Build Experience

Experience is the bridge between your degree and successful transition to work. Outside of the classroom experience:

gives you self- knowledge to feel confident about decisions,
assists you in expanding your knowledge of occupational alternatives,
helps you develop a network
helps you learn workplace related skills.

Translate your interests into experience and try on something to discover if it is for you.

There are many different ways to build experience from clubs and extra-curricular involvement to practicum- based coursework, internship opportunities, job shadowing, on campus and community volunteering, to work/study abroad programs.

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Develop Global Experience

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Experiential Learning Course Offerings at King's

HIS 3901F/G	Robert Ventresca	Students must be in Hons. Spec. History or Major, 80% average over last 5 courses, have 3 references and provide a writing sample	Students with an expressed interest in the study and practice of law to be mentored by an experienced lawyer and complete a research assignment relevant to the practice of the law
HIS 4898G	Jennifer Tunnicliffe	Hate Speech Course	Archival research in Ottawa
CSI 2291B	Wendy Crocker	Police Check required	Childhood and Community - Showcase where students present what they have uncovered while examining an organization's approach to working with children. Showcase at the end with partners invited
CSI 3393A	Alan Pomfret	3 Week Seminar - Summer 2018 Course	This exchange is facilitated by CSI and is a three week opportunity to bring together Canadian and English students for a seminar discussing childhood and social institutions with a focus on social and educational policy. King’s students travel to Winchester, England.
CSI 3395A	Pat Ryan	3 Week Seminar - Summer 2018 Course	Exchange based program where students and faculty from Malmo and London exchange to learn about Canadian practices and theories of childhood.
DS 1010A/B	Pamela Cushing & Jeff Preston	Exploring Disability	Field trip where students spend 3 hours watching or supporting an organization (i.e support an art group, observe how Easter Seals operates)
DS 2023A/B	Shellie McParland	Disability Sports & Recreation
DS 2216 A	Jeff Preston	Disability, Media & Madness	Media project looking at stereotypes and understanding why media is produced the way it is
DS 2291A/B	Madeline B	Undergrad symposium	Teaching students how to do knowledge translation - academic conferences, public talks, grants, abstracts, etc. Start with a completed piece and work on improving it
DS 2296A	Mel Quevillon & Jennifer Shields	Community Based Experience	Students will be working with community members living with an intellectual or developmental label. Groups of 5-15. Produce 5 minute unboxing videos of exp. (critical analysis). Little assignments up to a showcase, inviting community partners
DS 3394G	Jeff Preston	Memes and Dreams	Facilitate/learn through online community, unpacking the experience in class
SJPS 3201Y	Shawna Lewkowitz	Community Based Learning	Voluntary placement with a non-profit organization in the London community
SJPS 3211G	Pietro Pirani	Intersession Course	Travel to Rodine Italy
SJPS 3320E	Shawna Lewkowitz	cross-listed with PS 3320E	Students are paired with a female civic leader to learn about the opportunities and barriers facing women.
SJPS 3375G	Ben Muller	cross-listed with PoliSci 3361G	Travel to Tuscon, Arizona
Than 3360B	Darcy Lee Harris	Practicum
MOS 3390A	Sergio Janczack		This trip is designed for up to 14 students to travel to France and Spain to learn about international business.
MOS 3490, 3491, 3492	Sergio Janczack	Only domestic students are eligible, a minimum average of 70% is required. Pass or fail 0.5 credit course between year 3-4. Delays graduation.	Preparatory workshops and an 8, 9-12 or 13-16 month paid industry placement. Interns must complete a written report and oral presentation on the work undertaken during the internship.
English 3556E	Ian Rae	20th Century Drama	Drama Soirée held off-campus at which students dressed as characters from plays on the course, and shared food and drink that was featured in those plays.
1901E	John Heng	Foundations in Western Thought and Civilization (For students in the program)	Series of field trips (i.e. architectural walking tours, seeing a Shakespeare play, costume party, opera, AGO/ROM, ethnic dinner, conference at the end)
4078G	Stephen Lofts	Nishida Kitaro and The Kyoto School and Japanese Philosophy	Explores the Kyoto School of Japanese Philosophy - Students have the opportunity to participate in an international conference on the Kyoto School
PS 3315F	E. Hannah & T. Tieku	Intersession Course - IPE of commodities	Trip to Ghana
PS 3320E	DeCicco-Best	cross-listed with SJPS 3320E	Students are paired with a female civic leader to learn about the opportunities and barriers facing women.
PS 3361G	Ben Muller	Cross-listed with SJPS 3375G	Travel to Tuscon, Arizona
PS 4486F	Andrea Lawlor & Kate Graham	Campaign School	Spend the first half of the term working with an election campaign, and the seconed half examining the election outcome as a product of the campaign and the ballot structure
Psychology 4692E	Cathy Jean Chovaz	Practicum	Seminars and supervised placements in community settings, introducing students to the integration of psychological knowledge with human service practices. 3 placement hrs: 2 seminar hrs.
Psychology 4694E	Marcie Penner-Wilger	Collaborative Research in Applications of Psychological Science	Student groups will partner with local community groups to select and complete a research-based project. Final projects are presented to panels of researchers and community members. (KAMP is one result, reintegrating veterans program at Parkwood, Coping skills for parents at Merrymount). Community symposium at the end.
RS 2351G	Fr. Michael Bechard		This course brings students to Fond Du Lac, SK, Bhechoko, NT, and Inuvik, NT, First Nations communities to settle in and engage with residents in an Aboriginal community.
RS 2208U	Bret Babington	Practicum No. 1	Practicum Placement in Local Schools for CST Program -12 seminar hrs. + 75 hrs. volunteer service over two terms
RS 3308U	Bret Babington	Practicum No. 2
RS 4408Y	Bret Babington	Practicum No. 3
SW 3320Y	Mary Kay Arundel and Carrie Jean Smith	Practicum	This practicum requires 225 hours of supervised practice in an approved human services setting. It is intended to be an introduction to social work practice, which includes integration of theory and practice, for 3rd year BSW students. Students are in the field commencing January – April or a block option is available which is offered mid-April to end of May.
4400	Mary Kay Arundel, Andrew Mantulak, Laura Beres, Peter Donahue, Rosemary Vito	Practicum	This practicum requires a minimum of 500 hours of supervised practice in an approved human services setting. As a continuum of learning, the 4th year practicum is intended to build upon previous knowledge acquired in 3rdyear with respect to social work practice, application of course work, and integration of theory and practice. Students are in the field commencing September to April.
9700		Practicum	A structured, practice experience in selected human service agencies which reflects demonstrable competency in professional practice. Bi-weekly seminars focusing on the integration of practice issues with theory and various practice models/approaches.
9800		Practicum	Advanced Practicum and Integration Seminar MSW students complete an advanced practicum in a human service agency, and receive field instruction and supervision from a Master’s qualified practitioner and a faculty consultant from the School of Social Work. The Canadian Association for Social Work Accreditation requires completion of a minimum of 450 hours of supervised practice. Students are in the field three days per week for two academic terms, or an equivalent block placement. While engaged in the practicum, small groups of students meet bi-weekly (weekly for block placements) for a two-hour integration seminar under the supervision of a faculty consultant. Seminars focus on student identified case analysis and are modeled after peer supervision sessions.

Challenges and Competitions

There are variety of competitions and challenges offered to undergraduate students. This is a great way to enhance skills, build a network and apply learning to potentially solve real-world problems. This list provides some example available.

Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition

Open to submissions of applied research projects that use statistical/analytical techniques to solve real world problems or methodological research projects involving statistical applications.

World's Challenge Challenge

Western University is hosting this challenge and inviting universities around the globe to present their solutions to issues on a global scale. Top teams present their research in London, ON in June, 2018. Check out their website and social media for the most up-to-date information.

IXL Innovation Olympics

An eight-week action learning program offered each academic quarter for business school students to integrate their business knowledge to solve a real innovation & growth issue for a senior executive from a company.

ArtPrize

This international art competition, open to anyone over 18, is held in the fall each year and gives young artists a chance to share their work in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Open to all fine arts, including 2-D, 3-D, time-based or installation artwork and performance.

The Map the System Challenge

This competition based program encourages students from across disciplines to think differently about social and environmental change. Students are asked to select a social or environmental issue. Students are required to explore, probe and research all the connecting elements and factors around it and present an issue back in way that people can understand, share, and learn.

The Undergraduate Awards

The Undergraduate Awards is the world’s leading undergraduate awards programme which recognises top undergraduate work, shares this work with a global audience and connects students across cultures and disciplines.

The Great Canadian Sales Competition

The Great Canadian Sales Competition (GCSC) introduces and educates more than 2,000 university and college students each year on sales as a potential career path. Along the way, these young Canadians develop real world business and sales skills, learn about some of the hottest and best established companies and many meet their first employer!

The Govenor’s Challenge

The Governor’s Challenge simulates the monetary policy decision-making process by putting students in the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. Participating university teams must analyze and forecast economic developments and recommend whether to raise the Bank’s key interest rate, lower it, or leave it unchanged – in order to keep inflation low and stable – in line with the 2% inflation target.

STEAM Horizon Awards

Open to Canadian students 16-18 years old who demonstrate leadership and achievement in innovation and community engagement in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). Funded by NSERC, there are five awards and each is $25,000.

International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) Student Competition

The ICSE is having its Student Research Competition and student winners will travel to present their research at the conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Canadian Operational Research Society Student Paper Competition

A competition to recognize student papers that have contributed to the field of operational research. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2018.

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