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S93-57

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

From: ?

Date ?

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

(SCUS Reference 93-36) and the Senate Committee on Academic Planning (SCAP

Reference (SCAP 93-43) gives rise to the following motion:

Motion:

"that Senate

approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the

curriculum revisions for the Faculty of Science as set forth in S.93 - 57

as follows:

a) ?

Requirements for Majors and requirements for Honors

and Honors First Class

ii)

Withdrawal of Program Approval

b) ?

Upper Division requirements for B.Sc. Chemistry Major

ii)

Change in Co-op Calendar entry for Math & Stats

iii)

Change in Co-op Calendar entry for Management and Systems

•

Science

iv)

Change in Computing Science and Statistics requirements for

Mathematics Major and Honors Program

Program changes resulting from renumbering of STAT 102-3

to STAT 301-3

vi)

Changes to Certificate Program in Actuarial Mathematics

vii)

Changes to Physics Computer Skills description

viii)

Changes to Chemical Physics Program

ix)

Change to Geography B.Sc. Program

Change in Quternary Studies Minor

xi)

Change in Biological Science Major

Mathematics of Computer Explorations in Calculu

Mathematics of Computer Explorations in Calculus I]

Statistics for the Life Sciences

Creditibility Theory and Loss Distributions

Actuarial Mathematics U

Risk

Theory

Survival Models

Graduation of Life

Tables

Mathematics of Demography

Practicum V

Plant

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Developmental Biology

Marine Biology and Oceanography

Introduction to Statistics, Option B

Introduction to Computational Methods

Switching Theory and Logical Design

Automata and Formal Languages

Cell Biology

Developmental Biology

Biochemistry - Intermediary Metabolism

Biochemistry - Regulatory Mechanisms

Risk

Models

Topics in Actuarial Mathematics

For Information

Acting under delegated authority of Senate, SCUS has approved revisions to the following

courses as detailed in SCUS 93-36

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Prerequiste change - STAT 101-3, STAT 103-3, STAT 302-3

- ?

Course Description and Prerequisite Change - ACMA 310-3, ACMA 320-3

Prerequisite change - PHYS 325

Course Description and Prerequisite Change - PHYS 100/101/102

Course Description Change - PHYS 455

Calendar Description Change - PHYS 324

Course Description Change - BISC 204-3

Prerequisite Change - BISC 313-3, BISC 329-4, BISC 405-3, BISC 303-3, BISC 404-3,

BISC 422-3, BISC 427-3, BISC 432-3, BISC 453-3, BISC 457-3,

- ?

Vector Change - BISC 317-3

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Title and Description Change - BISC 406

A.2 Requirements for Majors and requirements for Honors and Honors First

Class

Rationale:

In paper S.91-2, SCAP recommended a motion on Minimum Graduation Requirements in a

memorandum to Senate on 11 December 1990. The SCAP motion amended recommendations from

SCUS. Senate approved the SCAP recommendation with the effect that the University "Minimum

Graduation Requirements" were changed and the following was eliminated from the Faculty of Science

requirement:

"a grade point average of 2.00 in the upper division courses required in the program"

for Majors. As the Faculty of Science has a minimum requirement of "28 semester hours of upper

division credit courses numbered 300 and 400 as specified by the major program" out of a minimum of 44

semester hours of upper division credit, it became possible for a student to graduate with a GPA less than

2.00 in the "upper division courses required in the program". Example: a Majors student with a CGPA

-- ?

-- - - - of 2.0_(pyer 120 semester hours of credit) witha GPA of 1.85 in the "upper division courses required in

the program) could graduate. The effect was to weaken the Faculty of Science graduaiiñ requiremñt.

The Faculty of Science requests that the following revisions be made to the

Calendar

(p.

145 of the 1993/94 Calendar):

Current text

(p.

145)

Requirements for Major

• ?

—120 semester hours of credit which include

• a minimum of 28 semester hours of upper division credit courses num-

bered 300 and 400 as specified by the major program

• additional semester hours of upper division credit bringing the total to a

minimum of 44 semester hours of upper division credit

• a minimum of 12 semester hours of electives in subjects taken outside the

Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 407) including a minimum of

6 semester hours taken in the Faculty of Arts

Change to: (revision indicated in bold)

add after " .....6 semester hours taken in the Faculty

of Arts"

a grade point average of 2.00 in the upper

division courses required in the program

—additional requirements as specified by the major program

additional requirements as specified by

the major program and in the General

Information section of this Calendar

(page 21)

Requirements for Hoflors and Honors First Class

—132 semester hours of credit as prescribed by the honors department which

include

• a minimum of 48 semester hours of upper division credit in one subject

-' area

-••'--

• additional semester hours of upper division-credit bringing the total to a

minimum of 60 semester hours of upper division credit.-

-• a minimum of 12 semester hours of electives in subjects taken outside the

Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 407) including a minimum of

6 semester hours taken in the Faculty of Arts -

- additional requirements as speàified by the honors program

and

For students enrolled at the University, beginning Fall 1991 or

thereafter

upper division grade point average (GPA) and cumulative grade point

average (CGPA) as specified in the

For students enrolled at the University before Fall 1991

a graduation grade point average of 3.00 for honors or 3.50 for first class

honors calculated on the required 132 semester hours or on 60 required

semester hours of upper division credit

Replace: ...as

prescribed by the honors

department.,

with:... as prescribed by the

Honors program

- additional requirements as specified by

the honors program and in the General

Information section of this Calendar

(page 21)

Delete this section

A.3 Withdrawal of Program

Approval

Rationale: Departments should have the authority to remove those students

from their programs who, by their performance have shown that they no

longer can pursue their original goals.

Add

to Faculty of Science program guidelines

(p.

145 of 1993/94 Calendar)

A student whose progress, in the judgment of the department, is

below the standard for graduation from a progrm may be refused

entry to, or required to withdraw from, that program In the

department

• ?

B. Program Changes

B.1 Upper Division Requirements for B.Sc. Chemistry Major

Rationale: The Chemistry Department wishes to restrict students from using an

excessive number of directed study course credits for the Chemistry major

degree. The intent of this restriction is to encourage students to take a few

extra (elective) regular upper division courses (beyond the core program) in

their major subject area. Similar restrictions already exist in the Biochemistry

program (BICH 493-15: "Students may not receive credit for a total of more

than 15 semester hours in research courses",

172 of 92/93 Calendar) and

for Mathematics Majors (who are "required to take at least three 400 division

MATH, STAT or MACM courses, none of which may be a Directed Studies,

Job Practicum or Honors Essay course",

161 of 92/93 Calendar.

The iolloing Olëhdar change is required for the 94/95 Calendar:

Page Current text (1993/94 Calendar)

Change to:

154.2 Electives (40

semester hours)

Add

immediately after current text

given at left:

to complete the B.Sc. requirement

hours upper division credit

Students may not Include

(see Faculty of Science

more than 15 credit hours of

• ?

requirements) ?

Individual Study/Undergraduate

Research courses In the minimum of

44 hours of upper division credit

required for the B.Sc. degree.

B.2 Change in Co-op Calendar Entry for Mathematics and Statistics

Change from (pg 161-62 in 93/94 Calendar):

Co-operative Education

Co-operative Education is a program which integrates work experience

with academic study. The student spends alternate semesters on

campus and in paid, study-related jobs.

Arrangements for entry into the program are made through the

Mathematical Sciences Co-op Co-ordinator. For further details on the

co-op system students should refer to the

Co-operative Education

section.

Interested Mathematics and Statistics students should contact the Co-op

Co-ordinator, Ms. Kerstin Baxter, TLX 10507, telephone 291-4123.

to:

Co-operative Education

Students in the Mathematics and Statistics program are

invited to apply to enter Co-operative Education, a program

which integrates work experience with academic study. For

further details on the co-op system, students should refer to

the

Co-operative Education

section in this calendar.

Mathematical Sciences Co-op students work in a variety of

environments with both private and public sector employers.

Past work term duties include statistical analysis, end-user

support, survey design, application programming,

mathematical modeling, and actuarial analysis.

Interested students should contact the Mathematical Sciences

Co-op Co-ordinator, Kertsin Baxter (291-4123, TLX 10507) for

admission requirements and further information.

13.3

Change in Co-op Calendar Entry for Management and Systems Science

Program.

Change from (pg. 159 in 93/94 Calendar):

Co-operative Education Program

Students in the Management and Systems Science program are

encouraged to enter Co-operative Education, a program which integrates

work experience with academic study. Interested MSSC students should

contact the Management and Systems Science Co-ordinator, telephone

291-4123, for more information. Arrangements for entry into the program

are made through the Mathematical Sciences Co-op Co-ordinator, LB

7600, telephone 291-3239. For more detailed information see the

Co-

operative Education

section.

to:

Co-operative Education

Students in the Management and Systems Science program

are encouraged to enter Co-operative Education, a program

which integrates work experience with academic study. For

further details, students should refer to the

Co-operative

Education

section of this calendar.

MSSC Co-op students work in a variety of environments

with both private and public sector employers. Past work term

duties include modeling, application programming, marketing

end-user support, MIS, and systems analysis.

Interested students should contact the Mathematical

Sciences Co-op Co-ordinator, Kerstin Baxter (291-4123, TLX

10507), for admission requirements and further information.

6.4 Computing Science and Statistics Requirements for Mathematics Major

and Honors Program

Rationale: Inspired in part by the Mathematics and Statistics

Departmental Review in 1987, the Department wishes to ensure that

Mathematics major and honor students are exposed to courses in

computing and statistics.

Change from (pg. 162, column1):

and either 3 additional hours in lower division Mathematics or

Statistics (MATH 100-2, 110-3 and 190-4 may not be included) or

Computing Science (CMPT) 101-4, 102-3, 103-3 or

Mathematics/Computing Science (MACM) 216-3. This requirement

would normally be met by the end of the fourth level.

to:

and any one of CMPT 101-4, 102-3 or 103-3, and any

. ?

course labeled STAT and 3 additional hours in lower division

Mathematics or Statistics (MATH 100-3, 110-3, and 190-4 may

not be included). This requirement would normally be met by

the end of the fourth level.

13.5

Program changes resulting from renumbering of STAT 102-3 to STAT

301-3.

(I) Mathematics Major and Honors Program (pg. 162, item iv in

column 1)

From: STAT 302 may not be counted as part of the 30 hours

To: Neither STAT 301 nor STAT 302 may be counted as part

of the 30 hours.

(ii) Mathematics Minor Program (pg. 162, item (ii) in column 2)

From: These courses may not include PHYS 413-3

To: These courses may not include PHYS 413-3 or STAT

301-3.

(iii) Statistics Major and Honors Program (pg. 162, item 8, in column 2)

From: (8) In addition to requirements (1) to (6) for a major. ..STAT, ACMA

or MACM

To: (8) In addition to requirements (1) to (6) for a

major ... STAT, ACMA or MACM excluding STAT 301

and 302.

B.6 Changes to Certificate Program in Actuarial Mathematics

Rationale for changes.

The present program does not fulfill this purpose as well as it could for

the following reasons:

The course load in each of the four (4) existing ACMA courses is

too heavy and it is impossible for the instructor to cover all the

material. Furthermore, after taking the courses, even the very

good students are not fully prepared to take the corresponding

professional exams. Other universities off en ng Actuarial programs

would offer about 8 to 12 courses in order to cover the same

amount of material; and even this is seen as very demanding for

the students.

Some of the required courses of the present program only cover

parts of the syllabi of the corresponding professional exams.

The Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries

have changed their requirements for qualification since the

present program was designed.

Therefore, a new Certificate Program in Actuarial Mathematics is being

proposed. What follows is a description of the proposed Certificate

Program in Actuarial Mathematics, a list of changes that would have to be

made to the Calendar and some additional information.

Please note that the existing four courses ACMA 310, 320, 330

and 340 will be replaced by the eight courses described in Section A.

This enables all material of these four courses to be covered and also

allows for further topics to be treated. All courses will not be offered each

year. Two additional ACMA courses beyond the three currently offered

will be offered each year, allowing some students with previous courses

to complete the Certificate Program in one year, something that was not

possible before.

L-u

REVISED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS

Course description:

ACMA 310-3 Mathematics of Compound Interest.

Measurement of interest, present value. Equations of value. Basic annuities:

immediate, due, perpetuity. General annuities. Yield rates: cash flow analysis,

reinvestment rate, portfolio and investment year methods. Amortization

schedules and sinking funds. Bonds and other securities. Applications: real

estate mortgages, depreciation methods. Interest rate disclosure and

regulation in Canada. This course covers the syllabus of

Course 140 of the

Society of Actuaries.

(3-1 -0)

Prerequisite:

MATH 152 must precede or be taken

concurrently.

ACMA 315-3 Credibility Theory and Loss Distributions.

Statistical distributions useful in general insurance. Inferences from general

insurance data. Experience rating. Credibility theory: full credibility, partial

credibility, Bayesian credibility. Estimation of loss distributions. Modeling loss

distributions: ungrouped data, truncated and shifted data, clustering.

Applications: inflation. This course covers the syllabus of

Part 4B of the

Casualty Actuarial Society. (3-0-0) Prerequisite:

STAT 280 must precede or be

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taken concurrently.

ACMA 320-3 Actuarial Mathematics I.

Survival distributions: age at death, life tables, fractional ages, mortality laws,

select and ultimate life tables. Life insurance: actuarial present value function

(apv), moments of apv, basic life insurance contracts, portfolio. Life annuities:

actuarial accumulation function, moments of apv, basic life annuities. Net

annual premiums: actuarial equivalence principle, loss function,

accumulation type benefits. Actuarial reserves: prospective loss function,

basic contracts, recursive equations, fractional durations. This course covers

part of the syllabus of

Course 150 of the Society of Actuaries. (3-1-0)

Prerequisites:

ACMA 310. MATH 232 and STAT 280 must precede or be

taken concurrently.

ACMA 325-3 Actuarial Mathematics II.

Actuarial reserves: allocation of the loss to the policy years. Multiple life

functions: joint-life, last-survivor. Multiple decrement models: stochastic and

deterministic approaches, associated single decrement, fractional

durations. Valuation theory for pension plans. Insurance models including

expenses: gross premiums and reserves, type of expenses, modified

reserves. Nonforfeiture benefits and dividends: equity concept, cash values

insurance options, asset shares, dividends. This course covers part of the

• ?

syllabus of

Course 150 of the Society of Actuaries.

utility theory, optimal insurance. Individual risk

models for a short term: individual claim, sums of independent claims,

approximations for the distribution, applications. Collective risk models for a

single period: aggregate claims, compound poisson distribution,

approximations. Collective risk models over an extended period: claims

processes, adjustment coefficient, discrete time model, surplus below the

initial level, maximal aggregate loss. Applications: claim amount distribution,

stop-loss reinsurance. This course covers the syllabus of

Course 151 of the

Society of Actuaries.

(3-1 -0)

Prerequisite:

ACMA 320.

ACMA 345-3 Survival Models.

Actuarial survival models: select, aggregate, study design. Mathematics of

survival models: distribution of T, parametric survival models, conditional and

truncated distributions, transformed random variables. Life table: traditional

form, fractional ages, select and ultimate tables. Estimating survival models

from complete data samples: study design, exact time of death, grouped times

of death. Estimating survival models from incomplete data samples: study

design, moments procedures, maximum likelihood procedures. Estimation of

parametric survival models. General population data. This course covers the

syllabus of Course 160 of the Society of Actuaries. (3-0-0) Prerequisite:

ACMA

320.

ACMA 355-3 Graduation of Life Tables.

Definition of graduation. Smoothness. Fit-testing. Graduation methods:

moving-weighted-average, Whittaker, Bayesian, parametric. Smooth-junction

interpolation. Two-dimensional graduation. This course covers the syllabus of

Course 165 of the Society of Actuaries. (3-0-0) Prerequisites:

ACMA 320 and

MACM 316.

ACMA 365-3 Mathematics of Demography.

Data: collection, errors. Measures of mortality and fertility: crude rates, age-

specific rates, adjusted measures. Construction of life tables from census data:

US 1979-81, Canada 1985-87. Stationary population: survivorship group,

lexis diagram, applications. Stable population: foundations, growth rate,

applications, quasi-stable populations. Population projections: inter-ce nsal,

post-censal, logistic curve, component method. Uses of census data. This

course covers the syllabus of

Course 161 of the Society of Actuaries. (3-0-0)

Four of the following six courses:

ACMA 315 ACMA 325 ACMA 335 ACMA 345 ACMA 355 ACMA 365

One of the following two courses: MACM 316 STAT 330

Correspondence between SOA exams and SFU courses:

Calendar changes to Calendar Description of Mathematics and Actuarial

Mathematics Program

(I) ?

Changes to Statistics Minor Option (pg. 162, column 2, item ii)

• ?

From:

(ii) obtain credit for at least 5 of the following courses STAT 330,

350, 380, 402, 410, 420, 430, 440, 480, 460 and ACMA 330. (This will

normally include STAT 330, 350 and 450.)

To:

(ii) obtain credit for at least 5 of the following courses

STAT 330, 350, 380, 402, 410, 420 430, 440, 450, 460, ACMA

315, ACMA 320, ACMA 335 and ACMA 345. (This will

normally include STAT 330, 350 and 450.)

(ii) ?

Certificate in Actuarial Mathematics (pg. 162, column 2 to pg. 163,

column 1)

Replace the entire section with:

Certificate in Actuarial Mathematics

This certificate program is designed to prepare the student

for taking most of the Society of Actuaries Associateship

examinations (SOA courses 100 through 165) or the Casualty

Actuarial Society Associateship examinations (Parts 1

through 4). To obtain the Certificate, the following courses

must be completed:

Required courses:

MATH 151 ?

MATH 152

MATH 232

STAT 270 ?

STAT 280

ACMA 310 ?

ACMA 320

Four of the following six courses:

ACMA 315 ACMA 325 ACMA 335 ACMA 345 ACMA 355

ACMA 365

One of the following two courses: MACM 316 STAT 330

Note: Students completing the above courses who are also

enrolled in either a major or minor program in Mathematics

may count these MATH, MACM, or STAT courses both toward

the certificate in actuarial mathematics and for their major or

minor program in Mathematics. The ACMA courses may be

used to satisfy upper division requirements for a minor in

Mathematics, minor in Statistics or major in Statistics.

B.7 Changes to Physics Computer Skills description

Rationale:

The Co-op program has requested that a statement be inserted in

the section on "Computer skills" in the Physics section of the Calendar.

Computing skills such as those obtained in CMPT 102 will be

expected of students entering the second year Physics courses.

to:

Computing skills such as those obtained in CMPT 102

will be expected of students entering the second year Physics

courses. The Co-op program highly recommends that Co-op

students complete one of CMPT 101, CMPT 102 or CMPT 103,

plus CMPT 112 prior to placement in the first work term.

B.8

Changes to Chemical Physics program

Rationale:

Both the major and honors programs in Chemical Physics in the

current calendar

(1993-1994)

list CHEM

332-3

and CHEM

336-2

required courses. However the Chemistry Department has introduced a

new course CHEM

331-3

"Practical Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry"

which combines aspects of CHEM

332-3 and CHEM

336-2.

It is the opinion of the Chemical Physics Committee that the single course

CHEM 331-2 is a suitable replacement for the previous two courses.

(i)

Change Upper Division

major program requirements for Chemistry, plus

total number of hours (pg 153, column 2)

From:

Upper Division Requirements

(total 43-44 semester iours)

CHEM 316-3

Introductory Instrumental Analysis

332-3

The Chemistry of Transition Elements

336-2

Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory I

361-3

Physical Chemistry II (or PHYS 385-3

Quantum Physics)

367-2

PhysicarChrnistry Laboratory 11(a)

462-3

Molecular Spectroscopy

To:

Upper Division Requirements

(total 38-39 semester hours)

Introductory Instrumental Analysis

Practical Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry()

Physical Chemistry II (or PHYS

385-3 Quantum Physics)

Physical Chemistry Laboratory 11(a)

Molecular Spectroscopy

(ii) ?

Change Upper Division Honors program requirements for Chemistry,

plus total number of hours (pg. 153, column 2)

From:

Upper Division Requirements

(total 51-53 semester hours)

CHEM ?

332-3

The Chemistry of Transition Elements

336-2

Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory I (or

NUSC 341-3 Introduction to

Radiochemistry)

361-3

Physical Chemistry II (or PHYS 385-3

Quantum Physics)

367-2

Physical Chemistry Laboratory 11(a)

462-3

Molecular Spectroscopy

plus 5 semester hours of electives from upper division Chemistry or

Nuclear Science courses.

Upper Division Requirements

•

(total 46-47 semester I

Practical Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry

Physical Chemistry II (or PHYS 385-3

Quantum Physics)

Physical Chemistry Laboratory 11(a)

Molecular Spectroscopy

B.9

plus 5 semester hours of electives from upper division Chemistry or

Nuclear Science courses.

Footnotes to Chemical Physics Program (pg. 154, column 1)

Under "Notes for Major and Honors Programs add:

(f)

CHEM 331-3. The prerequisite CHEM 118-2 may be waived.

CHEM 218-3 is required and may be taken concurrently.

Change to Geography B.Sc. program

Change upper division requirements of Geography Major (page 157,

column 1)

From:

Required Geography

Courses - 400 level

Two of

GEOG 412-4

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

Advanced Biogeography

416-4

Pleistocene Geography

418-4

Terrain Evaluation

419-4

Mass Transfer in the Biosphere

(8 hours)

To:

Required Geography

Courses - 400 Level

Two of

GEOG 412-4

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

Advanced Biogeography

416-4

Pleistocene Geography

Mass Transfer in the Biosphere ?

(8 hours)

(ii) ?

Change upper division requirements of Physical Geography minor

program (pg. 158, column 1)

From:

Upper Division Requirements

A minimum of 16 hours selected from:

Ecosystem Biogeochemistry

317-4

Soil Geography

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

Advanced Biogeography

416-4

Pleistocene Geography

418-4

Terrain Evaluation

419-4

Mass Transfer in the Biosphere

To:

Upper Division Requirements

A minimum of 16 hours

Ecosystem Biogeochemistry

317-4

Soil Science I

412-4

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

Advanced Biogeography

416-4

Pleistocene Geography

Mass Transfer in the Biosphere

Change upper division requirement of Geography major (page 157,

Ecosystem Biogeochemistry

Ecosystem Biogeochemistry

317-4

Soil Science I

(12 hours)

B.10 Change in Quaternary Studies Minor

Change the Calendar description of the Quaternary Studies Minor (pg.

165, column 2)

From:

Upper Division Requirements

(14-16 semester hours)

All students must take the following:

Archaeological Dating

One of

BISC 434-5 ?

Paleoecology and Palynology

ARCH 340-5 ?

Introductory Zooarchaeology

One of

GEOG 412-4 ?

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

GEOG 416-4 ?

Pleistocene Geography

Both of

QUAT 400-1 ?

Seminar in Quaternary Studies

QUAT 401-1

Field School

To:

Upper Division Requirements

(14-16 semester hours)

All students must take the following:

One of

ARCH

410-5

Advanced Archaeometry

ARCH 411-5

Archaeological Dating

One of

ARCH 340-5

Introductory Zooarchaeology

ARCH 365-3

Ecological Archaeology

BISC

434-5

Paleoecology and Palynology

1q-

One of 

. ARCH 

GEOG 

GEOG 

Both of 

QUAT 

QUAT 

B.11 Change in Bi 

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

Pleistocene Geography

Seminar in Quaternary Studies

Change (pg. 151 column 1) the lower division core

From:

Courses in Biological Sciences

50 lower division total

To:

Courses in the Faculty of Science

BISC

101-4

Introduction to Biology

BISC

102-4

Introduction to Biology

Introduction to Ecology

• ?

BICH 221-3

Cell Biology and Biochemistry (or BISC 201)

BICH 222-3

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

General Chemistry Laboratory I

plus

a minimum of 10

semester hours selected from:

General Chemistry Laboratory II

Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

plus

MATH 154-3 ?

Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (or

MATH 151-3)

MATH 155-3

Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (or

MATH 152-3)

STAT 301-3

Statistics for the Life Sciences

(or STAT 102-3

Introduction to Statistics, Option B)

PHYS 101-3

General Physics I (or Phys 120)

PHYS

102-3

General Physics II (or Phys 121)

Lower Division Total 

(ii) ?

Change (pg. 151, column 2) the upper division requirements and

The remaining seven...

Intermediary Metabolism

Biology of Non-vascular Plants

BISC

337-3

Comparative Morphology, Distribution and

Evolution of Vascular Plants

All of

BISC

333-3

Developmental Biology

BISC

329-4

Introduction to Experimental Techniques

BISC

400-3

Evolution

The remaining six....

(iii)

Change (pg. 151, column 2) the upper division requirements and

electives

From:

*Students may substitute. ..this requirement."

To:

*Students may substitute a maximum of two courses from among

BICH 321, 322, 421, 422 and 423, GEOG 315, 415 and 419, KIN 305, 306,

326, 336 and 431 to satisfy this requirement.

(iv)

Change (pg 151, column 2) typical lower division core program

From:

Level 2

STAT 102-3 Introduction to Statistics, Option B

Introduction to Biology

CHEM

150-3

Organic Chemistry I (or CHEM 103-3 General

Chemistry II)

CHEM 155-2

Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (or CHEM 118-

2 General Chemistry Laboratory II)

MATH 155-3

Calculus II for the Biological Sciences

PHYS 101-3

General Physics I

Level

-----CHEM--250-3----Organic-Chernistry-ll-(or-CHEM--1-50-3-Organic -

Chemistry I)

CHEM 255-2

Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (or CHEM

155-2 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I)

221-3

Cell biology and Biochemistry (or BISC 201-3

Introduction to Ecology

Statistics for the Life Sciences (or STAT 102-3

Introduction to Statistics, Option B)

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Genetics

Introduction to Ecology

(v) ?

Change (pg. 152, column 1) Minor program

Introduction to Ecology

BICH 221-3 ?

Cell Biology and Biochemistry

BICH 222-3 ?

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

1-4

(vi)

Change (pg 152, column 1) Environmental Toxicology Minor Program

lower division requirements

From:

BISC 101-4

Introduction to Biology

102-4

Introduction to Biology

General Chemistry Laboratory I

118-2

General Chemistry Laboratory II

150-3

Organic Chemistry I

155-2

Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

250-2

Organic Chemistry II

MATH 154-2

Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (or

MATH 151-3)

155-3

Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (or

MATH 152-3)

PHYS 101-3

General Physics I (or PHYS 120-3)

102-3

General Physics II (or PHYS 121-3)

STAT 102-3

Introduction to Statistics, Option B

To:

BISC 101-4

Introduction to Biology

102-4

Introduction to Biology

BICH 221-3

Cellular Biology and Biochemistry (or BISC

General Chemistry Laboratory I

118-2

General Chemistry Laboratory II

150-3

Organic Chemistry I

155-2

Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

250-2

Organic Chemistry II

255-2

Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

MATH 154-3

Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (or

MATH 151-3)

155-3

Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (or

MATH 152-3)

PHYS 101-3

General Physics I (or PHYS 120-3)

102-3

General Physics II (or PHYS 121-3)

(vii)

Change (pg 152, column 1) Environmental Toxicology Minor Program

upper division requirements

From:

BISC 312-3 ?

Environmental Toxicology I

313-3 ?

Environmental Toxicology II

432-3 ?

Chemical Pesticides and the Environment

Environmental Toxicology I

Environmental Toxicology II

Chemical Pesticides and the Environment

Statistics for the Life Sciences

D. Summary of New Course Proposals

D.1 MATH 171-1 and MATH 172-1

New Courses in Computing Applications to Calculus

Rationale: The Mathematics and Statistics Department wishes to offer

supplementary courses in computer applications to calculus. The courses

are one credit each and accompany the standard calculus sequences. The

courses may not be taken without the analytical calculus courses (MATH

151/154/157 for the new course MATH 171, and MATH 152/155/158 for the

new course MATH 172).

MATH 171-1 (1-0-2) Mathematics of Computer Explorations in Calculus I

This supplement to MATH 151/154/157 gives students the opportunity to

explore and investigate the underlying principles of differential calculus

using leading edge computer software currently used in mathematical and

scientific research and industry. Previous experience with computers would

be beneficial, but it is not required.

Prerequisite: B.C. Math 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B or Math

100 with a grade of at least C.

Corequisite: Math 1 51 /154/157. Other students may register with special

permission.

Textbooks:

"Calculus with Computers"

by Tasoula Berggren, Simon Fraser

University. This manual is a is a collection of selected activities for computer

based projects in differential calculus.

"First Leaves: A Tutorial Introduction to Maple V

by B. Char, K. Geddes et

al. Spring er-Verlag, New York, 1992.

UNIT 1 Learning to use the software

UNIT 2 Functions and tangent line approximations

UNIT 3 Continuity of functions and limits

UNIT 4 Proofs about derivatives using the definition

UNIT 5 Roots of polynomials and of derivatives

UNIT 6 Maxima, minima and points of inflection

UNIT 7 Investigating special functions using limits and derivatives

UNIT 8 Investigating more graphs of functions

UNIT 9 Implicit differentiation

UNIT 10 Newton's method

UNIT 11 The problem on shortest lines by Apollonius

•

UNIT 12 Proofs by induction

MATH 172-1 (1-0-2) Mathematics of Computer Explorations in Calculus II

This is a supplement to MATH 152/155/158

Prerequisites: Math 151/154/157

Corequisites: Math 152/155/158. Other students may register by special

permission.

Textbook:

"Calculus with Computers"

by Tasoula Berggren, Simon Fraser

University. This manual is a collection of selected activities for computer

based projects in integral calculus.

"First Leaves: A Tutorial Introduction to Maple V

B.Char, K. Geddes et at.

Springer-Verlag, New York, 1992.

Unit 1 Learning to use the software

Unit 2 Investigating the integrability of functions

Unit 3 Approximate Integration - Simpson's Rule

Unit 4 Finding Integrals using Mathematics software

Unit 5 A problem in finding Area Al Area B for cubic functions

Unit 6 Improper Integrals

Unit 7 The volume remains finite while the area becomes infinite

Unit 8 Arc Length

Unit 9 Centroids

Unit 10 Harmonic Series

Unit 11 McLaurin Series

Unit 12 Taylor Series

Unit 13 Generating a Taylor Series

D.2 New Course Proposal for STAT 301-3 (3-0-1) Statistics for the Life

Sciences

Rationale:

This service course for students in Biochemistry, Biological Sciences,

and Kinesiology is being developed at the request of representatives from

these programmes and in consultation with them. It will replace STAT 102.

The primary goal of the revisions is to develop a course with the more

experienced student in mind. The course will be taken by students who

typically will have had some exposure to experimentation. After the students

have come to understand the basic concepts and analysis techniques in

STAT 301, they will then typically have an opportunity to reinforce them in

subsequent courses in their own discipline. Integration of this course into

the Life Sciences programs will be handled by a steering committee with

representatives from the Biochemistry program, Biological Sciences

Department, School of Kinesiology and Department of Mathematics and

Statistics. The course will first be offered in 94-3, at which time STAT 102

will be dropped.

Evaluation:

The attached schedule allows for a single mid-semester test. Normally,

there would be a three-hour final examination. In addition, exercises would

usually be assigned once a week, and short tests might be given to test the

students' understanding of key concepts.

Calendar Description:

*STAT 301-3 Statistics for the Life Sciences. An introductory course in

research methodology and associated statistical analysis techniques for

students with training in the life sciences. (3-0-it)

Prerequisite: Either the

student must have 45 semester hours of credit or MATH 152 or 155 must

precede or be taken concurrently. Students with credit for STAT 101, 102,

103 or 270 (formerly MATH 272) may not fake STAT 301 for further credit.

[Mathematics minor, major, and honours students may not use this course to

satisfy the required number of semester hours of upper division Mathematics

credit. However, they may include the course to satisfy the total number of

required hours of upper division credit.]

Course Content:

Data Summaries and Displays

Summarizing the Relationship between Variables

The Research Process

Case Studies

Basic Probability Calculations

Distributions for Count Data

Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals

Comparing Two Treatments

Inference on the Relationship between Two Variables

10. Comparing Several Treatments

11.

Analyzing Frequency Counts

D.3 New Course Proposals for Actuarial Mathematics

Rationale:

The changes in the program and course content are listed in B.6. The new

courses are ACMA 315-3, ACMA 325-3, ACMA 335-3, ACMA 345-3, ACMA

355-3 and ACMA 365-3.

D.4 New Course Proposals for Biosciences

(i)

BISC 446-0 Practicum V

Rationale:

The Co-op program has requested that a fifth work term course BISC 446-0

be made available to Co-op students. The Calendar description is in

Appendix B.

(ii) BISC 457 Plant Molecular

Biology and Biotechnology

Rationale:

Although this course is currently in the Calendar, it has never been offered.

•

The proposed changes (which are on a new course proposal form) are to

the vector, title and course content. The course outline is given on the

following page.

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COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information ?

Department: Mathematics & Statistics

Abbreviation Code: MATH ?

Course Number 171 ?

Credit Hours: one ?

Vector 1-0--2

Title of Course: Mathematics of Computer Explorations in Calculus I

Calendar Description of Course: This supplement to MATH 151/154/157 gives students the opportunity to explore and

investigate the underlying principles of differential calculus using leading edge computer software currently used in

mathematical and scientific research and industry. Previous experience with computers would be beneficial, but it is not

required.

Nature of Course: one lecture per week with open lab.

Prerequisite (or special instructions): B.C. math 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B or MATH 100 with a

grade of at least C. Corequisite: MATH 151, MATH 154 or MATH 157. Other students may register with special

permission.

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved: none.

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered? once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? fall

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible: L. Berggren, T. Berggren,

P. Borwein, A. Freedman, J. Hebron, S. Thomason.

Objectives of the Course: To explore the concepts of differential calculus by using cutting-edge technology which

students may use in their future careers.

Budgetar y

and Space requirements (for information only

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Two sets of Maple manuals (three volumes) on reserve.

Audio Visual use of computer projection system.

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

App. B

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES ?

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

I*

1. Calendar Information ?

Department: Mathematics & Statistics

Abbreviation Code: MATH

Course Number 172 ?

Credit Hours: one

Vector 1-0--2

Title of Course: Mathematics of Computer Explorations in Calculus H

Calendar Description of Course: This supplement to MATH 152/155/158 gives students the opportunity to explore and

investigate the underlying principles of integral calculus using leading edge computer software currently used in

mathematical and scientific research and industry. Previous experience with computers would be beneficial, but it is not

required

Nature of Course: one lecture per week with open lab.

Prerequisite (or special instructions): MATH 151, MATH

154

or MATH 157. Corequisite: MATH 152, MATH

155

or MATH

158.

Other students may register with special permission.

What

course

(courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved: none.

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered? once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? spring

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible: L. Berggren, T. Berggren,

P. Borwein, A. Freedman, J. Hebron, S. Thomason.

Objectives of the Course: To explore the concepts of integral calculus by using cutting-edge technology which students

may use in their future careers.

Budgetar

and Space requirements (for information only

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Two sets of Maple manuals (three volumes) on reserve.

Audio Visual use of computer projection system.

Spa

c

Av^

O^614 ______

""^_ 

Department Chair ?

bean ?

Chair, SCUS

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

App. B

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COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information ?

Department: Mathematics and Statistics

Abbreviation Code: STAT Course Number .301 Credit Hours:

Vector 3-0-it

Title of Course: Statistics for the Life Sciences

Calendar Description of Course: An introductory course in research methodology and associated statistical

analysis techniques for students with training in the life sciences.

Nature of Course: Three hours of lectures supported through the Statistics Workshop.

Prerequisites (or special instructions): Either the student must have

semester hours of credit or a minimum

of 30 semester hours including MATH 152 or MATH

155.

Students with credit for STAT 101,

102, 103, or 270 (formerly MATH 272) may not take STAT 301 for further credit. [Mathematics

minor, major, and honors students may not use this course to satisfy the required number of semester

hours of upper division mathematics. However, they may include the course to satisfy the total

number of required hours of upper division credit.]

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved: STAT 102

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered? Twice a year (fall and spring semesters).

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 94-3

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible:

Drs. Dean, Eaves, Lockhart, Routledge, Swartz, and Weldon.

and Space requirements (for information onlv

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

None. This is a replacement of the existing

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

App. B

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STUDIES

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information ?

Department

Mathematics & Statistics

Abbreviation Code: ACMA

Course

Number: 315-3

Credit Hours: three ?

Vector

3-0-0

Title of Course: Credibility

Theory and

Loss Distributions.

Calendar Description of Course:

Statistical

distributions useful in general insurance. Inferences from general insurance

data. Experience

rating. Credibility theory: full

credibility,

partial

credibility, Bayesian credibility. Estimation of loss

distributions. Modeling loss distributions:

ungrouped data, truncated and shifted

data, clustering. Applications:

inflation. This course covers the syllabus

of Part 4B of the

Casualty

Actuarial Society.

Nature of Course: Lecture.

cqisites

(or s

ve

cial instructions): STAT -

28Q

must

precede

or - be-

t

aken

-

concurrently.

-

What

course (courses), if any, is

being dropped

from

the calendar

if this course is approved:

Scheduling

the

Semester in which the course will

first

be offered? Spring 1994.

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible:

Dean,

Lockhart, Parker, Reilly, Routledge, Swartz, Weldon.

Objectives of the Course: To introduce the subject of credibility

theory and

to study some basic distributions useful for

general insurance companies

Budgetary

and

Space requirements (for information only')

What

additional

resources

will

be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

None

Audio

Visual

Equipment ?

Approval

Date:

Department Chair 

?

Dean

Chair, SCUS

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing

this

form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

E,

^q

App.B

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information ?

Department: Mathematics & Statistics

Abbreviation Code: ACMA ?

Course Number: 325-3

Credit Hours: three

Vector 3-1-0

Title of Course: Actuarial Mathematics II.

Calendar Description of Course: Actuarial reserves: allocation of the loss to the policy years. Multiple life functions:

joint-life, last-survivor. Multiple decrement models: stochastic and deterministic approaches, associated single

decrement, fractional durations. Valuation theory for pension plans. Insurance models including expenses: gross

premiums and reserves, type of expenses, modified reserves. Nonforfeiture benefits and dividends: equity concept, cash

values insurance options, asset shares, dividends. This course covers part of the syllabus of

Course 150 of the Society

of Actuaries.

Nature of Course: Lecture.

Prerequisites (or special instructions): ACMA 320.

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved:

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered? once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? Fall 1994.

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible:

Lockhart, Parker, Reilly, Weldon.

Objectives of the Course: To generalize the actuarial functions studied in ACMA 320.

Bud g

etary and Space requirements (for information only

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

,/43

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

App. B

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information

Department Mathematics & Statistics

Abbreviation Code: ACMA

Course Number:

335-3 ?

Credit Hours: three ?

Vector 3-1-0

Title of Course: Risk Theory.

Calendar Description of Course: The economics of insurance: utility theory, optimal insurance. Individual risk models

for a short term: individual claim, sums of independent claims, approximations for the distribution, applications.

Collective risk models for a single period: aggregate claims, compound Poisson distribution, approximations. Collective

risk models over an extended period: claims processes, adjustment coefficient, discrete time model, surplus below the

initial level, maximal aggregate loss. Applications: claim amount distribution, stop-loss reinsurance. This course

covers the syllabus of

Course 151 of the Society of

Actuaries.

Nature of Course: Lecture.

Prerequisite (or special instructions): ACMA 320.

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved: ACMA 330.

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered? once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? Summer

1995.

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible:

Dean, Lockhart, Parker, Reilly, Routledge, Swartz, Weldon.

Objectives of the Course: To introduce the individual and collective risk models used to estimate the

probability of ruin of an insurance company.

Budgetar y and Space requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

App. B

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES ?

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1. Calendar Information ?

Department Mathematics & Statistics

Abbreviation Code: ACMA ?

Course Number: 345-3

Credit Hours: three ?

Vector 3-0-0

Title of Course: Survival Models.

Calendar Description of Course: Actuarial survival models: select, aggregate, study design. Mathematics of survival

models: distribution of T, parametric survival models, conditional and truncated distributions, transformed random

variables. Life table: traditional form, fractional ages, select and ultimate tables. Estimating survival models from

complete data samples: study design, exact time of death, grouped times of death. Estimating survival models from

incomplete data samples: study design, moments procedures, maximum likelihood procedures. Estimation of parametric

survival models. General population data. This course covers the syllabus of

Course 160 of the Society of Actuaries.

Nature of Course: Lecture.

Prerequisite (or special instructions): ACMA 320.

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved:

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered? once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? Summer 1994.

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible:

Dean, Lockhart, Parker, Reilly, Routledge, Swartz, Weldon.

Objectives of the Course: To study different methods of estimating survival models.

Budgetar y and Space requirements (for information onlv

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

App. B

SENATE COMMIT -

ME ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES ?

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information

Department: Mathematics & Statistics

Abbreviation Code: ACMA

Course Number:

355-3

Credit Hours: three

Vector 3-0-0

Title of Course: Graduation of Life Tables.

Calendar Description of Course: Definition of graduation. Smoothness. Fit-testing. Graduation methods: moving-

weighted-average, Whittaker, Bayesian, parametric. Smooth-junction interpolation. Two-dimensional graduation.

This

course covers the syllabus of

Course 165 of the Society of Actuaries.

Nature of Course: Lecture.

Prerequisites (or special instructions): ACMA 320 and MACM 316.

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved: ACMA 340.

2. ?

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered? once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? Fall

1995.

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible:

Lockhart, Parker, Reilly, Russell, Trummer, Weldon.

0 ?

Objectives of the Course: To familiarize students with some methods of graduation used by actuaries.

Budgetary and Space requirements (for information only

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

J^

\a \

\_7, 3

L'1JW

ULL4II

'1IdJ1

Chair, SCUS

OCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

3 1

App. B

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information ?

Department: Mathematics & Statistics

Abbreviation Code: ACMA

Course Number: 365-3 ?

Credit Hours: three

Vector: 3-0-0

Title of Course: Mathematics of Demography.

Calendar Description of Course: Data: collection, errors. Measures of mortality and fertility: crude rates, age-specific

rates, adjusted measures. Construction of life tables from census data: US 1979-81, Canada 1985-87. Stationary

population: survivorship group, lexis diagram, applications. Stable population: foundations, growth rate, applications,

quasi-stable populations. Population projections: inter-censal, post-censal, logistic curve, component method. uses of

census data. This course covers the syllabus of

Course 161 of the Society of Actuaries.

Nature of Course: Lecture.

Prerequisite (or special instructions): ACMA 320.

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is approved:

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered? once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? Spring 1995.

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering possible:

Lockhart, Parker, Reilly, Weldon.

Objectives of the Course: To study the mathematics of demography for stationary and stable populations.

Budgetar

and Space requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

A-a

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. Attach course outline.)

App. B 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

1.

Calendar Information ? 

Department: 

Biosciences 

Abbreviation Code: BTC 

?

Couruc Number: 333 

?

CredIt 

Ilourn: ? 

Voctor: 

3-1-0 

Title of Course: 

?

Developmental Biology 

Calendar Descriptionof Course: 

Classical apd modern experimental approaches will be described for understanding 

the development of the embryos of several species having common and distinctive features. 

These approaches are at the organismal, cellular, molecular, and genetic levels. 

Nature of Course 

Lecture 

Prerequisites (or 

special instructions): 

BISC 202, BICH 221, BICH 222 

What course (courses), if 

any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: BISC 203 

2.

scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? Twice per year 

Semester in which the course will first be 

offered? ? 

95-1 

Which of your 

present faculty would be available 

to make 

the proposed offering 

possible? ? 

B. Brandhorst, M.J. Smith 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

Modern developmental biology depends on concepts and methods 

.

introduced in the 

prerequisite course on cellular and molecular biology, and genetics. Students 

entering the current course, BISC 203, which lacks these prerequisites, have variable 

course-work backgrounds and considerable remedial teaching is required. The new 

prerequisites will allow a broader, more contemporary course to be offered. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for 

information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following 

areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library ? 

Resourses adequate since this course is a modification of an existing 

Audio Visualc 

ourse. 

Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

D a te:             

?

______________ 

331

Department Chairman 

?

Dean 

?

Chairman, SCUS 

this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

App. B 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

1.

Calendar Information 

?

Department: Biological S2!enc 

Abbreviation 

Code: BISC 

?

Course Number: 446 

?

Credit Hours: 0 Vector: N/A 

Title of Course: 

?

PRACTICUM V 

Calendar Description of Course: 

Fifth semester of work experience in the Biological Sciences Co-operative Education 

Program. 

Nature 

of Course 

Prerequisites (or 

special instructions): 

BISC 444-0 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: 

2.

Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

?

Each Semester 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 93-3 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the 

proposed offering 

possible? 

3.

Objectives of 

the Course 

To provide the option of a fifth Co-op work term in those circumstances where 

considered appropriate by the Co-op co-ordinators for Biological Sciences. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

Audio Visual N/A 

Space 

5.

ApprovalDate: ? 

SA3

Department Chairman 

?

/' Dean ? 

Chairman, SCUS 

SCUS 

73-34b:- 

(When completing 

this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Equipment 

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- ?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

1. Calendar Information ? 

Department: Biological Sciences 

Abbreviation Code: BISC 

?

Course Number: 457 ? 

Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 3-0-4 

Title of Course: 

Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 

Calendar Description of Course: 

An introduction to plant molecular biology and the techniques and applications of 

plant genetic engineering. 

Nature of Course 

Prer j iiites (or  

-

i1 instrtidübh): 

BISC 321, or permission of the Department 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: 

2.

Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

Oncce every year 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? N/A 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? Dr. A.R. Kermode 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

This lecture/laboratory course will provide the student with .a thorough understanding 

of the principles and practice of plant molecular biology. Emphasis will be upon the 

techniques and applications of plant genetic engineering. The procedures for plant 

transformation, beginning with tissue culture followed by foreign gene introduction, 

and regeneration and analysis of transformants, will be reviewed. Several examples of 

agronomic traits which have been successfully engineered in plants will be used to 

illustrate how genes are cloned, constructs made, genes introduced, and the transformants 

evaluated for gene expression. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in 

the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 1 laboratory instructor is presently available 

Library Journals: (1) The Plant Journal is currently on order by the library. The 

journals Plant Molecular Biology & Transgenic Research are not absolutely essential. 

Audio Visual 

Lecture room with overhead projector and slide projector (for approx. 30 students 

Space ? 

Teaching laboratory in new building 

Equipment 

Table top centrifuge, electroporator,laminar flow hood, gene gun 

?

Dean ? 

Chairman, SCUS? 

for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

S.

Approval? 

Date: 

Department Chairman 

SCUS 73-34b:- (When comoleting this 

E. Summary of Course Deletions

37

MEMORANDUM 

W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University 

?

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada VSA 1S6 

Date: 7 October, 1993 

From: Ralph Stanton (Collections Librarian) 

To: ? 

Harvey Gerber, Department of Mathematics and 

Statistics 

Re: ? 

Library Course Assessment for STAT 301 

---I--have assessed- the Library- 

I

s abilityto supprtSTAT 301 

here are the results. 

This course, which is a replacement for STAT 102-3, will 

first be offered in 

94-3, 

then twice a year after that. 

There is one textbook listed on the course outline and it is 

in the Library collection. The Library's holdings were 

compared with those of other B.C. Universities in the 

subject 

Mathematical Statistics

and we have 442 titles to 

UBC's 347 and U-VIC's 158. There is no need to alter the 

Library collection profile. 

THERE ARE NO LIBRARY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COURSE. 

Please contact me to discuss this assessment if you have any 

concerns or questions (Phone 5946). 

c.c. Sharon Thomas, Head, Library Collections Management 

SIMON

W.A.C.

FRASER

BENNETT

UNIVERSITY

LIBRARY

MEMORANDUM

To: Gary Parker ?

From: Sharon Thomas

Mathematics /Statistics ?

Subject:

cc:

The proposed changed to the ACMA courses are not substantive

and do not reflect any changes which would affect the Library. I see no

additional expenditures arising out of these amendments.

KH:mm

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Mathematics & Statistics

Subject:

MATH 171, 172

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics accepts the responsibility of supplying copies

of the MAPLE manual to the library (to a maximum cost of

$235).

Total 

UVIC   

UBC

SFtJ 

564 247 

Embryology 

E chinoderma t a 

Vertebrates 

Cells 

Cell Differentiation 

Genomes 

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TO: ? 

Dr. David Boal, Chair Faculty of Sciences 

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Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 

FROM: Ralph Stanton (Library Collections Management Office) 

RE: ? 

Library Assessment of New Course Proposals: 

BISC 333 Developmental Biology 

BISC 406 Marine Biology and Oceanography 

BISC 457 Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 

DATE: 26 October, 1993 

BISC 333 Develo pmental 

Bioloav 

This course will be offered twice per year beginning in 

95-1 to about 30 students. This course is a modification of 

BISC 203. 

The average cost of books in this subject is $70 (BNA93- 

p.24) 

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B.C. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPARISON 

We have compared our holdings to those of U-VIC and UBC in 

subject headings associated with this course as follows: 

PEER GROUP COMPARISON 

We developed a comparison of our holdings to a peer group 

for a 10 year period (top 80%) using the Amigos collection 

development system for selected Library of Congress call 

numbers associated with the subjects noted in the previous 

table, as follows: 

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QL995 

QL381 

QL 605 

QH5 81 

QH 607 

QH447 

Peer Group 

8

3

5

26

19

4

Totals ? 

65

SFU ? 

Gap +or- 

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6

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2

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3

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0

?

3

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2

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16 ? 

10

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17 ? 

2

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4

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0

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49

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16*

The gap with UBC is large and probably expected but the 

gap with the peer group is not significant for the 10 year 

time period. We would like the Biological Sciences 

Department to look over the enclosed lists to see if there 

are any vital resources which 

.niust be bought. 

Otherwise 

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thrèafè no costs attached to this course. 

THERE ARE NO COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COURSE. 

BISC 406 Marine Eioloav and Oceanocirahy 

This course will be offered every second year beginning in 

94-3 to about 24 students. 

The average cost of books in this subject is $70 (BNA93- 

p.24) 

The required textbook for this course is in the Library. 

There is no reading list associated with this course. 

B.C. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPARISON 

We have compared our holdings to those of U-VIC and UBC in 

subject headings associated with this course as follows: 

Marine Biology 

Estuarine Ecology 

Marine Plankton 

Biological Diversity 

UVIC  

IJEC  

SFU

Total ? 

63

241

102

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PEER GROUP COMPARISON 

We developed a comparison of our holdings to a peer group 

for a 10 year period (top 80%) using the Amigos collection 

development system for selected Library of Congress call 

numbers associated with the subjects noted in the previous 

table, as follows: 

Peer Group 

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SFU ? 

Gap +or- 

QH91 ? 

18

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11 ? 

7

QH451 ? 

2

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0 ?

2

Totals ? 

20

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11

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9*

The gap with 

UBC

is large and probably expected but the 

gap with the peer group is not significant for the 10 year 

time period. We would like the Biological Sciences 

Department to look over the enclosed lists to see if there 

are any vital resources which must be bought. 

Otherwise 

there are no costs attached to this course. 

THERE ARE NO COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COURSE. 

BISC

457 Plant Molecular Bioloav and Biotechnolocw 

This course will be offered annually with a start date to 

be announced to about 20 students. 

The average cost of books in this subject is $70 (3NA93- 

p.24). The two texts in the course outline are in the 

Library catalogue, one is on loan and we would like to 

purchase an added copy for $70. 

B.C.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AND AMIGOS COMPARISON 

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In the original version of this assessment dated 26 

October 1993 we developed comparisons to 

B.C.

libraries and 

using the Amigos system. This process revealed gaps which we 

proposed to fill. However, the course instructor Alison 

Kermode informed us 29/10/93 that the Library collection is 

more than adequate and that no further resources are 

required either in monographs or serials. 

Lin Kemp also noted 28/10/93 that none of the material in 

the gap lists is required for this course and that the texts 

listed in the outline are no longer used. However one title 

is on loan at the present time and this indicates its 

usefulness while its presence in the course outline 

indicates that it has been associated with this course. We 

continue to want to buy an added copy of this text at $70 

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but we do not think that any disagreement on this point 

should hold up this course. 

SERIALS 

The Library holds the serial 

Plant Journal 

and

Plant 

Molecular Biology 

but not 

Transgenic Research ($NJA). 

The

New Course Proposal form indicates that this resource is not 

absolutely essential, we agree. 

COST SUMMARY: 

THE ONE TIME COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COURSE IS $70. THE 

ECURRINGCOST_AS SOC IATED W-I-TH--T-H-I-S-- COURSE- -I-S- -$-00-0--TRANSFER 

FROM BASE. 

* Bibliographical lists of these gap titles have been 

included with the original assessments. 

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Please call me if you have any questions or problems you 

would like to discuss (5946) 

RS

c.c. Sharon Thomas, Library 

Alison Kermode 

Lin Kemp 

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