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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Continuing Studies

Memorandum

To:

Senate

From:

J. Cohn Yerbury, Dean, Continuing Studies

Date:

December 15, 2004

Re: ?

Annual Report to Senate for the Year 2003/2004 of the Senate Committee

on Continuing Studies

Enclosed for Senate's information is the Senate Committee on Continuing Studies

Annual Report for the Year 2003/2004.

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 Analytical Studies. 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 departments. However, most

of what the University does in non-credit programs, particularly those directed to the

broader community, is represented in these statistics.

End.

Simon Fraser University

Senate Committee on Continuing Studies

Annual Reports to Senate

For the 2003/2004 Year

Composition and Mandate

The current membership of the SCCS is the Dean (chair), Librarian, four

faculty members, two at-large members, one lay member and one student

(see Appendix A). The SCCS normally meets twice each year, once during

the fall semester, and once during the spring.

SCCS 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 at least once annually to Senate.

Actions of the SCCS in 2003-2004

The SCCS met in November 2003, at which time both the Two-Year Report

to Senate and revisions to the "Criteria and Guidelines for the Establishment

of Certificates for Successful Completion of Programs of Non-degree courses"

were approved. Senate approved the revisions to the "Criteria and

Guidelines for the Establishment of Certificates for Successful Completion of

Programs of Non-degree courses" on January 5, 2004.

The SCCS met in April 2004, at which time recent non-credit certificate and

diploma graduates were approved and the following program names changes

from certificate to diploma were approved:

• Management Skills in Advanced Technology Program

• Advanced Interpreter Certificate Program

Course Offerings and Enrolments in 2003-2004

Credit programs:

The Centre for Integrated and Credit Studies (CICS) in

Continuing Studies is primarily responsible for administering, at Harbour

Centre, credit courses that support the efforts of part-time students to

complete a certificate, diploma, or minor program in a number of fields.

Courses are planned in coordination with Faculties, schools and departments

and funded by special stipends. The CICS is also responsible for the

Integrated Studies cohort-based degree completion programs leading to the

Bachelor of General Studies, and for the Seniors Program.

There was a slight decrease in the number of courses offered in 2003-2004

(from 221 in 2002-2003 to 212). However, there was an increase in

enrollment (10%) and in FTE's (7.39%) due to increases in class sizes. See

Appendix B-i for details.

Distance education:

The Centre for Online and Distance Education

(previously known as the Centre for Distance Education) is responsible for

working in partnership with academic units to develop and deliver courses

for students who require or prefer an alternative to on-campus study.

Increasingly, this involves the inclusion of online opportunities for teaching

and learning. The Centre is committed to the pedagogically sound use of

technology and works with faculty members to ensure that their particular

approach to teaching is captured in the distance and online mode.

CODE continues to work with academic departments and faculty in the

development of online courses. Program areas receiving special attention

include Kinesiology, Gerontology, Communication, Criminology, and the non-

credit Technical Writing Program. See Appendix B-2 for details including

figures for online course components.

Non-credit certificate and diploma programs:

The Senate Committee on

Continuing Studies routinely reviews the non-credit certificate and diploma

programs. Representing a broad variety of disciplines, these programs

provide students with opportunities to complete specialized programs and

receive certificates in recognition of their work. Developed in association

with university faculty members and professional organizations, the quality

of the non-credit certificate programs is assured through review by academic

program advisory committees and an established evaluative process. 52

students have been approved by the SCCS and graduated from these

programs over the past year. In addition, these students have been granted

alumni status.

Frequently spawning new, complementary short courses, workshops and

seminars, the non-credit certificate programs demonstrate Continuing

Studies' commitment to facilitating and fostering academic and community

partnerships in the development of new programs. Registrations in non-

credit programs represent approximately 48% of Continuing Studies

registrations. See Appendix B-3 for details of non-credit registrations.

Annual Report 2003-2004

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New Initiatives

Continuing Studies is extending its programming to SFU Surrey. Building on

the successes of the credit Integrated Studies Program, CMA FastTrack

Program, Heritage Language programs, and the Writing and Publishing

program course offerings that have already begun at the Surrey campus,

Continuing Studies is developing a plan to expand programming

opportunities to meet the needs of the South Fraser community.

Annual Report 2003-2004

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APPENDIX A

Senate Committee on Continuing Studies, 2003 - 2004 Members

Cohn Yerbury, Chair

Jan van Aalst, Education

Jim Budd, SFU Surrey

Lynn Copeland, Library

Muneer Esmail, Student

Rob Gordon, Criminology

Barry Honda, Molecular Biology/Biochemistry

Adam Horvath, Faculty of Education

Gary Mauser, Business Administration

James McArthur, Lay Senator

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