IDP Seminar Course (GMS 6901) Fall 2006 - Spring 2007

GMS 6901 is an S/U course.  The requirements you must achieve for a "Satisfactory" grade in the course are listed below.  Attendance must be recorded by signing the attendance sheet.  Please note that there are two types of seminars in the schedule:  research seminars and career development seminars.  

Fall 2006

• Attend the introductory session (required):  "Writing Structured Abstracts" by Dr. Semple-Rowland on September 7.
• Attend 75% of the other scheduled seminars for the semester, e.g. 9 of 12.  These may be any seminars of your choice, including research and/or career development seminars.
• Write a structured abstract of 250-350 words summarizing three (3) research seminars of your choice.  
  Check yourself for plagiarism by submitting your abstract to Turnitin.
  Submit your abstracts via WebCT Vista no later than 5:00 pm the following Monday.  
  Feedback on your writing will be provided by faculty members and/or advanced IDP students.  
• At the end of each of your three structured abstracts, add one paragraph labelled "Critique", with a 100-200 word critique of the seminar presentation, e.g. speaking style, organization of the talk, Powerpoint presentation, strengths/weaknesses, etc.  

Spring 2007

• Attend 75% of the scheduled seminars for the semester, e.g. 12 of 16.  These may be any seminars of your choice, including research and/or career development seminars.
• Write a structured abstract of 250-350 words summarizing three (3) research seminars of your choice.  
  Check yourself for plagiarism by submitting your abstract to Turnitin.
  Submit your abstracts via WebCT Vista no later than 5:00 pm the following Monday.  
  Feedback on your writing will be provided by faculty members and/or advanced IDP students.  
• At the end of each of your three structured abstracts, add one paragraph labelled "Critique", with a 100-200 word critique of the seminar presentation, e.g. speaking style, organization of the talk, Powerpoint presentation, strengths/weaknesses, etc.  

Student Luncheons

A graduate student luncheon will be held for each seminar speaker and up to 8 graduate students at 12:00 noon.  You must be signed up in advance with the seminar speaker's host or Ms. Kathleen Conture to attend the luncheon.  Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to meet speakers who address topics you are particularly interested in.   

Course Director:  Wayne T. McCormack, Ph.D.

Last updated on 8-10-06   wtm