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1 Student Handbook / Guide de l’étudiant 2017-2018 Master of Information Studies (MIS) School of Information Studies, Faculty of Arts Maîtrise en sciences de l’information (MSI) École des sciences de l’information, Faculté des arts www.arts.uOttawa.ca/sis | www.arts.uOttawa.ca/esi Pavillon Desmarais Hall (DMS 11101) 55 Laurier E. Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 613-562-5130 @UO_ESIS University of Ottawa Université d’Ottawa

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StudentHandbook/Guidedel’étudiant

2017-2018

MasterofInformationStudies(MIS)

SchoolofInformationStudies,FacultyofArts

Maîtriseensciencesdel’information(MSI)Écoledessciencesdel’information,Facultédesarts

www.arts.uOttawa.ca/sis|www.arts.uOttawa.ca/esi

PavillonDesmaraisHall(DMS11101)55LaurierE.

OttawaONK1N6N5613-562-5130@UO_ESIS

UniversityofOttawaUniversitéd’Ottawa

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

IntroductionMessagefromtheDirectorNotremissionetnotrevisionUnmotausujetdubilinguismeàl’ÉSISMeettheÉSISteamConseillerspédagogiques

MISProgramProgramOverviewProgramOptions

DepartmentalActivitiesQuoideneuf/ÉSISDigestTwitter

Associationdesétudiants(AÉSISSA)

FacilitiesandStudentServicesCourrielStudyandCollaborativeWorkSpacesBoîteauxlettresComputerlabs,printingandphotocopyingoptionsParkingandtransportationTransportencommun(OCTranspo)FootpatrolHealthservices

ServicesscolairesOfficialLanguagesandBilingualismInstitute(OLBI)StudentAcademicSuccessService(SASS)AcademicWritingHelpCentre(AWHC)AccessServiceLibraryBookstoreGuideforMaster’sThesisResearchEthics

FinancialSupport

ScholarshipsAssistantshipsandWork-StudyConferenceParticipation

ImportantUniversityofOttawaRegulationsRèglementsgénérauxdelaFÉSPBilingualism

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FraudescolaireExaminationsandgradingSexualviolenceGuidetoFeesforStudentsinÉSISCO-OPProgram

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WelcometotheSchoolofInformationStudies(ÉSIS)Bonjourauxétudiantsetbienvenue–oubonretour–à l’ÉSISpour l’annéescolairede2017-2018!

Youarejoiningusatanexcitingtime!Theblossomingofourknowledgesocietyhascreatedagreater need for information specialists. With the increasing production of information andapplicationofassociatedtechnologies,therapidlyevolvinginformationprofessionscontinuetogrow in importance.More than ever,we need to understand the role of information at theindividual,social,andorganizationallevel,andweneedprofessionalswhocaninvestigateandmanagetherelatedprocesses,systemsandservicestoensureadequateaccesstoinformationandknowledge–danslesdeuxlanguesofficiellesduCanada.Likewise,weneedscholarswhocan make observations and generate new knowledge about phenomena in the informationdomain.

Work in the field of information studies is increasingly complex and challenging, and theopportunities increasingly varied.Whether your interest is indata curationor in informationpolicydevelopment, inwebdesignor inmanagementof informationservices, insocialmediaorinaccesstoinformation,ÉSISwillprovideyouwithavarietyofcoursestomeetyourneeds,aswellasopportunitiestodeveloparesearchagendaandtoputyourknowledgeintopractice–andallthisinabilingualenvironment.

Lecorpsprofessoralet lepersonneldesoutiende l’ÉSISvoussouhaitentbeaucoupdesuccèsdansvotreprogrammedemaîtriseensciencesdel’information.Nousavonshâtedetravailleravec vous et de vous appuyer pendant que vous suivez votre programme d’études etdéveloppezunecompréhensionapprofondiedumétier.

Weinviteyoutoworkwithus,too,sothatÉSIScancontinuetobenefit frompassionateandinvolvedstudentsandalumni.Yourparticipationthroughrepresentationinthedecision-makingprocess helps us to continue to evolve and improve. We hope that you will carry on thistraditionbycontributing,bothformallyandinformally,toourongoingdevelopment.

Àl’ÉSIS,nousvoudrionsvousoffriruneexpériencepositive,autantqu’uneformationdehautequalité.Donc,nousvousencourageonsdevousmettreencontactavec lesprofesseursou lepersonnel de soutien si vous avez des suggestions pour nous aider à faire progresser cesobjectifs.

Jevoussouhaiteunebonneannéescolaireavectousmesvœuxderéussite.

HélèneCarrierDirector(Acting)

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NotremissionCentre d’excellence en recherche et en enseignement, l’ÉSIS offre une formationprofessionnelleconcurrentiellefondéesurlaconnaissanceextensive,théoriqueetpratique,delaproduction, lacollection, l’organisation, larécupération, latransformationet lagestiondesdonnées,del’informationetdusavoir.L’ÉSISfavoriseunmilieud’apprentissagequipréparelesprofessionnelsde l’informationau21esiècleàassumerunrôlede leaderoudechercheurauprofitdelapopulationcanadienneetauseind’unesociétédel’informationetd’uneéconomieaxéesurlesavoirquisontbilinguesetmulticulturelles.

NotrevisionVisant l’excellence en recherche, en enseignement et en engagement communautaire, l’ÉSISestl’écoledessciencesdel’informationdechoixpourlespersonnesbilingues(français-anglais)tantdelarégiondelacapitalenationalequeduCanadaetd’ailleursdanslemonde.

OurMissionÉSIS is a centre of research and teaching excellence that offers a competitive professionaleducation based on a comprehensive understanding of the theory and practice oftheproduction, collection, organization, retrieval, transformationand management of data,information and knowledge. ÉSIS fosters a learning environment that prepares informationprofessionals in the 21st century to assume leadership and research roles for the benefit ofcitizens in Canada’s bilingual and multi-cultural knowledge-based economy and informationsociety.

OurVisionInsupportoftheUniversityofOttawa'svision,ÉSISshallbetheinformationstudiesschoolofchoice forbilingual (English-French) individuals in theNationalCapitalRegion, inCanadaandinternationally,throughexcellenceinresearch,teachingandcommunityengagement.

Unmotausujetdubilinguismeàl’ÉSISLebilinguismeestaucœurdel’ÉSIS.Touslesmembresducorpsprofessoraletdupersonneldesoutienserontravisdecommuniqueravecvousdanslesdeuxlanguesofficiellesdel’Université.Notreenvironnementbilingueoffrelapossibilitédeparlersoitenfrançais,soitenanglais.Cartoutlemondeàl’ÉSISestcapabledecomprendrelesdeuxlangues,nousavonsprisladécisionde les utiliser en alternance, au lieu d’effectuer un dédoublement de toutes noscommunications.

ThismeansthatyouwillfindsomepartsofthishandbookpresentedinEnglish,andothersinFrench.A similar strategy isused formost communications coming fromÉSIS.However, youshouldalwaysfeelcomfortablecommunicatingwithusinthelanguageofyourchoice.

As a pre-requisite to entering the Master of Information Studies program, students areexpectedtobefunctionallybilingual. TheUniversityofOttawasupports itsstudentsthrough

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someexcellent resources.TheOfficial LanguagesandBilingualism Institute (OLBI) isahelpfulplacetoaccessinformation,courses,andtutoringinasecondlanguage.

http://www.olbi.uottawa.ca/http://www.ilob.uottawa.ca

In any given year, ÉSIS endeavours to ensure that a range ofMIS courses will be taught inEnglishand inFrench.Studentsmustkeepabreastofeachyear’scourseofferings inordertoensure that theymeet the language requirements for theirdegree.Please remember that inordertocompletetheMISdegreerequirements,studentsmustcomplete25%oftheircoursesin their second language. Students are also reminded that the same course will never beofferedinbothEnglishandFrenchwithinthesameacademicyear.

Encequiconcernelestravauxpratiquesetlesexamens,l’ÉSISrespectlepolitiquelinguistiquede l’Universitéd’Ottawa,quiprévoitquetoutétudianta ledroitderédigersestravauxetderépondreauxquestionsd'examendanslalangueofficielledesonchoix.

Règlementsurlebilinguismeàl’Universitéd’Ottawa/RegulationonbilingualismattheUniversityofOttawa:

http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/bilinguisme.htmlhttp://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/bilingualism.html

MeettheÉSISTeamAdministrativeOffices

ThestaffatÉSISwillbepleasedtoassistyouwithanyadministrativequestionsthatyoumayhave.

• HélèneCarrier,InterimDirector(DMS11101-D),x7376,É[email protected]• ImanHaddi,Secretary/Receptionist(DMS11101),x5238,É[email protected]• TBA,AdministrativeAssistant(DMS11102),x4356,É[email protected]• CatherineBernard,AcademicAssistant(DMS8166)x3392,[email protected]• DorisRiouxCO-OPProgramCoordinator,(DMS3194),x3020,[email protected]

Officehours:MondaytoFriday9am-4:30pm(closed12-1pmforlunchhour).

Summerhours:MondaytoFriday9am-3:30pm(closed12-1pmforlunchhour).

FacultyMany professors work together to provide you with a quality education. Different types ofprofessors play different roles. Here is the core team of professors with whom you will beworkingatÉSISoverthecomingacademicyear.

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Regularfull-timeprofessors

Theseprofessorsworkfull-timeatÉSISandhavetheirofficeslocatedintheDesmaraisBuilding.Inaddition to teaching, they conduct researchandareeligible to supervise student researchprojects. Each student at ÉSIS will be assigned one of the regular professors as a FacultyAdvisor.

• Dr.IngeAlberts,AssistantProfessor(DMS11105),x7082,[email protected]• Dr.MaryCavanagh,AssociateProfessor(DMS111101-D),x7376,

[email protected]• Dr.HeatherMorrison,AssociateProfessor(DMS11102)x7364,

[email protected]• Dr.AndréVellino,AssociateProfessor(DMS11107),x4841,[email protected]

• Dr.StefanieHaustein,AssistantProfessor(DMS11102),x1986,[email protected]

Adjunct,Cross-appointed,andpart-timeprofessors

Cross-appointedprofessorsaremembersofotherdepartmentsattheUniversityofOttawa,butwhoalsocontributetoÉSISthroughteaching,supervisionandknowledgesharing.Adjunctandpart-timeprofessorsarespecialistsinthefieldwhoalsoworkoutsidetheUniversity,butwhooffer their expertise through part-time teaching as well as other activities.Many professorscontributetoÉSISinthesecapacities,butherearethecorecontributorswhomyouarelikelytomeetoverthecomingyear.

• ProfessorBillCurran• ProfessorTomDelsey• ProfessorPierreDesrochers• ProfessorJonathanDorey• ProfessorTonyHorava• ProfessorDanielParé• ProfessorAmyTector(PublicSectorinResidenceProgram)• ProfessorLeslieWeir

ConseillerspédagogiquesBienquevousdeviezsentiràl’aisepourconsultern’importequelmembredel’ÉSIS,l’undenosprofesseursréguliersaétédésignécommevotre«Conseillerpédagogique»etcettepersonnepeut agir commepoint de contact pour répondre à vos besoins au sujet de votre formationscolaire. Vous pourriez vous mettre en contact avec eux pour poser des questions. Noussommes très contents d’avoir l’occasion de travailler avec vous pendant vos études et derépondreàvosquestionsausujetdel’Écoleouduprogramme.

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MISProgramProgramOverviewWe are living in a knowledge society, where finding information – especially the rightinformation – is becoming increasingly vital across the social, political, economic, cultural,educationalandadministrativearenas.Encompassingthecollection,organization,storageandretrievalofinformationinallitsvariedforms,informationstudiesisundergoingunprecedentedgrowthandrapidchangeasoursocietyembracesandadaptstothedigitalinformationage.

Information touches all disciplines, and our students arrive with an extensive range ofexperiencefromawidevarietyofbackgrounds, includingbiology,communications,computerscience, education, engineering, geography, history, law, literature, music, political science,psychologyand sociology.Upongraduation, theyareprepared to takeonadiverse rangeofstimulatingcareersascontrolledvocabularyspecialists,digitalcurators,emergingtechnologieslibrarians,informationarchitects,knowledgemanagementanalysts,librarydirectors,metadatamanagers,privacyanalysts,recordsmanagersandwebcontentmanagers,tonamejustafew.

ÉSIS has developed a distinctive graduate program to address the rapidly changing needs offutureinformationprofessionalsinCanada’slinguisticallyandculturallydiverseNationalCapitalRegionandbeyond:

• abilingual (English-French)programoffers auniqueopportunitywithinNorthAmerica toprepareforacareerinamultilingualandmulticulturalorganization;

• smallclasssizesmeanpersonalattentionfromhighlyqualifiedfacultymembers;• experiencedandinterdisciplinaryfacultydrawnfromavarietyofacademicunitswithinthe

UniversityofOttawa(suchaslaw,translation,managementandcommunication);• flexible studyoptions, including course-based, CO-OPor thesis options, allow students to

tailortheirprogramofstudytomeettheirprofessionalandresearch-basedinterests;• close proximity to major Canadian information institutions, such as Library and Archives

Canada, the LibraryofParliament,CanadaNational Science Library (NRC), thearchivesofthe national museums and galleries, two major public library systems (Ottawa andGatineau), three university libraries (uOttawa, Carleton and Université du Québec enOutaouais), and a wide range of information-based centres in government departments,NGOs and private institutions, among others, offer a variety of experiences andopportunitiesforstudents;

• full-andpart-timeprogramsconsistentlyattractmaturestudentswishing toexpand theircareer options; moreover, full-time students can complete their graduate studies in twoyears, while part-time students can pace themselves and keep their current jobs whilelayingthegroundworkforanewcareer.

ProgramOptionsÉSIS, locatedwithin the Faculty of Arts, offers a graduate program leading to the degree ofMasterofInformationStudies(MIS).ÉSISstudentscompletesevencompulsorycoursesintheir

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firstyearofstudyplusacapstoneexperiencecourseintheirfinalsemester.Remainingcreditsare fulfilled by take elective courses, whichmay be combinedwith a thesis or CO-OPworkplacement. Students have three options to complete the 48 credits required for the MISdegree.Rememberthatinallcases,aminimumof25%ofcoursesmustbecompletedinone’ssecondlanguage.

Options

• Master'swithcourses16three-creditcourses

• Master'swiththesis12three-creditcoursesplusdirectedthesisresearchanddefence

• Master'swithcooperativeeducation(CO-OP)option12three-creditcoursesplusaneight-monthpaidworkplacement

Course-basedOption

Students complete a total of 16 three-credit courses.Most full-time students complete fourcoursespersemesterovertwoacademicyears,whilepart-timestudentstypicallyfollowoneortwocoursespersemesteroveralongerperiod.Pleasenotethatthereisasignificantlyreducedcourseofferinginthesummersemester.

ThesisOption

Students complete 12 three-credit courses, followed by a thesis. One semester prior tobeginningthethesis,studentsmustregistertheirtopicandsupervisorandsubmitaproposal.Students will seek out their own supervisor, and they are encouraged to consult with anyfacultymember for guidance.Depending on the topic, studentsmayhaveone supervisor ormultipleco-supervisors.Westronglyencouragestudentswhohavean interest in research topursuethisoption,andwewouldbedelightedtodiscussresearchpossibilitiesandstrategieswithyou.StudentswhointendtopursuethethesisoptionmustsuccessfullycompleteISI6361Advancedresearchmethodsininformationstudies/ISI6761Méthodesavancéesderechercheensciencesdel’information.

CO-OPOption

The CO-OP option and eight-month paid work placement are available to full-time studentsonly. In addition, this program is competitive: there are a limited number of CO-OP workplacementsspotsavailabletoÉSISstudentseachyear.

TheCO-OPprogramisadministeredbytheUniversityofOttawaCO-OPOffice.TheapplicationprocessrequiresstudentstoapplyinlateSeptemberoftheirfirstyearofstudy.Becauseofthisearly timeline, admission is based on a student’s uOttawa admission average to the MISprogram. In addition, studentsmustmaintain aB average throughout their first semester ofstudies.

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Interested students should visit the uOttawa Cooperative Education Programs department(https://coop.uottawa.ca/en/coop-students) for more details about important deadlines andhow to apply. As a general guide, applications for CO-OP are accepted online through theCooperativeEducationProgramsdepartmentbySeptember30thofastudent’sfirstsemesterof study. The coop department also holds information sessions in October, and studentsreceivenewsoftheiracceptance intotheprogrambyDecemberoftheirfirstyearofstudies.InterviewsareheldJanuaryandFebruaryoftheirfirstyear,andCO-OPworkplacementsalwaystake place between May to December following a student’s first full year of study. Workplacements may be either one eight-month placement, or two consecutive four-monthplacements.ThereareadditionalfeesassociatedwithenrolmentintheCO-OPprogram.Pleaseconsultthetableonpage15ofthishandbookformoreinformation.

TheCO-OPcoordinatorfortheMISprogramisDorisRioux([email protected])

DepartmentalActivitiesQuoideneuf/ÉSISDigest–OurweeklyinformationemaildigestofimportantdevelopmentsintheMISfieldincludingnoticeofstudentandprofessionaljobs,upcomingconferences,andopportunitiesforparticipationwithcolleaguesinvariousprofessionalcommunities.WealsousethisdigesttocommunicateSchoolnewsandevents.It’sonlyafewpages-makesuretoscaniteachweek.

Doyouhavesomethingyou’dliketoannounce?Sendcontributionsto:[email protected]

Twitter–Followus@UO_ESIS

Associationdesétudiants(AÉSISSA)L’Association des étudiants en sciences de l’information / Information Studies StudentAssociation(AÉSISSA)estuneassociationtrèsdynamiqueauseindel’ÉSIS.AÉSISSAestmembredelaGraduateStudentAssociation/Associationdesétudiantsdiplômés(GSAÉD)del’Universitéd’Ottawa. La direction, le personnel de soutien et le corps professoral de l’ÉSIS travaillentensemble avec l’AÉSISSA pour améliorer la qualité de l’expérience étudiante. On vousencourage fortementàparticiperauxactivitésetauxévénementsetàdevinermembreactifdanslacommunautédel’ÉSIS!Pouravoirsdeplusamplesdétails:http://www.aesissa.ca

FacilitiesandStudentServicesCourriel–Vousavez [email protected]. Ilest très importantde vérifier ce compte régulièrement parce qu’il est la façon principale dont l’ÉSIS vacommuniquer avec vous. Si vous préférez utiliser un autre compte (p. ex. gmail, hotmail,yahoo),ilvautmieuxétabliruneadressederéexpéditionenutilisantlesystèmedegestiondecourrierélectronique:https://web.uottawa.ca/cgi-bin/mailadmin/main.pl?lang=fr

Study and Collaborative Work Spaces– ESIS students have exclusive access to the Ingrid-ParentRoomforgroupandcollaborativework.Locatedinthe6thflooroftheMorissetLibrary(roomMRT627),theaccesscodecanbeobtainedattheMorissetLibraryServiceDesk.

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TheMorisset Library also provides dedicated spaces for graduate students on the 6th floor,including study carrels, group study rooms, conference rooms and a reading room. You canrequestastudycarrelat:https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/services/students/study-carrel-request

Répertoiredesservicespourlesétudiantshttp://www.uottawa.ca/fr/students/student-services

Directoryofservicesforstudentshttp://www.uottawa.ca/en/students/student-services

Computer labs,printingandphotocopyingoptions -Studentsaredirected to thecomputingandcommunicationserviceswebsiteforalistofcomputerlabs.Similarly,accessthePrintingonCampuswebsiteforinformationonprintingandphotocopying.http://www.ccs.uottawa.ca/students/labs/http://www.uottawa.ca/print/

Parking and transportation –Access the Parking and Sustainable Transportationwebsite forinformation on shuttle services and timetables, carpool services, campus parkingmap,maincampuslongtermparkingrates,parkingpermitapplicationsandmore.http://www.protection.uottawa.ca/en/parking.html

Transportencommun(OCTranspo)Pouravoirdeplusamplesrenseignementsausujetdescircuits,destarifsetdeshoraires,SVPconsultez:http://www.octranspo1.com/splash

U-Pass: uOttawa students participate in the U-Pass program, which allows them to ride OCTranspobusesandtheO-Train.FordetailsonhowtogetyourU-Pass:http://sfuo.ca/upass/

Foot patrol – Foot Patrol is a volunteer-run safewalk service offered to all students andmembersoftheUniversityofOttawacommunity.http://www.protection.uottawa.ca/en/foot-patrol.html

Health services - The uOttawa Health Centre is located at 100 Marie Curie.http://www.uottawa.ca/health/

ServicesscolairesuoZone–Students’portalforuOttawa’smainonlinetoolsincludingcourseregistration,finances,personalcourseschedule.http://www.uottawa.ca/en/studentsVirtual Campus - Le Campus virtuel est le point d'entrée qui permet à la communautéuniversitaired'accéderauxsitesWebdecoursainsiqu'àdesressourcespourl'enseignementetl'apprentissageenligne.http://tlss.uottawa.ca/site/vc-homeOfficialLanguagesandBilingualismInstitute(OLBI)/Institutdeslanguesofficiellesetdubilinguisme(ILOB)http://olbi.uottawa.ca/http://ilob.uottawa.ca/StudentAcademicSuccessService/Serviced’appuiausuccèsscolaire(SASS)

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http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/welcome.phphttp://www.sass.uottawa.ca/bienvenue.phpAcademicWritingHelpCentre(AWHC)/Centred’aideàlarédactiondetravauxuniversitaires(Cartu)http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/writing/http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/redaction/Access Service / Service d’accès -Access Service contributes to the creation of an inclusiveenvironment by developing strategies and implementing measures that aim to reduce thebarriers to learning for studentswhohave learningdisabilities,health,psychiatricorphysicalconditions.http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/access/http://sass.uottawa.ca/fr/accesLibrary/Bibliothèquehttp://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/index.jsp?lang=enhttp://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/index.jsp?lang=fr

Bookstore/Librairiehttp://www.bkstr.com/Home/10001-11012-1?demoKey=dhttp://www.bkstr.com/Home/10001-11012-2?demoKey=d

GuideforMaster’sThesis/Guidepourlesthèsesdemaîtriseshttp://www.grad.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1374http://www.etudesup.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1339

ResearchEthics/Déontologiedelarecherchehttps://research.uottawa.ca/ethics/https://recherche.uottawa.ca/deontologie/

FinancialSupportFinancialAidandAwardsavailabletoÉSISstudents:https://arts.uottawa.ca/sis/student-experience/financial-aid-and-awards

Financial Aid office at the University: 85 University St., Room 102, tel. 613-562-5734. Fordetailssee:http://www.loansandawards.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=2654

For government programs, by province, as well as work-study programs, see:http://www.grad.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1468

UniversityofOttawaWork-Studyprogram:http://www.registrar.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=2861

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Teachingandresearchassistantships,part-timeteaching:policies,procedures

Although priority is given to University of Ottawa admission scholarship holders, someacademicunitsmayneverthelessawardassistantshipstootherfull-timestudentsbasedontheavailabilityoffunds.Assistantshippositionsarepostedonthewebsitesandbulletinboardsofindividualdepartments.

Studentswhoareemployedasteachingassistants,researchassistants,markers,proctors, labmonitors,anddemonstratorsarerepresentedbyCUPE(CanadianUnionofPublicEmployees,Local 2626) and are governed by the regulations set out in their Collective Agreement. Fulldetails:http://www.cupe2626.ca

The10-hourrule

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies would like to remind all administrators,professorsandstudentsthat,accordingtoarticle31.1oftheCollectiveAgreementbetweentheUniversityofOttawaandCUPE2626,afull-timegraduatestudentshouldnotworkmorethan10hoursperweek(bothinsideandoutsidetheuniversity).ThisisinagreementwiththeOCGSofficialpolicyonemploymentforfull-timegraduatestudents:http://cou.on.ca/policy-advocacy/graduate-education/policy

Thisappliestopaidworkthatisnotrelatedtothethesis.Nostudentwillbepermittedtoworkbeyondthe10hourlimitwithouttheexpresswrittenpermissionoftheDeanoftheFGPS.

However,the10hourruledoesnotapplytoSoftFundedScholarshipsorSoftFundedResearchBursaries.

SeePolicy110a:http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/policy_110a.html

Thesetwoalternativemodesofpaymentdonotrepresentemployment.

ImportantUniversityofOttawaRegulations

FGPSGeneralRegulations/RèglementsgénérauxdelaFÉSPhttp://www.grad.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1807http://www.etudesup.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1806

RegulationonBilingualismatUniversityofOttawa/Règlementsurlebilinguismeàl’Universitéd’Ottawahttp://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/bilingualism.htmlhttp://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/bilinguisme.html

Academicfraud/Fraudescolairehttp://www.uottawa.ca/academic-regulations/academic-fraud.htmlhttp://www.uottawa.ca/reglements-scolaires/fraude-et-plagiat.html

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Examinationsandgrading/Examensetévaluationshttp://www.grad.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1807&msId=6http://www.etudesup.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1806&msId=6

SexualViolence/Violencesexuelle

http://www.uottawa.ca/sexual-violence-support-and-preventionhttp://www.uottawa.ca/violence-sexuelle-soutien-et-prevention