Management at the University of Toronto at Mississauga

What is PSDP?

The Department of Management believes strongly in providing opportunities and experiences to complement and enhance the material learned through coursework. To this end, we have created the Professional Skills Development Program. PSDP has been designed to encourage skill development in students beginning in the 2nd year, and continuing through the final year of study, in a number of competency areas. Your participation in PSDP events will be tracked, and your efforts will be officially recognized so that you can be rewarded for your co-curricular activities.

How does PSDP work?
Students register for sessions in which they are interested. Each session has been allotted a number of skill points. As students successfully complete sessions, participation will be logged and tallied. Those who successfully complete 25 skill points and apply by the deadline at the end of the academic year will be invited to join the prestigious Director’s Circle.

CLICK HERE for detailed information on the PSDP point system.

CLICK HERE for guidance on business casual dress to ensure that you meet
our dress code standards.

How do I participate in PSDP?
Department of Management events are available through the Registration Portal:

https://registrar.utm.utoronto.ca/student/events/mgt/home.php

Events offered by our on-campus partners will have separate registration protocols. Your attendance at events offered outside the Department of Management will be recorded and reported to the Department for the purposes of the PSDP program. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that s/he is registered for each event, and that his/her attendance at the event has been recorded.

For additional details, visit the “Professional Development” section of your Blackboard Student Group.

Business students are keenly aware of the need to be competitive in the market place. However, with the many options available, it is sometimes difficult to figure out where to start or what to do next. Career Track is a comprehensive on-line tool tailored to the needs of business students at UTM. It details from first year through to fourth year, the critical issues to be considered and the accompanying opportunities available. It details some well and some not as well known offerings such as career counseling, job fairs, internships, networking opportunities, job shadowing, work experience and many, many others.

This site is designed for students to use at their leisure and convenience. Please don’t view this as a script that must be precisely followed, but as more of a guide to help better understand your interests, skills and talents and make good choices while completing your studies.

FASTrack 2012-2013

Having trouble communicating effectively with a recruiter? How about figuring out your short term or long term career goals?

FASTrack is back again as part of the PSDP program and it's better than ever! Featuring five interactive workshops led by renowned professional speakers, the FASTrack program enables the student community to gain valuable soft skills, which are essential components in today's competitive working environment. Every business professional is successful by virtue of their soft skills, complementing the hard skills that a university education imparts.

Students that participate in all of the sessions will not only become members of the exclusive Director's Circle and receive a certificate of recognition, but they will also be invited to a reception with faculty, alumni and industry representatives. The reception will take place on March 28, 2013.

All FASTrack seminars will be held on Thursdays from 12 - 2 pm. The dress code for all sessions is business casual. Be sure to mark the following dates in your calendar!

October 18: Goal Setting: Creating Your Pathway to Success

November 15: Business Dining - Putting Your Best Fork Forward

January 17: Dealing with difficult team members - 'Team ME' vs 'Team WE'

February 14: Write on the Money: Communicating Effectively in Business

March 14: Networking for Career Success

FASTrack 2011-12

With its continuing growth and success, FASTrack is back again as part of the PSDP program for the 2011-2012 academic year!

The FASTrack program is a series of interactive workshops that enables the student community to gain valuable soft skills, which are essential components in today's competitive working environment. Every business professional is successful by virtue of their soft skills, complementing the hard skills that a university education imparts. We have five new and exciting interactive sessions, which will be conducted by UTM faculty and renowned external speakers!

We are also proud to bring you the Third Annual Business Banquet, which will be led by a special guest who has had countless experience speaking in front of Fortune 500 companies.

Students that participate in all of the sessions will not only become members of the exclusive Director’s Circle and receive a certificate of recognition, but they will also be invited to a reception with faculty, alumni and industry representatives. The reception will take place on March 15, 2012.

All FASTrack seminars will be held on Thursdays from 12 – 2 pm.  The dress code for all sessions is business casual. Be sure to mark the following dates in your calendar!

October 20: Marketing Yourself

November 24: Successful Negotiations

November 17*: Business Banquet - The Power of Managing Connections

January 12: Money Smarts: How to Manage Your Personal Finances

February 2: Innovative Thinking in Today's Business World

March 1: Public Speaking - How to Perfect It!

*The Business Banquet will be an evening event

The FASTrack seminars, along with the Business Banquet, offer an excellent opportunity to network with faculty, industry professionals, alumni, and fellow students from the Commerce and Management programs. All students are encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity and complement their university education with everlasting soft skills. For complete seminar and registration details, please click here to visit the new Department of Management Event Registration Portal, or navigate to: https://registrar.utm.utoronto.ca/student/events/mgt/home.php

Director's Circle 2010-11

Congratulation's to the 2011 FASTrack Director's Circle:

Awaad Aamir, Nida Abdul Wahid, Hiba Abdul Wahid, Noor Abu-Shaaban, Deepa Agarwal, Neghan Alim, Victoria Asiamah- Yeboah, Mariyah Aziz, Natasha Batta, Guneet Brar, Taranpreet Chahal, Peter Chen, Diedra Dick, Krystle Ashley Ferdinand, Rose Ann Gallano, Saima Khaliq, Navpreet Komal, Jessica Lam, Artie Li, Debbie Ma, Midhat Mujeer, Alexandra Novoselova, Etienne Opalko, Uria Park, Aimen Pervez, Asif Rafiq, Rahab Rane, Sandra Rucinski, Samrah Saghir, Varada Saraf, Faizan Sheikh, Filip Spasov, Yu-Chen Tsai, Lisa Yao, Nida Yousaf. Not Pictured: Muhammad Bilal, Roksana Masliak, Zoya Zareen