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...................................... .From..

.Of.fice.o.f.the..Dean.of.Gra.duate..Studi6s 

Subj.d

Approval of Credit 

For Short Course Date

February 14 1984 

sponsored by the Western Deans df" 

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ctiidlpc. 

Action undertaken by the Executive Committee, Senate Graduate Studies 

Committee, gives rise to the following motion:- 

MOTION: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to 

the Board of Governors, as set forth in 

S.84-24,

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the following motion: 

That the specialist Short Courses 

sponsored by the Western Canadian 

Deans of Graduate Studies carry one 

semester hour of credit." 

This motion was approved by the Executive Committee, Senate Graduate 

Studies Committee at its meeting on February 13, 1984. 

John N. Webster 

Dean of Graduate Studies. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

Executive Carttti.ttee of the Senate

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Subjed

From ......

l:er

Graduate Studies

Date ....... February ....984

The Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies fran time to time approve the

offering of a Short Course (1 week duration) in a specialized field and the

cost of these occasional Short Courses is shared by the Western Canadian

Universities.

Please find attached the terms of reference of these Short Courses, and note

in particular the following points:

(i)

the courses are taught by a collaboration of specialists

on faculty of western universities,

(ii)

the courses are at the graduate level in specialized fields

associated with an excellent group of faculty and special

facilities,

(iii)

there is formal evaluation of the course.

This

semester, faculty members f ran four western universities are collaborating

to give a Short Course on the "Reproduction and Development of Marine

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Invertebrates" at Bamfield Marine Station (see attached sheet).

This

provides

a timely example of the type of course that may occur. The Department of

Biological Sciences has requested one semester hour of credit for this course.

In view of the quality control determining the nature of these courses, and

the intensity and level of instruction, the amount of one semester hour

credit is being formally requested. Whether or not such credit is allowed as

part of the core requirement for the student's graduate degree depends on the

recaiirendation of the student's Supervisory Carimittee.

Mo'ria

"That the specialist Short Courses sponsored by the Western

Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies carry one semester hour

of credit."

I am advised by the Registrar's Office that an appropriate course number

would be WCDC 500.

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SIMON FPI½SER 'UNIVEPSIT'f 

GUIDELINES FOR SHO1T (XXJPSES 

Sponsored by the 

Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies 

1.

Graduate Summer short courses sponsored by the Western Canadian 

Deans of Graduate Studies are designed to encourage collaboration in 

training students at the graduate level by the offering of short 

courses that give students an exposure to specialized fields of 

knowledge in which one of the universities may have particular strength. 

The courses should not be staff workshops or seminars but rather 

should have a strong element of specialized training. Each course 

should be based on a major specialized library holding, regional 

facility or nationally or internationally recognized excellence of sane 

group in the host university. 

The cost of the courses is shared by the Western Canadian. Universities 

who provide funds on the basis of a "tax" of one dollar per full-tine 

graduate student, which is assessed annually. 

2.

The courses are open only to full-tine students. 

The courses are ordinarily of one week's duration. If the number of 

applicants exceeds the number that can be acccmnodated, the home 

university should decide who will be admitted giving priority to 

visiting students, 'and attention to achieving a representative mix. 

Where the number of applicants f ran any one university exceeds what 

seems a reasonable quota, the decision as to which students will go 

will be made by the Dean of Graduate Studies of that university. 

3.

Courses that are proposed should be approved by the university 

proposing and submitted to the Western Deans through their Dean of Graduate 

Studies. A course outline and budget should be included. 

4.

The deadline for submitting proposals is February 15 to enable 

consultation by the Deans at their annual meeting where a decision will 

be made as to which courses are to be 'offered. 

5.

The host university should canvass all other universities no later than 

March 15, doing so through the Deans of Graduate Studies who will then 

solicit naninations of students for the course. 

6.

When the course has been completed, the host university should prepare 

a course evaluation for distribution to the other universities. 

7.

Details of the budgetary mechanisms for operating these courses can 

be obtained from the Dean of Graduate Studies Office. 

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REPRODUCTION AND

DEVELOPMENT OF'

MARINE INVERTEBRATES

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A Special Graduate Short Course

Sponsored

The Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies and

The Western

Canadian Universities Marine Biological

Society

to be held at

The

Bainfleld

Marine Station, April 9-15, 1984

Course Description (Marine Science 500)

This coo r,e is a

special one-week short

course for

graduate students

in I

nvertcliratc or developmental

biology. Field and laboratory work will utilize spring reproductive

events

will include: control Of

reprod

uction.

firt I

izal ion. morpliogeiu'sis,

larval forms, larval biology.

sett

lement and metamorphosis.

instructors

Dr.

F.ohcrL

I). Burke,

University

of Victoria

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Dr. Fu

Slii:itig Chia. University of

Alberta

Dr.

Thursturi C. lacalli . Universit y

Saskatchewan

Dr. \1

l'aul

niversity of Victoria

Michail Smith. Simon Fraser University

Credit

Graduate cied I

For

this cou

rse

may be ariai ged with the Dean of C ad nate SI iiil es at slit itsori ng

unicr5ItleS.

Application Procedures

Application krnts are available from the following individuals:

Dr. R.E. Forcln2n. Director. Bamlield

Marine

Station. Bamlield, B.C. VOR 180.

or The Aeak'niic Committee representatives for

l)r. F.S.Chia

Dept.

Dr.

Dept. ?

Columbia

or The

Dvan of Graduate Studies at all Western Canadian Universities.

Enrollment is limited to 15 students with selection based on academic

standing and research

interests.

Hirst preference ill be given to students from the Western Canad

ian

Universities sponsoring [his

course.

Please mnai I

u/ g ill S

copy

of application form.

transcripts. stateme

indicating interest in this course.

and a

teller

icleicuct' front sour supervisor

to:

The

Dircctoi.

lkiinli'hl Marine Su:it ott. ftiuuilithil.

B.C. OR I Bit.

Phase un:uI

3011m

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application form and acopy of

letter

ol relerence to Dr.

Rh). RIO

kt.

lX'1irttuit'nt

ol Biology. Uitiersily of

\ietoria. RU.

Box 1700, Victoria. B.C. VtI\

2V2

Application I)t'ildli

I Ftliiiiary I iR4

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Costs

All

trawl.

aci':utitidiitiuui.

hoard and cmirs e

costs will he

paid

by the course sponsors. pro dcii

Iarticih

i.ults

tra ci according to aruingt'iuit'itLS

made by the Banulield Marine Station Diieeto;. Details

ill tie irk

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all students a('cept('ih.