CONTINUING STUDIES

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Please find enclosed for Senate's information the Senate Committee on Continuing

Studies Annual Report for 2007/08.

This report concerns the continuing studies activities sponsored and offered by

University departments and, as such, is not a report on the Continuing Studies

administrative unit.

The statistics on the credit programs are complete and further details can be obtained

from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning. Statistics on community and

professional (non-credit) programs are based on reports from departments and may not

include all courses and public lectures organized and sponsored by the departments.

However, most of the non-credit programming offered by the University -

particularly those directed to the broader community - is represented in this report.

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Joan Collinge

Chair, Senate Committee on Continuing Studies

Dean pro tern, Continuing Studies

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

THINKING OF THE WORLD

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

CONTINUING STUDIES

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES ANNUAL

REPORT TO SENATE FOR 2007/2008

Composition and Mandate

The current membership of the Senate Committee on Continuing Studies (SCCS) is the Dean of

Continuing Studies (chair), Librarian, three faculty members, two at-large members, one convocation

member and two students (see Appendix A). The SCCS meets twice each year (once during the fall

semester and once in the spring) and is responsible to Senate for policy with respect to the overall

development of the University's continuing education credit and non-credit programs. The Committee

also reviews, at regular intervals, existing and proposed non-credit programs; develops procedures for the

approval of various categories of credit-free instruction; and receives, for consideration and approval,

programs proposed as suitable for non-credit certificate granting status. The SCCS reports its activities

annually to Senate.

Actions of the SCCS in 2007-2008

The Senate Committee on Continuing Studies met on two occasions: October 26, 2007 and

April

At the

30,

Fall

2008.

2007

meeting the Committee:

• ratified the Annual Report to Senate for 2006/07.

• approved three proposals:

Certificate in Police Studies - The intent of this non-credit certificate is to provide an

opportunity for those without baccalaureate degrees to pursue Senate-approved courses at the Surrey

Campus.

Certificate in Sustainable Community Development - This is a non-credit certificate that is

jointly sponsored by the Centre for Sustainable Community Development and Continuing Studies' City

Program.

Certificate in Business Analysis - This program equips participants with the analytical skills

required for gathering, validating, communicating, documenting, and testing business requirements. These

skills prepare participants for the successful development and implementation of business processes.

• approved a request from Susan Burgess to change the name of the "Diploma in Advanced Project

Development and Management" to the "Diploma in Applied Project Management".

At the Spring 2008 meeting, Susan Burgess (Program Director), Yvonne Tabin (Program Director), and

Susan O'Connor (Assistant Dean) gave a presentation on credit/non-credit laddering opportunities. The

purpose of this initiative is to enable non-traditional learners to receive credit, where appropriate, for non-

credit study. Members of the Senate Committee encouraged further development of this initiative.

For enrolment information, refer to Appendix B.

New Initiatives

The Management and Professional Programs offered a new Certificate in Business Analysis at the

Vancouver campus and expanded its programming initiatives at the SFU Surrey campus. MPP also created

a new Career and Life Planning area, which includes foundational training and continuing education for

professionals in career services and related fields.

In the summer of 2007, Continuing Health Education presented the Summer Health Institute, a public

education series on healthy living. Eight evening sessions attracted over 400 attendees.

Partnering with Kwantlen Polytechnic University and with funding from Health Canada, Continuing

Health Education completed the first phase in the development of an educational program aimed at

preparing Aboriginal students for entry into post-secondary health career programs.

The first cohort of 18 students graduated from the Diploma in Dialogue and Negotiation program. This

new initiative teaches participants to design and implement collaborative decision-making processes.

The English Language and Culture program expanded its market and welcomed an initial enrollment of 25

Saudi Arabian students.

In August 2007, the Office of International Development became the support quarters of the China

Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, a high-level advisory body of

international and Chinese experts who provide policy advice to China's State Council.

In fall 2007,

Floor Media launched the Safe Water Challenge website. Water safety is a critical issue for

rural and remote First Nations communities and the website encourages people to become water monitors.

Please note: a more comprehensive version of the 2007-2008 Continuing Studies Annual

Report is available at

http: //www.sfu. ca

/cstudies/CSAnnualReport2007-08.pdf.

SCCS Annual Report to Senate, 2007/08

Page 3

Course Offerings and Enrolments in 2007-2008

Credit programs that are considered part of continuing education include courses offered by the-

Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) and the Centre for Integrated Credit Studies

(CICS). CODE's mandate is to provide increased access to undergraduate students by providing

undergraduate courses and programs in conjunction with the various academic faculties.

Participants in the program are the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, the Faculty of Science, the

Faculty of Education, and the Faculty of Applied Science. Courses are offered to SFU degree

students and a limited number of seats in courses are offered to students as part of SFU's

participation in the B.C. Open University Consortium. CICS courses are drawn from the same

faculties and are offered through the extension credit program offered at Harbour Centre, the

Seniors Program, and the Integrated Studies Program.

During the 2007-2008 year CODE enrolments tallied approximately 1500 FTEs. Two hundred

sixty-five courses were offered over three terms. Of these courses, 209 included a mandatory

online component. Many of those without mandatory online components provided optional

online components such as, for example, the opportunity to submit assignments electronically or

to communicate with the tutor online. CODE has 165 courses available and ready for delivery at

any time, across four faculties. Of these 12 are writing intensive courses.

This past year the academic units with which CODE collaborates increasingly called upon the

Centre to assist them in managing FTEs, either by increasing enrolments in specific courses or by

offering more of the unit's course offerings during a particular term. At the same time, a second

and seemingly contradictory trend has emerged: the maximum number of FTEs in some courses

has declined. In writing-intensive courses the workload is heavier for tutors and it is managed, in

part, through reduced enrolments. In addition, the integration of educational technologies in

courses, particularly those in which the new technologies are used to support communication, also

places a heavier demand on tutors, both because of the technology itself and also the time required

to participate in and monitor communication. While maximum enrolments for distance courses

offered for the first time are often lower, the tendency for technology and communication-rich

courses to have lower maximum enrollments over time has remained, usually at the request of the

participating departments.

The 2007-2008 year has been notable for CODE also in that it has seen the successful completion

of the first offering of the first CODE-supported online graduate program, and the anticipated

debut of another. The Master of Education (MEd) degree in Curriculum and Instruction (with a

focus on imagination in education) launched in fall 2006 and the first cohort completed the

program this year. In addition, work continued on the development of the second CODE-

supported online graduate program, the MA in Applied Legal Studies (MA ALS). This program,

which is the result of the coordinated efforts of the School for Criminology, the BC Society of

Notaries, and CODE, is to launch in September 2008 to an initial cohort of 23 students. Like the

MEd, it combines the benefits of studying online with face-to-face interaction.

Overall, there were increases in both course offerings and FTE within CICS, however, the

increase in Extension Credit enrollments (45.09 FTh) was offset by slight decreases in both the

Integrated Studies Program (1.58 FTE) and the Seniors Program (.54 FTE) courses. The

Integrated Studies Program's decline in enrollment is caused by the graduation of larger cohorts,

which are being replaced by smaller ones. Larger average class size along with an increase in course

offerings has led to the increases in Extension Credit enrollments.

SCCS Annual Report to Senate,

2007/08

Page 2

Appendix A

Senate Committee on Continuing Studies,

2007-2008 Members

John LaBrie, Continuing Studies (Chair)

Stella Atkins, Computing Science

Lynn Copeland, Bennett Library (ex-officio)

Rob Gordon, Criminology

Alex Hemingway, Student

Martin Laba, Communication

D 'Arcy Warner, At-large Member

Peter Williams, Resource & Environmental Management

Gillian Judson, Student

Paul Li, Chemistry

SCCS Annual Report to Senate, 2007/08

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NON-CREDIT CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA and

PROGRAM STATISTICS

2006-2007

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2007-2008

Non-credit Certificate & Diploma Statistics

Enrolments

English Language & Culture (3)

686

680

Urban Design

340

457

Executive Management Development Program

304

284

Liberal Arts—Seniors Program

391

390

Diploma in Dialogue & Negotiation

Management Skills in Advanced Technology

104

Aboriginal Tourism, Eco-tourism & Small Business

not offered

Certificate in Creative Writing

539

271

Certificate in Editing

443

Certificate in Publishing

177

133

Certificate in Technical Communication

189

110

Certificate in Business Writing, Public Relations & Marketing Communication

491

391

Advanced Interpreter Program

Basic Interpreter Program

Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (program phased out)

Certificate Program for CED Professionals

no data

Certificate in Management

692

690

Diploma in Advanced Project Management and Development

CMA Executive Program

not offered

Diploma in Rehabilitation Management

117

115

Total Certificate &

Diploma Program Registrations

4629

4133

Non-credit Program Statistics

Enrolments

Conference/Symposium

757

415

Dialogue Forum

6078

3296

Individual Course/Seminar/Workshop

2875

2520

Lecture Series

1640

1950

Philosophers' Care

3384

2543

Public Lecture

4555

4655

Total

Non-credit Program Enrolments

19289

15379

TOTAL

STATISTICS

NON-CREDIT CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA & PROGRAM

23918

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