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Man Beneath the Sea
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Date 1st April, 1977
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Action taken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies at its meeting of March 22, 1977 gives rise to the follow-
ing motion:
MOTION
That the new course proposal for KIN.485-4: Man Beneath
the Sea, as set forth in S.77-49,be approved and
recommended to the Board of Governors for approval
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With regard to legal, financial and insurance problems
which might arise, a number of courses involving human experiment-
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student release, certified instructors and attendance of a physician.
A decompression chamber is to be installed in the proposed new
structure which will house the Kinesiology Department.
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Daniel R. Birch
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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SC US 77-10
MEMORANDUM
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MAN BENEATH THE SEA
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J. Blanchet, Secretary
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of, InterdisciplinaiyStudies
Undergraduate Curriculiin Conmiit tee
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Attached is the above-noted course proposal. Would you please place this
on
the agenda of the Senate Caiinittee on Undergraduate Studies for
consideration.
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Janet Blanch t,. Secretary
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I enclose a course proposal, Man Beneath the Sea - Kinesiology 485-4
which was approved by the Kinesiology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
If this course is approved it will be added to the list of upper level
Kinesiology courses from which a major may choose 30 credits. Please
bring this before the F.I.D.S. Curriculum Committee.
T. W. Calvert
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON
UNDERCRADUATE STUDIES
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NEW CORSE PROPOSAL FORM
Calendar Information
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Department:KINESIOLOGY
Abbreviation Code:
KIN
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Course Number:
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485 ?
Credit Hours: 4
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Vector:
3-1-2
Title of Course:
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MAN
BENEATH ThESEA
Calendar Description of Course:
The theme of this course is human factors in the under-
water environment. The physical and physiological effects of pressure on the human body
and the interfacing of man and machine underwater are considered. Topics include the
history of diving, decompression theory, 'decompression disorders, pulmonary function,
underwater work, underwater breathing apparatus, standard and mixed gas narcosis, saturation
diving, high pressure nervous syndrome, and atmospheric diving suits.
Nature of Course
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Kinesiology 405 (may be taken concurrently).
SCUBA diving certification (may be taken concurrently through Recreation or by special
arrangement with instructor); Student must provide Medical Certificate stating whether
they are fit to partake in diving activities (forms available from Department).
What course (courses), it any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered?
once/year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
Fall
Which of your present faculty
would
be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Morrison
Objectivesof the Course
To give students an understanding of the physical and physio-
logical changes which are peculiar to underwater activity and explain the theoretical
basis of these changes. Laboratories will give students practical experience of working
underwater and demonstrate some of the effects, of high pressure discussed in lectures.
(This course is designed to utilize the Environmental Laboratory in the new Kinesiology
building).
4.
BudgetaryandSpaceR
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(for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
None
Staff ?
T.A.
Library
There has been interest in diving at SRI for at least 5 years and the major books
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and journals n this area are currently available in the library.
Audio Visual
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Normal usage of A-V aids (Gym 410).
Space ?
Laboratories will use Kinesiology Physiology Labs (Gym 410, S.F.U. Pool) and
V.G.H. Hyperbaric Research Unit.
Equipment ?
The required equipment is available in the department - SCUBA Diving
equipment and compressed air is available from Recreation.
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Approval
Date:
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partment Chairman
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Dean
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Chairman, SCUS
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73-34b:-
(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-'34a.
Attach course outline).
KINESIOLOGY 485?
MAN BENEATH THE SEA
Fall, 1977
J.B. Morrison
The theme of this course will be human factors in hyper-
baric environments, the emphasis being on physical and physiolo-
gical effects of pressure on the human body and the interfacing
of man and machine underwater. Various aspects of recreational
and industrial diving, compressed air work and hyperbaric oxygen
therapy will be covered. A reasonable knowledge of human function
will be assumed. Course material will be selected from the
following topics:
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Life support systems
Atmospheric diving suits
Theory of decompression
Decompression sickness
Saturation diving
High pressure nervous syndrome
Dysbaric osteonecrosis
Diving accidents
History of diving
Physics of compressed
gases
Pulmonary function
Exercise Physiology
Underwater breathing
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apparatus
Standard and mixed gas
diving
Inert gas narcosis
Cold exposure
Nature of Course:
Lecture
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3 hours
Tutorial
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1 hour
Lab
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2 hours
The laboratory sessions will involve: three labs in the
Physiological and Human Factors Laboratories, one visit to the
Hyperbaric Research Unit at V.G.H., and two underwater labs in
the S.F.U. diving pool. The remainder of the lab sessions will
be used as diving training sessions prior to the underwater labs.
Students may find it helpful to take concurrently the skin and
scuba diving course offered by Recreation.
Recommended Textbook: The Physiology and Medicine of Diving
and Compressed Air Work. Ed: P.B.
Bennett and D.H. Elliot - 2nd edition,
Bailliere Tindall, London, 1975.
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(291-4253)
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT J.B. MORRISON, Room 420
(291-4253) OR Neil Stainton, Room 411 - Gym.
