DIScussion Time!

Join us in celebrating the authors and the publication of the 2015 edition of The Dalhouse Journal of Interdisciplinary Management!

The journal was a success this year thanks to the support of Faculty of Management students and student associations (like SIMSA!). This year, DJIM will be publishing a selection of peer-reviewed academic articles written by graduate students in the School of Information Management and the School of Public Administration.

Come to support your classmates, to hear about the Open Access movement, get an overview of the articles published, and learn how to become involved.

Refreshments will be provided.

Are you interested in collections development? Join Dalhousie Libraries for a special event in partnership with publishers Elsevier, Proquest and Springer. Publisher reps will be on hand to answer your questions and give out cool freebies.

12 -1:30 p.m.
Author Workshop with Springer and Elsevier (Killam G70)

2-4:00 p.m.
Meet representatives from Elsevier, Proquest and Springer and ask the experts any questions you have about eBooks and their products (Killam Lobby)

Nominations are currently being accepted for SIMSA’s Outstanding Achievement Award!

Please nominate a graduating student who has made outstanding contributions to student life by giving time to extra-curricular activities, helping others, making thoughtful contributions in the classroom, and demonstrating an ability to be a team player. Email your nomination to JoAnn Watson by March 20 – the person with the highest number of nominations wins.

Are We Smarter Together? Examining Effective Collaboration in Groups

Sandra Toze will illuminate her research in the final IM Public Lecture of the year at 1:00 on Tuesday, March 17, in Rowe 3089.

Collaboration is considered a key mechanism for solving complex and wicked problems. At the heart of collaboration is the assumption that many brains will generate more innovative and creative solutions – that we are “smarter” together. In reality, groups do not always achieve their potential, and in extreme cases groups make disastrous decisions. We still do not fully understand why some groups succeed and others fail. This talk will examine a key aspect of group work – how and when groups, working on multiple tasks over time, identify their information needs, find and use information. An information behaviour lens is used to deconstruct group work flow to identify points where information breakdowns commonly occur. Suggestions for better tools and processes to facilitate more effective collaboration during group work will be discussed.

“Making a Difference: Considering a Career in Canada’s Dynamic
Non-profit Sector”

The School of Public Administration welcomes you to attend a public lecture on Tuesday, March 17 at 4:00 in Rowe 3089.

Marcel Lauzière, a national leader in the non-profit sector in Canada, will be on hand to provide you with insights and advice on launching a rewarding career in the country’s non-profit sector – a sector made up of approximately 170,000 charitable organizations that employ more than two million Canadians.