Training
PEO Exam Preparation Workshop 2023
Recording of workshop held Thursday, October 12th, 2023
The National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) is step 2 of qualifying for a P.Eng. license in Ontario and most other provinces (step 1 is academic qualification and step 3 is experience qualification). Whether you're already signed up or are considering signing up to write the NPPE this November, this 2.5-hour workshop will introduce you to the exam content and help you determine what you need to do to succeed and complete your licensing process.
Matt Minnick is an assistant professor in and undergrad associate chair of Engineering Physics at Mac, the chair of the Hamilton-Burlington Chapter of PEO, and has been developing and delivering workshops preparing people for PPE & NPPE for the past 15 years. Matt is currently the course developer & instructor for all NPPE prep courses run by OSPE.
Facilitator: Matthew Minnick, Assistant Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate, Department of Engineering Physics
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LaTeX Workshop
LaTeX is a high quality, document preparation system to prepare professional research papers, lab reports and resumes. After this workshop you'll be able to edit and compile documents using LaTeX, learn how to navigate the software, and create:
- Tables, figures and graphs
- Mathematical formulas
- Chemical formulas and structures
- You'll also learn how to integrate useful packages into LaTeX
Watch the video, for an informative workshop on LaTeX (has similar features to Word, but does this in a flexible, intelligent, and aesthetically in pleasing manner)
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How to Turn an Idea into a Product
Workshop materials from presentation held October 20, 2021
Have you had an idea that you think can change the world? Are you thinking of turning this into a business? Where do you start? What path should you follow?
Learn from FYELABS, a MacEng company that provides a one-stop shop for product development.
You will learn the many things that you need to do in order to turn an idea into a product or a business, including customer discovery, product development, marketing, sales, scaling the business, and more.
Facilitator: Suvojit Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, FYELABS
Workshop: Amplifying your Research Through Op/Eds
Workshop material from presentation held November 10 and November 17m 2021
Writing op/eds for newspapers and articles for The Conversation can be effective, accessible ways for researchers to share their work with a non-academic audience.
Join Wade Hemsworth, public relations manager in McMaster’s Communications and Public Affairs office and former Spectator journalist as he virtually walks you through the op/ed process: what makes a good topic, elements of an effective op-/d and what supports the central communications team can offer.
The event will be recorded and made available afterwards.
ACFAM “THRIVE” - Faculty Development Program
THRIVE aims to support the development of colleagues for thriving careers by creating a nurturing environment to advance scholarly, educational, professional and personal goals, and efficiently navigate the academic and professional environment for successful and rewarding careers.
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Equity & Inclusion Champion Training
Two training sessions will be offered. Participants only need to attend one of the following:
Wednesday, September 15, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
OR
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
via MS Teams
The role of Equity and Inclusion Champion was introduced in 2018 on various departmental committees and on all Faculty committees to help embed a culture of equity and inclusion within the Faculty of Engineering through participation on Faculty and departmental committees.
Elevating your brand on LinkedIn
Workshop Material:
How to create a content strategy, grow your engagement and following, and be a brand ambassador.
From presentation on November 18, 2020 by:
Ciara McCann, Digital Marketing & Communications Strategist, Faculty of Engineering
Workshop Series: Developing Your Writing Process and Mindset - Part I
This two-part workshop series is intended for faculty members and graduate students who are looking for proven strategies to help them start writing.
Part I: How to Make Writing Easier for Academics
Monday, August 16, 2021
12:00 - 1:00 pm
via Zoom
Facilitator: Melissa Anders, Consultant
Does your writing process look like just staring at the blank page, not knowing where to start and getting frustrated?
Does your writing process look like getting it all down and then trying to figure out how to make sense of it and getting overwhelmed by a giant document?
Do you have an idea of what your writing process “should” look like but it just doesn’t seem to work that way for you?
This workshop provides structure to the writing process so that you can begin to understand where your strengths are and identify your opportunities for growth and begin to create your unique writing process that supports you and accelerates your writing results.
In this workshop, you will learn about the writing process, why you are getting stuck and how to move through it with more ease and confidence.
Workshop Series: Developing Your Writing Process and Mindset - Part II
This two-part workshop series is intended for faculty members and graduate students who are looking for proven strategies to help them start writing.
Part II: How to Shift Your Relationship with Your Inner Critic
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
12:00 - 1:00 pm
via Zoom
Facilitator: Melissa Anders, Consultant
Do you find that as you sit down to write there is a voice inside your head that is criticizing every word as you type? You get a sentence down and the voice is questioning whether it’s good enough or whether it even makes sense or whether you are headed in the right direction…
This is the voice of your inner critic. It’s a part of all of us.
The voice of your inner critic can be loud, distracting and unhelpful. Your inner critic may be doubtful, questioning, confusing, overanalyzing, perfecting or uncertain. You may find that this can really slow down and block your writing process. And, that makes sense!
So, how do we shift our relationship with our inner critic and support ourselves to move forward with our writing with more ease?
In this workshop, you will learn how to shift your relationship with your inner critic, recognize that there’s another part of you that has a desire to move forward and share your contributions, and how to take practical steps towards connecting with this helpful part of you to move forward with your writing with more ease.
PEO Exam Preparation Workshop 2021
Recording of workshop held Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
The National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) is step 2 of qualifying for a P.Eng. license in Ontario and most other provinces (step 1 is academic qualification and step 3 is experience qualification). Whether you're already signed up or are considering signing up to write the NPPE this November, this 2.5-hour workshop will introduce you to the exam content and help you determine what you need to do to succeed and complete your licensing process.
Matt Minnick is an assistant professor in and undergrad associate chair of Engineering Physics at Mac, the chair of the Hamilton-Burlington Chapter of PEO, and has been developing and delivering workshops preparing people for PPE & NPPE for the past 15 years. Matt is currently the course developer & instructor for all NPPE prep courses run by OSPE.
Facilitator: Matthew Minnick, Assistant Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate, Department of Engineering Physics
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