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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

COMMUNICATIONS - NEW COURSE 

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ANALYSIS 

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies 

at its meeting of May 3, 1983 gives rise to the following motion:- 

MOTION: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of 

Governors, as set forth in S.83-40 , the proposed 

New course CMNS 439-4 - Media Production and Analysis." 

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Subject to approval of the course by Senate and the Board, the 

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved waiver of the two semester 

time lag requirement in order that the course may first be offered for 

Fall, 1983. 

Note.: The Calendar description of this: course is to be editorialized. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Secretary to the Senate 

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CMNS 439-4, Media Production 

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and Analysis ISC 83-8 (revised) 

SCUS 83-20 

The Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies Undergraduate 

Curriculum Committee held a meeting on Tuesday, May 10 1983, 

at which further revisions to the above-noted course were 

approved, specifically, a more-explicit course outline. in 

addition examples of bibliographies from which the Department 

of Communication would expect the students to draw information 

in their analyses of particular case studies are attached. 

The representative from the 

expressed particular interest in 

to students enrolled in programs 

course. 

Would you please place this 

the Senate Committee on Undergra 

Centre for the Arts 

making CMNS 439-4 available 

in the Centre as an optional 

item on the next agenda of 

luaté Studies. 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON_UNDERGRADUATE_STUDIES 

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL 

FORM 

1. Calendar Information 

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Department: 

Abbreviation Code: 

CMNS

Course Number: 439 

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Credit Hours: 

Title of Course: 

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Media Production and Analysis 

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Calendar Description of Course: 

This course offers

students

who

have introductory-level production skills the opportunity

to work in a field placement in media

under 

faculty supervision. Its purpose is to

develop the critical abilities of students in analyzing the media in the context of

actual production. Students

are required

to arrange their

own

field placements and

faculty supervision. The

course

is open to

enrollment 

in any semester, depending upon

the availability 

faculty resources. 

Nature of Course 

Production skills experience 

and

analysis of media. 

Prerequisites (or special instructions):

credit hours and permission of the Department.

What 

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

approved: 

CMNS 

336, 257 

and

357

(dropped 

as of 82-3). 

Schedu1ing

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Flow frequently will the course be offered? 

every semester. 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? Fall 193 

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

possible? Professors Lba, Salter, Truax, Lorimer, 

and

Anderson. 

3.

Ohjectives of the 

Course 

To provide experience in media production beyond the in

roductory level.

To provide the opportunity for analysis of m

dia production.

To promote interchange between learning in critical analysis of media courses

and production work.

4.

Biidgetay and_S 

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Reqireents 

(for information only) 

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additional resources

will he required in the following areas: 

Faculty None

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None

Library None

Audio 

Visual screening of productions by supervisory faculty: none.

Space ? 

None 

Equipment None 

5.

Approval 

Date: 

Dena rtment 

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CNNS 439-4 

MEDIA PIDDUCIGJ 

AND ANALYSIS 

Course Outline 

The proposed course (CMr4S 439-4, Media Production and Analysis) focusses 

upon the analysis of media from the perspective of both policy and practice 

using a case study methodology. The course will be undertaken as a directed 

study in one of a variety of areas, e.g., book publishing, newspaper 

publishing, 

television

production, radio production, and so forth. 

On the policy and analytical side, students will write a number of 

short papers or one major paper which will: 

1.

Define company and/or project status and structure with which 

they are working, e.g., ownershi 

p , regulatory status, eligibility 

for subsidization, etc. 

2.

Summarize present market structures and conditions which directly 

influence the carany and/or project. 

3.

Describe goverment policy 

which

directly affects the operations 

of the company and/or project. 

On the production side, students will: 

1.

Keep a field diary. 

2.

Describe production processes in which they were involved. 

3.

Suthiit facsimiles of production work. 

As a method for integration of both sides of their work students 

will submit a case study evaluation of production techniques, company 

structure and government policy in the context of the focus of their 

production work. 

The reasons we wish to have a specific course listed with this title 

are both to provide recognition to students who undertake 

such

work and 

to encourage students with a production background to develop a critical 

perspective in a production context. 

REGISTRAR'S NOTE: 

The original submission of this course proposal contained the following 

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• - Canadian Books on Publishers and Publishing 

- Trade Periodicals 

These are available for perusal by Senators in Secretariat Services. 