Here are some professional development opportunities for faculty and staff at UBC’s Okanagan campus over the next few weeks.
How to stay out of the headlines: conflict of interest at UBC
Have questions about UBC’s policies on conflict of interest? Need to know more about conflict of interest? Manage staff?
At these short sessions — Christine Hjorleifson, UBC’s conflict of interest administrator — will give staff and faculty an important foundation in understanding conflict of interest scenarios at UBC.
To find out more visit: news.ok.ubc.ca/exchange/2013/08/23/how-to-stay-out-of-the-headlines-conflict-of-interest-at-ubc
Helping your unit head: your role as the tenure and promotion process guardian
Want a better understanding of supporting the tenure and promotion process? This course on October 17 is designed provide understanding and enhance the ability to support deans or unit heads.
The RSVP deadline is October 10, 2013. To RSVP visit the Human Resources website.
Central Booking Office Lunch and Learn
Bring a lunch and learn more about the Central Booking Office (CBO) and its services on October 25.
At this Lunch and Learn session the CBO will cover who is eligible to make a request with the CBO, what the timelines are, what space is chargeable and when, and much more.
To find out more visit: news.ok.ubc.ca/exchange/2013/09/23/central-booking-office-lunch-and-learn-scheduled-for-oct-25/
More workshops
- October 2
The Literature Review: From Research to Writing - October 2
Marking Mid-Terms - October 3, 10 and 17
BEN (Behaviour modification-Exercise-Nutrition) - October 4
Hyperion Open Lab - October 4
Formatting Long Documents: Part 1 - October 5
Boot Camp for Graduate Writers - October 7
Grading and Feedback (Creative and Critical Studies Teaching Assistants Only) - October 8
Accounting 101 and Finance Overview - October 8
UBC Survey Tool - October 9
Using Refworks/Mendeley - October 10
Writing a Human Ethics Application in RISe - October 11
Formatting Long Documents: Part 2 - October 15
Assessment # 7: Self and Peer Assessment - October 16
Using Twitter in the Classroom - October 16
Helping Students Learn - October 17
Writing for the Academic Job Market - October 17
Finance Lunch and Learn - October 17
Decoding the Publisher Contract
For a full listing visit the Okanagan campus events calendar.
