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Action taken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its
meeting on Tuesday April 10,
1979,
gives rise to the following related
motions:
MOTION I
That Senate approve and recommend approval to. the Board of
Governors' the introduction of the following new Bio-'Science
courses as well as the renumberi,ng and title change of the.
existing course BISC
448-3
as outlined below and detailed in
S79-
(1)
New course: BISC
329-4
Introduction to Experimental
Techniques;
(2)
New course: BISC
429-3
Experimental Techniques I:
Separation Methods;
(3)
New course: [3ISC
439-3
Experimental Techniques II:
Ecological Methods;
(4)
Course renumbering and title change of
BISC
448-3
to BISC
449-3
Experimental Techniques III:
Histochemistry;
(5)
New course: BISC
415-3
Ornithology;
(6)
Deletion of BISC
42
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3, 438-3, 448-3, 409-3.
MOTION II
That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors that the Group I requirements, for a Major (and
therefore an honors) in Bio-Science be changed to:-
3
courses from Group I - Cellular and Molecular Biology.
These
3
courses are BISC
301-3,
BISC
329-4
and one of
BISC
429-3, 439-3
or
449-3.
NOTE: The change in the Group I requirements brings the total semester hours
in Biological Sciences required for a Major to
54
hours (up from
50).
The previous Group I requirement read as follows: "2 courses from
Group I - Cellular and Molecular Biology. These
2
courses are
BISC
301-3
and one of BISC
428-3, 438-3,
or
448-3".
Time Waiver ?
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Subject to the approval by Senate and the Board of Governors of the
above courses the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studi
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es has approved the
waiver of the time lag requirement in order that these courses can be
offered in the semester 80-1. It was recognized that these courses should
only be introduced if the required funding is obtained and that the request.
for that funding must be pursued 'by the department through the normal operating
budget and
'equipment allocation channels available to the department.,
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MEMORANDUM
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Secretary, SCIJS
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Subject.............BISC New course proposals and
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Date.....1979 03 28
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course revision.
At the meeting of 1979 03 13, the Faculty of Science approved the following
motion,
"That the Faculty of Science approve the new course proposals,
BISC 329-4 Introduction to Experimental Techniques
BISC 429-3 Experimental Techniques I: Separation Methods
BISC 439-3 Experimental Techniques 1.1: Ecological .
Methods
and the renumbering and title change of the exixting course BISC 448-3 to
BISC 449-3 Experimental Techniques III: Histochemistry,
and forward these to SCUS for consideration and approval."
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If approved by Senate, the new course will replace the existing courses,
BISC 428-3, 438-3, and 409-3.
At the same meeting, a further motion was passed,
" That the Faculty of Science approve the new course proposal,
BISC 415-3 Ornithology
and forward it to SCIJS for consideration and approval."
Supporting documents are attached.
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New Techniques Courses
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Date... March 8, 1979..
BISC 329, 429, 439, 449.
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The new sequence of techniques courses was developed with the following
main, objectives:
(1)
To update instruction in biological analysis and measurement techniques;
(2)
To provide all Biology majors and honours students with an adequate
level of expertise in methodology; and
(3) To design a course format that would enable meeting objectives (1) and
(2) without increasing the requirements for instructional staff or space.
The current techniques courses (BISC 428, 438, 448) are critical components
of the Biological Sciences undergraduate curriculum, but they have lost much of
their instructional value since their introduction more than 10
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years ago. This
has happened as a result of a combination of factors, including inadequate space,
lengthy turn-around times between experiments, and limited instrumentation.
Because of limitations on space and equipment, enrolment in each course has
been effectively limited to about 25 students per semester.
The Department considers it essential that all Biology students are provided
an opportunity for gaining expertise in the use and interpretation of standard
measurement techniques. The new course Introduction to Experimental Techniques
(BISC 329-4) is intended to provide such an opportunity; the course will be
required of all Biology students and will have an estimated enrolment of about
100 students per annum or about 50 students in each of 2 out of 3 semesters.
From the uniform basis provided by this course, students will specialise at
the 400-level by selecting 1 of 3 courses in either Separation Methods (BISC 429-3),
Ecological Methods (BISC 439-3) or Histochemistry (BISC
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449-3); each of the
400-level courses is expected to accommodate an enrolment of about 25-30
students per annum.
To allow for the higher enrolment in BISC 329 we propose to introduce a
fixed time-period laboratory consisting of 2 sections of two 3-hr periods each;
each section will accomodate 25 students. These periods will be scheduled for
afternoon-leaving the morning free as before; however, students may use, if
necessary, the morning periods for completing laboratory exercises.
Although the Department does not now have available space for the fixed-
time schedule format, such space will become available with completion of
Phase IV. The expected higher enrolment in BISC 329 will create requirements
for additional and updated equipment. Much of the initial cost of instrumen-
tation will be offset, over time, by savings in supervisory staff that would
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The new 400-level courses represent modification of existing courses that
will be dropped from the calendar, if the new system is approved. Thus, the
new courses will not require additional space, but they will require new or
updated equipment. (It should be noted that similar expenditures will be
required for maintaining the current courses viable.) As each of the 400-level
courses will be offered, on average, once per year with an estimated enrolment
of about 25-30 students, we propose to continue with an open-laboratory format;
that format provides students with maximum flexibility for scheduling their
times while minimising requirements for duplicate equipment.
The new courses will not create requirements for new faculty, support
staff, or other services, that is, unless enrolments should increase substan-
tially above our current estimates. However, the new courses will require
funding over a period of about 3 years at levels measurably above current
requirements. A precise estimate of the total costs involved in changing over
to the new experimental techniques courses cannot be given; however, a reason-
able estimate of the initial costs is $30 - $40,000, with perhaps additional
annual expenditures of $10 - $15,000/annum over the next 3 years. For example,
no significant costs are involved in changing over from BISC 448 to BISC 449.
BISC 329 will require some major items such as UV-Vis spectrophotometer
with variable slit accessories, coulombmetric Cl-titration apparatus, bomb
colorimeters, pH meters, etc. Other essential equipment is on hand.
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BISC 429 will require updating of current and worn-out equipment including
rotors for.ultracentrifuge, fraction collectors, spectrophotometer; other
equipment on hand.
BISC 439 will requIre sampling apparatus including grabs, dredges, corers,
nets, telemetry equipment, sacles, drying ovens, calipers, etc; part of equip-
ment on hand.
In summary, by introducing a 2-tiered system of experimental techniques
courses, the Department hopes to provide Biology students with adequate
exposure to basic up-to-date procedures of biological analysis and measurement.
We believe that such learning will enhance the employment opportunities of
Biology students and, indirectly, contribute to the development of quantitat-
ively oriented inter-departmental programs. From a budgetary point of view,
we expect that the initial cost of equipment will be offset, to a large degree,
by the increased efficiency in handling higher enrolments.
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Changes in the technique courses in Biological Sciences
When the programme in Biological Sciences was established, one
of the principal features was the development of three,
Technique
Courses (BISC 428-3, 438-3, and 448-3). These courses have served
the. Department and the students well. However, the courses are now
showing their age and appear to be inappropriate in their present
form. As a result the Department is proposing a revised offering
in Experimental Techniques.
One basic requirement is thaL students in modern Biology must
be aware of, and be able to adapt or apply directly, a wide variety
of techniques to biological problems.. These techniques must be
accessible, useful, and appropriately placed in the biological
context. We adopted the following guidelines. First, all biologists
must be versatile in various measurement techniques and in
. the handling
and interpretation of the resulting data. Second, biologists should
have sufficient technical expertise in the specific area of their
interest to be able to conduct and interpret experiments in these
area s.
As a consequence we propose the introduction of a basic measurement
course (BISC 329-4) as a. required course for all Biology Majors and
Honours students. This course will, in addition, serve as a
prerequisite of a second level (required) Technique course in a more
restricted area. There are to be three such courses (BISC 429-3,
BISC 439-3 and BISC 449-3) from among which students select one. In
order to reduce the impact of the new courses on our resources the
current Technique courses BISC 428 and BISC 438 and the Field Ecology.
course (BISC 409) will be dropped.
The reorganization will involve the following curriculum changes:
Introduce BISC 329-4
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Drop BISC 428-3 and 438-3
Introduce BISC 429-3
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DropBISC 428-3, 438-3
Introduce BISC 439-3
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Drop BISC 409-3
Renumber BISC 449-3
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from BISC 448-3
The educational benefits are clear. A student will be introduced
first, to the basic measurement techniques used by biologists (applied
to biological problems),. and second, the students will be provided an
opportunity for increasing their technical expertise in an area relevant
to the area of emphasis in their undergraduate biology programme.
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The laboratories for BISC 329-4 will be taught in a fixed time
format in order to reduce the demands on laboratory space and teaching
support staff. However, in order to realize these savings some funds
will be required to update and expand equipment required for hands-on
experience by the students. Due to the reorganization of the material
covered in BISC 429-3 and BISC 439-3 equipment costs will be a factor in
the ability of Biological Sciences to offer these up-dated and reorganized
Technique Courses.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NhV COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
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Department:
Biological Sciences
Abbreviation
Code:B1S
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Course Number: _3 ?
Credit
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4 Vector: 2-2-6
Title of Course:
Introduction to Experimental Techniques
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Calendar Description
of Course:
This course is designed to introduce students to
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basic measurement methods
and instrumentation as used in modern biology.
Nature of Course
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Lecture and, Laboratory. See attached sheet.
Prerequisites
(or special 'instructions) :
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cre0in Biological
Sciences and completion of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics requirements for
a B.Sc. degree in Biology (see pg. 368).
What course (courses),
if any, is being dropped from the
calendar if this course is
approved:
BISC 428-3 and BISC 438-3.
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will
the
(OUt SC
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Twice/year
Semester in
which the course will first be offtred?.
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Which of your
present faculty would he available to
make the proposed offering
possible?
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Drs.
Burr, Lister, Smith, and Bai].iie.
3. objectives of
the Course
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Please see attached page.
4.
Budgetary and Space
Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources
will be required in the
following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
see memorandum iron M. Mackauer to J. !ehster dated 79-03-0.
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date:
par€ment
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL BISC 329-3: supplementary information.
1.
Nature of Course:
Note: The tutorial component of the course will immediately precede each
laboratory period and will form part of the laboratory session. This
relationship is necessary to ensure that the students have an appropriate
technical introduction to each laboratory and have an opportunity for
follow-up discussions of theobservations.
3. Objectives of the course:
The primary objective of the course is to introduce Biology students to
basic measurement techniques at a point in their academic development
prior to taking major laboratory courses. The student will be exposed to
basic instrumentation and methods that have application at several levels
of experimental biology. This course will be a prerequisite to fourth
year Biology courses in microtechnique (BISC 449), ecological methods
(BISC 439), and separation methods (BISC 429). In addition, the methods
learned in the proposed course will enable the Biology undergraduate to
undertake appropriate laboratory exercises in courses such as BISC 424,
BISC 437, BISC 447, BISC 490, 491, 492.
Our intent is to institute a third year experimental techn'ique course as
a required course for all biology majors and honours students. This course
will concern itself with methods and instrumentation applicable at all
levels of biology. It draws heavily on the information now covered in
BISC 428 and BISC 438. Consequently, there will be a revamp of the 4th
year experimental techniques courses excepting BISC 448 which is a natural
unit and will be maintained as BISC 449. Refer to the course proposal
forms for BISC 429 and BISC 439 for information regarding the 4th year
experimental techniques course revisions.
The introductory experimental technique course (BISC 329)
is designed to
alleviate two deficiencies in the present undergraduate program in the
Biological Sciences. First, under the present program Biology students
enrolled in upper levels Biology courses lack knowledge of basic measurement
methods and are often inefficient at the lab bench. As a result, there is
a great deal of duplication in upper level lab courses in which basic
measurement methods must be taught. Second,
in
the special case of
independent research semesters (BISC 490-92) much time may be squandered
by the student learning basic methodology. The introduction of BISC 329-4
and the requirement of an additional technique course will further improve
the B.Sc. in the Biological Sciences.
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Lecture and Laboratory Topics
1.. Data measurement, reduction and presentation.
Measurement errors, application of simple statistics, introduction to APL,
notebook preparation, etc.
2. Application of electronic instrumentation to biology. Voltage measurement,
transducers, amplifiers and recorders applied to nerve-muscle preparation.
3.
pH
measurement of biological solutions; buffers and buffering property of
blood.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL BISC 415-3: supplementary information
Rationale
This course is intended to focus attention on a group of vertebrates
the study of which has led to many advances in ecology. By the third year,.
our undergraduates have had many basic courses that
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deal with some aspect
of biology, such as physiology, genetics, and developmental biology. This
approach, although logical, does not emphasize the integration of these
important aspects of biology into living organisms. The proposed course
draws together knowledge gained through exposure to many different fields of
biology, culminating in a better understanding of birds as functional units of
the environment.
This course has been offered as a Special Topics course to good response
by students. The Department is now in a position to recognize both student
and faculty interest by proposing Ornithology as. a regular component of
their undergraduate offering.
BISC 415 - Ornithology -_Selected Topics
1.
Introduction, classification, origin of North American birds
2.
Feathers - types, development, maintenance, feather tracts
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3. Molt - plumage change, molt patterns, energy requirements of molt, timing
4.
Flight - mechanisms, wing shapes and ecology, energy requirements
5.
Sense organs - touch, smell, sound, vision
6.
Vocalization and territory - types of sound, song learning, ecology of
sound.
7.
Basic morphology - circulation, respiration, digestion and food habits,
excretion and 'reproduction (egg formation, 'photoperiodical and physiologLca1
adaptations, timing of egg laying)
8.
Reproduction and ecology
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'eggs, nests, clutch size and its regulation,
physiology of incubation, incubation period, hatching, fledging, mortality
9.
Nest parasitism - occurence, adaptations
10.
Migration - why migrate?, origin, physiology and behavior, timing,
direction, orientation
'11. Management and conservation
Supplementary information BISC 329-3 (continued)
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4.
Amperometry and polarography. Measurement of Cl conc. of crustacean blood.
Oxygen-electrode applied to respirometry.
5.
Introduction to research microscopy. Optimization of phase and bright-field
techniques.
6.
Photometry. Measurement of light intensity and spectral distribution in lab
and field.
7.
Absorption spectrophotometry. Special attention to spectra of biological
materials and measurement in tissues.
8.
Fluorescence spectrophotometry. ATP measurement using the luciferin/
luciferase system. Spectrophotofluorometry of neural transmitters (catecholainines).
9.
Radiation safety, characteristics of radioisotopes.
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particles, gamma and
X-radiation decay rates, half-lives, specific activity.
10.
Measurements of radiation, Geiger:Muller tubes, scalars, scintillation counters;
quenching, shielding, efficiency.
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and development.
12.
Measurenient of osmotic pressure of biological fluids.
13.
Measurements of heat and temperature. Bomb calorimetry for application to
measurement of caloric-flow in ecosystems.
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
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1.
Calendar Information ?
Department: Biologil
Sciences
Abbreviation Code:
BISC
Course Number: 429
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Credit Hours: 03 Vector:
1-1-6?
Title of Course:
Experimental Techniques I: Separation Methods.
Calendar Description of Course:
Theory and practice of analytical and preparative separation methods in
biology.
Nature of
Course Lecture & Laboratory
Prerequisites
or special instructions)
BISC 329, or permission of the
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course is
approved:
BIsC 428-3 and BISC 438-3.
2.
scheduling
Flow frequently will
the. course h
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Once/year
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Semester in which
the course
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be offered?
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Which of your present
faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
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Drs. Lister, Smith, Burr and Baillie
3. objectives of the Course
The objective of this course is to expose advanced undergraduate students
to the methods of cell, organelle, and macromolecular separation and analysis
used in contemporary experimental biology. This will be accomplished by
student participation in open lab in which specific techniques will be
applied to selected research problems.
4.
Budgetary and Space
Requirements (ior information only)
What additional resources will
be required in the
following areas:,
Faculty
Staff
Library
see memorandum from M. Mackauer to J. Wehster dated 79-03-08.
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date:
Dartment Chairman
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Rationale
This course will be .a combination of several areas currently presented in
3IsC 428 and BISC 438. With the introduction of a third year level "Measurements"
course, (BIsc 329-4), this fourth year course can concentrate on separation
methods and techniques used in modern biology. This course will be of particular
use to students interested in molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, and
physiology. The techniques will also be relevent to the analysis of environmental
molecular pollutants.
This course will be presented as an open lab supplemented with (1) lectures
to provide the theoretical background for the laboratory exercises and (2)
tutorials to provide the necessary technical background and follow-up discussions
of the laboratory exercises.
The lab projects will cover the following areas:
Electrophoretic methods;
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Theories of electrophoresis
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Classical, methods: cellulose acetate and the separation of plasma
proteins
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Modern electrophoretic methods:
i) Inununoelectrophoresis
ii)
Polyacrylamide and agarose electrophoresis media: use of
specific protein denaturants, SDS, urea, etc.
iii) ' Isoelectriç focusing
iv)
Two-dimensional electrophoresis
II Chromatographic techniques:
a)
Paper and thin-layer chrômatrography
b)
Ion exchange methods
c)
Gel filtration
d)
Affinity chromatrography
III Sedimentation and centrifugation techniques
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Theories of sedimentation
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Cellular separation on basis of size and density
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Cell organelle isolation; sucrose gradients, and preparative differential
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d)
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?
Macromolecular characterization, sedimentation velocity, and sedimentation
equilibirum methods
e)
?
Density gradient centrifugation; rate zonal, and isopycnic methods
SENATE
COMMI'VFEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NOW
COURSE
1
1
ROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
?
Department:Biological
Abbreviation Code:
?
Course
Number: ?
Credit Hours:
?
Vector: 1-
1-6
Title of Course:
Experimental Techniques II: Ecological Methods
Calendar Description
of Course:
Field and laboratory techniques in ecology.
Nature of Course
Laboratory course with field sessions.
Prerequisites
(or
special Lrlstruct
ions)
BISC 204,329 or permission of Department ; BISC 310, 304 and 404 are
recommended.
What course (courses),
if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this
course is
approved:
BIsc 409.
2.
scheduling
How frequently will
the
course he of fnred?
?
Once/year during summer or fall semeste:
Semester in which
the course will first be offered?
Which of your present
faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
P
ossible?
Drs. Brooke, Dill, Geen, Hartwick, Mathewes, Sadleir, Verbeek. The cour
will be team-taught-to give a balanced presentation of plant and animal problems.
3.
Objectives of the Course
To provide instruction in the methods of collecting, analysing, and presenting
ecological data.
4.
Budgetary and Space
Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be
required in the
following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio visual
?
see memorandum from M. Mackauer to J. Webster dated 79-03-0$•
Space
Hquipent
5.
Approval
Date:
Deàrtment CFialrman
?
Dean ?
: ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:/
(When com
pletin
g
this form,or instructions
see Memorandum SCIJS 73-34a.
COURSE CHANGE AND
TITLE CHANGE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRAbU..
1. Calendar Information
Department: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Abbreviation Code:
BIsc
?
Course Number: ?
449 ?
Credit Hours:
3
?
Vector:
1-1-6
Title of Course: Experimental Techniques III Histochemistry
Calendar Description of Course:
Current Title: Experimental Techniques III
Nature of Course
Prerequisites (or
special instructions)
?
"J ?
._. ?
...
What course (courses), if ally, is being dropped from the
calendar if this course is
approved:
BISC 448
2.
Scheduling
Flow frequently
will the course be offered?
Semester in
which the course will first be offered?
Which of your present
faculty would be available to make
the proposed offering
possible?
3.
Objectives of the Course
Rationale for the change: The realignment of the Experimental Techniques
courses in Biological Sciences has resulted in name and number changes of
the other courses in this group. In order to have a consistent number-and
name sequence the changes noted above are proposed.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements
(for
information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following
areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
.)ate:
' rtment.hdJrman ?
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
Sft
?
i•- 34b
?
(When ?
inq
hi
form,
for instructions
see
Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
.
C"/
M Mackauer.
/
MM/ms
cc C. L. Kemp
SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
?
To........
?
From ......
?
cinan
?
Dean of Science.
BI
Subject.. .
?
•4•15
..
(oil.ogy')
?
Date.....
Mçh
7,
•
?
.
With reference to the proposal to introduce a new course Ornithology
(BISC 415-3), I do not expect that approval of the course will create any
new requirements for faculty, staff, space or similar support. There may
be, from time to time, requirements for laboratory supplies or minor equip-
ment. As the course has been given twice as a Special Topics course with
enrolments of 48 and 14 students in 1977-1 and 1978-3, respectively, I
would anticipate an average enrolment of about 20-25 students at a course
frequency of once per year.
W?
0
1 ?
46
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
?
Department:
Biological Scincc'
Abbreviation Code:
BISC ?
Cour;e Nuitihei :
415 ?
Credit Hours: ?
Vector:
Title of Course: ?
Ornithology
Calendar Description 'i ('uurse:
Pn introduction to the biology of birds, with an emphasis on their
reproduction, morphology, behaviour, and ecology.
• Nature of Course Lectures, laboratories and occasional field trips
Prerequisites (or speiaI instructions)
BISC 304-3 or BISC 316-3
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the
calendar if this course is
approved:
None
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course ln )ft(1
?
Once/year
Semester in
which the course wili fir:;t: be offered? 80-1
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the
proposed offering
possible? ?
Dr. N., Verbeek
3. Obiectives
of the Course
To provide advanced undergraduate students with an understanding of the
biology of birds. This will be achieved through a series of lectures
on a wide range of topics. Laboratories will emphasize classification,
identification, and morphology of North American-birds, behaviour, and
ecology. Field trips will provide practical experience in field identification,
behaviour studies and ecology of birds.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will, be required in
the
following
areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
?
See attached memo from M.Mackauer to T.M. Webster of 79 03 07.
Space
Equipment ?
j
5.
Approval ? -
Date:
B5artment Chairman
?
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b1- (When com
pletin
g
this form. -for instructions see
Memorandum SCUS
73-34a.
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL BTSC 415-3: supplementary information
Rationale
This course is intended to focus attention on a group of vertebrates
the study of which has led to many advances in ecology. By the third year,
our undergraduates have had many basic courses that deal with some aspect
of biology, such as physiology, genetics, and developmental biology. This
approach, although logical, does not emphasize the integration of these
important aspects of biology into living organisms. The proposed course
draws together knowledge gained through exposure to many different fields of
biology, culminating in a better understanding of birds as functional units
,
of
the environment.
This course has been offered as a Special Topics course to good response
by students. The Department is now in a position to recognize both student
and faculty interest by proposing Ornithology as a regular component of
their undergradu4te •offering.
BISC 415 - Ornithology - Selected Topics
1.
Introduction, classification, origin of North 1xnerican birds
2.
Feathers - types, development, maintenance, feather tracts,
3.
Molt - plumage change, molt patterns, energy' requirements of molt, timing
4.
Flight - mechanisms, wing shapes and ecology, energy requirements
5.
Sense organs - touch, smell, sound, vision
6.
Vocalization '
and territory - types of sound, song learning, ecology of
sound.
7.
Basic morphology - circulation, respiration, digestion and food habits,
excretion and reproduction (egg formation, photoperiodical and physiological
adaptations, timing of egg laying)
8.
Reproduction and ecology - eggs, nests, clutch size and its regulation,
physiology of incubation, incubation period, hatching, fledging, mortality
9'. Nest parasitism - occurence, adaptations
lO. Migration - why migrate?, origin, physiology and behavior, timing,
direction, orientation
11. Management and conservation
