Subject: Curriculum Changes -

Faculty of Education

Date: November 8, 1991

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S.91-57

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To: ?

Senate ?

From: J

.

M. Munro, Chair

Senate Committee on

Academic Planning

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS

Reference 91-44) and the Senate Committee on Academic Planning (SCAP Reference

91-38) gives rise to the following motion:

Motion: "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of

Governors the curriulum revisions for the Faculty of Education as set

forth in S.91-57, including

New Courses:

EDUC 386 to EDUC 399 (3,4 or 6) - Special Topics (14 new courses)

and

Dc1 cleti Courses:

EDUC 462

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-

Environmental Education (Outdoor Education)

EDUC 493

Directed Studies

EDUC 494

Directed Studies"

For Information:

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

following courses as detailed in SCUS 91-44:

EDUC 367-4

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Editorial revision to calendar description

EDUC 370/385 ?

Editorial revision to calendar description and prerequisites

EDUC 422-4

?

Addition of co-requisite

EDUC 452-4

?

Change of title, calendar description and credit hours

EDUC 489-4

?

Change of title and course description

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Present Calendar Entry

ODUC

.

- 370-385 (3, 4 or 6) Speciaf Topics

Courses

will

explore major issues

of

present concern. Subjects to be taught and

the exact assignment

of

credit (3,

4

or 6)

will

be announced prior to the

beginning

of

each semester. Prerequisite: EDUC 4611402 or permission of the

instructor.

Proposed Entry

EDUC 370-399 (3, 4 or 6) Special

Topics

Courses will explore major issues of

present concern; Subjects to be taught

and the exact assignment of credit (3, 4

or 6) and prerequisites will be

announced prior to the beginning of

each semester.

.

mments/Ration

These changes increase the number of Special Topics courses to

accommodate the need; make it possible to vary the prerequisite so as to make

it specific to a course as determined by the instructor and the Undergraduate

Program Committee at the time of offering; and gives access to such courses to

upper-level students who are not teachers.

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EDUC 490-2

E p

uc

491-2

EDUC 492-4

EDUC 493-4

EDUC 494-4

Directed Study

Qircctd Study

Directd Study

Directed Study

Directed Study

Present Calendar

.

Entry

?

Proposed Ent

EDUC 490 to 492 Directed Studies

Directed study In education

under the supervision of a

faculty member. Approval of

Director of Undergraduate

Programs and consent of

supervising faculty member Is

necessary prior to registration.

Directed study courses may be

completed once only. A

maximum of three Directed

Studies courses will be approved

for any student.

EDUC 490-2, 4 Directed Study

EDUC 491-2, 4 Directed Study

EDUC 492-2,4 Directed Study

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Comments/Rationale:

Prerequisite require rnentsfor these studies differ with variable course content.

These changes permit the individual instructor supervising the course to

determine, in agreement with the Director of Undergraduate Programs, the

nature of prerequisite study. Limiting the number of Directed Studies three,

reflebts existing practice. Dropping Educ. 494 is in accordance with this

restriction.

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