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Geographic AnalysisAcademic Orientation 2016
Welcome to the Faculty of Arts
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Agenda
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1. Welcome
2. Message from the Chair
3. Meet the Faculty
4. First Year Overview
5. Technical Overview
6. Getting Started: Helpful Hints
7. SAGA
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Find out what you are getting into!
• Read the welcome message and the five latest news items at www.ryerson.ca/geography
• Follow @RyersonGeo on Twitter
• Like Geography and Environmental Studies at Ryerson on Facebook
• Read the blog post “Looking for a secure, laid-back, and meaningful job in a growing field? Get into Geography!” at why.ryerson.ca
• Watch this video -http://www.ryerson.ca/geography/ga/ga_prospective_students/index.html
Message from the Chair
Geography and Geographic Analysis explained…
• http://gis.blog.ryerson.ca/2016/08/08/geographic-analysis-
explained-through-pokemon-go/
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• http://www.ryerson.ca/news/news/General_Public/20160315-tracking-the-zika-virus.html
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Internship
(“work-integrated learning”)
Experiential learning in capstone courses
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• Working with Toronto Police
and Downtown-Yonge BIA
• http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/news
releases/35405
Research projects with faculty members
• Critical analysis of “Wellbeing Toronto”, the City’s online mapping
tool for neighbourhood wellbeing indices
• In-depth examination of how the built form (high-rise apartments)
intersects with immigrants’ everyday lives -- poverty, housing
deprivation and neighboring practices, in Toronto
• Analyzing visitor information for the Credit Valley Conservation
Authority to assist in resource management and development of
visitor services
• Undertaking an inventory of culinary tourism and mapping the
results for the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance as part of its
Culinary Tourism Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2015
• Determining the geography of air quality in the City of Toronto
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Active student association
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Geospatial Analyst, a Fortune 500 job that seems too good to be true
• http://fortune.com/facebook-walmart-fortune-500-companies-jobs/
• “Here in the online grocery team at Walmart we look at how humans prefer to forage, or shop for food. We check different -factors—traffic, population density, climate data. We try to understand the temporal dynamics. What time of day are people shopping? How far is a customer willing to travel to pick up what they ordered online?”
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Cartographer – one of the eight fastest-growing careers in the US
• http://parade.com/468377/kmccleary/the-8-fastest-growing-careers-of-2016/
• $60,000 (US) median salary
• “the need for people who gather and interpret geographic information to make maps will bloom by 30 percent by 2024. The much-faster-than-average growth is driven by the need for maps in everything from managing government lands to the ever-growing number of mobile and web-based mapping tools…”
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How much do Geographers make?
• https://www.gislounge.com/look-gis-salaries/
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Recent alumni (selection, 2005-2015)
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Alumni of note before 2005
• Director, Major Capital Infrastructure Coordination, City of Toronto (1983)
• General Manager of the Canadian National Exhibition (1984)
• General Manager, Toronto Water, City of Toronto (1986)
• Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics at University of Toronto (1991)
• Senior Manager, Strategic Market Analytics at BMO (1998)
• Deputy Fire Chief, City of Toronto (1999)
• Director of Analytics at Prospect Media Group (2000)
• Acting Manager, Location Analysis at LCBO (2002)
• Associate Vice President, Real Estate Development at Canadian Tire (2002)
• Vice President, Commercial Lines & Reinsurance at Aviva Canada (2003)
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Alumni of note since 2005
• National Director - Corporate Support Services & Spatial Research, McDonald's Canada (2005)
• Manager, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Toronto Police Service (2005)
• Manager - Real Estate Market Analysis at Canadian Tire (2005)
• Manager, Market Research & Consumer Insights at Lowe’s Companies Canada (2005)
• Senior Analyst at Canadian Institute for Health Information (2006)
• Senior Manager, Retail Delivery, Caribbean at Scotiabank (2006)
• Development Manager - Pizza Hut at Yum! Restaurants Canada (2006)
• Senior Analyst, National Location Research at Sobeys (2007)
• Manager, Geospatial Research at Toronto Real Estate Board (2007)
• Senior Associate at Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (2010)
• Manager, Development and Portfolio Analytics at Cara Operations (2010)
• Senior Program Coordinator at Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (2011)
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Sample 2012/13 alumni
• Report Analyst, ERIS- Environmental Risk Information Service, June 2013 – Present
• Research Assistant, Yum! Restaurants Canada, August 2012 – March 2013
• Geospatial Analyst, Bell Mobility, May 2011 – July 2011
• Ryerson University, Bachelor's degree, Geographic Analysis, 2008 – 2012
• Market Analyst, Canadian Tire, November 2014 – Present
• Market Analysis Specialist, Canadian Tire, November 2013 – November 2014
• Market Analysis Coordinator, Canadian Tire, May 2013 –November 2013
• Database Analyst, Canadian Tire, June 2012 – April 2013
• Ryerson University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geographic Analysis, 2009 – 2013
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Sample 2015 alumni
• GIS Marketing Analyst, Geomedia Inc., August 2015 –Present, Toronto
• GIS Analyst - Co-op, BMO Financial Group, April 2014 –May 2015, Toronto
• Ryerson University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geographic Analysis, 2011 – 2015
• GIS Operator, PowerStream Inc., June 2015 – Present, Vaughan
• GIS Co-op, Hydro One, January 2014 – August 2014, Barrie
• GIS Co-op, PowerStream Inc., May 2012 – August 2012 and May 2013 – August 2013, Vaughan
• Ryerson University, Bachelor of Arts, Geographic Analysis, 2011 – 2015
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Meet the Faculty
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First Semester (Fall 2016)
Course Code Course Title Faculty
GEO 131 Energy, Earth and Ecosystems Dr. David Atkinson
GEO 141 Geography and GIS Prof. Stephen Swales
SSH 205 Academic Writing and Research Various
Req’ Group I Social Sciences (eg. EUS, PSY) Various
Req’ Group I Humanities (eg. HST, ENG) Various
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Second Semester (Winter 2017)
Course Code Course Title Faculty
GEO 151 Location, Location, Location Prof. Stephen Swales
SSH 105 Critical Thinking I Various
PR Table III Professionally Related Elective Various
Req’ Group I Social Sciences (eg. EUS, PSY) Various
Req’ Group I Humanities (eg. HST, ENG, PHL) Various
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This is Dr. David Atkinson, the
Professor for GEO 131-Energy,
Earth and Ecosystems.
In this course you will learn
about the dynamics of Planet
Earth and how humans interact
with it.
First Year Professor
Geographic Analysis Program Orientation 2011
•Choose Saturday or Sunday Trip
in October (all day)
•Take Coach Buses from Ryerson
to the Headwaters of the Credit
River to the Mouth at Port Credit
•Several stops to explore the
ecosystems and communities
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…and this is Stephen Swales, he
teaches GEO 141 Geography &
GIS and GEO 151 Location,
Location, Location.
In these courses, you’ll be
introduced to Geographic
Information System (GIS) and
locational processes.
First Year Professor
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Logins
The Department runs its own network, as a result you’ll
have a separate username and password to logon to the
computers in the department lab.
By default, your username is your my.ryerson.ca
username and your password is all nine digits of your
student-id number. (eg 500XXXXXX)
Technical Overview
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Print Quota
All geography students are given 50 pages per month of printing privileges (black and white or color).
If you do not use the full amount it will roll over to the next month. You can check your printing quota on any geography computer
in the lab.
Printing services are also available through your OneCard in any of the central Ryerson computer labs.
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Technical Overview
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Wireless Network on Campus
RU-Secure
Login with your my.ryerson.ca user/password
Technical Overview
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Technical Support
If you have any problems with any computers in the
Geography Computer Lab please contact the Arts IT
Team at [email protected] or extension 2723. Office
is in room POD357 – right near the lab.
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Technical Overview
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http://www.ryerson.ca/calendar/
The official statement of your
program requirements and
academic policies
Undergraduate Calendar2016-2017
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http://www.ryerson.ca/studentguide/
This online guide summarizes the
policies, fees, procedures and
services you’ll need to know as a
Ryerson student.
Student Guide
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www.ryerson.ca/geography
/currentstudents
A guide to departmental
and academic policies
Department Handbook
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Department Late Penalty
A minimum penalty of 20% per calendar day.
Check course outlines for each course that you are
enrolled in to see if there are any variances to this penalty
Department Policy
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Course Outlines
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Check your email frequently:
• Department updates
• Emails from your instructors
• Significant date reminders
• Messages from SAGA
• Official means of communication
Ryerson Gmail
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Student Learning Support (SLS)
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When experiencing difficulties, seek help immediately.
Your first point of contacts are:
Need Help?
Dr. Sutama Ghosh
Undergraduate Program Director
JOR 629
416-979-5000 ext. 6170
Sally Wong
Undergraduate Program Administrator
JOR 632
416-979-5000 ext. 5038
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Transitioning into University
• Create your schedule
• Attend orientation
• Engage with your instructors
• Ask questions
• Use all university resources available to you
• Seek help early
• Take every opportunity to meet new people
• Have fun!
Tips for Success
WHAT IS SAGA?
The Student Association of Geographic Analysis
is YOUR course union,
operating under the Ryerson Students’ Union
Executives
and Representatives
STUDENT
BODY
Meet Your SAGA Executives, 2016-2017
Tracy Scott ‘GEO’
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ACADEMICEVENTS
SOCIAL EVENTS
Keep up with us on Social Media
Follow @RyeSAGA Add Ryerson SAGA
Get Involved!
Become a First-Year Representative
Tell us your great ideas
Volunteer at events
Thank You for Listening!
Any Questions?