Writing & Language Support

Conor Kelly, the writing and language specialist

Ted Rogers undergraduate and graduate can access a variety of writing and language support services facilitated by our Writing Specialist, .

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.

General Drop-ins will be suspended for the 2026 Spring and Summer semesters, but there will be a number of Resume and Cover Letter-focused Drop-ins during this time.

Please refer to the Blackthorn event links below for dates, times and regisration information.

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 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

Academic research and critical thinkings badge

Issued upon completion of any three of the following workshops:

Beginning Academic Research
Mastering Academic Research
Decoding Course Readings
Any relevant

PASS Writing Badges - V1 - ACHIEVEMENT IN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

Issued upon completion of (at least) one workshop from each of the three streams (three workshops in total).

PASS Writing Badges - V2 - Proficiency in University Business Communication

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

Writing and editing

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