Writing & Language Support
Our Ted Rogers School students can access (3) three different writing and language support options facilitated by our Writing Specialist, Conor Kelly (external link) .
The Writing Specialist also designs, administers and grades the CAF 199 Writing Skills Test for the School of Accounting and Finance.
Conor is an experienced instructor/educator with a BA and MA in English Literature from the University of Ottawa. Before joining the Ted Rogers School of Management, he worked in various teaching and student service roles at the University of Hong Kong, the University of Toronto and McMaster University.
Email: conor.kelly@torontomu.ca
1-on-1 writing specialist appointment
Students can access 30-minute one-on-one writing appointments to get support on any of the following topics: understanding an assignment, building academic vocabulary, generating ideas, structuring a paper, understanding business writing genres, revising for sentence-level issues, applying instructor feedback, citation styles and referencing.
Writing support drop-in | weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays
The Writing Specialist is also available for two Drop-in periods during the week, both an hour long.
On Tuesdays from 1:00pm until 2:00pm, you can find the Writing Specialist at the TRS 7th floor Alcove-- between the elevators and the seating area.
On Thursdays from 1:00pm until 2:00, the Writing Specialist is available to meet with students virtually on Zoom.
You do not need to book a specific time to visit, but you do have to Register for these Drop-in periods on Blackthorn. Find the links to those Blackthorn events below.
Writing workshops
Join the Writing and Language Specialist in these 90-minute virtual or in-person workshops and hone your academic and professional writing and research skills. Six different workshops will be offered this semester, and students who attend multiple workshops and complete practical writing tasks can earn Open Badges through Canvas Badges.
Register for these events with the Blackthorn links below and (google doc) check out this document (external link, opens in new window) to learn more about workshop descriptions, outcomes, dates and open badges.
Our No-Show Policy
With over 12,000+ Ted Rogers School students, we want to ensure that when you sign-up for an event, you are 100% committed to attending otherwise you are taking away a spot from another student. If you are no longer able to attend, cancel your ticket in advance through the confirmation email you received to avoid being put on the no-show list. You can search 'Ted Rogers School Notifications' in your inbox to retrieve this email.
If you do not attend three total events that you signed up for without canceling at least 24 hours in advance, this is called the Sign-Up Show-Up Policy and you will no longer be able to attend our future events until you meet with our management team.
Blackthorn Links for Workshops and Drop-In Advising
Guidelines for Student Consultations
How many appointments can I attend each week?
TRSM undergraduate students can attend one 30-minute appointment per week to make it more accessible to other students. However, students can join Drop-In sessions whether or not they have already booked an individual appointment that week.
Can you edit my assignment or thesis?
Although we are not an editing service, we will help you to become better editors of your own work.
Can you help me with a take-home test or exam?
We cannot assist you with written take-home tests as this would constitute a breach of Policy 60: Academic Integrity. For more information, please visit the Academic Integrity website. Please review the procedures for TMU Senate Policy 60: Academic Integrity.
- (PDF file) How to Write a Course Paper
- (PDF file) TurnItIn: Friend, Not Foe
- TMU Library: Article Autopsy
- TMU Library: Evalutate your Sources wiht the CRAAP Test
- TMU Library: Four Directions Writing Guide
Additional Resources:
- Academic Integrity Office: Academic Integrity in Space (game)
- TMU Library: Citation Guide (APA and other Styles)
- Critical Writing in University (external link) - TMU Student Learning Support
- Critical reading for better academic writing (external link) - TMU Student Learning Support
- Effective revision and editing (external link) - TMU Student Learning Support
- Finding resources in your Subject Area (external link) - Toronto Metropolitan University Library & Archives
- Is this an appropriate source? (external link) - Toronto Metropolitan University Library & Archives
- Reading aloud to help revise writing (external link) - UNC Writing Centre
- How to write outlines (external link) - UNC Writing Centre
- Writing concisely (external link) - UNC Writing Centre
- The punishable perils of plagiarism (external link) - TED-Ed
- The case against “good” and “bad” (external link) - TED-Ed
- How misused modifiers can hurt your writing (external link) - TED-Ed
Disclaimer: TRSM Program Advising and Student Success and Toronto Metropolitan University do not officially endorse the apps and sites listed here, and may not be held responsible for any technological problems that arise from their use. Please use at your own discretion.
- Kurzweil 3000 (external link)
- Text Help Read & Write (external link)
- VoiceOver (external link) (Apple’s built-in screen reader program)
- Pages (external link)
- Visit TMU’s Computing and Communications Services for more Accessibility Software