Good morning: Michael L. Davenport snapped this pic of dawn breaking beyond Engineering 5 yesterday.

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Course design proposals sought

The university's Co-operative Education Council is seeking proposals for the redevelopment of two professional development courses taken by students on co-op work terms, according to a memo sent to faculty and staff by WatPD Director Anne Fannon this week.

The two courses are PD4: Teamwork and PD6: Problem Solving, and are part of the offering of online Professional Development (PD) courses that students take online while on work terms. The PD courses are a requirement for being granted a co-op degree.

"We are looking for individuals or teams of people with expertise in either teamwork or problem solving to develop course content," wrote Fannon in the memo. "We will also require that the authors commit to being the course instructor for the first two course offerings."

The WatPD program "aims to improve the professional skills of Waterloo’s co-op students through the delivery of dynamic and engaging online courses.  Recognizing that the co-op workplace provides an opportunity for real world professional skill development and application, the PD courses serve to provide the theoretical foundation for students.  The courses also provide an opportunity for students to make connections between what they are experiencing in the workplace and the PD course content."

The memo linked to a formal Request for Proposals document that outlines the course guidelines and proposal requirements.

Questions can be directed to Anne Fannon and proposals need to be submitted by Thursday, January 31, 2013.

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SAF's finance programs get CFA Institute nod

a media release from the School of Accounting and Finance

The School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) at the University of Waterloo is the second Canadian institution to be recognized by the CFA Institute's University Recognition Program.

The Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) Finance Specialization and the Computing and Financial Management (CFM) programs have been acknowledged as incorporating at least 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and placing emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the program.

Entry into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that the School of Accounting and Finance curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations. 

Through participation in this program, the School of Accounting and Finance is eligible to receive a limited number of student scholarships for the CFA Program each year.

The CFA Institute is a global association of investment professionals, with more than 110,000 members in 139 countries.

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Thursday's notes

This is a reminder that the Student Accounts office will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. today for the Finance Christmas lunch.

Human Resources is reporting that a number of staff members have retired as of December 1, including:

• Dale Weber, who started working at the university in August 1973 and who retired as Electron Microscopy Specialist in the Biology department;
• Ron Socha, who began work at the university in September 1973, retiring as Env. Toxicology/Histology Technician, also in Biology; and
• Marlene Haehn, who started her career at the university in October 1973, retiring as scheduling assistant in the Office of the President, and who greeted visitors to the president's office with a warm smile for many a year.

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