Course
Career Pathway Course Information
This Course has been created to benefit the needs of students and graduates who wish to explore their industries and excel in all the skills needed to pursue a career. Gain practical work experience and develop your skills through academic studies and mentorship translated into career possibilities.
Join our school for opportunities with industry leaders and to be taught by top professors from top universities from all around the world. Expand your connections globally, with unlimited access to our
Edurne Seco
Course Director
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Email: edurne@c4dmti.com
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Reading List
This Course explores cultural and historical aspects that are relevant today, in order to prepare ourselves for our day to day lives:
01
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
02
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
03
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
04
Flatland
Edwin A. Abbott
05
Where the Water Meets the Shore
Laurie Rodgers
06
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
William Shakespeare
Lateness Policy
The penalty for late submissions is 5% per day. So, if an assignment is due on Monday and you submit it on
Tuesday, you will be docked 5%, and on Wednesday another 5%, and so on. Late assignments will only be
accepted for 5 days after the original due date. It is your responsibility to get your assignments to your professor.
In exceptional circumstances these penalties may be waived, on the condition that the circumstances are
documented (e.g., a doctor’s note, or receipts for emergency travel). Any such exception must be approved by the professor.
There is no late policy for the exam, so do not miss the exam date. If you do miss the exam for medical reasons or another emergency, you must be in touch with a member of the GGSJ centre and your professor immediately
Academic Integrity
Violations of the policy on Academic Integrity will be taken very seriously in this course. Please make yourself familiar
with this policy, and follow its guidelines:
https://www.academicintegrity.utoronto.ca/
Accommodations/ Accessibility
If you require any accommodation, please contact the course professor and provide the necessary documentation or
a simple explanation will do as well. This includes any psychological disorders, learning disorders, or physical
restrictions
Assignments and Evaluation
Participation
10%
Short Written Assignments
40%
Major Presentation
25%
Interview
10%
Final Exam
15%
CLASS SCHEDULE
Lecture 1
10:00 – 12:00
Introduction
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Syllabus handed out, Short Assignment #1 handed today.
Lecture 2
10:00 – 12:00
Introduction to Satire, Victorian Era
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Essay Outline and structure explained
Lecture 3
10:00 – 12:00
Essay Structure and Introductory paragraph
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
How to cite your works, start research, continue reading book
Lecture 4
10:00 – 12:00
The Victorian Period
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Finish book, and work on essay outline
Lecture 5
10:00 – 12:00
Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Finish book, and work on essay outline, and short assignment #2
Lecture 6
10:00 – 12:00
Caroline Bell-Ritchie
GUEST SPEAKER
Financial Markets, and how to enter the industry
Lecture 7
10:00 – 12:00
TED Talks and Presentation skill
Wuthering Heights
Read Wuthering Heights Chs. 1-10, ted talk lecture and preparing for Major Presentation
Lecture 7
10:00 – 12:00
Business component
Wuthering Heights
The Seven C’s of Communication, read Wuthering Chs. 11-14
Lecture 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
10:00 – 12:00
Business Plans
Wuthering Heights
Finish Wuthering Heights, Short Assignment #4, #5 handed out this week, Friday Presentations start.
Lecture 13
10:00 – 12:00
Tracy Barber
GUEST SPEAKER
University of Toronto, handling Marketing, intern for a start-up
Lecture 14
10:00 – 12:00
Luis Seco
GUEST SPEAKER
Economic studies, financial markets
Lecture 15
10:00 – 12:00
Business Development
Business Plans
Working on Assignments #3, #4, #5, presentations
Lecture 16
10:00 – 12:00
Laurie Rodgers
GUEST SPEAKER
On being a published author, how to enter the process
Lecture 17
10:00 – 12:00
Business Development
Business Plans
Working on Assignments #3, #4, #5, presentations
Lecture 18
10:00 – 12:00
Romeo Ware
GUEST SPEAKER
Blockchains and machine learning
Lecture 19
10:00 – 12:00
S. E. Hinton
The Outsiders
Read Chs. 1, 2; presentations and pending assignments
Lecture 20
10:00 – 12:00
Business Component
The Outsiders
Read Chs. 3, 4; presentations and pending assignments
Lecture 21
10:00 – 12:00
The American 1950s
The Outsiders
Read Chs. 5, 6, 7, 8; presentations and pending assignments
Lecture 22
10:00 – 12:00
Segregation Laws
The Outsiders
Read Chs. 9, 10, 11, 12; presentations and pending assignments
Lecture 23
10:00 – 12:00
Megan Vesely
GUEST SPEAKER
Litigation law, working for a pension plan
Lecture 24
10:00 – 12:00
Professional Social Media
Business Interviews
Preparing for interviews, CVs, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and taking headshots (COME TO CLASS DOLLED UP)
Lecture 25
10:00 – 12:00
Victorian Mathematics
Flatland
Prepare interviews, presentations, pending assignments, Short Assignment #6 handed out today
Lecture 26
10:00 – 12:00
Finalizing the Business Component
Flatland
Prepare interviews, presentations, pending assignments, read Flatland Part I
Lecture 27, 28. 29
10:00 – 12:00
Interviews
Come dressed accordingly for your interview time slot
Lecture 30
10:00 – 12:00
Comparative Essay
Flatland
Finishing reading Flatland, and all other assignments
Lecture 31
10:00 – 12:00
Belen Huarte
GUEST SPEAKER
Linguistics, all things Humanities
Lecture 32
10:00 – 12:00
Aamar Khwaja
GUEST SPEAKER
Green Technology
Lecture 33
10:00 – 12:00
Act One
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Assignment #7 handed out today, work on pending assignments
Lecture 34
10:00 – 12:00
Act Two
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Work on pending assignments
Lecture 35
10:00 – 12:00
Act Three
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Work on pending assignments
Lecture 36
10:00 – 12:00
Act Four
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Work on pending assignments
Lecture 37
10:00 – 12:00
Act Five
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Work on pending assignments
Lecture 38, 39, 40
10:00 – 12:00
Finals
Review for Final Exam
Thank you all for taking part in this course!