About the course

While much of VAST's content is scientifically focuses, we also offer different sessions that are meant to encourage your professional development.  If you're looking to broaden your skills and get an introduction to some topics that aren't directly related to VCI, then you're in the right place.

Curriculum

10 Chapters · 28 Lessons

  1. 1

    VAST Professional Development

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Professional Development Topics Overview

  2. 2

    Science Communication

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Oct 31 2022 - Multiple Speakers - Communicating your Research to Non-Academic Audiences

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      2022 VAST SciComm Assignment 1

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      2022 VAST SciComm Assignment 2

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Resource - Toronto Dementia Research Association Scientist Explains Series

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Resource - UCalgary SciComm Badges

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Resource - Harvard ComSciCon Workshops

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      April 4 2024 - Estrid Jakobsen - Scicomm - lay writing - collab with QBIN

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      Feb 27 2025 - Liam Harrison - VAST Science Communication

  3. 3

    Machine Learning

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Jan 25 2024 - Dr. Gurpreet Matharoo - Deep Learning for Neuroimage Segmentation

  4. 4

    Peer Review

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      March 23 2023 - Dr. Eric Smith - Peer Review

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Slides - Peer Review

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Resource - CIHR Bias in Peer Review Module

  5. 5

    Knowledge Mobilization

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      May 16 2024 - Dr. Inbal Itzhak - Get Started with Knowledge Mobilization. Do it for Grandma.

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Slides - Getting Started with KM

  6. 6

    Innovation and Innovation Ecosystems

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Sept 12 2024 - Liam Harrison - Intro to Innovation and Innovation Ecosystems

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Slides - Intro to Innovation

  7. 7

    Intellectual Property

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Nov 7 2024 - Dr. Suzanne Sjovold - Intellectual Property 101 – Understanding your Assets and How to Protect Them

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Slides - Intellectual Property 101

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Resource - Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Patent (From Google Patents)

  8. 8

    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Nov 21 2024 - Drs. Bojana Stefanovic & Steffany Bennett - Inclusive Practices in Academia

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Resource - The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Resource - Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Resource - Bias Interrupters

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Recommended Reading - The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias

  9. 9

    Non-Academic Careers

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Dec 5 2024 - Multiple Speakers - VAST Non-Academic Career Panel

  10. 10

    Grants

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Feb 13 2025 - Dr. Eric Smith - Grant Dos and Don'ts

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Slides - Grant Dos and Don'ts

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