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I am pleased to present to Senate the Annual Report of the 

Senate Committee on Academic Planning for the period 

January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982. 

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ANNUAL REPORT? 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING 

JANUARY 

DECEMBER 

1. iNTRODUCTiON 

Under the, rules of Senate, the Senate Committee on Academic 

Pla ' 

nning is required to submit an annual report. This report 

will cover the period from January 1, 

1982

through December 31, 

1982. 

Since most of the recommendations emerging from SCAP are 

subsequently reviewed by Senate, this report will only 

highlight the major proposals considered by the Committee and 

problems and issues stemming therefrom. 

II. ACTIVITIES DURING 1982 

In the past year, the Senate Committee on Academic Planning 

considered the following items: 

1.

Proposal for an Engineering Science Program including 

organization of Engineering Science as a separate 

Fàcu lty. 

-recommendations forwarded to Senate (February, 1982). 

2.

Permission for the Department of Business 

Administration and the Department of Computing Science 

to suspend for one year, beginning 1 March 1982, 

admission to extended studies diplomas in their 

departments. 

-recommendations forwarded to Senate (February, 1982) 

3.

Establishment of a joint SCAP/SCUS ad hoc committee to 

review the basis and operation of the undergraduate 

registration priority system. 

-Committee established; report submitted to SCAP (July 

1982) and to SCUS; recommendations forwarded to 

Registrar for implementation. 

4.

Discussion of 1981/82 proposed budget adjustments 

affecting the Faculty of Arts (English lecturer 

positions) , Faculty of Education (Faculty Associate 

Salaries) and Faculty of Science (non-salary operating 

budget), and the Teaching Assistant Budget. 

-no recommendations made. 

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5. Assignment of priorities for implementation of the 

following 1982/83 new programs: 

a.

Joint major in French, History and Politics 

b.

Certificate in French Language Proficiency 

c.

Extended Studies Diploma in Criminology 

d.

Ph.D. in Computing Science 

e.

Environmental Toxicology 

-recommendations accepted by President. 

6.

Proposal for a Co-operative Program in Biological 

Sciences 

-recommendation forwarded to Senate (March 1982) 

7.

Proposal for a Ph.D. Program in Communication. 

-recommendation forwarded to Senate (March 1982) 

8.

Proposal to establish two planning committees - 

internal and external - to develop SF•U Downtown. 

-approval given and committees formed. 

9a.

Proposal for a Centre for Resource Management 

-recommendation approved by SCAP but subsequently 

withdrawn after negative reaction from Faculties. 

9b.

Proposal for a minor in Resource Management. 

-in principle approval granted by SCAP; Director 

advised to proceed with development of a formal 

proposal. 

10.

Proposed changes to 100 numbered courses offered by the 

Department of English. 

-recommendations forwarded to Senate (June 1982) 

11.

Proposal for the degiee offered by the Faculty of 

Business Administration to be known as the Bachelor of 

Business Administration. 

-recommendation forwarded to Senate (June 1982) 

12.

Proposed Policy on International Students 

-recommendations forwarded to Senate 

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13.

Proposal for an Earth Sciences Program 

-in principle approval granted by SCAP; faculty members 

advised to proceed with development of formal proposal. 

14.

Proposal 'for a new MBA program 

-in principle approval granted by SCAP; chairman 

advised to proceed with development of formal 

proposal. Fully developed proposal subsequently 

submitted to SCAP, approved and forwarded to Senate 

(January, 1983). 

15.

Considered report of the President's Committee on 

Enrolment Limitations. 

-recommendations forwarded to Senate (October 1982) 

16.

Proposal to stream the Kinesiology Honors Program 

-proposal defeated. 

17.

Proposals: Graduate Programs in the Department of 

Criminology 

-in principle approval granted by SCAP of: 

-fundamental revision of the curriculum of the 

existing "academically oriented" M.A. program in 

Criminology 

-introduction of a Ph.D. program in Criminology 

-introduction of an Applied Master's Degree in 

Criminal Justice 

-Department Chairman advised to proceed with 

development of formal proposals. 

18.

Proposal for Review of Canadian Studies Program 

- SCAP agreed to defer consideration for one year. 

19.

Proposal for establishment of a non-thesis option 

Graduate Master's degree in Mathematics 

-in principle approval granted by SCAP; Department 

Chairman advised to proceed with development of a 

formal proposal. 

20.

Consideration of revised procedures for undergraduate 

curriculum review 

-recommendations forwarded to Senate (February 1983) 

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21.

Procedures for external review of the Departments of 

Sociology/Anthropology and 

p olitical Science. 

-procedures approved by SCAP 

22.

Assignment of priorities for the implementation of the 

following 1983/84 new programs: 

a.

Ph.D. programs in the 

b.

Diploma in Gerontology 

New M.B.A. program in 

Administration 

Faculty ot Education 

the Faculty of Business 

d.

Major in Visual Arts in the Centre for the Arts 

e.

Joint Honours Program in Mathematics and Computing 

Science. 

-Recommendations forwarded to President. 

III. THE ACADEMIC PLANNING FUNCTION 

In June, 1980, a planning report containing an assessment 

of Simon Fraser University and indióations of possible future 

directions was prepared by a sub-committee of SCAP, approved, 

and forwarded to Senate for its consideration. Subsequent to 

approval of the future planning direction statement by Senate, 

the Vice-President, Academic proposed to SCAP a set of 

recommendations regarding its terms of reference. These 

recommendations were also forwarded to Senate and received 

approval. 

Along with the recommendations for changes in SCAP's terms 

of reference, the Vice-President Academic proposed the 

establishment of a number of SCAP task forces to examine 

various planning issues of concern to the University. This 

approach was less productive than initially anticipated and was 

subsequently discarded. Instead, the Vice-President, Academic, 

in conjunction with the Deans, gave further consideration to 

the planning issues identified in the "Future Directions" 

statement. Their decisions culminated in a paper presented to 

SCAP entitled "Priorities in Academic Planning". The paper was 

initially reviewed by the COmmittee and, with minor 

modifications, was forwarded to Faculties for comments. The 

paper will be returned to SCAP after further consideration. 