing, job interviews, CV,
  portfolio (e.g. ELWS, RCAT, Career Services)
• Teaching
• THE500, TATP, technology use (OTA, WW, RCAT)
• Personal effectiveness
• CV, time management, leadership, entrepreneurship
  (Career, Student Life, Research Services)
• Research related skills
• Grant proposals, IP, ethics, commercialization,
  online databases (ELWS, Research Services,
  Library)

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How

• PSDP Committee at SGS
• Faculty, students, program sponsors, SGS
• Sponsors will propose offerings to Committee for
  inclusion in PDSP
• Approved offerings listed on website
• Students register any time up to completion
• Program Officer at SGS organises

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When

• Offerings proposed and approved Winter 2009
• Listings posted and registration possible May
  2009 the launch
• First potential graduands Nov 2009
• Some offerings backdated