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FACULTY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
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JUNE 18, 1975
Subiect........YEPARThENTOFCOMMUNICATIONSTLJDIES
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MOTI9N 1:
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.75-102,
the
changes in curriculum, regulations and courses,
including:
i)
Requirements for a major in Communication Studies
ii)
Requirements for honors in Communication Studies
iii)
Requirements for a minor in Communication Studies
iv)
Changes to existing courses
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New courses:
CMNS 220-3 - Approaches to Human Communication
CMNS 232-3 - Urban Communications Networks
CMNS 234-3 - The Political Economy of Communications
CMNS 257-3 - Explorations In Video
CMNS
258-3 - Explorations in Sound Tape Recording
CMNS
323-3 - Communication Processes and Individual Behavior
CMNS 334-3 - The Political Economy of the Radio Spectrum and
Telecommunications
CMNS 338-3 - Sound Tape Recording: Theory and Uses
CMNS 404-5 - Communications: Ecosystems
CMNS 425-5 - Seminar in Communication Processes
CMNS 455-5 - Special Topics in Communications
MOTION 2:
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"That Senate waive the normal two semester time lag
requirement in order that the following courses may be
first offered in the Spring semester 76-1, if appropriate:
CMNS 220, 232, 234, 257, 258, 323, 334, 338, 404, 455."
Note: When CMNS 220-3 is introduced, CMNS 210-3 will be discontinued;
When CMNS 253-3 is introduced, CMNS 233-3 will be discontinued;
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CNNS
255-3 is introduced, CMNS 235-3 will be discontinued;
When CMNS 259-3 is introduced,
CMNS
239-3 will be discontinued;
When CNNS 324-3 is Introduced,
CMNS
311-3 will be discontinued;
When CMNS 423-5 is introduced,
CMNS
410-5 will be discontinued.
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At its meeting of 17th June, the Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Studies discussed the attached proposal for curriculum
and calendar revisions in the Communications S.tudiesProgram.
In discussion of this proposal', itiwas emphasized.
that the changes in the Communications Studies curriculum were
being brought forward as the Department's response to the charge
given to it by Senate following its establishment in 1972. At that
time, Senate required that, within the first two years of the
curriculum's operation, it should be reviewed by theDepartment with
a view to making any changes which the teaching of .a new program seemed
to require. Thus, as a result of its discussions since September, 1974,
the Department has brought forward a number of changes and additions
to. its program, designed to remedy the defects which had appeared
since the program's inception and to expand those areas which had not
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been fully covered in the initial proposal. . Members of the Committee
raised the question of overlap with courses offered in other depart-
ments with respect to a number of the new course proposals. The
Committee was, however:, satisfied that the departments concerned had
been consulted and had expressed their agreement with the content of
the courses and the manner in which it was proposed to offer them.
It should; however, be noted that the representatives of the Faculty
of Arts and the Faculty of Education indicated that their Curriculum
Committees had not yet
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had a 'chance to discuss the proposal but that
they would be able to do so before the July Senate meeting. Although
neither of 'these representatives anticipated that any substantial
objections would be raised by their Committees, it was agreed that any
such objections would be. brought to the notice of Senate before its
next meeting.
The representatives of the Communications Studies
Department indicated that they wished the Committee to recommend to
Senate that the normal two semester time lag requirement be waived
for CMNS 220,232,234,257,258, 323,334,338,404 and 455, so that these
courses may be offered in the Spring semester 1976. .It was emphasized,
however, that the Department had no intention of offering all of these
courses at that time, but that, since it had not yeti made detailed
course projections, it Was merely asking for enabling legislation
from Senate so that it may offer those cases which were necessary.
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This proposal is now
forwarded to Senate, with the
Committee's recommendation that both the proposal and the motion for
waiver of the time lag requirement be approved".
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
0Mr. H. M.Evans .Registrar&
Secretary to the Senate Committe
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Proposal for Curriculum and Calendar Revisions,
Communication Studies. (I. S.C. 75-6).
The Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
has reviewed and approved the above proposal, and I am now transmitting
it to the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies for consideration.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
Dr. T.J. Mallinson.
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Larry Thomas
Communication Studies
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A. U. L. for Collections & Public Service
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Date..... June 2,1975
curriculum revision
As requird by SCUS procedures we have received library
resources related to new courses and revisions of existing courses
proposed for Communications Studies.'
'Two general observations should be made: (1) for the'past
two years a separate allocation for support of communications studies
has been included in the book budget and, therefore it has been possible
to build a basic though somewhat limited collection; (2) sincethis is a
highly interdisciplinary field, many essential materials are dawn from
other subject areas which are well established in the library collections.
You have mentioned that two students are currently doing 'bibliographical
research to enable the improvement of collections. This effort is
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greatly appreciated by our staff, and am sure that the normal book
. budget allocations of the next few years will be sufficient to' acquire the
materials they identify.
We have
checked the reading lists provided (4 courses didn't
have any and one course, 258-3, had only 2 items on its list), and find
that the Library has all but 25 of the 87 titles. This, 'of course,
represents no particular problem as the miming items should he rela-
tively easy to acquire.
However,
we are concerned about several matters: (1) it is
difficult to tell what additional research demands will be created by
the new curriculum - especially 425 Seminar in Communication Pro-
cesses and 455 Topics in Communication - and if the Libr-ary collections
will be adequate; (2) Explorations in Video (275-3) Explorations in
Sound Tape (2583) are being offered to make it possible for CMNS 337
and 338 "to focus on media usage in social, political, and cultural
Contexts rather than on techniques" this sounds as though there will
be more print materials needed in the latter courses, but there is no
indication what. might be required; and (3) with the establishmnt of
11 new courses there will be an expanded use of Reserves which will
increase Library Costs in time.
However, in spite of these uncertainties, it appears'that the
Library will be able. to offer a reasonable level of support for the pro-
posed new curriculum.
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Attached is the proposed revision of the Communication
Studies program. This revision Is the outcome of the Departmental
review of our experience to date, conducted since September 1974.
The attached document reflects changes and modifications recommended
by our departmental review, by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies and by the Registrar's
office.
We request that the proposals be forwarded to the Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies as speedily as possible in order
that we may petition Senate to make these changes effective in
January, 1976.
Dallas W. Smythe,
Chairperson.
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
.DeanR. C.Brown, Faculty of
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Mallinson.Professor.
Interdisciplinary Studies.
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Communication Studies Department.
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CommunicationStud.esProposal
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We have furnished the library with a copy of this
proposal and I have discussed the matter briefly with Larry Thomas.
The Library is presently reviewing the status of our
holdings and will be reporting on these to both the department
and to S.C.U.S. as soon as the information is available.
T. J. Mallinson,
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1.DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES
PROP9SAL FOR CURRICULUM AND CALENDAR REVISIONS
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PREAMBLE: ORGANIZATION OF STREAMS AND INTRODUCTORY
CALENDAR STATEMENT
The Department of Communication Studies has been in
full operation
since September, 1973. As a result of reviewing its teaching experiences,
discussions with students passing through the program, and consultations
with other communication scholars, the department is recommending the
following refinements in our curriculum and program. By
an j
d large the
changes recommended are editorial and serve to orient the student more
clearly towards particular areas of study, while ensuring that he does
not remain unaware of the relationships between these areas.
The following pages outline the methods by which we seek to achieve
these purposes, inserting calendar changes where appropriate, detailing
the rationale and course changes necessary, and summarizing the results
in a form which outlines the critical paths available to students.
The first major step in this refinement is the identification of
the three main areas of concentration or emphasis within
the
department.
These three areas do not represent additions to the work of the department,
but rather a clarification of the three distinct but complementary foci
for the study of the broad field of communications. The experiences of
students presently working in these areas have convinced us that clear
descriptions of these streams would enable incoming students to be more
aware of the choices and paths available and the attendant requirements
of the respective programs.
The follàwing Section II - New Calendar Statement (to be inserted in
the revised calendar) outlines the streams available and the requirements
for the program.
Section III - Course Changes and Additions - gives details on the
course revisions that will be necessary to make this plan work.
Section IV - Summary - gives a complete list of all Communication
courses as they will exist if the present changes are acceted, and contains
a diagratnatic flow chart summarizing the paths which students may take to
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NEW CALENDAR STATEMENT - COMMUNICATION STUDIES
(Note: The following will appear immediately following faculty
listings and paragraph one in the 1975-76 calendar).
AREAS OF STUDY AND RESEARCH
The Department of Communication Studies is an inter-disciplinary
research and teaching centre which works in close cooperatioi with several
other departments in the University.
The broad goal of this program is to develop the foundations of
knowledge, the problem-centered approaches, and the personal skills
that will enable students to work with contemporary
theories
and
problems of comnunication and social change. Particular emphasis is
placed on the relationship between the media (TV, radio, film and print),
interpersonal communications and such applied areas as education,
government, counselling, telecommunications and community service in
the Canadian context.
At present faculty resources provide for studies in three specific
areas: (For detailed descriptions see section on Representative Programs:
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Departmental Streams.)
1.
Communication Systems (courses numbered-O-)
The theoretical and pragmatic consequences of a
communicational approach to societal and environmental
analysis.
2.
Communication Processes (courses numbered -2-)
The nature and effects of the interactions which. occur
within and between individual persons and hian systems.
3. Communication Institutions (courses numbered -3-)
The structure and functioning of organization related
to technically mediated communication systems.
In addition there are General Support courses (courses numbered -5-) which
provide technical preparation necessary to specific objectives and for
advanced study in specialized areas.
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MAJOR IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Students intending to major in Communication Studies will normally
elect to concentrate in one of the three areas outlined above (Systems
or Processes or Institutions). Those students wishing to arrange other
combinations to'meet specific educational objectives should consult
the departmental adviser.
Requirements: Students in the general degree program must complete
a total of 120 semester hours (see requirements following and general
regulations Section 6.4).
1. Lower Levels (normally the first 60 credit hours)
(a)
The program will normally include CMNS 200, CMNS 220
and CMNS 230, as well as any workshops or other
preparation required for specific programs.
(b)
Students, in consultation with the departmental adviser,
are normally required to take at least 12 seiester hours
in each of the general areas of the humanities, social
sciences and natural sciences.
Students are encouraged to select' some courses which.
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emphasize research methodology and experimental approaches
in the social sciences.
2. Upper Levels
(a)
The program normally includes a minimum of 45 credit hours
in courses numbered 300 and above, of which at least 28
hours must be selected from Communication St1ies or areas
approved by the department.
(b)
The student's program must include at least two upper
division courses in the Communication Studies department
outside of the stream selected by the student for his
Major.
HONORS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
The Honor
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s Program is designed for those exceptionally able students
who wish to pursue a more intensive study of Communications than is offered by
the Major Program. The Honors Program is directed towards the integration
of theoretical and factual information and the development of relevant skills
by independent study, tutorial guidance, small group seminars and research
experience, and will culminate in a final report by the student to be submitted
to his adviser by the end of the next to final semester of the student's
academic work. Normally, students will undertake a 498 course as part of the
requirements for an Honors Degree.
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Students who wish to undertake Honors work should apply to the
Departmental Chairman.
Requirements: Students in the Honors degree program must complete
a minimum of 132 semester hours (see requirements following and general
regulations, Section 6.4).
1. Lower Levels
As for the Major Program.
2.
Upper Levels
(a)
The program includes a minimum of 72 credit hours, of
which at least 60 must be numbered 300 and above. 48
of these must be selected from Communication Studies
or an area approved by the Department.
(b)
The student's program must include at least two upper
division courses in the Communication Studies department
outside of the stream selected by the student for his
Major.
(c)
Honors students will be required to maintain a cumulative
Grade Point Average of 3.0 in fulfilling the Honors
Program component.
COMBINED PROGRAMS
Students wishing to undertake combined programs with other university
departments should consult the departmental adviser.
MINOR PROGRAMS
A minor program consists of 14-18 hours upper division credits
in Communication Studies.
REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAMS: DEPARTMENTAL STREAMS
A. Communication Systems Stream
The theoretical and pragmatic consequences of a communicational approach
to societal and environmental analysis. The Systems stream offers a
number of perspectives on social and natural ecosystems as communication
systems. It introduces material from anthropology, psychology, economics,
cybernetics, theories of knowledge, systems ecology, semiotics and.
critical theory. The student is provided with the choice of a number of
pathways and levels through which to pursue the theoretical and pragmatic
consequences of a communicational approach to the, various system-environment
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relations within and between society and nature, as well as to the
past, present and potential future of our own and other socioeconomic
systems.
5.
General Requirements
For students majoring in the Systems stream general departmental
requirements apply. All Systems courses are identified by the
second digit in the course number as -0-. e.g. CMNS 33.
Prerequisites may be waived by the Chairman of the department.
B.
Communication Processes Stream
The nature and effects of the interactions which occur within and
between individual persons and human systems. Creating, sharing
and using symbols and statements is the humanizing process of man.
A change in that process alters the nature of human affairs. The
Communication Processes stream will consider the nature of the
processes of human communication which occur within and between
human systems; courses in this stream will examine the manner in
which the individual, his institutions and society are formed,
maintained and changed through the processes of interpersonal
communication.
General Requirements
For students majoring in the Communication Process stream, general
departmental regulations apply. All Processes courses are identified
by the second digit in the course number as -2- (e.g. O'TS 320).
Prerequisites to courses may be waived by the Chairman of the
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Department.
C.
Communication Institutions Stream
The structure and functioning of organization related to technically
mediated communication systems. The focus of this stream is the analysis
of the structure and policy of the institutions which create, control
or operate technically mediated communications systems. The term
'institution' is used to designate all the formal and informal organizations
of which our society has an abundance and with which individuals have to
contend in attempting to discover how telecommunications systems actually
operate. The relevant institutions and organizations
in
Canada include
such bodies as the federal and provincial governmental departments and
agencies; telecommunications businesses and industry trade associations;
crown corporations involved in telecommunications and community and
public interest bodies active in the communications field. Outside
Canada, there are equivalent institutions and organizations in other
countries as well as international organizations such as ITU and Intelsat.
The stream deals with issues such as the changing nature and uses of
communications technologies and of patterns of access to institutions,
e.g. cooperatively owned broadcasting systems, alternative media groups
and community information services. It deals with conflicts between
provincial and federal regulatory authorities and objectives and the process
of communications policy regarding private telephone and CATV companies
and their international affiliates; broadcasting policy in relation to
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Canadian culture autonomy. It deals with the relation of the spread of
communications technology to the kinds of 'development' which take place
in what are commonly termed 'developed' and 'developing' nations.
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The theories and methodologies brought to bear on the problems dealt
with In this stream are drawn from all the social sciences. Problems
are seen as generating solutions which in turn create new problems.
The critical perspective which informs this approach includes a
critical approach to itself.
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General Requirements
For students majoring In this stream general departmental regulations
apply. The upper division core courses for this area are CMNS 331,
CNNS 333, CNNS 334 and are strongly recommended, both for students
majoring in the Institutions stream and for those students in other
streams who wish to select their upper division electives from this
area. Prerequisites may be waived by the Chairman of the department.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES COURSES (CNNS)
(As in present calendar with approved changes to be incorporated)
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COURSE CHANGES AND ADDITIONS
The following is a list of those courses for which we are seeking
editorial changes, major changes or introduction as new courses. These
are discussed in detail on the following pages. The changes in course
numberings are designed for stream identification.
A. Courses requiring editorial changes
a. General
Remove from courses concerned the statement reading "Prerequisites
CMS 100-3". (CMNS 200-3, 210-3, 230-3, 235-3, 239-3, 303-3, 311-3,
331-5, 332-3, 333-3, 410-5.)
b. Communication Systems Stream
1.
CNNS 200-3 --Introduction to Communication Systems
Title - Change to "Introduction to Communication Systems"
Course Description - change to:
"Introduction to the ecology of human communication and
the processes by which information is consciously and
unconsciously coded and channelled; examination of verbal
and non-verbal dimensions; the role of noise; feedback
and ideology; the role of media; the relationship between
the individual and the social system.
Add: "This course is required for all Majors and Honors students."
Add: Students with credit for CMNS 200-3 under its former title
"Theory and Process of Communications" may not take this
course for further credit.
2.
CMNS 400-5 - Communication Theory: Systematic Formulations
Course Description - Delete word "general" before 'systems
approaches (sentence 2).
c. Communication Processes Stream
1.
CNNS 324-3 - Communication & Creativity
Course Number - change from CMNS 311-3 to CMNS 324-3
Course Description - change to:
"Examination of individual and social communication processes
in the genesis, spread and impact of innovation and originality
in the individual and society."
Add Note: "Students with credit for CMNS 311 may not take this
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course for further credit."
2.
CMNS 423-5 - Cognitive Development in Communication and Learning
Course Number: Change from CMNS 410-5 to CHNS 423-5
Add Note: "Students with credit for CMS 410 may not take this
course for further-credit."
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d. Communication Institutions Stream
1. CMNS 230-3 - Introduction to Communication Media
Add Note: "This course is required for all Majors and
Honors students."
e. General Support Courses
1.
CMNS 253-3 - Computers and Communications
Course Number - change from eNNS 233-3 to CMNS 253-3
Add Note: "Students with credit for CMNS 233 may not
take this course for further credit."
2.
CMNS 255-3 - Introduction to Visual Language
Course Number - change from CMNS 235-3 to CMNS 255-3
Add Note: "Students with credit for C1'INS 235 may not
take this course for further credit,9
3.
CMNS 259-3 - Acoustic Dimensions of Communication I
Course Number - Change from CMNS 239-3 to CNNS 259-3
Add Note: "Students with credit for CMNS 239 may not
take this course for further credit."
B. New Courses (see New Course Proposal Forms attached)
The following new courses are proposed:
a.
Communication Systems Stream
1, CMNS 404-5 - Communications: Ecosystems
Necessary for Upper Division electives
b.
Communication Processes Stream
1.
CMNS 220-3 - Approaches to Human Communication
Necessary as an introductory prerequisite course in this stream
2.
C}INS 323-3 - Communication Processes & Individual Behavior
Necessary as a course dealing with Communication & Individual
Processes
3.
CNNS 425-5 - Seminar in Communication Processes
Necessary for Upper Division electives
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c.• Communication Institutions Stream
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1. CMNS 232-3
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Urban Communication Networks
No present course deals with this topic,
2.
CI,INS 234-3 - The Political Economy of Communications
No present course deals with this topic
3.
CNNS .334-3 -The Political Economy of the Radio Spectrum
and Telecommunications
No present course deals with this topic
4.
CMNS 338-3 - Sound Tape Recording: Theory and
Uses
No present course deals with this topic
d. General Support Courses
1.
C}NS 257-3 - Explorations in Video
New course. Will allow Upper Division course CMS 337
to focus on media useage in social, political and cultural
contexts rather than on techniques.
2. CNNS 258-3 - Explorations in Sound Tape Recording
New course will allow Upper Division course.CNNS 338
to focus on social, political and cultural contexts
rather than on techniques.
3.
CMNS 455-5 - Special Topics in Communication
Necessary for pursuit of specialized studies for Honors
students.
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SUMMARY
Table I is a complete list of all COmmunications courses as
they will exist if the present changes are accepted.
Figure I (attached) is a diagramatic flow chart summarizing the
paths which students may take in completing a Major in Communication
Studies.
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TABLE I
COMMUNICATION STUDIES COURSE LIST (AS REVISED)?
(* - NEW COURSE)
COURSE NO,
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100-3 ?
Explorations in Communication
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200-3
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Introduction to Communication Systems
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Approaches to Human Communication
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230-3
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Introduction to Communication Media
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*232-3
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Urban Communication Networks
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*234 .
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The Political Economy of Communication
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253-3
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Computers and Communication
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255-3
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Introduction to Visual Language
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*257 .
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Explorations In Video
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258-3
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Explorations In Sound Tape Recording
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259-3 ?
Acoustic Dimensions of Communication I
CHANGES (IF ANY)
No changes
Revised title, descriptic
New course, replaces
CNNS
210-3
Add "requird course"
New course
New course
Revised number, replaces
CNNS
233-3
Revised number, replaces
CMNS
235-3
New course
New course
Revised number, replaces
CNNS
239-3
303-3
Communication
as a Biosocial Process
No changes
320-5
Communication
Processes. & Interpersonal
No changes
Behavior I
*323
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Communication
Processes & Individual Behavior
New course
324-3
Communication
& Creativity
Revised number, replaces
C}INS
311-3
331-5
Communication Media: ?
Theory & Research I
No
changes
332-3
Problems & Techniques in Social Documentation
No
changes
333-3
Communications Policy in Canada.
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Past, Present
No
changes
& Future
*334.3
The Political Economy of the Radio Spectrum
New
course
and Telecommunications
335-3
Film as a Social Tool
No
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336-3
337-3
SoôIal Change & Community Radio
No
changes
Video Techniques:
Capabilities &Applications
No
changes
*338_3
Sound Tape Recording: ?
Theory & Uses
New course
339-3
Acoustic Dimensions of Communication II
No
changes
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COURSE NO,
TITLE
CHANGES
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ANY)
400-5
Communication Theory:
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Systematic Formulations
Minor revisions
401-5
Communication & Community Advocacy
No changes
403-5
Communication & Communities
No changes
*404_5
Communication: ?
Ecosystems
Iew course
420-5
Communication Processes & Interpersonal.
NO
changes
Behavior II
423-5
Cognitive Development in Communication &
Revised number, replaces
Learning
CMNS
410-5
*425_5
Seminar In Communication Processes
New course
431-5
Communication Media:
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Theory & Research II
No changes
433-5
Communication Media & The Balance of Power
No changes
450-5
Directed Readings
No changes
451-5
Directed J%baddma
S4tclj
No changes
*455_5
Special Topics in Communication
New course
493-15
Research in Media ?
nSocial Change
No changes
495-15
The Social Documentation Process:
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Film
No changes
496-15
The Social Documentation Process:
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Radio
No changes
497-15
The Social Documentation Process:
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Video
No changes
498-18
Individual Study Semester - Honors
No changes
499-15
Individual Study Semester
No changes
Note:
When CMNS 220-3 is introduced, CMNS 210-3
will
be discontinued
When CMNS 253-3 is introduced, CMNS 233-3
will
be discontinued
When CMNS 255-3 is introduced, CNNS 235-3
will
be discontinued
When CMNS 259-3 is introduced, CMNS 239-3
will
be discontinued
When CMNS 324-3 is introduced, CMNS 311-3
will
be discontinued
When CMNS 423-5 is Introduced, CMNS 410-5
will
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1.
Calendar Information
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Department: CON MUNICATION STUDIES
. Abbreviation Code:
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0INS
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Course Number:220
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Credit Hours:
3
Vector:
1-2-0
Title of Course:
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Approaches to Human Communication
Calendar Description of
Course:
A review of the role of the process of human
communication in the development-of the individual and society. Examination of
the contributions of other Iiscip1ines to an understanding of this process.
(This course is required for all Majors and Honors students.)
Nature of
Course ?
Lecture/Tutorial
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
None. Students with credit for CNNS 210-3 may not take this course for further credit.
What
course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
CMNS 210-3 "Introduction to Communication Behaviour"
2.
Schedu1in
}Low frequently will the course be offered?
At least twice a
year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
SprIng, 1976
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
Professor Harper, Professor Mallinson
. Objectives of the Course
A required introductory course for all CMNS majors to the Communication
Processes stream. See attached outline.
4.
Uudgetarji and Space Requirements (for information only)
What
additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
Date:________________________
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No additional resources
AL!.ach
ScUS /3-34b:-
course outline).
(When completing this form, for Instructions see Memorandum SCIJS
73-34a.
Oct. '73
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT
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CNNS 220-3 ?
Approaches to Human Communication
1. Objectives:
Approaches to the study of Human Communication have drawn upon a wide
variety of models, ranging from biology to electronics. All too often,
however, particular scholars suggest that this process rust be understood
from a particular disciplinary vantage point. The objective of this
course is to introduce the student to the wide variety of models available
and encourage more concentrated study of alternative fdrmulatlons.
2.
Course Outline:
Week 1:
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Introduction: The role of symbolic processes in
individual and interpersonal behavior.
Weeks 2 ?
6: Symbolic Processes and the Individual. Contributions
of Biology, Psychology, Neurology, Philosophy.
Individual potential and development of symbolic
behavior.
Weeks 7 - 11: Symbolic Processes and Interpersonal Behavior.
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Contributions of Sociology, Anthropology, Social
Psychology, Language, Myth, ritual and institutionalization
of communication processes in society.
Weeks 12- 13: Contemporary Extensions. Media as extension of Individual
and Interpersonal Communication Behavior.
3. References:
Selected Readings relevant to sections.
A. Anthropology
1.
Boas, Franz: Race, Language & Culture
2.
Chapple, Eliot D: Culture & Biological Man
3.
Hall, Edward T: The hidden Dimension
B. Biology
1.
Adrian, E.D.: The Physical Basis of Perception
2.
Roe, A. & Simpson, S. (eds.): Behavior & Evolution
3.
Sluckin, W.: Imprinting & Early Learning
C. General Semantics
1. Korzybski, A.: Science & Sanity
D. Information Theory
1.
McLuhan, Marshall: Understanding Media: The Extension of Man
2.
Pierce, J.R.: Symbols, Signals & Noise
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Approaches to Human Communication
E. Linguistics
1.
Bernstein, Basil B.: Social Class & Linguistic Codes
2.
Chomsky, Naom: Syntactic Structure
3.
Langacker, Ronald: Language & Its Structure
F. Philosophy
1.
Cassirer, Ernstv An Essay on Man
2.
Langer, Susan: Philosophy in a New Key
C. Psychology
1, Davitz, Joel: The Language of Emotion
2. Heider, F.: The Psychology of Interpersonal. Relations
3.
Miller, George: Language & Communication
H. Sociology,
1.
Goffman, E.: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
2.
Merton, Robert: Social Theory & Social Structure
3.
Reisman, D.: The Lonely Crowd
4.
Relationship to Offerings of other departments
This course will both draw upon and point to courses offered by
other departments. There is no intention to replicate material
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from courses presently available, but to encourage students to
explore further these areas In which they are not familiar. Copies
of this proposal have been forwarded to other departments with the
aim of identifying and resolving unnecessary redundancies.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
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Department:
COWJNICATIONSTjjDI1
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Abbreviation Code: _CMNS
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Course Number:232 ?
Credit Hours:3
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Vector:0-3-0
Title of Course:
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Urban Communications Networks
Calendar Description of Course: Analysis of social issues arising from the growth of
cable T.V. and interactive broadcast systems in relation to existing broadcasting and
telecommunications networks - the implications of new information services and
programming. Problems of definition and design of systems and community boundaries.
Nature of Course Seminar
Prerequisites (or special
instructions):
None
What
course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: None
2. Schedullnp
How frequently will, the course be offered?
Semester in which the course will first be offered? Spring 1976
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the Proposed offering
possible? Professor Hindley
Objectives of the Course
See attached
4. Budgetary and
SpaceReguirements
(for information only)
What
additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff -
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
Date:_________________________
No additional resources
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Dpartiuent Chairman
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Dean
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Chairman,
SCIJS
StUS /3-34b:-
(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
AL'ach course
outline). ?
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CMNS
232?
CATV SYSTEMS
OBJECTIVE
OF COURSE: To
introduce students to the proble, methods
and concepts involved in appraising the design and use of a communications
system through detailed examination of a prominent national and regional
concern:
future directions.
communi
ty
antenna television systems - their present structure
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and
COURSE TOPICS will
include analysis of
-the history and development of cable systems: reasons
for,
organization of,
in Canada, the U.S. and abroad
-problems related to Canadian broadcasting and program production as a
result of importation of American signals: effects on broadcast regulation;
Canadian content rules,
1.
-technical nature of cable systems; closed circuit functions; potential
information service developments; regulatory implications limitations
of federal jurisdiction under Broadcast Act; moves toward control by
provinces,. .Quebec in particular.
-problems of international copyright agreements arising from cable systems:
program substitution, commercial deletion.
-future developments and associated issues: computer-cable links and
interactive services in the home and community centres; methods of analysis
of community information need.-; problems of definition of community; of
non-contiguity with catv system boundaries; proposals of
Pay
TV via cable;
implications for Canadian film and television production; present policy
and its limitations; patterns of vertical and horizontal integration within
CATV industry and with allied industries such as production and distribution
companies.
SELECTED
READINGS:
Sloan Commission on cable communications, 1971, McGraw Hill
Mandelbaum, S.'J., Community and Communications, W.C. Norton, New York, 1972.
Maddox, !3., Beyond Babel : New Directions in Communications, Deutsch, 1972,
London.
CRTC, A Resource for the Active Community, CRTC Ottawa, 1974.
Senate Committee on Mass Media, Vol. II Words, Music and Dollars, p.357-420,
Ottawa, 1970
Telecommiss ion Studies
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Bibliography
CRTC
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Cable Television Resource for the Active Community
CRTC
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Cable Television in Canada Sept. 69
CRTC ?
The Integration of Cable TV in the CBC System. White paper
for Public Hearing, t
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ontreal, April 26, 1970.
.Chormayeff S. & Tzonis, A., Shape of community, Penguin Original, 1971.
Feldman, N.E., Cable Television and Satellites. A Report Rand Corporation,
August 1969.
Martin, Jones, Future Developments in Telecommunications, Prentice Hall,
New Jersey, 1971..
Martin, .t'. & Hindley, M.P.., Community Cablecasting, a brief submitted
to the CRTC hearings on CATV, Montreal, April 26, 1971.
Mercado, John de, Switched Multiservice Cable Systems.. Seminar on the Wired
City, Ottawa University, June 1970.
Parker, E, Assessment and Control of Communications Technology
. Proceedings ,f
International Symposium on CMNS Technology. Impact and Policy,
Philadelphia,
M
arch 1972.
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oan Commission on Cable Communications, On the Table: The Te
t
levision of
Abundance, McCraw Hill, 1971.
Tate, Charles (ed.), Cable Television in the Cities, Community Control, Public
Access and Minority Ownership. The Urban Institute, Washington, 1971.
Telecommission, Multiservice Cable Telecommunication Systems - The Wired City,
Study 8(d),
P .O.C.,
Ottawa, 1971.
Zelmer, A.C.L. (ed.) The Sleeping Medium: A Report of the Community Television?
Study Project, Alberta University, Alberta, Sept. 1971.
Buckhorst, R.(ed.); Toward Social Change, Harper and Row 1971.
Buckley, W., Society as a Complex Adaptive System in Modern Systems Research
for Behavioural Scientist, Aldine 1968.
Mead, Margaret, Cultural Patterns and Technical Change, Mentor, N.Y. 1955
(for UNESCO).
Institute for Policy Studies, "Television Today: The End of Commonwealth and the
Death of Community", Washington, D.C.
Baer, W.S., Interactive Television Prospects for Two-Way Services on Cable:
Rand Publication R-888-Mr
,
', Nov. 1971.
Boehm, B., System Design for
comn-nrnity
Information Utilities, Rand Publication
P-4899, Sept. 1972.
CRTC Canadian Broadcasting: A single System, Policy Statement on Cable Tele-
vision, July 16, 1971.
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(?oldznark, P.C., "The Now, Rural Society Through Communication Technology"
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Research Management, July 1972.
Minifie, J.M., Mass Media and their COntrol" in Canadian Society: Pluralism,
Chan(
e and Conflict, Ossenberq, R.J. (ed.) Prentice Hall 1971.
NFI3 of Canada "Community Cable TV and You" Challenge for Change Newsletter
#6, Feb. 1971.
Parker, Edwin B, (ed.), Handbook of communications, Stanform, 1972.
Greenberg, B.J., Use of Mass Media bq the Urban Poor, Praeger Special Studies
W.U.S. Economic and Social Development. Praeger Publishers., N.Y. 1970.
Goldmark, Peter, Communication and the Communiti;, American Scientist. Sept. 1972.
Gerbner, C., Communication and Social Environment, Znierican Scientist, .pt. 1972.
Course Overlap: While no courses presently deal specifically with these
materials, course descriptions have been circulated to
relevant departments. ?
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information'
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Department:COMMUNICATION STUDIES
-tbrevl.ation Code:CMNS
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Course Number:
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234
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Credit Hours:3
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Vector:0-3-0
of Course: ?
The Political Economy of Communicions
Calendar
Description-of Course: Analysis of the political and economic process which
have historically generated the policies and structures of mass media and telecommunication
institutions and the related elements of "consciousness industry". The role of the mass
media in determining .local, national and international policy. Case studies in
technological innovation in communications.
Nature of Course Seminar
Prerequisites (or special.instructions): ?
None
What course
(courses), if any, is being dropped.from the calendar if this course
is
approved:
2. Scheduling
Row frequently will
the course be
offered? Normally once a year
Semester in
which the course will first be offered? Spring 1976
Which of your
present
faculty would be available to
make
the proposed
offering
possible? Dallas W. 'Smythe
3.
Otject[ves of the Course
introduce student
g
to the political economy of communications. To show how the process
of policy-making for communications institutions such as the press, radio-TV, cinema, books,
telecommunications, postal service, the "knowledge industry", and "pop culture" works in its
concrete historical, spatial setting. To relate the work of these institutions to the
larger "consciousness industry" of which they are a leading part. To equip the student with
the methodological tools for advanced studies of the emerging new technological & ideological
4. 1P1"d
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theory.
What additional
resources will be required in
the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library ?
No extra resources required beyond upgrading of
Audio Visual ?
basic library holdings in the field.
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
Date:______________________
Department Chairman
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Dean
?
Chairman,
SCUS
SCIS 73-34b:--
(When completing this form, for instructions see.Memoraadum SCUS 73-34a.
Atach course outline).
ct . '73
Communication Studies 234
Professor Dallas
W. Smythe
Required texts.:
Schiller, Herbert I.,.The Mind Managers, Saunders of 7oronto, Inc.
and Beacon Press, N.Y., 1973.
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(paperback)
Outline and Class Assignments:
Week one & two:
Theory of Political Economy of Communications.
Required reading:
Smythe, "On the Political Economy of Communications".
Reprint.
Smythe, "Time, Market and Space Factors in Communications
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Economics". ?
Reprint
Smythe,. "The Role of the Mass Media and Popular Culture
in Defining Development".
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Reprint.
three & four:
Nature of the Capitalist State and the Process of
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Policy-making for Communications.
Required reading:
Schiller, TMM, Chapter 1-5.
Recommended reading:
Schiller and Phillips, Superstate, IntroIuction.
Arnold, T., The Folklore of Capitalism.
Innis, H.A., The Bias of Communications.
four:
Economics of telecommunications and the radio spectrum
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Required reading:.
Smythe, D.W., Policy and Structure of Electronic
Communications, Reprint.
five and six:
Economics of
Advertiser-Supported
Mass Media:
Press and Magazines.
Required reading:.
Kreps, "The Newspaper Industry". ?
Reprint
Peterson, "Magazine Industry". ?
Reprint
Recommended reading:
Aronson, The Press and the Cold War.
Aronson, Packaging the News.
Williams, The Long Revolution, p.142-189.
seven, eight & nine:
Economics of Advertiser-supported Mass media
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: Broad-
casting. •
Required reading:
Smythe, The Structure and Policy of Eledtronic
Communications. Reprint.
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Recommended reading: ? •
Brown, Les, Television.
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Economics of Consumer-supported Mass
Media:
Motion
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Helmuth, "The Motion Picture Industry. Reprint.
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twelve & thirteen:
Economics of Consumer-supported Mass Pdia: Book
publishing.
Required reading:
Grannis, "Book Publishing". Reprint.
Communications Policy, Social Control and Ideology.
Required reading:
Schiller, TMM, Ch.6-8.
Gross, "Friendly Fascism". Reprint.
Lazarsfeld and Merton, "Mass Communication, Popular
Taste and Organized Social Action".. Reprint
Smythe, "Cultural Realism and Cultural Screens".
Reprint.
Basic Course Requirements:
1.
A term paper, report or project.
2.
A mid-term examination in the seventh week.
3.
An open-hook final examination.
Approximate weights for term grade: 30 percent for class participation,
50 percent for examinations, 20 percent for term project.
Course Overlap:
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Material in this course is not presently taught at SFU. Copies of
proposal have been sent to relevant departments.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORN
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Department: COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Wreviation Code: CMMS Course Number: 257
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Credit Hours: 3
Vector:
01-3
Title of Course: Explorations in Video
Calendar Description of Course: This course is an introduction to the applications of
video in communication studies. The techniques of producing video documentaries
including editing and mixing will be taught with particular emphasis on bow skills so learnt
can be applied to other areas of communication studies.
Nature of Course Seminar/lab
Prerequisites (or special instructions): None but preference given to majors because
of equipment limitations.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
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None but note that this course.will replace. the present 337 CMNS as the
introductory video coure.
2. Scheduling ?
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Row frequently will the course be offered? At least two semesters per year
Semester in
which the course will first be offered? Spring 1976
Which of your present facultywould be available to makethe proposed offering
possible? P,. Thompson with occasional participation by faculty from 'each of the
three department streams.
3.
ectives of the Course . ?
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1.
To help the student become literate in the production of video statements.
2.
To introduce students td the application of video as a communication tool in other
areas of communication studies.
3.
To introduce the student to the use of video as a cultural and social alternative
to TV-as-mass-medium.' . .
4.
BudgetaryandSpaceRequirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
?
. None
Staff
?
None
Library
?
Updating of holdings
Audio Visual None
Space ?
None
Equipment ?
Some additions to present equipment; current stock allows maximum of
12 per semester; current demand is usually 20+.
5. Approval
Date:
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Department Chairman
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Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73--34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT
CNNS 257-3
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Explorations in Vide6
This course has the three objectives outlined as on the proposal form. Include
them here.
Note that as an introductory course 257 requires:
1.
An interest in the medium but not necessarily any previous experience.
2.
A considerable amount of time (say 10-15 hours weekly) in addition to
the regular lecture/seminar hours.
Gradings will be based on the cumulative grades for the various assignments
of the course plus participation in course discussion and associated activities.
The Cominunicatior Studies Department is comprised
of
three streams. In this
course we shall attempt to discover some of the applications of video in each
of these streams. Professors from these streams willassist in the formulation
of activities related to these areas.
Along with specific applications of video-as-communications for systems
processes and institutions, consideration will'be given to the study of tv
as mass media and the contrast with video.
Continuing throughout the course will be instruction in specific skills required
to produce a media literate documentary that uses the characteristics of the
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video medium to advantage in revealing what you have to say.
What follows is a tentative outline of how the course may be arranged.
Modifications will have to he made to suit circumstances.
Class 1. An introduction to video. Contrast with TV and cable TV.
Readings and perhaps a visit to all or some of these:
Video Inn, Challenge for Change NFB, Metro Media, Channel
8, CBC.
Class 2. Spokespersons for the various streams of the department will
spend an hour each outlining the activities of their areas
and in conjunction with students will suggest areas of possible
work which would be appropriate for video. A written assignment
will outline a possible project.
Class 3. A colloquium with students from previous semesters who will
discuss and show their productions. An introduction to the
care and feeding the portapak. Assignment will iiclude the
use of the portapak at home and the production of a simple
visual sequence. SPECIAL EMPHASIS
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ON THE IDEOLOCICAL IMPLICATIONS
OF USING VIDEO AND A LOOK AT THE INTERPERSONAL DYNAMICS OF VIDEO
SHOOTING: the portapak as weaponry.
Class 4. Viewing and critique of last weeks assignment. !urther exercises
in shooting and sound recording with the portapak. A more
elaborate visual sequence will be assigned.
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Class 5. Viewing and critique of last weeks assignments. Introduction
to video editing. Aesthetics and concepts. Films and video
tapes shown in lecture to illustrate. Remake of unsatisfactory
work.
Class 6. Techniques of editing and sound mixing. Tape footage will be
given' to each student for edited presentation next week.
Class 7. Viewing and critique. Planning the story-telling film; preparing
a shot list related to project one. Further study of editing and
soundmixing applications. Test.
Class 8. Discussion of storyboards. Participation from stream professors
who will help critique the appropriateness and relevance of the
projected assignment. Due in two weeks: tapes assignment up
to 5 minutes.
Class 9. Commercial TV; commercials as an art form and as cultural screns;
producing the anti commercial. Project of anti commercial due in
two weeks.
Class 10. Viewing and critique of stream assignments; participation of
stream professors; assignment of revised work due in two weeks.
Class 11. View and critique of anti-commercials. Assignment of revised
work. Outline for final project of group work.
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Class 12. Work in progress; review of course and techniques.
Class 13. Presentation and discussion of final projects.
A reading list accompanies the outline.
Overlap: This course provides instruction not otherwise available to
students. Copies have been circulated to relevant departments.
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READING LIST
Print media can be useful and helpful in thinking about and
working with ,video. Like the equipment and the instructor they are
resources: the real learning in this course (as: in other life situations)
will come from your experiencing and doing.
The single most useful guide for our purposes. is Petersen's
Guide to Videotape Reèordinc by Chas. Bensinger,, published by Petersen
Publishing Co. Los Angeles, '1.973. Available in the Bookètore. The
diagrams and step-by-step instructions are helpful although the, text
is sometimes crude. Essential to have this book,.
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Covering the same ground in more detail and with fewer
pictures.is
Making the media revolution, Peter Weiner, Macmillan, 1973.
Some interesting ideas on feedback, animation and other unusual uses of
video. Well written and informative. On 24 hours reserve.
Historically interesting and with some useful, formal guidelines
on technique is Television programming and production, Richard Hubbell,
Murray Hill, 1945.
Up to date on the video scene in Canada, especially video art
in Vancouver is Arts Canada: The issue of videO art. Some very far out
trips. Three copies on 24 hour reserve under professor's copies.
Another technique book which is more applicable to large studio
productions but readble, clear and well illustrated is The technique of
television production, Gerald 1illerson,i-1astings House N.Y., .1969.
Thre is much material ranging from the erudite to the in-
comprehensible in the SFU Library. See index under Television and the
many sub-headings. Specific stacks areas to browse in are PN 1992 and
TK 6655, the former more general the latter tending more technical.
An excellent book, definetely worth buying is 6tierllla Television
by Murray Shamberg, Raindance Corp and Uarper & Row. The library copy is
"missing"; additiç'nal copies on order.. Will he on resere.
From the same family is Radical Software,
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a quarterly devoted to
alternate uses of video. Some copies available at UBC and other libraries.
Some on reserve. We have a department subscription.
Another highly reconrnended hook is 'The Wired Nation. It deals
with the implications of cable tv. hopefully a Xerox of
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the original article
from The Nation will shortly be on reserve.
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Two other articles about cable tv in Canada: National Film
Board: Community TV and You; and Community & Cable in Vancouver,
Chris Ellam, a paper for the 337 course, most comprehensive and
informative. Both on reserve.
The effects of videotape feedback are discussed in two SFU
papers. Guided self anal
y
sis and teacher education, D.R.Birch, Dean
of SFU's educational, faculty outlines a project with video and teacher
trainees. More comprehensive and often fascinating is An experimental
investigation of the effects of videotape feedback on changes in self
perception,MA thesis by N. Teresa Nash. Chapter III and ff contains the
essence of her findings. The bibliography is very comprehensive.
Television has had a world wide impact. Marshall McLuhan
has been one of the few to discuss the impact of media-in global terms..
The introduction and section on TV in Understanding Media is still one
of the most provocative statements about the media. Some of his later
books are visually more attractive and elaborate the same theme, 1n
particular War & Peace In the global Village and The medium is the
Massage. All are available in paperback and the Medium is available
both
in
film and tape versions, the tape is on file In the SFU Library.
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A recent and interesting survey of what people in different
countries are actually seeing on their tv sets and an outline of tv's
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present effects Is contained in Newsweeks April 22 special issue on the
subject. Although marred by slight, inaccuracies, the survey is a
masterpiece of global reporting. Ten copies are on reserve in the Xerox
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Department; COMMUNICATION STUDIJY
Title
Abbreviation
of Course:
Code:CMNS
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Explorations
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Course
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Tape
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Recording'
Credit Hours:3
Vector:-0-1-3
Calendar Description of Course:
An-examination of the significance of aural documentation for today and the nature of
the content that' can be comunicated in this new medium, with emphasis on how it can
be applied: sound tape recording, interviewing, compiling aural documents.
Nature of Course Seminar/Labq
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
What
approved:
course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
2. Scheduling
How frequently will
the course
be offered? ?
one iemester annually
Semester in
.
which the course will first be offered? Spring 1976
Which
possible?
of
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your
Faculty
present faculty
,
would be available to make the proposed offering
. Objectives of the Course
To give the student a. grounding in the problems of aural documentation and show him
something of its special nature and application. As well as being
of particular
relevance to other work in the department, it would be a valuable course for students
majoring in history, geography, sociology, anthropology, criminology, linguistics,
creative writing and education.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
Additional faculty required
Staff ?
None
Library
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None -
Audio Visual.
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None except for occasional use of cassette recorders
Space
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None
Equipment ?
None
5. AmLoval
Date:
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Department Chairman
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Dean ?
Cbairman
SCUS
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Attach course outline).
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT.
CMNS 258
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EXPLORATIONS IN SOUND TAPE RECORDING
Social documentation with special reference to the sound tape recorder:
the qualities of the tape recorder as an instrument of documentation,
techniques of interviewing, research and editing.
The early stages of the work will be based on material that has already
been recorded, in order to familiarize students with the nature of
"documents in sound" and how to extract information from them. As these
will also be recorded interviews they will lead to the study of the
techniques of interviewing, and the qualities required of an interviewer.
Several assignments will be given, and these will culminate in the
student carrying out his or her own recorded Interview, extracts from
which will be compiled with narrative to form a short "thesis" or
"documentary" in sound.
Bibliography
Sound Heritage, Volume III
A Guide for Aural History Research
Objectives
To
learn about:
1.
The nature of sound tape recording and its meaning for today.
2.
The document in sound:
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its various categories
3.
Acquiring information from tapes:
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listening, making outlines,
selecting.
4.
Using the information
5.
Related research (work on the above objectives will culminate
In the
first major assignment, which will be written.)
6.
Recording techniques and qualities
7.
Conducting recorded interviews
8.
The running commentary
9. Narrative
10.
Tape editing
11.
Compiling a simple documentary in sound (the second major assignment
will
be a coinpilati in sound of interview material and narrative, while the
third major assignment will be a review and critique of sound
tape recording
as explored during the course.
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SAMPLE OF ASSIGNMENTS
CMNS 258 - EXPLORATIONS IN SOUND TAPE RECORDING
ASSIGNMENT I
Listen to the tapes that have been supplied to you and make an outline of the
contents, noting the "minutes in" of important sections, particularly those
that relate to the, subject matter you have chosen to write about. Next you
search for other relevant source material in books, periodicals, newspaper
items, maps, pictures etc.
The article that you write from all this should:
(a) be based on the oral document. The additional research
is largely supplementary, perhaps helping you to fill In
gaps or put the whole thing within an adequate framework.
If the tape material is sufficiently objective you can
ignore the personality of the speaker. Otherwise there
should be some indication that the subject matter is
presented as within the framework of a given life and
personality.
(b)
show a proper sense of continuity, and an ability to
express what needs to be expressed.
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(c) be able to read as a coherent and reasonably complete
statement.
(d) be double-spaced. It does not have to be typed as
long as it is sufficiently legible.
(e) have numbered footnotes, either at the bottom of
the page or at the end, indicating the more important
sources of information.
(f)
include at the end a bibliographical list of source
material, including tapes.
Hand in the outline along with the article. It will be returned to you
for your work on the next assignment.
Don't hesitate to see me whenever you fee you need advice about the project.
After you have finished I would like you to be able to give a brief account
in class of your evaluation of the various kinds of source material used, and
in particular about the relative value of the oral document.
ASSIGNMENT II
An exercise In tape editing and narration.
Select one tape from those that you have just used in connection with your
first assignment. We will arrange for it to be dubbed, and from this dubbed
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version you will edit out portions that, together with a few sections of
narration, will make a complete item of about 15 minutes duration, as if for
broadcasting.
It will be best to work from an outline of the tape. You will write the narration
as an introduction to the topic and, where necessary, as brief continuity. You
2.
jorecord it yourself either on a Uher or in the AV studios and Insert it into
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the tape. The narrator may be anyone you choose, including yourself.
I will be glad to discuss this with you at various stages, particularly:
1.
When you have made your selection of the portions
of tape you intend to use.
2. When you have written your narrative.
3.
Whenever you have problems 'in editing.
ASSIGNMENT III -
Running commentary
Take a Uher or cassette recorder to some reasonably busy locality off
campus and record a running commentary on what you see, hear etc. This
may be done with someone else, if you wish, so that it takes the form of
a conversation. Whether edited or not, the sample that you submit should
not run for more than 15 minutes.
ASSIGNNT IV -
Oral documentary
The final assignment is based on recorded interviews with one or more people
who have special information in a particular topic. You will compile a documentary
of 15 to 25 minutes duration, using narrative where necessary, also running
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commentary. The narrator can he yourself or anyone you choose. It will not
be necessary to do any mixing, though you are free to do so if you wish and
have the time.
I will want to discuss your work with you as it progresses, particularly:
1.
When you have chosen your interviewees and topic
2.
When you have arrived at a plan for editing and
narrative
3.
Whenever there seems to be a problem, technical or
organizational
It will be appropriate to research the topic from additional sources.
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Department:COMMUNICATION STUDIES
• MI)rev[ation Code:CNNS
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Course Number:323
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Credit Hours: 3
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Vector: 1-2-0
Title of Course: Communication Processes and Individual Behaviour
Calendar Description of Course:
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 behaviour and human nature.
Nature of
Course
Lecture/Tutorial
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
CMNS 220
or equivalent
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
2.
Scheduling
Row frequently will the course be offered? Twice annually
Semester in which the course will first be
offered?
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Which of your present faculty would be available to make
the
proposed offering
possible?
R. Harper, T. Mallinson
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Objectives of the Course
To acquaint the student with the essential nature of Communication processes in
the development of the human self and the implications (both ethical and strategic)
of communication and communication media.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What
additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
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No additional resources
Space
Equipment
5.
Approval
Date:______________________
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Department Chairman
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Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS
13-34b:-
(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach
course outline).
Oct.'73
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT
CMNS 323-3 ?
Communication Processes and Individual Behaviour
Topical Outline
1.
Communication and the Human Condition
The role of communication in human emergence, in the conditions
of human existence and in human realization; human and social
consequence of the conditions of human communication; the
emergence and evaluation of "communicational realities"; the
conditions and consequence of communicational competencies, etc.
2.
CommunicatiOn and the Reality Process
Identity and self-consistency; the structure of reality and the
reality of structure; comprehension, belief and perception; on
knowing what is and what isn't - sources and validation; the
utility of knowledge; abstraction and reification; communication
and self-control, etc.
3.
Communication and Social Process
Relationship; interdependence (The Yin and the Yang), institutionalization
and the attenuation of knowledge and belief; communication and ex-
communication; social control and the individual; roles and experimental
communications; cognition, insight, intuition; dilemmas.
4.
Languages and Media
Languages (verbal and non-verbal), codes, rituals, etc; tools and
techniques for the creation, realization and utilization of the
individual self; the design and assessment of communication systems
with reference to the individual, etc.
5.
Dimensions and Dilemmas
Public and private, privileged and non-privileged, instrumental and
consummatory, synchronic and diachronic, morphostatic
and
morphogenetic,
hygenic and pathologic, form and substance, necessity and possibility,
freedom and reliability, etc.
6.
Implications
Fashions rituals in teaching, and individual development, dominant
images of man and their social, political and practical consequences,
communicational and technological dysfunctions, ethics of communication.
Bibliography
1.
Berger, Peter L. Social Construction of Reality
2.
Boulding, Kenneth. The Image
3.
Cassirer, Ernest. An Essay on Man
4.
Darwin, Charles. The Expression of the Emotions in Man
5.
Framm, Erick. The Forgotten Language
6.
Goffman, E. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
7.
Laing, Ronald D. Divided Self
8.
Matson, F.W. and Ashley Montagu (eds.). The Human Dialogue
9.
Smith, F. Communication and Culture
10.
Thayer, L.. Communication: Ethical and Moral Issues
CNNS 323-3
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Communication Processes and Individual Behaviour
OBJECTIVES:
This course focusses on the implications of communication processes for
the growth and development of the individual and the conditions and
potentialities inherent in these processes. The course is intended
to emphasize the role of the individual person in communication.
OVERLAP:
This course is designed to emphasize the cross-disciplinary nature of
communication and will therefore overlap with courses from other
disciplines. However the juxtaposition of these materials will be
unique. Course descriptions have been sent to other departtents for
comment.
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Department: Communication Studies
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Course Number 334
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Credit Hours: 1,
reviation Code:
Title of Course: The Political Economy of the Radio Spectrum and Telecommunications
Calendar Description of Course:
Analysis of the process of radio spectrum allocation. Attention is focussed 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 due relation to the role of provincial, national,
hemispheric and world regulatory processes.
Nature or Course
Seminar
Prerequisites
(or special instructions):
CMNS 234 or equivalent
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
2. Scheduling
Row frequently will the course be offered? Normally once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered? Spring, 1976
Which of your present faculty wu) be available to make the proposed offering
possible? Dallas W. Smythe
Objectives of the Course
All the electronic industries use the radio spectrum. This natural resource is as basic
to them as are soil, water and air in agriculture. The objective of the course Is to
introduce students to the unique political economic and social characteristics of this
natural resource.
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
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No extra resources required beyonaupgrding basic library
holdings in the field
Library
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5, Approval
Date:______________________
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Department Chairman
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Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Meaorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
Communications 334
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Dr. D.W. Smythe
The Political Economy of the Radio Spectrum and Telecommunications
Week 1:
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The character of the radio spectrum.
Required reading: Dept. of Communications: Instant World.
Joint Technical Advisary Committee. Radio Spectrum Conservation.
(N.Y. McGraw Hill 1952).
Week 2: ?
The process of radio frequency allocation: standards, assignment of
bands to classes of users, and frequency assignents in space
and time.
Required reading: Smythe, D.W., Policy and Structure of
Electronic Communications.
fY30, Instant World
Week 3: ?
Regulatory institutions in relation to historical development
of radio: low, mudium and high frequencies and the world and
national institutions.
Required reading: Smythe, D.W. Policy and Structure of
Electronic Communications
WC, Instant World
Week 4:
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Regulatory institutions in relation to historical development
of radio: VHF, UHF and higher and world, national and local
institutions.
Required reading: Smythe, D.W., Memorandum on Telecommunications
Development in British Columbia.
Week 5:
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Who can own radio frequency assignments: Analysis of a unique
form of world property.
Required reading: Levin, Harvey, The, Invisible Resource.
Smythe, D.W., "Facing the Facts About Broadcasting", University
of Chicago Law Review, 1952.
Smythe, D.W., Memorandum...
Week 6: ?
Telecommunications: Analytical description of the Canadian
infrastructure.
Required reading: Gainer, Walter, The Canadian Telecommunications
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Industry: Structure and Regulation. LOC Tele. Study 2A.
Week 7: ?
Telecommunications: development of policy and structure of
telegraphs, cables
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.and telephones.
Required reading: Smythe, D.W., Telecommi'ssion Staff Report, 1971.
Week 8: ?
Competition and Monopoly in Telecommunications 'Common Carriers: ?
Networking, leased Channels and Interconnection.
Required reading: Melody, W., Various papers
in
Econ. journals.
Week 9: ?
Policy and Structure for Communications Satellites.
Required reading: Smythe, D.W., "Conflict, Cooperation and Comm-
unications Satellites", Ljubljove Symposium paper.
Week 10: ?
Policy and Structure for Community Antenna Systems.
Required reading: Babe, Robert, The Economics of the Canadian
Cable Television Industry.
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Week 12:
Week 13:
Analysis of the economics of safety and special radio services.
Political economy of broadcasting: aural, T.V. and facsimile.
Required reading: Srnythe, D.W., The Role of Mss Media in
Defining Development.
Review.
Basic course requirements:
1.
A mid-term examination in the seventh week, and a take-home
final examination.
2.
A term paper or project.
3.
Approximate weights for final grade: One fourth for each
examination, the term projects and for class participation.
Overlap:
This course presents material not otherwise dealt with at present. Course
outlines have been sent to relevant departments for comment.
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Department: COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Abbreviation Code: CMNS
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Course Number:338
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Credit Hours:3 Vector:0-1-3
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1Sound Tape Recording: Theory and Uses
Calendar Description of Course:
A continuation of the work in CMNS 258 involving a more extensive exploration of the
significance of aural documentation as well as individual and group projects in the
preparation of aural documentaries. A good deal of importance is placed on content,
and hence on disciplines that relate to it. There will be some field work.
Nature of Course Seminar/lab
Prerequisites (oi special.
instructions):
MNS 258 or equivalent
What course (courses), if any, is
being
dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
2. Scheduling
Row frequently will, the course be offered?
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One semester annually
Semester in which the course will first be offered? Spring 1976
Which of your present faculty would be available to make 'the proposed offering
possible?
Objectives of the Course CMNS 258 introduces the student to this work to the degree
that he can begin to apply it to other courses and disciplines. CMNS 336 makes possible
an enrichment and consolidation of the experience' gained and is of particular value to
those who are specialising In a sound media stream leading to more advanced work within
the university and professional work outside.
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements
(for information only)
What additional resburces will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
Additional Faculty
Staff ?
None-
Jlbrary ?
None
Audio Visual None
Space ?
None
Equipment ?
Some additions, already in the budget
5. Approval
Date:_____________________
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Department Chairman
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Dean
Chairman, SCUS
ScUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
At,'.ach course outline).
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT
CMNS 338
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SOUND TAPE RECORDING: THEORY AND USES
This course is a continuation of CMNS 258, which is a prerequisite.
On the theoretical side there is a more thorough examination of the
nature of the work, together with a study of a variety of radio
documentaries.
For practical work there will be a number of exercises in the compilation
of material on tape - editing, mixing etc. There will be detailed
instruction in handling running commentary,writing narrative and
directing narrators, all of which emphasizes content and the way it has
to be communicated, rather than mere technique.
While this is going on the students are preparing their own individual
assignment, which is the production of fairly long documentary in
sound, involving interviews, research, the writing of narrative,
running commentary compilation and mixing. There is also a written
and oral exam.
Bibliography
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Sound Heritage, Volume III
Sound Heritage, Volume IV, #1 - Proceedings of Canadian Aural History
Conference, 1974
Various radio documentaries.
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A PROGRAM IN AURAL DOCUMENTATION
Although the tape recorder has been on the market in one form or another
for approximately twenty years, we are only gradually coining to understand
its scope and significance. We still tend to think of it merely as a
gadget for recording music and speech, whereas It is actually bringing
about a new kind-of "vision" that parallels the Impact of photography,
film and television.
We all know that when words and numbers became symbols and so were able
to be fixed in space, our civilisation entered a new era. A statement
could be read and re-read, interpreted, analysed, rearranged and so on
The impact this made on human development was so vital that the written
or printed word is still the medium in which we carry out the greater
part of our academic work. But with the arrival of the tape recorder
the fixing 'of words in space has taken on a new dimension, and it is.now
possible to make a record of words as spoken, including the inflexions,
rhythms, tempos and pauses, which themselves are part of the meaning.
In addition, something of the personality of the speaker is likely to get
onto the tape, together with background sounds and a sense of the acoutic
dimensions and qualities of the space in which the words are spoken;
and because we are so used to communicating via the written or printed
word, we forget that all this, too, can be part of the meaning.
Again something that exists primarily In. time is converted into something
spatial and can be repeated, Interpreted, analysed, acoustically modified,
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rearranged etc. so
that sound on tape, or signal on tape, has opened up
new and sophisticated avenues of investigation.
In its portable form the tape recorder Is an instrument of penetration.
It reaches into all kinds of places and situations and, by means of either
running commentary or recall, can make a record of events to an extent
that was not hitherto possible. It is not too much to say that
we are
rapidly developing a new kind of historical awareness, similar to that
which was brought about by photography over ahundred years ago.
Since aural documentation, meaning the documentation of what can be heard,
is such a far-reaching phenomenon, it is now important that it be properly
understood by all who have In some way to be concerned with it, and that
It be put in its proper frame work within the university. It cannot any
longer be looked at piecemeal, each discipline seeing only the fraction
of the whole that seems to relate to its requirements. If work in sound
documentation remains at this level, it will continue to be misunderstood
and, at best, looked upon asarip.re, alternative to other methods of acquiring
source material. We should now be willing that the whole process be a
subject of investigation and instruction at university level; for just, as
the medium of writing and printing defines the nature of the content that
It carries, so, similarly, the aural document conveys a communications
content that is distinctly its own. If only for the sake of its present
uses
within the university it is important that somewhere In the curriculum
students obtain a reasonably comprehensive knowledge of the process as a
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whole, that is to say, what it can do and what it can not, do, how to
handle aural information, how to compile and communicate what has been
recorded.
These studies are rapidly becoming essential for, yet another reason:
the growing demand for people who have been properly trained In the making
of aural documents, and In presenting the information in writing or
sound. For instance:
there are now openings for both permanent and 'temporary work with
national, provincial and municipal archives and museums:
institutions and corporations are beginning to look for people
who can write histories or compile sound documentaries of their
operations based on aural documentation:
schools and colleges are now getting into the field in a number
of ways,and it would be valuable for teachers to have a centre
to which they could turn for instruction and information.
there is a growing demand for free-lancers who can put together
Bound documentaries for radio, schools, corporations etc.
It is plain, therefore, that oral documentation Is the kind of work that
readily extends from a university into the field - into communities and
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Institutions.
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In all this, one thing is abundantly clear. A merel
y
technical train&,
Such as is given at a technical institute, is of little value; indeed, it
is no more necessary for a student in sound documentation to have a
grounding In electronics and the mechanics of a tape recorder, than It
is for a stenographer to be able to take her typewriter apart and put
It together again.
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Each relies on the trained technician because that
is what he is for. The ability to record, edit and mix is easily acquired
along the way, while the real job is to understand the particular nature
of the content that is carried in a sound document and how it can be
util-ised: and for such a purpose there is no substitute for a university
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education particularly as the skills and background which the student
requires come from a variety of disciplines. It follows that we should
offer a program designed especially for those who want to go in this
direction.
The core of the work should lie in the courses that specialise in aural,
documentation leading to courses in directed study and group work.
As a pre-requisite to these courses, or concurrently, students specialising
in aural documentation should be required to take courses that give a
grounding in English Composition or Creative Writing, In Historical Method,
and Geography. Of value too would be courses in Sociology and Anthropology.
In particular they need a grounding in the history and geography of British
Columbia. Students must be familiar with carrying out research in a variety
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of media: books, newspapers, maps, pictures, manuscripts etc. They must
have the ability to weigh and value the material, and compile It into
meaningful and coherent presentations, either written
or in
sound. They
must be able to write good oral narrative.
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Of special importance are certain courses in the "institutions" stream of
the Department of Communication Studies, particularly:
those which
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contribute to an understanding of broadcasting systems
at all levels, from local to international:
those in Soundscape, which expand the student's awareness of sound
in the environment; and indeed soundscape studies are somewhat
complementary to those in aural documentation:
studies that compare the various communications media:
courses In the visual media, leading to the possibility of inter-
media presentations.
And now for a few details about the mainstream courses In the. field of
aural documentation.
cS 258 - Explorations in Sound Tape Recording
Starts by introducing the student to material that has already been
recorded, from which he compiles a written article, aided by research in
literary and other sources. He is thus exposed at the very beginning
to the difference between aural and written material, as well as to the
techniques of interviewing as exemplified in the tapes, which are In
the field of oral history. Next the student learns to compile a
sound presentation, including narrative, based on these same tapes, and
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this involves learning how to edit.
All of what he has done up to now has made him familiar with the final
product, so that he has some idea where he is going, because the next
step is to introduce him to the process of conducting an Interview, after
which he sets out to record and compile his own short documentary In sound.
But always the main stress is on the content of the aural document, what
its nature is and how it Is to be communicated.
CMNS 338
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Sound Tape Recording - Theory and Uses
Is a continuation of the above. On the theoretical side there is a more
thorough examination of the nature of the work, along with exposure to
a variety of radio documentaries. Students gain a great deal more
Insight into editing and compiling, and part of the work Is done as a
group project based on a field trip to a nearby community. For much
of the time however, the student Is working on his own individual projects,
large and small, involving interviews, research, compiling, narrative
writing and presentation as sound documentaries, all of which may give him
an entry into the world of broadcasting or, at the very least, into an
understanding of its requirements.
The time is doubtless approaching when students will come to us already
reasonably "literate" in the handling of sound on tape, and our mainstream
courses can start at a higher level. But until then we have to begin at
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the beginning.
The student can continue his program in aural documentation by means of
the guided study courses, which enable him to carry out projects on his
own, and the full semester which has to do with group work in a particular
community, where he Is involved in collecting information and feeding it back
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via local newspapers, radio etc.,
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where he can collaborate with students using other media. It is
in these latter courses in particular that he gets a chance to
combine with aural documentation much of what he has learnt in
other disciplines. They are to a high degree a synthetic culmination
of his studies.
Nothing has been said about the contribution of these courses to other
work in the Communication Studies Department or in other departments,b'ut
this is fairly obvious wherever sound documents are a useful source of
information. But practical experience in the "crass roots" of radio
broadcasting as exemplified in sound tape recording is particularly
valuable for students studying communications systems, because it counters
the more theoretical courses with a measure of actuality. Similarly, in the
face of the "imperialistic" controls of the established systems, it presents -
along with other media devices such as video-tape recording. - some democratic
alternatives, because of its simplicity, portability and, above all,ts capacity
to reveal the thoughts and feelings and attitudes of ordinary people, Iwherfever
they may be. The student soon comes to realise that there is no mystery
in these very new art forms and techniques, and that, in the hands of people
of independent mind, they can even challenge the systems. In other words,
photography, film, video-tape and sound tape can be instruments of democracy
as well as autocracy.
In conclusion, while it is true that such studies are very new for any
university, and there is as yet very little written material on the subject,
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because of the interest of the provincial government in setting up aural
history archives and funding a valuable periodical, because aural document-
ation has played and continues to play an important part in helping people
to he more aware of the special qualities of B.C. life, particularly as
presented on CBC Radio, and because we at Simon Fraser are beginning to
train people in this work at a university level -all of these circumstances
have brought about a happening of which we are scarcely aware, that puts us
in the forefront of this pioneer work, certainly as far as this continent
is concerned. And this in itself is remarkable enough.
Overlap: Thismaterial is not presently dealt with in other SFU courses.
Copies of proposals have been forwarded to other relevant
departments for comment.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
I. Calendar Information ?
Department:
At'b rev i.ation Code:CMNS
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Course Number:
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404
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Credit Hours:
TiLle
of Course: ?
Communications: Ecosystems
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
5 Vector:2-3-0
Calendar Description of Course:
.Analysis of social, psychological, and economic interactions as communicational processes
within the social ecosystem. Emphasis on a systems, cybernetic, and semiotic viewpoint
on the system-environment relations involved within and between society and nature.
Nature of Course Lecture /Tutorial
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
CMNS 200
or equivalent
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this 4urse is
approved: None
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? At least
once a year.
Semester in which
the course will
first be offered? Spring 1976
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
Anthony Wilden and others
Objectives of the Course
As a new ottering, the course is designed to provide an appropriate vehicle for the
teaching of recent developments in communications. theory, particularly as a background
and/or complement to other departmental offerings. It is intended to be selective in
approach, drawing principally on anthropology, economics, psychology, and philosophy
within a communications framework.
4.
thidetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What
additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library ?
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Audio Visual
No extra resources required
Space
Equipment
5. Approval
Date:______________________
Department Chairman
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Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34b:-
(When
completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
At!ach course outline).
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT
CMNS 404-5 ?
Communications: Ecosystems
The course is designed to approach fundamental social and economic
problems of contemporary concern from a communications perspective. The
perspective draws on the analysis of the "symbolic function" of exchange in
other societies (structural anthropology); on the analysis of the role of
information in social and environmental regulation (ecological anthropology);
on approaches to human interaction as communication (communicational
psychology); and on the macroeconomic theory of the relationship between
use value and exchange value in different societies, value being viewed
in terms of coded exchanges of information. Some attention will be paid
to the role of information in biological-ecological production, reproduction,
and regulation.
Readings will vary depending on the emphasis of the instructor.
The following are representative of core texts amongst which selections would
be made.
P. Watzlawick et al.:
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The Pragmatics of-Human Communication (1967)
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G. Bateson: ?
Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972)
C. Levi-Strauss: ?
Structural Anthropology (1954)
W. Buckley: ?
Sociology and Modern Systems Theory (1968)
A. Wilden:
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System and Structure (1972)
A.P. Vayda, ed. ?
Environment and Cultural Behavior (1964)
K. Marx: ?
Grundrisse
Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844
Capital, Vol. I, Book I.
S. Freud: ?
'Die Verneinung' (Negation).
R. Jakobson and N. Halle:
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Essentials of Language (1956)
R. Barthes: ?
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Elements of Semiotics (1960)
K. Polyani, ed.:
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Trade and Market in the Early Empires (1960)
M. Sahlins: ?
Stone Age Economics (1972)
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CMNS 404-5
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. Communications: . Ecosystems
LECTURE OUTLINE (WILDEN)
1.
Introduction to ecological systems theory and terminology. Atomism,
pseudo-holism, holism.
2.
Lecture one continued.. Mediation and deep structure. Feedback.
Analog and digital communication.
3.
Epistemological and ideological relationships between theory and
practice. Family, class, race, sex, culture. The master-slave
dialectic. ?
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4.
Application of systems orientation to social systems as information
systems. Code/message constraints. Matter-energy and information.
Entropy. ?
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5.
Outline of the informational characteristics of natural ecosystems.
Nature and Culture. Hierarchy and symmetry'.
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6. Orientation
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11 1 (open book).
7.
Recapitulation in response to results of Orientation
II
1.
8.
Extension of theoretical orientation. The roleoftransdtscipljnary
abstractions in the scientific discourse. Logical typing of discourses.
Boundaries and punctuation.
.9• Sociohistorical differences in systemic organization (ecological
anthropology). Logical typing of competition and cooperation and of
use value and exchange value in different systems.
10. Orientation
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2.
11.
Recapitulation in response to Orientation
II
2.
12.
The world ecosystem (economic-ecological). Growth. Homogenization.
Diversity, stability, and redundancy in natural and social systems.
The environment of the future. "Mortgages" on future flexibility.
13.
Papers due. General discussion.
Course Overlap: Material is not represented in other courses. Copies of
proposals have been forwarded to other departments for'
comment.
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Cdendar Information
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Department:: COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Abbreviation Code: C?INS Course Number:425
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Credit Hours:5
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Vector: 0-4-0
Title of Course: Seminar in Communication Processes
Calendar Description
of Course:
This seminar will be devoted to a detailed study of selected areas in Communication
Processes.
Nature of Course
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seminar.
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Completion of two upper division communication courses
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
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None
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? ?
One semester annually?
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 1976-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? Professor Lorimer, Professor Harper, Professor Mallinson
Objectives of the Course
This seminar will provide a forum for students in this stream to present and
analyze materials not dealt with in other courses,
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. Approval
Date:_______________________
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT
CMNS 425-5 ?
Seminar in Communication Processes
This seminar will be directed to a concentrated study of
writings or research in progress in the area of Communication Processes.
Students will be expected to select a particular area for study and report
in advance of registration.
EXAMPLES
1.
Research in Small Group and Organizational Communication
2.
The Applications to Specific Areas (Education, Industry, Professiotal
In-service research).
3.
Intensive review of longitudinal joint research project
4.
Communication research in selected areas (blind, deaf, brain
injured, etc.)
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
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PROPOSAL FORM
-Calenc1ar Information
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Department:
COMMUNICATION_STUDIES
bbrevjatjon Code: _CMNS Course Number: _455
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Credit Hours:
5
Vector: 0-4-0
Title of Course:
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Special Topics in Communications
Calendar Description of Course:
Intensive analysis of a particular topic in the general area of communications and/or
attention to the work of a particular writer or school of thought. This course may
not be taken more than twice.
Nature of Course
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Seminar
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Two Upper Division courses in Communication Studies
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this curse is
approved: ?
None
2. Scheduling ?
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How frequently will the course be offered?
At least once a year.
Semester in
which the course will first be offered?
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Spring 1.976
Which
possible?
of
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your
Various
present faculty would be available to make
the proposed
offering
bjectives of the Course The course is modelled on similar ones that have been highly
successful at other universities. It is designed as an "umbrella" under which (1) a
restricted topic may be treated (e.g. science as .a communications system; the
communication of ideology; communication and economics); or (2) a particular writer or
school important in the field may be subjected to an analysis more intensive than that
possible in more generalized courses. Given the changes in topics, students may take the
course more than once.
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4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
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Library
No additional resources
Audio Visual
Space
Equipment
5. Approval?
Date:
SCUS 73-34b:--
(When completing this form, for instructions see Memóxandum SCUS 73-34a.
Attach course outline).
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CMNS 455-5: ?
Topics in Communications
Given the "umbrella" nature of the course and the varied interests
of faculty, no particular outline that would be
r
epresentative of all offerings
in
can
the
be
choice
given.
of
The
topics
importance
and. specialization
of the rubric
in
is
their
that
treatment.
it allows for both latitude
The following are possible examples:
Example
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Work of Gregory Bateson
analog and digital communication
play as
metacommunication;
the role of difference
learning as a
c
ommunications process; the logical
categories of learning
schizophrenia as pathological communication
Example II: Economics as Communication
(a) the fundamental categories of macroeconomic theory viewed
as units of communication
(b) commodities as bearers of information; production and
consumption as semiotic systems
(c) the production and reproduction of environments and ideas
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(d) relationships between the economic process and its
representations in society
Example III: Structuralism
(a)
myth and kinship as communications systems
(b)
cybernetic regulation in societies; code-message relationships
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communication
the symbolic function in society; conscious and
Unconscious
(d) language, kinship, and social laws
(e) the role of models in social science (e.g. does a particular
model as a code account for the actually perceived messages
in the system?)
Example IV: Semiotics
(a)
the production, reproduction, consumption and exchange of signs
(semes) in societies
(b)
the semiotics of C.S. Peirce, R. Bärthes, the Tel Ouel School,
Charles Norris
(c)
linguistic and communicational models of sign systems; the role
of constraint
(d)
,
the historical, evolution of the concept of the sign from the
Stoics to the present day
(e) metaphor and metonymy in semiotic systems
(f) Gestaltism as an antecedent to contemporary semiotics
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
FORM
1.
Cilend:ir Tnt oriaation
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Department:
COThflJNICATIONSjflpj1;
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Abbreviation Code:CMNS
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Course Number: 323
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Credit flours;3
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Vector:
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1-2--U
I1th of Course:
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Communication Processes and Individual Behaviour
Calendar Description of Course:
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 behaviour and human nature.
Nature of Course Lecture/Tutorial.
PJ-erequicite(3 (or special instructions):
CMNS 220 or equivalent
What course (coursei), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
2. S
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)(ow frequently will the course be offered? Twice annually
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
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Which of your present faculty would be available to wake the proposed offering
possible? R. Harper, T. Ia1linson
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Otjctivesof the Course
To acquaint the student with the essential nature of Communication processes in
the development of the liuniaii self and the implications (both ethical and strategic)
of communication and communication media.
6. Btidetaryand SpaceRirementu (for Information only)
What additional re6ources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
Staff
Library
Audio Visual
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No additional resources
Space
Equipment
5. ?
oval ?
Date:
JL3Th_
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ZtpJLr tment Chairman
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Dean ?
Chairrnau ?
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(When con pJet1 ng thlu form, for ins1ruction seeNemor thi SCU: / 3• 34 -
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outline).
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SAMPLE OF ASSIGNMENTS
CS 258 - EXPLORATIONS IN SOUND TAPE RECORDING
ASSIGNMENT I
Listen to the tapes that have been supplied to you and make.an outline of the
contents, noting the "minutes in" of important sections, particularly those
that relate to the subject matter you have chosen to write about. Next you
search for other relevant source material in books, periodicals, newspaper
items, maps, pictures etc.
The article that you write from all this should:
(a) be based on the oral document. The additional research
is largely supplementary, perhaps helping you to fill in
gaps or put the whole thing within an adequate framework.
If the tape material is sufficiently objective you can
ignore the personality of the speaker. Otherwise there
should be some indication that the subject matter is
presented as within the framework of a given life and
personality.
(h) show a proper sense of continuity, and an ability to
express what needs to be expressed.
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(c) be able to read as a coherent and reasonably complete
statement.
(d) be double-spaced. It does not have to be typed as
long as it Is sufficiently legible.
(a) have numbered footnotes, either at the hottoof
the page or at the end, indicating the more important
sources of information.
(f) include at the end a bibliographical list of source
material, including tapes.
Hand in the outline along with the article. It will be returned to you
for your work on the next assignment.
Don't hesitate to see me whenever you fee you need advice about the project.
After you have finished I. would like you to be able to give a brief account
in class of your evaluation of the various kinds of source aterial used, and
in particular about the relative value of the oral document.
ASSIGNMENT II
An exercise in tape editing and narration.
Select one tape from those that you have just Used In connection with your
first assignment. We will arrange for It to be dubbed, and from this dubbed
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out portions
that, together with a few sections of
narration, will
make a complete Item of about 15 minutes duration, as if for
broadcasting.
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