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You’re about to finish your course work or comprehensive exams and have started to think about writing your thesis or dissertation. Where do you begin?

This full-day workshop, sponsored by GRADventure, will guide early stage graduate students through some of the first phases of planning and writing a thesis or dissertation.

In the midst of writing your thesis? Not sure what you can use, or how to ask permission? This webinar is for you.

In this session, participants will be introduced to copyright concepts as they apply to the writing and publication of their thesis on UWSpace. This session will cover:
- Your copyright responsibilities when writing your thesis
- Considerations for using your own work
- Considerations for using third party materials (images, figures, etc.)

Connecting to the Webinar

Every term Velocity hosts a graduate student specific event that focuses on monetizing work as a grad student called “Turn Your Research Into a Startup”. It features a panel of current and former grad students who have entered or are working on entering into the startup world, along with a UWaterloo professor that with relevant experience. They will discuss the processes they went through and how they were able to utilize their grad studies experience to create a company of their own.

Waterloo’s Writing and Communication Centre is currently accepting applications for Dissertation Boot Camp. This online program, which is designed to help dissertation and thesis writers to get a jump start on their writing goals, runs Monday, April 15^th to Thursday, April 19th from 9am to 4pm each day.

The University of Guelph is hosting a series of 4-day workshops on topics related to digital humanities research and teaching. In our largest array of offerings to date, there are courses on augmented reality, digitizing manuscripts, public engagement, teaching from the archives, and text transformation. 

What? Through discussion and hands-on activities in this half-day workshop, you will learn how to prepare an effective résumé and cover letter by analyzing job descriptions, assessing the relevance of your transferable skills and articulating these transferable skills in an action-oriented way.

When? Monday, May 13, 9:30am-12:30pm

Where? TC 2218 (Tatham Centre)

How do I sign up? Registration instructions found here.

What? Bring your laptop or pen and paper and get drafting or improving your résumé and cover letter. Career Advisors and your peers will be available for feedback and guidance. Note: To attend this afternoon session you must attend the morning workshop “Résumé and Cover Letter Writing for Graduate Students and Postdocs.”

When? Monday, May 13, 1:30pm-3:30pm

Where? TC 2218 (Tatham Centre)

What? In this interactive workshop, you’ll practice translating academic language to industry language, apply strategies for answering interview questions and evaluate the effectiveness of responses to interview questions.

When? Wednesday, May 22, 1:30pm-3:30pm

Where? TC 2218 (Tatham Centre)

How do I sign up? Registration instructions found here.

You’re about to finish your course work or comprehensive exams and have started to think about writing your thesis or dissertation. Where do you begin?

This full day workshop, sponsored by adventure, will guide early-stage graduate students through some of the first phases of planning and writing a thesis or dissertation.

What? Learn from Larry Smith (Director of the Problem Lab, Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics, Author, TED Speaker) as he presents on how to identify the challenges your employer is facing using advanced Google and YouTube searches to become a promotable employee.

When? Monday, June 3, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Where? TC 2218 (Tatham Centre)

How do I sign up? Registration instructions found here.