Ontario Tech University Faculty of Business and Information Technology
2000 Simcoe Street North L1H 7K4 Oshawa, ON, Canada

COVID-19 has hit the older adults in our community the hardest. To help them connect with their families, FBIT and the Bowmanville Older Adult Association are working together to collect second-hand laptops and tablets. Device Requirements: Must be in working condition with the device charger Has a working built-in camera and microphone Runs with Windows 7 or higher... Drop-offs run every Friday, starting February 12th to 26th. Please visit http://bit.ly/COVIDTechDrive to select your drop-off time. See more

A Mental Health app developed for Durham Regional Police Service, by FBIT graduate student and capstone students - has now been released and they are hoping to extend the release to the entire province or country by end of the year! What a successful collaboration!

We are so proud of the hard work put into this event. Congrats on the huge success OT Gdsa! "Gamecon 2021 was such an amazing time for the students and faculty. I had so much fun seeing and playing all of the student games and I'm super proud of the students who organized and ran such a professionally run event." Dr. Andrew Hogue, IT Program Director and Professor of Game Development

Today is study break, and tomorrow you head into your exams. We wish you much luck. We know you've got this. Want some tips to make your studying more effective? Check out https://community.ontariotechu.ca/blog/study/index.php for some tips from the Ontario Tech Digital Community!

The Faculty of Business and IT wants to know about you! Tell us about your Ontario Tech experience by creating a 1-minute video or a writing 300-800 word blog post for your chance to win 100 dollars with twenty-five prizes available! Visit http://bit.ly/2OK8LRH for contest rules, regulations, and how to submit your content. This contest is only open to current FBIT students.

Attention IT Students! The Municipality of Clarington Financial Services is looking to hire a Summer Student for their Information Technology Division! Apply today!

The first of the laptops and tablets donated to the Ontario Tech University COVID-19 Tech Drive have been handed out to members of the Bowmanville Older Adult Association, and to say we are excited is an understatement! FBIT Capstone students are key to the success of this program. They have been working tirelessly to reformat and refresh the devices for use. Global News was there to capture the action.

Academic misconduct can lead to failed assignments, the failure of a course, or suspension from your program, your faculty, or Ontario Tech for up to three years! Learn more here: https://academicintegrity.ontariotechu.ca//misconduct-proc

Have you always wanted to increase your understanding of cybersecurity? Join us for a free online lecture - Cybersecurity 101: What you need to know about protecting yourself online. Tickets can be found here: https://bit.ly/3mOcMQT

Check out the Library’s Citation Guide! https://guides.library.uoit.ca/citation

The Cybersecurity 101 lecture is happening tomorrow but it’s not to late to register! https://bit.ly/3mOcMQT

Click here to apply! https://studentlifeportal.ontariotechu.ca/postings.htm

Using proper citations in your work is extremely important. See our tips below and follow these links for additional resources: https://academicintegrity.ontariotechu.ca//copyright-citat https://guides.library.uoit.ca//academic-integrity-plagiar https://guides.library.uoit.ca/citation/home

Starting next week, leading up to exam period we will be posting some tips and tricks, important links and resources to help students understand the important role integrity has on your academic career. Please keep an eye out and take advantage of the information. Quote from Tony Dungy Uncommon (2011)

FBIT is now accepting expressions of interest for undergraduate TA-ships https://bit.ly/fbit-ta

Discover your home away from home at Ontario Tech’s Virtual Open House on Saturday, November 21. Join us from 1 to 4 p.m. to meet and chat with faculty and students from our Commerce and IT programs! You can also chat with us about: - First year courses - Experiential learning opportunities ... - Labs We can’t wait to connect with you! Register to receive the link to join at www.ontariotechu.ca/openhouse See more

It was a unique undergraduate program, hands-on labs and experiential learning opportunities that first drew Laura Rafferty to apply to Ontario Tech University,... but our supportive environment and collaborative research projects have led to her pursue both her master’s degree and PhD studies over the last 10 years. Today Laura is applying the knowledge and experience she gained at the university to help one of Canada’s biggest banks #GetCyberSafe.

Only 9 days until this online event! Don't forget to get your tickets! Tickets can be found here: https://bit.ly/3mOcMQT

An important piece co-authored by FBIT Professor Serena Sohrab on how fertility issues impact employees, and how employers can work towards creating an inclusive workplace for those struggling. https://hbr.org//employers-its-time-to-talk-about-infertil

Passwords are the key to our digital information. So how can we increase their security beyond the basic requirements set out by any given website or app? Ontar...io Tech University Faculty of Business and Information Technology IT security expert Dr. Julie Thorpe is back with more tips to help us get cyber safe with our passwords. See more

It's #OntarioTechOpenHouse day, and we can't wait to meet you! Join us tonight for a live Q&A session from 6-8PM to learn what separates FBIT from the crowd and why Ontario Tech University is the place for you! Register here: ontariotechu.ca/openhouse

It's #OntarioTechOpenHouse day, and we can't wait to meet you! Join us tonight for a live Q&A session from 6-8PM to learn what separates FBIT from the crowd and why Ontario Tech University is the place for you! Register here: ontariotechu.ca/openhouse

Starting Wednesday, CNIB Foundation will be hosting a virtual conference on the accessibility of technology. Professor Alvaro Uribe Quevedo will be doing a talk on how to address the variability of VR users, the challenges in creating inclusive designs, and possible fixes. Register now!

Make sure to register by October 9th!

The Faculty of Business & Information Technology (FBIT) offers innovative programs to prepare students with the skills, knowledge and network, to succeed in today’s workplace. Get to know us from wherever in the world you may be on Tuesday, October 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. through live video Q&A’s, we’ll be covering all of our programs, which include: Accounting Finance Marketing... Organizational Behaviour and HR Game Development and Entrepreneurship Networking & IT Security Technology Management To register, click the link in our bio or head to ontariotechu.ca/openhouse. #OntarioTechOpenHouse

The Faculty of Business and IT is pleased to announce we are now members of the Unity Academic Alliance. The UAA gives students access to real-time 3D, VR, and AR technologies. Upon completion of UAA coursework and exam students can become Unity Programmer Certified or Unity Artist Certified, a great addition to your resume.

Check out this upcoming Federation of Security Professionals Virtual Event featuring Dr Patrick Hung.

A great opportunity for our students!

Congratulations to our very own Samantha Stahlke, the winner of this year’s Governor General’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, the most prestigious honour granted at the graduate level at Ontario Tech University. Samantha learned of Ontario Tech University through a pamphlet left on the coffee table by her mom. An artist, lover of all things design and an avid gamer, FBIT Undergraduate Game Development and Entrepreneurship program seemed like the perfect fit. When she beg...an the program Samantha believed she would graduate and immediately begin her career in the gaming field. However, after a few years at Ontario Tech, the school began to feel like a second home, and not ready to leave, she decided to pursue her Master’s in Computer Science, a shared program across Science, Business and IT, and Engineering. Supervised by Dr. Pejman Mirza-Babaei, who had been her mentor since second-year undergrad, Samantha completed research on games user research, human-computer interaction, and AI. She published 12 articles during her time in the program and won multiple awards for her research, including the 2020 Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award and this most recent success. In 2019 Samantha began as a sessional instructor for the Faculty of Business and IT and we are lucky to have her. As for future goals? Samantha is unsure what the future holds, but she is sure she will continue to pursue her passions in gaming, her love of teaching, and staying an active part of the Ontario Tech community. See more

Can you believe the first week of the fall semester is already done? We are excited for you to be back with us and we look forward to the year ahead!

Great opportunity for our students!

Are you a student looking for an internship opportunity? Check these out! https://studentlifeportal.ontariotechu.ca/postings.htm https://studentlifeportal.ontariotechu.ca/postings.htm