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PLANNING
SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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.JUNE 17
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1982.
ANNUAL REPORT-1981
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I.
INTRODUCTION
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Under the rules of Senate, the Senate Committee on
Academic Planning is required to submit an annual report.
This report will cover the period from January 1, 1981
through December 31, 1981.
Sinôe most ot 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 there from.
II.
ACTIVITIES DURING 1981
In the past year, the Senate Committee on Academic
Planning considered the following items:
1.
Proposal for a Joint Program in French, History,
Politics.
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (February,
1981).
2.
Assignment of priorities to Universities Council of
Brit-ish Columbia funding categories for the following
new programs:
a. Environmental toxicology.
b Engineering Science
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U.C.B.C. advised of appropriate categorization for
funding of above new programs.
3.
Proposed guidelines for review of programs by SCAP.
Revisions were considered at several times during the
years with recommendations forwarded to Senate
(December, 1981).
4.
Proposed new courses in Ancient Greek
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (July, 1981)
5.
Proposal for Ph.D. programs in Education.
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (July, 1981)
6.
Proposal for a Ph.D. program in Communication.
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in principle approval for further development of
the proposal granted; the Department of Communication
advised to proceed with development of a formal
proposal.
7.
Communication Skills Report.
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recommendations from the Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Studies were considered and approved.
To this date, no further action taken.
8.
Proposal for Program in Engineering Science - Phase I.
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recommendation forwarded to Senate (July, 1981)
9.
Centre for the Arts development plan.
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forwarded to Senate for information (July, 1981)
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Proposal for a Diploma Program in gerontology.
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in principle approval granted by SCAP; program
director advised to proceed with development of formal
proposal Fully developed proposal subsequently
submitted to SCAP, approved and forward to Senate for
consideration (December, 1981).
11.
Proposal for a Certificate in French Language
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (November,.
1981)
12.
Proposal for an M.A. in Women's Studies.
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approval in principle granted. Program
Co-ordinator advised to proceed with development of
comprehensive proposal for further consideration.
13.
Enrolment limitations - Department of Business
Administration.
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (October, 1981)
14.
Enrolment limitations - Department of Computing
Science.
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (October, 1981)
15.
Proposal for the establishment of a Faculty of
Business Administration.
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (November,
1981)
16.
Degree designations.
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consideration was given to the extent to which
further identifiers should be attached to
undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded by Simon
Fraser University. Following preparation of
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and further discussion, it was agreed that no further
action would be taken.
17.
Proposal for a Visual Arts Major.
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (January, 1982)
18.
Proposal for an Extended Studies Diploma in
Criminology.
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recommendations forwarded to Senate (January, 1982)
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THE ACADEMIC PLANNING FUNCTION
In June, 1980, a planning report containing an
assessment of Simon Fraser University and indications 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 references. These recommendations
were also forwarded to Senate and received approval.
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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
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produôtive than
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initially anticipated and was subsequently discarded.
Instead, the Vice-President Academic, in conjunction with
the Deans, has given further consideration to the planning
issues identified in the "Future Directions" statement. A
paper based on these discussions will be presented to SCAP
in 1982.
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