Useful Information

Useful Information: Links for Graduate Students and Supervisors

• Academic Integrity
• Effective Writing
• English Language Proficiency
• Plagiarism
• Research
• Teaching Assistantship Training
• Thesis
• University of Calgary Travel Policy

Academic Integrity

The Center for Academic Integrity provides a forum to identify, affirm, and promote the values of academic integrity among students, faculty, teachers and administrators. See also Plagiarism below.

Effective Writing for Graduate Students

The Effective Writing Program offers short writing courses for graduate students. These non-credit courses provide instruction in graduate-level academic writing as well as in matters of grammar and expression, especially as shaped by disciplinary conventions.

English Language Proficiency

The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program is the only comprehensive, intensive program designed to prepare academically qualified students whose native language is not English, for entry into the University's degree or diploma programs.

The EAP program is for prospective international, Permanent Residents or Canadian students whose level of English language proficiency is at the intermediate to advanced level. The program is not designed for beginners.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is an increasing problem in universities. Visit the University of Alberta Library's useful Faculty Guide to Cyberplagiarism for information on how to avoid committing it and how to discover if it has been committed. There is also a useful article in the Monitor on Psychology. See also Academic Integrity above.

Reference Letters - Hints to faculty for writing reference letters and to students when requesting reference letters

Research

The Research Services website includes a Manual of Research Information for Faculty Members and funding information for both faculties members and graduate students.

Teaching Assistantship Training

In collaboration with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the Learning Commons offers graduate students the opportunity to participate in the University Teaching Certificate program. The goal of this one-year program is to provide graduate students with the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence that will serve as a strong foundation in working with students in a variety of learning settings.
In collaboration with the Graduate Students' Association, the Learning Commons offers graduate students the opportunity to engage in the Teaching Assistant Citation (TAC) program designed to introduce students to topics and issues associated with teaching and learning in higher education. This overview of teaching responsibilities in higher education will provide students with an initial preparation for a teaching assistantship at the University.

University of Calgary Travel Policy

Travel Policy- All students, faculty and staff traveling to countries outside Canada identified by the University as extreme, high or moderate risk countries must register with the Department of Risk Management. Travel by faculty, staff or graduate students to countries that have been identified by the University as extreme risk locations must be approved by the Dean of the teaching faculty and the Associate Vice-President (International), and graduate student travel must also have the approval of the Director of Risk Management. Visit the International Travel and Risk Management Site for further details, links and forms.