{"id":1269,"date":"2019-03-29T12:02:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2025-07-11T10:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:29:05","slug":"spring-mitacs-workshops-for-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/2019\/spring-mitacs-workshops-for-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Mitacs workshops for graduate students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Spring Mitacs workshops for graduate students\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Mitacs has a number of workshops coming up this Spring that are open to all ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ graduate students and postdocs. <em>PLEASE NOTE: since these workshops will take place outside of the Fall\/Winter terms, time spent in these workshops does NOT count toward paid pedagogical training hours for those students working as Teaching Assistants.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"foundations-of-project-management-i-ottawa-on-april-30-may-1-2019\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitacs.ca\/en\/programs\/training\/workshops\/foundations-project-management-i\">Foundations of Project Management I \u2013 Ottawa, ON (April 30 &#8211; May 1, 2019)<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Where: Holiday Inn Ottawa East, Room TBD (Updated on <a href=\"https:\/\/edge-reg.mitacs.ca\/\">EDGE<\/a>), 1199 Joseph Cyr St, Gloucester, ON K1J 7T4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When: Tuesday &amp; Wednesday, April 30 \u2013 May 1, 2019, 9:00am \u2013 5:00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This 2-day course&nbsp;provides an experiential, collaborative learning experience to enable participants to integrate the principles of project management, team building, group dynamics and leadership that participants can apply immediately and in their future careers and lives. Participants experience the processes of collaborative planning and management and can see the benefits firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through completing this course, participants will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gain a clear understanding of foundational project management principles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have an emphasized understanding of the importance of team and team dynamics within the context of project management and meeting project deadlines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and register for this course, please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitacs.ca\/en\/programs\/training\/workshops\/foundations-project-management-i\">click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"skills-of-communication-ottawa-on-may-10-2019\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitacs.ca\/en\/programs\/training\/workshops\/skills-communication\">Skills of Communication \u2013 Ottawa, ON (May 10, 2019)<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Where: Holiday Inn Ottawa East, Room TBD (Updated on <a href=\"https:\/\/edge-reg.mitacs.ca\/\">EDGE<\/a>), 1199 Joseph Cyr St, Gloucester, ON K1J 7T4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When: Friday, May 10, 2019, 9:00am \u2013 5:00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Skills of Communication&nbsp;<\/em>is a full-day course&nbsp;featuring the tools and tips of better verbal communication. It will test your assumptions and mental models and for many it may be the first time you learn about the Ladder of Inference, the Johari Window and more.&nbsp; The goal is to make you more aware of the tools available to help you become a better communicator in both your work and personal lives. The mastery of these skills is a long-term process, but by simply becoming more conscious of the various communication styles, including your own, you can approach conversations differently and change conversational direction to achieve better outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through completing this course, participants will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand how personal assumptions and mental models adversely influence communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn how to determine your own personal assumptions and how to avoid them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn to navigate and approach difficult conversations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify and implement communications tools and techniques for team success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and register for this course, please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitacs.ca\/en\/programs\/training\/workshops\/skills-communication\">click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"time-management-ottawa-on-june-12-2019\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitacs.ca\/en\/programs\/training\/workshops\/time-management\">Time Management \u2013 Ottawa, ON (June 12, 2019)<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Where: TBD (Updated on <a href=\"https:\/\/edge-reg.mitacs.ca\/\">EDGE<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When: Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 9:00am \u2013 5:00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time management skills and optimize your working week. Building on the Project Management Institute\u2019s (PMI) best practices, methodologies, and&nbsp;productivity tactics, the course&nbsp;provides tools and techniques that can be applied to a partner industry project or employment-based role. Whether you\u2019re handling dynamic timelines alone or within a team, you\u2019ll be able to reach your project targets with the knowledge gained in this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through completing this course, participants will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Optimize your professional days and weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effectively define targets and goals so that they are clear and sustainable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accurately estimate activity duration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve focus and better manage interruptions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce corrective communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better defend project schedules without sacrificing relationship quotient<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve and leverage personal energy for sustainable follow-through on activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and register for this course, please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitacs.ca\/en\/programs\/training\/workshops\/time-management\">click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitacs has a number of workshops coming up this Spring that are open to all ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ graduate students and postdocs. PLEASE NOTE: since these workshops will take place outside of the Fall\/Winter terms, time spent in these workshops does NOT count toward paid pedagogical training hours for those students working as Teaching Assistants. 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