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_NEW 

COURSE PROPOSAL - PSYCHOLOGY 

From SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE 

Date

18, 1973 

SENATE 

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.73-82, 

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the following 

Psyc 912-1.5 

Psyc 913-1.5 

Psyc 914-1.5 

Psyc 916-1.5 

Psyc 917-1.5 

Psyc 918-1.5 

new course proposals: 

Research Seminar 

Research Seminar 

Research Seminar 

Research Seminar 

Research Seminar 

Research Seminar." 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

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MEMORANDUM

*To.Mr. Harry M. Evans ? 

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From Jon Wheatley 

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Secretary 

Senate 

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Dean of Graduate Studies Office 

Subject,

New Course Proposal - Psychology ? 

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Date; ?

11,

1973

The attached course proposals came before the Executive 

Committee of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee on May 7, 1973. 

Dr. Koepke was present from the Department and there was prolonged 

discussion of the proposed courses. The Committee then recommended 

the courses to Senate with the condition that additional documentation 

should be attached covering 'the points raised in the meeting. This is 

now done. 

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There is a further point which is not discussed in the additional 

documentation. The attached proposal is for six courses all of which 

have the same justification. The reason for this is as follows: the 

courses will change each time they are given because they are all about 

current research in the Department. It could, therefore, be just one 

course repeated rather frequently which students would take several 

times. However, the Department was advised by the Registrar that the 

better way to achieve their aims would be to have several different courses 

listed. 

Jon

L... 

Wheat 

L10EJVED.

ley

MAY 14 1973

REGISTRARS?

OFFICE

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/olm 

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

New

Graduate Course Pro po

sal Form

Form CS.,8 

• CALENDAR INFORMATION:

912-1.5, 913-1.5

914-1.5, 916r1. 5

Department: ? 

Psychology ? 

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Course Number:

_917-1.5, 918-1.5

Title: ? 

Research Seminar 

Description: The Res

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arch Seminar courses 4re desi

ned to aid graduate

s

tudent

n-

developingtheir _abilities regardingthe conceptualization and 

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communication of=s 

earch - 

Credit Hours: ? 

1.5 ? Vector:

_O-3-O ?

prerequisite(s) if any:None

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:

Estimated 

Enrollment: 

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10

—

When

will 

the

course first be offered: September 1973 

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(concurrently) 

How often will the course be

offered: 

Two/per semester if 

there 

is sufficient demand. 

3.

JUSTIFICATION: 

SEE ATTACHMENT

RESOURCES:

Which Faculty member

will normally teach the course: All 

facultymemberswouldbeeligible

to teach the course.

What are the budgetary implications of nxunting the course: Noadditionalexpense. 

Are there sufficient Library resources (append details):Yes. 

Appended: a) Outline of the Course

b)

An indication of the competence of the Faculty 

member 

to give the course

Library resources

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Approved: Departmental Graduate Studies

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Committee:

Date:"T2t4 

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Faculty Graduate Stuies Commit e 

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Date

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Faculty: 

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Date 

Senate Graduate Studies Committee: ?

Senate: 

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Date:_______________ 

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Psychology 

Justification 

• Purpose 

Both the faculty and graduate students have long felt that a forum for the 

discussion of ongoing research should be part of the department's graduate program. 

From time to time the department, individual faculty members, and the graduate 

students themselves have tried to provide such a forum on an informal basis. These 

informal seminars, however, all eventually fizzled out, most likely through lack of 

structure and long run commitment, certainly not through lack of need. Recognizing 

this, the graduate students themselves finally asked for a more formal framework within 

which to discuss ongoing research, but a framework which would at the same time retain 

an informal flavor. The result is this proposal for Research Seminar courses which 

was formulated jointly by the students and faculty of the Graduate Studies Committee. 

Both the students and faculty of the psychology Department believe that these Research 

Seminars will meet a long felt need in the department and will greatly contribute to 

the effectiveness of our graduate program in training competent and creative researchers. 

Description 

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The Research Seminar courses are specifically intended to aid students in 

conceptualizing and communicating research in the context of actual ongoing research. 

Students will be expected to present their own research and discuss that of others. 

This research may be in any stage, all the way from having an idea for a study to a 

completed report of a study. It is expected that discussion would focus in an informal 

way on such topics as the formulation of meaningful questions, strategies of research, 

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problems of research design, implications of research design and results, and techniques 

of communicating research. Although the content of the course, with respect to the 

specific research discussed, would vary from semester to semester and section to section 

according to the interests of its members, it would be the responsibility of the 

instructor to see that such general topics as those mentioned above would be touched 

upon within the discussion of a particular piece of research. It is expected that by 

participating in such a seminar a student would gain experience in thinking about 

research in all its aspects and in articulating his ideas and activities in this area. 

It in also expected that such participation would broaden the student's horizons with 

respect to research questions, strategies, and methods and would perhaps stimulate him 

in the production of creative ideas for research. 

Grád:L 

Since the purpose of this course is to give the student experience in conceptuali- 

zing and communicating research, it is proposed that this course be graded on a 

Satinfactory/UnsatisfaCtory basis. An Unsatisfactory grade would indicate that in the 

Judgment of the instructor, a student's participation in the course was too minimal to 

warrant the assumption that he had received much in the way of experience. 

Credit Towards Degree 

Students could elect to take a Research Seminar course as often as desired but 

no more than a total of three hours of credit in Research Seminar courses could be 

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counted in the minimum 21 hours required in the M.A. program. Research Seminar courses 

could not be counted toward satisfying the course requirements in the Ph.D. program. 

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Cont'd (Justification) 

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Six Research Seminar courses are proposed so that a student could take and have 

listed on his transcript at least two different Research Seminar courses at the 

M.A. level, two at the Ph.D. level, and two more if desired. (See Attachment A: 

"Proposed Addition to Calendar Entry", and Attachment B: "Present Calendar 

Description of Graduate Program".) 

Library Resources 

The contemporary library holdings both in journals and books are sufficient to 

support the proposed Research Seminar courses. 

Faculty Resources 

All faculty members of the Psychology Department would be qualified to teach 

Research Seminar courses. 

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Attachment A 

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Proposed 

Addition 

to

107

Calendar Entry. 

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PSYCHOLOGY

Ph .D. Thesis

Before starting his thesis research, the candidate will present for com-

ment a formal thesis proposal. This presentation will be at a

meeting

open to all members of the Psychology Faculty.

The completed thesis will be defended in oral examination.

Judgment

will be

made by an Examining Committee.

For further information and regulations, refer to

General

Regulations

section, pages 33

43.

Graduate Courses

705

Proseminar in

History and Systems

715-3 ?

Proseminar

in Measurement

720-3 ?

Proseminar in Learning

725-3 ?

Proseminar in Cognition

730-3 ?

Proseminar in

Perception

740-3 ?

Proseminar in Motivation

750-3

Proseminar in Developmental Psychology

760-3 ?

Proseminar in

Social Psychology

770-3 ?

Proseminar in Personality

780-3 ?

Proseminar in

Physiological Psychology

785-3 ?

Proseminar

Animal Behaviour

905-3 ?

Seminar in History

910-3 ?

Research Design I: Experiments

Reviews the basic logic of controlled experimentation, and focuses

analysis of variance designs commonly used in psychological research:

Particular emphasis is given to the relative merits of the several designs

when there are multiple research questions to be answered.

911-3 Research Design

11: Research Studies

Focuses on multivariate regression and correlation models. Deals with

ways of answering questions when direct experimental manipulation is

not feasible, and demonstrates the utility of the principles involved for

solving problems other than those for which they were

first proposed;

.912-1.5 ? 

Research Seminar 

The Research Seminar courses (912,913,914,916, 

917,918) are graded on a Satisfactory! 

Unsatisfactory basis. 

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Only 3 hours of credit in 

these courses may be counted toward meeting the 

Proposed     

course requirements for the M.A. degree. 

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Non may 

additions    

be counted toward meeting the course requirements 

for the Ph.D. degree. 

913-1.5 

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Research Seminar 

914-1.5 ? 

Research Seminar 

915-3 ?

Seminar in Measurement

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916-1.5 ? 

Research Seminar 

Proposed   

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917-1.5 ? 

Research Seminar 

additions 

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918-1.5 ? 

Research Seminar 

920-3 ?

Seminar in Learning

925-3 ?

Seminar

in Cognitive Processes

930-3

Seminar in Perception

935-3

Seminar in Sensation

940-3 ?

Seminar in Motivation-Emotion

950-3, Seminar In Developmental Psychology

960-3 ?

Seminar in

Social Psychology

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