Teamwork

Effectively contribute to collaborative projects and demonstrate integrity and trust in a team setting. The following resources are designed to help you navigate your role within a team, and recognize and appreciate the role of others on the team.

  • ENGSCI 9701: Business Acumen for Research Students

    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to basic business fundamentals in a variety of areas and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. Targeted at research students in the PhD program, this course is designed to develop literacy in business language and basic concepts. While the course will not make a student an expert in business, it provides a foundation to a broad range of business subjects. Attendance to all classes is mandatory.

  • SGPS 9500: The Theory and Practice of University Teaching

    SGPS 9500 is a graduate level credit course on teaching and learning in higher education. The goals of the course are to deepen your understanding of foundational theory and research relevant to university teaching, and to provide an opportunity for engaging in course design and facilitating student engagement. The course begins by exploring how to devise and align learning outcomes, assessments, and active learning activities. Then, over the semester, students have the chance to develop and revise a teaching philosophy statement, receive feedback on short teaching presentations, and create a comprehensive course syllabus. In small groups, students will also develop a webpage and seminar presentation on a pedagogical topic of their choice. SGPS 9500 is an interdisciplinary course, meaning that students will engage deeply with educational theory and practice alongside instructors and peers from across academic disciplines.

  • Ivey Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

    This experience is designed to give you the tools to build your confidence to launch your own startup. Over three days, you and your team will go through the entire process of developing a startup including ideation, assessing the market, customer development, financial modeling and more. The bootcamp culminates in each team delivering a business pitch to a panel of judges. Please note that you do not need a team to register.