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The Art and Science of Graduate Student Supervision

Dates

January 28, 2026 - February 12, 2026

Event Description

The supervision of graduate students is both an art and a science. This course is designed to provide an overview of the responsibilities and best practices of an effective supervisor while promoting self-reflection. The course addresses Master‘s (course based and thesis) and Doctoral supervision. Emphasis is placed on how to support students while they progress through the various milestones of their programs of study. Particular attention is given on how to assist students experiencing challenges. Questions related to institutional regulations and policies are also considered. The course provides participants with multiple strategies, and alternatives for success and culminates in students creating a draft statement of supervisory practices.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will have developed the following competencies:

  1. Identify best practices in graduate supervision.
  2. Relate institutional policies and guidelines to their supervision practices.
  3. Take program milestones into account and recognize how they provide a context that colors the roles and resultant approaches of a supervisor at different points in time.
  4. Outline how they will foster an effective supervisor-student relationship that takes into account Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility principles.
  5. Translate the proposed strategies and alternatives for success in graduate supervision into their own work, through the drafting of an initial graduate supervisory statement outlining one’s proposed approach. The statement must infuse four best practices.

Event Schedule:

Weekly, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST/EDT

Delivery

Online

Cost

Member: $255
Non-member: $300

Questions

For more information or if you have any questions please contact Keith Beriault, via email kberiault@casn.ca

Methods of Payment

CASN accepts Visa and Mastercard.

Refund and Cancellation Policy

Cancellations

  • Registrations that are cancelled up to one week before the start of the course will be refunded minus a $50 administrative fee.
  • Registrations that are cancelled with less than one week’s notice will not be refunded, though the participant will have the option to defer the cost of the course to apply to another CNEI/CASN course.
  • There will be no refunds issued once the course begins.
  • CASN reserves the right to cancel this course if it does not meet minimal group requirements.

Course Content

  • Participants are responsible for access to any course materials, including articles and textbooks.
  • There will be no make-up assignments accepted.
  • Assignments will not be re-marked.
  • Late submissions will not be accepted, unless under exceptional circumstances.

Attendance

  • Attendance is mandatory for all sessions, barring exceptional circumstances, unless otherwise noted in the course syllabus.

Accommodations

  • If a participant requires special accommodation, they must notify the instructor(s) and CASN coordinator prior to the start of the course. Accommodations for physical or mental health reasons must be confirmed by a health professional.

Please see our complete academic policies online at https://cnei-icie.casn.ca/about/cnei-policies/.


Register
Returning Registrant

Registration Fees

Member: $255
Non-member : $300

Questions

For more information or if you have any questions please contact Keith Beriault, via email kberiault@casn.ca

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