S.95-3
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
To:
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Senate ?
From:
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J.M. Munro, Chair
Senate Committee on
Academic Planning
Subject ?
Curriculum Revisions -
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Date: ?
December 13, 1994
Faculty of Arts
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and the Senate
Committee on Academic Planning gives rise to the following motion:
Motion:
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"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors
the curriculum revisions for the Faculty of Arts as set forth in S.95-3 as
follows:
S.95-3a ?
Cognitive Science Program."
S.95-3a
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Cognitive Science Program
SCUS Reference: ?
SCUS 94 - 11
SCAP Reference: ?
SCAP 94-55 c
Changes to Lower Division Requirements: Beginning Level
Changes to Lower Division Requirements: Intermediate Level
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Memorandum
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Linguistics Department
FROM: Thomas A. Perry, Coordinator
Cognitive Science Program
TO:
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Andrea Lebowitz
Associate Dean of Arts.
SUBJECT:
Curriculum revision
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DATE:
November 2, 1994
Changes to the Computing Science curriculum which have implications for the Cognitive Science pro-
gram are presently proceeding through the approval process. It would be timely to forward the attached
adjustments to Cognitive Science major and honors requirements in order them it to appear in the Calen-
dar at the same time as the Computing Science changes. Please refer the attached change to the Faculty of
Arts Curriculum Committee for consideration. If you need any further information, please let me know.
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Cognitive Science Program Changes: Synopsis and Rationale
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1. Changes to Lower Division Requirements: Beginning level
This
set
of courses represents the only set in which students are required to take courses in
all 4 of the
constituent disciplines.
1]
From:
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To:
Lower Division Requirements
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Lower Division Requirements
Computing Science
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Computing Science
CMFF 101-4 Modula 2 (or
103-3
and 104) ?
CMPT 101-4 Modula 2 (or
103-3
and 104-2)
CMPT
105-3
Fundamental Concepts of Corn- CMPT
105-3
Fundamental Concepts of Com-
puting
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puting
Additionally, for students who choose Computing
Science at the Intermediate level:
MACM
101-3
Discrete Mathematics I
RATIONALE: Computing Science is specifying a new course (MACM 101) as a prerequisite for virtually
all further work in Computing Science. This course will also replace the formerly hidden
prerequisite of MATH
151,
which was required for courses such as CMPT 205. This course
must therefore be added to provide entry to further work in the Computing Science
option of the requirements. This change will mean the load required of Cognitive Science
majors in 100-level courses will now be 22-26 hours (depending on options chosen),
instead of the former 19-23 hours, but this increase will be balanced by a reduction in 200-
level requirements (see below).
2. Changes to Lower Division Requirements: Intermediate level
From:
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To:
Computing
Science
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Computing Science
CMPT 201-4 Data and Program Organization CMPT 201-4 Data and Program Organization
CMPT 205-3 Introduction to Formal Topics in
Computing Science
RATIONALE: CMPT 205 is to be replaced by a new course, MACM 101 in the prerequisite sequencing of
Computing Science courses that are relevant to the Cognitive Science program. CMPT 205
Ls no longer necessary, since it was required only in its function of fulfilling prerequisites
for upper division courses in the program. The required load in 200-level courses will
drop to 17-25 hours (depending on options chosen), down from 20-28 hours before.
