Student Announcements
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Telfer's undergraduate marketing club, the Telfer Marketing Association (TMA), recently hosted Mad Marketing, a speed networking event to connect undergraduate students and marketing professionals in the Ottawa community. This year, TMA held their 9th annual Mad Marketing event on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 with over 40 students and 13 companies in attendance.
This event is designed to provide an opportunity for students in all specializations to network with industry professionals from major Canadian companies on a personal level, with an application process to keep the event exclusive. Each student had the chance to ask each professional about their marketing experience and expertise in a one-on-one setting.
The main goal of Mad Marketing is for students to learn about the many types of marketing work and strategies of the various companies in Ottawa, to help them decide on a career path.
Thank you to the company representatives who came out to speak with our Bachelor of Commerce students this year:
- Kognitive: Ahmed Ashry
- Shopify: Aly Harji, Chris Edwards, and AJ Thompson
- Cinnamon Toast: Bev Hyatt and Anna Nativ
- Enterprise: Tara Boase
- FarmLead: Victor Han and Alamin Mollick
- Pepsi: Josh Bousada
- Babcock: Nicholas Avellaneda
- EDC: Gaby Patenaude
- RedBull: Hilary Colley
- SnapClarity: Mathew Paquet and Tess MacLellan
- PageCloud: Philip Westfall
- Soshal: Marissa Homère
- Ruckify: Daren Cody and Aaron Lemieux
Great job to this year's TMA executive committee for organizing this event. We are exciting for more upcoming events from our Telfer clubs!
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This month, our Telfer Bachelor of Commerce students won a total of 17 team and individual awards at Jeux Du Commerce (JDC) and Jeux Du Commerce Central (JDCC) competitions.
From January 3 to 7, 2019, nearly 130 students represented the Telfer School of Management at the two largest undergraduate case competitions in Canada.
During the 31st edition of JDC hosted at l’Université du Québec à Rimouski – Campus Lévis, the Telfer School of Management’s delegation stood out by placing in the top three in six categories. Their performance in the academic segment of the competition allowed them to bring back more trophies than they have for the past 4 years.
- 1st place – Marketing Case: Fiona Doomasia, Christine Seguin and Rebecca Stiletto
- 1st place – Accounting Case: Maxine Beaumier, Paulina Karwowski and Ziye Zhang
- 2nd place – Organizational Information Systems Case: David Gallo, Jean-Martin Twagirimana and Josh Powers
- 2nd place – Tax System Case: Joel Emond, Andre Caissie and Adib Hosain
- 3rd place – Operations Management Case: Beau Goehrum, Christopher Flores-Lyons and Archana Manek
- 3rd place – Ultimate Frisbee: Charlotte Winton, Jessica Nesrallah, Maxine MacKinnon, Damian Samuel, Paul Michel, Keagan Ross, Matt Fong, Noah De Abreu and Anton Père
Additionally, the nine following students were selected as VIPs by academic judges for standing out in their category: Anna Abraham, Audrey-Anne Delage, Fiona Doomasia, Beau Goehrum, Sarah Pétrin-Perron, Maxine Beaumier, David Gallo, Odile Burume and Tran Truong.
At JDCC in Guelph, Ontario, two academic teams wearing the Telfer colours left their mark by winning the gold.
- 1st place – Business Strategy Case: Matthew Fernandez, Jonathan Khov and Maxim Goldenberg
- 1st place – Entrepreneurship Case: Daniel Beech, Mishal Butt and Julia Simon
The Telfer Competitions Committee (TCCT), the student association that selects and prepares undergraduate delegations for JDC and JDCC, thanks all the coaches who played a key role in the teams’ success. Audrey-Anne Delage, President of TCCT, said: "We would also like to highlight the continuous support from the Telfer faculty, who recognizes the importance of these competitions both in the academic and professional development of its students."
We look forward to next year's JDC and JDCC competitions, and wish the next delegation great success!
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In order to complete their undergraduate studies, the Bachelor of Commerce students take their respective Capstone courses in their final year of study. A capstone is an academic experience where students conduct a research assignment on a subject that connects to community issues and present their conclusions in front of a panel of judges and stakeholders.
Intopia Simulation
All of our undergraduate students take Strategic Management (ADM4311), and depending on their specialization, will take additional capstone courses (i.e. marketing, finance, and accounting). The Strategic Management course integrates knowledge attained from prior courses combined with the latest strategy frameworks and analytical concepts. Students must examine and resolve the complex decisions top managers face in today's globally competitive world. The emphasis is placed on the fundamental tools of strategic formulation, competitive and market analysis, developing resource and organizational capabilities, and shaping strategic fit through the use of the weekend-long Intopia Business Simulation.
Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition
Fourth-year Marketing students complete their studies with the Promotional Planning Practicum (PPP) course (ADM4325). The Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition was originally introduced by the late professor and Associate Dean, Michel Cloutier, in 1986. The competition was renamed in his honour in 1991. This year, the students worked on a fresh promotional strategy for Wesley Clover Parks, and the first place team won $1,500 dollars.
Finance Capstone
All Finance students must take Equity Valuation (ADM 4350) which consists of a case competition where students estimate the value of a real-life company, which this year was the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), and propose a course of action that the company should take to solve its problems; this year’s prize was $1,500 dollars for first place. The students also had to create posters to explain their financial valuation, with two teams who tied for best poster.
Accounting Capstone
Each semester, students in Case Studies in Accounting (ADM 4340 and ADM4740) course participate in a case competition in which they analyze a real company and report on accounting issues being faced by the company. This year’s organization for the English Accounting class was Biovali Corporation, and La Ferme à Mathurin for the French Accounting class. The winning teams from each section (English and French) each received a $2,000 cheque.
View the complete list of the students who won each respective competition on our Telfer Capstone page.
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In less than a month, 25 of our Telfer MBA students along with close to 600 MBA students from over 20 schools across the country will meet up at Ryerson University in Toronto to compete in the 2019 MBA Games.
The MBA Games is a 3-day annual event, organized entirely by students, that brings participants together to network and build relationships while competing in a series of academic, athletic and spirit competitions.
This year, the MBA Games has partnered with the Canadian Council for Refugees, a national non-profit umbrella organization committed to the rights and protection of refugees and other vulnerable migrants in Canada and around the world.
Find out more about the games on the 2019 MBA Games website.
Help our team reach their charity fundraising goal.
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On Thursday, November 29, 2018, Telfer International and the Student Services Centre hosted the International Exchange Fair in the Desmarais building. This event is designed for undergraduate students to have an opportunity to meet with other Telfer students who are interested in going on an exchange, students who have completed their exchange experience, and visiting international students who are currently on exchange in Ottawa.
This event had over 60 volunteers in attendance, and approximately 140 students interested in going on exchange next year. It also provided a chance to learn more about the different universities and countries that are part of our exchange program, as well as a chance to discover more details about the experiences of Telfer students who have studied abroad. It was a great opportunity to learn more about our partners and their cities from local students.
Thank you to our partner schools for your representation at the event for our students:
- KEDGE
- Auencia Nantes
- ESSEC Business School
- EMLYON Business School
- Copenhagen Business School
- Aarhus School of Business
- Bocconi University
- LIUC
- Solvay Brussels
- University of Chile
- Lund University
- City University of Hong Kong
- Tongji University
- National Chengchi University
- Nanyang Technological University
- University of Sydney
- University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
- Auckland University
- University of Waikato
- Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
- Tilburg School of Economics
- Hogeschool van Amsterdam
- University of Mannheim
- ESCP Europe - Madrid
- University College Cork
- University of Porto
- University of Brighton
- University of Strathclyde
There is still time to apply to go on exchange. Start the process by attending a mandatory information session in January to learn more about the program, application process, partners, and more. Every student thinking of going on an exchange must attend at least one information session before applying for an exchange. An international exchange is mandatory for students in the International Management option.
Register for the English Information Session, taking place on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Register for the French Information Session, taking place on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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In recognition of Telfer’s 50th Jubilee celebration, the Student Services Centre organized a special surprise for a handful of high-achieving students.
On Thursday morning, November 29th, five first-year students in the Bachelor of Commerce program were invited to a meeting with Dean Julien. These students were surprised to be awarded the Dean’s Leadership Scholarship with a value of $2000 each, for their excellent academic standing. Congratulations to Marie Chloé Andréa Nadon Sabourin, Victoria Sullivan, Collin Murphy, Toleen Taimah, and Naomi Kixmoller-Gosley.
As First Years, students have to navigate through classes, clubs, networking events, extracurriculars, and jobs all while adapting to university life. These young adults are hardworking, intelligent individuals who benefit from the mentorship and career development opportunities offered throughout their undergraduate studies at the Telfer School of Management.
These students received some advice from Dean Julien on how best to navigate through their remaining years of study - he advised them on the importance of networking and being active on campus in order to build up their resumes and enhance their professional portfolios.
Congratulations, and we look forward to seeing what our students will continue to accomplish while at the Telfer School.
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The Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) is a one-of-a-kind event hosted annually at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, located in one of North America’s largest financial centres.
This year’s team consisted of six of our highest-performing finance students Ben Fudali, Jack Lau, Dmitry Shorikov, Shiza Shahzad, Ben Laulan Souilhac, Maxime Gosselin and was coached by Tarek Kassem, the Manager of the Financial Research and Learning Lab. The Telfer School team finished 12th overall. Our BCom students competed among Masters and PhD students, as the University of Ottawa was among the few schools to send undergraduate students. There were schools represented from 4 out of 5 continents with teams from Australia, Italy, China, Mexico, Ireland and Iceland.
RITC, now in its 15th anniversary, is the world’s largest simulated market challenge, bringing together teams of students and their faculty representing over 50 top universities across the world. Unlike remote electronic trading competitions, RITC offers students, faculty, and sponsors the invaluable experience of engaging in a stimulating face-to-face interaction, encouraged by our unique conference format.
Here are the highlights:
1st Overall - S&P Global Quantitative Outcry case
The S&P Global Quantitative Outcry case challenges participants to apply their understanding of macroeconomics to determine the effect of news releases on the world economy as captured by the Rotman Index (“RT100”). The RT100 Index is a composite index reflective of global political, economic, and market conditions. Participants will be required to interpret and react to both quantitative and qualitative news releases based on their analysis of the news’ impact on the index by trading futures.
Top 10 – Fixed Income Case
The Fixed Income Case will challenge participants to manage a bond portfolio and generate profits by taking advantage of any mispricing of bonds due to changes in the zero-coupon rates and/or credit spreads. This will require participants to accurately understand various types of news and evaluate their impact on the yield curve, credit ratings, and bond prices. Participants will then use the risk-free zero-coupon rates to price risk-free treasury bonds. They will also use the yield curve and the Altman Z-Score model to forecast potential changes to companies’ credit rating to price the risky corporate bonds.
Top 10 – BP Commodities Case
The BP Commodities Case challenges the ability of participants to trade in a closed supply and demand market for crude oil. Natural crude oil production and its consumption will form the framework for participants to engage in direct trade to meet each other’s objectives. The case will test each participant’s ability to understand sophisticated market dynamics and optimally perform his/her role, while stressing teamwork and communication. The case will involve crude oil production, refinement, storage, as well as the sale of its synthesized physical products.
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The regional exposition of the Enactus Canada championships took place from March 8-9 in Mississauga, Ontario.
We would like to congratulate Enactus uOttawa president, Holly Todd, who was named the HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow.
The team was crowned champion in their respective leagues in the following challenges:
- Scotiabank EcoLiving Green Challenge
- Scotiabank Youth Empowerment Challenge Ottawa
- TD Entrepreneurship Challenge
They were also second runner up in the Capital One Financial Education Challenge.
"Regionals was when everything really clicked for me when it came to Enactus, and it was really nice to see that happening for the newer members. I'm so proud of our team and am extremely grateful to be working with such a hard-working, dedicated, talented, intelligent and fun group of people." Holly Todd, President, Enactus uOttawa
Hosted at the Hilton Meadowvale, the Enactus Canada Regional Exposition for the Central Canada category endorsed the entrepreneurial achievements of over 500 students across the region. With the additional help of professionals, academic advisors, and organizers, it was a two-day event filled with competitive spirit, collaboration, and celebration. Students competed in live presentations that demonstrated their positive outreach in both their local and international communities - all within the categories of entrepreneurship, environmental issues, youth empowerment, and financial education.
Enactus uOttawa, now a group of over 90 motivated young leaders from seven different faculties at the University of Ottawa, competed in all four categories.
The Enactus uOttawa team will now move on to compete in the Enactus Canada National Exposition taking place from May 14 to 16 in Toronto, Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
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On February 8, 2018 4th year Telfer BCom students James Beaudoin, Aamena Chatoo, Christian Cotroneo, Natalie Dokmajian, and Nicholas Pelchat were named winners of the 2018 CFA Society Toronto Ethics Challenge. Led by Faculty Advisor Pouya Safi, this is the 3rd time that the Telfer School has participated, and our very first win! This year's winning team demonstrated their ability to expertly negotiate ethical dilemmas in a real-life investment scenario and presented their case to a panel of seasoned investment professionals. They will be heading to the Canadian Ethics Challenge on May 3, 2018, which will be held in Vancouver, BC.
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The Women in Management Network (WMN), officially launched to a room of over 150 professionals, faculty and students on January 16th. WMN is a student-run initiative under the Telfer Career Centre that strives to empower and support women in the Telfer community to succeed by connecting them with female mentors, all while encouraging increased female participation in all areas of Telfer.
In the opening speeches of the WMN launch, Polly Leung [WMN network lead], stated that “Despite women being half of the student population at Telfer today, there is still so much room for potential for women to become leaders, achieve greater heights, and not be afraid to say ‘What if I am the best person for the job?’ in a world that might not always agree with us. Our network strives to empower women to own their talent and be a voice to drive them to be more confident in the world of business.”
The launch party was an interactive event, meant to facilitate the beginning of conversations and mentoring relationships. With this in mind, the event was thoughtfully organized down to the smallest detail- from conversation ‘bowls’ containing prompts to start meaningful discussion, to an interactive station meant to connect attendees with women-related resources in Ottawa.
WMN would like to thank everyone who attended the launch event. A special thank you to DavidsTea for providing refreshments, SnapLite for the LED signage seen throughout the event, and to the Telfer Career Centre for their continuous support.
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In less than two months, close to 600 MBA students from over 20 schools across the country will descend on the Telfer School of Management to compete for the glory of the MBA Games 2018 Queens Cup.
The single largest gathering of MBA students in Canada, the MBA Games is a 3-day annual event, organized entirely by students, that brings participants together to network and build relationships while competing in series of academic, athletic and spirit competitions. The Student Association at Telfer is proud to host the 30th annual MBA Games over the weekend of January 5-7th 2018, for the first time ever in our nation’s capital.
The MBA Games is more than a competition. It is an opportunity for students with diverse backgrounds to come together to create lasting memories and innovate for a better future. To highlight how much more can be achieved in business when we create space for diversity, the 2018 Organizing Committee has chosen to mark this year’s games with the theme, More Together.
This year, the MBA Games has partnered with the Moose Hide Campaign, a grassroots, Indigenous-led initiative of men standing up against violence towards women and children. Participating teams have found creative ways to raise funds in their communities for this worthy cause: from bake sales and trivia nights to professional headshots. All funds raised will be donated to the Moose Hide Campaign’s Safe Spaces, Safe Places Initiative, which works to end violence towards women on university campuses across the country.
At the MBA Games, participating students will compete in academic cases sponsored by prominent organizations: platinum event sponsor Deloitte, platinum case sponsor, Export Development Canada (EDC) and Gold Case sponsor, Canada Post.
Athletic events will include volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, and for the first time, participants will get to try their hands at Canada’s other national sport, Curling at the Rideau Curling Club.
The spirit competitions will blend fun team-building with activities to get students thinking about social responsibility and the future.
The MBA Games 2018 Organizing committee is counting down the days until MBA students from across the country become More Together!
More information about the 2018 MBA Games is available at www.MBAgames2018.com
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Case competitions, as I’m sure you’ve heard, are highly recommended and beneficial. I have never met a university graduate who has regretted their decision to get involved. Aside from making you stand out from your peers once you enter the job market, being involved in case competitions (whether as a delegate or as a member of your school’s executive committee) has many more benefits:
- Networking and friendships
Not only will you become closer to those in your delegation, but you have an amazing chance to meet other like-minded students from other schools. Case competitions also provide many opportunities to meet employers and professionals.
- Critical thinking under pressure
This is the essence of a case competition – to solve a problem under a time limit and to present it to judges. Being able to think critically and clearly can help you become a respected decision maker in your career.
- Presentation skills
What better way to practice your public speaking skills? Truth is, you will always have to sell your ideas, and the skills you acquire in your presentation class can be expanded in case competitions. Watch your confidence soar!
- Application of class knowledge
We tend to remember things we’ve put into practice, right? Apply what you learn in your other classes to help you solve these cases. Using this knowledge reinforces what you learned and can make you a better student.
- Teamwork
You are not only working closely in your category teams, but also as with an entire delegation. Having strong support from your peers in a common goal is encouraging and confidence-boosting. Teamwork skills are a soft skill sought-after by employers. What a great way to practice!
- Fun and vacation
Usually, case competitions hosted at other universities require some travel. In the evening, case competition organizers will have planned fun activities, so you can even take the time to explore a new city.
- School pride
Being a delegate means you represent your school in external case competitions. This is a great opportunity to show your school pride and increase your sense of belonging to uOttawa and the Telfer School.
- WINNING
YES WINNING! It’s a bit cheesy, but there are no losers at case competitions! Whether you win 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or nothing, you are still gaining valuable experience and all the benefits of case competitions listed above.
Written by Miranda Taing
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Students put their academic knowledge into action with DECA, a global professional development program for students who strive to compete and network with other like-minded young professionals. Delegates attend competitions with an oral presentation and a written component, featuring a wide variety of categories, such as Business Financial Services, Marketing Management, Travel Management, and Management Consulting.
This year, the University of Ottawa’s DECA Chapter had several triumphant victories during the annual DECA U Provincials competition, which took place on January 20-22 in downtown Toronto at the Sheraton Centre. With 68 delegates competing, uOttawa was one of the 20 universities and colleges with their eyes set on gold, and their hard work paid off! Here are their results:
Connor Giddens – 1st overall in Human Resource Management, Top 3 for Roleplay
Anna Halawa and Sonia Alb – 2nd overall in Marketing Management, Top 3 for Roleplay
Tingi Mulvihill – 2nd overall in Business Financial Services
Jason Luo – 2nd overall in Retail Management
Jingwen Lin - Top 3 for Roleplay in Retail Management
Sonia Alb - Top 3 Written Tests
DECA uOttawa wishes to thank Matt Archibald, Kina Leclair, Emilie Kitchen, and the Telfer School of Management for giving the delegation the support, guidance, and academic training necessary to prepare for the competition. Additionally, it would like to highlight the efforts of Anna Halawa (President) and Bobbi Nguyen (Vice President) for the time, effort, and hard work they devoted to the club. Finally, DECA would also like to recognize the dedication of the Executive Committee of the club, as none of DECA’s successes would be possible without their countless hours of work (Maxim Goldenberg, Divya Mehta, Jordan Monaghan, Nikita Gupta, Sonia Alb, Michelle Tam, Rula Al Halbouni, Zach Zhang, Fiona Doomasia, and Connor Giddens).
What’s next for DECA uOttawa? Students from the delegation will be competing in various invitational competitions across universities in the province to carry on the uOttawa streak of success. It also will have the chance to participate in the International Career Development Conference (ICDC). Stay tuned!
Written by Nikita Gupta, VP of Internal Affairs, DECA uOttawa
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MISA, or the Management Information Systems Association, kicked off its year with MISA Connects, held on October 18, 2016, at The Albion Rooms. MISA Connects was the first of two semi-annual networking events that promote the study and growth of information systems in every business sector. In a more intimate setting, students were given the opportunity to connect with Telfer faculty who teach MISA-specific courses and business professionals who believe in the value of data and analytics.
MISA would like to thank everyone who made MISA Connects a successful event. We will continue to advocate for the importance of information systems and analytics in a business setting.
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On Tuesday October 28, the Telfer Entrepreneurs' Club hosted the 17th annual Excellence in Leadership and Legacy in Entrepreneurship Wine and Cheese. This yearly event features the entrepreneurial stories of Canadian female entrepreneurs. This year, we welcomed two women, Rebecca Graham and Hélène Joncas.
Rebecca Graham is the founder of No Borders Fitness, a fitness studio in Midland, Ontario. As an English student at the University of Waterloo, she found her passion in fitness, and channeled it into a job she loved. Rebecca bootstrapped her business, working around the clock teaching 40 hours of fitness a week for 3 years before opening her studio. Rebecca believes in taking risks and believing in yourself, surrounding yourself with people that challenge you, and force you to think outside the box. Rebecca is this year's recipient of Simcoe's Entrepreneur of the Year.
Hélène Joncas, our keynote speaker, joined the technology world early in her career where she combined her love for innovation with her passion for building and growing companies. She was co-founder of start-ups imGenie and SIPquest (now CounterPath), and acted as an intrapreneur developing global solutions at Nortel, or implementing strategic alliances with Microsoft, IBM and Rogers. Hélène has applied her knowledge and experience to help guide and nurture startups in her role as Vice President at Wavefront, Canada's National Centre of Excellence for wireless and as Chief Strategy Officer at CANARIE, Canada's high-speed research and education network. She continues to ensure that Canadian entrepreneurs are set up for success in her current capacity as a Director of the Board with Startup Canada. She is a graduate of the University of Ottawa where she earned her MBA and is a recipient of the Trudeau Medal. Hélène also sits on the Dean's Advisory Board.
The ELLE Wine and Cheese also hosted a raffle draw of donated prizes, raising $150. We would like to thank our raffle donors for their contributions. Prizes included merchandise and giftcards from Fruit Couture, Jump 106.9, Starbucks, CarlsCakes, Mill St. Brew Pub, Mabel's Labels, SAAB Salon, The Wine Garden, TEAZE hair Salon and Spa, Bel fiore Flowers, Bloomfields Flowers, Pub 101, Lowertown Brewery, Upward Dog Yoga Centre, Surmesur, and Telfer. Proceeds of the charity will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa, a charity chosen by ELLE Wine and Cheese Chair Aryan Habib, in memory of her late cousin whom died at the age of 26.
The Entrepreneurs' Club would like to thank its sponsors EY, PWC, Enterprise, BMO Bank of Montreal, CPA, Shopify, and Surmesur. Without our sponsors, the Entrepreneurs' Club would be unable to hold entrepreneurial events for the students of the Telfer School of Management.
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On May 10, 2014 forty candidates from the Class of 2015 travelled to Silicon Valley as a part of Telfer Executive MBA's Innovation and Entrpreneurship Trip and Consulting Project.
Over the duration of the week, candidates will finalize their findings and report for their North American client. In addition, candidates will also visit several of the world's leading technology companies, attend private executive briefings with senior Silicon Valley leaders and see first-hand previews of the future technology and innovation. Technology companies on the agenda for this year include Google, Apple, Cisco, IBM, and Younoodle.
Teams will be contributing to a daily blog which will be featured on the Telfer Executive MBA webpage as well as the Ottawa Business Journal.
Day one: Seeking the Spark of Innovation
Monday, May 12, 2014 By Susan Munn, Telfer Executive MBA candidate
Day two: The Winding Hill to the Top
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 By Susanne Grundy, Telfer Executive MBA candidate
Day three: The Importance of Culture
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 By David Fraser, Telfer Executive MBA candidate
Day four: Trends and Values in the Valley
Wednesday, May 15, 2014 By Quasim Chaudry and Arelis Medina-Recio, Telfer Executive MBA candidates
Day five: Networks and Networking
By Ron MacEachern, Telfer Executive MBA candidate
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The Telfer MBA program focuses particular attention on high performance organizations. The trip to Europe is designed to provide MBA students with a perspective on what high performance organizations look like in a European environment. With this in mind, the Telfer School has arranged for the MBA students to travel to Paris, Antwerp and Brussels to meet with executives from Sodexo, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Ferrari Brand Perfumes, IDInvest Partners, Alcatel-Lucent, Deloitte, Nike and Audi. Students from the Telfer MBA program will be blogging about their experience on this trip.
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Baguettes, Berets and Balanced Scorecards: Telfer MBAs do Paris
John Adams, Alexandra Lyn, Oshada Mendis
The Power of a Network
Helena Gorancic-Lazetic, Roberta Kramchynsky and Ella Yang
Au Revoir Paris - Goedemorgen Antwerpen!
Angela Valdes Loyola, François Kontak Desmarais and Kimberly Barrett
Local culture while learning at Deloitte (Brussels) and AB InBev (Leuven)
Michelle Navarro, Adrian Papara, and Wesley Payne
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Professor André Potworowski invited Marc Garneau, Member of Parliament and first Canadian astronaut, to give a conference to MBA students.
Mr. Garneau talked about his career in the Navy where he became officer before becoming the first Canadian astronaut and later the President of the Canadian Space Agency. Elected to the House of Commons, he is now involved in various projects is different fields such as international affairs.
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Strat24 is a great opportunity for Telfer & Engineering students to create an innovative and creative solution to a real world problem and win $4,000! In teams of 4, students are given a case and have 24 hours to crack it and present their solution to a panel of judges. The winners of each pool will advance to a final round where they will present in front of another panel and attendees of the evening event.
After the presentations, there will be a networking session followed by an awards ceremony with prizes being presented by guest speakers.
Only a total of 40 students will be competitively selected to participate in the 2014 Strat24 event.
The night will finish off with a cocktail party where you will have the chance to network with our sponsors! The competition will take place on January 24 and 25!
More information is available online [This link is no longer available]
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Call for Nominations!
2013 Enterprise $2,500
Female Entrepreneur and Leadership Award
Enterprise Rent-A-Car invites you to nominate an extraordinary female student to be considered for the 2013 Enterprise Female Entrepreneur and Leadership Award.
Nominees should have a personal record of entrepreneurial spirit, leadership skills and be a positive role model for past, current, and future students. The winner will receive a $2,500 prize to be applied to their tuition.
Nominations
Nominations for this award will be accepted from students, faculty, alumni, and members of the local business community. Self nominations are also permitted. Criteria for nominating and evaluating honorees include the following:
- Nominees should be full-time female students in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of the BCom program at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa.
- Demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurial spirit through innovative approaches to business and show exemplary leadership skills in their work, social and academic lives.
- Entrepreneurial projects do not have to be associated with the Telfer School of Management.
Nominations can be made by completing the Nomination form and sending it via email to Susan Redmond at
Nominations for the 2013 Enterprise Female Entrepreneur and Leadership Award must be received no later than Friday January 17, 2014.
Selection
Committee Members will review all nominations and develop a list of finalists who best meet the above criteria. Members will select the award winner based on the submission and a short personal interview. This award will be presented at the 23rd Annual Entrepreneurs’ Club Toast to Success - Business Dinner on February 6, 2014.
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On April 23, 2014, Telfer Executive MBA candidates will be leaving for Guangzhou of the People’s Republic of China. After concluding a series of discussions in determining this destination for the International Business Consulting Project, the Class of 2014 will now focus their efforts on identifying and collaborating with potential client organizations during the month of October. This is a critical component of the comprehensive curriculum that has seen the Program representing the interests of many Canadian organizations in more than fifteen international destinations since the inception of the program in 1992.
Over the course of the next year, the Telfer Executive MBA, as a component of the global perspective of the curriculum, will be focusing on bringing compelling business value to seven Canadian organizations who are looking to increase their footprint in the Chinese Market.
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Many students entering university already have a variety of experiences with teamwork, but it is here where students will truly begin to deepen their understanding of working collaboratively. François Chiocchio, an associate professor in human resource management and organizational behaviour, is focusing his research on the characteristics of successful teams. Chiocchio, who is a new faculty member at the Telfer School of Management, has developed a unique perspective on why we struggle with teamwork and how we can get better at it.
Why is it important for students to learn teamwork?
We live in a connected world and, whether we like it or not, we’re going to be connected more intensely and in more diverse ways. Students need to understand and be prepared for that. In order to better connect, students need to understand and develop the attributes, skills and behaviours required for successful teamwork.
What makes team projects particularly valuable?
Class projects are a great way for students to learn how to be good team players. A project mimics the ambiguity and complexity of the real world. The classroom setting controls certain unknowns in the project, but overall, it is ambiguous and complex, which is exactly how the real world is.
Why do group projects sometimes lead to conflict?
For students, there is so much to learn that when a conflict presents itself, it tends to escalate spectacularly. It’s fairly common to hear students ask to have a team member removed in the first two weeks of the project, even if that’s not really a viable solution in the “real world.” In our professional lives, we know we can’t choose who is on our team, so exclusion is not seen as a solution. But all teams – whether composed of students or professionals –lack conflict management skills.
Group projects can be incubators of creativity, pride, and commitment. Sometimes, focusing on the positive helps in managing conflicts when they occur.
Helping people collaborate better will result in less conflict. This is one of the takeaways from my studies on teamwork in health care settings and interprofessional environments.
What about conflicts over individual performance?
Social loafers, or those who tend to withhold effort towards team tasks, may not intentionally set out to ride on the team’s coattails. Oftentimes, they can be excluded by others for a variety of reasons. Those doing the exclusion prefer to blame social loafing, but they are in fact contributing to the problem.
It’s a complicated issue that most people, not only students, don’t know how to deal with.
What advice would you have for those working on a team?
Even if you don’t like group work and prefer doing things individually, you can develop your skills and get better at teamwork. Some of us like teamwork, but aren’t terrific at it. Either way, it’s important to not let our preferred way of dealing with things get in the way of what the situation requires. Good team players learn to adapt. Those who are good at teamwork and are perceived that way by teammates do two things consistently: first, they commit publicly to tasks and deliver. Second, when they realize they cannot deliver as promised, they are open and proactive about it.
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For the fourth year running, the Telfer MBA class participated in the development of an "MBA Oath of Ethics". This year 22 graduating MBA students participated in the annual oath ceremony at the Telfer School facility in Ottawa. Although recognizing that an oath in itself does not create an ethical individual, the student who participated in the event also recognized that the very act of taking an oath keeps the concept of ethics and integrity in doing business foremost in the minds of MBA graduates. This year's oath, developed collaboratively by the whole MBA 2013 cohort, focused specifically on accountability, social and environmentally conscious decision-making, and managerial responsibility to the broader stakeholder group of the company for whom individual graduates work. The history of the oath can be online.
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The International Consulting Project and Trip takes place at the end of the Program. It enables candidates to apply a global perspective. Here is what Harry Webster takes home from this experience.
As I look back over the past six months I am astonished at what an amazing, engaging, and life-changing experience the Vietnamese project was for all of us. I, along with my peers of Class 2013, have just returned from the Telfer Executive MBA International Consulting Trip to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Five teams spent one week within the South-East Asia region wrapping up our respective projects we have worked on around the clock in Canada since late 2012. Our intentions and expectations were high on delivering on objectives set forth in our various projects. The projects focused on delivering compelling business value for five client organizations.
Each of the five teams represented different sectors, which created unique barriers that each team needed to address before arriving in Vietnam. We also encountered common challenges. The most obvious one was trying to establish relationships on the other side of the world. Even though most major companies in Vietnam are English-speaking, most government institutions are non-English-speaking, especially cities away from Ho Chi Minh City. Additionally, the 12-hour time difference meant that we would be conducting phone interviews between Ottawa sunset and sunrise. I remember setting my alarm for 2AM on more than one occasion. In the end, the best solution was using LinkedIn. A thorough and well-targeted search of LinkedIn helped identify critical figures in Vietnam. We had remarkable success connecting to them by presenting ourselves as keen students from Canada, who were heading to Vietnam in April. While we expected to face large cultural differences in this phase, it seemed that those who were part of the ‘LinkedIn revolution’ were generally very warm and welcoming to our unsolicited introductions. In a short time, we managed to build a rich network of professionals across various industries in Vietnam.
The barriers were often larger for our specific client. When ‘Vietnam’ is mentioned in a conversation, the first thoughts likely would not be theme and water parks, or even experiential retail and hospitality. Our task as a team was to make it a topic. We were tasked with research to identify opportunities with the Vietnamese tourism and hospitality sectors for a client who is a world-leader in the development of entertainment projects. Given that our project focused on assessing Vietnam’s market relevance by region, we identified significant stakeholders who happened to be outside of Ho Chi Minh City. We learned quickly through research that much of development in Vietnam is driven by government policy. The team’s goal was to meet with the central government, which is based in Hanoi instead of the class’ destination, Ho Chi Minh City. With support from the program, we were able to travel to Hanoi to meet our objectives. We were pleased with the support we received from the program, which recognized the objectives of the project could be compromised if we were not able to meet the policy-makers in Hanoi.
Our team, comprised of Joanne, Johnny, Joseph, Casey and I, quickly realized the value of networks and relationships. After securing full engagement of our client, the team began the process of building a network within a wide range of industries in Vietnam - from banking, legal, accounting, hospitality to tourism. The team also focused on identifying contacts that could bridge the team to Vietnam's central government. With the market experiences of our Telfer project mentors and our relationships with AIESEC members, we were able to build a useful network and a significant amount of work before landing in Vietnam. In the month leading up to our arrival in Vietnam, the team was focused on refining project hypothesis based on the knowledge gained through secondary findings and by building a tight logistics plan. The plan would see us meeting with on-the-ground experts who could provide invaluable insight to shape and validate the project findings.
On April 20, after a 32- hour travel time, the class arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, a city with a population of just over 7 million residents. The coach ride from the airport to the hotel set our adrenaline pumping as we got our first glimpse of the hustling and bustling streets which were filled with more than 6 million motor scooters, some of which were carrying up to four passengers each. All of the reading and preparation I had completed did not prepare me for what I saw; Ho Chi Minh City is truly a modern city
The week was a marathon and all of us had to cross the finish line together. This dictated us to have a well-organized plan of action. After a day of rest, Johnny and I caught a flight to Hanoi early Monday morning while the other three members of our team had a roster of meetings in Ho Chi Minh City with major financial institutions such as KPMG and Sumitomo Capital. The team was able to cover a lot of ground in a short period by working in two sub-groups. We took good notes of each meeting so we could effectively brief one another when we reconvened upon our return from Hanoi.
The meetings in Hanoi proved to be of incredible value. Johnny and I met with the Vice Chairman of the Administration and his Executive Team in an hour-long meeting conducted by a translator. The Vice Chairman emphasized the government's pleasure in having representatives from Canada demonstrating strong interest in the development of tourism in Vietnam. We were able to profile our client organization to the government officials, who offered to co-author a press-release featuring an emerging partnership with us.
The rest of the week the team continue the tag-team approach for generating relationships with major local/multi-national institutions and consultants. A representative of our client organization joined us several times throughout the week. He observed the dedication and commitment of the team to the project as well as embraced the relationships we had established for his organization. His attendance proved conducive as the team easily transitioned the project back to the client organization at the end of the week. With a smooth transition, the organization could continue to engage the various relationships we had established in Vietnam for them.
With only 24 hours left before submitting our final report, we met late Thursday to feverishly formulate the final conclusion and our recommendations of the project. Our action plan saw us integrating learnings from respective meetings into the final report. Therefore, the last 24-hours were allocated to putting final touches and to formatting the report.
While we worked hard during the weekday, Telfer leadership made sure that we had time to let our hair down. One of the absolute highlights of the trip was an evening social excursion to the award-winning Chill Skybar atop the 27th floor roof of the AB Building. Under a full-moon, complete with a cool breeze, the entire class sipped cocktails while taking in the views of the night skyline. We, collectively, shared a poignant experience that marked one of our final evenings together as a class.
The week culminated in the delivery of our final report to our project mentor at six o’clock on Friday evening. With the click of the 'Send' button, we had submitted the product of almost six months of preparation and execution. This also marked the completion of all of the Telfer Executive MBA Program requirements. Clicked and it was official. We officially completed the intensive 21-month graduate program.
Our final hours in Vietnam were spent at the stunning and chic rooftop Shri restaurant to celebrate our achievements together. The tone of the evening was surprisingly somber. I think the finality was visible and we realized that this evening marked the conclusion of something greater than we had all imagined when we enrolled in the program two years ago. It wasn’t just about celebrating the action-packed International Consulting Project. It was the celebration of the entire program itself. The Class of 2013 had become a family. We had spent 10 to 20 hours weekly with one another for 21-months. We had been through so many enlightening moments. We learned, grown, suffered, laughed, fought celebrated, and lived together. All of those experiences created an affinity and a bond that is difficult to describe. But we can definitely feel it.
Today as I write this, I am still adapting to life after Vietnam. Personally, the experience of the International Consulting Project has totally changed the way I view everything I have learned within the program. It has definitely changed the way I view my own future in business. There were so many highlights for me; having created and executed such an amazing project with four of my best friends, working within a country I might have never otherwise had the chance to discover, meeting with such high-ranking and influential figures, delivering tangible results to an international organization and achieving excellence all at once - this has been a Game-Changer for me. This is what makes the Telfer Executive MBA program truly unique from any other professional or academic pursuit.
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This series of articles focuses on the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management Executive MBA class trip to the Silicon Valley. The trip is part of the EMBA curriculum on "Innovation and Entrepreneurship," which includes a consulting project and holding meetings with Valley firms on behalf of client organizations, as well as special events and discussions at key Valley innovation centres, such as the US Market Access Centre, Cisco, IBM Almaden Research Center, Younoodle, Google, Singularity University and Stanford University.
Day one: The Internet of Everything… and Anything
Tuesday, May 14, 2013, by Nisha Cairo
Day two: The impact of disruptive technology [This link is no longer available]
Wedesday, May 15, 2013, by Annu Vaidya
Day three: Telfer Executive MBA Students Explore the Benefits of Silicon Valley [This link is no longer available]
Thursday, May 16, 2013, by Marc Pandi
Day four: Google Impresses and Inspires [This link is no longer available]
Friday, May 17, 2013, by Melissa Olegario
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The Telfer MBA program strongly values the international dimension of our program experience. Each year, we sponsor an elective course to Europe to explore high-performance in a European context [This link is no longer available]. The goal is to highlight the dynamics of doing business in an international business arena and to explore the complications of culture and politico-social elements that underlie effective business practice. Last year several of our non-Canadian international students suggested that coming to Canada was their version of an international experience. They asked: "Why don't we set up an ‘in-Canada international trip’ to help them explore business sectors in which Canada has strengths?" The same focus – high-performance organizations – could underlie the trip but the focus would be on examining the differences between doing business in their home countries and the Canadian context.
This year we brought this course alive. We have set up visits with exceptional companies in the "golden triangle" (Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal) that represent noteworthy Canadian business sectors. These include the entrepreneurial high-tech sector (Wesley Clover), retail (Costco), banking (TD Financial and National Bank), not-for-profit (Me to We), aerospace (Aero-Montreal and Bombardier), and international engineering products and services (Future Electronics). As we conducted the structured site visits, students were challenged to blog about their experiences. The following notes represent summaries of their experiences – what caught their attention and what learnings they walked away with.
April 29 to May 3, 2013
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On May 13, 2013, uOttawa student email is going Google. This means every student will now have 25GB of inbox storage, a simple way to sync their mobile devices, chat tools, calendars, enhanced spam filtering and access to easy-to-use collaborative tools like Google Docs.
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The Telfer MBA program focuses particular attention on high performance organizations. The trip to Europe is designed to provide MBA students with a perspective on what high performance organizations look like in a European environment. With this in mind, the Telfer School has arranged for the MBA students to travel to Brussels, Antwerp, Leuven and Paris to meet with executives from Nike, Accenture, l’Oréal, Sodexo, Deloitte, Alcatel-Lucent, Louis Vuitton, and Viadeo. Students from the Telfer MBA program will be blogging about their experience on this trip.
April 20-27, 2013
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Just do it
By Jennifer Ewin, Tania Ravenda and Fraser Somers, Telfer MBA candidates
Alcatel-Lucent – Innovation at the Speed of New Ideas
By Beverly Ebegbuzie, Miguel Alvarez and Vipin Bansal, Telfer MBA candidates
By Adam Lamoureux, Jennifer Prouse, and Laura Venasse
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May 9
Back to Telfer – Come Back. Give Back.
May 10
Anniversary reunions
Join us to celebrate the 5th, 10th, 25th and 40th anniversary reunions in different venues.
May 11
Is "Dr. Google" the Right Physician for You? Technologies and Healthcare Delivery
Technology has made it possible for us to get health information online. But can "Dr. Google" really assess our symptoms? This talk focuses on health informatics and the opportunities and challenges that new technologies bring to the delivery of healthcare. Listen to Professors Wojtek Michalowski and Craig Kuziemsky's thoughts on the subject.
Destination 2013
These events are part of the uOttawa Alumni Week 2013. Other events are also organized during this week.
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Sir Terry Matthews made a guest appearance in the Leadership Lecture Series and provided great insight into his life as an empowering leader and mentor.
About the Leadership Lecture Series:
This unique lecture series draws senior leaders within the Ottawa community into the Telfer Executive MBA classroom. This six session course within the curriculum goes well beyond a traditional case study method. It will give you the opportunity to actively participate in a ‘live’ business case where you can discuss, question and critic the business leader who was responsible for making key critical and strategic decisions within his or her organization during the case. The comparison of the various speakers will allow you to consider, compare and evaluate each speaker’s leadership style and strategy for managing current issues within their organizations.
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The University of Ottawa Marketing Association and the Telfer School of Management held the Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition on April 4, 2013 at the Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the winning team, Team 1 (Anastasiya Shulyarenko, Branden Goodman, Sean Carter, Adam Tomaszewski, Sarah Rizvi, Raechel Allen), who provided the best insight into how the Alumni Association might grow the number of their members buying auto insurance from Johnson Inc.
The winning team received a cash prize of $1,000. The Marc Roy Fund and Johnson Inc. awarded $500 to the two students with the best presentations, Branden Goodman and Ariane Lafond.
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Nominations are invited for students who deserve to be recognized for outstanding Social Responsibility Leadership. This award is open to BCom students who will be returning to complete their 4th year of study as a full-time student. The prize consists of $2,000 towards the recipient’s 4th year tuition fees.
Nominations can be made by completing the Nomination form and sending it via email to
Susan Redmond at
Social responsibility projects undertaken by nominees do not have to be associated with the Telfer School of Management and can be pursued at large in the community.
Nominations can come from staff, faculty, alumni and members of the business and local community.
Nominations are due May 10, 2013. The selection committee will make a decision by May 23. The award will be presented at the Telfer School of Management Post-Convocation Awards Luncheon Reception on June 10, 2013.
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BCom students in the Management Information Systems option were chosen with 12 other teams out of 30 to take part in CaseIT, an annual international undergraduate business case competition. The case competition is held from February 6 to 9, 2013 at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.
Photo : Benoit Tramontini, Natalie Bogatirev and Jan Kasprzycki.
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We are looking for students from any faculties that have an interesting business model idea they would like to develop.
Cash prizes will be offered to the best presentations:
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1st place: $5,000
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2nd place: $2,000
- 3rd place: $1,000
The winning project will be automatically entered in the National Nicol Entrepreneurship Award Competition.
For further information or to register, get in touch with
About The Nicol Entrepreneurial Award is a national program
The competition is designed to generate and reward interest in entrepreneurship on the part of undergraduate students in any faculty or field of study at participating universities across Canada. Launched in 1997, this program now awards over $100,000 in prize money each year to individual students or student teams who submit winning plans for their entrepreneurial business ideas.
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Jeux du commerce
The 25th Jeux du commerce took place January 4 to 6, 2013, at HEC Montréal in Montréal, Québec. A delegation of 82 students represented the Telfer School of Management.
Congratulations to students for winning the following:
Operations Management Case (3rd place): Jayme Fallen, Branden Goodman and Andrej Rajic
Coach: Professor Jean Couillard
Taxation Case (3rd place): David Levell, Thea Temple, Meagan Thompson
Coaches: Professor Kathryn Pedwell and Simon Couvrette
International Business Case (3rd place): Aymeric Beard, Marc-Andre Bigras and Jennifer Viscosi
Coach: Professor Tyler Chamberlin
Volleyball (3rd place): Michel Bedard, Danika Chilibeck, Bryan Ip, Thomas Le, Catherine Nadeau, Pascale Nadeau, Dan Packer, Eric Prefontaine, Vincent Trottier
Coach: Jacob Legault
MBA Games
The 25th MBA games took place at the University of McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business in Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario. For the first time, the Telfer School was represented by a full delegation composed of 40 students.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
Andrea kuntz and Jennifer Proulx competed in the HR case at the 35th annual ICBC (Inter-Collegial Business Competition) last weekend at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
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From January 6 to 11 2013, the Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa will join 35 schools from around the world in Montreal, Canada at the John Molson MBA International Case Competition. The competition, the oldest and largest of its kind in the world.
This year’s event will have the greatest number of international competitors in the competition’s history. In addition to the seven American and twelve Canadian universities participating, will be seventeen International schools from fourteen countries and five continents. Australia, Egypt and South Africa will be represented for the first time.
The Telfer School of Management will be sending their four best case cracking MBA candidates (Alex Bota, Tina Huang, Yi Liu and John Hastings) who will, over six days, tackle seven business case studies, including one “live” case study. The live case will see a surprise company present a problem they are currently facing to the teams, who will then present their solutions. The teams will compete to take home the Concordia Cup and up to $10,000 in prize money.
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The University of Ottawa Marketing Association and the Telfer School of Management held the Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition on December 4, 2012 at the Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the winning team, Team 3 (Brandon Chow, Shaheed Mohamed, Alannah Saikaley, Cristina Germano, Adrian Mulligan, Elisa Garcia), who presented the best marketing campaign for The Drink as mandated by the event sponsor: York Entertainment.
The winning team received a cash prize of $1,000. The Marc Roy Fund awarded $500 to the student with the best presentation, Noah Hayes.
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The next evaluation of teaching and courses will take place from November 19 to 30, 2012.
What is the purpose of the teaching and course evaluations?
- The evaluations improve the quality of the learning experience.
- Professors have said they find this feedback to be a valuable means of improving their teaching skills. What’s more, some key aspects of the evaluation are part of the University’s collective agreement with professors.
- The main purpose is to obtain student feedback on a course and an instructor’s teaching. This information can also help professors gauge their abilities and help other students learn about how a course was taught.
How do I participate?
Classroom courses
- Fill out the questionnaire and comment sheet during the evaluation period.
- Your professors may have asked that a customized evaluation related to specific aspects of their course be completed as well.
Web based courses
- Via the uoZone portal, under the "InfoWeb" tool, and complete the official evaluation questionnaire.
Evaluation results (S-Report)
The evaluation results are available on uoZone. See what other students think!
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The Telfer School of Management Career Centre is seeking internship positions located outside of Canada for the Ontario Global Edge international mobility scholarship program. Global Edge offers exceptional Ontario students a $4,000 scholarship to pursue opportunities to learn about entrepreneurship and the role of small and medium-sized businesses in a global economy.
Eligible internships:
- Can be offered at any time of year, with a high demand for summer positions;
- Take place in a small or medium-sized enterprise;
- Are located outside of Canada in a location(s) considered “safe” according to DFAIT;
- Create entrepreneurial opportunities for the student;
- Provide learning about local, national and international business in the world economy;
- Create links to Ontario and Ontario’s small business community; and
- Last from 8 to 24 weeks, full-time hours.
For more information, please contact Kimberley Barclay, Relationship Manager,
Career Centre, by email at
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2012 Enterprise
$2,500 Female Entrepreneur and Leadership Award
Enterprise Rent-A-Car invites you to nominate an extraordinary female student to be considered for the 2012 Female Enterprise Entrepreneur and Leadership Award. Nominees should have a personal record of entrepreneurial spirit, leadership skills and be a positive role model for past, current, and future students. The winner will receive a $2,500 prize to be applied to their tuition.
Nominations
Nominations for this award will be accepted from students, faculty, alumni, and members of the local business community. Self nominations are also permitted. Criteria for nominating and evaluating honorees include the following:
- Nominees should be full-time female students in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of their BCom program at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa.
- Demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurial spirit through innovative approaches to business and show exemplary leadership skills in their work, social and academic lives.
- Entrepreneurial projects do not have to be associated with the Telfer School of Management.
Nominations can be made by completing the Nomination form and sending it via email to Susan Redmond at
Nominations for the 2012 Female Enterprise Entrepreneur and Leadership Award must be received no later than Monday January 14, 2013. Download a nomination form.
Selection
Committee Members will review all nominations and develop a list of finalists who best meet the above criteria. Members will select the award winner based on the submission and a short personal interview. This award will be presented at the 22nd Annual Entrepreneurs’ Club Toast to Success - Business Dinner on January 31, 2013.
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The Telfer School of Management would like to warmly congratulate all of its new graduates. Here is a list of the students who were best able to set themselves apart. The School has recognized their achievements through the following awards.
- Véronique Grenier
- University Gold Medal
- Neil Kothary
- University Silver Medal
- Neil Kothary
- KPMG Award for Excellence
- Kelly Agnew
- David Litvack Memorial Prize
- Neil Kothary
- Highest Achievement in Accounting
- Jessica Tang
- Highest Achievement in Management Information Systems
- Sam Uytterhaeghe
- Highest Achievement in Finance
- Véronique Grenier
- Highest Achievement in International Management
- Bradley John Nixon
- Highest Achievement in Commerce
- Hilary Thorn
- Highest Achievement in Human Resource Management
- Kelly Agnew
- Highest Achievement in Marketing
- Mathieu Villeneuve
- Highest Achievement in Management
- Will Robertson
- Highest Achievement in e-Business
- Malitza Loriston
- Highest Achievement in Entrepreneurship
- Brittany Rockwell
- Alterna Social Responsibility Leadership Award
- Alexandre Dore
- Christian Navarre Strategic Management Award
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The Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) and TD Insurance Meloche Monnex have joined forces to create a new annual MBA Award at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management.
This $1,000 award will offer financial assistance and recognition to a Telfer MBA student whose career interest is in management consulting and who is working towards the CMC designation.
“The Canadian Association of Management Consultants is proud to recognize the long-standing relationship we have enjoyed with the Telfer MBA program,” expressed Glenn Yonemitsu, CMC, MBA, CEO of CMC-Canada. “We are proud of our Association’s partnership in Telfer’s MBA Consulting Project and, together with TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, we thought this scholarship was a great initiative to confirm our support of the Telfer School by helping to attract smart, young business leaders to the program.”
“The Telfer School is very grateful to CMC-Canada and TD Insurance Meloche Monnex for this gift which demonstrates their desire to support and invest in deserving students pursuing a career in management consulting,” said Dean François Julien. “We are very pleased to work with CMC-Canada/TD Insurance Meloche Monnex to recognize achievement and encourage excellence”.
About CMC-Canada and TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada)
CMC-Canada fosters excellence and integrity in the management consulting profession as a whole and seeks to advance the practice and profile of management consulting in Canada through education and certification of consultants, promotion of ethical standards and professional competency, and advocacy for the profession in public and government settings.
TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
As a preferred affinity partner of CMC-Canada, TD Insurance Meloche Monnex offers members great savings on home and auto insurance with preferred group rates. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex supports management consulting students and CMC-Canada as they advocate for the CMC designation.
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Nominations are invited for students who deserve to be recognized for outstanding Social Responsibility Leadership. This award is open to BCom students who will be returning to complete their 4th year of study as a full-time student. The prize consists of $2,000 towards the recipient’s 4th year tuition fees.
Nominations can be made by completing the nomination form and sending it via email to
Susan Redmond at
Social responsibility projects undertaken by nominees do not have to be associated with the Telfer School of Management and can be pursued at large in the community.
Nominators must include their name and contact information. Nominations can come from staff, faculty, alumni and members of the business and local community.
Nominations are due May 15, 2012. The selection committee will make a decision by May 22. The award will be presented at the Telfer School of Management Post-Convocation Awards Luncheon Reception on June 4, 2012.
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The next evaluation of teaching and courses will take place from March 19 to 30, 2012.
What is the purpose of the teaching and course evaluations?
- The evaluations improve the quality of the learning experience.
- Professors have said they find this feedback to be a valuable means of improving their teaching skills. What’s more, some key aspects of the evaluation are part of the University’s collective agreement with professors.
- The main purpose is to obtain student feedback on a course and an instructor’s teaching. This information can also help professors gauge their abilities and help other students learn about how a course was taught.
How do I participate?
Classroom courses
- Fill out the questionnaire and comment sheet during the evaluation period.
- Your professors may have asked that a customized evaluation related to specific aspects of their course be completed as well.
Web based courses
- Via the uoZone portal, under the "InfoWeb" tool, and complete the official evaluation questionnaire.
Evaluation results (S-Report)
The evaluation results are available on uoZone. See what other students think!
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Are you an ACCOUNTING student interested in CO-OP education?
Deadline for applying to CO-OP is March 1st.
Information: www.coop.uOttawa.ca
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The Telfer School of Management Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its alumni awards: the Trudeau Medal and the Young Achiever's award. The deadline is June 15, 2012.
These awards are given to alumni in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the world of business, their communities and their alma mater. These recognitions will be awarded at the Gala of Excellence in September.
The Trudeau Medal selection committee is now accepting nominations for the 2012 awards. Established in honour of Reverend Father Roland Trudeau, OMI, former director of the University's commerce department from 1950 to 1965, the Trudeau Medal is the highest honour given by the Telfer School of Management to its alumni.
The Young Achiever's Award honours young Telfer School of Management alumni (under the age of 40) who have been able to achieve greatness in their lives within an exceptional period of time.
To nominate an alumnus for this year's Trudeau Medal or for the Young Achiever's Award, please send a supporting letter and the candidate's resume to