SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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S.03-33
MEMORANDUM
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Senate
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Allan MacKinnon, Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Subject: ?
Curriculum Revisions
Faculty of Applied Sciences
(SCUS Reference 03-1)
(SCUS Reference 03-6)
Date: ?
February 12, 2003
Action undertaken at the February 11, 2003 meeting of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies gives rise to the following motion:
"That Senate approve the revised admission requirements for the Tech One
Program as set forth in S.03- 33 ."
Note: Requirements effective Fall 2004 are proposed for publication in the calendar, while
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requirements for 2003-3 are proposed for consistency with the Summit publication
and current admissions cycle.
For Information
Acting under delegated authority, at the February 11, 2003 meeting, SCUS approved the
following curriculum revisions in the Faculty of Applied Sciences:
1. a) Tech One - Surre y
Program Curriculum Revisions
i) Tech One Restructuring Calendar Description
* ii) New Courses: TECH 117 - Systems of Media Representation
TECH 124 - New Media Images
TECH 114 - History and Theory of Technology and Culture
BUS 130— Business in the Networked Economy I
BUS 131 - Business in the Networked Economy 11
TECH 100 - Fundamentals of Teamwork and Communication I
TECH 101 - Fundamentals of Teamwork and Communication II
CMPT 149/TECH 149 - Introduction to Computer Systems
b) School of Computing Science*
i) New Course: CMPT 341 - Introduction to Computational Biology
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*Any Senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions should contact
Bobbie Grant, Senate Assistant at 291-3168 or email bgrant@sfu.ca
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Calvert, T. Donaldson and R. Taylor, Program in Information Technology and Interactive
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Arts, and R. D. Cameron, Associate Dean of Applied Sciences
Revision D - February 11, 2003
As approved at Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies on February 11, 2003.
1. Introduction
The Tech One curriculum of the former Technical University of British Columbia provides an integrated, cohort-based
foundation year bringing together students with interests in interactive arts, information technology and, to some extent,
management of technology. Emphasizing collaborative learning and appropriate use of on-line technologies, it has the
potential to make a distinctive addition to the array of first-year options available to SFU students.
This document proposes a revision of the Tech One curriculum that maintains the integrated, collaborative and cohort-
based nature of the program, while restructuring and refocussing the program to better mesh with other SFU offerings.
Restructuring includes the creation of traditional 3-credit 13-week courses through merging of appropriate module
sequences, as well as redefinition of course content to match existing SFU courses where possible. Refocussing shifts the
orientation of the program away from one that is centred on the original program mix at Tech BC, towards one that
provides broad support to existing SFU programs as well as particular support to a transformed interactive arts and
information technology program.
Suggested renamings of Tech One for future consideration include "Media One" or "Design One". The latter may reflect
the applied orientation of the
program as well as an appropriate name for a first year program of a potential School of
Design Sciences. The former is perhaps a more broadly based term, focussing on the importance of new communication
media in all aspects of an information society.
From a planning perspective, the following simplified model of student flows may be useful. Upon completion of Tech
One, students may proceed in three general directions. Approximately one half of the students may proceed through
transformed interactive arts and information technology offerings by the proposed new School. One quarter of the
students may proceed to existing SFU programs in information technology such as the Computing Science major program
or the Joint Major in Information Systems in Business Administration and Computing Science. The remaining one quarter
may proceed to program offerings that emphasize a social or artistic context for technology application such as offerings
involving Communication or Fine and Performing Arts.
The division into these approximately sized streams is an idealization whose primary purpose is to guide the design of the
first year program: curriculum decisions should be made based on approximately equal weightings of the needs of the each
student group, as well as foundational needs in concert with the recommendations of the university curriculum task force.
2.
Course Replacements
The following table lists the 1-credit module courses to be deleted and their corresponding replacements with 3-credit
semester-based courses. New course proposals are submitted separately.
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TECH 104-1 Process Elements: Effective
Communication I
'TECH 105-1 ProcessElements: Team Dynamics
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CH 106-1 Process Elements: Learning &
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TECH 107-1 Process Elements: Effective
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ECH101-3Fudarnentals of Teamwork and
TECH 109-1 Process Elements: Learning &
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TECH 114-3 History and Theory of Technology
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TECH 118-1 20 Visual Representation
TECH 119-1 3D Visual Representation
TECH 117-3 Systems of Media Representation
TECH 120-1 Interactive Visual Representation
TECH 12
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New Media: The Computer Image
TECH
Procedural
122-1
Image
New Media: Non-Linearity and the
TECH 124-3 New Media Images
TECH 123-1 New Media: Designing a Network
TECH 128-1 Contemporary Business Environment
TECH
Contexts
129-1 Social Behavior in Real and Virtual
BUS 130-3 Business in the Networked Economy I
TECH 130-1 Business Trends and Challenges
TECH 131-1 Entrepreneurship and Business
Planning
TECH 132-1 Marketing and Financial Planning
BUS 131-3 Business in the Networked Economy II
TECH 133-1 Executing a Business Plan
TECH 137-1 Fundamentals of Mathematics: Algebra
TECH 138-1 Fundamentals of Mathematics:
Trigonometry
TECH 139-1 Fundamentals of Mathematics:
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MACM 10 1-3 Discrete Mathematics I
TECH 145-1 Linear Algebra & Calculus: Vectors
MATH 151-3 Calculus I
and Matrices
MATH
232-3
Elementary Linear Algebra
TECH 146-1 Linear Algebra & Calculus: Derivatives
(existing courses)
TECH 147-1 Linear Algebra & Calculus: Integrals
TECH 157-1 Probability
TECH 158-1 Descriptive Statistics and Estimation
TECH 159-1 Inferential Statistics
TECH 154-1 Fundamentals of Information
Technology
CMPT/TECH 149-3 Introduction to Computer
TECH 155-1 Microcomputer Systems
Systems
TECH 15-0-1
Information Systems
TECH 151-1 Fundamentals of Programming with
Objects
CWT 10 1-3
Introduction to Computer Programming
TECH 152-1 The Nuts and Bolts of Programming
(existing)
TECH 153-1 Advanced Programming Topics
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• 3. Proposed Calendar Description: Tech One
Tech One is proposed as an autonomous program under the Faculty of Applied Sciences, with the following calendar
entry.
Tech One Program
Program Director:
to
be determined.
Program Advisor:
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be determined.
Tech One is an integrated, cohort-based first year that provides students with a broad program of studies
centred around the interplay of creative arts and information technology in an entrepreneurial world. Tech
One is intended both as a general year of study for students who wish to explore this interplay as a
component of any SFU degree program as well as the foundation year for degree programs specializing
in computing and design. These programs include traditional programs in computing science as well as
new programs in design science based on the interactive arts and information technology curriculum
developed at the former Technical University of British Columbia.
The Tech One program is offered at Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus.
First Semester
The first semester of Tech One consists 18 credits of course work, required of all students.
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BUS 130-3 Business in the Networked Economy I
CMPTITECH 149-3 Introduction to Computer Systems
MATH 151-3 Calculus I
TECH 100-3 Fundamentals of Teamwork and Communication I
TECH 114-3 History and Theory of Technology and Culture
TECH 117-3 Systems of Media Representation
Second Semester
The second semester of Tech One consists of 18 credits of course work, including the following 15 credits
that must be completed by all students.
CMPT 101-3 Introduction to Computer Programming
MACM 101-3 Discrete Mathematics I
MATH 232-3 Elementary Linear Algebra
TECH 101-3 Fundamentals of Teamwork and Communication II
TECH 124-3 New Media Images
In addition one of the following courses must be taken.
BISC 100-4 Introduction to Biology
BUS 131-3 Business in the Networked Economy II
KIN 142-3 Introduction to Kinesiology
PHYS 101-3 General Physics I
Upon completion of Tech One, students may apply for admission to programs in interactive arts and
information technology, computing science or related offerings. These programs may be subject to
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Students who are unable to gain admission to these programs should consult the program advisor with
respect to other options, such as the general studies program within Applied Sciences.
4. Admission Requirements
Tech One is designed as a cohort-based
first
year with admission directly from BC Grade 12. Admission is proposed to
be based on normal SFU admission standards including the Faculty of Applied Sciences breadth model for Grade 12
requirements, as specified in FAS UCC Paper 20024G. Specifically, the following table lists the proposed Grade 12
requirements in terms of SFU's standard List 1/List 2/List 3 requirements. Requirements effective Fall 2004 are proposed
for publication in the calendar, while interim requirements for 2003-3 are proposed for consistency with the Summit
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ublication for the 2003 cycle.
Grade 12 requirements for Applied Sciences - admission average calculated on five best courses,
chosen one from each row, as follows
Tech One - 2003-3 Requirements
Tech One - Requirements effective 2004-3
List 1
English 12'
English 12
principles of mathematics
122
principles of mathematics 122
List 2
one other course (a science course is
recommended)
one science course
any course (a fine and performing arts course
one fine and performing arts course (recommended) or one
List 2
is recommended)
social science course
or 3
recommended)
any course (a social science course is
one additional course
or Francais premiere langue 12
2 or AP/IB Math group course.
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