Writing & Language Support
Our Ted Rogers School students can access 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 held 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 appointments
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-ins
On top of the 30-minute feedback appointments, the Writing Specialist will also be available for Drop-In writing support throughout the semester. Students should register ahead of time, but can show up at any point during the Drop-In hour. The Writing Specialist will meet with registered students on a first-come, first-served basis.
In Fall 2025, Drop-Ins will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30pm to 2:30pm.
Drop-In blocks will alternate between In-Person and Virtual offerings, and some Drop-In blocks will be reserved specifically for resume and cover letter feedback.
Writing and research workshops
TRSM students can attend a variety of writing and research workshops throughout the semester and earn Open Badges.
Badge descriptions and registration links can be found below.
Check out the (google doc) Writing Workshops (external link, opens in new window) to learn more about workshop outcomes, dates and open badges.
Issued upon completion of any three of the following workshops:
- The Professional Report Toolkit
- Data Storytelling
- Persuasive Business Proposals
- Navigating AI in the Workplace
Issued upon completion of any three of the following workshops:
- Academic Essays: The Basics
- Academic Essays: Beyond the Basics
- Case Studies 101
- A Student's Guide to GenAI
Issued upon completion of any three of the following workshops:
- Beginning Academic Research
- Mastering Academic Research
- Decoding Course Readings
- Any relevant TMU Library Research Workshop (opens in new window)
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Issued upon completion of (at least) one workshop from each of the three streams (three workshops in total).
Issued upon completion of six workshops from any of the three streams.
Our No-Show Policy
What is the Event No-Show Policy?
The Event No-Show Policy requires that you cancel any event registration at least 24 hours in advance in the rare case that you may no longer be able to attend. Missing three events without advance cancellation will result in a violation of the Event No-Show Policy with action required. If you continue to no-show for events, any of your new/upcoming event registrations will be automatically cancelled.
Why is this important for me?
With over 12,000+ Ted Rogers School students providing an enhanced student experience also means prioritizing event accessibility. To uphold accountability, when you sign up for an event ensure that you are 100% committed to attending. Otherwise, you are taking away a spot from another student. By cancelling at least 24 hours in advance, you are helping free up a spot for another student to participate.
Workshops and Drop-in Registration
Resources and Links
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.
Ethical Uses of AI: Brainstorming and Research
Ethical Uses of AI: Drafting
Ethical Uses of AI: Editing
Apps and websites
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.
GenAI - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Reading and research
- 15 Times to Use AI and 5 Not To - Mollick, E. (external link)
- (google slide) AI and Ethics - Trust, T. (external link)
- The CLEAR path: A framework for enhancing information literacy through prompt engineering - Lo, L.
- 11 Simple Prompts for Time Management - Bizway (external link)
- Assigning AI: Seven Approaches for Students, with Prompts - Mollick, E. & Mollick, L. (external link)
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.