SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

To: Senate

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Prom: Senate Committee on

Undergraduate Studies

Subject: Department of Communication

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Date: October 15, 1986

Curriculum Revisions

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of

October 14, 1986 gives rise to the following motion:

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of

Governors, as set forth in S.86-

51.

the proposed curriculum changes

including:

1) Revisions affecting course requirements for a Major and Minor

in Communication

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ii) Revisions restricting entry into the Honors Program, Field Placement

and Individual Study Semesters

iii) Addition of four new courses -

CMNS 315-4 Cultural Dimensions in Advertising

CMNS 421-4 Issues Seminar

CMNS 471-4 ?

CMNS 497-2 ?

iv) Deletion of fiv

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CMNS 330-5

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CMNS 365-5

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CMNS 465-5 ?

CMNS 483-5

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CMNS 487-5

FOR INFORMATION:

Selected Topics in Publishing

Honors Seminar

courses -

Communication and Cultural Form I

Communication Media: Theory and Research I

Communication Media: Theory and Research If

Directed Study

Special Topics in Communication - B

Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of October 14, 1986 the Senate

Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved

i)

Revisions to the calendar description for the Department of

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Communication

ii)

Minor revisions to the calendar descriptions, prerequisites, credit

hours and course vectors for a number of courses

iii)

Revisions to the course content for seven courses (less than 50% of

course content changed)

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Communication Curriculum Revisions.

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The Communication Curriculum Revisions were discussed at a meeting

of the Faculty of Applied Sciences Undergraduate Studies Committee held on

Tuesday, September 23, 1986. At that meeting members of the committee approved

all motions as set forth within the document; at the meeting it was emphasized

that the modifications to the curriculum represent a formalization and

re-structuring of the program already in place.

Would you please place this item on the agenda of the next

meeting of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies.

Enclosure.

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Motions for Approval

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION?

CURRICULUM RATIONALIZATION

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16 September 1986

The Department of Communication is submitting a number of

revisions to its undergraduate curriculum. Although many such

changes are proposed, no significant change is anticipated in the

direction, scope and orientation of the Department's programs.

These changes are of several different kinds:

1.

Revisions to the calendar description (mainly of an

editorial nature (Background Document #1).

2.

Revisions affecting course requirements for a Major and

Minor in Communication (Background Document #2).

3.

Revisions restricting entry into the Honours Program, Field

Placement and Individual Study Semesters (Background

Document #2).

4 The addition of four new courses, and the deletion of five

courses from the course offerings in the Department of

Communication (Background Document #3).

5.

Minor revisions to the calendar descriptions, prerequisites,

credit hours and course vectors for a number of courses

(Background Document #4).

6.

Revisions to the course content for seven courses (less than

50% of course content changed) (Background Document #5).

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Motions for Approval

MOTIONS:

A.

Moved that the calendar description for the Department of

Communication be revised.

Rationale:

The new description is simplified and provides

the necessary information.

B.

Moved that the course requirements for a degree in

Communication be revised.

Rationale:

The new requirements fulfill the need for

breadth of coverage in communication at the lower levels,

and allow for some specialization and advanced work at the

- - upper levels. Several compulsory requirements have been

added for Majors and Minors, and conditions have been placed

upon the number of directed study, field placements and

individual study semesters that may be taken to fulfill

course requirements for a degree in Communication. The

Department will provide only specialized methods courses,

relying upon courses in other departments for the second

"methods" course requirement to be fulfilled by the student.

A Cumulative GPA standing of 2.0 has been instituted for

• entry into both the Major and Minor Programs. A Cumulative

GPA standing of 3.0 has been instituted for the Honours

Program, as well as a new procedure for entry, and an

additional requirement of an honours seminar has been added.

C.

Moved that the following courses be added to the curriculum

of the Department of Communication: cZflTS 315-4, CMNS 421-4,

cMNS 471-4, and CMNS 497-2.

Rationale:

CMNS 315-4 is a second course in the sequence on

social communication in advertising.

CMNS

421-4 replaces

CMNS

465-5 and is an advanced level issues seminar in media

studies.

CMNS

471-4 is a second course in the sequence in

publishing studies.

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CMNS

497-2 is the Honour Seminar

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required of all Honours students.

D.

Moved that the following courses be dropped from the

Communication curriculum: CMNS 330-5, CMNS 365-5,

cMNS 465-5, CMNS 483-5, and cMNS 487-5.

Rationale: ?

Instructional resources are not available to

teach

CMNS

330-5 and CMNS 365-5. CMNS 465-5 is being

replaced with CMNS 421-4. Only one special topics course

will be offered, CMNS 486-4. Directed Studies -- currently

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including CMNS 483-5 -- will carry a maximum of 4 credit

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hours.

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Motions for Approval

E.

Moved that c18 470-5 be changed to CMNS 371-4.

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course equene

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('MN

314

3714

bebwe's

and

'CS

the

471-4).

first course in two-

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Moved that

editorial

changes

and

revisions to

the

course

pree'quiita ?

be

acepted

to

the

:following

,

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110-3,

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215-3,303-4,

adNs

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CMNS

221-3,310-4,

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OWS

321-4,

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t2NS

4:1-4, ?

cMNS

358-4,

"s 360-4,

CMNS

361-4,

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430-4 ?

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433-4,

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444-4,

ans

448-4,

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02,

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481-3,

CHNS 482-4,

CMNS

486-4,

4-16,

'and

d"s 49-15.

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course

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sequenc'es "('CMNS

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for the

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CMNS

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323-4.,

4044,

CMN ?

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OMS 430-4,

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MW8 433-4,, 'a4N

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tflS '448-4,

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cMNS :371-4,

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cMNS "498-16.

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497-2).

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Other ?

hangE's reflect current

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Motions for Approval

J. Moved that revisions be accepted for the calendar

descriptions for OS 253-3, cs 304-4, CMNS 322-40,

cs 362-4, CMNS 400-4, CMNS 436-4 and CMNS 439-4.

Rationale:

CMNS 253-3:

overlap with Computing Science deleted.

CMNS 304-4:

revisions reflect course evolution.

CMNS

322-4:

revisions reflect course evolution.

CMNS

362-4:

revision reflects narrowing of focus toward

specialization in communication methods.

CMNS

400-4:

revisions reflect course evolution.

CMNS

436-4:

revisions reflect course evolution and widen

focus so that several faculty can teach it.

CMNS

439-4:

field placements to be offered in each of the

Department's areas of specialization.

cases

These

approximately

revisions reflect

20%)

a

of

change

the course

of less

content

than

as

50%

originally

(in most

approved by Senate.

The supporting materials for these motions are attached.

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Background Document #1

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION

The Department of Communication offers a specialized program

of studies in Communication leading to a Major or Honours degree.

It also offers a Minor program and a variety of courses in

Communication for students in other degree programs in the

University.

Three areas of concentration are offered:

(A) Studies in Media.

() Social Studies of Communication Technologies.

(C) Studies in Communication Policy.

Studies in these areas of concentration in the Department of

Communication can be combined with studies in other Applied

Sciences, with business Administration or with Arts (see degree

requirements for the Major and Minor programs in Communication).

Students who are planning to declare a Major or Minor in

Communication are urged to seek advising in the Department early

in their program.

Students with a degree in Communication can seek employment

opportunities in:

1.

Management or research connected with communication

industries, such as radio, television, book publication

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and telecommunications (courses in media production or

journalism are not offered, however).

2.

Research or policy development in government or

industry related to the use of media, public

information, public policy formation or the intro-

duction of communications technologies in organizations

or in international development.

3.

Research or development related to the, field of

marketing or advertising (in conjunction with a

specialization in business administration) or political

communications.

4.

Public education, information or relations.

5.

Specialized research or production in acoustic

Communication.

The Department of Communication provides a progression of

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in each of its three areas of concentration.

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Course

progressions are listed for the guidance of students only.

Students are encouraged to take courses from more than one area

of concentration in the Department of Communication

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Background Document #1

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Studies of Media:

Introductory Course (CMNS 130-3)

Area Studies:

(a)

Mass media and popular culture (CMNS 221-3, 321-4)

(b)

Acoustic and electroacoustic communication (CMNS 258-3,

358-4)

(C)

Advertising as social communication (CMNS 215-3, 315-4)

(d)

Political communication (CMNS 322-4, 341-4, 436-4)

(e)

Theory (CMNS 303-4, 304-4)

Advanced Work:

(a)

Issues in media studies (CMNS 465-4)

(b)

Directed study and field placement (CMNS 439-4, 480-2,

481-3, 482-4)

Social Studies of Communication Technologies:

Introductory Course (CMNS 110-3)

Area Studies:

(a)

History of communication (CMNS 210-3)

(b)

Political economy of communication (CMNS 240-3, 444-4)

(C)

Acoustic communication (CMNS 259-3, 359-4)

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(d) Applied communication (CMNS 253-3, 353-4).

(e) Technology and interpersonal relations (CMNS 323-4, 425-4)

Advanced Work:

(a)

Issues in the information society (CMNS 453-4)

(b)

Directed study and field placement (CMNS 439-4, 480-2,

481-3, 482-4)

Studies of Communication Policy:

Introductory Course (CMNS 130-3)

Area Studies:

(a) Publishing (CMNS 230-3, 371-4, 471-4)

(b) Broadcasting (CMNS 230-3, 333-4)

(c) Telecommunications (CMNS 240-3, 448-4)

(d) Political economy of communications (CMNS 240-3, 444-4)

Advanced Work:

(a)

Issues in communication policy (CMNS 433-4)

(b)

Directed study and field placement (CMNS 439-4, 480-2,

481-3, 482-4)

In addition, the Department offers a number of courses in

the fundamentals of communication theory and research:

Communication theory (CMNS 110-3, 310-4, 400-4, 404-4)

Communication research techniques (CMNS 360-4, 361-4,

362-4)

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Background Document #2

THE COMMUNICATION DEGREE PROGRAMS

The

Communication Major:

(i)

entry requirements:

In addition to the requirements of the University

(see

General Requirements in the University Calendar for

details),

students must have and maintain a cumulative GPA

of 2.0 to enter and maintain good standing in the Major

program in the Department of Communication.

(ii)

graduation requirements:

To graduate with a Major in Communication, students must

meet University graduation requirements and demonstrate

competence in the specialized study of Communication by:

(a)

Completion of CMNS 110-3 and CMNS 130-3.

(b)

Completion of four additional lower level courses in

Communication (for a total of 18 lower level credit

hours in Communication). At least one course must be

chosen from each of the Department's areas of concen-

tration.

(c)

Completion of a course in basic science or social

science methods (approved course offerings in other

Departments available from the Department of

Communication). This course must be taken prior to

CMNS 360-4, CMNS 361-4, or CMNS 362-4.

(d)

Completion of one of CMNS 360-4, 361-4 or 362-4.

(e)

Completion of five upper level (4 credit) courses in

Communication, at least two of which shall be

regularly scheduled 400 level offerings.. Normally

upper level courses may not be taken unless lower

level course work has been completed. No more than

five credits may be taken in Directed Study to meet

the course requirements for a major in Communication.

(f)

Completion of at least one advanced level "issues"

seminar in the Department of Communication.

(g)

Including these requirements, a major requires a

minimum total of 28 upper level credit hours in

Communication.

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Background Document #2

(h) Completion of at least two upper level courses (plus

the lower level course prerequisites for entry into

the chosen upper level courses) in at least two other

distinct disciplines. At least one of these

disciplines must be chosen from within the Faculty of

Arts.

(iii) Other Requirements Affecting Majors:

(a) Field Placement:

Students will be allowed to register for field

placement only after having completed 20 credit hours

in upper level Communication courses and only with

the permission of the faculty member who will

supervise the work. Registration in the Field

Placement course will be contingent upon a cumulative

GPA of 2.67. In cases where supervisory resources

are limited, priority will be given to students who

have achieved the higher cumulative GPA.

(b)

Directed Study:

Normally students will be permitted to - register for

no more than four credit hours of Directed Study in

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Communication to meet the requirements for a Major or

Minor in Communication. Registration in Directed

Study

is

at the discretion of the faculty member who

will supervise the work and generally will be

contingent upon a cumulative GPA of 2.67. In cases

where supervisory resources are limited, priority

will be given to students with the higher cumulative

GPA.

(c) Individual Study Semester:

Students seeking to register for an indi

' vidual study

semester must submit an application, indicating the

scope of the work to be undertaken and the nature of

the proposed assignments to be completed, not less

than two months prior to the semester in which the

work is to begin. Normally, students will not be

permitted to register for both Directed Study and an

Individual Study Semester to fulfill course require-

ments for a Major in Communication. Registration in

the Individual Study Semester is at the discretion of

the faculty supervisory committee (two of whom must

be in the Department of Communication) and the

Chairman of the Undergraduate Committee. Generally,

such registration will be contingent upon the

• achievement of a cumulative GPA of 3.0. In cases

where supervisory resources are limited, priority

will be given to students with the higher cumulative

GPA.

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Background Document #2

(iv)

Rationale:

The following changes have been introduced with these

requirements:

- A cumulative GPA requirement for entry and good standing in

the Major program in Communication.

- Compulsory requirement to take both introductory Communi-

cation courses (CMNS 110-3 and 130-3) for a survey of the

field.

A requirement to take four of the seven non-specialized

Communication courses offered by the Department at the lower

levels, to ensure breadth of exposure in Communication and

an introduction to all the areas of concentration offered at

SimOn Fraser. Normally, these courses must be completed by

students in the Major or Honours program before upper level

Communication courses are taken.

- An increase of 3 credit hours required at the lower levels

for a Major in Communication.

- Introduction of a requirement for a basic science or social

science methods course, to be taken in a department other

than ?

Communication ?

and prior to

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the ?

specialized?

Communication Methods course.

- Requirement to take one specialized Communication methods.

course (courses restructured to reflect specialized focus)

- Limitation on number of Directed Study courses that can be

taken to fulfill degree requirements for a Major in Communi-

cation.

- Conditions placed on entry to Directed Study, Field

Placement and Individual Study Semester.

- Requirement to take at least one of the issues seminars in

Communication.

These increased requirements for a Major in Communication

are designed to permit full specialization in Communication along

with a course complement in any two of a number of other fields

of study. Students might reasonably combine Communication with

Computing Science, Business, Political Science, Sociology,

Philosophy, Linguistics, English, or other disciplines.

Students seeking a degree in Communication are required to

take courses in Arts to complement their specialization in

Communication. ?

Fqr example, a student taking a major in

Communication and a minor in Computing Science or Business, must

also take at least two upper levels courses (and related lower

level prerequisites) chosen from the Arts curriculum.

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Background Document #2

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The Communication Minor:

(i)

Entry:

Students must have achieved a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to

declare and complete a Minor in Communication.

(ii)

Requirements for Graduation with a Minor in Communication:

To graduate with a Minor in Communication, a student must

have fulfilled the following:

(a)

Completion of CMNS 110-3 and 130-3.

(b)

Completion of at least four upper level courses in

• Communication. At least, one course must be taken in

each of the Department's areas of concentration.

(Attention is drawn to the fact that some upper level

Communication courses have lower level

prerequisites.) Normally, no more than one of these

upper level Communication courses may be any of

Directed Study, Field Placement or Special Topics for

credit towards the course requirements for a Minor in

Communication.

(iii)

Rationale:

These changes strengthen the specialization in Communi-

cation required for a Minor in the field by:

- Requiring students to take both of the introductory

courses in the field.

- Requiring one additional upper level course for

completion of a Minor program in Communication.

- Limiting the number of Directed Study (or similar

courses) that will be acceptable to fulfill the course

requirements for a Minor in Communication.

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Background Document #2

The Ronours Program in Communication:

(i) Entry and Good

Standing:

Students seeking entry into the Honours program in

Communication require the permission of the Chairman of

the Undergraduate Committee and are advised to consult

with the Chairman well before the semester in which the

Honours work will commence. Students will be permitted to

enter and maintain good standing in the Honours program in

Communication only by achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.0.

The Department reserves the right to limit the number of

Honours students if faculty resources are not available

fot their supervision. In such a case, priority for

registration in the Honours program will be given to

students with a higher cumulative GPA.

(ii) Course Requirements:

To complete an Honours program in Communication, the

student must fulfill the following requirements:

(a)

Completion of the University requirements for Honburs

standing.

(b)

Completion of the requirements for a Major in

Communication, including 28 hours of upper level

course credit in Communication and the required

courses.

(c)

Completion of the Individual Study Semester (Honours)

(C4N9 498-16)

(d)

Completion of the Honours Seminar (CMNS 497-2)

(normally in the last semester of the Honours

program) in which the student will present a

colloquium on the research undertaken as part of the

Honours program.

(iii) Other Requirements-.

Students seeking to register for the Individual Study

Semester (Honours) must apply to the Undergraduate Chair

two months prior to the semester in which the Individual

Study will be undertaken (normally in conjunction with the

application for entry into the Honours program).

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The

proposal must outline the scope of the research to be

undertaken and the assignments to be completed. The

supervisory committee for the Individual Study Semester

must be made up of two faculty, one of whom must be in the

Department of Communication..

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Background Document #2

(iv) Rationale:

The Department of Communication intends to strengthen its

Honours program by:

- Requiring the approval of the Chairman of the Under-

graduate Committee for entry into the Honours program;

applications will be available from the Department and

assessed by the Undergraduate Committee.

- Inclusion of an Honours seminar (CMNS 497-2) in which

Honours students must present and discuss their Honours

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research.

- Normally requiring completion of the Individual Study

Semester (Honours) (CMNS 498-16). -

The number of upper level Communication course require-

ments for an Honours in Communication reflects the revised

offerings in the Department of Communication.

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Department of Communication

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Background Document #3

Courses added:

CThS

315-4:

second

course in sequence on

advertising.

CMNS

421-4:

issues

seminar in one of the

Department's areas of

concentration.

CMNS

CMNS

497-2:471-4:

Honourssecond

course

Seminar.

in sequence on

publishing ?

(after 371).

Courses dropped:

CMNS

330-5:

instructional resources

not

available.

CMNS

365-5:

instructional resources

not

available.

CMNS

465-5:

instructional resources

not

available.

CMNS

483-5:

upper level courses carry a

maximum of 4 credit

hours.

CMNS

487-5:

only one special topics

course to remain.

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES ?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information

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Department:___________________

Abbreviation Code:

CINS ?

Course Number:

315

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Credit Hours: ?

Vector:

2-0-2

Title of Course:

Cultural Dimensions in advertising

Calendar Description of Course:

An examination of the way that advertisements use messages to build an elaborate

system of meaning.

Some

cultural dimensions to be studied include fashion, industrial

design and popular culture.

(change from) ?

(change to)

Nature of Course

Lecture/Tutorial ?

Lecture/Tutorial/Lab

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

CINS 215.

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?

once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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Fall 1987

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

possible?

Leiss

3.

Objectives of the Course:

This proposal is part of a catinitxrent to concentrate on course

offerings in well defined sequences.

G'INS

215 has helped to create a topic specialization

within the discipline of Orutunication that is unique to Simon Fraser, although it is now

winning recognition in universities elsewhere in Canada and North America. A textbook is

available for use in both C'INS 215 and 315 that was written expressly for this purpose.

The continuing development of course materials, new academic publications and exceptionally

high student interest present the opportunity for instituting a second course in this

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

?

sequence.

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

?

none

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

Date:

X

?

pj.eber 1986

?

S

Department Chairman

Dean

?

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline).

S

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CMNS 315-4 ?

9

CULTURAL DIMENSIONS IN ADVERTISING

This course is an examination of the way that advertisements

use messages about products to build elaborate systems of

meaning This "construction of meaning" in advertising's

discourse through and about objects is traced in the development

of modern ?

society's consumer

?

culture and ?

in its

?

major

institutions, especially advertising agencies. A major feature

of the course is the consideration of methodological approaches

needed to interpret the elaborate systems of meaning that

advertisements build into messages about products.

?

The last

segment of the course deals with applications of this

understanding of

.

advertising to social policy issues (such as

regulation of alcohol advertising) in this area.

This course Is designed to follow CMNS 215-3, Advertising as

Social Communication. CMNS 215-3 is a prerequisite.

.REQUtRED TEXTS: ?

Leiss, Kline and Jhally, Social Communication ?

in Advertising.

Benjamin Singer, Advertisin

g

and Society.

Additional readings will be on Library Reserve, and a

bibliography of recommended readings will be available.

REQUIREMENTS:

1.

?

Quiz

?

non-credit

.2.

Mid-term Exam (week 7)

?

407.

.3.

.2 Seminar Presentations (10% each)

?

207.

4. ?

Term Paper ?

407.

The Departvment expects that the grades awarded in this

course will

?

bear some reasonable relation to established

university

-w.i;de pract:ic es

?

with respect't.o both levels and

?

distribution of grades.

LECTURE SCHEDULE:

Week

1 Introduction:

?

The ;Advertising Model of Persuasive

Cmmunic at i. on.

Week

2

Structure of Need-Sat I sfacti on.

Week

3 'De'signs 'for

?

Obje':.t:s..

Week

4

:

Goods as Vehicles of Socia'l

Commun i.c .at jp

Week '5 Pasha on..

Week

.6 Con'struc'tion o

,

f iMeari-tng

?

l-: The Institutional Basis.

Week

7

Cons't'ruct ion of Meaning II:

The Ad eAgencies.

Week

8

The Study of Adv.ert.isements

)I;:

Approaches.

'Week

9

'The Study of Advert:i':sements

Pe.r:suas:i've

S

:

t rat egies.

Week 10

The Study of Advertisements

III': Codes..

Week

11 The Study

:f

'Advertisemen:t.s

IV:: ;Cultural Frames for

Goods.

Week

12 Regulating Advertising..

,

Week

'13 Social Policy Issues.

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0 ?

CMNS 315-4 ?

SUPPLEMENTARY READING LIST

D.

Aacker and J. Myers, Advertisin

g Mana g

ement (Prentice-Hall,

1975).

M. Albion and P. Farris, The Advertisin

g Controvers y

(Auburn

House, 1981).

R. Atwan, et al., Edsels, Luckies and Fri

g

idaires (Dell; 1979).

E. Barnouw, The S

p

onsor (Oxford, 1978).

R. Barthes, M

y tholo g

ies (Paladin, 1973).

- A. Cc.urtnoy and T. Whipple, Sex Stereot

yp ing

in Advertising

(Lexington Books, 1983).

M. Douglas and B. Isherwood, The World of Goods (Penguin, 1978).

J. Driver and

G.

Foxall, Advertisin g

Policy and Practice Holt

Rinehart Winston, 1984)

P. Fox and J. Lears, The Culture of Qonsurn

p tia (Pantheon, 1983).

S. Fox, The Mirror Makers (Morrow, 1984).

E. I3offrrian,Gender Advertisements (Harper & Row, 1979).

W. Leiss, The Limits to Satisfaction (Toronto, 1976).

V. Leymore, Hidden M

y

th (Heinemann, 1975).

M. McLuhan, The Mechanical Bride (Toronto, 1951).

V. Packard, The Hidden Persuaders (M.:Kay, 1957).

D. Pope, The _Makin

g of Modern Advertisin g

(Basic Books, 1983).

K. Rotzoll, et al., Advertisin

g

and Societ y

(Copywright Grid,

1976).

T. Schwartz, The Res

p

onsive Chord (Anchor, 1974).

M. Schudson, Advertisin

g , the Uneas

y

Persuasion (Basic Books,

1984).

J. Williamson, Decodin

g Advertisements (M. Boyars, 1978).

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1. Calendar Information ?

Department:__________________

Abbreviation Code:_______ Course Number:

421 ?

Credit Hours: _Vector: 0-4-0

Title of Course: ?

Issues Seminar

Calendar Description of Course:

An advanced seminar on issues raised in studies of media.

Nature of Course ?

seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

At least 75 credit hours; GINS 221 and 321 strongly reccznrrended.

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

approved: ?

465-5.

2.

Scheduling

How frequently will the course be offered?

once per year

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

?

Fall 1987

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

possible?

?

Laba, Smythe, Melody

3.

Objectives of the Course

To provide opportunity for advanced work in the form of a seminar

in one of the Department's three areas of concentration.

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

Mcit additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

?

NONE

Space

Equipment

5.

ApProval

r 1986

Chairman, S CUS

SCUS 73-34b: (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS

•

73-34a.

attach course outline).

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.

??

cis 421-4

Suggested Readings

Barrett, N., P. Corrigan, A. Kuhn and J. Wolff

and Cultural Re

p roduction. London:

Barthes, R., Ima

g

e-Music-Text. London: Fonta

Enzensberger, H.M., The Consciousness Industry

Seabury, 1974.

Fiske, J. and J. Hartley, Readin

g

Television.

1978.

(eds.), Ideology

Croom Helm, 1979.

cia, 1977.

New York:

London: Methuen,

Gardner, C. (ed.), Media, Politics and Culture. London:

Macmillan, 1979.

Gurevitch, M., T. Bennett, J. Curran and J. Woollacott (eds.),

Culture, Societ

y

and the Media. London: Methuen,

1982.

Hall, S., D. Hobson, A. Lowe and P. Willis (eds.)., Culture,

Media, Lan

g ua

g

e. London: Hutchinson, 1980.

.

?

McQuail, D., Mass Communication Theor

y . Beverly Hills: Sage,

1983.

Morley, D., The "Nationwide Audience". London: British Film

Institute, 1980.

Morley, D. and B. Whitaker, The Press, Radio and Television.

London: Canedia, 1985.

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5. Approval

Department Chairman

Chairman, SCUS

?

.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON .UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE VROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Inforniation

?

Department: Communication

Abbreviation Code:

..

cMNs Course uber:_

471

?

Credit Hours:

4

Vector: _0-3-1

Title of Course: ?

Seicted T6pic g

in Publishing

Calendar

' Desci-itiori of Coursé

An in- :

-depth analysis of selected facets of book and related publishing

activities such as literary publishing, publishing for children,

electrohic publishing, the hitory of print, editing, book design,

magazine publishing, etch The course will build directly upon

CMNS 371-4

Nature of Couie

Prerequisites (or special instructiofis):

CMNS 371-4.

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

approved:

none

2.

Scheduling

Flow frequently

will

the coürsè be offeted?

Once per year

Semester in whiéh the course will first be offered?

Fall 1987

Which of your preseñt faculty would

be available to make the proposed offering

possible?

Lor-ime plus •ihited members Of industry.

3.

Objectives of the ,Coure

This course will öréätè a ãIà1lel emphasis in books and publishing to

that giveñ the óthei iéd•ià àñd i\re student a chance to gain both an

overview and 66mo depth Of knOwledge. It will also serve the educational

program of the Canadian Cèñtte forStudies in Publishing when it is fully

established.

4.

Budgetary and Space

?

(for I onatloh only)

What additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

?

none

Staff

none

Library

?

The siippotinq inàtetiäl fo

CMNS

371-4 are those required for

4714. The collection building on publishing will serve both

Audio Visual

none ?

. ?

courses.

Space ?

none

Equipment

.

SCUS

73-34b:

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

attach course outline).

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CMNS 471-4

Course Outline

Because CMNS 471-4 will be selected topics, the course

content will depend upon the topics selected for exploration and

the expertise of the instructors. The course will cover three or

four ti:poiu:s in any given semester. By way of example, content

could be as follows.

I.. ?

Literary Publishing

1. The economics of literary

- market characteristics.

- distribution.

- g

rant programs, federal?

- other support programs,?

the role of educational

publishing:

and provincial.

eg

., tour irig.

institutions.

2.

Publisher/author dynamics in literary publishing:

- creativity and authorship.

- editing and authorship.

3.

Marketing literary works:

- the role ci f author.

- the role

of the publisher.

- the role

of the media.

- support programs.

- typical sales patterns.

-. library and institutional markets.

II. Publishin g

for Children

1.

The economics of publishing for children:

- market characteristics.

* distribution.

- the international factor.

-

g

rant programs: federal and provincial.

- other support programs.

-- the role of libraries and s':h':.s:'ls.

2.

Authors and the audience:

-- definition of audience -- children or parents?

- the book in a larger author/reader context.

- persona and authorship.

3.

Il lust rat ion:

, ?

-- text and illustration.

- working relations of illustrator, author and

pub isher.

- printing costs and their implications.

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.

4. ?

Mar ket i ng children", books:,

- the role of author and publisher.

- media and other means of exposure..

-

support programs.

- typical sales programs.

III. Electronic PübIishinq

1

:

. ?

What is electronic publ ish;i.ng.?

- irut or output?

current state of the art.

dc '

mi rant i rriput systems.,

- author databases.

2.

Demand' patterns in Canada:

-

institutional demands.

-

individual deniarids.

-

copyright and copying.

3.

Canadian producers/international markets:

- Europe..

- the Pacific Rim.

4.

Access versus quality:.

- the role of the publisher as gatekeeper.

- the Value of information access.

-

science versus literature..

IV. The. Histor y

of Print

A. ?

European traditions.

2.

North American traditions.

3.

The modern tradition.

4.

Computers, quick printers, and quality.

5.

Design and print in a contemporary context.

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CMNS 471-4

Reading List

Those items marked with an * are key references.

*Aldana, P., "The Impact of Government Programs", Book Publishing

and Public Policy Conference, Ottawa. Toronto: ACP,

1981.

*Aldana, P., Canadian Publishing: An Industrial Strategy.

Toronto: ACP, 1980. Basic policy document.

?

*Association of Canadian Publishers, A Seminar on Childrens' Book

Publishing. Toronto: ACP, 1979.

*Association of Canadian Publishers, Background Paper: The

Canadian Book Publishing and Distribution Industry: A

Key Sector Analysis. Toronto: ACP, 1984.

*Association of Canadian Publishers, Canadian Book Distribution

Bookstore Sector Study, 1984.

.

*Association of Canadian Publishers, Canadian English Language

Publishing Statistics: A Response. Toronto: ACP,

197?.

*Association of Canadian Publishers, Cultural Sovereignty: The

Case for Canadian Ownership. Toronto: ACP, 1985.

*Association of Canadian Publishers, Proposals for Book

Publishing Policy (1984) . Toronto: ACP, 1984.

Atwood, M., "The Writer in Canada Today", Book Publishing and

Public Policy Conference, Ottawa. Toronto: ACP, 1981.

*Audley, P., Canada's Cultural Industries. Chapter on

Publishing. Policy analysis and proposals from

industry perspective.

Blomqvist, A.G. and C. Lim, The Impact of Alternative Copyright

Act Import Provisions on the Book Publishing and Sound

Recording Industries. Ottawa: Consumer and Corporate

Affairs, 1981.

Book and Periodical Development Council, Federal Publishing

Policy: A Response and Recommendations. Toronto:

BPDC, 1975.

BP, Report 17 May 1976.

Brimer, A and M. MacDonald (eds.), Educational Publishing in

Atlantic Canada: The Potential for Growth, Truro

Conference Proceedings Halifax: CLMC, 1983.

Educational.

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Broten, D., Studies in the Book Trade, CANLIT, 1980. Annotated

bibliography.

Canada, Department of Communications (DOC), From Gutenberg to

Telidon. Policy proposals on copyright.

Canada, Department of Industry Trade and Commerce, The Canadian

Book Industry (Ernst and Ernst Report). Ottawa: IT&C,

1970. Basic industry analysis.

Canada, Economic Council of Canada, Report on Industrial and

Intellectual Property. Ottawa: Information Canada,

1971.

Canada, Secretary of State, English Educational Publishing in

Canada. Ottawa: Supply and Services, 1978.

Educational industry analysis and policy proposals.

Canada, Secretary of State, French Educational Publishing in

Canada. Ottawa: Supply and Services, 1978.

Educational industry analysis and policy proposals.

*Canada, DOC, A Bill of Rights for Creators. Policy proposals on

copyright.

*Canada, DOC, The Canadian Book Publishing Development Program,

Participants Guide. Ottawa: DOC, concurrent years.

*Canada, Secretary of State, The Book Publishing Industry in

Canada. Ottawa: Supply and Services, 1977. Industry

analysis and policy proposals.

*Canadian Book Publishers' Council, Submission to DOC. Toronto:

CBPC, 1984. Branch Plant document.

Cole, J.Y. and T.G. Sticht, The Textbook in American Society.?

Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1981.

Coser, L.A., C. Kadushin and W.W. Powell, Books: The Culture

and Commerce of Publishing. New York: Basic Books,

1982. Sociology of U.S. industry.

*Cotter, E., Canadian Books in Canadian Schools. Toronto: ACP,

1977. Educational.

Dessaurer, J., "xxx

t

', Publishers' Weekly, 10 May 1976.

Fitzgerald, F.G., America Revised. Boston: Little Brown, 1979.

Educational.

George, M. and T. Baggs, Textbooks in Canada. Toronto: ACP,

1984.

George, M., Review of Federal Government Policy. Toronto:, ACP,

1983.

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George, R.E. and M. Bradfield, The Canadian Controlled Book?

Publishing Industry. Ottawa: DOC, 1984.

*Halpenny, F., Canadian, Collections in Public Libraries.

Toronto: Book and Periodical Development Council,

1985. Basic document on libraries.

Jones-Darell (ed.), Triumphing Towards Tomorrow. Halifax:

CLMC, 1985. Educational.

*Keyes, F. and C. Brunet, Copyright in Canada: Proposals for a

Revision of the Law. Ottawa: Consumer and Corporate

Affairs, 1977. Basic Reference on Copyright.

Lorimer, James, "The Political Economy of Publishing" This

?

Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 3, 1975,

pp.

22-26.

Lorimer, James, Book Publishing: The Role of Government, 1978.

Lorimer, James, Politics of Publishing, 1978 (photocopy)

Lorimer, R., "Multinationals in Book Publishing: Culture

Homogenized", Media Information Australia, Vol. 39,

1983,

pp .

35-41.

.

*Lorimer, James, Book Reading in Canada. Toronto: Association of

Canadian Publishers (ACP), 1983? Basic document on

markets and marketing.

•

*Lorimer, James, Collection of " Cultural Politics", Quill and

Quire.

*Lorimer, R., "The Impact of New Electronic Technologies",

Scholarly Publishing, 1984?.

*Lorimer, R., "Towards Canadian CulturalIndustries", Media

Information Australia, 1982?.

*Lor j

mer, R., The Nations in the Schools: Wanted a Canadian

Education. Toronto: OISE, 1985. Basic document on

educational publishing.

Luke, A., S. Decastell, and C. Luke, "Beyond Criticism: The

Authority of the School Text", Curriculum Inquiry,

Vol. 13, No. 2, 1983,

pp.

111-130.

*MacAulay, Report to Minister of Citizenship and Culture by the

Special Committee for the Arts, 1984 (Ch. 13)

Toronto: Government of Ontario.

*Macskimming, R., "Trade publishing in English Canada", Book

Publishing and Public Policy Conference, Ottawa.

Toronto: ACP, 1981.

Olson, D., "On the Language and Authority of Textbooks", Journal

of Communications, Vol. 30, No. 1, 1980,

pp.

111-128.

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*Ontario, Royal Commission on Book Publishing, Final Report:

Canadian Publishers and Canadian Publishing. Toronto:

Queen's Printer (Out of Print) Basic Reference.

Parker, G.L., The Beginnings of the Book Trade in Canada.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985.

*Paterson, D.G and G. Rosenbluth, Fighting Words. Ottawa:

Applebert unpublished study, 1984.

*Quill and Quire, 1985.

*Robinson, P., Publishing for Canadian Classrooms. Halifax:

Canadian Learning Materials Centre, 1981? Basic

document on educational publishing.

Siegler, C., Avoiding the False Dialectic, Executive Summary.

Winnipeg: Government of Manitoba, 1985.

*Siegler, C., Avoiding the False Dialectic: Culture versus

Commerce: A Report on Manitoba Publishers of

Culturally Significant Books and Periodicals and

Recommendations for Action. Winnipeg: Government of

Manitoba, 1985.

*Sims, B., "The Physical Distribution of Books in Canada", Book

Publishing and Public Polciy Conference, Ottawa.

Toronto: ACP, 1981.

Statistics Canada, Cultural Statistics, "Book Publishing: An

Industry Analysis", 1975,

pp.

87-601.

*Statistics Canada, Cultural Statistics, Vol. 2, No. 12, "Book

Publishing: An Industry Analysis". Ottawa: StatsCan,

1978.

Stuart Stubbs, B., et al, The Canadian Book and the Public

Library. Ottawa: DOC, 1984. Document on libraries.

*Whiteside, T., Onward and Upward with the Arts. New Yorker or

The Block Buster Complex: Conglomerates, Show Business

and Book Publishing. Wesleyan University Press, 1980-

1981. Basic document of mass paperback publishing.

*Woods, Gordon, A Study of the Periodical Publishing Industry.

Ottawa: DOC, 1984.

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O1Tnunication

Department:_______________

Abbreviation Code:

CMNS

?

Course Number:

?

Credit Hours:

2

Vector:020

1]

1. Calendar Information

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

.

Title of Course:

Honours seminar

Calendar Description of Course:

Presentation and discussion in a seminar format of honours student research projects

and colloquia of interest. Course offered on a pass/fail basis.

Nature of Course

seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

Students accepted into honours program only.

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?

once yearly

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

?

Fall 1987

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

possible? ?

Undergraduate Chairman or designate.

3.

Objectives of the Course

Course is intended to support and develop the existing Honours program in the

Departnent of cannu.inication.

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

?

none

Space

Equipment

5. Approva

l

Date ?

P ?

er 1986

CL ?

( -

?

Department Chairman

?

Dea

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline).

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5. Ap

pr oval ?

Date:

1986

?

kz

COURSE BEING DROPPED

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

_caiinunication

Abbreviation Code:

CMS

?

Course Number:

330

?

Credit Hours: 5Vector: 2-0-3

Title of Course:

Carimtmication and Cultural Form I

Calendar Description of Course:

Nature of Course

lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or -

special instructions):

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

Rationale: Instructional resources not available.

4. Budetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

W1iit: additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

.

r

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline).

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%..&)us.J14a SJJ.iSS1'.J £dsss.As

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information

?

Department:

Ccmnunication

Abbreviation Code: ' CMNS

Course Number:365

?

Credit Hours: 5 vector: 2-0-3

Title of Course:

?

Camn.nication Media: Theory and Research I

Calendar Description of Course:

Nature of Course

lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

. ?

possible?

3.

Rationale:

Instructional resources not available.

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Date: l

?

pmr 198

?

;a

.

?

Department Chairman

?

Chairman; SCUS

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

attach course outline).

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COURSE BEING DROPPED

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1. Calendar Information ?

Department:_'uxuicat10n

Abbreviation Code:

C4NS ?

Course Number:

465 ?

Credit Hours: '5

?

Vector: '2-0-3

Title of Course:

Coirnnication Media: Theory and Research II

Calendar Description of Course:

..

S

Nature of Course

?

lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

Instructional resources not available.

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Ap2roval

Date:

Department Chai

?

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline).

AA

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=ILVI.7 VKUht'fliU

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

S

?

1. Calendar Information

?

Department:

Communication

Abbreviation Code: C

MNS

Course Number: 483

?

Credit Hours: 5 Vector:

Title of Course:

?

Directed Study

Calendar Description of Course:

Nature of Course

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

Rationale:

Upper level courses carry a maximum of 4 credit hours.

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

L thrary

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

Chairman, SCUS

I

]l

5.

Lparoval

—)

Date: ?

16

?

e

?

1986

A

Department Chairman

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

attach course outline).

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5. Approval ?

Date:

1986

cH5T

COURSE BEING DROPPED

SENATE' COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information

?

Department:

Ctnrunicatii

Abbreviation Code: GINS Course Number:

487

?

Credit Hours: 5 Vector:

_2-3-0

Title of Course:

?

Special Topics in CaTraunication -- B

Calendar Description of Course:

Nature of Course

lecture/seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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

approved:

2. Scheduling

Flow frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

Rationale:

Only one special topics course to remain.

4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

Whit additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Facul t

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

.

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

SCtJS

73-34b:

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

at:t:ieh course outline)

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ASU 86-3

Background Document #4

I*

Department of Communication

MINOR AND EDITORIAL CHANGES:

Course Number change:

New advanced course being added to create sequence. 470-4

becomes 371-4 in two-course sequence, 371-471.

Editorial Chan

g

es (title and/or calendar description)

CMNS ?

110-3

258-3

333-4

361-4

444-4

130-3

259-3

341-4

404-4

448-4

210-3

303-4

358-4

430-4

453-4

221-3

310-4

360-4

433-4

486-4

240-3

321-4

Prerequisite Changes:

CMNS .

210-3: ?

CMNS 215-3: ?

CMNS 221-3: ?

. CMNS 240-3:

?

CMNS 303-4:

?

CMNS 310-4:

?

CMNS 321-4:

?

CMNS 341-4:

?

CMNS 353-4:

?

CMNS 360-4:

CMNS 361-4:

CMNS 404-4:

CMNS 444-4:

CMNS 448-4:

CMNS 453-4:

CMNS 480-2:

CMNS 481-3:

CMNS 482-4:

CMNS 486-4:

CMNS 498-16:

CMNS 499-15:

Reflects current practice.

Reflects current practice.

Course opened to students from other departments.

Reflects current practice.

Reflects current practice.

Course in sequence with CMNS 210.

Course in sequence with CMNS 221.

Reflects current practice.

REflects current practice.

Prerequisites now consistent with calendar

description.

Course opened to students from other departments.

Reflects current practice.

Reflects current practice.

Reflects current practice.

Reflects current practice.

Enrollment limited to Majors in the Department.

Enrollment limited to Majors in the Department.

Enrollment limited to Majors in the Department.

Reflects current practice.

Enrollment limited to Honours in the Department.

Enrollment limited to Majors in the Department.

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ASU 86-3

Background Document #4

Credit Hours/Vector Chanaes:

.

CMNS 221-3: Media An

1987.

CMNS 258-3: Reflects

CMNS 259-3: Reflects

CMNS 303-4: Reflects

CMNS 371-4: Reflects

CMNS 498-16: Reflects

alysis Lab will be used beginning Spring

current practice.

current practice.

current practice.

current practice.

addition of new course (CMNS 497-2)

CMNS

?

323-4

359-4 ?

430-4

?

448-4

333-4

361-4 ?

433-4

?

453-4

341-4

404-4

?

444-4

?

486-4

358-4

425-4

All upper division changes will reduce 5 credit hour courses to 4

credit hours and increase 3 credit courses to 4 credit hours.

All CMNS upper division courses to carry 4 credit hours.

.

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:Ciiirflunication

Abbreviation Code: G1NS

?

Course Number: 110

?

Credit Hours:

3

Vector:

_2-0-1

Title of Course: Introduction to Communication Theory

Calendar Description of Course: (change from) An examination of the process of human

crirnunication and the ways it is used to create a unique reality for each carirnunicating

individual. Communication is approached as a systemic relationship that is qualitatively

different fran the "properties" of the individuals involved. Basic characteristics of

human cnmunication processes and their implications are reviewed and related to major

caiimunication theories. (change to) An introduction to selected theories about human

communication. This course is required for a Major or Minor in CYmunication.

Nature of Course lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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

approved:

2. Scheduling

Flow frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

Rationale: Editorial change.

4.

Budgetary and_Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Date:

IiepartlfleflL unairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline)

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1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:CanTlunication

Abbreviation Code:

G4NS

Course Number:

130 ?

Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 2-0-1

Title of Course: Explorations in Mass CaTununication

Calendar Description of Course:

(change from) An introduction to the role of mass carmunication in society. Examination of

the structure and process of mass ccinrnunication,

emphasizing

television, radio and the

press.

Role of mass carniunication in socialization,

public

opinion formation and social change.

(change

to)

An introduction to the role of mass canmunication (radio, television, tele-

ccmiu.inicaticns and the press) in Canadian society. This course is a requirement for a

Major or Minor in Corrtminication.

Nature of Course

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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

approved:

2.

Schedulin

g

how frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

IZr4!kI

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

L ibrary

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Ap1

)

oval

Date:

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

?

.

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

attach course outline).

.

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1. Calendar Information

Abbreviation Code:

G4NS

Course Number: 210

Title of Course:

History of CcmmmicatiOn

Calendar Description of Course:

.

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Department:

Coninunicat ion

Credit Hours:

?

Vector: 2-0-1

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course

lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from) CMNS 110 or 130.

- - - (change to) CNNS 110 or introductory course in social science theory strongly recoinrrended

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

approved:

2. Scheduling

Flow frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

. ?

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

possible?

3.

Rationale:

calendar description change: editorial change.

prerequisite change: new prerequisite reflects current practice.

4.

Budgetary and Space

,

Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

St a f {

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

Date:

16 ?

t ?

1986

?

Department Chairman

?

De4i ?

__

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline).

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GINS 210: Calendar Descri

p tion of Course

(change from)

An

analysis of the nodes of catffnunication that have been

developed fran prehistory to the present century. Using a biosocial

perspective, the course will critically assess the human impact of

carinunication-related technology in various epochs. ¶Lbpics to be covered

will include: the evolution of intelligence and the origin of language;

the nature of oral traditions; the elaboration of various notational systems

and writing; the consequences of print and literacy; the innovations of

industrial and post-industrial society.

(change to)

An

assessment of the social implications of developments in

information technology from prehistory to the beginning of the 20th century.

¶flpics include: the origins of symbolic representation; the nature of

language in preliterate society; the significance of different systems of

writing and numeration; the consequences of print; and the initial changes

brought about by electronic media. The general orientation will be towards

exploring the relationship between technological and social change, and

the cultural and psychological dimensions of literacy.

.

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?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

Ccznrnunjcation

Abbreviation Code. MNS Course Number:

215 ?

Credit Hours:

?

Vector:

2-0-1

Title of Course:

Advertising as Social Communication

Calendar Description of Course:

(remains

the sane)

An interdisciplinary examination of the significance of advertising as a social message

system in our consunr society. The course proposes an analytical method for appreciating

the changing styles and functions of advertising in the 20th century.

Nature of Course

Lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change fran) GINS 110 or 130.

?

-

(change to) GINS 110 or 130 strongly recanrrended.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

Change represents current practice.

4.

Budgetary andSpace Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5. ApErovai

?

7

Date:

16 ?

ptb ?

1986

.

?

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

S

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

attach course outline).

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information ?

Department: CORIMUnicatiOn

Abbreviation Code:

CMNS

Course Number:

221

?

Credit Hours:

3

Vector:

2-0-1

Title

of

Course: Media and Audiences

Calei)dar Descrj

p

tion of Course: (change from) An introduction to the study of popular culture

nd canmunicaticax, with a focus on the organization and role of audience groups in the production

and dissemination of media-based popular culture forms. Practices and interests of production and

Datterns of consumption among social groups are analyzed in terms of the relationship between

industries and audiences. The interplay between media in society and cultural activity is a basic

theme of the course.

(change to) An introduction to the study of popular culture and mass media, with a focus on the

Drgani4p1 pdCEMeof audiences.

(change from) lecture/tutorial (change to) lecture/laboratory

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change fran) G'INS 110 or 130.

(change to) CMNS 110 or 130 reccaniended.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

Rationale: Course description: editorial change.

Prerequisite change: Represents current practice.

Vector change: media analysis laboratory will be used for teaching after Spring 1987.

4.

BidetaryandS)ace Requirements (for information only)

Wtt;it

additional resources

will

be required in the following areas:

Faculty

St a U U

Library

Audio

Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Ap2roval

Ha to:

2eP

te ?

986

In

f

.

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

SCIJS 73-34b: (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.

attach course outline).

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5.

D

4

Sep' er 1986

Department Chairman

.

Chairman, SCUS

.

.

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITE

CHANGE ONLY

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information

?

Department:

CaliflUfliCation

Abbreviation Code:

C1NS

Course Number:

240

?

Credit Hours:

3

Vector:

2-0-1

Title of Course:

The Political Economy of Communication

Calendar Description of Course:

(change from) Analysis of the political and economic process

which have historically generated the policies and structures of mass media and telecommunication

institutions and the related elements of a "consciousness industry". The role of the mass media

in determining local, national, and international policy. Case studies in technological innovati

in communication. (change to) Examination of the political and economic processes that have

generated the policies and structures of mass media, telecommunications and related industries,

and the role of the mass media in determining local, national and international policy.

Nature of Course

Lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from) CI

V

INS 110 or 130. Q4NS 230 strongly recommended.

- - - (change to) ?

C1N-S 130; CtvINS 230 strongly recommended. ?

- ?

-

?

- - -

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

approved:

2.

Scheduling

Flow frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3. OCOC X)((XXXXM Rationale:

Course description

change: editorial change.

Prerequisite change: reflects current practice.

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

staff

Library

Audio Visual.

Space

Equipment

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

attach course outline).

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information

?

Department:

_CaflfllUiUcatiOn(change

Abbreviation Code:_

G4NS

Course Number: 258

?

Credit Hours: _3Vector:2°2__0-2-1)

Title of Course:

Introduction to ElectroacDustic Corrinunication

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATrACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course ?

(change frai) Seminar/Laboratory (change to) '1ecture/1utoria1/laboratory

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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

approved:

2.

Scheduling

110w frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible? ?

0

3.

UMNidlZSSUM

Rationale:

Course description change: editorial change

Vector change: change reflects current practice

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

Whit additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staf I

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5. Approval

?

Date:

Department Chairman

A-1

Chairman, SCUS

?

.

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

attach course outline).

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CMNS 258: Calendar Description of Course

(change from) An introduction to the tape medium as a caiinunicaticnal tool,

and to electroacoustic aspects of xzrinunication in general. Specific techniques

of field recording, interviewing, editing, tape transformations, sound object

manipulation, and basic studio technique will be presented, and students will

use the Department's studio facilities. Applications of the tape medium to

such areas as media analysis, aural history, social documentation, interpersonal

communication, and tape music composition will be discussed. The role of the

tape medium in the design of conventional media carmunication, as well as

experimental sound documents will be emphasized.

(change to) An introduction to the tape medium as a communicational tool and

to electroacxDustic aspects of ca:mtunication in general. Specific techniques

of field recording, interviewing, editing, tape transformations, sound object

manipulation and basic studio technique will be presented and students will

use the Department's studio facilities. Application of the tape medium to

- - - such areas as media analysis, aural history, social documentation,- inter-

?

personal carmunication and tape music composition will be discussed.

.

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

c1Tlfl1unication

?

(chanØ

Abbreviation Code: QJS Course Number: 259

?

Credit Hours:3 Vector: 2-0-2

fran

Title of Course:

Acoustic Dinns ions of crrnunication I

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course

(change frciri) lecture/tutorial/laboratory (change to) lecture/laboratory

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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

approved:

2. Scheduling

Row frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

.3. ?

Rationale:

calendar description change: editorial change.

vector change: change reflects current practice.

4.

Btidety and Space Requirements (for information only)

'

1Iiat additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Stff

I ibrary

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

Date:

i6 September

1986

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

?

.

SCUS

73-34b:

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

attach course outline).

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CNNS 259: Calendar Description of Course

(change from) A course designed to develop the student's perception and

understanding of sounds and its behaviour in the interpersonal, social,

environmental, media, and creative fields. The acoustic and psychoacoustic

bases of sound will be introduced in their practical application to a wide

variety of aspects of cannunication with special reference to acoustic

design, the electroacoustic media, and sonic environments.

(change to) A course designed to develop the student's perception and

understanding of sound and its behaviour in interpersonal, social,

environmental, media and creative fields. The acoustic and psychoacoustic

bases of sound will be introduced with special reference to acoustic design,

the electroacoustic media and sonic environments.

L

C

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TITLE, CALENDAR DESCRIPTION, PREREQUISITE &

VECTOR CHANGE

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL PORN

1. Calendar Information ?

Department:carurrunication ?

(ciØ

Abbreviation Code: Q

V

INS Course Number:

?

303

?

Credit Hours:

4

Vector:

2-2-0 fran

(change from) Carmunication as a Bio-social Process

?

2-0-2)

Title of Course: ?

(change to) Communication as a Biological and Social Process

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course ?

(change fran) lecture/tutorial (change to) lecture/seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from) CI

V

INS 110

or 130.

(change to)

?

One upper levels course in Carmunication, or permission of the instructor.

Ma y not be taken concurrently with CNS 404.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

Which of your present faculty would

be available to make

the proposed offering

possible?

?

0

New title and course description reflects current course content more adequately.

Vector change: reflects current practice.•

Prerequisite: reflects current practice.

4.

le

I Space Requirements (for information only)

'Mcit additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

Date: )6 Sep

?

1986

?

Department Chairman

?

Ds4

?

Chairman, SCIJS

SCIJS 73-34b: (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.

attach course outline)

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C!'4NS 303: Calendar Description of Course

(change from) An evolutionary-historical account of the development of human

communication as a crucial aspect of social organization. The perspective of

this course, which is derived from the work of George Mead and John Dewey

(among others) provides a viewpoint radically different from the traditional

one still dominant in our society. The emphasis in this course is upon the

role of theory in providing practical guidance for dealing with concrete

present day problems.

(change to)

?

Using film documentaries as a vehicle of ccinnunication and

criticism, the course focusses on small group interactions in natural systems

and the individual's role in social systems. The course introduces the student

to a ccmnunicational approach to the study of systems.

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CMNS 303-4

COMMUNICATION AS A BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROCESS

Qkj_ejy:

?

Si:'rrueu:'ne once

?

said: ?

"Don't play a bit

?

part

?

in your

OWfl

life. "

?

Someone

?

else said:

?

"Knowledge is power.

"

?

But not

all

?

knowledge is equally powerful.

?

To play

an

active part

?

in our

own lives ?

we should always aim to base our decisions on the very

best

?

information

?

we can obtain,

?

especially scientific,

?

economic,

ecological, ?

and ?

strategic ?

information.

?

Facts ?

as

?

such ---

important as

?

they are --

?

are not ?

enough for

?

this. ?

Opinions

alone,

?

unless ?

they

are

?

well-informed,

?

can lead us astray.

?

What

we need ?

is the ?

active ability

?

to find

?

out and

?

explain ?

what,

where,

?

when,

?

why, how

?

and who:

?

how to recognize what we need,

how to ?

organi

z

e

?

our

?

information, ?

how ?

to

?

open ?

our

?

view

?

to

unexpected novelty,

?

how to

?

understand the strategy of life,

?

Iu':'w

to communicate

?

our ideas

?

to others. ?

We ?

need

?

a

?

strategy

?

of

knowin g

, which ?

means a ?

strategy of

?

behaviour and a strategy of

' :c ' rr,riiunicatic ' n. ?

Science tells

?

us that ?

this ?

kind of

?

knowledge

?

is

based on ?

learning how

?

to learn

?

and learning ?

after the

?

event.

Communications theory

?

tells us ?

that it

?

is a

?

matter of

?

seeing

through the

?

frames that

?

constrain our

?

capacity for independent

thinking.

?

CMNS 303

?

is a ?

back-to-basics introduction to nature

and the relationship between nature,

?

the individual,

?

and society.

A documentary will be evaluated each week.

Prerqite: ?

May be waived by permission of the instructor.

F ii ris:

?

It's About

The Predators (19

Red Deer of Rhum

Imposters (1982);

(1980); Mysteries

(1980); The Chorus

Time (1979); The Chorus Line 1932-1980 (1902);

77); Rachel Carison's Silent Spring (1980); The

(1978); Life on a Silken Thread (1979); Animal

Life: Patent Pending (1982); Living Machines

of the Mind (1981); The Pinks and the Blues

Line (repeat); A Touch of Sensitivity (1980).

R,tired_Readings

Jeremy Campbell, Grammatical Man: Inform

a

tion. Entropy..

Language, and Life.

New

York: Simon & Schuster, 1982.

Colette Dowling, The Cinderella COInD1 cx. Pocket Books, 1980.

Anthony Wilden, The Rules Are No Game: Th_Stratjy_çj.

Communicati

on.

1984.

Xeroxed Articles by Wilden.

Recommended Texts: (choose two or more)

Gregory E3atesc'n, Ste p

s to an Ecolo gy

of Mind. New York: Bantam

Paperbacks.

Marvin Harris, Ca

nn

ibals and Kin

g

s: The OriqinsofL!rj.

New

York:

Vintage Paperbacks, 1977.

Barry Commoner, The Closin

g

Circle: Nature, Man__ard_Technol91.

New York: Bantam Books, 1971

Scientific American, Energy and Power. San Fransisco:

W.H. Freeman, 1973.

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CFINS 303, page 2

Scientific American,

?

The Biosphere.

?

San Francisco:

W.H. ?

Freeman,

?

1968.

Postman,

Neil and Weingartner,

?

Charles, ?

Teachin

g

as a Subversive

New York: ?

Delta/Dell, ?

1969.

Alinsky,

Saul,

?

Rules for Radicals.

?

New York:

?

Vintage, ?

1971.

Edwards,

Richard C.,

?

Michael Reich and Thomas E.

?

Weisskc '

pf, ?

L±

QA

g itali st

?

Englewood Cliffs,

?

NJ: ?

Prentice--

Hall,

?

1972.

Wi 1 den,

Anthony,

?

System and Structure:

?

Essay

s i

n Communication

a n

d

E.x

!

.-

Jk

La ncLe. ?

London: ?

Tavistc":k;

?

New York and

Toronto:

?

Methuen, ?

1980.

Taber, ?

Robert,

?

TheWar of the Fle:

?

Guerrilla Warfarfleçryn

Praçjç,

?

St. ?

Altans, ?

Herts:

?

Granada Publishing!

Paladin; ?

Secaucus,

?

NJ: ?

Citadel Press,

?

1965.

Sun Tzu,

The Art of

_War,

?

translated and with an introduction by

Samuel

?

B. ?

Griffith.

?

Oxford and New-York:

?

Oxford-

-

?

-

Paperbacks, ?

1963.

Warshaw,

Tessa Albert,

?

Winnin

g b

y

Negotiation. ?

New York:

Berkley ?

BID

'

:'

::s, ?

1 9 BC).

Rifkin, Jeremy, Entropy.

?

New York: ?

Bantam Books, ?

1980.

Pius, ?

Marx ?

fi ?

Be

g ini,

?

1976. ?

Distributed by Beatty

?

Church,

Vancouver.

P. ?

Watzlawick,

etc., The Pragmatics of Human Communication.

?

New

York: ?

W.W. ?

Norton,

?

1967.

Hammer, Rhonda, ?

ThatternWhicj3 c:c.nnei:ts.

?

M. A.

?

Thesis

?

(SFU

.

Communication Department,

?

Documentation Centre,

?

and SFIJ

Library).

Recommended Reference Texts:

Kidron, Michael and Segal, Ronald, The State ofthe

,

World tj;.

London and Sydney: Pan Books, 1981

Coe, Richard M., FQrnd Substance: An A

d

vanced Rhjj;. New

York:

?

J ' :.h n Wiley, 1981.

Bullock, Alan and Stallybrass, Oliver, T

he

?

1LL...21

Modern-Thought. London: Fontana/Collins, 1977.

Recommended Ie_ Essa

y

Writing:

P. M.

Cc

- e , Earm- d -r Id

?

An Advanced Rhetoric. Toronto:

Wiley, 1981.

Course Requirements: Major research paper -- 1007..

Attendance and active participation is

-

?

required but not graded.

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5.

Approval

[)ate: )

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1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

CruTLunication

Abbreviation Code:

CMNS

Course Number: 310

?

Credit Hours: 4 Vector: 2-0--2

Title of Course:

(change fran) Camiunication Thought in the

Evoluti

o

n of the Social Sciences I

(change to) Canniunication Thought in the Evolution of the Social Sciences

Calendar Description of Course:

(change from) An historical analysis of classic works in ccmiLunication thought in both the 18th and

19th centuries. Figures to be examined include Rousseau, the Scottish moral philosophers, Tylor and

Darwin. Special emphasis will be placed on the contribution of Marx.

(change to) An examination of discussions of human carinunication in the social thought of the 18th

and 19th centuries, including that of Rousseau, Monboddo, Marx, Darwin and Tylor.

N;iture of Course

?

lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from) At least 45 semester hours credit.

(

cha

nge to) ?

QINS 210.

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

approved:

2.

Scheduling

Flow frequently will the course 1e offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

Which of your present faculty would

be available to make

the proposed offering

possible?

?

0

Ra

tionale:

MOM

title and course description change: editorial changes.

prerequisite change: course in sequence with

QINS 210.

4. Btidetiry and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Fa

cul

ty

Staff

I. ibrary

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SC1JS

?

.

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attach course outline).

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Department:

atvnunication

Abbreviation Code: QNS Course Number:

321

?

Credit Hours:

4

Vector:

220

Title of Course:

(change from) Communication and Culture in Musical Form: The Popular Idian

(change to)

The

Cultural Production of Popular Music

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATPAcHED PIE.

Nature of Course

?

lecture/seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change f ran)

45

or more credit hours and at least to lower division courses in Carununi-

- ?

cation. ?

-

?

- ?

- -

?

- -

(change to)

?

Q'4NS

221.

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

approved:

2.

Schcdu.Iiri

Flow frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

.

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

p055

LblC?

L

kkbX1X

?

Rationale:

title and course description change: editorial changes.

prerequisite change: change reflects current practice: G4NS 221 and 321 form a sequence.

• ?

Requirements (for information only)

What ;iddit tonal resources will be required in the following areas:

Facu I. t y

Stall

library

Audio Visual

Space

lq ui pnient

5. Approval

Date:

16,,-8éte ?

r 1986 ?

. ?

/v

•

?

Department Chairman ?

-"

?

ea'

ITI

tT

Chairman, SCUS

s(:hl; 73-34b:

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

course outline)

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.

CMNS 321: Calendar Description of Course

(change

from)

An examination of the traditions, styles, forms, industries,

and audiences of popular music. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation

of musical style as a system of canmunication in the social and cultural life

of particular groups. The popular music media will be analyzed in relation to

various issues including the development of taste and aesthetic in popular

culture, the evolution of musical style in the camrcial process, and the

reciprocity between musical form and the expressive behaviour of individuals

and groups in the daily face-to-face contexts of communication.

(change to) Examination of the cultural production of popular music with

emphasis on the relationship between the nature and strategies of popular

music production and the patterns of its audience consumption.

.

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Date: 29 September 1986

•

partment Chairman

•?i

Défn -

Chairman, SCUS

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.

?

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1. ' Calendar Information

?

iepartnnt: Communication

?

(change

CMNS

? 323

(change trom 3)4

?

2-0-2 f

Abbreviation Code:

?

Course Number:_______

?

Credit Hours:

?

Vector: 2m1)

Title of Course:

?

Communication Processes and Individual Behaviour

Calendar Description of Course:

The role and function of communication processes

in

the development of the self and human

existence; social, cultural, and individual differences in verbal and non-verbal languages

and the implications for human behaviour and human nature.

Nature of Course

?

lecture/tutorial

Prerequ is ites (or special instructions):

------------r more credit hours; at least two lower division courses in-Communication.-

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

approved:

2.

SchedtiIin

How frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

.

Which

ibi

of

e?

your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering

L ?

*)4(XX

?

XXS(

Rationale: All upper level courses being given the same credit hours

?

Workload

adjusted accordingly.

4. Biude Uzi

y and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Stall

I il)rary

Audio

Visual

Space

Equ

ipment

SCIIS 73-34b: (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCIJS 73-34a.

attach course outline)

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DESCRIPTION & CREDIT HOURS/VECTOR

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1.

Abbreviation

Calendar InformationCode:

?

CMNS

?

Course Number:

333

?

(change

PeDartu.ent:

?

Hours:

rran

?

3)4

arrnunication

?

Vector:

2-0-2

?

frcm

(chanØ

Title of Course: (change from) Carmunication

Policy

in Canada -- Past, Present and Future

(change to) Broadcasting Regulation and

Policy

in Canada

Calendar Description of Course:

(change from) Examination of historical, political, and socio-econanic implications of

regulation of the media.

(change to) Examination of the

laws,

policies and regulations governing the Canadian

broadcasting system (including cable television and satellites).

Nature of Course lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

Q"INS 230.

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

approved:

2. Schedu

How frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3. XXX)XXKKXKXXjCXX Rationale:

Title and course description change: editorial changes.

Credit Hours/Vector Change: All upper level courses being given the sane credit hours.

Workload adjusted accordingly. Past practice was anonalous.

4.

(for information only)

What additional resources will he required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5. Approval

I)ate

Pt

86

Department Chairman

Dean

?

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline).

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

CHANGE

. ?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information

?

Department:

Commmication ?

(change

Abbreviation Code:

CMNS

Course Number:

341 ?

Credit Hours:

4

Vector:

2-0-2 from

-

Title of Course:

?

Political carmunication ?

0-4-0)

Calendar Description of Course:

(change fran) An examination of the role of the

public

and of the media in shaping debate

on

public issues,

particularly in inquiries,

public

hearings and regulatory agencies.

debate.

(change to) An examination of the role of the public and the iredia in shaping

public

Nature of Course

(change fran) seminar

?

(change to) lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from) POL. 251 and G'INS 230 strongly recamnded.

-- - (change to)

.

C1'INS 230 strongly recatinnded. - The Departirent maintains a current list

of courses in Political Science and Sociology that are recanriended for student

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

taking

approved:

?

as

341-4.

2. Schcduiing

how frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

.

?

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

possible?

Calendar description change: editorial change.

vector change: change reflects current practice.

prerequisite change: change reflects current practice.

4. Budetary andSpace Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Fa

CII

1 t y

Statf

I, I1)rary

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

. Approval

I)

?

ZP"e

1986

Department Chairman ?

. ........

?

Dn ?

Chairman, SCLTS

SCIJS 73-34b: (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.

attach course outline).

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5. Approval

Date: 29 Se

p

tember 1986

vAê

4.

De

p

artment Chairman

ic-

+ CIL

'Dead

.

-

Chairman, SCIJS

?

.

PREREQUISITE CHANGE ONLY

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

Communication

Abbreviation Code: CMNS Course Number: 353

?

Credit hours:

4

Vector:

2-2-0

Title of Course:

?

The Social Impact of Information Technology

Calendar Description of Course:

Examination of a particular application of information/communication technology,

focussing on the technology itself and its capabilities; how it is implemented, and

what social impacts it has on the people who use it. Emphasis is placed on under-

standing how the system works in the ongoing social context in which it is developed,

installed and used. The specific application studied may vary from semester to

semester.

Nature of Course lecture/seminar

Prerequisites (or special Instructions):

(change from) CMNS 253; CMNS 130 is recommended.

(change to)

?

CMNS 253 is recommended.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

Which of your present faculty

would be available to make the proposed offering

possible? ?

40

Rationale: Reflects current practice.

4. Budgetary and

Space Requirements (for Information only)

What additional resources

will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio

Visual

Space

Equipment

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attach course outline).

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S.

1. Calendar information

Abbreviation Code: CMNS ?

Course Number:

Title of Course: ?

Sound Tape Recording:

Calendar Description of Course:

(change from)

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Department: Communica t

i

on

(change

(chancre fran 3)

?

from

358

?

dredi Hours: _4Vector:°22

0-2-1)

Theory and Uses

Nature of Course

siiinar/laboratory

Prere'qu sitcs (or special instructions):

Q"INS 258.

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

approved

2.

Sieduflng

how frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?-

Which of your present faculty would

be available to make

the proposed offering

possible?

3. thj

Xi ?

5W ?

Rationale:

course description change: editorial change.

credit hours/vector change: All upper level courses being given the sane credit hours.

Workload adjusted accordingly. Past practice was anomalous.

4.

BiideLary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What addit:Lonal resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

ty

Staff

Library

And io Visual

S pace

Equ Ipment

5. Approval.

Date:

J,6---September

1986

.

?

I)epartment Chairman

?

Chairman, SCU

S:us

73-34b:

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

at cacti course outline)

.

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CMNS 358: Calendar Description of Course

(change from) An intermediate level studio 'workshop to develop the student's

skills in the tape iredium and his/her understanding of the canmunicational

implications of sound when processed in that medium. Although the emphasis

is practical and experimental, all work will relate to a critical understanding

of the tape medium as it is now used socially. The workshop may be thought

of in the broadest sense as an experimental laboratory in acoustic design and

acoustic ccmnunication.

(change to) An intermediate workshop to develop the student's skills in the

tape medium and his/her understanding of the carimunicational implications

of sound when processed in that medium.

.

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1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

Communication (change

(change from 3)

?

from

Abbreviation Code: CMNS Course Number:

?

Hours: 4Vector: 0_2_30_2_1)

Title of Course:

Acoustic Dimensions of Communication II

Calendar Description of Course:

?

(remains the same)

A special topics course and small class work group at an intermediate level in acoustic

cciiimunicat ion dealing intensively with specific problems in psychoacoustics, acoustic

design, soundscape studies, noise in the canitunity, acoustic aspects of social organization,

the acoustic aspects, language and interpersonal ccmmmication, electronic sound production,

media analysis, theories of sound cognition, and information processing.

Nature of Course

seminar/laboratory

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

a4NS 259.

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

approved:

2. ScheduLin

Itow frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

. ?

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

possible?

All upper level courses being given the saite credit hours. Workload adjusted accordingly.

Past practice was anomalous.

4.

Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

1aciii ty

Stall

Library

Audio V i.suai.

Space

U'quipment

5. Approval

?

-

I)it

?

Chairman,

SC(JS 73-34b: (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.

attach course outline)

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1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

CflUfl1Cti0n

?

.

Abbreviation Code: G4NS

?

Course Number: ?

360 ?

Credit Hours: 4 Vector: 2-0-2

Title of Course:

Fundartentals of Communication Research

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course

lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

SEE ATPCI{ED PAGE.

What course (courses), if any,

is being

dropped from

the calendar if

this course is

approved:

2. cheduJ

how frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

Calendar description is currently inconsistent with prerequisites. This

inconsistency is being removed.

4.

Budet

?

andSpace Requirements (for information only)

Wlint additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5. Approval

I )a t

?

eptr198

?

Department Chairman

?

DeiO ?

Chairman, SCUS

?

.

SCIJS 73-34b:

(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS

73-34a.

attach course outline).

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0

?

CMNS 360: Calendar Description of Course

(change from)

Introduces the fundamental principles of empirical methods as used in the study

of ccrnmunication; theory and hypothesis testing, experimental and nonexperimental

research designs, surveys and field experiments, measurement and assessment

techniques, attitude scales, interviews, observational methods, sampling, and

ethical considerations. This course is intended for students who have had no

previous experience with research methods or statistics. Illustrations are

drawn fran the field of carrnunication to prepare students for advanced work.

(change to)

Introduces the fundamental principles of empirical methods as used in the study

of communication: theory and hypothesis testing, experimental and nonexperirrental

designs, surveys and field experiments, measurement and assessment techniques,

- --

-attitude -scales,- interviews, --observation methods, -spiing-, -and ethic a-l- - -

considerations. Illustrations are drawn from the field of carirnunication to

prepare students for advanced work.

CMNS 360: Prerequisites

(change f ran)

45 semester hours credit; including at least two lower division courses in

Communication; and PSYC 210 or

MATH

101 or

MATH

102.

(change to) ?

-

45 semester hours credit; including at least two lower division courses in

Communication; and PSYC 210 or

MATH 101 or

MATH

102 or equivalent introductory

statistics course.

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1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

Q.Cti0n(chang

Abbreviation Code:_______ Course Number:

361

?

Credit Hours:

4

Vector:2'2O__040)

Title of Course:

Documentary Research in Communication

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course

(change fran) seminar (change to) lecture/seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change fr(xm)

45

or more credit hours and at least to lower division courses in

Communication.

(change to)

45

or

more

credit hours.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3. XXX XX ?

Rationale:

calendar description change: editorial change.

prerequisite change: change reflects current practice.

vector change: change reflects current practice.

4.

Biidetay_and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

S

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5. Approval

Date:

1-êpiber 1986

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

?

.

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

attach course outline)

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G'INS 361: Calendar Description of Course

(change fr(xn) The course will focus on methodological questions arising from

access to and interpretation of both historical and primary documents, and

government and corporate source material. The special problems of reliability

and validation, of the identification of bias and ideological content will be

discussed. The current status of what is commonly called "Access and

Information Policy" will be covered, as will specific techniques (using

archival data, intercorporate analysis, evaluation of institutional records)

used in the identification and evaluation of documentary source material.

These techniques will be examined particularly for their uses in communication

research.

(change to) Media and cxxnmunication policy research often involves study of

historical, governmental and corporate data. The course introduces the

techniques necessary for analysis of the primary source documents.

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Department:

Cauflicatlon(chant

fran

Credit Hours:

4

Vector: 202__0-4-0)

1 ?

('-1 ?

J.. ?

T...C........--.._.

(change fran 470)

Abbreviation Code G'?IS Course Number:

?

371

Ti tie of Course: ?

icxx

Publishing in eanaaa

Calendar Description of Course:

An analysis of the various facets of the book publishing industry in Canada including

ownership patterns, legal foundations, criteria for book selection and marketing.

Includes examination of both commercial and educational publishing. The industry will

be analyzed within the framework of Canadian cultural and other government policies

affecting the industry.

Na Lure

of Course ?

(change from) seminar ?

(change to) lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

CMNS 230; at least 75 credit hours.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

OQOQQQ( Rationale:

Nimber chanye:

Course is now the first in two-course sequence on publishing.

CI v

INS 471-4 being added.

Vector change: Reflects current practice.

4.

Budetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Aud lo Visual

Space

Equipment

5. Approval

Date:

lp1ember

1986

A

(j

Department -Chairman

?

Dean

?

Chairman, SCUS

?

.

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

attach course outline).

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GNS 371-4

BOOK PUBLISHING IN CANADA

This course provides an intensive examination of the

major

aspects of book publishing in Canada in a contemporary context

The course is desi

g

ned to be a seminar course with a

great

deal

of contribution being made by the student in terms of class

presentation

.

and discussion. ?

Students are reminded that the

topic is not one which is commonly studied. Consequently,

materials basic to the course are not easil

y

available. Many of

the materials are industry and government reports; two copies of

which are available in the Documentation Centre. The basic text

is the Ontario Royal Commission Re p

ort, which is out of print!

Only a few books on aspects of the t

u : . pi':

are actually published.

As a result of these factors the course is most successful

hen there are

no

more than twenty students enrolled and when

students identify specialties early in the course and are

responsible fc '

r those specialties in course discussion.

The requirements of the course are heavy. Each student

should be familiar with the contents of the Readin g

List which is

available frc '

rri the Instructor or the Department and will be

handed out in class.

Course

_Reg uirements: ?

-

1.

mid--term paper

?

257.

2.

final paper ?

407.

3.

final exam

?

20/.

4.

one or more short .:lass presentations

?

157.

The Department expects that the grades awarded in this

course will

?

bear some ?

reasonable relation to established

university--wide practices

?

with respect to both levels and

distribution of grades.

?

-

Text: Lorimer, R., The Nation in the Schools. Toronto: OISE

Press, 1984.

Topics to be Covered;

1.

Introduction and Overview: Publishing as a I::LlltLtral

Industry.

2.

From Manuscript to Publication.

3. Legal

Foundations: Intellectual Property

and Copyright.

4.

The Issue of Ownership.

5.

Canadian Publishing

in an International Context.

6.

Educational Publishing.

7.

Mass Paperback Publishing.

8.

Booksel i i rig, Marketing and Distribution.

9.

Libraries and Books.

10 "

The Pole of 13 over ii men t.

.

11.

Books and Cul tur e.

12.

Book Publishing and New Technologies.

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Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

stmri

Date:

ly'tej 1986

L

()

Department Chairman

Chairman, SCIJS

TITLE, CALENDAR DESCRIPTION, CREDIT HOURS, VECTOR &

PREREXUISITE CHANGE

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

Calendar Information ?

Department:

Ccumunication

?

(char

(change from

?

5)

from

Abbreviation Code:

(change

C'1NS

tran)

Course

Canrrn.]nication:

Number:

404 ?

Ecosystems

Credit Hours:

4

Vector:

0-4-0 2-0-3

Title of Course:

(change to) The Ecology of Canrnunication

Calendar Description of Course:

(change from) Analysis of social, psychological, and

economic interactions as timunicational processes within the social ecosystem. Emphasis

on a systems, cybernetic, and semiotic viewpoint on the system-environment relations

involved within and between society and nature.

(change to) Using media documentaries to focus discussion, the course examines the

ccrnrnunicational aspects of large-scale ecosystems, drawing mainly upon context theory.

Nature of Course

(change from) lecture/tutorial ?

(change to) seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from)

G'INS

304.

(change to) Either CMNS 303, 304 or 400, or permission of instructor. Not to be taken

concurrently with

CMNS 303.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

Which of your present faculty would

be available to make the proposed offering

possible?

?

Rationale: title and course description change: New

0

titie and description ffa -

kes course sequence

(G1NS 304-404)

clear. No change in course

content, except inasmuch as instructor's research interests have evolved since the

course was first introduced.

credit hours & vector change: new course requirements consistent with all department

offerings; workload adjusted.

prerequisite: reflects current practice.

4. Biidetay and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

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THE ECOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION

The

course is

an ecological introduction to the

understanding

of modern society in

the light

of traditional

societies and the

characteristics of

large-scale ecosystems. It

analyzes social, psychological,

and

economic interactions

as

communicational processes

within the

social ecosystems. ?

The ?

emphasis

is on acquiring

a systems, cybernetic, scientific, and

humanistic

viewpoint on society, nature, the individual, and

societies unlike

our

own (so-cal

led

"primitive societies"). The

course

also serves as

an

introduction

to the

elements

of the

strategy of life. It covers code/message relations;

co-operation

and competit

ion;

myth and

kinship;

producti

on

and

reproduct

i

on

;

adapt i vi ty and

cc ' unteradapt

i

vi ty; long

and

short-range survival;

co-evolution with

nature; -

the relations

of class, race, and sex;

and

the evolution

of

society including the

origins of war. A

documentary or other

film

wi

ll be evaluated each week.

Ene

r e q u

-0

.0s

:

May be waived by permission

of the Instructor.

Films:

?

Chosen

from: ?

We are

Meh

i

flakLt

(1981);

Car

ibou: ?

The ?

Incredible Journey

u980;

Mysterious Castles of Clay

(1980); The

Incas (

1980); BaMi

ki

BaNdula:

Children of the Forest

(

1975); The

Finks and

the

Blues (1980); Masai

Women (1980);

Bali (1983);

On

I::c

'

riipany Business (1980); The Chorus

Line

(repeat

)

;

Paul

Jacob's

and the

Nuclear

Gang

(1979); It's About Time (1981); Soldier

Girls

1981); Anyone's

Son

Will Do (1982).

cun::^ct_F.eadigs:

Je

r

emy

Campbell, Gr

am

mat

ical

New York

?

Simon ?

Schuster, 1902.

Col

ett

e Dowling, Thjjçj

?

aJç'nwl

cx.

Pocket Books, 1981

Tony Wi

lden,

The

. _

Ima g inar

y

Canadian. Vancouver: Pulp

Press,

1980.

Xerc '

xed articles.

Recommended Readings: (Choose

3

or more)

Gr egory

Bat

esc '

n, Stestoan

Ecology of Mind.

New

York: Bantam

paperbacks.

Marvin Harris, Can

ni

bals and Kin g

s: The Ori g

ins of Cultures.

New

York:

Vintage Paperbacks, 1977.

Barry Commoner, The

Cl

osing Ci r

' :

1 e: Nature 9

Man and Techno12ç.

New Ycur k: Bantam

Books, 1971

Sun Tzu, flje_Art

of W

a

r,

tr.

Samuel B.

Griffith, 1963.

Oxford

and

New

York:

Oxford

Paperback, 1981.

Tony

Wi iden,

The Rules

are No Game:

The Strate

gy

of

Coruimuni cat ic'n,

1984.

•

?

S--- -

i ent i f ': American, Ener

gy

and Power .

San Francisco:

W.H. Freeman, 1973.

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I::MNS 404, page 2

Scientific American, The Bios

p here. San

Francis:.:':

W. H. Freeman, 1968.

Postman, Neil and Charles Weingartner, Teaching a

s ?

Subveryi—ft

?

Activity. New York: Delta/Dell, 1969.

Minsky, Saul, Rules for Radicals. New York: Vintage, 1971.

Edwards, Richard C., Michael Reich, and Th.:.rruas E. Wei sskcip f, The

Ca

p

italist S

y stem. En

g

lewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice--

Hall, 1972.

L'Jiiden, Anthony, S

y

stem and Structure: Essa

y

s in Communication

and Excha

ng e

. London: Tavistoi:k;

New

York and

Torc.nto: Methuen, 1980.

Taber, Robert, The War of

the Flea: Guerilla War fare Theory and

Practice. St. Altans, Herts: Granada

Publishin g

/Paladin; Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press,

1965,

Warshaw, Tessa Albert, Winnin

g

b

y

Ne

g

otiation. New York:

Berkley Books, 1980.

Rifkin, Jeremy, Entropy. New York:

Bantam

Books, 1980.

Pius, ?

I2jfc'r Be

g

inners, 1976. Distributed by Beatty

?

Church,

?

Vancouver.

P. Watxlawick, et al., The Pra

g matics of Human Communication.

New York: W. W. Norton, 1967.

Hammer, Rhonda, The Pattern Which Connects. M. A. Thesis (SFU

Communication Department, Documentation

Centre;

and SFLJ

Library).

R€'comrnended Reference Texts:

Kiclr '

:.,i, Michael and Segal, Ronald, The State of the World Atlas.

London and Sydney: Pahn Books, 1981.

Coe, Richard M., Form and Substance: An Advanced Rhetoric. New

York: John Wiley, 1981.

Bullock, Alan and Stal 1 ybr ass, Oliver, The Fontana Diction

ary

jj_

Modern Thought.

London: Fontana/Collins,

1977.

Ft ' ommt . ndd T

e

xt on Essay Writing

F. M. Coe, Form and Substance: An Advanced Rhetoric. Tc.rc.nt.:':

Wiley, 1981.

gour

se

?

Major research paper --- 1007..

Attendanced and active participation is

required but

not graded.

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?

Communication (change

(change

?rom )

Abbreviation Code: G4NS Course Number: 425

?

Credit Hours:

?

Vector-

°4° from

0-5-0)

Title of Course: Seminar in Canmunication

Processes

Calendar Description of Course (remains

the

same)

This seminar will be devoted to a detailed study

of

selected areas in canmunication

processes.

Nature of Course ?

semriar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

Permission

of

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

. ?

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

possible?

3.

Rationale:

All upper level courses being given the same credit hours. Workload adjusted

accordingly.

4.

1detaiy andSpace Requirements (for information only)

that additional resources will be required in the following areas:

ILICtI

I ty

staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

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?

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Department:

aiuT1Unication

?

(change

Abbreviation Code: CMS Course Number: 430

?

Pe'W1fb?4vector:2_O_2fran

l itle of Course:

(change

(change

to)

fran)

?

Carinunication

Carmunication

and

and Cultural

Cultural

Form

Form

II ?

2-0-3)

Calendar Description of Course:

(remains the same)

An analysis of the interrelationship between contemporary mass media productions and

western cultural values and patterns, the imagery and symbolism of the media, e.g.,

the cult of the superhero, the normalization of violence will be examined.

Nature of Course

lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

G'INS 330.

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

approved:

2. SchedulinR

How frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3•

?

Rationale:

Title change: first course in sequence being dropped.

Credit hours/vector change: all

workload

upper

adjusted

level courses

accordingly.

being given the sane credit hours;

?

4. B

1

1d&etir\

r_andSpace

r

Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Stat .

f

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Lquipmerit

5.

Apjroval

Department Chairman

?

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Chairman, SCUS

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cdrrinunication (change

1.

Abbreviation

Calendar InformationCode:

CMNS

?

?

Course Number:

433

?

(arent)

Credit Hours:

?

Vector: 0-4-0 0-5-0)

f

rom

Title of Course:

(change from) Seminar in Cannumication Policy

(change to) Issues in Camrunication Policy

Calendar Description of Course:

(change from) In-depth analysis of selected current issues in communication policy. Policy

alternatives and the political/economic structure of the policy-making process are examined.

Specific topics to be investigated will be announced prior to each offering.

(change to) Advanced seminar on current issues in carrnunication policy.

Nature of Course ?

seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

-

(1NS 333 required. C4NS 361 strongly recommended.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

XX_KXVXX ?

Rationale:

title and course description change: editorial changes.

credit hours & vector change: course requirements made consistent with other department

offerings; workload adjusted.

4.

Biidety and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

St a I I

I brary

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.Approval.?

Date:

.

?

Department Chairman

?

Chairman, SCUS

s(.:us

73-:4b:

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

attach course outline)

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Calendar Information ?

(ch

)__CUh1Uflicatjon

?

(chan

Abbreviation Code:

?

Course Number:

?

Hours: 4 Vector: 2-0-2 from

- 3

Title of Course:

?

Political Econany of International Caimunicatjon

?

-0-2)

CalendarDesripti,on

media

of

countries

implications

analysed

(change

pap

such

and

oAr

technology

tran)

in

will

telec

terms

of

Meef

Various

be

the

nnunicatjons

studied.

of

development

and

of

low

their

Course:

national

products

of

dcmstic

technology

(change

technology

systems

of

and

mass

power

to)

the

and

An

of

media

and

differing

processes

mass

examination

information.

products.

and

media

needs

teleccmnunications

and

and

Differential

of

of

international

the

telerrnunication

developed

dczrestic

impact

and

and

and

transfer

the

developing

international

of

institutions

differential

the

of mass

free flow

lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change

(change

fran)

to)

G4NS

G4NS

240;

240 or

at

permission

least 75 credit

of the

hours.

instructor; at least 75 credit

hours.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

?

0

3.

Rationale:

course

description change: editorial change

prerequisite

credit hours/vector

change:

change:

change

course

offerings;

reflects

ruirements

current

workload

practice.

adjusted.

made consistent with other department

?

4. Budgetary

and S

pace Requirements (for information only)

What

additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

Date:

,

^^epVelffii^r

1986

Department Chairman

4

ean

?

Chairman, SCUS

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

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Department:

Communication

(change

(change from 5)

Course Number:

448

?

Credit Hours:

4

Vector:220

f1Xn

3-0-2)

S. Calendar Information

Abbreviation Code: CMNS

Title of Course:

?

Telecommunication Regulation in North America

Calendar Description of Course:

5.

Approval

Date: A

CZ,

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Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from) CNNS 240, 333; at least 75 credit hours.

(change to) At least 75 credit hours; G4NS 230, 240 and 333 strongly reccmrended.

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?

Simester in which the course will first be offered?

Which of your present faculty would

be available to make

the proposed offering

possible?

3.

Rationale:

course description change: editorial change

prerequisite change: reflects current practice

credit hours/vector change: course requirements being made consistent with other

department offerings; workload adjusted

4. B

d

eLriand Space Requirements (for information only)

tfli;it additional resources will be required in the following areas:

lacuL ty

Stall

1. i briry

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Space

Equipment

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?

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CMS 448: Calendar Description of Course

(change from) Develoint of the theory and practice of regulation of the

telecaunications industry in Canada and the U.S.A. at federal (CRLt, FCC),

Provincial, and local levels. Legal and economic basis of common carrier

regulation and its application to telephone carpanies, satellite carriers,

CAW firms, and computer cotmtunication. Regulations of entry, competition

and monopoly, interconnection, investment policy, profits, and prices.

(change to)

Development

of the theory and practice of regulation of the

telecamiunications industry in Canada and the USA.

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Department: Cfl1unication(change

(change from 5)

Abbreviation Code:

?

VS

Course Number:

?

Hours: ?

Vector:

2-2-0 fixiTi

2-3-0

Title of Course: (change from) The Information Society

(change to) Issues in the Information Society

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE APACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course

?

lecture/seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change frau) Q"INS

253

and

353,

or permission of instructor.

- -(change

to)

G4NS 253

and- at least 75 credit

hours;

prerequisite of-

a4NS--253

may be

waived by permission of instructor.

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

approved:

2.

How frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

. ?

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

possible?

?

. ?

Rationale:

title & calendar description change: editorial changes

prerequisite change: reflects current practice

credit hours/vector change: course requirements being made consistent with other

department offerings; workload adjusted.

4.

(for information only)

What

additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

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INS 453: Calendar Description of Course

(change fran) Assesses the interplay between xxDnteIrporary society and the new

cailputer/caranunicat ions technologies, at the level of canprehensive theories

of society, on the one hand, and major public policy documents on the other.

Central concepts reviewed include: post-industrial society, technological

rationality, the information econany, social impacts of new technologies, and

technocracy.

(change to) Advanced seminar to discuss issues in the interplay between

contemporary society and new canputer/carmunication technologies, at the

level of canprehensive theories of society, on one hand, and major public

policy, on the other.

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Abbreviation Code:

Q1NS

Course Number: 480

Title of Course: ?

Directed Study

Calendar Description of Course:

CariTlun cat ion

Department:______________

Credit Hours: 2Vector:

Nature of Course

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change fran) Two upper division (ENS courses and consent of instructor. No more than

10 hours of Directed Study may be taken.

(change to) See requirenEnts for Catinunication Major program.

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

approved:

2.

Schcduiing

110w frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

flxi& ?

Rationale:

Enrollment in directed study courses will be limited to majors in the tpartnent.

Faculty workload necessitates this change.

4.

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What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

St a if

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Date:

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.

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?

c4. -

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Chairman, SCUS

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Coirmunication

3

Abbreviation Code: GINS Course Number: 481

?

Credit Hours: _Vector:

Title of Course:

?

Directed Study

Calendar Description of Course:

Nature of Course

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from) Two upper division

GINS

courses and consent of instructor. No more than

10 hours of Directed Study may be taken.

(change to)

?

See requirenents for Carimunication Major program.

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

approved:

2. Scheduling

Flow frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

OO9QC

Rationale:•

Enrollment in directed study courses will be limited to majors in the Departnnt.

Faculty workload necessitates this change.

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

St a if

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approva

?

)

Date

?

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er

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Department Chairman ?

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Department:

Coninunication

Abbreviation Code: G4NS Course Number:

482 ?

Credit Hours: 4 Vector:

Title of Course: ?

Directed Study

Calendar Description of Course:

Nature of Course

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change

from) 'Io upper division

G4NS

courses and consent of instructor. No more than

10 hours of Directed Study may be taken.

(change to) See requirements for Cairnunication Major program.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

Rationale:

Enrollment in directed study courses will be limited to majors in the Department.

Faculty workload necessitates this change.

4.

Bucletary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Stall

I. ibrary

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5. Approval

Date: ?

Septembe-

1986

?

-

?

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?

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Department:

Canmunication (chant

(chancre

fran 3)

?

fran

Abbreviation Code:Q'4NS Course Number: 486 ?

Credft

Hours

:__4Vector:°4O0-3-0

(change f ran) Special Topics in Coimnunicatia-i -- A

litle of Course:

(change to)

?

Special Topics in Ccinrrunication

Calendar Description of Course:

Intensive analysis of a particular topic in the general area of cxxnnunication and/or

attention to the work of a, particular writer or school of thought.

Nature of Course

?

S1TflflaI

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change

from) Two upper division courses in C}NS.

This course may not be taken more than twice. No more than 10 hours of Special Topics may

be taken.

(change to) Permission of the instructor.

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

approved:

2. Schedulii

How frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

?

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Only one Special Topics course to be included. All up

p

er levels courses carry

4

credit hours.

Prerequisite change: reflects current practice.

4.

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Staf F

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

Date:

j -Se p tber

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Department:

1Ttrinication

(change fran 1)

Abbreviation Code: Q1NS Course Number:

498

?

Credit Hours:

16

Vector:_______

Title of Course:

?

Individual Study Semester (Honours)

Calendar Description of Course:

Intensive work in a particular topic in the general field of caririunication. Involves

either group or individual research project under the direct supervision of a faculty

member who will provide guidance and critical feedback as necessary.

Nature of Course

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

.

?

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

possible?

3• ?

Rationale:

Enrolirrent being made contingent upon and concurrent with acceptance into revised

Honours program.

Credit Hours change: credits changed so that Honours Seminar can be incorporated in

the Honours Program, which includes G4NS 498-16.

4.

Biidcy andSpace Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required

in

the following areas:

Faculty

St a [ I

Library

Audio V tstiai.

Space

Equipment

.

5. Aprovai ?

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Date: ?

S tember 1986

?

/'L

Department Chairman ?

D

ADea

Chairman, SCUS

SCIJS

73-34b:

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

attach course outline).

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C v

iS 498: Prerequisites ?

..

(change from)

Honours students only;

a)

completion of 90 credit hours of undergraduate work;

b)

completion of at least two upper division courses in CarTnunication;

c)

the signatures of at least three faculty members who are willing to provide

supervision and other support necessary for the completion of the project.

At least one of the supporting faculty must be from the Department of

Communication;

d)

Students must apply to the Chairman of the Department at least two months

in advance of the beginning of the semester in which they wish to enrol.

This course may not be taken more than once.

Students may not take both Ci

V

INS 498 and 499.

(change to)

Students seeking an Honours in Communication and registering for the

Individual Study Semester must apply to the Chair of the Undergraduate

Committee two months prior to the semester in which the Individual Study

Semester will be undertaken (normally in conjunction with the application

for entry into the Honours program). The proposal must outline the scope

of the research to be undertaken and the assignments to be completed. The

supervisory committee for the Individual Study Semester must be made up of

three faculty, two of whom must be in the Department of Communication.

.

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PRERBUISITE CHANGE ONLY

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

is 1. Calendar Information

?

Department:

?

ainication

Abbreviation Code: CMS Course Number: 499

?

Credit Hours:

?

15

Vector:

Title of Course:

?

Individual Study Semester

Calendar Description of Course:

Intensive work in a particular topic in

the

general field of communication. Involves

either a group or individual research project under the direct supervision of a faculty

member who will provide guidance and critical feedback as necessary.

Nature of Course

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

S

?

Which of your present faculty would

be available to make

the proposed offering

possible?

3•

?

Rationale:

Enrollment in individual study

semester

will be limited to majors in the Department.

Faculty workload necessitates this change. Enrollment made subject to undergraduate

committee approval.

4.

Btidetar and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Iacul ty

St:ilf

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5. D

?

.ISeptem ?

1986

• ?

Department Chairman

?

A.

Dean

4

?

_____

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline)

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CMNS 499: Prerequisites

(change

from)

a)

cczletion of 90 credit hours of undergraduate work;

b)

cxletion of at least two upper division courses in Catinunication;

c)

the signatures of at least three faculty nbers who are willing to provide

supervision and other support necessary for the ccxnpletion of the project.

At least one of the supporting faculty must be f ran the Department of

Ccirmunication.

d)

Students must apply to the Chairman of the Department at least two months

in advance of the beginning of the semester in which they wish to enrol.

This course may not be taken more than once.

Students may not take both (}NS 498 and 499.

(change to)

Students seeking to register for an Individual Study Semester must submit

an application to the Chairman of the Undergraduate Canittee, indicating

the scope of the work to be undertaken and the nature of the proposed assign-

ments to be carpleted, not less than two months prior to the semester in which

the work is to begin. Normally, students will not be permitted to register for

both Directed Study and an Individual Study Semester to fulfill course require-

ments for a Major in Carrnunication. Registration in the Individual Study

Semester is at the discretion of the faculty supervisory onittee (One of

whan must be in the Department of Ccmnunication) and the Chairman of the

Undergraduate Ccznmittee. Generally, such registration will be contingent

upon the achievement of a cumulative GPA of 3.0. In cases where supervisory

resources are limited, priority will be given to students with the higher

cumulative GPA.

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ASU 86-3

BAckground Document #5

Course Revisions:

CMNS

253-3: overlap with computing science eliminated.

CMNS

304-4: revised course content reflects current course, as

it has evolved.

CMNS

322-4: revised course reflects evolution of course and of

instructor's research.

CMNS

362-4: course focus narrowed to reflect specialized methods

in communication.

CMNS

400-4: revised course reflects developments in the

literature since course was introduced.

?

- -

CMNS

436-4: revised course broadened to incorporate other

research in the field and the research of faculty

teaching in the area.

CMNS

439-4: course broadened to include field placements related

to any one of Department's areas of concentration.

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COURSE REVISION: TITLE AND CALENDAR DESCRIPTION CHANGE

ENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

I.

Abbreviation

Calendar Information

Code: CMNS

?

Course Number:

?

253 ?

Credit

Department:

Hours:

?

Qt10ri

Vector:

?

0

Title of Course:

?

(change from) Introduction to Information Technologies

(change to) Introduction to Information Technology: The New Media

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

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

approved:

2.

Schedu

How frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible? ?

0

3.

Rationale:

Course no longer includes material more properly taught in introductory computing

science courses. The focus is now an examination of the technological systems as

new media of caitnunication, with primary emphasis on the relevant social issues.

4.

Btidetr and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

l

?

eer 1986

ccc____

Department Chairman

?

ea ?

(j

?

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline).

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0 ?

(IVINS 253: Calendar Description of Course

(charge from)

An introduction to caiiputer/cxxirnunication systems. Topics include: trends

in computer and ccrtuitunication technology; both industrial and governnental

activity; brief survey of existing systems. Camiunication technologies.

¶Irminals for man-machine cciilmunication. The (xTputer as a cronent in

carniunication systems. 1lidon and other

videotex

systems, trans-border

data flaw, automated office systems, etc., future systems, universal

information access and processing - the wired society.

(change to)

An introduction to new ccnirrn.mication/inforrnation technologies, seen as

new nedia of cannu.inication: the technologies, their uses, and the social

issues arising from them.

.

0

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MhI?

II'I

?

'

INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: THE NEW MEDIA

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

This course provides an introduction to the network approach

to understanding communication in society, in organizations, or

other social groups. Here the focus is on the networks of

relationships that both make social action possible and provide

the context for all social activities. The

'

:ourse begins with an

examination of some of the studies that provided the starting

points for the network approach. It moves on to the theory of

networks, introducing and definin

g

concepts and issues that are

central to the study of social networks, and describing the more

'

::omriion approaches taken to the analysis of networks. Finally,

attention is turned to illustrations of the uses of the network

approach in a range of different situations.

iin

?

and Gradi:

There will

assignments due

term paper will

Specific topics

discussed in adv

follows:

be short ?

(2-3 typed double-spaced pages)

in weeks 3, 5, 7 and 10. A short (7--9 pages)

be due on Friday of the last week of classes..

for these assignments and the term paper will be

rice in the lectures. Grades will be computed as

Assi g nment #1 due week 3

? 10%

Assignment #2 due week 5

?

157.

Assi

g

nment #3 due week 7

? 20%

Assi g

nment #4 due week 10 ?

207.

Term Paper ?

due week 13

? 35'!.

Students should expect to do some library research in pre-

paration for their term paper. All assignments are to be typed.

It is possible to submit assignments late, but there will be a

penalty of 10% per day, unless medical certificates are produced.,

The Department expects that the grades awarded in this

course will ?

bear some

?

reasonable relation to established

university-wide practices

?

with respect to both levels and

?

distribution of grades.

L

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CMNS 253: Introduction to Information

Technology:

the Mew Media

week

?

reading

1-2 ?

new media technology: development, growth, integration

3-4

?

research on the new media: theories and approaches

NM: 7-54

NR: 1-42

NM: 55-100

NR:68-86

5-6

?

individual and group media: electronic news and

mediated conferencing systems ?

NM:101-154

NR:87-114

7-8

?

office applications: word processing.tboffice automation:

productivity, morale, job structures ?

NM:155-216

NOT: 19-67

9-10

?

teleconferencing and telecommuting: the remote worksite NM:217-248

NR: 159-178

11

?

new media in libraries: the new libraries ?

NM:250-268

12

?

the new media and children ?

NM:269-286

NR:179-192

13

?

Problems: the New media in Old environments ?

NM:287-304

NOT :102-168

Readings:

NM ?

The New Media: Communication, Research, and Technology

?

Ronald E. Rice & Associates, Sage, 1984.

NR ?

The Network Revolution

Jacques Vallee, And/Or Press, 1982

NOT

?

New Office Technology

Harry J. Otway & Malcolm Peltu (eds), Ablex, 1983

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COURSE REVISION: CALENDAR DESCRIPTION, VECTOR .&

PRERE)UISITE

CHANGE

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1.

-

Abbreviation

Calendar

?

Information

Code:MNS

?

Course Number:304

?

Credit

Department:

Hours:4

Communication

Vector:

?

220

?

(char

2-0-2)

Title of Course: Communication and the Language of Everyday Life

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Nature of Course (change fran) lecture/tutorial (change

to)

lecture/seminar

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

(change from) QNS 110 or 130.

(change

to) ?

One upper

level

course

in

Cannunication, or permission of the instructor.

May not be taken concurrently with CMS 400.

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

approved:

2. Scheduling

Flow frequently will the course be offered?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

Rationale:

New

course description reflects current course content more adequately.

Prerequisite change: reflects current practice.

4.

Biidetary andSpace Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5.

Approval

I)ate:A6

er 1986

Department Chairman

?

irman, SCUS

SCUS 73-34b: (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SC11S 73-34a.

attach course outline).

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0 ?

CMNS 304: Calendar Description of Course

(change from) Examines cannunication, carrnunication theory, and everyday

language in relation to the social and economic context of society. Also

considered are differing contemporary and historical perspectives on the

bio-social system. The concepts of co-operation, cntpetition, mediation,

and the code-message relationship are analyzed in sane detail. Introduction

to the socio-ecological theory of communication.

(change to) An introduction to context theory and media literacy. Films and

documentaries are used as texts for the study of communication and popular

culture.

.

0

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is

CMNS 304-4

COMMUNICATION AND THE LANGUAGE OF EVERYDAY LIFE

Literacy is the kind of strategic knowledge that puts one in

command

of

the details

of

an art, craft, organization, means of

communication, or form of behaviour. Literacy is power, power to

make a difference, power to be a person, power to be real But

in media this power to

'

:ornrnand communication is readily abused,

and the audience can be trained to take this abuse for granted

and call it entertainment. ?

This course seeks to expose the

?

stereotyped but subtle ways in which movies and popular culture

have depicted the most irnp

' : '

rtant of all relations relations

between people in everyday life -- over the past 50 years,

leaving an ever more violent legacy of attitudes and values that

many people come unconsciously to accept as natural, or normal,

or even to be desired. Taking as an axiom

'that all behaviour is

communication, intended or understood or not, the course exposes

the unstated

'

:odes of communication that constrain our sense of

identity and personal opinions without our conscious awareness or

consent.

Er.

regui

sites: May be waived by permission of the instructor.

EJjj:

Heyday Fever (1975); Women in Production: The Chorus

Line, 1932-1980 (1982); METROPOLIS in 30 Minutes (1991); Blonde

Venus (1932); Oliver Twist (1948); The Pinks and the Blues

(1980); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Network (1976);

Citizen Kane (1941); The Seven Samurai (1954); Harlan County, USA

:1977:; The Battle of Algiers (1966); The Naked Civil Servant

(1975); Burn! (1969).

Required Readings:

Philip Knightley, The First Casualty: The War Corres

p ondent as

Hero. Propagandist, and M

y thmaker, 1975.

Colette Dowling, The Cinderella Com

p

lex, 1981.

Susan Br

'

:

'

wnmi 11cr, A

g

ainst Our Will: Men, Women and Ra

p

e, 1975.

Anthony Wi lden, The Ima

g

inary Canadian, 1980.

Anthony Wi 1 den, "The 20th Century War", "Thinking Strategy", "In

?

the Penal Colony", and other xeroxed items.

Jean-Paul Sartre, Anti-Semite and Jew, 1946.

Casey Miller and Kate Swift, The Handbook of

?

jWriting.

Recommended Reading:

Sylvia Hewlett, A Lesser Life, 1986.

Course Re

q

uirements: Major research paper -- bOX.

Attendance and active participation is

required but not graded.

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COURSE REVISION: TITLE, CALENDAR DESCRIPTION, CREDIT HOURS & VECTOR CHANGE

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

?

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Omnuni.cation

1••

Calendar Information

?

han

Denartmnt:

Abbreviation Code:_C'INS Course Number: 322

?

Credit Hours:4 Vector: 2-()-2

fr

?

(change frcn) Cciununication and Cultural context

?

2-0-1)

Title of Course:

(change to)

?

Onnunication in conflict and Intervention

Calendar Description of Course:

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

(change from)

?

(change to)

Nature of Course

lecture/tutorial

?

lecture/tutorial/lab

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

-

45 or more credit hours; at least two lower division courses in Ccmnunicatjon.

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?

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

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

possible?

3.

Rationale: title and course description: change reflects

evolution of the course in the last f.i years (new

e W hasis

currently makes up over 50%

of course content) and current direction of instructor's research.

credit hours/vector change: course requirements made consistent with other department

?

offerings; workload adjusted.

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)

What additional resources will be required in the following areas:

Faculty

Staff

Library

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment

5. Approval

Date: ?

6

Se

r 1986

Department Chairman

Dean

?

Chairman, SCUS

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

attach course outline).

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CMNS 322: Calendar Description of Course

(change fran)

The mode, meaning, and method of communication within and between cultural

and national groups. The course will develop a perspective in which to explore

and interpret both cultural differences and universal patterns of verbal and

non-verbal behaviour. Most of the examples will be drawn from non-western

and third world situations.

(change to)

The role of communication, and in particular the mass media, in various types

of conflict and the uses of ccarniunication-based strategies in the intervention,

arbitration and mediation of those conflicts.

.

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MNS 322-4

COMMUNICATION IN CONFLICT

AND

INTERVENTION

This course examines the role of communication in various

types of conflict. ?

The types of communication that are of

interest include:

?

the media, news coverage, and a phenomenon

?

often referred to as "the breakdown of communication". The types

of conflict to be studied include:

?

family conflicts, conflicts

?

about resource development, ethnic conflicts, union-management

conflicts and national conflicts. Emphasis will be placed on

identifying the dynamics of communication in each type of

conflict, and also on the different types of intervention --

e.g., mediation, arbitration, the Ombudsman, etc. -- that might

be employed in conflict resolution.

Although conflicts differ, a common framework, drawn from

cultural theory and political economy, will be used in this

course. Students will choose and work on a project that applies

this conceptual framework to specific situations. For example,

students might choose to study the media's role in strike

negotiations or to examine the relationships between local

conflicts and international communication.

Course Regui

2.

3.

4.

S

rements:

Mid-term Test

?

10%

Final Test

?

40%

Project ?

40%

Participation ?

10%

The Department expects that the grades awarded in this

course will bear some reasonable relation to established

university-wide practices with respect to both levels and

distribution of grades.

The following courses provide a useful complement to this

one: S.A. 303, S.A. 304, POL. 414, CRIM 412.

Weekly Schedule:

1.

Framework of analysis.

2.

Practical tips for studying conflict from a communication

perspective.

3.

Individual communication in family conflicts.

4.

The media and ethnic conflict.

5.

Public inquiries and resource conflict in B.C.

6.

Mid-term test.

7.

Patterns of communication intervention and cultural

differences.

8.

Union-management conflicts and media intervention.

9.

International institutions and local conflict.

. ?

10. Communication and bureaucracy.

11.

Mediation and the Ombudsman.

12. Conclusions.

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