MME Grad Orientation

Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering Department

Wednesday September 7, 2016

E5-3101

Agenda:

2-2:30 - Have a snack and refreshments

2:30 - Welcome notes Hamid Jahed,

Assoc. Chair Grad Studies

Introduction to Staff

Grad Studies Office Services

Awards, TA’s, SAR

New MEng requirements and opportunities

Academic Integrity

3:30 - MMEGA Michael Benoit

MMEGA President

3:45 - Research Workshop and Rachel Figueiredo

introduction to library resources Liaison Librarian

5:00 - Closing remarks; adjourn

MME Graduate Office - E5 3019

Hamid Jahed Associate Chair Grad Studies E5-3047 x31406

Graduate Administrator MASc Program Karen Schooley x33385

Graduate Administrator MEng and GDip Programs Allison Walker x33341

Graduate Administrator PhD program Jian Zou x32019

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MME Graduate Office - E5 3019 Services

Course enrolments: QUEST Issue permission Add and Drop (500-level, AUD, Extra)- Week 4 OVGS Admission Process request for course transfer

TA assignments (Karen Schooley)

GRS payments (Jian Zou): Issues all GRS payments well in advance of the payment date

Issuing Keys and Assigning Offices (Allison Walker) Grad Mail Room: E3 2111C, pass code: 43215 (Denise E5-3001)

Scholarships and awards: Informs students of available opportunities Indorses qualified award applications Awards internal FOE’s and UW scholarships

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MME Graduate Office - E5 3019 Services

Program requirements and graduations:

UW Grad Calendar, FOE , and MME Websites

Available to answer all questions

Approval of examination committee members (PhD Comp,

defence, and MASc readers)

Assess progress (SAR)

Process request for program extensions (MASc 6, PhD 12, Comp 4)

Review request for program completion

MEng Grad Diplomas enquiries

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Graduate Milestones All Grads:

The academic integrity Milestone (AIM) (tutorial and quiz)

Waterloo LEARN will go live on Sept 8, 2016

MUST complete within the first 8 weeks of the term

highly recommended: visit https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity/ Complete following three online safety modules SO1001 Employee safety orientation (requires 30-60 minutes to complete)

SO1081 Workplace violence awareness (requires 30-60 minutes to complete)

SO2017 WHMIS 2015 (requires 45-60 minutes to complete) This online course is available by self-registering on LEARN.

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Graduate Milestones

MEng students only: Must take two core MME graduate courses Must attend at least four research seminars Details: https://uwaterloo.ca/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/current-graduate-students/meng-students

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MASc and PhD Students only: Safety (in-class and on-line) In-class session scheduled for Thursday September 15th from 11:30 – 12:30 in CPH 3679 On-line https://info.uwaterloo.ca/infohs/hse/online_training/MME/MME.html All new student MUST complete in the first term

Scholarships- NSERC (open to Canadian citizens and PRs/ Research Students)

NSERC (1 year)- MASc: CGS-M 17,500 + 10,000** = $27500 /yr Average ~90% Waterloo CGS-M web site ~December 1st, 2016 by 8:00 p.m. (EST): tentative deadline for submitting online application.

NSERC (2-3 years)- PhD: PGS-D 21,000 + 10,000** = $31000 /yr CGS-D 35,000 + 10,000** = $45,000 /yr Average ~90% + publications/awards Waterloo GSD web site October 14th, 2016 by 8:00 p.m. (EST): deadline for submitting online application to NSERC portal.

**UW President’s Scholarship 1/2

check this website Mitacs’ Accelerate for Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships

Scholarships-OGS (also open to Int. Students / Research Students)

OGS (1 year)- MASc and PhD:

15,000 + 10,000** = $25,000 /yr

Average ~85+% (Int. upper 90’s + publications)

Waterloo OGS web site

Deadlines, October 14, 2016 for Int. Students

, February 1st, 2017 for Canadian Citizens and PRs

This is submitted to the Department. There are interim deadlines.

**UW President’s Scholarship 2/2

TA Assignments (MASc and PhD Students)

• 55-65 TA units per term

• On average around 100 students will be awarded /term

• A full TA task is ~130 hours/term

• TA currently at $4086

• Provisional list will be out Oct, Feb, June for W, S and F terms

• Must attend ExpecTAion workshop

• Must apply- need supervisor approval

• TA is a job and not a privilege

• Instructors recruit their TA’s

• Max of 2 full TA per year

• Aim is at least 1 TA per year

• Best TA’s are selected by students– Letter of Recognition and $50 Award

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Student Activity Reports (SAR) (MASc and PhD Students)

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• Must submit SAR each term (starting from term 2)

• Reminders will be send out in Sept, Jan, and May

• Supervisors evaluation

• Report publications

• Term awards (average above 80%)

• Submitted publications ($750-$1000)

• Outstanding performance ($250)

MME Professional Certificates (MEng Students)

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• Three Graduate Diplomas

• Green Energy (4 courses) –see Prof Wen

• Design (4 courses) –see Prof Lambert or Nespoli

• Fire Safety (6 courses) –see Prof E. Weckman

• In conjunction with MEng degree