SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
S.77. IC!
To
Senate
Subject .
Program and Curriculum Changes:
Communication Studies
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The Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at
its meeting of November 22, 1977, judged the following motion
to be beyond its terms of reference and consequently that
Committee is merely forwarding it for consideration by Senate
and the Board of Governors.
That the proposed change of name from "Department
of Communication Studies" to "Department of Caiununic-
tion ", as set forth in S.77-161, be approved and
recommended to the Board for approval.
NOTE - The Department indicated initially that it wished to use
the designation "CNN" for its courses. However, it has
been confirmed that the Department is now prepared to
maintain the designation "CMNS".
The reasons stated for requesting a change in name are
to clearly distinguish the Department from area studies
programs, to make the name consistent with similar
departments in North America, and to eliminate what
appears to be a redundancy.
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November 24, 1977
Action taken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies at its meeting of November 22, 1977, gives rise to the
following motions:
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That the proposed revision to requirements for a
Major in Communication, as set forth in S.77-161,
be approved and recommended to the Board for
approval.
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That the proposed revision to requirements for
Honours in Communication, as set forth in S.77-161,
be approved and recommended to the Board for
approval.
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That the proposed revision to requirements for
a Minor in Communication, as set forth in S.77-161,
be approved and recommended to the Board for
approval.
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November 24, 1977
MOTION 5
That the
proposed new courses in Communication,
as set forth
in S.77-16,be approved and recom-
mended to
the Board for approval. Specific new
courses
are
as follows:
GINS
120-3
Explorations in Interpersonal (bmnunication
C?4NS
130-3
Explorations in Mass Cbnrunication
GINS
210-3
History of Cbninunications
GINS
222-3
Camimmication
in
Othcr Cultures ()N)
CM
VSAL.
C€rr
GINS 304-4
Cbmmunicatian and the Language of Everyday Life
GINS 310-4
History of GDxrrnunication Thought I
GINS
361-4
Documentary Research in ODrriminication
GINS
402-5
Cbirrnunicat ion in Organizations: A Systems Perspective
GINS
410-5 History of ODirinunication Thought II
CMS
480-2
Directed Study
GINS
481-3 Directed Study
GINS
482-4
Directed Study
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GINS
GINS
483-5
486-3
Directed Study
Special Topics in Communication - A
NOTE - Initial departmental assessments of library holdings
suggested that, together with departmental document
collections, sources would be adequate to support pro-
posed new courses and revisions. Further review by
librarians has identified periodicals (including back-
files) which would require an additional allocation of
$4,000 or $5,000.
Questions of course overlap and program overlap were
discussed in SCUS. Two courses have not been forwarded
because they require further examination of the question.
One course, 402-5 (Communication in Organizations: A
Systems Perspective) was considered in some detail with
a Commerce faculty member present and was recommended
after the following points were raised:
1. Some of the instructors in the Organization Behavior
courses in Commerce thought there might be as much as
forty to sixty percent overlap between these courses
and CMNS 402.
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November 24, 1977
MOTION 5 (Continued)...
2.
The Communication course (402) utilizes texts written
from a Communication perspective by organizational
behaviour scholars who are members of Communication
departments.
3. Even if Communication students were required to take
two Commerce courses they would still lack half or
more of the content required.
Communications faculty had
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ic
overlap e
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tC2-5 and a Commerce course was
HrittEto two
— o-f---thirteen weeks.
.&< There was general agreement that greater advance con-
sultation was desirable.
Questions of more general program overlap were discussed
as they related to the teaching of cultural anthropology,
political economy and psychology within a Department of
Communication. The nature of a field such as Communication
is that scholars bring the perspectives and methods of a
variety of social science disciplines to bear on problems
and issues in Communication and care must be taken not to
set up a mini-social sciences faculty within the Department
but rather to require students to enrol in social science
departments for basic, foundation work and in Communication
for work specifically oriented or applied to that field. The
following should be noted.
1.
CMNS 360-4 (Fundamentals of Communication Research) is
not being recommended until questions related to the
appropriate location of basic statistics courses and
social science research design courses have been further
considered.
2.
CNS 445-5 (Communication and International Development)
is not being recommended until potentially undesirable
overlap with Political Science has been further considered.
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November 24, 1977
MOTION 5 (Continued)
3. CNNS 324-3 (Intrapersonal Processes: Psychosocial
Dimensions) which has been omitted from Motion 6 was referred
back because the course description was unclear but
SCUS also noted that it appeared to be a course in the
psychology of learning and development. This raised
the overlap question as did CNNS 424-5 (Intrapersonal
Processes: Cognitive Dimensions), included under Motion 6.
Finally, in recommending approval of fourteen new courses,
SCUS observed that this represented a net increase of
somewhat fewer courses since several courses are recommended
for discontinuation.
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That the proposed changes in course numbers, titles,
descriptions and prerequisites, as set forth in
S.77- , be approved and recommended to the Board
for approval. The specific courses in which changes
are proposed are as follows:
Changed
Title
Descript.
Prereq.
Course
From No. change
Change
Change
No.
x
x
200-3
x
x
220-3
x
230-3
234-3
240-3
x
258-3
x
259-3
x
x
303-3
x
320--)-5
x
x
336-3
334-3
340-3
337-3
x
x
357-3
3:38-3
x
358-3
3:39-3
x
359-3
3:32-3
x
x
x
362-3
.
x
x
400-5
Proposed Title
Pragmatics of Human Communication
Introduction to Interpersonal Cbnrrunication
Introduction to Communication Media
The Political Economy of Communication
Explorations in Sound Tape Recording
Acoustic Dimensions of Communication I
Cbmnuinication as a Bio-social Process
Communication Processes & Interpersonal
Behaviour I
Social Change and Community Media
The Political Economy of the Radio
Spectrum and Telecommunication
Video Techniques and Application
Sound Tape Recording: Theory and Uses
Acoustic Dimensions of Communication II
Field Methods in ODnimmication Research
Conurtunication Theory: Systematic Formulations
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SENATE/SCUS
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November 24, 1977
MOTION 6 (Continued)
Changed
Title
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Descript.
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Prereq.
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Course
From No.
change ?
Change ?
Change ?
No. ?
Proposed Title
x ?
x ?
x ?
403-5
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coirinunication
and Community
x ?
404-5
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Communication: ?
Ecosystems
x ?
420-5
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communication
Processes & Interpersonal
Behaviour II
423-5
x
?
x ?
x ?
424-5 ?
Intrapersonal Processes: Cognitive
Dimensions
x ?
425-5 ?
Seminar in Communication Processes
x ?
x ?
x ?
433-5
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Seminar in Comnnunication Policy
401-5
x
?
x ?
437-5
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Cbmmuriication and Community Advocacy
434-5
x ?
444-5 ?
Political
Econorr' of
International
Communication
438-5
x ?
448-5
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Telecourm.inidation Regulation in North
America
455-5
487-5 ?
Special ¶Lbpics in Coimiunication - B
X
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498-18 ?
Individual Study Semester (Honours)
x
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499-15 ?
Individual Study Semester
In addition 330-5, 331-5, 333-3, 430-5, and 431-5 will be changed but
.only by substi-
tuting the word "communication" for "corimunications" in the title. For 331-5 and 333-3
the prerequisite is changed to "CMNS 230-3" frciii "CMNS 230-3 strongly recommended."
NOTE
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With several
of
these courses SCUS addressed the
question, "When
is
a revision really a new course?".
Some
of
the revisions are intended only to bring greater
clarity to the course description and some are intended
to rationalize the numbering of course sequences. Others,
however, represent much more extensive revision and
might properly be considered new courses. CMNS 324-3
(Intrapersonal
Processes: Psychosocial Dimensions),
could fall within this category. It has, however, been
referred back on other grounds. CMNS 362-3 (Field
Methods in
Communication
Research) initially appeared
to be a new course but members of SCUS accepted the
position that the revision was primarily a clearer
specification of the content of the previous CMNS 332-3
(Problems and Techniques in Social Documentation).
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That the proposed discontinuation of courses and
their deletion from the calendar, as set forth
in S.77-16L be approved and recommended to the
Board for approval. The specific courses to be
discontinued are as follows:
G4tIS
100-3
Explorations in Communications (Replaced by 120, 130)
G4NS
234-3
The Political Economy of Ccmnunicatioris (Now 240)
CMS
255-3
Introduction to Visual Language
CMtS
332-3
Problemsand Techniques in Social Documentation
(NoW 362)
CMIS
334-3
The Political Economy of the Radio Spectrum and
Telecommunication (Now 340)
CMS
335-3
Film as a Social Tool
CMS
337-3
Video Techniques, Capabilities and Applications
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(Now 357)
G4NS
338-3
Sound Tape Recording: Theory and Uses (Now 358)
Q v
NS
339-3
Acoustic Dimensions of Coirinunications II
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(Now 359)
CMS
401-5
Camtiunications and ODmtnmity Advocacy
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(Now 437)
CM[,S 423-5
Cognitive Develorzrnt in Cbintunication and Learning (Now 424)
(MS
434-5
The Political Economy of International Communications
(Now 444-5)
CINS
438-5
Telecx,irrrunications Regulation in North America
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(Now 448)
CMNS
450-5
Directed Study
G'NS
451-5
Directed Study
CMt'TS
455-5
Special ¶Ebpics in Comnunications
C4NS 493-15
Research in Media and Social Change
Cr .
tJS
495-15 The Social Documentaticn Process - Film
CS
496-15
The Social Documentation Process - Radio
CS 497-15
The Social Documentation Process - Video
NOTE - Discontinuation means, in most cases, discontinuation of
a course number. As senators will recognize many of the
above courses re-appear under a new number.
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Secretary of the Senate Committee
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Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Curriculum Revisions for Communication Studies
At a meeting held on November 7, 1977 the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee approved the . changes outlined in the
attached paper.
Would you please place this item on the next agenda of the Senate Committee
on Undergraduate Studies.
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Janet M
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Blanchet
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Attachment
Registrar's Note:-
Throughout this paper replace CNN. with CMNS as the period
is confusing and the Department will retain the previous
code even though the name be changed.
CHANGES -
COMMUNICATION ?
Control Form
CMNS 320-5
CNNS
323-3
CMNS 324-3
CNNS
330-5
CMNS 331-5
CNNS
333-3
CNNS
335-3
CMNS
336-3
CMNS 334-3
MNS
337-3
CMNS
338-3
CNNS
339-3
CMNS 332-3
CMNS
400-5
CMNS
403-5
CNNS
404-5
GMNS
420-5
CNNS 423-5
CMNS 425-5
MNS
430-5
CNNS
431-5
CNNS
433-5
CMNS 401-5
Present
Identification
Nature
of Change
(CNN.
120-3
New Course) Discontinue CMNS 100
(CNN.
130-3
New Course)
CMN.
200-3
Change title, description
GMN.
210-3,
New Course—
CM,
220-4,.
Change
,te,4escr±p4Qn
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??r 3
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CMN.
2^6-
title
3
(small),
Change
ange
description
CNN. 232-3
No Change
CMN. 240-3
Change number, title (small), discontinue
CMNS 234
CNN.
253-3
No. Change
Disco?t±nue/cóurse
CNN. 257-3
No Change
CNN. 258-3
aièscription
CNN. 259-3
Change description
CNN. 300-5
No Change
CMN. 303-3
Change title (small), description
CNN..
304-4
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New Course
CNN. 310-4
New Course
CNN.
320-5
Change prerequisite
CNN.
323-3
No change
CNN. 324-3
Th change
CNN. 330-5
Change title (small)
CNN.
331-5
Change title (small), prerequisite
CNN.
333-3
Change title (small), prerequisite
Discontinue course
CNN.
336-3
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Change
title, description (prerequisite?)
CNN.
340-3
Change
number, discontinue CNNS
334
CNN.
357-3
Change
number, title, prerequisite, discontinue
CMNS
337
CNN.
358-3
Change
number, description, discontinue CNNS 338
CNN. 359-3
Change
number, description, discontinue
CMNS
339
CNN.
361-4
New Course
CNN.
362-3
Change
number, title, description, discontinue
CNNS 332
CNN.
400-5
Change
description, prerequisite
CNN.
402-5
New Course
CNN.
403-5
Change
title, description, prerequisite
CNN.
404-5
Change
prerequisite
CNN.
410-5
New Course
cNN.
420-5
Change
prerequisite ?
tie
CNN.
424-5
Change
number, prerequisite,/scoitinue
CMNS
4231
CNN.
425-5
Change
prerequisite
CNN.
CNN.
430-5
431-5
Change
Change
0
title (small)
title (small)
CNN.
433-5
Change
title, description, prerequisite
CNN.
437-5
Change
number, description, prerequisite,
discontinue
CMNS
401
Former
Identification
CMNS 100-3
CMNS 200-3
CHNS
220-3
CNNS 230-3
CNNS
232-3
CHNS
234-3
CNNS 253-3
CMNS 255-3
CMNS 257-3
CMNS 258-3
CMNS 259-3
CNN
300-5
CMNS
303-3
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Former ?
Present
Identification Identification
?
Nature of
.Change
MNS 434-5 ?
CNN. 444-5
CMNS
438-5
CNN.
448-5
CMNS
450-5)
(GIN.
480-2
CNNS
451-5)
(CNN.
481-3
(CNN.
482-4
(CMN.
483-5
CMNS
455-5)
CNN.
486-3
)
CNN.
487-5
CMNS
493-15
GINS
495-15
GINS
496-15
CMNS
497-15
GINS
498-18
CNN.
498-18
CNNS
499-15
CNN.
499-15
Change number, title (small), (prerequisite?),
discontinue CMNS 434
Change number, title (small), prerequisite,
discontinue CNNS 438
New Course)
New
New Course)
Course)
Discontinue CMNS 450, CMNS 451
New Course)
New
Change
Course
number,
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title)
Discontinue CMNS 455
Discontinue course
Discontinue course
Discontinue course
Discontinue course
Change description
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Change description (?
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MEMORANDUM
Mr. Larry Thomas, Collections,
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From. William D. Richards, Chairman,
Undergraduate Cürriä'ülum..Comuu.ttëe,
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ommunication Studies Department.
October 28, 1977.
Subject ?
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Attached is our new undergraduate submission. As you
will note there are a number of new course proposals. Please
inform us if the library holdings are adequte in these areas.
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MEMORANDUM
To ?
See Distribution Below
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From William D. Richards, Chairman,
Undergraduate Curriculum
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Càmmili:ée
Communication Studies Department.
Subject ?
Course Overlap Review
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Date
October 28, 1977.
In accordance with the ruling of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies, the attached papers are forwarded to faculty curriculum
committees for review in terms of course overlap.
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DISTRIBUTION
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Dr. W. Roberts,
Chairman,
Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Dr. M. Wideen,
Chairman,
Faculty of Eduôation Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Mr. D. Ryeburn,
Chairman,
Faculty of Science Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
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c.c. Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM ?
Corrected 11/4/77
To ?
T.
Calvert, Dean, Faculty of Inter-
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From
William H. Melody, Chairman
disciplinary Studies, ad;.*I;ntéi'estd............•.
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Wil4iain Richards, Undergraduate Ciirr
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: Committee, Communication Studies.
Subject...
Review and Revision of the Undergrad
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Date.
'November 2, 1977.
Program in Communication Studies
1. Background
As an area of scholarly inquiry, Communication has attracted most of
its faculty from other disciplines. This is' obé e'xpéted because Communication
draws heavily on the contributions of other disciplines, most particularly the
social sciences but also the hiznanities, the
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-arts and even the natural sciences.
The Department of Communication Studies at SFIJ was formed in 1973 as
a small faculty of individuals drawn from other Departments. These were faculty
whose teaching and research interests had taken them outside the scope of their
original disciplines and into the area of communication. With the addition of
new faculty who were sought because of their contributions in the field of
communication, several specific lines of inquiry were recognized. These lines
of inquiry were formalized as the existing program of three streams of study:
(a) Communication Systems, focussing on the study of macro societal systems
as communication processes; (h) Communication Processses, focussing on individual
and interpersonal communication; (c) Communication Institutions, focussing on
mass. communication, the media, political economic structures, policy analysis
and other areas. Majors were encouraged to take at least one specific 200 level
course in each stream.
In recent years, additional faculty have joined the Department.
These new faculty have not only filled gaps in the current program but also
permitted the program to encompass new dimensions of communication study.
In particular, strength has been added in communication theory, hitory and
methodology.
Recognizing the changing direction of the communication program,
the Department undertook a detailed review of its entire undergraduate program,
beginning in the Fail of 1976. The attached material represents the results
of that review.
TI. The Revised Communication Program
The Communication Studies Department now has sufficient size and breadth of
competence to support a program structured along more traditional lines.
The central focus of the program is the study of communication processes in
society. These processes cover a wide range and include: individual communication
with the environment; interpersonal communication (verbal and non-verbal);
communication within small groups; communication within and between 'large
organizations; relationships between the economic, political and social structure
of society and communication patterns; mass communication through the media;
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the role of communication institutions that manage and regulate the media; the
process of communication policy .
making.
The proposed program replaces the three quite independent streams
of study with a core of introductory study covering fundamental historical,
descriptive, theoretical and methodological material with several areas of
concentration built on top of the core. At present, major areas of concentration
include:
I. Communication Theory and Systems
2.
History of Communication and Communication Thought
3.
Communication Processes: Individual and Interpersonal Behavior
4.
Communication Media, including Television, Radio, Film and the Acoustic Environment
S. Political Economy of Communication:
Canadian,
U.S. and International
6. Communication Policy: Local, National, Tnternati.onal
Major aspects of the program that have been changed are:
1.
change in the lower division requirements from three communication courses at the
200
diwisi
strongly recommended to requirements of one of two 100ivi courses
and four of five 200
JIvss, M
courses.
2.
A modification in the existing lower
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requirements of 12 hours each in
the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Unvcrsity departments
were classified into groups A, B and C in a manner similar to that employed by
the Faculty of Arts. The Interdisciplinary Studies Departments of Criminology,
Computing Science, Centre for the Arts and Kines:ioiogy were included in the
classification scheme. The new requirements are for 12 hours in humanities
and social sciences and at least two courses in the natural sciences.
• 3. Addition of upper
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requirement in research methodology. Majors must
take at least one of Communication
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361, 362, S.A. 355 or POL. 415.
4. Additional upper
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requirement for all majors to take a course in the
Philosophy of Science or the Philosophy of the Social Sciences, S.A. 358 or
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PHIL. 341.
S. Eleven new courses are proposed. Eight courses are directly associated with
recent additions of three new faculty. Two courses at the 100 division reflect
a
epaaCaot
of the existing l0OJi
v
so,
course as a result of experience with
the course, student interest and needs for the revised program. The remaining
course is a course in Documentary Research in Communication which satisfies
a deficiency in the existing program. Three regular courses are eliminated and
four special purpose 15-credit upper division research classifications are
eliminated.
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3.
In addition, we are proposing changes in the description
of the program, the numbering of some courses, the modification of some titles
- and some revised course descriptions. We propose to change the name of the
Department from the Department of Communication Studies to The Department of
Communication.
ommunication The
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details of the changes areattached
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Williaiñ I-i/Melody,/ ?
Will'iäifl .Richrds,
Chairman7 ?
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Chàiriiian,
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Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
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Attach.
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List of Changes in Calendar Description
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1.
Changed the name of the department from "Department of Communication Studies".
to "Department of Communication". This was done to clearly distinguish our
department from Area Studies, to make the name consistent with similar
departments in North America, and to eliminate what now appears to be a
redundancy.
2.
Added to the list of faculty at the beginning of the departmental description
an indication of the areas of specialization of each faculty member.
3.
Inserted information about departmental advising.
4.
Provided a new description of the areas of study and research that are
included in the coverage of the department. This begins with
'A
Framework
for Studying Communication in Society".
5.
Replaced the old section entitled "Areas of Study and Research" with a new
section entitled "The Communication Program". The new section more clearly
describes the focus of teaching and research in the department.
6.
Altered the requirements for a degree in Communication as follows:
a)
been
The old
modified
lower
to
division
require:
strong recommendation of cMN
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200, 220, and 230 has
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i) at least one of CMN, 120 or CMN 130;
at least four of CM. 200, 210, 220, 230, and 240,
b)
A modification in the existing requirements of 12 hours each in
the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. University departments
were classified into groups A, B and C in a manner similar to that employed
by the Faculty of Arts. The Interdisciplinary Studies Departments of
Criminology, Computing Science, Centre for the Arts and Kinesiology were
included in the classification scheme. The new requirements are for 12
hours in humanities and social sciences and at least two courses in the
natural sciences,
C)
Added a list of the departments that compose each of the three groups,
A.B.C. for distribution requirements,
d)
Added the requirement that majors must take at least one
of ?
CM, 361, CMN362, S.A. 355, or POL.415. These are all courses
in research methodology,
e)
Added the requirement that majors must take at least one of
S.A. 358 or PHIL. 341. These are courses in the philosophy of science
or the philosophy of the social sciences,
f)
Added clarifying statements where necessary.
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7. Revised the description of requirements for honors degrees to make them
clearer.
8. Altered the numbers of several courses to achieve the following goals
a)
Courses running in sequences have been numbered to indicate the relations
between the courses. For example, CMN.258-358 and CML259-359.
b)
Rationalize the use of the middle digits as follows: 0, 1, 2
1
3, 4, 5, 6.
Courses dealing with communication history and history of communication
thought have been given the middle digit 1; courses dealing with individual and
interpersonal communication have been given the middle digit 2; courses
dealing with the mass communication, have the middle digit 3; courses
dealing with the political economy of communication have the middle digit
4; courses dealing with research methods have the middle digit 6; and
courses dealing with communication systems and theory have the middle
digit 0. General support and video/acoustic courses.have the middle
digit 5.
The following course number changes have been made: (None of the new course
numbers are presently in use)
100 becomes 120 and 130
234 becomes 240
334 becomes 340
332 becomes 362
338 becomes 358
339 becomes 359
423 becomes 424
401 becomes 437
434 becomes 444
438 becomes 448
9. The following courses have had their titles and/or descriptions updated to
more accurately reflect their content. In many cases the descriptions have
been rewritten in the interest of clarity. The content of the courses has
not been changed.
200, 220, 230, 258, 259, 303, 324, 362, 358, 359, 400, 403,
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401 433, 437,
498, and 499
10. The following new courses have been added:
a)
120
130--CMNS 100 has been split into two courses -- 120 and 130. This
was done because there was too much information to cover adequately
in one course. The change results from experience with the course,
student interest and needs for the revised program. The interpersonal
part of the old 100 becomes CMN. 120; the mass communication part
becomes CMN, 130.
b)
210--A new course in the History of Communication developed by a new
faculty member. We have no courses in this area, which is integral
to the revised program.
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CCirEr
c)
222--A new course in Communication and Other Cu1ture, developed by
two new faculty.
d)
304--A new course resulting from a revision of the course sequence in
communication systems and theory after the addition of a new
faculty member in the area. CMN..200 has been modified slightly
because some students were having great difficulty covering the
concepts taught in the old course. The new 304 is intermediate
between 200 and 404.
e)
310--New courses in the History of Communication Thought; This
410 forms a sequence that fills a gap in our existing program developed
by a new faculty member.
) 369 New
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361--New course in Documentary Research in Communication. No courses
are offered presently in this area:.
402--New course in organizational communication, an important area not
presently covered in the department or the university, and developed
by a new faculty member.
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445- New eourse in eemmunieatipn and nternatiena1 Pevelopment, made_
pessile
by addition of new
faculty
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Of 11 new courses being proposed, eight courses are associated directly with
recent additions of three new faculty. Two courses represent the separation of
the basic introductory course into two courses. The remaining course is a
new course in documentary research.
11. We propose to eliminate a number of courses:
a)
CMNS 100-3
b)
CMNS 255-3
c)
CMNS 335-3
d)
CMNS 493-15
e)
CMNS 495-15
f)
CMNS 496-15
g)
CMNS 497-15
Explorations in Communication (replaced by CNN 120 and 130)
Introduction to Visual Language
Film as a Social Tool
Research in Media and Social Change
Social Documentation Process--Film
Social Documentation Process--Radio
Social Documentation Process--Video
12. Replacement of CMNS 450-5 Directed Readings and 451-5 Directed Study with
a series of four courses: CMN480-2, 481-3, 482-4, and 483-5. This allows
students to do directed studies or independent projects of 2, 3, or 4 units,
as well as 5 units. There are times when 5 units is not appropriate, given
the work load.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
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Location: Room 6142 - Classroom Complex
Telephone: 291-3687
Chairman:
William H. Melody
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B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (Nebraska),
Professor
'(mass communication; political economy; policy)
Robert S. Anderson ?
B.A. (Br.Col.), M.A., Ph.D. (Chic.),
Associate Professor
(international development; intercultural)
Robert E. Babe ?
B.A., M.A.(W. Ont.), Ph.D. (Mich. St.),
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Associate Professor
(political economy; policy)
Frederick J. Brown
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Ph.B. (Chic.),
Assistant Professor
(philosophy and pragmatics of communication)
Robert J.C. Harper
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M.A. (St. And.), M.A. Hons., Ph.D. (Edin.), F.R.S.A.,
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Professor
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(interpersonal; group processes)
Paul Heyer ?
B.
A. (Sir
George Williams), M.A. (New School for Social
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Research), M.Phil., Ph.D. (Rutgers),
Assistant Professor
(communication theories; history; evolution of
communication behavior)
M. Patricia Hindley B.A. Hons. (Leeds), M.S. (New Mexico Highlands),
Associate Professor
(media; social applications; policy)
Rowland M. Lorimer ?
B.A., M.A. (Manit.), Ph.D. (Tor.),
Assistant Professor
(individual behaviour; print and publishing; education)
Thomas J. Mallinson B.A. (Br.Col.), M.A. (Col.), Ph.D. (Tor.),
Professor
(interpersonal and group processes)
Gail M. Martin ?
B.A. (New Rochelle), M.S. (New Mexico), ?
Associate Professor
(media; theory; cultural form)
Cohn McCurdie ?
M.A. (U.C.L.A.),
Visiting Instructor
(critical analysis of media; film and video production)
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W. Basil McDermott
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B.A. (Texas Coil, of Arts and Industries), M.A. (Baylor),
Ph.D. (Wash.),
Assistant Professor
(interpersonal; conflict resolution; study of future)
William D. Richards Jr. B.A. (Mich.St.), M.A., Ph.D. (Stan.),
Assistant Professor
(systems; research methods; communication in
organizations)
R. Liora Salter
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B.A. Hons. (Tor.), M.A. (S. Fraser),
Assistant Professor
(community access; political communication; policy
processes)
Dallas W. Smythe
Barry D. Truax
Anthony Wilden
Departmental Advisor:
A.B., Ph.D. (Berkeley),
Professor
(political economy; international; ideology)
B.Sc. Hons. (Qu.), M.Mus. (Br. Col.),
Assistant Professor
(acoustic studies; music; sonic studio)
Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins),
Professor
(macro systems and theory; history and philosophy)
.
Students seeking advice will be directed by:
Pamela Parford
Room CC 6141
Telephone: 291-3520
One or more faculty undergraduate advisors are appointed each semester to consult
with students regarding the planning of their undergraduate program.
A Framework for Studying Communication in Society
Communication is creating, using and sharing information of many different
kinds. Members of a community, be it a neighborhood or a nation, become socialized
and acquire their culture through the many levels of communication that constitute
the environment of information. Being able to communicate in the appropriate
manner constitutes a cultural prerequisite for community membership. Communication
processes range from individual communication with the environment and private
interpersonal discussion to communication within large organizations and the broadcast
of identical messages from a single source to millions through the mass media.
Individual communication patterns are influenced heavily by the economic, social
and political structure of society.. In turn, the maintenance of institutions
within society requires the reinforcement of established communication patterns.
Changes in institutional relationships alter communication patterns; changes in
communication patterns alter institutional relationships. Thereby the nature of
human affairs is modified.
3.
Over the past several hundred years, society has undergone enormous changes
in the technological and social bases for the production and distribution of
information. Inventions have ranged from the printing press to communication
satellites. This revolution in information production and distribution has
created new ways to produce, select and disseminate ideas, opinions and per-
spectives over specialized communication networks and mass media systems. New
institutions have been created to preside over the communication media.
Today, the opportunities for individuals to participate in many communication
processes are defined by organizations that manage communication systems (e.g.
CBC, B.C. Tel.), and that set policies which attempt to direct the use of these
systems in the public interest (e.g. government regulatory and planning agencies).
These management and policy decisions determine the characteristics of mass
communication, the continuous selection and distribution of information that
cultivates common consciousness and strongly influences both the agenda of
society and the content of much interpersonal communication.
The Communication Program
The Department of Communication offers a program directed to the systematic
study of communication processes. These processes are examined within the
context of society's institutions as part of social systems that are subject
to continuous evolution and change.
This approach to the study of communication draws primarily on the contributions
of the social sciences, but it also employs the insights of the humanities, the
arts and the natural sciences. Because of the broad interdisciplinary foundation of
communication, student programs that combine communication and areas of study in
other departments are possible and often adviseable. However, such programs should
be undertaken only as part of a, planned student program developed in consultation
with a faculty advisor. Many communication courses will provide useful complementary
and supplementary material for students majoring in other departments.
The Department makes active use of the media of communication which are essential
to a program of communication research. Sound, video, film, photography and computer
equipment is employed
,
as an integral part of teaching and research in some courses.
In addition, Departmental facilities include a Sonic Studio, Tape and Film Archives,
Video Record and
,
Playback System, Group Dynamics Laboratory, an Amateur Radio Station
and a Peacesat Satellite Ground Station. These facilities are used by faculty and
students as part. of the teaching and research program. However, no attempt is made
to provide expert vocational training in the operation and functioning of media
equipment.
The program is structured to provide a core curriculum of required courses
that introduce students to a minimum breadth of study within the Department.
These courses cover basic descriptive, historical, theoretical and methodological
material. They provide the stepping stones to more advanced study in a number of
more specialized areas.
The Upper Division courses provide advance study in
communication as well as a series of independent courses
topics. Most courses require that at least a portion of
requirements have been completed. Most specialized area
developed as sequences of two courses at the 300 and 400
specialized areas of
directed to particular
the core curriculum
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of study have been
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Major areas of concentration include:
1.
Communication Theory and Systems
2.
History of Communication and Communication.Thought
3.
Communication Processes: Individual and Interpersonal Behavior
4.
Communication Media, including the press, television, radio, film and the
acoustic environment
5.
Political Economy of Communication: Canadian, U.S. and International
6.
Communication Policy: Local, National, International.
Degree in Communication
Students intending to receive a degree in Communication are encouraged to
consult the Undergraduate Advisor, who will assist them in selecting courses
from the Communication Department as well as other Departments throughout the
University.
Major in Communication
1. Students in the general degree program must complete a total of 120 semester
hours (see General Regulations, Section 6.4).
2. Majors must have a minimum of:
(a)
12 semester hours in courses in Group A, including courses from at
least two different Group A departments;
(b)
12 semester hours in courses in Group B, including courses from at
least two different Group B departments;
(c)
two courses from Group C departments.
3. Majors normally must receive credit in the following courses:
Lower Division
(a) at least one of:
(b)
at least four of:
Upper Division
(c)
at least one of:
(d)
at least one of:
CNN 120 or 130;
CMN 200, 210, 220, 230, 240;
CNN ?
361, 362 or S.A. 355, POL. 415;
S.A. 358 or PHIL. 341.
Note: S.A. 358 and PHIL 341 have prerequisites. For some students, these
prerequisite courses will complement their communication program. For
other students with programs that provide satisfactory preparation the
prerequisites to these courses may be waived. For questions regarding this
matter consult the Undergraduate Advisor.
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Majors must have a minimum of 45 credit hours in courses numbered 300 and
above, of which at least.2.8 hours mustbe selected from Communication er''"
areas approved by the Department,
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Courses counted in any of the above regulations may be used to satisfy
multiple requirements. ?
For example,
PHIL. ?
341 satisfies part of the
Group A requirement, requirement 3d, and requirement 4.
For purposes of satisfying requirements for a Major in Communication, the
departments of the University have been classified as follows:
Group
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Group C Departments
Centre for the Arts
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Archaeology ?
Biochemistry
English
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Criminology ?
Biological Sciences
History
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Economics & Commerce
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Chemistry
Modern Languages ?
Geography ?
Computing Science
Philosophy
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Political Science
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Kinesiology
Psychology ?
Mathematics
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Sociology & Anthropology ?
Physics
Upon the written authorization of the Department Chairman, specific courses
in General Studies, Area Studies or the Faculty of Education may be applied toward
Group Requirements up to a maximum of 6 hours.
Honours in Communication
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The Honours program is designed for those exceptionally able students who wish
to pursue a more intensive study of Communication than is offered by the Major
program. ?
The Honours program is directed toward the integration of theoretical
and factual 'information and
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development of relevant skills by independent
study, tutorial guidane, small group seminars, and research experience, and will
culminate in a final report by the student to be submitted to his/her advisor
by the end of the next to final semester of the student's academic work.
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Normally,
students will undertake 'a 498 Oourse as part of the requirements for an Honours
Degree. ?
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Students who wish to undertake HOnours wprk should apply to the Departmental
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Chairperson
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Students in the Honours program:
(a)
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must complete a total of 132 semester hours;
(b)
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must meet the requirements of section 2 and 3 above;
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must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours in courses numbered 300 and above,
of which at least 48 must be selected from the Communication Department or
area
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must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above.
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Combined Programs
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Students wishing to undertake combined programs with other university
departments should consult the departmental advisor.
Minor Program
A Minor program consists of 14-18 hours in upper division Communication
courses.
Waivers
Departmental course requirements may be waived by the Chairman of the
Department. Prerequisites for specific courses may be waived by the Faculty
member teaching the course. In each instance, the student will be expected
to demonstrate equivalent preparation.
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Proposed New Courses: Department of Communication
Attached are new course proposal forms for 11 new courses. Eight
courses are directly associated with the recent addition of three new faculty
members. Two courses at the 100 level reflect a division of the existing
100 level course as a result of experience with the course, student interest
and needs for the revised program. The remaining course is a course in
Documentary Research in Communication which satisfies a deficiency in the
existing program. Three regular courses are being eliminated and four
special purpose 15 credit upper division research classifications are
eliminated.
If these new courses are accepted, the Department will be
offering a total of 46 courses by 17 faculty, 2.6 courses per faculty
member. There will be 31 upper division courses or 1.8 courses per faculty
member.
The 1976-1977 enrollment was 1190 or 26 students per course,
assuming one offering per course per year. This enrollment figure is 20%
less than the previous year as a result of some past problems and the
raising of standards in the introductory courses. With the revised program,
and the new course offerings proposed here, increased enrollments are
expected.
Because of the recent additions of new faculty, the new courses
will require no new faculty resources. Without the new courses, we would
be unable to take advantage of the specializations of the new faculty in
the areas for which they were hired.
There are increased' staff resources required to serve the needs
of the new faculty. These courses will not increase staff resources any
further. We anticipate that TA needs will increase slightly, but that
assumes an increase in enrollment.
Library holdings are adequate because the new courses draw on
a literature that cuts across other disciplines in addition to that
classified as communication. Additions will be required over time to stay
current, but a good portion of these additions will be required by other
courses in communication or other disciplines in any event. The "pure"
additional requirements of these courses are expected to be small.
Audio-Visual materials will be used selectively in several
courses from time to time. But AV materials are used in many existing
courses. The frequency of use is not expected to be any greater. Materials
will be obtained from existing sources. Space and equipment needs will be
no greater than they would be if the new faculty taught existing, as opposed
to new courses.
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Communication
Q*I120-3 Explorations in Interpersonal Communication
Introduction to a wide variety
of forms of human communication,
Including both verbal and
non-verbal forms. The nature or
communication
breakdown will be analyzed. The relation between
the content of the course and increased awareness on the part of
the student of his/her own communication is examined.
--Note: Students who have taken CMNS 100 may not receive further,
credit for this course.
CMNS130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication
An introduction to the role of mass commmunicatjons in
society. Examination of the structute and process of mass
communication, emphasizing television, radio, and the press.
Role of mass communication in socialization, public opinion
formation, and social change.
--Note: Students who have taken CMNS 100 may not receive further
credit for this course.
cMN5200-3 Pragmatics of Human Communication
An examination of the process of human communication and the ways
In which It is used to construct a unique reality for each
communicating individual. Communication is approached as a
systemic relationship that is qualitatively different from the
'properties' of the Individuals involved. Basic characteristics
of human communication processes are reviewed along with their
implications
and the ways in which communication pathologies work
to produce such disorders as schizophrenia.
--Note: Students with credit for CMNS 200 under any previous title
may not receive further credit for this course.
c7lN210-3 History of Communication
An exploration and Interpretation of the methods of information
dissemination that have been employed from prehistory to the
present century. The major developments In communication-related
technology will be looked at by focussing on their economic and
social preconditions and cultural consequences. Topics to be
covered will include: language as communication; oral
traditions; the role of various forms of writing and notational
systems in the emergence of old and new world civilizations; the
Impact of print; and the innovations of the industrial age.
CMNS220-3 Introduction to Interpersonal Commnlcatlon
A review of the role of
human
communication
in
the development of
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the individual
and society. The course will focus on
face-to-face communication and
deals specifically with
verbal and
non-verbal
aspects of
Interpersonal relationships in
the family
and other social groups. Topics include theories concerning the
origins of speech, the development of language in the child, and
the use of everyday language and non-verbal communioatin in the
.
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socialization and alienation of the person.
--Note: Students with credit for CMNS 220 under any previous title
may not receive further credit for this course.
Communication ?
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CMN5222
7
3 Communication
An Oor Cultures- ?
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The mode, meaning, and method of communication within and between cultural and
national groups. The course will develop aerspective in which to explore and
interpret both cultural diffett--rices and universal, patterns of verbal and non-
verbal behavior. ?
tflost of
thi_ Examples will he drawn from non-
western and third world situations.
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CMN230-3 Introduction to Communication Media
This course provides an overview of the deveolpment of broadcasting
and telecothmunlcation systems in Canada and their relationship
to contemporary society. Topics covered include the history of
the CBC, cable television, the domestic film production industry,
Canadian satellite development, and 'alternative' media in Canada.
CMNS 232-3 Urban Communication Networks
Analysis of social issues arising from the growth of cable tv and
interactive broadcast systems in relation to existing
broadcasting and telecommunication networks--the implications of
new information services and programming. Problems of definition
and design of systems and community boundaries.
CMNS240-3 The Political Economy of Communication
Analysis of the political and economic processes which have
historically generated the policies and structures of mass media
and telecommunication institutions and the related elements of a
'consciousnesa ?
industry'. ?
The role
of the mass
media in
determining local, national, and international policy. ?
Case?
studies in technological innovation in comunióation.
--Note: Students with credit for CMNS 23
1
may not receive further
credit for this course.
CM
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253-3 Computers and Communication
An introduction to computer/communication ?
sy3tem6. ?
Topics ?
An introduction to computer/communication
systems.
Topics
include: trends in computer and communication technology; both
industrial and governmental activity; brief
survey
of
existing
systems. ?
Communication technologies. Terminals for man-machine ?
communication. The computer as a component
in communication
systems. Computer utilities, airline reservation systems,
banking, Information systems, real-time remote control, etc.
future systems, universal information access and processig--the
weird city.
CMN5257-3 Explorations in Video
This course is an introduction to the applications
of video in
communication studies. The techniques of
producing video
documentaries including
editing and mixing 'will bi t54ht 'with
particular emphasis on how skills so learnt can
be applied
to
other areas of communication studies.
--Note: Due to equipment limitations, preference
will be given
to
Communication Majors and Honors students, who
should sign
the
course list with the department in advance. ? '
Communication
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CmWs 261-3
Etplorations in Sound Tape Recording
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An introduction to the tape medium as a comrnunlcatlonal tool, and
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to electroacoustic aspects of communication in general. Specific
techniques of field recording, interviewing, editing,
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tape ?
transformations, sound object manipulation, and basic studio
technique will be presented, and students
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will ?
use ?
the
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department's studio facilities. Applications of the tape medium
to such areas as media analysis,
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aural ?
history, ?
social
documentation, interpersonal communication, and tape music
composition will be discussed. The role of the tape medium in
the design of conventional media communication, as well as
experimental sound documents will he emphasized.
Q4N
S259-3 Acoustic Dimensions of Communication I
A course designed to develop the students perception and
understanding of
Sound and its behavior in the interpersonal,
social, environmental, media, and creative fields. The acoustic
and psychoacoustic bases of sound will be introduced in their
practical application to a wide variety of aspects of
communication with special reference to acoustic design, the
electroacoustic media, and sonic environments.
--Note: Students who have taken CMNS 239 for credit may not receive
further credit for this course.
clN
5300-5 Introduction to Systems Theory In Communication
Introduction and Overview of modern systems theory.
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Emphasis ?
will be placed on gaining an understanding of the major concepts
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upon
use
which
of
these
systems
concepts
theory
will
and
be
the
illustrated
systems approach
with applications
depend.
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in
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biological, psychological, and social systems.
--Prerequlàite:cMt4l200.
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NS303-3 Communication as a Bio-social Process
An
e
v
olutionary-historical account of the development of human
communication as a crucial aspect of social organization. The
perspective of
this
course, which is derived from the work of
George Mead and John Dewey (among others) provides a viewpoint
radically different from the fundamentally traditional one still
dominant in our society. The emphasis in this course is upon the
role of theory as providing praotical guidance for dealing with
concrete present day problems.
--Prerequisite: ()1N5200 strongly recommended
CHN5304_ I
Communication and the Language of Everyday Life
The course examines communication, communication theory, and
everyday language in relation to the social and economic context
of society. Also considered are differing contemporary
and historical perspectives on
the bioocial system. The Concepts
of cooperation, competition,
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mediation, ?
and the code-message
relationship are analyzed in some detail.
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Introduction to the?
sooio-ecological theory
of communication.
--Prerequisite: CHN9200 or CMNS220
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CMNS310- History of Communication Thought I
An historical
analysis
of classic works in dommunicatins thought
in both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Figures to
be examined include Rousseau the scottish moral ohilosophers
Tylor and Darwin. ?
Speciai emphasis will be placed
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contributions of Marx.
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Communication ?
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CMN$ 320..3 Communication Processes and Interpersonal
B
ehavior
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An examination of groups as temporary and permanent systems;
types of groups (work groups, informal groups, therapy and
encounter groups, etc.) as related to ociâl purpose; leadership
and other significant roles; phases 'of group development.
--Prerequisite: CMN5200 or
CMN5220. PSYCH
201 Recommended.
CMN
53
2
3-3
Communication Processes and Individual Behavior
The role and Function of communication processes In the
development of the self and human existence; social, cultural,
and Individual differences in verbal and non-verbal languages and
the implications for
?
human ?
behavior
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and ?
human
?
nature.?
--Prerequisite: CMNS220 or equivalent.
(?1S 324-3
Coinniunication and
Creativity
[sa uhination oF md vid uai and social corn mu nication processes in the genesis. spread
and
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impact
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'erequLwe:
ouinnovnkm
C%/NS
and
2(10-3
originality
'ec'o,n,ne,,d,-/
in the individual and society.
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(Lccture/Td(orj:lI)
Sludents
till/i
erechi for C/tINS 311
mat
,lot take 1/ala' COUrct'
for f,,r,/,er ('red/I.
CMN5
330-5
Communication and Cultural Form I
Historical review of approaches to the study of mass media and
cultural form. Emphasis will be on the interrelationship of
culture and communication in western society in the media
products of the thirties, fourties, and fifties.
--Prerequisites:
CMNS230.
(MNS331-5 Communication Media: Theory and Research I
An historical survey of models methods, and
?
problems ?
in ?
communication media atudies and social science reserch.
--Prerequisite:
CMNS23O
CMP
333-3
Communication Policy in Canada--Past, Present, and
Future ?
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Examination of
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historical, ?
political, ?
and
?
socio-economic?
Implications Of regulation of the media.
--Prerequisites:
CMN9230
CMNS336-3
Social Change and Community Media
An evaluation of the wa
y
s in which community needs are identified
art articulated through community information centres, community
radio, community cable, and other access facilities. Policies
and programs in media access examined.
CMNS340_3
The Political Economy of' the Radio
Spectrum and
Telecommunication
Analysis of the process of radio spectrum allocation.
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Attention?
is focused on the unique character of this natural resource and
the uses made of it. The political, economic, and social
processes of the industries and public
agencies which use
the
radio spectrum are analyzed, with attention
given to the role of
provincial,
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national, ?
hemispheric, ?
and ?
world ?
regulatory?
processes.
--Prerequisite: CMN240
--Note: Students with credit for
CMNS 334
may not receive further
Communication ?
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CtINS357-3
Video Techniques and Applications
The use of video-tape
in
the movement of information, promotion
. of intergroup communication, attitude development and change, and
community activation; the potential of cable networks and the
development of
video cassettes.
--Prerequisite:
CMN5257.
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--Note: Students who have taken CMNS
337
may not receive rurther
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credit for this course.
CMN1
358_3
Sound Tape Recording: Theory and Uses
An intermediate level studio workshop to develop the student's
skills in the tape medium and his/her understanding of the
communicational implications of sound when processed in that
medium. Although the emphasis is practical and experimental, all
work will relate to a critical understanding of the tape medium
as it now is used socially. The workshop may be thought of in
the broadest sense as an experimental laboratory in acoustic
design and acoustic communication.
--Prerequisite: CMN5258
--Note; Students who nave taken GrINS
338
may not receive further
credit for this course.
CMNS 359-3 Acoustic Dltnen:i
10n9
of ommnn lea t
ion
11
A special topics course and small class work group at an
intermediate level in acoustic communication dealing lntensivelyy
with specific problems In psychoacouatics, acoustic design,
soundacape studies, noise in the community, acou3tic aspects of
social organization, language and interpersonal communication,
. ?
electronic sound production, media analysis, theories of sound
cognition, and information processing.
--Prerequisite:
CMN$259.
--Note: Students who have taken CMNS
339
may not receive further
credit for this course.
-1
4
Fundamentals of Communication Research
This cours ?
troduces the fundamental principles of
e
?
ical
methods as the
?
used in the study
'
of communic ?
n: theory ?
and hypothesis t>p
,
eerimental and non rimental research
designs, surveys
?
fieexperiments, ?
surement and
assessment techn
t ?
sca ?
, interviews, observational
methods, samplin
cal ?
derations.
This course is
intended for stu
e had no ?
evious experience with?
research methods
ics. Illustrats and examples are
drawn fromthe I
munication in order
?
prepare
students fo ?
dvanced studies in the area.
--Pre.flsites:
45
or more credit hours and at least t
?
ower?
courses in Communication. Math 101 may be useful.
CMN361_4
Documentary Research in Communication
The course will focus on methodological questions arising in the
access to and interpretation of both historical and primary
documents and government and corporate source material.
?
The
special ?
problems ?
of ?
reliability ?
and validation, of the
- ? Identification of bias and
?
ideological ?
content
?
will
?
be
• ?
discussed. The current status of what is commonly called 'Access
and Information policy' will be covered, as will specific
techniques (using archival data, intercorporate analysis,
evaluation of institutional records) used in the Identification
and evaluation of documentary source material. These techniquess
will be examined particularly for their uses In communication
research.
--Prerequisites: 45 or more credit hours and at least two lower
OMM
Common lea tion ?
6
?
I
CMNS3624 Field Methods in Communication Research
?
S
Participant observaion
?
unobtrusive
?
meajures,
?
i'terv1ewing,?
content analysis, inter-organizational networks of influence and
communication, problems of
accss and
r
thics, and research
design in communication field research.
--Prerequisites: 45 or
,
more credit hours and at least two lower
division courses In Communication.
--Note: Students who have
taken
CMNS 332 may n9t
. .receIve further
credit for this
Course.
CMN00-5 Communication Theory: Systemic Formulations
Current systems approaches to the study of selected topics in
communication. Each offering of' the course will concentrate on a
apecific area and applications of the iy.stems perspective. The
topics selected will include, amongst others: information
theory, cybernetics, structuralism, network theory, semiotics,
hierarchy theory, and cod'-measage relationships in their various
contexts.
--Note: Students who have taken the course once and wish to
pursue the current topic may join the course as a directed
at6djes if they obtain the consent of the instructor.
--Prerequisite: CNlN300 or' CMNS30I
iMN502-5 Communication
in
Organizations: a Systems Perspective
This course takes a systems approach to the examination of the
role of communication In organizations and in the process of
organizing. Specific problem areas include:
?
coordination and
Integration, ?
constraints ?
and ?
control,.. the
?
processes of
f'ormnalizatlon and hierarchical development, cont1nuity,
?
growth,
change, ?
stability, ?
information ?
overload,.- organizational
structure, ?
formal
?
and ?
informal ?
communication ?
systems.
--Prerequisite: CMNS 200; CMNS300
?
recommended.
CMN54
03-5 Communication and Community
This course Investigates the consequences which follow from
adopting the hypothesis that human communication and knowing are
primarily functions of organized social groups rather than of
isolated individuals. The central place of social forms in the
constitution of the things we know and communicate about is held
to be crucial in the understanding of human communication. The
primary focus is upon possibilities of actions, upon questions
concerning what to do.
?
Theoretical and factual materials are?
examined according to their relevance in the formulation of
intelligent ?
opinions
?
in ?
personal/social
?
practise.?
--Prerequisite: CMNS 303
CMNS
1
04_5 Communication: Ecosystems
Analysis of social, psychological, and economic interactions as
communicational processes within the social ecosystem. Emphasis
on systems, cybernetic, and semiotic viewpoint on the system-
environment relations involved within and between society and
nature.
--Prerequisite: CMN5304
il
Communication ?
7
CMNS
410-5 History of Communication Thought II
An historical analysis of classical works in communication
thought from 1900 to the present.
?
Figures to be dealt with
Include the french sociological school from Durkjiejm to
Lev
i-Strauss, Freud, Jung, G.H. Mead. Significant emphasis will
be
Innis,
placed
and
on
to a
Canadian
lesser extent,
contributors,
MoLuhan.
P
a
rticularly the work of H.A.
--Prerequisite: QINS310 and at least 75 hours.
CMNS
I
420_5 Communication Processes and Interpersonal Behavior II
Informal
Advanced
and
studies
o
r g
anizational
in group and
settings.
interpersonal
c
ommunication in both
--Prerequisite: cMP320;
CMNS
I
42
I
I-5 Intrapersonal Processes: Cognitive Dimensions
Process
An examination
and understand
of the development
meaningful material.
of the lndIvjdual
?
ability to
?
--Prerequisite: CMNS32II.
--Note: Students with credit for CMNS 423 may not receive further
credit for this course.
cMNS4
25-5
Seminar in Communication Processes
This seminar will be devoted to a detailed study of selected
areas in communication processes.
--PrerquIsIte: CMNS320 or CMN5323 or permission of department.
(2lt4$430-5 Communication and Cultural Form II
An analysis of the interrelationship between contemporary mass
media productions and western cultural values and patterns, the
imagery and symbolism of the media, e.g. The cult of the
superhero, the normalization of violence will be examined.
--Prerequisite: CMN$330
CMNS431-5 Communication Media: Theory and Research ii
An examination of contemporary social organizations associated
with changes in communication technology; evolution Of electronic
neighborhoods and narrowcast formats.
--Prerequisite: CPQI$331
CMN5433_5 Seminar In Communication Policy
In depth analysis of selected current Issues in communication
P olicy .
Policy alternatives and the
p
olitical/economic structure
of the Policy-making process are examined. Specific topics to
be
inv
estigated will be announced prlpr to each offering.
4 ?
--Prerequisites:
strongly recommended.
CtV4S333 or
CMNS3I40 required;
CPIN$
.
?
361
QIN$ 1
137-5 Communication and Community Advocacy
An analysis of how the print media and associated institutions
(e.g. ?
schools) serve community interests. The roles provided
. and portrayed by these media/institution5 will be discussed In
terms of an analysis of the needs of a specific community (e.g.
primary school children).
--Prerequisites: CMN$230, CMNS330
--Note: Students who have received credit for CMNS 301 may not
• ?
receive further credit for this course.
Communication ?
8
CMN)444-5 Political Economy of International Communication
Various national systems
?
of ?
mass ?
media ?
and
?
telecommunication
institutions ?
analyzed in terms of their domestic power processes
and
international transfer
of
mass ?
media ?
and
?
telecommunication
technology and products.
?
Differential impact of the free flow of
such technology and products and the differing needs of developed
-
and develping countries will be studied.
-
--Prerequisite: CMNS230 or CMNS240.
---Note: Students who have received credit for CMNS
1434
may not
receive further credit for this course.
CMNS ?
- ?
Communication and International Development
Emphasis is on
?
nderstanding of the contaxt ?
communication
as ?
the flow and exeha
?
of information ?
nfluenee within and
between networks of Canadia
?
stit ?
s (like CIDA or IDRC) and
international institutions.
?
of ?
Canadian ?
international
development policies and
?
ctices In
?
of the cultural value
assumptions
?
and ?
ogles ?
which ?
are ?
pa ?
f the continuing
unequal inter ?
onal order.
--Prere
?
hours and consent o
?
artment.
strongly recommended.
-
CMNS448_5 Telecommunication Regulation in North America
Development of the theory ?
and ?
practice ?
of ?
regulation ?
of ?
the
telecommurijeatlns ?
Industry
?
in ?
Canada and the U.S.
?
at federal,
(CRTC, FCC), provincial, and local levels. ?
Legal ?
and ?
economic
basis ?
of ?
common ?
carrier
?
regulation ?
and
?
its ?
application ?
to
telephone companies, satellite carriers, catv firms, and computer
communication. ?
Regulation ?
of
?
entry, competition and monopoly,
interconnection, ?
investment policy, profits, and prices.
--Prerequisites: CMNS240 required; CMNS340 strongly recommended.
--Note: ?
Students who have taken CMNS 438 may not receive further
credit for this course.
CMNS480-2 Directed Study
--Prerequisite: ?
two upper division CMN$courses and
?
consent ?
of
instructor.
--Note:
No more than 10 hours may be taken of directed study.
CMNS481-3 Directed Study
--Prerequisite: ?
two upper division CMNScourses.and ?
consent ?
of
instructor.
--Note: No more than 10 hours may be taken of directed study.
CMN5482-4 Directed Study
--Prerequisite: ?
two upper division CMNSoourses and ?
consent ?
of
instructor.
--Note: No more than 10 hours may be taken of directed study.
CMN$
4
83-5 Directed Study
--Prerequisite: ?
two upper division CKNScoursee and
?
consent ?
of
Instructor.
--Note: No more than 10 hours may be taken of directed study.
I
S
Communication
?
9
C11N5
1 486-3
Special Topics
in Communication-A
Intensive analysis
of a particular topic in thegeneral area of
communication and/or attention to the work of a particular writer
or school of thought. This course may not be taken more than
twice.
--Prerequisite: two upper division courses In C1INS
--Note: No more than 10 hours may be taken of special topics.
CMN5
1
487-5 Special Topics in Communication-B
Intensive analysis of a particular topic in the general area of
communication and/or attention to the work of a particular writer
or school of thought. This course may not be taken more than
twice.
--Prerequisite: two upper division courses in CMNS
--Note: No more than 10 hours may be taken of special topics.
c71N549818 Individual Study Semester (Honors)
Intensive work in a particular topic in the general field of
communication. Involves either group or individual research
project under the direct supervision of a faculty member who will
provide ?
guidance ?
and ?
critical ?
feedback ?
as
?
necessary.
--Prerequisites: ?
Honors students only.*
At
boot ')O crcdit houro-
and oonsnt of the ?
partme1t.
--Note: This course may not be taken more than once. Students may
not take both CMN5498 and CMNS499.
cMNS499_15 Individual Study Semester
Intensive work in a particular topic in the general field of
communication. Involves either group or individual research
project under the direct supervision of a faculty member who will
provide
?
guidance ?
and ?
critical
?
feedback ?
as ?
necessary.?
--Prerequisites:* At boot 90 orodit hours and oonaent of' the
dopertmoflt.
--Note: This course may not be taken more than once. Students may
not take both CMN5198 and CMNS1199.
.
(a)
completion of 90 hours of undergraduate work;
(b)
completion of at least two upper division courses in CMNS;
(c)
the signature of at least three faculty members who are
willing to provide supervision and other support necessary
for the completion of the project. At least one of the
supporting faculty must be from the Department of Communication.
(d)
Students must apply to the Chairman of the Department at least
two months in advance of the beginning of the semester in which
they wish to enrol.
SENATE COMNTTTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES ?
W COURSE
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
Communication
1.
?
Calendar Information ?
?
I
Department:
Abbreviation Code:
?
CMN.
?
Course Number:120 ?
Credit Hours:
?
3
?
Vector:
?
2-1 _
Title of Course:
?
Explorations in interpersonal Communication
Calendar Description of Course: Introduction to a wide variety of forms of human communica -
ion, including both verbal áñ'ñbn-verbal' fbrms.
?
The nature of communication breakdown will be
analyzed. ?
The relation betwêi'the
?
course and increased awareness on the part of
he student of his/her won cdminunidatiön is examined.
Nature of Course
?
Lecture/tutorial
Prerequisites
?
(or
?
instructions):
Students ?
AJiI'
c ?
c.rCMNS
100
may not take
this course forAcredit.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar ifthis course is
approved: ?
CMNS
100 will be discontinued
2.
?
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered?
?
at least once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
?
1978-3 or 1979-1
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Harper, Mallinson, Melody, Richards, others
3.
?
Objectives of the Course
rc' orovide basic introductory material relating to fundamental theoretical and descriptive aspects
D'.nterpersonal communication processes.
?
To prepare the introductory student to engage in
comparative examinations of communication processes in more advanced courses.
4.
?
Budgetary and Space Re
q
uirements
?
(for information only)
• ?
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
•
?
Faculty -
?
See cover memo
Staff-
Library -
None
?
none, as this course replaces another one that
is being
Audio Visual -
discontinued.
Space -
Equipment -
5.
?
Approval
Date:
-
•-
'
Department/ha1rman/
/J
?
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-341,:- ?
(Mien completing this form, ?
for instructions se p Memorndui
?
SCTTS
73-34a.
Attach course outline.
CMNS 120-3 ?
Explorations in Interpersonal Communication
Text:
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication, Sara A. Barnhardt
(New York
;
?
Crowell, 1976) paperback, $5.00
Additional readings will be on reserve in the library or will be
made available during the first week of class each semester the
course is taught.
Assignments:
?
An
?
early review ?
- negotiable
Two Tutorial projects
?
- 15%
Mid-term exam (open-book)
?
- 35%
Final exam (to be decided)
?
- 35%
(The weighting of grades for certain assignments may be open to negotiation
between students and the tutorial assistant)
Lectures and Readinqs:
?
?
Week #1
?
Introduction
Logistics; distribution of material
What is Communication?
Orientation of CMNS 120
?
Week #2
?
"Potlatch"--a movie
Discussion of the movie and of contemporaty social implications
?
?
Week #3
?
Continuation of discussion of Potlatch;
Discussion of assignments; orientation of assignments;
The analytic process
?
Week #4
?
Communication and Identity
(Man as a product of our communication)
?
Week #5
?
Communication and the construction of reality
Review;
Assignment: Early Review due
?
Week #6
?
Process of effective communication
Effects of blocking, distortion
?
Week #7
?
Information overload;
Dealing with overload;
Rumors and rumor transmission: distortion, leveling, sharpening
?
?
Week #8
?
Mid-term Exam
Review of exam
?
Week #9
?
Uses and abuses of communication
Communication Breakdown
[II
Week #10
?
Resolving communication breakdowns
Preventing communication breakdowns
Week #11
?
Non-verbal aspects of communication
First Tutorial project due
Week #12
?
Communication as Evolution
Communication and change
Future Shock
Week #13
?
Summary/Review
Final exam (date to be assigned)
0
.
5. Approval ?
Date:
•)
#t'61j
.
f. 1"),
9
.Dean
2//r/77
Chairman, SCUS
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERCRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
?
MPTAI CflTIPQL'
1.
Calendar Information
?
Department: Communication
Abbreviation Code:
?
C1$ Course Number: 130 Credit flours:3
?
Vector: 2-1
-0
Title of Course: Explorations in Mass Communication
Calendar Description of Course:
An introduction to the role of mass communications in society. Examination of the
structure and process of mass communication, emphasizing television, radio, and
the press. Role of mass communication in socialization, public opinion formation,
and social change.
Nature of Course Lecture/Tutorial
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Students
L.'/tfQ
.
CMNS 100 may not take this course for 1credit.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
?
CMS 100 will be discontinued
2. Schedulin g
How frequently will the course he offered?
?
At least once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 1978-3 or 1979-1
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Melody,Hindley, Martin, Smythe, Babe and Salter
3.
ObjectivesoftheCourse
To
provide basic introductory material relating to. fundamental theoretical and
descriptive aspects of mass communication processes. To prepare the introductory
student to engage in comparative examinations of communication processes in more
advanced courses.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
?
See cover memo
Staff
Library -
?
None
Audio Visual - ?
None
Space -
Equipment
SCUS
.
73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline.
?
-
CMNS 130-3
?
Explorations in Mass Communication
Text:
?
-
Mass Communication: A Sociological Perspective, Charles R. Wright
(New York: Random House, 1975, 2nd edition)- paperback $4.35.,
Assiqnxnents:
An early review
?
- negotiable
Two tutorial projects
?
- 15%
Mid-term exam (open-book)
?
- 35%
Final exam (to be decided)
?
- 35%
'--
(Weighting of grades for certain assignments may be open to negotiation
between student and tutorial assistant)
Further resource information to be available the first week of classes.
Lectures and Readings:
Week # 1
?
Introduction
Logistics; distribute material
Orientation of CS 130
Week #2,3
?
Transition/Integration
From Interpersonal to Mass Communication: A Comparison
of Communication Processes, their environments and their
potential effects
Week #4
?
The Nature & Functions of Mass Communications
Reading: Wright, Chapter 1.
Week #5
?
Mass Instituting as Social Institutions
Reading: Wright, Chapter 2.
Week #6
?
Mass Communication in the Political/Economic System of
North America
Reading: Wright, Chapter 4
Week #7 ?
Midterm
Week #8
?
Mass Communication and the Definition of Canadian Culture
Reading: Wright, Chapter 5.
Week #9
?
Social Effects of Mass C,ominunication
Reading: Wright, -Chápt ?
6.
' -
Week #10
?
Propaganda and Persuasion
.eek #11Structure and Policy ofTelecommunications Regulation.
?
Canada
.
.
.
.
Week
#12
Structure and Policy of Broadcast Regulation in Canada
Week
#13
The Role of Communication in National Development
FINAL EXAM (date to be decided)
2.
.,-
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERCRADUATE STUDIES ?
NEW'COURSE
NEW CflURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
?
Department:
Communication
Studio
Abbreviation Code:
?
CM-S. Course 'Number:
210
?
Credit Hours: ?
3 ?
Vector:2-1-0
Title of Course: History of Communications
Calendar Description of
Course:
An exploration and interpretation of the methods of
information dissemination that have been employed from prehistory to the present century.
The major developments in communications related technology will be looked at by focusing
on their economic and social preconditions, and cultural consequences. Topics to be covered
will include: language as communication; oral traditions; the role of various forms of
writing and notational systems in the emergence of Old and New World civilizations; the
Nature of Course impact of print; and the innovations of the industrial age.
Lecture
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
None
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
?
1978-3
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible?
P.
Heyer , A. Wilden
3.
ObjectivesoftheCourse
To familiarize the student with a historical perspective based on technological change
rather than on events and personalities. The course will attempt to integrate social
scientific analysis with humanistic interpretation. The development of communications
related technology will be seen in terms of its role in elaborating human societies, and
with respect to the subsequent cultural and psychic consequences.
4.
BudgetaryandSpaceRequirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
See cover memo
Adequate
Occasional films and slides
5. Approval ?
Date:
Department/hairmai/
4L
/J
7hh ?
?
Dean ? Chairman,
sCus
•
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions se
p . Meriorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline.
?
-
4
Course Outline: CMNS 210. The History of Communications
Week 1 - 3
The scope of the course.
?
The nature of communications. ?
The
oral traditions of contemporary hunting and gathering societies
as an indicator of the communications techniques that may have
been utilized during prehistory.
?
Early efforts at symbolic
depiction such as prehistoric art.
?
Time factored thought and
the first notational systems.
Week 4 - 7
The rise of civilization in both the old and new world.
?
The
focus will be on Messopotamia, Egypt, Mesoamerica, and Peru.
After dealing with the underlying ecological factors, the
changing techniques of communication will be-examined with
reference to their role in social co-ordination and expansion.
The development of various forms of writing will be carefully
assessed.
?
Calendrical,cosmological, and related systems of
cultural reference will be explored.
Week 8
Changes in media form and structure from the fall of Rome to
the Middle ages will be surveyed within the context of social
history.
Week 9
The advent and consequences of print technology.
Week 10-11
The industrial revolution and the inventions which expedited it
such as steam power and the telegraph.
Week 12
The twentieth century and the electric age.
Week 13
Traditional theoretical assessments of culture and communications
considering the distinctively Canadian input.
Requirements
One mid-term and a final.
0
SENATE
COMMITTEE ON UNDERCRADUATE STUDIES ?
I
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
?
NEW COURSE
1.
Cair Information ?
Department; _Communications
Abhrcvi\tion Code: CMN
?
Course Number:_
222
?
Credit Flours:
3
?
Vector: ?
2-1-0
Title of\urse: COMMUNICATION IN OTHER CULTURES
Calendar De
'
çription of Course:
The mode,\teaning, and method of communication within and between
Et
10ure and
?
national gr\ups. The course will develop a framework in which to
?
e
and
interpret bo cultural differences and universal patterns, of ver ?
and non
verbal behavio\
Nature of Course Le re and Tutorial
Prerequisites (or sp
?
instructions): None
What course (courses), if a , is being dropped from the alendar if this course is
approved:
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be ffered? Onc a year
Semester in which the course will fi st be of red? 78-3 or 79-1
Which of your present faculty would he ava able to make the
,
proposed offering
possible? ?
Paul Heyer and Robert Ande n.
3.
Objectives of the Course
To expose the student to a numb of
exam
es of communication between different
cultures, and within differen national an 'ethnic groups; and to provide a
theoretical framework in wh h to interpret d assess the appropriate material.
The course seeks to explo universal patterns as well as to understand fundamental
differences.
4.
Budgetary and Space Riuirernents (for information only
What additional res,%rces will be required in the follow
?
areas:
Faculty -
?
,/See cover memo
Staff -
Library
?
Adequate. Some growth in future
Audio V* ual -
?
Occasional films
Space/
Equipment -
5.
Approval
Date: ?
7//'/?7 ?
7) ?
Øi7
-
Department
7J
/Chnirm'
?
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-341):- (Mien completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum
,
SCUS
73-34a.
Attach course outline. ?
I
1.
2.
3.
'4.
SENATE COWITTTY -
F ON UNDERr.RADtIATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
?
kEW COURSE
a
Calendar Information ?
Deprtment: Communications
Ah).-,-n.4..#-4,-.-
?
C..A.... ?
flRAWT.0 ?
CourseNumber:
r_.._ ?
, ?
,
?
?
n-in
Crecii t Hours:
?
- ?
Vector: 2-1-0
Title of Course:
Communication
and Cultural-Context
Calendar J)escript.ion of Course: -,
?
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The mode; meaning, and method of-communication within and between cultural and
national groups. The course will.develop aerspective in which to explore and
interpret both cultural diffetences and universal patterns of verbal and non-
verbal behavior. - most
of
Th
e
camples will be drawn from non-
western and third world siIuations.
Nature of Course
?
Lecture/and Tutorial,
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
?
None
approved:
What course
?
(courses), if any, is being dropped
-,
from the calendarif
-'
this course is
Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered?
?
Once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 78-3 or 79-1
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposd offering
possible? Paul Heyer and Robert Anderson
Objectives of the Course
?
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To expose the student to a number of examples of communication beweeh different
cultures, and within different
national
and ethnic groups; and to provide a
theoretical perspective in which to interpret and assess the appropriate material.
differences.
The course seeks
?
to explore
-
universal patterns as well as to under
1
stand fundamental
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
?
See cover memo
Staff -
Library -
?
Adequate. Some growth in future.
Audio Visual
?
Occasional films
Space -
Equipment -
5. ?
al
?
Date:
Department Chairman
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Dean
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H
Chai
H
rman, SCUS
Attach
SCUS 73-34b:-
course outline.
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COThICATION AND CULTURAL CONTEXT:
The Mode, Meaning and Method of Communication
within and between different cultural and
national groups.
1st Week
Overview of the course, outline of requirements,
a survey of the examples to be offered and
announcement of the theoretical intention of the
course. ?
Meaning of the title:
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"Communication"
broadly interpreted.
2nd Week
Meaning of the title: "Culture" broadly inter-
preted.
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Examples from the history of the
discovery of other cultures: observations by
travellers, explorers,
merchants,
scientists,
warriors, etc.
3rd Week
Film "Dead Birds".
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Communication in isolation;
war as communication
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Communication & Culture:
Francophone and Anglophone in Canada (Ethnicity)
4th Week
Communication & Culture: Examples from rural
Europe (nations and cultures).
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Communication
& Culture: Examples from India or China (other
'civilizations').
5th Week
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Communication across the barrier of power: civilized
meets primitive in-the historical context.
MIDTERM EXAM
6th Week
Theoretical development: analyzing the answers to
the midterm exam, and beginning theoretical
interpretation of the-foregoing weeks of examples.
7th Week
Changes in communication mean changes in relations
(case studies,
?
film)
8th Week
Changes in structure mean change in communication
(case studies,
?
film)
9th Week
Communication as a double variable: expresses
relations, preserves
?
structures, tends to stabilize
vs. reveals relations, changes structures, tends
to cause search for new meanings.
10th Week
Questions raised by studying the questions: "object-
ivity" and "discovery".
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Structural and personal
ethics,
r
esponsibility, positive potential of this
study.
ESSAY DUE
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COMMUNICATION IN OTHER CULTURES: The Mode,
Meaning and Method of Communication within
and between different cultures and national
groups.
1st Week
Overview of the course, outline of requirements,
\
a taste of the examples to be offered and
announcement of the theoretical intention of the
\
course. ?
Meaning of the title: "Communication"
broadly interpreted. ?
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2nd Week
Meaning of the title: "Culture" broadly intej{
\ ?
preted. ?
Examples from the history of the
\ ?
discovery of other cultures: observation
?
by
\travellers, explorers, merchants, scierlsts,
\arriors ?
etc.
1/'
3rd Week
Fi"I ?
"Dead Birds" Communication in/solation,
war )
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communication. ?
Communica(on & Culture:
Franco
'P
\
hone and Anglophone in 5iada (Ethnicity)
4th Week
Conununic''çion & Culture: Exayf
'
1es from rural
Europe (na4ons and culturØ).
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Communication
& Culture: ?
'Eamples fro
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India or China (other
'civilization
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5th Week
Communication ass/he gulf of power: civilized
meets primitive in
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he historical context.
MIDTERM EXAM ,/
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\
6th Week
Theoretical )Jelopment>\nalyzjng the answers to
the midtery exam, and beginiing theoretical
interPrefrtion of the foreg
•
ng weeks of examples.
7th Week
Chang
?
in communication mean
'
anges in relations
(cay studies, film)
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8th Week
9ianges in structure mean change in\communicatjon
case studies, film)
9th Week
Communication as a double variable: expsses
/
relations, perserves structures, tends to\,tabiljze
/
vs. reveals relations, changes structures ,\ends
/
to cause search for new meanings.
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10th Week
11th Week
12th Week
Questions raised by studying the questions:
"objectivity" and "discovery". Structural
and personal ethics, responsibility, positive
potential of this study.
ESSAY DUE
C ' Rp1ete review of the course - integration of
the and examples. The Challenge of Futur/
Reseach in Communications.
FINAL EXAM
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Z
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Hall, The Hidden Dim,sion
Hall, The Silengua
Diamond, Pr itive Views o the World
Weaver,
0
See Ourselves
Be5.zian, Behind Many Masks
.
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11th & 12th Week
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Complete review of the course - integration of
theory and examples. The Challenge of Future
Research in Communications.
13th Week
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FINAL EXAM
TEXTS
*Hall The Hidden Dimension
*F1a11 The Silent Lanquaqe
*Diamond, Primitive Views of the World
Weaver, To See Ourselves
Berreman, Behind Many Masks
*Required
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SENATE CONNITTEE ON UNDERCRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
?
NEW COURSE
1.
Calendar Information ?
Department:Communication
SAbbreviation Code:
?
CMNX
Course Number:
?
304 Credit Hours: 4
Vector: 3-1-0
Title of Course:
?
Communication and the Language of Everyday Life
Calendar Description of Course:
The course
examines
communication, communication theory, and everyday language in relation
to the social and economic context of society. Also considered are differing contemporary
and historical perspectives on the biosocial system. The concepts of cooperation,
competition, mediation and the code-message relationship are analyzed in some detail.
Introduction to the
socio-ecological
theory of communication.
Nature of Course Lecture/Tutorial
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
CMN. 200-3 or cMN.220-3
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 1978-2 or 1978-3
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? Wilden and others
• 3. Objectives of the Course
! ?
To introduce students to the socio-ecological aspects of communication and to prepare
them for advanced work (e.g. CMN400, CM. 404).
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
?
See cover memo
Staff -
?
None
Library -
?
None
Audio Visual - None
Space -
?
None
Equipment - None
5.
?
Approval
Date: ?
711/77
___________
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&) a
artrnent / ?
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
Attach
SCIJS 73-341):-
course
?
outline.(When
completing this form,
?
for instructions sec'
?
erorndum SCUS 73-34a.
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Lecture Outline
1.
Introduction: The rediscovery of communication.
2.
Examination and critique of the linguistic approach to communication.
3. Critique of mechanistic and bioenergetic models of communication in
society.
4.
Linguistic systems and communications systems. The code-message
relation.
S. Language, communication, and 'reality'. Perception and cognition.
6.
Semiotic systems and social systems. Open and closed systems.
7.
Language, discourse, and society.
8.
Epistemologies and ideologies. Opposition and Contradiction.
9.
Mediation
10.
Information, noise, and redundancy. Protected codes. Flexibility.
ii. The communication of commerce
12. Cooperation and Competition
Sample Readings
C.
Bateson:
Steps to an Ecology
of Mind.
P.
Watzlawic.k
et al:
Pragmatics of Human Communication
B.J. Whorf:
Language, Thought, and Reality.
R.
Jakobson and
M. Halle:
Fundamentals of Language.
J.
Lacan:
The Language of the
Self.
C. Levi-Strauss: The Savage Mind.
H.A. Innis:
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The Bias of Communication
SENATE COMMIIITEE ON UNDER(RADUATESTIJDIES
?
NEW COURSE
NEW
--
COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1. Calendar Information
Abbreviation Code: C$ Course
Title of Course: History Of Coun
Calendar Description of Course:
An historical analysis of classic i
and nineteenth centuries. Fi
moral philosophers, Tylor, and Dan
of Marx.
Department: Communication
umber: 310
?
Credit flours: ?
4 ?
Vector: ?
3-1-0
ation Thought, I
Es in communication thought in both the eighteenth
as to be examined will include Rousseau, the Scottish
Special emphasis will be placed on the contributior
Nature of Course Lectures augmented by several tutorials or seminars.
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
?
At least 45 hours
What course (courses), if any, is 8eing dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be
Semester in which the course will
Which of your present faculty woul
possible? ?
Heyer, Wilden
ffered?
?
Once per year
irst be offered? ?
1978-3
he available to make the proposed offering
3.
Objectives of the Course : To intlioduce the student to communications related ideas that
have developed in the writings of a number of philosophical, social, and scientific writers
in the
Western1?
u4
,)
,or.
Students wi
I
ll be encouraged to plunge into the classic texts
unaided (or impeded) by secondary s ources. Lectures will highlight the social and historic
context in which the appropriate ideas developed, as well as their assumptions, analytical
methods, and ideological connections.
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 -
See cover memo
Adequate
Occasional films
video to be shown
5. Approval
Date: ?
77
-Department 4airman
.-
SCUS 73-34b:
-
(When completing this
Attach course outline.
0
?
/77
Dean
?
Chairman, SCUS
rm, for instructions seo Menorondum
SCUS
73-34a.
HISTORY OF COMMUNICATIONS THOUGHT. I
Texts
Schneider, L. The Scottish Moral Philosophers
Rousseau, J.J. The Essential Rousseau
Marx, K. Early Writings
Tylor, E.B. Researches into the Early History of Mankind
Outline
Week 1
?
An elaboration of the history of communications thought in the context
of the history of Western thought. A look at the communications
related elements in a number of disciplines and how they became
amalgamated into the modern interdisciplinary communications perspective.
A survey of the scope of the course.
Week 2
?
A look at the aspects of communications thought that were developed in,
early antiquity, Greek philosophy, Medieval theology, the Renaissance,
and 17th century rationalism.
Weeks 3-5
?
The
thiig
'
fitenment and its impact on Western thought. Ideas on language
and social communication that emerged in the writings of Locke and his
French follower Condillac. The contribution made by Scottish moral
philosohv to our understanding of human nature, society, and the
communications processes linking the two realms.
Required Reading: Schneider, The Scottish Moral Philosophers.
Week 6
?
Rousseau's contribution to social thought, his ideas regarding the
evolution of language in its communications context, and his critique
of civilization.
Required Reading: The Discourse of the Origins of Inequality.
Weeks 7-10 Marx, the ideas on human nature and society expressed in his early
writings, the materialist conception of history, and the concepts of
labor, exchange and alienation found throughout his work.
Required Reading: The Early Writings, and excerpts from Capital.
Week 11
?
Darwin and the establishment of the theory of evolution. Particular
emphasis will be placed on his later work dealing with human evolution
in the context of the evolikion of social and communicative behavior.
Required Reading: The Descent of )1n (excerpts) and/or The Expression
of theEmotions in Man and Animals.
2.
..
Week 12
?
The anthropological
1
perspectives on communication developed by E.B.
Tylor, particularly his ideas on gesture, language, culture and
civilization, as information systems.
Required Reading: Researches into the Early History of Mankind.
Week 13
?
A recapitulation of the course mentioning several thinkers not included,
who, nonetheless have made some noteworthy contributions. A course
evaluation.
Requirements
A term paper of at least 12
7
15 typed double-spaced pages.
5. Approval.
Date:
SINATE COMI'1t1'F' i;i ON UNI)E (IIAT)UA1,E STUDIES
NEW COURSE
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar information
?
Department:
Conimmication
Abbreviation Code:
?
CMN
5 ?
Course umbcr:
?
Credit hours: ?
Vector: ?
0-4-0
'
?
Title of Course:
Documentary Research in Communication
Calendar Description of Course:
The course will focus on methodological questions arising
in the access to and interpretation of both historical and primary documents and government
and corporate source material. The special problems of reliability and validation, of the
identification of bias and ideological content will be discussed. The current status of
what is commonly called
A
ccess and Information policy will be covered, as will specific
techniques (i.jsng
r
ch j
val.data intercorporate.analysjs,eva1uation of institiitional
records) .u,ed in the identiiicabon and evaluation of documentary source material. These
N5aiiair
uourse
techniques will be examined particularly for their
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
uses in communication research.
45
hours. At least 2 lower division .courses in communication.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
None
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered?
?
Once a year
Semester
in which the course will first be offered?
1979-1 or 19792
Which ot your present tculty would he avi.ar)le to
rnae
the proposed b±in'
possible?
Salter, Babe, Melody
3.
Objectives of the Course
To provide a background which is both theoretical and practical to a wide range of courses
including communications policy analysis, political economy of communication and
communication and international development.
4.
Budgetary and Space Re
q
uirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required In the following
areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
See cover memo
None
None
74J.),/7'7
7 .
)
JGQr
Dean ?
. ? Cirman,
ta SCUS
/
SCUS 73-34h:- (When completing this form,
Attach course outline.
for instructions
se p
Mertorzndum SCUS 73-34a.
QvINS
361-4 ?
Documentary
This course will provide the stude
understanding of and skills in ide
is commonly called "documentary ma
policy statements, institutional r
reports). The debate over the ana
covered both in terms of its emerg
Elite (1956) and as it is currenti'
in Communication
t with an opportunity to develop both a theoretical
tification, evaluation and interpretation of what
erial" (corporate records, financial statements,
cords, diaries, Commission reports, business
ysis of "power structure" research will be
rice in the response to C.W. Mill's The Power
discussed in several journal articles.
..,-
We will then look at case studies to determine how several authors may have handled
problems in assessing source materials, interpreting and integrating materials
from very different sources and how they may have handled problems of reliability and
validation.
We will discuss problems of ethics (access and confidentiality) bias and ideological
content which necessarily emerge from an evaluation of primary documents. In light
of these problems we will consider the history and current status of Information
Policy (government policy, corporate reporting) and the current debate over freedom
of information.
Using group or individual projects centred in communication research, we will then
explore specific techniques of work.ng with source material (including intercorporate
research, analysis of financial staements, locating sources of primary document
materials, working with archival data).
Course work required will consist
ok
one paper on some theoretical aspect of material
covered and a complete research report.
Readings
(a) Theoretical Perspective (2 weeks)
J. Curtis and J.W. Petras(ed),The Sociology of Knowledge (selections)
R. Blackburn, Ideology The Social Sciences (nartic. article J.R. Seeley)
A. Gouldner: Dialectic of Ide
?
Technology, Chapter 6.
(b) Power Structure Analysis (4 weeks)
C.W. Mills, The Power Elite (
pp.
1-69)
Floyd Hunter, Community Power Structures (plus articles and reviews of comment)
J. Porter, Vertical Mosaic, Chdpter 1 and Appendix
J. Heap, The Vertical Mosaic Reexamined,.and selected articles by Donthoff,
Oppenheimer, Fitch and O'Connor.
(c) Case Examples (3 weeks)
Might include: L. Pratt: The
D. utstej,n: \
G. Myers: Hist
Case examples will be examinecf
content. For this reason, stuc
other communications research.
Sands
couver Limited
y of Canadian Wealth
they provide insigfit into Methodological
ts may select material closely linked to
2.
.
(d)
InformationPolicy (2 weeks)
Selected articles and government documents, current legal status of reports,
research.
(e)
Class presentations (2 weeks and lab sessions). ?
I
Lab work to include:
i.
locating documents, policies, use of government and business files
ii. interpreting financial statements, the legal structure of a corporation
iii. intercorporate analysis - use, and limitation
iv. locating andusig archival deposits, access and ethics in archival material
v. integration and evaluation of source material ?
I
vi.
validation of sources
vii. special problems ii e1iabi1ity
?
1
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COUiSE PROPOSAL FORM ?
NEW COURSE
1.
Calendar Information
?
Department:Communication
Abbreviation Code:_CMN
?
Course umber: 402 ?
Credit Hours:5
?
Vector:2-3-0
Title of
Course: Communication in organizations: a Systems Perspectve
Calendar
Description of Course: This course takes a systems approach to the examination
of the role of communication in organizations and in the process of organizing.
Specific problem areas include: cordinatjon and integration, constraints and control,
the processes of formalization, hierarchical development continuity, growth, change,
stability,, information overload, or
,
ganizational structure, formal and informal
communication systems.
Nature of Course
Lecture/discussion
Prerequisites
(or special instructions):
?
2005 CM
P
300
?
recommended.
What course (courses), if any, is 1eing dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
?
None
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be cffered? Alternating years
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
1978-3
or
1979-1
Which of your present faculty wc.u.1d be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Richards, Wilden
3.
Objectives of the Course
To extend the application of systems concepts to problems of organization.
To
show
how organization is a systemic process and how the process of communication is a
central issue in this area.
?
I
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
?
See Cover memo
Staff
Library
?
Some additional reserve materials may be required
Audio 'Visual
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
Date:
?
74177
-.
?
V Departme
,
p Chai
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this f
?
for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
Course Outline CMNS 402'5 Communication in
organizations,
a Systems Perspective ?
•'
Week
Reading Topic
1.
Introduction
?
The nature of
Organizational.
Communication
2.
Communication research in organizations--systems
3.
Communication networks in
organizations
4.
Three theories of
organizational communication
a) scientific management approach
b) human relations approach
5.
c) the systems approach
6.
Open Systems theory
and organizational environments.
information, uncertainty, environmerital dimensions
7.
The effect of
organizational
structure on
communication
behavior
a)
the 'formal structure
of
the organization
8.
b)
informal
communication
f1os
c) restricted flows
and
overload
d)
hérizontal and vertal flows and
distortion.
9.
Communication networks in
organizations
a)
introduction
to
networks and, network analysis
b) networks as context.
10.
c) the research literature of networks
d) laboratory experiments in networks
e) network analysis methods
11.
f) network analysis examples and results
g) liaisons, bridges, isolates
12.
Innovation in
organizations
diffusion and
communication
13.
summary, recapitulation, problems, promises
Texts a
Communication in OrcMnizations Rogers &
Agarvala-Rogers, 1976
Communicating and Organizin
g
Farace, Mange, & Russell 1976
Oraani zatiortal Communication Goidhaber 1974
Communications the Procese of Oranizina Johnson 1977
(ommunication Behavior in Oraani zat ions Sanford, Hunt, & Bracey 1976
The Socioloav
df
of-Organization
-
Organizationg
Champion 1975
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
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NEW COURSE?
NEV COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
?
- ?
Department: Communication
Abbreviation Code: CMN$
?
Course Number: 410
?
Credit Hours:
5 ?
Vector:
23
?
-
Title of Course: HistoryofCommunicationThought,II
Calendar Description of Course:
An historical analysis of classic works in communication thought from 1900 to the present.
Figures to be dealt with will include the French sociological school from Durkheim to
Levi-Strauss, Freud, Jung, G.H. Mead. Significant emphasis will be placed on Canadian
contributors, particularly the work of H.A. Innis, and to a lesser extent, McLuhan.
Nature of Course : Lectures augmented by several tutorials or seminars.
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
CM, 310 and at least 75 hours
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
None
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Ohpe per year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
?
1979-1
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
Heyer, Wilden
3.
ObjectivesoftheCourse
To introduce the student to communictions related ideas that have developed in the writings
of a number of philosophical, social, and scientific writers in the Western tradition.
Particular attentiOrwill be paid to notions regarding the origin, maintenance, and develop-
ment of human groups. Students will be encouraged to plunge into the classiá texts unaided
(or impeded) by secondary sources. Lectures will highlight the social and historical
context in which the ideas were developed, as well as their assumptions, analytical
methods, and ideological connections.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
See cover memo
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual - Occasional films and video-tapes to be shown.
Space -
Equipment -
5.
Approval
Date:
?
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2.
Week 12
?
The McLuhan phenomenon. McLuhari's contribution and the impact of his
ideas on the field of communications. The relationship between
political ideology and social science research.
Required Reading: Gutenberg Galaxy.
Week 13
?
A recapitulation
of
the course mentioning several thinkers not included,
who, nonetheless have made some noteworthy contributions to the
field. A course evaluation.
Requirements
A term paper of at least 12-15
$
yped doubled-spaced pages.
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HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION THOUGHT, II
Texts
Durkheim & Mauss, Primitive Classification
Mead, G.H., Mind, Self and Society
Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams
Levi-Strauss, Totemism
Innis, The Bias of Communication
McLuhan, The Gutenberg Galaxy
Outline
Week 1 ?
An elaboration of the history of communications thought within the
context of the history of Western thought. A look at how communications
related elements became amalgamated into the modern interdisciplinary
communications perspectives. A survey of the scope of the course.
Wees 2-3
?
The contributions to communicationa made by the French sociological
school. The Durkheimion theory of society and its viability. The approach
to systems of thought and exchange elaborated by M. Mauss.
Required Reading: Primitive Classification.
Week 4
?
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. An assessment of the model framed by these
two anthropological linguists which postulates that language, in
addition to codifying information, also profoundly affects human
experience.
Week 5
?
The work of G.H. Mead on the relationship of the individual to the
socialization process. Points of conipativility between Mead's theories
and those framed by other writers.
Required Readir.3; Mind, Self and Society
Weeks 8-9 Levi-Strauss and the Structuralist tradition. A look at the way they
view cultural institutions as systems of communication reflecting the
unseen logical operations of the human.
Required Reading: Totemism.
Weeks 10-11 The life, work, and tradition of H.A. Innis. Innis' theories on the
role of communications in the development of civilization. A look at
other 20th century writers having a similar focus.
Required Readi
ng
: The Bias of Comrnufliations.
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1. Calendar Information
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Department :--Communication
Abbreviation Code: ?
Course Number: ?
480 Credit Hours: 2
?
Vector: ?
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Title of Course: ?
Directed Study
Calendar Description of Course:
Nature of Course Individual stuc
Prerequisites (or special instruct
Two Upper Division courses. A max
What course (courses), if any, is
approvd:
C#'UVs 450-5, 451-5
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be
Semester in which the course will
Which of your present faculty woul
possible? ?
All
• 3. Objectives of the Course
To
provide individual study or re
or readings
ons):
um of 10 hours may be taken by directed study.
eing dropped from the calendar if this course is
ffered?
As
needed
irst: be offered? 1978-3
he available to make the proposed offering
on a specific topic
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the followingareas:
Faculty -
? See Cover Letter
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
5. Approval
Date: ?
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NEW COURSE
1.
Calendar information ?
Department: ?
Communication
Abbreviation Code:
?
CJ ?
Course "lumber: 481
?
Credit flours: 3
?
Vector:
?
-
Title of Course: ?
Directed Study
Calendar Description of Course:
Nature. of Course Individual study or readings
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Two Upper Division courses. A maximum of 10 hours may be taken by directed study
What course (courses), If any, Is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: cíi' 450-5, 451-5
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered? As needed
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
?
1978-3.
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
All
3.
Objectives of the Course
To provide individual study or readings on a specific topic
4. Budgetar y
and
Space
Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty - ?
See Cover memo
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
.
7J7 ?
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NEW
?
RSE PROPOSAL FORM
1. Calendar Information
?
Department: ?
Communication
SAbbreviation Code: C1'2$
?
Course Number: 482. Credit Hours:
?
4 ?
Vector: ?
-
Title of Course:
?
Directed Study
Calendar Description of Course:
Nature of Course Individual study
Prerequisites (or special instructi
Two Upper Division courses. A maxir
What course (courses), if any, is b
approved:
(-I"l/V'S
450-5, 451-5
or readings
ons):
um of 10 hours may be taken by directed study.
eing dropped from the calendar if this course is
2.
Schedulin
g
How frequently will the course be offered?
?
As needed
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 1978-3
Which of your present faculty would he available to make
the
proposed offering
possible?
?
All
3.
Objectives of the Course
To provide individual study or re
?
on a specific topic
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (f
What additional resources will be r
Faculty - See Cover Memo
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
r information only)
quired in the following areas:
5. Approval ?
Date:
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERCRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
?
Department: Communication
Abbreviation Code:
?
cMN
?
Course Number:
?
483 Credit }lours:
?
5 Vector:
?
-
Title of Course: ?
Directed Study
Calendar Description of Course:
Nature of Course Individual study or readings
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Two Upper Division courses.
A
maximum of 10 hours may be taken by directed study
What course (courses), if any, Is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
CP 11
4450-5, 451-5
2. Schedulin g
How frequently will the course he offered?
?
As
needed
Semester In which the course will first be offered?
?
1978-3
Which of your present faculty would he availaile to m
' ak
'
e the proposed offering
possible? ?
All
3. Oblectives of the Course
?
.
To provide individual study or readings on a specific topic
4. B u d
getaryandSpaceRequirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty - See Cover memo
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
5. Approval ?
Date:
2A
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SENATE COMMITTEF1 ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW CO1JRhE PROPOSAL FORM
?
NEW COURSE
1. Calendar Information
Abbreviation Code:.
BINS
Course N
Title of Course:
Special Topics ir
Calendar Description of Course:
Intensive analysis of a particular t
attention to the work of a particul
Department:
Communication
Tiber: 486
?
Credit flours:3 Vector:—N/A
Communication - A
ic in the general area of communication and/or
writer or school of thought.
Nature of Course
Lecture/Seminar/TV I torial
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Two upper division courses in Communication.
Students who have previously taken CMNS
455
twice may not take this course for credit.
Students may take a maximum of 10 hoirs in Special Topics.
What course (courses), if any, is
approved: ?
None: Q
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455-5 is
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be
Semester in which the course will
Which of your present faculty woul
possible? All
ing dropped from the calendar if this course is
ing replaced by
486-3
and 487-5
fe.red? As
needed
rst be offered? As
needed
be available to make the proposed offering
3. Objectives of the Course
To provide a 3-unit option for professors who wish to offer a special topics but do
not wish to give
5
units.
r information only)
quired in the following areas:
Memo
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (1
What additional resources will be
Faculty ?
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Staff
Library
Audio Visual
?
None
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date:__________________
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Date:
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SENATE COMMTTTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES CHANGE IN TITLE AND
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DESCRIPTION
1. Calendar Information
?
Department: Communication
Abbreviation Code:
GMN
?
CoursJ Number:200
?
Credit ITours:3
?
Vector:
Title of Course: Pragmatics of Htian Communication
Czlendar Description of Course:
An examination of the process of human communication
and
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construct
a
unique reality for each communicating individual. Conirnunication is approached
as a systemic relationship that is qualitatively different from the properties of the
individuals involved. Basic characteristics of human communication processes are reviewed
RdtdM
along
rocluce
with
such
Course
thjr
c1isordrs
iijplication
as schizophrenia.
and the .ways in which communication pathologies work to
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NO CHANGE
2. Scheduling
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Semester in which the course will
fferecl? NO CHANGE
irst be offered? NO CHANGE
.--
Which of your present faculty w
possible? ?
NO CHANGE
3. Objectives of the Course
NO
CHANGE
he available to make the proposed offering
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required
in
the following areas:
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDER(RADUATE STUDIES
CHANGE IN TITLE AND
COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
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DESCRIPTION
1.
Calendar Tnfortion
?
Department:
Communication
Abbreviation Code: MN
?
Course Number: 220
?
Credit hours: 3
?
Vector: ?
W
Title of Course:
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Calendar I)cscript.iOrt of Course:
A review of the role of human communication in the develop-
ment of the individual and society. The course will focus on face-to-face communication
and deals specifically with verbal and non-verbal aspects of interpersonal relationships
in the family and other social groups. Topics include theories concerning the origins of
speech, the development of language in the child, and the use of everyday language and non-
verbal communication in the socialization and alienation of the person.
Nature of Course
NO CHANGE
Prerequisites (or special instructos)
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2.
Schedulin
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flow frequently will the course he offered?
NO CHANGE
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
NO CHANGE
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
NO CHANGE
3.
Objectives of the Course
?
.
NO CHANGE
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 -
5. !flP! ?
Date:
SCUS
73-341):-
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for instructions
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CHANGE IN DESCRIPTION
1. Calendar Information
?
Department.
Communication
Abbreviation Code:
04N.
Course "
,
lumber: 230 Credit Hours:
?
3 Vector:__________
?
Title of Course:
Introduction to Communication Media
_Calendar Description of Course:
his
course provides an overview of the development of broadcasting and telecommunication
systems in Canada and their relaticnship to contemporary society. Topics covered include
the history of the CBC, cable television, the domestic film production industry, Canadian
satellite development, and alternative media in Canada.
Nature of Course
No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions).
No Change
What course (courses), if any, is
S
poved:
N Lhange
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be o
Semester in which the course will f
Which of your present faculty would
possible? ?
No Change
eing dropped from the calendar if this course is
ffered?
No Change
irst be offered?
No Change
he available to make the proposed offering
3. Objectives of the Course
No Change
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (fbr information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
?
No Change
Equipment -
5.
Approval
Date:
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Date:
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CHANGE IN •NUrIBER
1-CflIIRSF PROPOSAL FORM
. ?
. Communication
1. Calendar
-
?
Information
Information
?
- -
?
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IhICI&L
Abbreviation Code: CMN
4,
?
Course Numbc:
24
° Credit hours:______ Vector:____________
Title of Course: The Political Economy of Communication
Calendar Description of Course:
No Change
Nature of Course No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions) :
Students who have previously taken CNNS 234-3 may not take this course for'credit
What course (courses), if any, is
being
dropped froth the 'calèrdar if this course is
approved:
No Change
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered? No Change
Semester in which the course will first be offered? No change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
No Change
3.
Objectives of the Course
No Change
4.
Budgetary and Space Recwirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required In the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -.
Library -
Audio Visual -
?
No Change
Space -
Equipment -
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Date:
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SENATE
COMI'ti y
1•E ON UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES
N
MI
COURS
-
EFflOPOSAL FORM
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Change in Descriptior
1. Calendar Information
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Department: Communication
^2
?
Abbreviation Code: QYIN,
?
Cours e Number:
258
?
Credit hours: 3
?
Vector:
Title of Course: Explorations inSound Tape Recording
Calendar Description of Course.:
An introduction to the tape medium as a communicational tool,
and
to electroacoustic
aspects of communication in general. Specific techniques of field recording, interviewing
editing, tape transformations, sound object manipulation, and basic studio technique will
be presented,
and
students will
use
the department's studio facilities. Applications of
.No
personal
the
Nature
Change
tape
of
communication,
medium
Courseto
?
such
and
areas
tape
as
mediim
misic
m
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dia
in
composition
analys
the design
is,
aural
will
of conventional
histo,
be discussed.
socjal
media
The
documentatjon
communication,
role of t1ie
intc
tapa
Prerequisites (or special
instructions):
well as experimental
sound
documents will be
No Change
?
I ?
emphasized.
What
course (courses), if any, is eing dropped from the calendar if this course is
appoved:
No Change
2. Schcdulin
How frequently will the course be ffered? No
Change
Semester in which the course
will first be offered? No Change
Mich
of your present faculty woulc
possible? ?
No Change
Objectives
of the Course
No
Change
r
L
he
avatlahie to
make the proposed offering
4
Budgetary and Space Requirements (fbr information only)
What
additional resources will be re
quired in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff -
?
No
Change
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
5. Approval
SCUS 73-34b:-
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completing this fo
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5.
Aimrovil
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Dat e
&
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SENATE (('1Ni1"1' J] ON 1JNDERC1ADUATE
STIJT)IES
iw
COURSE. P10POSAL FORM
?
CHANGE IN DESCRIPTION
1.
Calendar Information
?
Department: Communication ?
40
Abbreviation Code:
Q"'JV_--
Course'lumber: 259 Credit Hours: 3
?
Vector:______________ ?
Title of Course:
Acoustic Dimensions of Communication I
Calendar 1)cscri
p
tion of Course:
A course designed to develop the student's perception and
understanding of sound and its behavior in the interpersonal, social, environmental, media,
and creative fields. The acoustic and psychoacoustic bases of sound will be introduced
in their practical application to a wide variety of aspects of communication with special
reference to acoustic design, the electroacoustic media, and sonic environments.
Nature of Course
NO CHANGE
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
NO CHANGE
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if thiscourse is
approved:
NO CHANGE
2.
Schedulin g
1kw frequently will the course he offered?
NO CHANGE
Semester in which the course will. first he offered?
NO CHANGE
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
NO CHANGE
3.
Objectives of the Course
?
.
NO CHANGE
4.
Budgetary and Space Re
q uirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Facuiiy -
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual ?
No Change
Space -
Equipment -
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Date:
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SENATE COMMT
1
TTEE ON
UNDETWRADtJATE
STUDIES
14WCO11RSE PROPOSAL FORM
?
CHANGE IN DESCRIPTION
1.
Calendar Information ?
Department:
Communication
Abbreviation Code:
Ove.
?
Cours Number:303 Credit Hours: 3
?
Vector:__________ ?
Title of Course:
Communication as a Bio-social Process
Calendar Description of Course:
?
evolutionary- historical account of the development of
?
human communication as a crucial aspect of social organization. The perspective of this
course, which is derived from the work of George Mead and John Dewey (among others) provid
a viewpoint radically different from the traditional one still dominant in
our society. The emphasis in this course is upon the role of theory in providing practica
guidance for dealing with concrete present day problems.
Nature of Course
No Change
Pre
tsites
ge
(or special instructions):
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
No Change
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered?
No Change
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
No Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible?
No Change
• 3. ObjectivesoftheCourse
No Change
4. Budgeta
r
y and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
N
Library - ?
o Change
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
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CHANGE IN. PUISI'
Calendar Information
?
Department: Communication
Abbreviation Code: CMNS
?
CourseNumber: 320
?
Credit Hours: 5
?
Vector:__________
Title of Course: COMMUNICATION PROCESSES AND INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR I
Calendar Description of Course:
No Change
Nature of Course No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
CMN3200 or CS 220. PSYCH 201 RECOMMENDED
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
NO CHANGE
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered? No Change
Semester in which the course will first be offered? No Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible?
?
No Change
Objectives of the Course
No Change
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
? No Change
Audio Visual
Space -
Equipment -
5.
Approval
Date:
Department Chairman
?
Dean
?
Chairman, SCUS
SCq.S73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see. ?
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SENATE
COMifi
TTJ:E
ON UNDE1CIAfluATE
STUDIES
CHANGE IN TITLE, DESCRIP
NEW
COURSE PROPOSAL
FORM
1. Calendar Information
?
Department: Communication
Abbreviation Code:
?
MN-S
?
Course Number: 336 ?
Credit Hours:
?
3 ?
Vector:
Title of Course: Social Change
and
Community Media
Calendar Description of Course:
An evaluation of the ways in which community needs are identified
and
articulated through
community information centres, community radio, community cable,
and
other access
facilities. Policies
and
programs in media access, examined.
Nature of Course No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
.
No
Change
What
course (courses), if any, is
approved:
No Change
2. Scheduling
How
frequently will the course be
Semester
In
which the course will
Which
of your
present
faculty wool
possible? No Change
3. ObjectivesoftheCourse
being
dropped from the
calendar
If
this course is
offered? No Change
first be offered? No Change
.d he available to make the proposed offering
No Change
4. BudgetaryandSpaceRequirements
What
additional resources will be
Faculty -
Staff -
for information only)
required in the following areas:
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
5. Approval ?
Date:
No Change
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Department:
Communication .
Abbreviation Code:
?
Course Number:
340 ?
Credit Hours:______ Vector:______________
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Title of Course:
The Political. Economy of the Radio Spectrum and Telecommunication
Calendar Description of Conre:
No
Change
Nature of Course
No
Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Students ?
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MNS
334-3 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite: QvlN.$ 240
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What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
CMNS 334
2.
Scheduling
How frequently wi 1 the course he offered?
No
Change
Semester in which the course will first he offered?
No
Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
No
Change
3.
Objectives of the Course
?
.
No
Change
4.
Budgetary and Space Re
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areas:
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No Change
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Equipment -
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Abbreviation Code: cMNA
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Cours
Title of Course:
Video Techniqu€
Calendar Description of Course:
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Communication
Number:
357
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C1/s27
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337-3 may not take this course for credit.
A
What course
(courses),
if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
CMS 337-3
Schedulin
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How frequently will the course be offered?
No Change
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
No Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
No
Change
W.
3. Objectives of the Course
No Change
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (
What additional resources will be
Faculty -
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?
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Department:Co11hl1Cati0fl
Abbreviation Code:
?
Course Number:
?
Credit hours:
3 ?
Vector:
Title of Course: Sound Tape Recording: Theory and Uses
C 1 n r 1) a I tion of Course: An intermediate level studio workship to develop the
sfti?endts s9iñ.in the tape medium and his/her understanding of the communicational
implications of sound when processed in that medium. Although the emphasis is practical
and experimental, all work will relate to a critical understanding of the tape medium as.
it now is used socially. The workshop may be thought of in the broadest sense as an
experimental laboratory in acoustic design and acoustic communication-.
Nature of Course No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Students. t"7
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may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite: GINS
258
That course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
QVNS 338-3
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered?
?
No
Change
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
No
Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
No Change
3.
Objectives of the Course
No
Change
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources
will
be required in the following
areas:,
Faculty -
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?
No Change
Library -
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Space -
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Department:
Communication
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Abbreviation Code: Q*L ?
Course Number:359 - Credit Hours: 3
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Vector:
Title of Course: Acoustic Dimenskons of Communication II
Calendar Description of Course: k special topics course and small class work group at ar
intermediate level in acoustic con1unication dealing intensively with specific problems
in psychoacoustics, acoustic desigh, soundscape studies, noise in the community, acoustic
information
tion,
aspects
electronic
of social
processing.
soun
organization,
dproduction
the
media
acoustic
analysis,
aspects,
theories
language
of sound
and
i
cognition,
nterpersonal
and.
communica
Nature of Course No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
MNS 339 may not take this course for,credit.
What
approved:
course
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(courses),
339-3
if any, is being dropped from the calendar if
this course is
2.
Schcdul.g.
How frequently will the course he
Semester in which the course will
Which of your present faculty woui.
possible? ?
No Change
3.
Obiectives of the Course
No Change
El
Dffered? No Change
Eirst be offered? No Change
he available to make the proposed offering
4.
Budgetary
a nd
Sp
aceRequirements (for information only)
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additional resources will be equired in the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
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Equipment -
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Department:Communication
Abbreviation Code:
?
Course Number:
362 ?
Credit Hours:
3 ?
Vector:
Title of Course: Field Methods in Communication Research
Cale.ndar
Description of
Course: ?
This course will examine methods of
?
participant observation, unobtrusive measures, interviewing, content analysis, inter-
organizational networks of influence
and
communication, problems of access
and
ethics,
and
research design in communication field research.
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instructions):
t
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approved: ?
QvNs
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2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered? No Change
Semester in
which the course will first be offered? No Change
Which
of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? No
Change
3.
Objectives of
the
Course
?
.
No Change
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in
the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
?
No
Change
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Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
5.
Approval
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1. Calendar Information
Abbreviation Code.:
?
Cours
Title of Course:
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ConBuunication
Calendar Description of Course: L
in communication. Each offering o
application of the systems perspe
information theory, cybernetics, s
and code-message relationships in
Department:
Communication
Number:
400
Credit Hours: 5 Vector:_______
eory: Systemic Formulations
Tent systems approaches to the study of selected topic
the course will concentrate on a specific area and
ive. The topics selected will include, amongst others
ucturalism, network theory, semiotics, hierarchy theor
eir various contexts.
Natur of Cöire
No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
CNKS 300
or CMNS 304.
Students who have taken the course once and wish to pursue the
current topic may joint the course as a DIRECTED STUDIES if they obtain the consent of the
What course (courses), If an
?
Is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
No Change ?
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departmen
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be
Semester in which the course will
Which of your present faculty wou]
possible?
?
No Change
3.
Objectives of the Course
No Change
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements
fliat additional resources will be
Faculty
offered?
No Change
first he offered?
No Change
d be available to make the proposed offering
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required in the following areas:
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Department:
Communication__
Abbreviation Code:
?
Course Number:
403
Credit Hours: ?
5 ?
Vector:______________?
Title of Course:
Communication and Community
Ca1end-r 1)escriptiori of
Course:
This course investigates the consequences which follow
from adopting the hypothesis that human communication and knowing are primarily functions
of organized social groups rather than of isolated individuals. The central place of social
forms in the constitution of the things we know and communicate about is held to be crucial
in the understanding of human communication. The primary focus is upon possibilities of
actiQns upon questions concerning whatto do Theorçtica. ?nd factual materials are
examined cling
atcor to their relevance in the 'ormulation of intelligent opinions n
No Change
Nature of Course ?
personal/social practise.
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
QvN. 303
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
No Change
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered?
No Change
Semester in which the course will first he offered?
No Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
No Change
3.
Oblectives of the Course
?
.
No Change
4.
Budgetar y
and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required In the following
areas:
Faculty -
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Library -
? No Change
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Space -
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NO CHANGE
Department: Communication
Number: 404
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Credit Hours:
?
5 ?
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Nature of Course. NO CHANGE
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CMNS 304
Ions) :
What
approved:
course
?
(courses),
NO CHANGE
if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
2. Schedtjl
How frequently will the course be
c
Semester in which the course will f
Which of your present faculty would
possible? ?
NO CHANGE
Objectives of the Course
NO CHANGE
ffercd? NO CHANGE
irat be offered? NO CHANGE
be available to make the proposed offering
4.
Budgetary and Space
Requirements
(fc
What additional resources will be rc
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
?
NO CHANGE
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Space -
Equipment -
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quired in the following areas:
5. Approval
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Department:
COMMUNICATION
Abbreviation Code:
?
CMNS CourseNumber:
420
Credit Hours:______ Vector:____________
Title of Course:
?
COMMUNICATION
PROCESSES AND INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR
II
Calendar Description of Course:
NO CHANGE
Nature of Course NO CHANGE
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
CMNS32O;
'hat course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
NO CHANGE
2. Schedulin,
How frequently will the course be offered? NO CHANGE
Semester in which the course will first be offered? NO CHANGE
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
'possible?
NO CHANGE
Objectives of the Course
NO CHANGE
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
'
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areas:
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Library -
Audio Visual -
?
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Date:
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Abbreviation Code: CM'L. Cour$
Title of Course: Intrapersonal F
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An examination of the development
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Department: Communication
e ','lumber: 424
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Credit Hours:
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5
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rocesses: Cognitive Dimensions
the individual's ability to understand and
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2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course h
Semester in which the course wil
Which of your present faculty wo
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No
Change
3.
Objectives of the Course
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Change
offered? No Change
first be offered? No Change
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4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements
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Library
?
No Change
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Equipment -
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Calendar Info
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Department:CO4UNICATIQN
Abbreviation Code: CMNS ?
Course Number: 425 Credit Hours: 5
?
Vector:___________
Title of Course:
?
SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATION PROCESSES
Calendar Description of Course:
NO CHANGE
Nature of Course NO CHANGE
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
CMNS320 OR CMN323 OR PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT
What course (courses), if any, is. being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
NO CHANGE
2. Schedulin
g
How frequently will the course he offered?
?
NO CHANGE
Semester in which the course will first be offered? NO CHANGE
Which of
y
our present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
NO CHANGE
Objectives of the Course
NO CHANGE
4. Budgetar
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and SpaceRequirements (for information only)
What additional resources will he required in the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
?
NO CHANGE
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Space -
Equipment -
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Date:
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Department:
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Abbreviation Code: Q'I.
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Course Number: ?
433 Credit hours:5
?
Vector:________?
Title of Course:
Seminar in communication Policy
Calendar Description of Course:
In depth analysis of selected current issues in communication policy. Policy alternative5
and the political/economic structure of the policy-making process are examined. Specific
topics to be investigated will be nnounced prior to each offering.
Nature of Course
No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Q
v
INS
333
°
cMNS
340,
or permission cf the
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What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
?
NO CHANGE
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered?
No
Change
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
No
Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
No
Change
3.
Objectives of the Course
• - No
Change
4.
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What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
No
Change
5. Approval
?
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W- CflITRSE PROPOSAL FORM ?
DESCRIPTION
1.
Calendar Information
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Department:
Communicatio
Abbreviation Code:
C:MN .5 ?
Course Number:
437
?
Credit Hours: 5
?
.
Vector:______________
Title of Course:
Communication and Community Advocacy
Calendar Description of Course:
An analysis of how the print media and associated institutions (e.g. schools) serve
community interests. The roles provided and portrayed by these media/institutions will
be discussed in terms of an analysis of the needs of a specific community (e.g.
primary school children).
Nature of Course
No Change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Qv1N: 230, ON
.,
330
Students
?
CMNS 401 cannot take this course for,1credit
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approvecI:QS 401
2.
Schedulin
g
How frequently will the course he offered?
No Change
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
No Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible?
?
No tharige
3.
Objectives of the Course
No Change
4.
Budgetary and Space Re q
uirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
? No Change
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
5.
Approval
Date:
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Depart ment:_Communication
Number:
444 ?
Credit Hours:
?
5
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Vector:
ny of
International Communication
1. Calendar Information
Abbreviation Code:
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Cours
Title of Course: Political Econc
Calendar Description of Course:
No
Change
Nature of Course
No
Change
Prerequisites (or special instruc
Students ?
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What course (courses),
if
any, is
approved: ?
MNS
434-5
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be
Semester in which the course will
Which of your present faculty wou
possible? ?
No
Change
3. Objectives of the Course
:ions):
MNS
434-5 may
not take this course for credit
being dropped from the calendar if this course is
Dffered?
No
Change
first be offered?
No
Change
:1 he available to make the proposed offering
No
Change
4. Budgetary and S
p
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What additional resources will be
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
?
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Audio Visual -
Space -
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5. Approval
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1.
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Abbreviation Code:
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Course 'lumber: 448
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?
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Title of Course:
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Telecommunication Regulation in North America
Calendar Description of Course:
No Change
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the calendar
if this course
is
approved: ?
tvS 435
2.
Scheduling
Flow frequently will the course he offered?
No Change
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
No Change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
No Change
3.
ObjectivesoftheCourse
?
.
No Change
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
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Department
:Communication
Abbreviation Code:
CMN5-
Course'lumber: 499 - Credit Hours: 15
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Vector:
Title of Course: Individual Study Semester
Calendar Description of Course:
Intensive work in a particular topic in the general field of communication. Involves
either group or individual research project under the direct supervision of a faculty
member who will provide guidance and critical feedback as necessary.
Nature of Course
No change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
At —
ieas
90
eredit heurs and
ensent of the partm'nt.* Students may not take this course
more than once. Students may not take both 498 and 499.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
No change
2.
ScId2l4p
b
y
frequently will the course he offered?
No change
.mester in which the course will first be offered?
No change
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
No change
3.
Objectives of the Course
No change
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
COURSE' PflOPOSAL FORM
I.
Calendar Information
Faculty -
Staff -
Library -
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
No change
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(a) completion of 90 hours of undergraduate work;
(b)
completion of at least two upper division courses in CNNS;
(c)
the signature of at least three faculty members who are
willing to provide supervision and other support necessary
for the completion of the project. At least one of the
supporting faculty must be from the Department of Communication.
(d)
Students must apply to the Chairman of the Department at least
two months in advance of the beginning of the semester in which
they wish to enrol.
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COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1. Calendar Information
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Department:
Title
Abbreviation
of Course:
Code:
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Special Topics
Course
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Number:
Communication
487
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Credit
B
hours:5
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Calendar Description of Course:
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No Change
CHANGE IN NUMBER
Communication
Vector:
Nature of Course
No change
P
rerequisites (or special instructions):
Students who have previously taken MS
45575
twice may not take this course for credit
Prere4uisjte: two upper division courses in CMNS . A maximum of 10 hours m b taken in
What
approved:
course
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(courses),
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if any, is beinj dropped from the calendar if
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2. ScheJulinp
How frequently will the course he offered?
No change
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
No change
possible?
Which of
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your present
No change
faculty would he available to make the propose
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offering
3.
Objectives of the Course
No change
4.
Budgetary and Space
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eguirements (.for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -•
Staff -
Library -
No Change
Audio Visual -
Space -
Equipment -
5. Approval
Date: ?
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(a) completion of 90 hours of undergraduate work;
(b)
completion of at least two upper division courses in CMNS;
(c)
the signature of at least three faculty members who are
willing to provide supervision and other support necessary
for the completion of the project. At least one of the
supporting faculty must be from the Department of Communication.
(d)
Students must apply to the Chairman of the Department at least
two months in advance of the beginning of the semester in which
they wish to enrol.
5. Approval ?
Date:
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Dean
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON uNr)E1WRADUATE STUDIES
CHANGE IN DESCRIPTION
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1. Calendar information
Abbreviation Code:
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Course Number:
Title of Course:
Individual Study Semester
Department:
Communication
498 ?
Credit Hours:
18
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Vector:
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(Honours)
Calendar Description of Course:
Intensive work in a particular topic in the general field of communication. Involves either
group or individual research project under the direct supervision of a faculty member
will provide guidance and critical feedback as necessary.
Nature of Course
No change
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Atloa5t 90 credit houn and consent of thc department .- (Honours students only). Note:
This course may not be taken more than once. Students may not take both 498 and 499.
What course (courses),
if
any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
NO CHANGE
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course he offered?
NO CHANGE
Semester in which the course will firt be offered?
NO CHANGE
Which of your present faculty would he available to make the proposed offering
possible?
r
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NO CHANGE
3. Objectives of the course
.1i
NO CHANGE
4. Budgetary and Space Re
q
uirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty -
Staff -
Library. -
Audio Visual -
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NO CHANGE
Space -
Equipment -
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions se
p
Memorandum
SCUS
73-34a.
Attach course outline.
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