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For Information
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?
Continuing Studies
Memorandum
To: ?
Alison Watt, Director, University Secretariat
From: J
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Cohn Yerbury, Dean, Continuing Studies
Date: ?
February 24, 2000
Re: ?
Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Continuing Studies
Enclosed for Senate's information is the SCCS Report for the 1998-99 year.
This report concerns the Continuing Studies activities sponsored and offered
by all University departments and as such is not a report on the Continuing
Studies administrative unit.
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The descriptive information included in the report gives an overview of the
different kinds of programs offered throughout the University, but is by no
means meant to be. a comprehensive description of every activity offered.
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, seminars and colloquia organized and
sponsored by departments. However, most of what the University does in
non-credit programs, particularly those directed to the broader community, is
re p
resented in these statistics.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES
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REPORT 1998/1999?
April 1, 1998
through March
31, 1999
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Submitted by the
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Senate Committee on Continuing Studies
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Cohn Yerbury, Chair
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Paul Budra, English
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Lynn Copeland, Library
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James Deigrande, At-large
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Jon Driver, Archaeology
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James Fletcher, Student
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Linda Goodall, Secretary
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Lannie Kanevsky, Education
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Gary Mauser, At-large ?
James McArthur, Lay Member
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Louis Peterson, Chemistry
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David Yau, Student At-large
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES
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REPORT 1998/1999
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April 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999
Actions of the Committee (page 1)
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Extension Credit Programs (pages 1 - 4)
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Centre for Distance Education (pages 4 - 7)
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Highlights of Community and Professional Programs (pages 7 - 12)
4.1 Business Programs (page 7)
4.2 City Program (page 7)
4.3 Community Education Programs (page 7)
4.4 Conference Services (page 7 - 8)
4.5
English Language and Culture Program (page 8)
4.6 Evaluation Unit (page 8)
4.7 Heritage Language Program (page 8)
4.8 Interdisciplinary Programs (page 8 -
9)
4.9 International Teaching Assistants Program (page 9)
4.10 Interpreter Program (page 9)
4.11 Labour Studies (page 9)
4.12 Music Program (page 9)
4.13 Opera Program (page 9)
4.14 Professional Programs (page 10)
4.15 Public Policy Program/Tin
g
Forum (page 10)
4.16 Science Programs (page 10)
4.17 Seniors Program (page 10)
4.18 Writing and Publishing Program (page 10- 11)
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Summaries of Statistics (pages 12 - 14)
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES
REPORT 1998-99?
April 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999
The report has five sections: actions of the Committee; Extension Credit Program; Centre for Distance
Education; highlights of community and professional programs offered by Faculties, departments,
schools and centres through Continuing Studies; and summaries of community and professional
program statistics. The complete and detailed statistical record of activities and enrollments is
provided to Analytical Studies.
ONE: ACTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
Senate approved both the Certificate in Leadership Learning and the Certificate in Object
Technology Programming, forwarded by the Committee with approval from the Senate Committee
on Academic Planning.
The Committee approved the "SFU/ICBC Information Services Division (ISD) Leadership
Program". This program is an offering of the Certificate in Leadership Learning mentioned above.
TWO: EXTENSION CREDIT PROGRAMS
This report includes course and enrollment data for programs offered by Faculties, departments,
schools and centres through extension credit. Included are programs administered by Extension
Credit Programs in the office of Continuing Studies: SFU at Harbour Centre (HC), Bachelor of
General Studies/Integrated Studies Program (BGS/IS), and the Senior Citizens Program (SR), plus
Centre for Distance Education courses (CDE), as well as the Burnaby Campus Intersession (IS) and
Summer Session (SS) programs, Faculty of Education off campus programs (ED/OC), and the
SCES/SFU Program (NEP). Data for various Certificate and Diploma programs are included in Tables
2, 3, and 4. In the period covered by this report, 737 credit courses were offered through these
programs, with a total of 20,412 course enrollees. Enrollments in these programs accounted for
17.23% of the total undergraduate annualized FTE for the University in 1998-99.
Table I
98-2
98-3
99-1
Total
Total
%of
#Crs
Enrol.
FTE
#Crs
Enrol.
FTE
#rs
Enrol.
FTE
#Crs
Enrol. Total
HC
37
963
107.90
79
2059
231.20
71
1565
173.70
187
4587
22.47
FIGS/IS
8
168
20.70
8
162
17.83
8
160
19.56
24
490
2.40
0
0
0
2
31
3.70
2
34
4.00
4
65
.32
CI)E
74
3514
390.70
84
3629
405.00
89
3682
410.20
247
10825
53.03
Is
25
608
77.93
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
25
608
2.98
IS
26
649
86.03
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
26
649
3.18
EI)/0C
60
990
118.20
43
707
124.90
46
923
148.20
149
2620
12.84
NEP
22
176
20.50
28
171
18.60
32
221
24.00
82
568
2.78
Total
252
7068
821.96
244
6759
801.23
248
6585
779.66
744
20412
100.00
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Compared to 1997-98, there was an increase in the total number of courses offered through
extension programs (from 703 in 1997-98 to 744 in 1998-99), an increase in the total number of
enrollees during 1998-99 (from 19,962 to 20,412 enrollees), and a slight increase in the FTE's (from
2,388.18 to 2,402.85). One hundred and seventeen undergraduate courses were available via distance
education during 1998-99, an increase of four compared to last year. The total number of offerings
of these courses was 247, an increase of 8 offerings from 1997-98. The total number of enrollees in
distance education courses was 10,825, a decrease of 209 students from 1997-98.
Table 2 lists the number of students enrolled in Certificate and Diploma programs during 1998-99:
Table
2:
Certificate and Diploma Statistics (headcounts)*
Certificate Programs
98-2
98-3
99-1
Actuarial Mathematics
11
19
34
Applied Human Nutrition
0
4
4
Chinese Studies
10
10
11
Computing
8
19
20
Criminology - Advanced
0
2
1
Criminology - (.ieneral
2
6
4
Teaching ESL Linguistics
122
150
169
Family Studies
11
13
14
First Nations Language Proficiency
12
4
21
French Canadian Studies
0
1
1
French Language Proficiency
11
15
16
Health & Fitness Studies
63
98
100
Liberal Arts
230
312
384
Literacy Instruction
21
25
15
Native Studies Research
2
2
4
Public History
9
20
17
Senior Citizens
5
9
11
Spanish Langua g e Proficiency
.
7
14
15
Spatial Information Systems
27
46
52
Urban Studies
26
41
38
Women's Studies
1
2
Total
576
812
993
Post Baccalaureate Diploma Programs
98-2
98-3
99-1
Applied Sciences
22
55
55
Arts
105
176
160
Education
305
421
600
Science
6
9
Total
438
661
824
*
Certificate programs consist mainly of lower division courses and are generally equivalent to one-half and one full year of
university study (between 18 and 30 credit hours).
The Post Baccalaureate Diploma offers those who hold a Bachelor's or advanced degree the opportunity to develop and
follow a program of individualized study not usually provided by graduate or professional degrees. Students with faculty
advisors identify goals and develop a program of study. It is comprised of 30 credit hours of third and fourth year courses,
and some graduate courses if appropriate.
Core Post Baccalaureate Diploma programs offer a planned course of study in several fields.
Table 3 lists enrollments in the fourteen 'core' Diploma programs (data included in Post
Baccalaureate Diploma Program statistics):
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Table 3: Core Diploma Programs (headcounts)
98-2
98-3
99-1
8
16
16
2
21
17
9
26
26
8
20
20
10
12
12
2
3
3
4.
3
3
33
44
39
4
5
7
3
5
5
0
0
0
4
9
7
1
.
2
2
1
4
2
89
170
159
Table 4 lists
Certificate
and Diploma program graduands for 1998-99:
Communication
Community Economic Development
Computing Science
Criminology
Teaching English as a Second Language
Environmental Toxicology
Ethnic and Intercultural Relations
Gerontology
Humanities
Kinesiology
Occupational Science
Public History
Social Policy Issues
Urban Studies
Total
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Table 4: Certificate and Diploma Graduands by Faculty
June1998
June 1999
APSC
Post Baccalaureate Diploma
0
0
P81) in Communication
3
5
P81) in Computing Science
2
4
Certificate in Computing Studies
19
13
Certificate in Health and Fitness Studies
34
49
PBI) Kinesiology
0
0
PBI) in Occupational Science
1
0
ARTS
Post Baccalaureate Diploma
15
11
PBI) in Community Economic Development
13
12
P81) in Criminology
5
4
PB1) in Teaching English as a Second Language
4
6
P81) in Ethnic and Intercultural Relations
2
0
P8[) in Gerontology
8
17
P81) in Humanities
2
0
P81) in Public Histor
y
4
0
P81) in Social Policy Issues
0
P81) in Urban Studies
1
2
Certificate in Chinese Studies
5
4
Certificate in Criminology (Advanced)
0
0
Certificate in Criminology ((3eneral)
0
Certificate in Teaching ESL Linguistics
75
76
Certificate in Family Studies
6
12
Certificate in First Nations Language Proficiency
4
18
Certificate in French Canadian Studies
1
0
Certificate in French Language Proficiency
9
14
Certificate in Liberal Arts
332
280
Certificate in Native Studies Research
3
3
Certificate in Public History
3
6
Certificate for Senior Citizens
5
0
Certificate in Spanish Language Proficiency
9
5
Certificate in Spatial Information Systems
20
15
Certificate in Urban Studies
20
17
Certificate in Women's Studies
0
0
E1)UC
Post Baccalaureate Diploma
67
137
Certificate in Literacy Instruction
4
6
SCI
Post Baccalaureate Diploma
2
1
P81) in Aquaculture
0
0
P81) in Environmental Toxicology
3
Certificate in Actuarial Mathematics
0
5
Total
681
725
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The number of people attending classes, day or evening, at the Burnaby or Harbour Centre campus,
as special audit students during 1998-99 was 16.
Programs Administered by Extension Credit
SFU at Harbour Centre
Primarily evening offerings planned in coordination with the Faculties/schools/departments and
funded by special stipends, these courses support part-time student efforts to complete a certificate,
diploma or minor program in a number of fields. Included in these offerings for the first time this
year are the newly developed Self-Instructional Language Courses (SILPs) in Filipino and Ukrainian.
BGSIlnte grated Studies Pro gram
The Integrated Studies Program in Liberal and Business Studies graduated its first cohort in October
1998 (32 of the original 34); the fourth cohort started the three-year part-time degree completion
program in September 1998. A new Integrated Studies Program in Justice and Public Safety
Leadership, developed and marketed in collaboration with the Justice Institute of B.C., was
inaugurated in January 1998 with a pilot cohort of 22 students.
Seniors Program
Four credit courses were offered exclusively for seniors (60+) at Harbour Centre during the daytime.
In addition, four to five non-credit courses were developed and offered in 98-3 and 99-1.
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THREE: CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
Enrollment Figures
During the period covered by this report, the Centre, in partnership with the academic units, serviced a
total of 1337.17 FFEs. Of these, 1211.13 reflect service provided to SFU students; 126.04, service
provided to Open University students. These figures represent approximately 10% of the
undergraduate population.
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Course Development and Delivery
Courses delivered through the Centre for Distance Education are normally developed by SFU faculty
members, each of whom continues to act as course supervisor throughout the life of his or her course.
When a course author indicates that a revision is required, a contract is struck with the faculty member
to undertake these changes. Changes may he made in order to, for instance, ensure currency of
content, adjust the design of the course to accommodate student feedback, or to explore an interest in
online teaching. The faculty member also supervises the tutor-marker (typically a graduate student)
assigned to the course during each semester during which it is offered.
At time of writing, approximately 120 courses are available for delivery through the Centre. Of those,
approximately 80-90 courses are offered in any
g
iven semester. The Centre works closely with the
academic units to determine which courses will he offered and who will serve as course supervisor and
tutor marker. The Centre covers the instructional costs, however, the FTE count is credited to the
academic unit.
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Increasingly, faculty members and students are expressing an interest in having courses encompass
some aspect of online teaching and learning. One goal of the Centre, therefore, is to provide
leadership and support in championing and supporting this interest.
The Centre currently works in partnership with the following academic units:
Archaeology
Education
Linguistics
Biological Sciences
English
Mathematics and Statistics
Business Administration
First Nations
Philosophy
Canadian Studies
French
Political Science
Communication
Geography
Psychology
Community Economic
Gerontology
Sociology and
Development
History
Anthropology
Computing Science
Humanities
Statistics
Contemporary Arts
Japanese
Women's Studies
Criminology
Kinesiology
The LohnLab for Teaching Technologies
The LohnLah for Teaching Technologies is a resource for SFU faculty members who are interested
in developing new pedagogical approaches to teaching using multimedia and internet-based
resources. LohriLah staff have collective expertise in the educational applications of technology and
assist faculty to implement technological enhancements in both campus-based and distance courses
and in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of multimedia, online, and web-based
courses. LohnLah professional and support staff offer consulting, training, and ongoing support for
instructors on an individual basis. The LohnLah currently supports coursework activities in all five
SFU Faculties. The courses supported may he offered entirely online or they may have adopted a
mixed-mode approach to instruction. Staff are also actively engaged in international contract
training.
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International Programs
Through its participation in a number of projects, the CDE continues to enjoy a strong and wide-
ranging reputation. It has renewed its commitment to forming mutually beneficial international
partnerships under
its
Guidelines and Codes of Practice for International Activities.
The Centre remains a key stop for international delegations visiting Canada to examine viable and
innovative models for distance education. Between April 1998 and March 1999, the Centre received
103 visitors from Australia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Fiji, Ghana, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines,
Scotland, Spain, Thailand, UK, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Several of these were
attachments with the Centre by international partners lasting up to six weeks. The LohnLab in
particular continues to attract a large number of international visitors.
CDE's international projects for the period include:
Title: ?
Ghana Distance Education Development Project
Duration: 1995-2000
Funding: CIDA/AUCC (Tier 2)
Partners: Ghana Ministry of Education, the University of Ghana, The Kwame Nkrumah University
of Science and Technology, the University of Cape Coast, and the University College of
Education of Winneha
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Purpose: To develop capacity for the delivery of distance education programs on an ongoing basis
in Ghana.
Title: ?
Philippines Distance Education Development Project
Duration: 1996-2001
Funding: CIDA/AUCC Tier 2
Partner: ?
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU)
Purpose: To support the strengthening of distance education capability within UPOU, which
comprises six autonomous constituent Universities.
Title: ?
Project COMPETE
(Competency-Based Continuing Education Programme for Teachers Utilizing Distance
Education Technologies and Materials)
Duration: 1997-1999
Funding: Canada-SEAMEO Program of Cooperation
Partner: ?
SEAMEO-INNOTECH (Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization, Regional
Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology), Philippines
Title: ?
VTET Project
Duration: 1997-1999
Funding: Canada-SEAMEO Program of Cooperation
Partner: ?
SEAMEO-VOcTECH (Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education), Brunei
S
Darussalam
Purpose: To develop distance education materials for vocational/technical teachers in Indo-China.
Title:
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Application
of
Distance Learning Technologies to Human Capital Development in
National Agricultural Research Systems
Duration: 1998-2000
Funding: PanAsia R&D Grants Program
Partner: ?
IRRI (International Rice Research Institute), Philippines
Purpose: To develop expertise and course materials using Internet technologies to develop human
scientific capital in Asian national agricultural research systems.
The Centre submitted two project proposals to CIDA:
• CIDA/AUCC Tier 1 SEAMEO Open and Distance Learning Network Project, with SFU leading
the partnership consortium comprising the SEAMEO Centres and Secretariat, The
Commonwealth of Learning, UPOU and the University of Manitoba. This proposal was not
approved.
• CIDA/AUCC Tier 2 Pacific-Canada Collaborative Justice Project, with the University of the South
Pacific. This proposal was not approved.
In addition, a number of other discussions, projects or initiatives took place in such countries as
Botswana, Cuba, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Mongolia, and Malawi.
FOUR: HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
4.1
The Executive
Business Programs
Management
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Development Program entered its sixth very successful session. The
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Physicians' Executive Management Program, designed for physicians in leadership and/or
management positions in hospitals and health care organizations, entered its third session. In
1998/99, the Foundation Program in Management for Women entered its 20th session, while the Non-
Profit Program entered its 10th session.
4.2
City Program
SFU initiated a study with the UBC School of Planning and The Real Estate Foundation of British
Columbia to examine the feasibility of a joint Urban Design Certificate Program. UBC Master's
students can apply to take selected SFU City Program courses for credit. As well, the City Program
received the City of Vancouver 1999 Heritage Award of Honor for its "outstanding contribution to
heritage advocacy and education in Vancouver".
4.3
Community Education Programs
The Common Journeys project, an international community development project linking Mexican
women with immigrant Canadian women from Vancouver's eastside, was completed in 98/99.
NewChapter, a pre-employment bridging program for men who have suffered abuse, was launched
and completed. Two courses of Print to Publish, a desktop publishing program for Downtown
Eastside residents, developed in conjunction with the Writing and Publishing Program, were
completed. V6A Design, a desktop micro-enterprise initiated alongside Print to Publish, now offers
graphic design services and publishes a small newspaper. A partnership to launch the Home
Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) was established between Simon Fraser
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University, the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, and Britannia Community Services
Centre.
4.4
Conference Services
A very relevant conference with an immigration theme was hosted by the Vancouver Centre for
Excellence in January 1999. The conference titled "Immigration with an International Comparative
Perspective" looked at the challenges and opportunities arising from the post 1986 arrival of
immigrants to major cities in Canada, the US, and Western Europe. The conference, which was held at
the Waterfront Centre Hotel and Simon Fraser University's downtown campus, was attended by
researchers from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the US and they were
joined by Canadian experts from business, the media, government (federal, provincial and
municipal). The conference was also attended by the Hon. Hedy Fry, Minister of Canadian Heritage
who spoke at the banquet and Madame Lucienne Rohillard, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
who spoke at the closing luncheon.
The 14th Bi-Annual conference of the international society of Human Ethology was hosted by the
Department of Psychology at SFU's Burnaby campus in August 1998. The goal of this
interdisciplinary society is to look at all fields of human behaviour using the full range of methods
developed in biology and the human behavioral sciences. Topics discussed covered a range of topics
including puberty rites, the evolution of facial expressions, cooperative yawning and the poker faces
used by gamblers.
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4.5
English Language and Culture Program
In March 1999, a customized contract training course was delivered to a group of Gerontology
students from Kansai Fukushi University. As well as working to improve their spoken English in the
mornings, they spent the afternoons on activities related to their field: a tour of the Gerontology
Department's Living Lab, a Kinesiology lecture, and a lecture on the elderly presented by a social
worker. They also visited local facilities for the elderly and enjoyed cultural activities. The students
and the professor who accompanied them were in Vancouver for only two weeks, but the course
involved SFU's Gerontology and Kinesiology departments as well as the community at large and it
fostered real understanding of how the elderly are perceived and treated in Canada.
4.6
Evaluation Unit
Simon Fraser University became a founding co-sponsor, together with University of British Columbia
and Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology, of the Learning Assessment Network which is
mandated to promote high standards in assessment research and practice in BC postsecondary
education. The Learning Assessment Network—Phase I is housed at SFU and is managed by the
Evaluation Unit. Functioning primarily to support educational and networking opportunities, the
Learning Assessment Network aims to provide a coordinating framework for facilitating inquiries,
encouraging and disseminating new research, linking and training researchers and practitioners, and
raising critical understanding of the various purposes, methods, and applications of assessment.
4.7
Heritage Language Program
Developed in cooperation with heritage language communities and sponsored by the Language
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Training Institute in the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, Self Instructional Language Programs
(SILPs) in Filipino and Ukrainian were offered for the first time in the fall of 1998 and marketed
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both to SFU students for academic credit and to the broader community on a non-credit basis.
"Happy Hour" Spanish and French courses (non-credit) and Language for Business courses in
Spanish and French (parallel credit/non-credit) were offered in 98-99 for the second year.
4.8
Interdisciplinary Programs
In 1998-99, the Philosophers' Café program experienced tremendous growth. Beginning at the end
of
1997-98 with local journalist and philosopher Stan Persky, the program was launched in partnership
with one local Vancouver restaurant to reignite street-level philosophy and engage British
Columbians in thoughtful, timely discussions about social, moral, and political issues of the day. By
the end of 1998-99, the program had grown to 27 Cafés held in 7 restaurants and cafes in Vancouver,
North Vancouver and Coquitlam. The Cafés involved six moderators along with various well-
renowned guests such as Nobel Prize winner and chemist Dr. Michael Smith, former Premier Mike
Harcourt and cabinet Minister Andrew Petter,
Vancouver Sun
staff such as editor John Cruikshank
and columnist Vaughn Palmer. The Cafés have generated significant popular interest and showcase
partnerships with community businesses, local thinkers and scholars as well as the university
community.
4.9
International Teaching Assistants Program
The ITA Program has made a significant contribution to SFU's international profile, having grown
dramatically during the past decade. In the fall of 1998, interest had become so strong that Part II was
added. Building on the knowledge, experience, and confidence they gain through the semester,
returning students continue to upgrade their cross-cultural understanding and communication skills.
By taking an active part in the preparation and delivery of Part II, returning students delve into the
cultural and communicative intricacies of teaching more thoroughly than is possible in Part I, and
participating in the program for a second semester makes a crucial contribution to the students'
ability to succeed in their own studies as well as in their teaching.
4.10
Interpreter Program
The Advanced Interpreter Program had a full enrollment for 98/99. The students included both
immigrants and visa students from abroad. The AlP started the recruitment of the Japanese/English
section of the program, which would begin in September 1999. The new Japanese/English section had
generated a lot of interest both in Canada and Japan. AlP director, Bill Liu, together with Margit
Nance, Director of Public Policy Programs, successfully submitted a CIDA proposal to produce a
documentary of the lives of the graduates of the Interpreter Program after the graduates returned to
China. Bill Liu had also been working on a biography of his mother's life in China; the book will be
published at the end of the year. The senior instructor of the Interpreter Program, Jennifer Hsu,
published a Chinese translation of a book by Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr., a professor at the School of
Business, Harvard University, titled
Defining Moments.
4.11
Labour Studies
The Centre for Labour Studies published a commemorative CD-ROM in honour of retired SFU
economics professor and longtime labour activist Robert Rogow. The CD contains Rogow's insights
and perspectives on industrial relations and collective bargaining in Canada and more detailed pieces
on the unionization of university teaching assistants, union member participation, and local
arbitration decisions.
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4.12
Music Program
(Pilot)
The long-term overwhelming popularity of the Opera Program suggested that other forms of music
might also attract large audiences. To test this hypothesis two courses, "Jazz in a Nutshell" and
"Great Composers", were piloted in the spring of 1999. Their success has led to the development of
a larger arts program at Harbour Centre in collaboration with the School for the Contemporary Arts
for 1999-2000.
4.13
Opera Program
In addition to a full series of opera courses conducted between April 1998 and March 1999, the
Opera Studies Program hosted two successful bus tours to the Seattle Opera. The first bus trip, to see
Canadian Ben Heppner's first Tristan ever, was sold out within hours of being announced, but 110
students were accommodated. The second, to see Faust, was equally full.
4.14
Professional Programs
The program area had several new initiatives in 1998/99. The offerings of the Certificate in Risk
Management were expanded to the Victoria area at the request of interested risk managers in that
region. This had previously been done in Edmonton in conjunction with the City of Edmonton. The
first of several self-study packages on research skills for health care professionals, Program
Evaluation, was produced and was well received by the health sector. A new partnership with the
Canadian Institute of Financial Planning was established to make face-to-face courses leading to the
Certified Financial Planner program, available. This designation is becoming one of the standards in
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the financial planning sector.
4.15
Public Policy Program! Ting Forum
This year the Public Policy Program expanded on its long track record of working with Canada's
First Nations in the justice area by developing a major curriculum package in economic education for
Aboriginal people and First Nations. With the support of then Faculty of Business Administration
Dean Stan Shapiro, and in partnership with Aboriginal Banking of CIBC (Toronto), the teaching
packages include a video featuring exclusively Aboriginal people and their experiences. "Personal
Financial Planning for Aboriginal People" and "Investment Strategies for First Nations" packages
and seminars delivered by CIBC hankers are now available in every branch of CIBC in Canada,
including the Far North and everywhere that Aboriginal people do business.
4.16
Science Programs
A ground-breaking consensus: During the past decade there has been an ever increasing body of
evidence which clearly shows that the world's oceans are in trouble. To address the issues related to
ocean sustainahility and in recognition of 1998 as the International Year of the Ocean, Continuing
Studies in Science and the Environmental Science Students Union at SFU held a meeting in
November 1998, Oceans Limited. This was the only science-based event in the world of this breadth
and focused entirely on ocean ecosystems, held in 1998. In developing the program for this event, a
group of internationally renowned leaders in ocean science, also known to he excellent
communicators, were selected to provide an update on the state of and provide solutions for
maintaining the integrity of global oceans. The information presented at the conference then became
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the foundation upon which a unique think tank of government, industry and academic leaders,
moderated by Canada's Ambassador for the Environment, the Honourable John Fraser, was able to
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reach agreement and produce a powerful consensus statement,
Waters in Peril,
about the need for
protecting the world's waters. That it was possible to get such a statement from a group of leaders
with differing points of view is truly ground-breaking and attests to the urgency and critical nature of
the subject. This synergy of the minds is captured in a forthcoming publication that will carry the
messages out as widely as possible to the public.
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Seniors Program
In recognition of a growing demand for non-credit courses, particularly short courses of six to eight
weeks duration, the Seniors Program continued to augment its credit offerings with a series of credit-
free mini-courses.
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4.18
Writing and Publishing Program
The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing was organized by The Writing
and Publishing Program together with the Department of English and the Centre for Studies in
Publishing. In conjunction with SHARP, the Research Society for Victorian periodicals, the
Bibliographical Society of Canada, and the International Association for Publishing Education held
their annual meetings. Research committees engaged in book history projects in Canada and
Australia also met. The meetings ran from July 15-22 and counted
358
registrants of which 53 were
graduate students subsidized by the Delmas Foundation and SSHRC. Delegates came from Canada,
the US, Australia, New Zealand and continental Europe.
An exhibition on the publishing activities of the late bookseller, William Hoffer, was mounted in the
Teck Gallery at Harbour Centre where it remained for the month of August. The opening was hosted
by the Bibliographical Society and attended by two hundred guests from the Vancouver literary
community.
The conference was a widely acclaimed success and further established the reputation of Simon
Fraser University as a leader in the emerging field of the history of publishing and print culture.
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FIVE: SUMMARIES OF STATISTICS
The University's community and professional programs, courses and enrollments are summarized
below. Summary One is a breakdown by program type, Summary Two is by the sponsoring
academic unit.
A detailed record of all the activities listed is available in Analytical Studies and/or Continuing
Studies.
SUMMARY ONE
Activities by
Activities by
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Administrative/
Program Type
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Academic Units
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Service Units
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Total
Lecture/Colloquium
Total activities
Total enrollment
Individual Course/Seminar/Workshop
Total activities
Total enrollment
Program of Courses/Series of Lectures
Total activities
Total enrollment
Conference/Symposium
Total activities
Total enrollment
Department Colloquium
Total activities
Total enrollment
Total activities: ?
1,019
Total enrollment: 25,792
106
106
6,811
6,811
290 ?
299
589
4,933 ?
3,132
8,065
178
178
5,710
5,710
39
39
3,669
3,669
107
107
1,537
1,537
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SUMMARY TWO
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Centre for Systems Science (3 events/550 enrollments)
Centre for Tourism Policy and Research (1 event/132 enrollments)
Dean of Applied Sciences (20 events/489 enrollments)
School of Engineering Science (16 events/307 enrollments)
School of Kinesiolo
g
y (23 events/613 enrollments)
School of Kinesiology, Geraldine and Tong Louie Centre (2 events/2 1 enrollments)
Total events - 65/Total enrollments - 2112
Faculty of Arts
Dean of Arts (13 events/876 enrollments)
Centre for Canadian Studies (9 events/248 enrollments)
Department of Archaeology (22 events/4 16 enrollments)
Department of Archaeology and Department of Geography
Department of Economics, Centre for Excellence: Immigration (1 event/280 enrollments)
Department of English (7 events/209 enrollments)
Department of French (4 events/136 enrollments)
Department of Geography (17 events/340 enrollments)
Department of Political Science, Women's Studies (3 events/108 enrollments)
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Department of Psychology (1 eventJ81 enrollments)
Department of Women's Studies (10 events/765 enrollments)
Department of Women's Studies, English, Humanities (1 event/28 enrollments)
Department of Women's Studies, Political Science (1 event/20 enrollments)
Department of Women's Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Political Science, Criminology,
Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society (1 event/25 enrollments)
Division of Interdisciplinary Studies (12 events/507 enrollments)
Gerontology Research Centre (7 events/179 enrollments)
Institute for the Humanities
(55
events/3270 enrollments)
Praxis Centre for Screenwriters (10 events/362 enrollments)
School of Criminology (1 event/25 enrollments)
School for the Contemporary Arts (2 events/51 enrollments)
Ting Forum on Advanced Public Affairs (1 event/60 enrollments)
Ting Forum on Advanced Public Affairs, Community Economic Development Centre
(1 event/200 enrollments)
Ting Forum on Advanced Public Affairs, Criminology (2 events, 180 enrollments)
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Total events - 181/Total enrollments - 8366
Faculty
of Business Administration
Total events - 103/Total enrollments - 2477
Faculty of Education
Total events - 9/Total enrollments -
945
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Faculty of Science
Biological Sciences (1 event/96 enrollments)
Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology
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(1 event/40 enrollments)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics (71 events/1 164 enrollments)
Department of Physics (2 events/425 enrollments)
Faculty of Science (24 events/934 enrollments)
Total events - 99/Total enrollments -
2659
Cross-Faculty Programs
Gerontology Research Centre, Faculty of Education, President's Office (1 event/I 10 enrollments)
Gerontology Research Centre, Geraldine and Tong Louie Centre, Kinesiology Department (1
event/6 enrollments)
Total events - 2/Total enrollments - 116
Interdisciplinary Advisory Committees
City Program Steering Committee (23 events/1743 enrollments)
Labour Program, SFU Advisory Committee (50 events/1050 enrollments)
Writing and Publishing Program, SFU Advisory Committee (113 events/1708 enrollments)
Total events - 186/Total enrollments - 4501
Vice-President, Academic
Total events - 5/Total enrollments 159
Vice-President, Research
David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication (70 events/1325 enrollments
Total events - 70/Total enrollments - 1325
Administrative/Service Units
Academic Computing Services (59 events/487 enrollments)
Department of Recreation (59 events/1030 enrollments)
Department of Recreation (Aquatics) (129 events/8 12 enrollments)
Department of Recreation (Fitness) (44 events/402 enrollments)
• Department of Recreation (Outdoor) (4 events/105 enrollments)
Library (4 events/296 enrollments)
Total events - 299/Total enrollments - 3132
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