FOR INFORMATION
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Continuing Studies
Memorandum
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Senate
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Colin Yerbury, Dean, Continuing Studies
Date: ?
June 10, 2002
Re: ?
Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Continuing Studies
Enclosed for Senate's information is the SCCS Report for 2000 - 2001. 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.
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Senate Committee on Continuing Studies
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Annual Report to Senate
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April 1, 2000
through March
31, 2001
Submitted by the ?
Senate Committee on Continuing Studies
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 credit-free 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
On October 18, 2000, the Senate Committee on Continuing Studies put forward a
motion that Senate approve the revision of section 2 of the 1989 guidelines for non-
credit certificate programs S. 89-39 as follows:
Programs being proposed as suitable for non-credit certificate granting status are to
be submitted to the Senate Committee on Continuing Studies for consideration and
approval. The program description will contain information on the content and
duration of each course, the potential instructors and the evaluation methods. The
Senate Committee on Continuing Studies will also be responsible for approving
changes to programs and for approving the discontinuance of programs. The
Committee will report program approvals and discontinuances to Senate annually.
The motion was approved by Senate on November 6, 2000.
Subsequently, the SCCS approved the non-credit certificate program in Creative
Writing.
At a meeting on May 9, 2001 (a month after the period covered by this report) the
Committee reviewed the Continuing Studies Self-Study Report 2001, in preparation for
their meeting with the external reviewers of Continuing Studies.
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Course Offerings and Enrolments
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 the
Faculties/schools/departments and funded by special stipends. The CICS is also
responsible for the Integrated Studies cohort-based degree completion programs
leading to the BGS, and for the Seniors Program.
There was a slight decrease (2.4%) in the number of courses offered (from 211 in 1999-
2000 to 206 in 2000-2001). This caused a slight decrease in the number of enrollees
(down 5.9%) and the total FTEs (also down 5.9%). See Appendix B for details.
Distance education:
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.
There was a decrease of 6.4% in course offerings (from 251 in 1999-2000 to 235 in 2000-
2001); an increase of 5.2% in enrolments (from 11,945 to 12,569); an increase of 4% in
FTEs (from 1,336.43 to 1,389.80); and a slight increase of .8% in OLA enrolments (from
1041 to 1049). Distance Education FTE targets are established by the University each
year, along with the budget allocation. See Appendix B for details.
Non-credit programs:
A total of 19,845 participants took advantage of the 785 non-
credit continuing education activities in 2000-2001. This is a 28% increase in course
offerings (from 613 in 1998-1999) and a 6% decrease in registrations (from 21,123.)
Non-credit enrolments vary from year to year for several reasons. Continuing Studies
collects enrolment data from as many units on campus as possible, but not all units
provide data each year. As well, the mix of courses, conferences and lectures varies
widely from year to year and thus it is difficult to make comparisons on summative
data alone. These figures include activities offered through Continuing Studies, as well
as those by the Morris J
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Wosk Centre for Dialogue, the Applied Sciences Continuing
Education program, Field Programs of the Faculty of Education, the David Lam Centre
for International Communication, and the English Bridge Program of the Faculty of
Arts. See Appendix B for details.
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Selected New Non-Credit Programming Initiatives
• The Community Education Program in Continuing Studies was awarded a Tier 2
CJDA grant for a project on
Women, Poverty and Education
in Mexico.
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• A joint pilot project with the Open Learning Agency was initiated to provide prior
learning assessment for the Home Instruction Program for Pre-School Youngsters
(HIPPY) home visitors followed by several cohort-based courses.
• A new Certificate Program for Community Economic Development Professionals
was launched. The program was developed with the Community Economic
Development Centre in response to industry needs and has received "rave reviews"
from the participants.
• In January 2001, the Writing and Publishing Program launched a new certificate
program in creative writing. It is the Program's first cohort-based certificate and is
composed of part-time sequential courses. It meets the needs of emerging writers to
develop a writing community and includes a sustained, in-depth working
relationship with a professional mentor.
• Continuing Studies provides leadership in the development of SFU's programs
presented at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. In addition, program
development assistance is available to clients of the Centre through Continuing
Studies. Since the Centre opened in September 2000, many clients and university
faculty members have consulted with the program director and key initiatives have
been undertaken.
• In May 2000, SFU, Brandon University, and Hickling Inc. signed a contract with
CIDA to provide services for a five-year bilateral secondary school teacher
education project in Malawi. SFU is responsible for editing and content verification
of 132 instructional modules.
• The Applied Sciences Continuing Education Program prepared for the launch, in
September 2000, of the new InfoTech Project Management Program. The program
is co-sponsored by the Faculties of Applied Sciences and Business Administration.
• The English Bridge Program, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and International
and Exchange Student Services, offered a new "short term program" for
intermediate level international student groups.
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APPENDIX A
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Senate Committee on Continuing Studies, 2001 Members
Cohn Yerbury, Chair
Stella Atkins, Computing Science
Lynn Copeland, Library
Muneer Esmail, Molecular Biology
Margaret Jackson, Criminology
Sarah Klymson, Student
Gary Mauser, Business Administration
James McArthur, Lay Member
Jan Van Aalst, Education
Larry Weldon, Mathematics and Statistics
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APPENDIX B
CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
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2000/2001
Courses
OLA
Offerings
Enrolments
Enrolments
FTE
Applied Sciences
55
3,762
246
390.10
Arts (not including Criminology)
107
5,035
375
569.97
Arts - Criminology
32
1,253
229
125.30
Business Administration
1
51
4
6.80
Education
34
2,218
176
272.63
Science
6
250
19
25.00
Totals for 2000/2001
235
12,569
1,049
1,389.80
Totals for 1999/2000
251
11,945
1041
1,336.43
CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED AND CREDIT STUDIES
1999/2000
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2000/2001
Course
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Course
Offerings Enrolments FTE
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Offerings Enrolments FTE
Harbour Centre Programs
Integrated Studies Program
Qaninrc Prcorin,
Totals
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180 ?
5,093 ?
572.56
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27 ?
632 ?
69.90
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163 ?
4,538 ?
511.80
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37 ?
817 ?
89.70
211
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5,790
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650.06 ?
206
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5,447
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611.90
NON-CREDIT PROGRAM STATISTICS, 2000/2001
Program T y pe ?
Course Offerings ? Enrollments
Conference/Symposium
38
2,267
Individual Course
211
3,442
Lecture Series
14
602
Program of Courses
336
6,558
Philosophers Café
168
4,525
Public Lecture
14
2,183
Seminar (Dialoeue Centre)
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269
Totals for 2000/2001
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785 ?
19,845
Totals for 1998/1999
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613 ?
21,123
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