August 03, 2021 | Digest No. 262

Strengthening Grant Applications with Knowledge User Engagement: Considerations for CIHR, MSFHR and Beyond Webinar

Many grant competitions, including the CIHR Project Grant and most Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research opportunities, now require or strongly encourage engagement of knowledge users in grant applications and research project plans. Knowledge users vary based on context, but typically include community members, patients and families with lived experience of a health issue, health care providers, and health system administrators as active partners in the research process.

The BC SUPPORT Unit Fraser Centre specializes in engaging these knowledge user groups for health research, and has expertise in building engagement and knowledge translation plans into grant applications. This webinar will offer tools to help you strengthen your approach to engagement and effectively communicate that approach to review committees.

Please join us on Wednesday August 18^th from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM at https://bcahsn.zoom.us/j/65660219131. Contact Brittney Schichter, Research Navigator, at blapietr@sfu.ca for more information.

Study Hall @ Home

Are you feeling isolated working alone in this remote learning environment? Is it more difficult than ever to stay focused and motivated? Are your best time management efforts being put to the test? 

Study Hall @ Home will provide you with a dedicated time and space to work in a supported environment alongside other students.

Students are welcome to join other students in a supportive virtual space during these dedicated study times (more times expected for the Fall term):

Mondays 6-8pm
Thursdays 11am-1pm

During the sessions, Writing & Learning Peer Educators, and Science & Math Peer Tutors are on hand to introduce a new study and learning tip and to provide academic support and referrals at students' request. Students may register for upcoming sessions here.

BPK 343 Enrollment Information

If you plan to enroll in BPK 343 for Fall, please apply for your criminal records check now. (If you have done one in the past, it is valid for 5 years unless there is a break in your studies at SFU)

Before students can enroll in BPK 343, they need to have completed a Criminal Records Check. By law, SFU cannot accept CRC's done through other agencies including the RCMP. Students with criminal record checks conducted through agencies other than the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General are still expected to fulfill this requirement. Further, the process for a Criminal Record Check must be undertaken by SFU only.

More information on the process for a Criminal Records Check and the form required can be found at: http://students.sfu.ca/criminalrecords/consent.html.

The BPK Advisor cannot enter a waiver as this would be overriding the mandatory SFU requirement/procedure, and this would be a liability issue.

Academic Resource Links

*  Exchange Students Covid-19
refer here for more information.

* Remote Study & Work
https://www.sfu.ca/itservices/remote-study-work-resources.html

* Comprehensive Student Support
http://www.sfu.ca/students/support.html (Grades, Withdrawals, Advising, student services, International Students, Available Resources, Financial, Co-op and more)

Fall 2021 WL Courses - Seats Still Available

WL 202 – North/South Intersections
 
Calling all sci-fi fanatics! Take WL 202 this fall and learn how science fiction literature isn’t just the laws of science, but reflections of cultural anxieties and concerns too:  https://www.sfu.ca/outlines.html?2021/fall/wl/202/d100
     
WL 330: Adapting World Literature for the Screen
 
Interesting in screen writing? Well now is your chance! Take WL 330 in the fall and explore the science and art of screenwriting as you adapt a novel form World Literature for the screen: http://www.sfu.ca/outlines.html?2021/fall/wl/330/d100

WL 400 – Early Literary Cultures: Christianity
 
Take WL 400 this fall and view Christianity through the literary lens!  Explore Christianity in its texts and contexts and end by tracing one of  its runners westward in a vagabonding story of medieval saints:  http://www.sfu.ca/outlines.html?2021/fall/wl/400/d100. 

Opportunity for BPK 498 (Directed Study - Experiential) in Clinical Pedorthics

Dr. Dave Clarke (BPK Faculty member) and Dr. Michael Ryan, a certified pedorthist, Head of Product, Brand and Innovation at The Kintec Group, and Adjunct Professor in BPK, are offering a co-supervised directed study (BPK 498) in clinical pedorthics for the Fall 2021 term. The goal of the course is for the student to learn the process of clinical research in the field of pedorthics. The principal responsibility of the student will be to assist with a study that evaluates the success of a novel proprietary insole design intended for patients with knee osteoarthritis, and to prepare a research report on the findings. Details here.

Eligibility and how to apply:

• Eligibility rules for BPK 498 apply: http://www.sfu.ca/students/calendar/courses/bpk/498.html (includes a minimum of 75 credits, 3.0 GPA, and BPK 304W as a prerequisite).
• No prior experience working with insoles or injury monitoring skills are needed.

To apply, please email BOTH Dr. Michael Ryan (mryan@kintec.net) and Dr. Dave Clarke (dcclarke@sfu.ca) the following materials:

• a cover letter stating your interest, commitment, and highlights of your qualifications.
• an up-to-date advising transcript
• an up-to-date resume/CV
• the names and contacts of up to three references, at least one from an academic setting and one from a community-based employment or volunteer setting.

CLICK HERE for full detail

IS 105 D100 Around the World through Film (3 credits)

Looking for an elective course?  Love watching films?  Interested in global issues?

Check out IS 105 D100 Around the World through Film (B-Soc/B-Hum)!

• Schedule: Thursdays, 230-420PM lecture + tutorial
• Location: WMC 3260, Burnaby campus
• Instructor: Dr. Darren Byler

Course outline: http://www.sfu.ca/outlines.html?2021/fall/is/105/d100

IS 105 explores how contemporary economic, and political challenges shape and reflect the aspirations and struggles of ordinary people in countries around the world. Using both fiction and documentary film as a way of grounding ourselves in the material worlds outside of North America the class will consider specific sites of global interconnection. For instance, thinking with fiction films such as Jia Zhangke’s 24 City we will examine the role of labour conditions in shaping gender roles and social futures. Critically examining the Dardenne brothers’ Young Ahmed we will consider how class position and citizenship intersect with racialization, and the effects of colonial legacies, political policy and Islamophobia in migrant experiences. Drawing on recent documentaries such as Matt Hill's Are You Scared Yet, Human? (that features a cameo from the course instructor!), we will think through the effects of surveillance and new media in the lives of racialized populations. Documentary short films such as Anders Hammer's Do Not Split will help us conceptualize the potential for human liberation in the face of state violence. We will explore each topic in the context of specific geographic locations and historical moments, with the goal of becoming better acquainted with particular histories, cultures, economies, and political systems at global, national and subnational levels.

• Students may not use this course towards their IS program but there is space to explore and take electives outside of one’s program.
• Non-IS students can use this course towards their B-Soc or B-Hum requirements.