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NEW GRADUATE COURSE - ECONOMICS 

Subject ............ .8Q.7,

METhQPQLOGY....INECONOMIC 

THEORY 

H. N. EVANS, REGISTRAR AND SECRETARY 

From......................................................................................................................

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE 

COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDIES 

Date...... ......

NOVEMBER12.,J979 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

S.443

MEMORANDUM

This is to advise that the Executive Committee of the 

Senate Committee on Graduate Studies at their meeting on November 

9, 1970,

approved the Faculty of Arts graduate course - Economics 

807-5,

subject to change in title to Methodology in Economic 

Theory, and that the course with this change be forwarded to 

Senate for approval. 

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Pr... J.M. Wester           

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Spindler, Chairman 

Graduate 

Academic 

Program 

.. Departmn 

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t of !cpnonics and Comnrc 

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pn0Tpiçs8P7:5 .... . ......... . ..... ..... ........ 

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.Date 

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...... October 26, 

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1970

With respect to the two points raised by your note of October 13 

a.

We currently have a faculty member (Dr. L. J3olanci) who is capable of 

teaching this course. in fact, it was on his initiation that the 

Department of Economics and Commerce - Graduate Studies Committee 

recommended the inclusion of this course in the calendar. 

We do not anticipate that the course will draw large enrollments 

very often and so we do not plan to put it on very often as a 

regularly scheduled course. Rather, we anticipate that in most 

cases interested students can be accommodated by a private arrange- 

ment with Dr. Boland which would not reduce his availability for 

teaching other scheduled courses. In this case, little or no 

contact hour credit would he given to D. Bola-id for directing the 

course. In those cases where student demand warrants (we anticipate 

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that this wouldn't happen more often than once every two years), ? 

the course would be regularly scheduled and full contact hour 

credit would be given to Dr. Boland if lie teaches the course. 

We want this course listed in the Calendar so that students will 

he aware that such a course is available and that a faculty member 

is ready to teach it. 

b. Given the title of the course, one. may wonder if it would be more 

appropriate for the Philosophy Department to offer. However, the 

course would have to be taught by someone with a specialized know- 

ledge in Economic T]ioery (at the graduate level) as well as a 

knowledge of the philosophy of Social Sciences, Since such a person 

is already a member of our Department, it seems most appropriate for 

our Department to offer this course. Although Dr. Boland may be 

willing to teach the course even if it were offered by the 

Philosophy Department (assuming the 

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were willing to list that course) 

such an arrangement would involve obvious complications. 

The course is really about the philosophical problems involved with 

the economic theory discipline. Those who are best qualified to 

discuss such problems of a discipline are those who in fact regularly 

work in that discipline. 

If any further information is needed by the Committee at its next 

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meeting, plcse notify Professor Boland or myself in advance and we will 

be available to answer any ciuestions. 

ZS/cmt 

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To.Dr...J.M...Webster 

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From,, Dr. 

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Graduate Academic Program 

..........Dept. of Economi.cs.and.,.Commerce. .......... ... 

Subject

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075...........................................................Octoher,..l,..l970........................................................... 

The following are answers to questions raised by you concerning 

Economics 807-5. 

La) ? 

If

offered 

as a scheduled course n > 

5

b) ? 

If offered as a reading or directed studies course 0 < n < 5 

2.a) 

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The course w:ili. be offered as a scheduled course whenever sufficient 

numbers of students fire interested :i.n it and faculty are available 

but no more than once a year. 

b) ? 

It may be offered on a reading or directed studies basis by 

private arrangement between the individuals concerned with the 

approval of the DEC Graduate Studies Committee. 

3.

Determined by student demand and faculty availability. 

4.

The course will normally be offered by Dr. L. Boland. It will be 

counted as a 5 credit course in determi,ning his teaching load 

only if it is offered on a scheduled basis in which case it may 

require room space. If offered as a reading course it will not 

affect Dr. Boland's availability to teach a normal course load 

(i.e. two courses per term for full-time faculty). 

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cc Dean Sullivan 

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Committee. 

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.Faculty-of .... Arts          

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Economics ? 

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Subject ......

P.1-I LLOS.O.P.H.Y....OF .... ECONOtIC...TiIE.ORY

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.September ? 

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The attached proposal for a Graduate Course in Philosophy of 

Economic Theory has been approved by the Faculty of Arts. 

Would you please bring this proposal before the Senate Committee 

on Graduate Studies for approval, and inclusion in the next 

graduate studies calendar. 

Thank you. . 

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