HEAD START
* All sessions feature hands-on presentations & simulated classroom experiences by teams of course instructors and senior students.
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This is a FREE program, restricted to UTM students only and designed in collaboration with Faculty, Librarians, and the Career Center at UTM, to give you the head start you need. Each session will be 2 hours long, with plenty of time devoted to questions and answers.
SESSION 1: Introduction to University
Expectations, Part One: Creating A Goal
Oriented Approach to Study
Tuesday, August 2nd 2011, 3-5pm
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
This first session provides an overview of the Head Start Program and features an in-depth discussion by a panel of course instructors and senior students on the experiences common to first-year students. Specific topics include:
✓ High School vs. University Expectations: Defining Success
✓ The Ingredients of a University Course
✓ Recognizing and Building Your Academic Skills
This session is available to all new students and is recommended as a foundation for the other Head Start sessions.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 2: Introduction to University
Expectations, Part Two: Your Role in the Scholarly Conversation
Wednesday, August 3rd 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
The second part of this series continues the presentation on university expectations, featuring a discussion on what the culture of scholarship within the university means for first-year students.
✓ The Top Ten Academic Things You Need to Know
✓ Making the Top Ten Work for You
✓ Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism
This session is open to all students and is suggested as a foundation for the other Head Start sessions.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 3: Secrets of Success in the
Commerce and BBA/Management Program
Thursday, August 4th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
Attend this session and you will have the chance to hear from your first-year professors, experience sample university lectures, and meet students who have found success in the Commerce and BBA/Management programs. Specific topics include:
✓ Are You Smarter than a 12th Grader? Test Your Calculus Readiness
✓ Inside the Coffee Wars: Examining Starbucks’ Bottom Line in Challenging Times
✓ Beating the Banker: the Economic Ingredients behind Deal-or-No-Deal
✓ Make a Note of That! Student-led Demonstrations on Note Taking Skills that Work.
This session is intended for students in the Commerce and BBA/Management programs, but is open for any new students to attend.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 4: Secrets of Success in the
Culture, Communications & Information Technology Program
Tuesday, August 9th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
✓ Getting the Most from University Texts and Lectures
✓ The Role of Labs and Tutorials in CCIT Courses
✓ Preparing for Exams in your CCIT courses
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 5: Exploring the Geography and Environment Program at UTM
Wednesday, August 10th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
No matter what program you are in, this session will give you WORLDS of information that will help you find your way to the best possible university experience.
✓ Where in the World: A Geography Challenge
✓ Surviving the Tsunami (of University Lectures)
✓ Research in Motion: A Map is NOT Just a Picture
✓ From Here to There: Navigating Your University Experience
This session is intended to introduce students to Geography and Environment courses, but is also recommended for any new student to attend.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 6: Setting Your Program and Career Goals to Enhance Your Academic Experience
Thursday, August 11th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
A team from the Office of the Registrar, the Career Centre and the UTM Library will host this session featuring a discussion by a panel of senior students and alumni on enhancing your academic experience from the perspective of program and career goals. Specific topics included.
✓ Ways to Navigate through Your University Career
✓ Developing your Career and Program Tool-kit
✓ If I knew then what I know now...An Insider’s Perspective.
This session is recommended for any students who are interested in building transferrable skills beyond university. Students are also invited to bring laptops to this session and submit their questions to the panel via twitter.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 7: Secrets of Success in Math, Stats, and Computer Science
Tuesday, August 16th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
This session provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the tools and resources available to support students in mathematics-related courses. Specific topics include:
✓ The Numbers Game: Assessing Readiness for University Calculus
✓ Math without Formulas: Using logic to solve a math problem
✓ Invisible Worlds: Using Mental Models in Computer Science
✓ Vital Statistics: The Science that Shapes Every Other Discipline
This session is recommended to any students enrolled in any of the mathematical science courses, or whose degree requires first-year calculus.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 8: Problem Solving at the University
Level
Wednesday, August 17th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
Problem solving is an essential human skill, both in and out of University. Problem solving is the skill that allows you to understand and apply information in new settings. This session gives you an introduction to the experience of problem solving, and covers a set of key skills and strategies to help you start on the road to effective problem solving.
✓ The Importance of Problem Solving
✓ “I Understand”: How to Approach Problems
✓ Reasoning and How to Develop it
The skills developed in this session are of benefit to all students but the session is especially recommended for students pursuing courses in computer science, math, the sciences and the social sciences.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 9: Discovering the First-Year
Science Class at UTM
Thursday, August 18th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
This session offers strategies on studying in first-year science, preparing for lectures and tests, and making the best use of the academic resources available to you. Specific topics include:
✓ Getting the Most from University Texts and Lectures
✓ The Role of Labs and Tutorials in Science Courses
✓ Preparing for Exams in the Sciences
This session is recommended for any students taking any introductory science course, but is also open for any new student to attend.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 10: Discovering the First-Year Language Class at UTM
Monday, August 22nd 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
The Language Studies Program is not just about languages. It also includes teaching and learning, literature and linguistics. This session offers strategies for studying in first-year language and linguistics courses, preparing for lectures and tests, and making the best use of the academic resources available to you. Specific topics include:
✓ Strategies for effective language learning
✓ The role of Labs, Tutorials and Lectures in Language Courses
✓ Preparing for Written and Oral Exams
✓ The role of Linguistics in the Language Studies Program
This session is recommended for any students taking any introductory language or linguistics course, but is also open for any new student to attend.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 11: Writing and Research at the University Level, Part One
Tuesday, August 23rd 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
Part One of this two-part series focuses on developing writing and research skills necessary for success at the university level. Particular attention will be paid to writing for Historical Studies courses. Specific topics include:
✓ Developing an Academic Style: Differences between High School and University Writing
✓ Thesis Statements
✓ Writing as an Historian: Critical Thinking Skills, Research Strategies, and Patterns of Argument in Historical Studies
This session will be of particular interest to students planning on taking Historical Studies courses, but will benefit any student taking Humanities and Social Science courses that require non-scientific writing.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 12: Writing and Research at the University Level. Part Two
Wednesday, August 24th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
The second part of this series continues the presentation of research and writing expectations at the university level. Particular attention will be paid to writing for English courses. Specific topics include:
✓ Quotation Integration
✓ Paragraph Structure
✓ Close Reading Skills for English Literature Essays
This session will be of particular interest to students taking Humanities and Social Sciences courses that require non-scientific writing.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
SESSION 13: Sprint or Marathon? Putting Together an Effective Study Plan
Thursday, August 25th 2011, 3—5pm,
Kaneff Building, Room 137K
This session provides pratical strategies for achieving effective study practices and features an in-depth discussion by a panel of course instructors and senior students. Specific topics include:
✓ Putting it all together—Goal-Oriented Studying
✓ How do exams work? - Mock Exam
✓ Designing Your Study Plan—the Key Ingredients
This session is open to all students and is recommended as a review of the entire Head Start series.
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
LIBRARY SESSION: Too much, or not enough information? An "algorithm" for solving the problem of getting started
Wednesday, August 17th 2011
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LIBRARY SESSION: Navigating the UTM Library Science pages . . . How Not to Get Lost
Thursday, August 18th 2011
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LIBRARY SESSION: More to Life than Wikipedia Part 1
Tuesday, August 23rd 2011
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LIBRARY SESSION: More to Life than Wikipedia Part 2
Wednesday, August 24th 2011
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LIBRARY SESSION: Transition fromn High School to University: An Overview of the UTM Library
Thursday, August 25th 2011
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LIBRARY SESSION: GEODATA Tour
Wednesday, August 10th 2011
GEODATA Tour at the AstraZeneca Canada Centre for Information and Technical Literacy.
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PROBLEM SOLVING SESSION: Using Puzzles and Games to Improve Your Problem Solving Skills
Tuesday, August 16th 2011 & Monday, August 22nd 2011
Using Puzzles and Games to Improve your Problem Solving Skills.
✓ What makes you a problem solver?
✓ What misconception do we have about puzzles?
In this hands-on workshop, experience the challenge of solving puzzles and explore the philosophy and relationship between puzzles and mathematical problem solving skills.
The workshop will be held on Tuesday, August 16th and repeated on Monday, August 22nd.
Enrolment is capped at 25, so register quickly!
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
PROBLEM SOLVING SESSION: Applying Problem Solving Skills to Math and Science
Thursday, August 18th 2011 & Wednesday, August 24th 2011
Applying Problem Solving Skills to Math and Science
✓ Examine/explore the role of problem solving strategies in the science of genetics
✓ Revisit your high school math skills and see where you stand as you enter into University.
The workshop will expose you to real science problems and explore the role mathematics plays in its solution.
The workshop will be held on Thursday, August 18th and repeated on Wednesday, August 24th.
Enrolment is capped at 25, so register quickly!
Please register for this session at: Head Start 2011
WRITING SESSION: Strategies for Arguing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Wednesday, August 24th 2011
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WRITING SESSION: Close Reading Skills for English and Drama Students
Thursday, August 25th 2011
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