SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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Senate
From
Off ice of the Dean of Graducte Stud i
Subject
Curriculum Changes, MRM Program
Date
Ociober
28, ?
1981
MOTION: That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board, as set forth In
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S.81-172 ?
- Curriculum
Changes, MRM program.
These changes were approved by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee
on October 26, 1981.
Bryan P. Beirne
Dean of Graduate Studies
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To
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Subject ...
COIJRS..REVISIONS -..M. Prog
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Attached please find sets of calendar revisions forwarded
to the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, after having been
reviewed and accepted by the Graduate Studies Committee of
the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies. These course
revisions are for the Master of National Resources Management
(MRM).
The first set of proposals represent essentially housekeeping
modifications to calendar descriptions for MRM642 and MRM647.
The second set of proposals involve a reweighting of the
number of course hours assigned to all of the courses in
MRI. In most cases these involve a modification from two
or three hours of credit per course to five hours of credit
per course.
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The faculty committee, having reviewed these carefully, is
convinced that they represent reasonable and valid modifications
and recommend that they be adopted. These modifications
accomplish two things: first, they more accurately reflect
the number of hours of work students are actually having to
put in for each of these courses; second, they bring the MRM
Program more into line with course hours assigned for courses
of similar density and expertise in the Master of Business
Administration and Education courses.
A
Paul JQ Brantlngha1/
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These revisions were approved by the Executive
August 31, 1981.
Committee, Senate Graduate Studies Committee,
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JUN 11 1981
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MAIL DEEM
SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
Tom Calvert, Dean
To
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Faculty Interdisciplinary Studies
MRM Course Revisions
Subject
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Chad Day, Director
From
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MPM Program
24pril 1981
Date
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The following revised course -descriptions for MW 642 and MI 647
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are for consideration at the next FIDS Graduate Committee meeting.
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A.
MPN
642-3
Old Title F
1
Description: ?
Regional Resource Planning.
Theory and techniques of regional
analysis; planning models and their
application to key resource sectors.
New Title F1 Description: ?
Regional Planning I
Theory and techniques of regional
analysis; planning models and
their application to key resource
sectors.
B.
MPN 647-3
Old
Title Description: ?
Rural Planning
The nature and typical problems of
rural areas, their people, their
governmental process, and powers.
New Title F1 Description: ?
Regional Planning II
A regional planning workshop involving
the application of theories and
techniques from the Regional Planning I
course.
The revisions to these courses will not require any additional resources
from the Library..
Chad Day, Dirctor
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PROPOSED PROGRN1 DESCRIPTION
Degree Requirements
At
least 65 credit hours are prescribed for the nrogrwn, 45 of
which are from the required group of courses and 20 are from the
electives. A further 10 credit hours from the required group must
be completed by students whose overall academic background is deficient.
Normally, students may be permitted formal transfer credit for 10 hours
of the basic (S credit-hour program for courses taken elsewhere.
Under these regulations, a student with previous graduate'Jcvcl
training in appropriate areas, and with a suitable undergraduate
background, could normally complete the UM Program requirements with
a minimum of 45 credit hours of work at Simon Fraser University. The
program of studies for each student must be approved by the Director.
Required Group of Courses
(At least 45 hours of these courses must be completed. Depending
on overall academic background, a further 10 hours may be required.)
MRM 601-5
Natural Resources Management I:
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Theory and Practice
f v
ffN 602-5
Natural Resources Management II: Advanced Seminar
MRM 611-5
Population and Community Ecology
?v1
612-5
Management Models of Biological Resources
f
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llM 621-5
Economics of Natural Resources
MRM 631-5
hydrology and Geomorphology of Drainage Basins
flI
v 1
641-5
Law and Resources
MIN 642-5
egional Resource Planning
MRM 646
. 5
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
MRM 699-10 Research Project
Elective Courses
vflv
632-S
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N 643-5
Terrain Evaluation
Mathematical Models in Resource
Planning
MflM 644-5
Public Policy Analysis
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IRM 645-5
flcsource 1'velopment and Communities
MRM 647-5
Rural Planning
M 650-5
Energy Uses and Policy
t v
lRM
651-5
Project Evaluation
MRM 660-5
Special Topic ?
in Resources Management
ECON 863-S
Fisheries Economics
MBA 6035*
Organization Management
MBA 6325*
Operations Research
MBA 691
5*
Business and Society
*With permission
of the Director of the MBA Program.
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(Other graduate courses may be substituted with the approval of the
Director.)
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PRESENT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Degree Iiirenents
At least 35 credit hours are prescribed for the program, 23 of which
are from the required group of courses and 12 are fran the electives.
A further 6 credit hours
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frxn the required group 'imist be
cxiipleted
by
the students whose overall academic background is deficient. Normally,
students may be permitted formal transfer credit for 6 hours of the basic
35 credit-hour program for courses taken e1sEwre.
Under these regulations, a student with previous graduate-level
training in appropriate areas, and with a suitable undergraduate background,
could normally
catplete
the
MR4
Program requirements with a minimum of
29 credit hours of work at Simon Fraser University. The program of studies
for each student must be approved by the Director.
Of
(At least 23 hours of these courses must be completed. Depending on
overall academic backgrt*nd, a further 6 hours may be required.)
MI4 601-2
Natural Resources Management I:
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Theory and Practice
MI4
602-2
Natural
Resources
Management II:
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Advanced Seminar
MM 611-3
Population and Cc.m..znity Ecology
M4 612-3
Management
,
Models of
Biological
Resources
MI1 621-3
Econanics of Natural Resources
t '
R4
631-3
Hydrology and C
* - - coorpliblogy of Drainage Basins
M11 641-3
Law and Resources
MR'4
642-3
Regional Resource Planning
?4
646-3
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
ri 699-4
Research Project
Elective Courses
M11 632-3,
Terrain Evaluation
MRM 643-3
Mathematical Models in Resource Planning
Mf'1 644-3
Public Policy Analysis
MF
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645-3
Resource Development and Ccxrnunities
MRM 647-3
Rural Planning
MW 650-3
Energy Uses and Policy
MRM 651-3
Project Evaluation
MBM 660-3
Special Topics in Resources Management
FXXJ 863-4
Fisheries Economics
MBA 603_5*
Organization Management
MBA 632_5*
Operations Research
MBA 691_5*
Business and Society
*With periuiss
'
ion of the Director of the
MBA
Program.
(Other graduab2 courses may be substituted with the approval of the Director.)
SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
To ?
Marian McGinn, Asst. Registrar
Craduate Studies
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4RM Program Changes
Subject.....
J.C.
Dr. ?
Day Direct
From
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or
MRN Program
June
une 1981.
Date......................................................
Rationale for Proposed MRN Program Changes
Experience over two years of starting up the MRN Program has
revealed that the hours allocated for individual classes seriously
underestimated the time required to present courses in the program.
The proposed changes would correct this problem. It also makes
the MRN courses equivalent in value to the professional courses
taught in Business Administration and Education.
CMdDay,
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