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Ébauche d’une motion/ Draft of a Motion
Voici une ébauche d’une motion sur les services spécialisés et l’aide à la rédaction des travaux universitaires des étudiant.e.s diplômé.e.s qui sera présentée ‘aux fins d’information’ pour les commentaires et pour discussion à la prochaine réunion du Comité de planification scolaire, un sous-comité du Sénat, le 28 février 2012. Merci à la GSAÉD pour l’aide dans la préparation de cette motion. Si vous avez des questions ou des commentaires, envoyez-moi un courriel.
Here is a draft of a motion on specialized services and support for graduate students that will be presented ‘for information’ for comments and discussion at the next meeting of the Committee on Academic Planning, which is a sub-committee of the Senate, on February 28, 2012. Thank you to GSAÉD for the help in preparing this motion. If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me.
Motion sur les services spécialisés et l’aide à la rédaction des travaux universitaires des étudiant.e.s diplômé.e.s
Attendu que les directeurs de recherche limitent leur aide à des commentaires sur les idées et arguments de fond contenus dans les travaux des étudiants diplômés. Les directeurs comptent sur les étudiants diplômés à modifier leur propre travail en termes de l’utilisation de la langue, les éléments structurels de la présentation, et pour les différents genres de la rédaction académique. Les directeurs s’attendent aussi que les étudiants des cycles supérieurs chercheront de l’aide supplémentaire si nécessaire;
Attendu que les étudiants diplômés sont admis à des programmes des études aux cycles supérieurs avec les divers degrés de compétences linguistiques et de compétences en rédaction, et avec des formations académiques différentes;
Attendu qu’au Centre d’aide à la rédaction des travaux universitaires (Cartu) “Les étudiants diplômés peuvent rencontrer un conseiller en rédaction du Cartu pour développer leurs habiletés générales en rédaction (grammaire, ponctuation, structure de phrase) ou pour obtenir réponse à des questions pointues au sujet de l’utilisation correcte des styles de référence et de l’intégration des sources à un travail.” Cependent, “les conseillers en rédaction NE PEUVENT PAS offrir des conseils ou de l’appui au sujet de problèmes spécifiques à la rédaction aux études supérieures. Il ne leur est PAS non plus possible de réviser, commenter, ou corriger les thèses, les projets, les travaux ou les articles, en entier ou en partie.” Pour référence: http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/redaction/diplomes/;
Attendu que d’autres universités canadiennes offrent les services qui répondent aux besoins spécifiques des étudiants diplômés et les exigences, les demandes, et les attentes des programmes d’études supérieures. Par exemple, Les universités suivantes de l’Ontario offrent des services spécialisés et de soutien pour la rédaction des travaux universitaires des étudiants diplômés:
• L’Université Carleton: http://www1.carleton.ca/sasc/writing-tutorial-service/
• L’Université de Toronto: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/english.htm
• L’Université McGill: http://www.mcgill.ca/mwc/
• L’Université Wilfred Laurier: http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=306&p=15192
• L’Université de Western Ontario: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing/index.html?grad;
Attendu que le Conseil de la GSAÉD a adopté une motion lors de sa rencontre du 31 janvier 2012 appuyant la demande de recevoir des services spécialisés et l’aide à la rédaction des travaux universitaires des étudiants diplômés;
QSRQ la Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales (FÉSP) procède à établir des services spécialisés dans le but d’aider les étudiants diplômés avec la rédaction des travaux universitaires en proportion avec les exigences des programmes des études aux cycles supérieurs (p. ex., les projets des cours, les propositions de thèse, les projets de recherche, les thèses et les dissertations, les demandes de bourses, les papiers de conférence, et la publication) en consultation avec la GSAÉD.
Motion on Specialized Services and Support for Graduate Students’ Academic Writing
Whereas supervisors of graduate students reasonably limit their assistance to comments on the ideas and substantive arguments contained in students’ work. Supervisors rely on graduate students to edit their own work in terms of the use of language, the structural elements of presentation, and for the different genres of academic writing. Supervisors also reasonably expect that graduate students will seek additional assistance when necessary;
Whereas graduate students are admitted to graduate studies programs with varying degrees of language and writing proficiency, and with different educational backgrounds;
Whereas at the Academic Writing Help Centre (AWHC) “Graduate students can meet with AWHC writing advisors to work on issues such as grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and referencing.” However, “writing advisors CANNOT provide feedback or help with problems or issues specific to writing at the graduate level, nor can they review, proofread or revise any paper, thesis, project, article, or part thereof.” For reference: http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/writing/graduate/;
Whereas many other Canadian universities offer services that address the specific needs of graduate students and the requirements, demands, and expectations of graduate programs. For example, the following universities in Ontario offer specialized services and support for graduate students’ academic writing:
• Carleton University: http://www1.carleton.ca/sasc/writing-tutorial-service/
• The University of Toronto: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/english.htm
• McGill University: http://www.mcgill.ca/mwc/
• Wilfred Laurier University: http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=306&p=15192
• The University of Western Ontario: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing/index.html?grad;
Whereas the Council of the GSAÉD passed a motion on January 31, 2012 supporting the request to receive specialized services and support for graduate students’ academic writing;
BIRT the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) moves to establish specialized services to support graduate students in their academic writing as commensurate with the demands of graduate students’ programs (i.e. help with coursework, research proposals, research projects, theses and dissertations, grant writing, conference papers, and publishing) in consultation with GSAÉD.
Motion sur les services spécialisés et l’aide à la rédaction des travaux universitaires des étudiant.e.s diplômé.e.s
Annexe
Les universités suivantes de l’Ontario offrent des services spécialisés et de soutien pour la rédaction des travaux universitaires des étudiants diplômés:
L’Université Carleton: http://www1.carleton.ca/sasc/writing-tutorial-service/
(En anglais) The Writing Tutorial Service (WTS) offers students and faculty assistance with the teaching and learning of academic writing. Our services are free to students and faculty from all departments.
The Writing Tutorial Service (WTS) is a service, offered by Carleton University’s Student Academic Success Centre (SASC), that is dedicated to supporting students’ academic writing. We serve all Carleton students at all levels of study. Over the years, our core tutoring service has been augmented with an outreach service offering workshops within classes as well as other collaborations and partnerships with professors, teaching assistants and student support units at Carleton.
Our Vision: The WTS is founded on the central belief that writing is a social process, one which involves continuous adaptation and growth. Our team of dedicated tutors strives to teach and guide students through this journey, and aims to equip them with the skills that are required to better their academic performance and future careers.
Our Method: The WTS is free of charge to those people who visit us. Focused, face to face consultation sessions team a tutor and a student, during which time new writing skills, tools and processes are developed and explored, each tailored to the student’s individual needs. The art of listening allows the tutors to aid in tackling the personal challenges that a student may be facing.
Our Population: The WTS works with individuals from all academic disciplines within the university, who are at all levels of academic achievement. We offer writing support services to undergraduate and graduate students, teaching assistants and faculty. We believe that the evolution of writing skills continues throughout the university experience. We welcome Carleton students in all their diversity.
L’Université de Toronto: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/english.htm
(En anglais) English Language and Writing Support (ELWS): Welcome to the Office of English Language and Writing Support (ELWS). Housed in 63 St. George Street, within the School of Graduate Studies, ELWS provides graduate students with advanced training in academic writing and speaking. Graduate students need to be able to communicate sophisticated information to sophisticated audiences. As you prepare to attend your first conference, to write your first proposal, or to publish your first paper, you will need stronger communication skills than those needed in undergraduate work. By emphasizing professional development rather than remediation, ELWS can help you cultivate the ability to diagnose and address the weaknesses in your oral and written work.
The Office of English Language and Writing Support offers four types of instruction designed to target the needs of both native and non-native speakers of English:
L’Université McGill: http://www.mcgill.ca/mwc/
(En anglais) Welcome to the newly launched McGill Writing Centre!
Would you like to refine your academic writing skills or learn to write for a specific professional audience? The McGill Writing Centre (MWC) can help you to attain your goals. As a student in one of the MWC’s courses or workshops, you will learn essential writing techniques and tips that will help you to succeed both at university and in many different professions. Located in the McLennan-Redpath Library, the MWC provides a central resource for written communication, offering credit courses for both native and non-native English speakers. The MWC’s offerings emphasize writing strategies and techniques as well as self-editing processes that will help you to identify and eliminate common mistakes. The Centre’s instructors will show you how to organize your ideas, express yourself clearly, make convincing arguments, and reach the right audience.
Check this site in the coming weeks for information about the MWC tutorial service and details of upcoming non-credit workshops and seminars.
L’Université Wilfred Laurier: http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=306&p=15192
(En anglais) Writing support for graduate students
Individual Writing Consultations: Like undergraduate students, graduate students are entitled to three consultations per term. The main difference is that while undergraduate students meet with a student tutor, graduate students always see a writing professional with a graduate degree in English or professional writing.
When we work with graduate students, we strive for a collaborative approach in which the student shares knowledge about his or her area of expertise, while the writing centre professional offers feedback on rhetorical strategies and academic writing practices. We understand that graduate students are on the way to becoming experts in a specialized subject area, but that they face a steep learning curve: they have to move from writing just to fulfill the requirements of an assignment or course, towards writing as a participant in a wider research community.
Our goal is to help you learn what you need to know to ensure your writing is at a professional level. We have worked with students for a variety of purposes and in a range of genres, including the following:
- ·Grant proposals
- ·Thesis proposals
- ·Chapters of a thesis
- ·Course assignments
- ·Major research papers
- ·Formal lab reports
- ·Journal articles
- ·Conference proposals and papers
- ·Pre-entry performance tests
- ·Seminar presentations
- ·Applications for graduate school
We also offer general advice about writing—text organization, effective sentence structure, and grammar.
[...]
Writing Workshops: Graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend any of the workshops in our university-wide workshop series. Many graduate students can benefit from attending these workshops to become conscious of the rhetorical, sentence-level choices available to them as writers. Are you confident enough about your writing?
L’Université de Western Ontario: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing/index.html?grad
(En anglais) GradWRITE: Graduate school presents students with a unique set of challenges, including higher expectations of writing ability and productive output, but it also gives you the opportunity to take your writing to a new level. Through GradWRITE, The Writing Support Centre offers a suite of services aimed at helping graduate students in all aspects of their writing.
GradWRITE Services
One-on-one Consultations: Students can make an hour-long appointment with a writing counsellor and receive feedback on drafts for coursework papers, grant and scholarship applications, thesis/dissertation components or any other writing issue.
Call 519-661-3031 or drop by Student Development Services Room 4112 (in Western Student Services Building) to make an appointment.
[...]
Graduate Writing Workshops: Writing lectures and tutorials on a variety of topics aimed at helping you gain confidence and success in writing graduate level papers are offered throughout the year. Both the lectures and the companion tutorial sessions are offered twice a week, with a few exceptions. Tutorials build on the lecture topics and students are encouraged to bring their own writing-in-progress to these interactive workshops. Tutorials geared specifically to English Language Learners are offered on the Friday sessions. You may register for up to one lecture and one tutorial per week. Please see GradWrite Registration for specific dates and times.
Workshop Topics:
- ·Acclimate: Making the most of the writing process
- ·Economy of Words: Writing clearly and concisely
- ·Putting your Best Foot Forward: Writing effective research proposals
- ·So you’ve read the literature–now what?: Writing your literature review
- ·Conquering your mountain: Writing your thesis or dissertation
- ·KIS: Summarizing your research into an abstract
- ·Beyond Nouns and Verbs: Refining your grammar skills
- ·Making Your Own Bed: Editing and Proofreading
- ·Be Good to Your Colon: Punctutation
- ·Writing for the Outside World: Getting published
Motion on Specialized Services and Support for Graduate Students’ Academic Writing
Appendix
The following universities in Ontario offer specialized services and support for graduate students’ academic writing:
Carleton University: http://www1.carleton.ca/sasc/writing-tutorial-service/
The Writing Tutorial Service (WTS) offers students and faculty assistance with the teaching and learning of academic writing. Our services are free to students and faculty from all departments.
The Writing Tutorial Service (WTS) is a service, offered by Carleton University’s Student Academic Success Centre (SASC), that is dedicated to supporting students’ academic writing. We serve all Carleton students at all levels of study. Over the years, our core tutoring service has been augmented with an outreach service offering workshops within classes as well as other collaborations and partnerships with professors, teaching assistants and student support units at Carleton.
Our Vision: The WTS is founded on the central belief that writing is a social process, one which involves continuous adaptation and growth. Our team of dedicated tutors strives to teach and guide students through this journey, and aims to equip them with the skills that are required to better their academic performance and future careers.
Our Method: The WTS is free of charge to those people who visit us. Focused, face to face consultation sessions team a tutor and a student, during which time new writing skills, tools and processes are developed and explored, each tailored to the student’s individual needs. The art of listening allows the tutors to aid in tackling the personal challenges that a student may be facing.
Our Population: The WTS works with individuals from all academic disciplines within the university, who are at all levels of academic achievement. We offer writing support services to undergraduate and graduate students, teaching assistants and faculty. We believe that the evolution of writing skills continues throughout the university experience. We welcome Carleton students in all their diversity.
The University of Toronto: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/english.htm
English Language and Writing Support (ELWS): Welcome to the Office of English Language and Writing Support (ELWS). Housed in 63 St. George Street, within the School of Graduate Studies, ELWS provides graduate students with advanced training in academic writing and speaking. Graduate students need to be able to communicate sophisticated information to sophisticated audiences. As you prepare to attend your first conference, to write your first proposal, or to publish your first paper, you will need stronger communication skills than those needed in undergraduate work. By emphasizing professional development rather than remediation, ELWS can help you cultivate the ability to diagnose and address the weaknesses in your oral and written work.
The Office of English Language and Writing Support offers four types of instruction designed to target the needs of both native and non-native speakers of English:
McGill University: http://www.mcgill.ca/mwc/
Welcome to the newly launched McGill Writing Centre!
Would you like to refine your academic writing skills or learn to write for a specific professional audience? The McGill Writing Centre (MWC) can help you to attain your goals. As a student in one of the MWC’s courses or workshops, you will learn essential writing techniques and tips that will help you to succeed both at university and in many different professions. Located in the McLennan-Redpath Library, the MWC provides a central resource for written communication, offering credit courses for both native and non-native English speakers. The MWC’s offerings emphasize writing strategies and techniques as well as self-editing processes that will help you to identify and eliminate common mistakes. The Centre’s instructors will show you how to organize your ideas, express yourself clearly, make convincing arguments, and reach the right audience.
Check this site in the coming weeks for information about the MWC tutorial service and details of upcoming non-credit workshops and seminars.
Wilfred Laurier University: http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=306&p=15192
Writing support for graduate students
Individual Writing Consultations: Like undergraduate students, graduate students are entitled to three consultations per term. The main difference is that while undergraduate students meet with a student tutor, graduate students always see a writing professional with a graduate degree in English or professional writing.
When we work with graduate students, we strive for a collaborative approach in which the student shares knowledge about his or her area of expertise, while the writing centre professional offers feedback on rhetorical strategies and academic writing practices. We understand that graduate students are on the way to becoming experts in a specialized subject area, but that they face a steep learning curve: they have to move from writing just to fulfill the requirements of an assignment or course, towards writing as a participant in a wider research community.
Our goal is to help you learn what you need to know to ensure your writing is at a professional level. We have worked with students for a variety of purposes and in a range of genres, including the following:
- ·Grant proposals
- ·Thesis proposals
- ·Chapters of a thesis
- ·Course assignments
- ·Major research papers
- ·Formal lab reports
- ·Journal articles
- ·Conference proposals and papers
- ·Pre-entry performance tests
- ·Seminar presentations
- ·Applications for graduate school
We also offer general advice about writing—text organization, effective sentence structure, and grammar.
[...]
Writing Workshops: Graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend any of the workshops in our university-wide workshop series. Many graduate students can benefit from attending these workshops to become conscious of the rhetorical, sentence-level choices available to them as writers. Are you confident enough about your writing?
The University of Western Ontario: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing/index.html?grad
GradWRITE: Graduate school presents students with a unique set of challenges, including higher expectations of writing ability and productive output, but it also gives you the opportunity to take your writing to a new level. Through GradWRITE, The Writing Support Centre offers a suite of services aimed at helping graduate students in all aspects of their writing.
GradWRITE Services
One-on-one Consultations: Students can make an hour-long appointment with a writing counsellor and receive feedback on drafts for coursework papers, grant and scholarship applications, thesis/dissertation components or any other writing issue.
Call 519-661-3031 or drop by Student Development Services Room 4112 (in Western Student Services Building) to make an appointment.
[...]
Graduate Writing Workshops: Writing lectures and tutorials on a variety of topics aimed at helping you gain confidence and success in writing graduate level papers are offered throughout the year. Both the lectures and the companion tutorial sessions are offered twice a week, with a few exceptions. Tutorials build on the lecture topics and students are encouraged to bring their own writing-in-progress to these interactive workshops. Tutorials geared specifically to English Language Learners are offered on the Friday sessions. You may register for up to one lecture and one tutorial per week. Please see GradWrite Registration for specific dates and times.
Workshop Topics:
- ·Acclimate: Making the most of the writing process
- ·Economy of Words: Writing clearly and concisely
- ·Putting your Best Foot Forward: Writing effective research proposals
- ·So you’ve read the literature–now what?: Writing your literature review
- ·Conquering your mountain: Writing your thesis or dissertation
- ·KIS: Summarizing your research into an abstract
- ·Beyond Nouns and Verbs: Refining your grammar skills
- ·Making Your Own Bed: Editing and Proofreading
- ·Be Good to Your Colon: Punctutation
- ·Writing for the Outside World: Getting published
Questionnaire: Changing our Convocation Ceremonies?/ Modifications aux cérémonies des collation des grades?
The University of Ottawa’s administration is considering the possibility of making changes to convocation ceremonies after the next Spring 2012 ceremonies. I am currently seeking graduate students’ thoughts on this matter. I will bring your comments, or a summary of your comments, back to the discussion table to better inform any preliminary consultations. I think it is important to know a) what students value most about convocation and what they would not want changed, b) what students would like changed and how these changes can be brought about, and c) what, in your opinion, would be an ideal convocation ceremony? / L’administration de l’Université d’Ottawa envisage la possibilité d’apporter des modifications à la collation des grades après les prochaines cérémonies au printemps 2012. Je suis présentement à la recherche des pensées des étudiant.e.s diplômé.e.s à ce sujet. Je vais apporter vos commentaires, ou un résumé des commentaires, à la table de discussion pour mieux informer les consultations préliminaires. Je pense qu’il est important de savoir a) ce que les élèves apprécient le plus des collation des grades et ce qu’ils ne voudraient pas changé, b) ce que les élèves aimeraient changer et comment ces changements peuvent être apportés, et c) ce qui, à votre avis, serait une cérémonie de collation des grades idéal?
Thanks for all your help! I will continue to post updates on this matter, and seek further comments. Email me if you have difficulty with the questionnaire. / Merci à tous pour votre aide! Je vais continuer à écrire des mises à jour sur cette question, et chercher d’autres commentaires. Si vous avez des difficultés avec le questionnaire, m’envoyer un courriel.
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À la recherche de candidatures nommé par les étudiants diplômés: Qui recommanderiez-vous pour recevoir un doctorat honorifique?
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Bonjour à tous,
Je suis intéressé à savoir qui vous nommeraient pour recevoir un doctorat honorifique de l’Université d’Ottawa.
Notez que l’un des objectifs des doctorats honorifiques est d’ “inspirer les finissants et finissantes lors de la collation des grades en donnant en exemple les personnes ainsi honorées” (Référence, voir point 3).
S’il vous plaît consulter les critères pour conférer des doctorats honorifiques. [pdf]
Ce document est également disponible sur le site web de l’Université d’Ottawa. [Lien]
J’encourage fortement les étudiants à soumettre des recommandations.
Voici une copie du formulaire de soumission. [doc]
Ce formulaire est également disponible pour téléchargement via le site web de uOttawa. [Lien]
Voici une liste de mes suggestions pour vous aider à remplir la demande:
• Lors de la rédaction du rationnel pour la nomination, qui peut être une présentation qui est de 4 pages, indiquer clairement pourquoi vous avez recommander ce candidat, et fournir des exemples pour illustrer vos arguments.
• Expliquez la relation du candidat avec l’Université d’Ottawa, et, si possible, mettre en évidence la façon dont ils ont aider et travailler avec les étudiants de l’UO, et aussi la communauté.
• Expliquez si votre candidature est appuyé par vos pairs, et pourquoi.
• Étant donné que les bénéficiaires de doctorats honorifiques parler aux finissants au convocatin, s’assurer que le candidat peut présenter en français et en anglais.
• Remarque si oui ou non le candidat a déjà reçu un ou plusieurs doctorats honorifiques. Si oui, quand et de quelle(s) institution(s)?
• Enfin, je vous recommandons de consulter le ou la doyen.ne de votre Faculté pour des commentaires sur votre demande. Notez quelque part sur votre formulaire de soumission si vous avez le soutien du Doyen/ de la Doyenne, et demander au doyen.ne de signer le formulaire.
Comme indiqué sur le formulaire de soumission, “ce formulaire doit être soumis soit au chancelier, soit au recteur, soit aux vice-recteurs, ou soit aux doyens.”
Si vous souhaitez que je soutiens votre candidature, et être capable de parler avec confiance, s’il vous plaît m’envoyer une copie de votre demande aussi.
Si vous avez des questions, m’envoyer un courriel.
Seeking Nominations by Graduate Students: Who would you recommend receive an honorary doctorate?
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Hello everyone,
I am interested in knowing who you would nominate to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa.
Note that one of the objectives of honorary doctorates is “Inspiring graduating students at convocation ceremonies by presenting the honourees as role models” (Reference, see point 3).
Please consult the criteria for conferring honorary doctorates. [pdf]
This document is also available on the UOttawa website. [Link]
I strongly encourage students to submit recommendations.
Here is a copy of submission form. [doc]
This form is also available for download through the UOttawa website. [Link]
Here is a list of my suggestions to help you complete the application:
• When writing the rational for the nomination, which can be a 4 page statement, clearly state why you recommend this nominee, and provide examples to illustrate your arguments.
• Explain what relationship the nominee has with the University of Ottawa, and, if possible, highlight how they have supported students at the UofO.
• Explain whether your nomination is supported by your peers, and why.
• Since recipients of honorary doctorates speak to graduating students at convocatin, ensure that the nominee can present in both French and English.
• Note whether or not the nominee has been previously awarded an honrary doctorate. If so, when and from what institution(s)?
• Finally, I would recommend consulting the Dean of your Faculty for feedback on your application. Note somewhere on your submission form if you have the support of the Dean, and request that the Dean sign the form.
As noted on the submission form, “forms must be submitted to either the Chancellor, the President, the Vice-Presidents, or one of the Deans“
If you would like me to support your nomination, and be able to speak confidently, please also send me a copy of your application.
If you have any questions, send me an email.
