Workshop: Working with text in R
Workshop Overview: R is mostly known for its statistical methods on numbers. However, it is also capable of working efficiently with text and analysing it. In this workshop we will take a deep dive into how to work with text in R and introduce you to functions that allow you to even do text mining. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to · manipulate strings efficiently · import text from multiple sources
Foundations of IP and Patent Searching
This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 – Foundations of IP and Patent Searching
This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching with our librarian April Colosimo using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.
MCCHE Convergent Innovation Webinar Series with Sanjith Gopalakrishnan
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Startup Skills: Part 1 – Financing My Early-Stage Innovation-Driven Venture
In this workshop, you'll learn how VC's typically value an early stage innovation driven venture. To do that we'll go through and give examples on how to forecast sales and how to set pricing, how to forecast expenses and how to figure out the amount of capital needed to finance your business. We'll also explore some of the more common sources of cash from both public institutions and private organisations.
[Online] Info Session - TechAccel Program Summer 2024
The TechAccel Program is one of the McGill Engine’s key co-curricular/experiential learning programs.
Third Annual Integrated Management Student Fellowship Showcase Day
The Desautels Faculty of Management’s Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF) offers undergraduate students the unique opportunity to engage in research projects with professors, while making a direct impact on their community.
Inaugural Sustainable Transportation Round Table
In the 20th Century, the automobile became the predominant mode of transport in most cities in North America. This has had a wide range of negative environmental and social impacts. However, transport systems which focus on public transit and “active” transportation (walking and cycling) are uniquely situated to address a wide range of societal goals including reducing GHG and other pollutants at the same time improving population health and safety.
Ethics Bowl Canada sponsored by LCBEE
McGill will be the first university to host two ethics bowls, one being in French and the other in English. That’s right, this is an anglophone AND francophone friendly event. Please note: Availability for this event is limited.
Workshop: Treating missing data in bayesian models
Workshop Overview: The goal of this workshop is to serve as an introduction to Bayesian models and tools for analyzing missing or partially observed data.
Workshop: Introduction to Quarto (R Markdown)
Workshop Overview: As part of the data science life cycle series, this workshop will introduce you to the intuitive Quarto language in RStudio, and show you how to weave together your R code, output and graphs with text to produce documents and slides. Quarto is a powerful means to turn your analyses in R into documents or presentations as a PDF, HTML, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery
This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas.
Date: Apr. 9th, 2024 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room -FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Customer Discovery
This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas.
Startup Skills: Part 2 – Venture Capital Funding
Now that you have a grasp on how much money you need, this workshop will focus on the "deal". You'll learn what is a venture capital fund, its structure and how they operate, and what VCs look for in an early stage innovation driven venture. You'll also learn about the typical elements of a term sheet in connection with equity investments and SAFEs, and caveats when raising money.
MBA Online Info Session: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Join us for an online information session to find out more about the McGill Desautels MBA program, admission requirements, and more. A Q&A period will be held at the end of the session.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST (Online)