Learning support
Studying at ÉTS is stimulating... and demanding! It's not uncommon to feel the need to seek help when your journey becomes challenging. The Student Services (SVE) offer free services that will propel you towards success.
Individual Consultations
Are you at the beginning of your academic journey and want to validate your strategies?
Do you wish to improve your performance or optimize your potential?
Have you faced failure or difficulties in a course?
No matter the reason, regardless of your academic performance or progress in your study program, you can benefit from personalized follow-up with a learning support advisor.
You can seek learning support services if you need help with:
- Facilitating your transition to university;
- Better managing your time and preventing overload periods;
- Enhancing your exam preparation and performance during evaluations;
- Better coping with stress and pressure related to studies;
- Reading and writing more effectively;
- Facilitating your work-family-study balance;
- Increasing your concentration/attention strategies;
- Supporting your academic motivation;
- Improving team project management.
Clanche ton étude
Optimize your work and study methods
If you feel procrastination creeping in and solo studying is going nowhere, don't panic: we have the perfect solution for you!
The Student Services invite you to group study sessions to help you structure yourself, regain your motivation, and efficiently advance your work and study.
When: During midterms and finals.
Where: At the Maison des étudiant(e)s, Pavilion E, second floor... follow the smell of popcorn!
On the agenda:
- Discover the Pomodoro technique – A simple and effective method to break down your study time and maximize your concentration.
- Popcorn, coffee, and tea provided – To give your motivation a boost!
- Fun support – The Student Services staff will be there to help you develop solid and effective strategies.
- Group study – Because studying with others is more motivating and less intimidating!
Whether you have work to advance or revisions to do, these study periods are here to give you a little push. Bring your notebooks, your computer, or just your good mood, and join the group!
Studying has never been so motivating and effective.
Upcoming sessions (in French only)
Toolbox
- Inside the mind of a master procrastinator (vidéo en anglais)
- Use the Jardin app (available in French only) to write in a fun yet effective way using the Pomodoro time management technique. Additionally, check monthly statistics showing your progress and that of other users.
- Use the Chrono app (available in French only) to write in time blocks and geolocate people currently writing around the world and chat with them.
- Human Stress
- A student's guide to managing stress during difficult times (McGill)
- The Petit Bambou app promotes stress and thought management through mindfulness meditation and allows you to take time for yourself every day. You will find a variety of meditations, as well as relaxing stories. Available on Apple and Google Play.
- Memory strategies and learning (Croix-Rouge canadienne)
- Travailler efficacement en équipe aux études postsecondaires Available in French only
- Les travaux en équipe (ULaval) Available in French only
- Prévenir et gérer les conflits dans les travaux en équipe (ULaval) Available in French only
- The non-profit organization Thèsez-vous offers a wide variety of activities and resources to support the writing of a dissertation, thesis, articles, and scholarship applications. You can even participate in writing retreats! Available in French only
- The Polèdre platform, created by education and language didactics professors, aims to support the training of graduate students by offering a space where they will find answers to questions about the scientific approach in the form of video capsules. Available in French only.
Learning Support for Graduate Students
Targeted support for master's and doctoral students is designed to foster the development of skills necessary for academic success. The various services offered aim to provide you with the tools needed to facilitate your adaptation and integration into graduate studies, organize yourself, and progress as efficiently as possible throughout your study project until graduation.
Consultations tailored to the needs of graduate students!
In addition to individual consultations offered to the entire ÉTS student community, graduate students have access to personalized appointments that take into account their specific reality.
Benefit from one to five meetings to identify your personal challenges and needs and target the actions to be taken to develop the skills and competencies necessary for the advancement of your study project.
A specialized learning support advisor for graduate students is available to offer support on several levels. Perfectionism, demotivation or loss of meaning related to the study project, impostor syndrome, difficulty maintaining a balanced lifestyle, and communication difficulties with the research supervisor are frequently addressed themes.
Writing Assistance
During tailored consultations, you can also receive help to optimize the entire writing process and overcome psychological, behavioral, and organizational challenges related to writing by adopting good practices that enhance productivity and efficiency.
Our advisor can help you at several levels: :
- Planning and organizing writing;
- Writing schedule and work plan;
- Psychological aspects influencing the writing process;
- Writer's block or blank page syndrome;
- General writing strategies and methodology;
- Work environment.
Additionally, we offer virtual group workshops and personalized assistance in written French to help you achieve your goals.
Virtual Group Workshops
A series of three-hour online workshops aimed at developing writing skills is offered to equip you for writing your academic papers and research projects. The workshops are independent of each other, so you can attend the ones that meet your specific needs.
- From Idea to Action: Plan and write a scientific text with confidence;
- Demystifying the Writing Style in Engineering;
- Effectively Structuring and Composing a Project Report, Thesis, or Dissertation;
- Writing the Introduction of a Thesis or Dissertation: The Recipe for Success;
- Effectively Structuring and Composing a Literature Review;
- Writing with Logic, Coherence, and Clarity from Sentence to Paragraph.
Please note that the workshops are offered in French, but English-speaking participants can attend and ask questions in English.
This series of workshops is offered twice per session. Regularly check the events page to see the currently scheduled workshops and to register. Note that you can search by keyword or filter activities related to graduate studies.
Additionally, check the library's calendar (in french only) for writing workshops.
Personalized Assistance in Written French
The Student Services offer individual writing assistance. Use this service to identify areas for improvement based on a current writing project. After submitting your text, an analysis will be conducted, and you will receive pedagogical feedback that will allow you to:
- Become aware of your linguistic errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax) and correct them;
- Understand and apply the style to be adopted in a scientific context (neutrality, conciseness, objectivity, appropriate language register, etc.);
- Improve the clarity and coherence of your text;
- Obtain information on the structure and general content of a scientific text.
Please note that this is not a correction service (no modifications will be made to the text); the goal is to understand the reasons for the errors to better avoid them in the future.
If you have specific questions about writing, you can also make an appointment with our learning support advisor for graduate students.
To access this service, write to soutien.redaction@etsmtl.ca.
NeuroFOCUS Program for Graduate
The NeuroFOCUS program is a series of group workshops for graduate students. It is completely free and aims to break isolation and make your university journey as balanced and effective as possible by combining three activities: an hour and a half of physical activity with a kinesiologist from the Sports Center, ten to fifteen minutes of guided meditation, and an hour and a quarter of discussion workshops.
Graduate Studies Hub
Do you need other services related to graduate studies? The Graduate Studies Hub is an information hub tailored for master's and doctoral students.
