DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
. ?
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD
ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1989 KLAUS RIECKHOFF HALL,
7:00 P.M.
OPEN SESSION
Present: ?
Saywell, W.G., Chair
Barrow, R.
Absent: ?
Addison, G.
Bedford, B.
Carlson, R.
Blackman, R.
Cleveland, W.
Blaney, ?
J.
?
.
Dahl, H.
Brown, R.
D'Auria, J.
Calvert, T.
Dickinson, ?
J.
Cercone, N.
Falcon, K.
Clayman, B.
Gill, J.
Covell, M.
Goodman, D.
Dill, L.
Munro, D.
Djwa, S.
Wade, S.
Dobb, T.
Warsh, M.
Faith, K.
Freedman, ?
A.
George, D.
Giffen, K.
In
?
attendance:
Gray, P.
Brown, C.
Green, C.
Garland, ?
I.
Hendrickson, ?
T.
Hoechsmann,
?
M.
•
Hoegg, J.L.
Jones, C.
Kazepides, A.C.
Kennedy, ?
P.
Luk, W.S.
Nielsen, ?
V.
Palmer, E.
Palmer, L.
Partridge, ?
J.
Pinfield,
?
L.
Rae, B.
Reilly, N.
Rieckhoff, ?
K.
•
?
Rudrum, A.
Salter, ?
L.
Saunders,
?
R.
Shannon, ?
D.
Shapiro, ?
S.
Sicking,
?
C.
Stewart, M.L.
Swartz, N.
Tjosvold, D.
Tuinman,
?
J.
Vining,
?
A.
Winne, P.
W
?
Wotherspoon, A.
Heath, N., Acting Secretary
Grant, B., Recording Secretary
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On behalf of Senate, the Chair welcomed newly
elected ?
Senator W.S. ?
Luk, ?
Faculty of
Applied ?
Sciences, to the meeting.
1.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
The Agenda was approved as distributed.
2
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OPEN SESSION OF
OCTOBER 30.1989
The Minutes were approved as distributed.
3.
BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
i) ?
Hand rails on outside stairs of Mall area
Senate ?
was informed that hand rails would
be
?
installed ?
on
the extreme periphery
of the outside stairs in the Mall this coming
Spring.
4.
REPORT OF THE CHAIR
There was no report from the Chair.
3
i) ?
Paper S.89-33 - Elections
The following are the results of elections to fill vacancies on the following Senate
committees:
SENATE COMMflTFE ON SCHOLARSHIPS. AWARDS & BURSARIES (SPCSAB)
One Faculty Senator
to replace P. Kennedy, as Chair, for balance term of office, from
January 1, 1990 to September 30, 1990.
Elected by acclamation: ?
R. BLACKMAN
SENATE GRADUATE AWARDS ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE (SGAAC)
One Faculty Member (at-large)
to replace B. Thomson for two-year term of office,
from date of election to September 30, 1991.
Elected by acclamation: ?
M.L. STEWART
SENATE UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS BOARD (SUAB)
One Senator (at-large)
to replace S. Nyvik for balance term of office, from date of
election to September 30, 1990.
Elected by acclamation: ?
L.H. PALMER
b) ?
SENATE COMM1r11 ?
ON ACADEMIC
STUDIES
PLANNING/SENATE
COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING
i)
?
Paper S.89-39 - Proposal for
Certification of
Non-Credit Programs and Proposal for
a ?
Certificate ?
Program ?
in ?
Telecommunications
Engineering
Moved by L. Salter, seconded
by
C. Sicking
Motion 1:
"that ?
Senate ?
approve
and recommend approval ?
to ?
the ?
Board
?
of
Governors, ?
as ?
set ?
forth in ?
S.89-39,
the ?
proposal ?
to
?
establish
recognized ?
University Certification ?
for Non-Credit Programs; ?
and
Motion 2:
that ?
Senate ?
approve and recommend approval ?
to ?
the ?
Board ?
of
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Governors, as set forth in
S.89-39,
the proposal for a Certificate
Program in Telecommunications Engineering"
Inquiry was made as to whether or not the certification process would apply to all non-
credit programs, if the guidelines for certification were definitive, and who would be
responsible for the approval of new programs. J.L. Hoegg confirmed that the guidelines
were binding in all cases but advised that only non-credit programs meeting those
criteria would proceed through the process for certification. In terms of approval, she
indicated that new programs would follow the identical approval process of other
programs except programs initially would go the Senate Committee on Continuing
Studies from Departments and then via the Senate Committee on Academic Planning to
Senate. In response to questions concerning the fee structure and disbursement of fees,
J.L. Hoegg informed Senate that the fee structure would be dependent upon each
individual program and that the fees would cover the instructional costs so that courses
and/or programs could be offered at no cost to the University.
In response to concerns about the course materials and examinations of the
Telecommunications Engineering Certificate being copyrighted for BC Telephone, D.
George explained that the University's agreement with BC Telephone is such that the
materials and exams specifically prepared for this program by the instructors were paid
for and copyrighted by BC Telephone with the understanding that Simon Fraser
University would be able to use the material for future program offerings. It was also
confirmed that there would be no reference to BC Telephone in the name of the
certificate since intentions were to offer the program to a wider audience in the future.
. Inquiry was made as to the specific details concerning the arrangement with UCLA and
concerns were expressed that an arrangement with another institution was in existence
without any knowledge of Senate or the Board of Governors. D. George explained that
originally UCLA and SFU were to each develop and offer approximately one-half of the
courses with SFU being the overall program administrator. However, UCLA proved to be
too far away to develop the communication lines necessary to develop the program and
the arrangement failed.
Philosophical concerns were expressed about the current trend towards certification in
general, and opinion was advanced that this trend was not necessarily advantageous to
the overall learning experience since involvement in such programs was usually
motivated by the desire to obtain a certificate rather than a desire to learn. Concern was
also expressed about having a whole series of one-week courses and whether or not they
were equivalent to university level courses.
In
?
reply
to ?
concerns ?
about campus
?
space ?
for
this
?
program, ?
D.
?
George
explained ?
that
since ?
the
program could ?
be accommodated
?
in
the new
Applied ?
Sciences
Building, ?
the
program
would be
offered ?
on
?
campus ?
rather
than
?
on
the ?
premises ?
of
BC Telephone
Education
Centre where it had previously been
offered.
Question was
called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
c)
?
SENATE
COMMITTEE
ON ACADEMIC
PLANNING/SENATE
COMMITTEE
ON
UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES
i) ?
Paper
S.89-40
-
Department of Communication
- Curriculum Revisions
0
?
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by T. Kazepides
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in
S.89-40,
proposed curriculum revisions
including
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New course ?
CMNS
250-3 ?
Selected Topic"
Brief discussion took place with respect to the purpose of special topic courses and a
concern was raised about introducing specialization at the 200-level since students were
basically learning the foundations of the discipline at this level.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
ii)
Paper S.89-41 - School of Computing Science - Curriculum Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by D. George
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-41, changes to the requirements
for the Major and Honors in Computing Science, and
deletion of
?
CMPT 362
?
Computers in Education
CMPT 484
?
Compiler Construction"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Senate received information that acting under delegated authority SCUS/SCAP approved
changes in title, description and prerequisites for a number of courses in Computing
Science.
iii)
Paper S.89-42 - School of Engineering Science - Curriculum Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by D. George
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-42, the proposed
New course ?
ENSC
453-4 ?
Semiconductor Device
Engineering"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by D. George
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-43, proposed curriculum revisions
including
New courses ?
KIN 105-3 ?
Fundamentals of Human Structure
and Function
KIN 205-3 ?
Introduction to Human Physiology
Deletion of
?
KIN 100-3 ?
Introduction to Human Structure
and Function"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
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5
.
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by D. George
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-44, the proposed
New course
?
ARCH 344-3
?
Primate Behavior"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by B. Bedford
Motion #1:
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in
S.89-45,
the proposed Major in Film Production
including
New courses ?
FPA 233-2
The Techniques of Film
FPA
236-3
Cinema in Canada
FPA 237-3
Selected Topics in Film/Video Studies
FPA
331-5
Filmmaking
?
III
FPA
338-3
Advanced ?
Screenwriting
FPA
339-3
Directing Actors for Film
FPA 393-3
Techniques of Video
FPA
431-5
Group Project in Film
Deletion of ?
FPA
334-3
Film ?
Analysis
FPA
431-5
Experimental ?
Film ?
Production ?
I
FPA
433-5
Experimental ?
Film ?
Production ?
II
Motion #2:
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-45, the curriculum revisions including
New courses ?
FPA 171-3
FPA 270-3
Introduction to Production
Management
Technical Theatre"
I. Garland and C. Brown from the Centre for the Arts were in attendance as resource
persons.
Speaking on behalf of the students in the Fine Arts Program, B. Bedford reported that
the reception to the proposed changes was very favourable.
Although pressure had eased slightly in terms of resources, reservation was expressed
about the expansion and/or modifications of programs before the University's
infrastructure had improved sufficiently.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
.
?
vii) Paper S.89-46 - School of Criminology - Curriculum Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by S. Verdun-Jones
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
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Governors, as set forth in S.89-46, the proposed
New course CRIM 213-3
?
The Female Offender"
It was pointed out that the Calendar description for this course was rather lengthy and
that, in general, descriptions in the Calendar appeared to vary from one Department to
another. Opinion was expressed that some form of stylistic unity should be brought to
the Calendar. The Chair suggested that Departments could take this into consideration
for next year.
In reply to an inquiry as to whether or not changes in description had to pass through
the committee route to Senate, L. Salter advised that if there was no change to the
curriculum of the actual course or the way it was offered, it could come forward as an
editorial change.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Senate received information that acting under delegated authority SCUS/SCAP approved
changes in course descriptions and prerequisites for a number of courses in
Criminology.
W iijJ3,ZV
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-47, curriculum revisions including
New courses ?
ECON 342-3
ECON 345-3
ECON 383-3
ECON 407-3
ECON
450-3
ECON 482-3
International Trade
International Finance
Selected Topics in Economics
Selected Topics in Marxian Economics
Topics in Economic History
Selected Topics in Economics"
In reply to a concern with respect to having 300-level prerequisites to a 300-level
course, R. Saunders confirmed that it was appropriate for this to occur as long as the
prerequisites were stated and were in fact lower 300-level courses.
Reference
was made to the rationale statement on
page 3 ?
wherein it
was stated
that the
proposed
change ?
in ?
the ?
lower ?
division ?
Science
requirement ?
would eliminate
problems
that ?
have
arisen ?
because ?
some ?
000-level ?
Science
courses ?
have ?
not been ?
acceptable ?
to
meet this
requirement. ?
Elaboration of the statement
was requested.
R. Brown
indicated
he would
be pleased to find out which course(s) were involved and would report
back.
Confusion arose as to the actual number of new courses being added versus a
renumbering of courses. It was confirmed that six new courses were being added and
two courses were being renumbered. The Chair requested that the Secretary of Senate
note a suggestion that the documentation coming forward to Senate in future be much
clearer on such points.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
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ix) ?
Paper S.89-48
- Department
of English -
Curriculum Revisions
L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
'that ?
Senate
approve
?
and recommend
approval ?
to ?
the ?
Board
?
of
Governors, ?
as
set ?
forth
?
in
S.89-48, ?
the
proposed ?
curriculum ?
revisions
including
New courses
ENGL 214-3
Reading,
Writing ?
and ?
Rhetoric
ENGL 228-3
Literature
in ?
Translation
Deletion of
ENGL 226-3
Ancient ?
Literature ?
in ?
Translation
ENGL 227-3
Post-Classical
Literature ?
in ?
Translation
Question was
called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
x) ?
Paper S.89-49
- Department
of French - Curriculum
Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-49, the change to the Joint Major
Program in French"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Senate received information that acting under delegated authority SCUS/SCAP approved
changes in prerequisites for a number of courses in French.
xi)
Paper
S.89-50 -
Department of Geography - Curriculum Revisions
Moved L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in
S.89-50,
the, proposed
New courses
?
GEOG 264-3
?
Canadian Cities
GEOG311-4 ?
Hydrology"
Question was called, and a vote ta
ken
.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Senate received information that acting under delegated authority SCUS/SCAP approved
changes in prerequisites for a number of courses in Geography.
xii)
Paper S.89-51 - Gerontology Program - Curriculum Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by R.Brown
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-51, the proposed addition of three courses
to the optional credit list, including
New course GERO 405-3
?
Aging in Rural Canada"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
.
.
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Page 8
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by D. Shannon
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-52, the proposed
New course
?
HIST 317-3
?
Popular Culture in Great Britain"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Senate received information that acting under delegated authority SCUS/SCAP approved
changes in course descriptions and prerequisites for a number of courses in History.
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-53, the proposed
New course ?
HUM 305-3 ?
Medieval Studies"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
xv)
Paper
S.89-54 -
Department of Philosophy - Curriculum Revisions
Senate received information that acting under delegated authority SCUS/SCAP
approved changes in prerequisites for a number of courses in Philosophy.
xvi)
Paper
S.89-55 -
Department of Psycholog
y - Curriculum Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by D. Shannon
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in
S.89-55,
the proposed changes to the
honors program entrance requirements in the Department of
Psychology."
In reply to a concern raised that a grade point requirement of 3.0 or higher was too
stringent and would penalize a student who happened to fail or do poorly in a course, R.
Blackman indicated that the Psychology Department would be prepared to deal
individually with special cases.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
xvii) Paper
S.89-56 -
Department of Sociolog
y
/Anthropolog y - Curriculum Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-56, the proposed inclusion of SA
319 - Culture, Ethnicity and Aging - as a required course for the
program in Extended Studies in Social Policy Issues."
Senate's attention was drawn to the fact that the motion should reflect the change of
name from Extended Studies Diploma to a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Social Policy
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• ?
Issues. ?
It was also pointed out that the motion had inadvertently omitted the
?
recommendation that SA 319 be added as an optional course in the Post Baccalaureate
Diploma in Ethnic Relations. Senate was assured that both changes had received the
appropriate Senate committee approvals and they were accepted by Senate as friendly
amendments to the motion.
Question was called on the motion as amended,
and a vote taken. ?
MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED
xviii)
Paper
S.89-57 -
Department of Spanish/Latin American Studies - Curriculum
Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by C. Sicking
Motion #1:
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in
S.89-57,
the proposed Major in Latin American
Studies; and
Motion #2:
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in
S.89-57,
the proposed
New courses ?
SPAN 241-3 ?
Basic Texts in Spanish Literature I
SPAN
352-3 ?
Colonial and 19th Century Latin
American Literature"
In response to a concern that a major in Latin American Studies could be achieved in
French instead of Spanish, Senate's attention was drawn to the language requirement on
page two wherein it was stated that this was possible only in special situations, upon
approval of the Department, when a student wished to specialize in a particular
geographic area.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Senate received information that acting under delegated authority SCUS/SCAP approved
changes in course descriptions and titles for a number of courses in Spanish and Latin
American Studies.
xix)
Paper S.89-58 - Certificate in Famil y Studies
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by S. Verdun-Jones
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-58, the proposal for a Certificate in
Family Studies"
Question was called, and a vote taken. ?
MOTION CARRIED
Senate received information that acting under delegated authority SCUS/SCAP approved
changes in prerequisites for GS
350-3
and GS 351-3.
Sxx)
?
Paper
S.89-59 -
Certificate in Native Studies Research
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
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Page 10
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in
S.89-59,
the proposed Certificate in Native
Studies Research"
?
0
Surprise was expressed that neither Senate nor the Board of Governors, was aware of the
existing contractual arrangement between the University and the Secwepemc Cultural
Education Society. R. Brown advised that the agreement was part of the normal program
development which came forward from a Department, through the Dean's office to the
Vice-President Academic. He was not aware of University regulations with regard to the
authorization of such agreements and he did not know if it had been reported to the
Board of Governors. The Chair indicated that he would review this specific arrangement
and report back at the January meeting, as well as to what the University's policies are
in this regard.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
"that Senate
Governors, as
Program in I
New courses
approve and recommend
set forth in S.89-60, the pi
Aberal Arts including
LBRL 101-0 ?
Practicum
LBRL 201-0
?
Practicum
LBRL 301-0 ?
Practicum
approval to the Board of
'oposed Co-Operative Education
I
II
III
LBRL 401-0 ?
Practicum IV"
?
0
In response to a question as to how students are going to be counselled and evaluated, R.
Brown advised that all Co-Op students fall under the same set of regulations and it is
clearly articulated in the Calendar as to how the evaluation will occur; M. Covell
explained that students will receive counselling from various people in appropriate
Departments. Brief discussion followed with regard to the designation LBRL and
placement of this program in the Calendar.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by R. Brown
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-61, the proposed guidelines for a Joint
Honors Degree in the Faculty of Arts"
In reply to concerns that the Joint Honors Degree seemed to be less demanding than
individual programs in departments, R. Brown expressed his understanding that the
requirements were in fact very similar, and equivalent to, those of individual honors
programs It was also pointed out that the requirements of the Joint Honors Degree will
complement, not supersede the conditions of Joint Honors programs between
Departments.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
?
0
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xxiii) Paper S.89-62 - Business Administration - Curriculum Revisions
?
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by S. Shapiro
Motion #1:
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S. 89-62, the proposed curriculum revisions,
including
a) New courses
?
BUS 304-3 ?
Business Ethics
BUS 394-3
BUS 395-3
BUS 349-3
BUS 447-3
BUS 484-3
b) change ?
in ?
Accounting ?
Concentration
?
requirements
c) change ?
in
?
requirements ?
for admission ?
as ?
major, minor or
honours ?
students;
?
and
Motion #2:
"that ?
Senate ?
approve
?
and ?
recommend ?
approval ?
to
?
the ?
Board ?
of
Governors, ?
as ?
set ?
forth ?
in
?
S.89-62, ?
the ?
new ?
program ?
- ?
Joint ?
Major in
Business ?
Administration
?
and ?
Psychology"
Since ECON 202 and 205 appear as prerequisites for BUS 232 and, since BUS 232 is a
prerequisite
?
for ?
BUS ?
333,
?
the ?
need ?
to ?
restate ?
the ?
two
?
Economic ?
courses ?
in
?
the
•
prerequisite ?
statement ?
for BUS
?
333
?
was questioned. ?
S.
?
Shapiro ?
advised that the
?
list of
courses ?
was ?
restated ?
for ?
the ?
information ?
of ?
students ?
transferring ?
from ?
the ?
college
system. ?
Brief ?
discussion ?
followed
?
with
?
regard ?
to
?
the ?
necessity
?
of ?
of ?
having ?
these
Economic ?
courses ?
as ?
prerequisites.
?
S. ?
Shapiro ?
indicated ?
that
?
the ?
whole ?
question ?
of
Economic courses
?
as prerequisites to Business courses was to be reviewed by the Senate
Committee on Academic Planning.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Senate ?
received
?
information ?
that ?
acting ?
under
?
delegated ?
authority ?
SCUS/SCAP ?
approved
changes ?
in
?
prerequisites ?
for ?
a number of courses
?
in ?
Business ?
Administration.
xxiv) Paper ?
S.89-63 ?
- ?
Business ?
Administration/E
?
Curriculum ?
Revisions
Senate ?
received ?
information ?
that
?
acting ?
under ?
delegated ?
authority ?
SCUS/SCAP ?
approved
changes in prerequisites for BUEC 232 and BUEC 333.
It was suggested that when the review of prerequisites between Economics and Business
takes place, the prerequisites for these two BUEC courses also be included.
xxv)
?
Paper S.89-64 - Faculty of Education - Curriculum Revisions
Senate ?
received ?
information ?
that ?
acting ?
under ?
delegated ?
authority ?
SCUS/SCAP ?
approved
changes ?
in ?
prerequisites, ?
titles
?
and ?
course ?
descriptions ?
for ?
a
?
number ?
of ?
courses
?
in
Education.
.
xxvi) Paper S.89-65 ?
-
?
Department of Biological
?
Sciences ?
-
Curriculum Revisions
Senate ?
received ?
information ?
that
?
acting
?
under ?
delegated ?
authority ?
SCUS/SCAP
?
approved
changes ?
in title and course vector for a number of courses in Biological Sciences.
Selected Topics in Business
Administration
Selected Topics in Business
Administration
Policy Issues in International Business
International Marketing Management
Workplace Industrial Relations
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Moved by L. Salter, seconded by C. Jones
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-66, the proposed changes to the lower
division course offerings including
New courses ?
CFIEM
150-3 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM
155-2
Organic
Chemistry
Laboratory
I
CHEM
250-3
Organic
Chemistry
II
CHEM 255-2
Organic
Chemistry
Laboratory
II
Deletion of
?
CHEM 104-3
General
Chemistry
I for Life
Sciences
CHEM 251-3
Organic
Chemistry
I
CHEM 252-3
Organic
Chemistry
II
CHEM 256-2
Organic
Chemistry
Laboratory
I
CHEM 356-2
Organic
Chemistry
Laboratory
II"
Senate was advised that the curriculum revisions were to take effect Fall 1991 rather
than Fall 1990 as indicated in the documentation.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
xxviii) Paper S.89-67 - Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Curriculum Revisions
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by C. Jones
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-67, the proposed Certificate Program in
Actuarial Mathematics including
New courses ?
ACMA 310-3 Introduction to Actuarial
Mathematics
ACMA 320-3 Actuarial Mathematics
ACMA 330-3 Risk Models
ACMA 340-3 Topics in Actuarial Mathematics"
Question was called, and a
V(
)te taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
Moe
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by J. Tuinman
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-68, that the following courses be deleted:
AME 401 ?
Studies in Africa
AME 402 Studies in the Middle East
HIST 402
?
Progress and Decline: Ideas and Realities
EDUC 350 Instructional Programs for Diverse Settings
EDUC 429 Research for the Classroom Teacher
EDUC 457 Teaching Active Health
BISC 424 Marine Biology and Oceanography"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
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.1
i) ?
Paper
S.89-69 -
Response to the Report of the Fraser Valley Planning
Committee
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by P. Gray
Whereas:
i) demographic ?
studies ?
indicate ?
that
?
a ?
high ?
level ?
of ?
population
growth
?
will
?
occur ?
within ?
Simon ?
Fraser's ?
catchment ?
area ?
in ?
the
Fraser ?
Valley;
ii) Simon ?
Fraser ?
has ?
been ?
assigned ?
a ?
role ?
within ?
the ?
Provincial
Government ?
Access Program
?
and ?
a ?
spirit ?
of cooperation ?
has ?
been
engendered' by Simon Fraser's response to it;
iii)
the Provincial Government has assigned Simon Fraser a role in the
planning
?
initiative
?
for ?
a ?
new ?
institute
?
of ?
higher ?
learning ?
within
the ?
Fraser ?
Valley;
iv) the ?
Fraser ?
Valley ?
Planning ?
Committee ?
found ?
the ?
Fraser ?
Valley
campus to be a viable option, having considered the response from
the
?
University
?
to
?
its ?
report;
v)
the ?
prevailing ?
sentiment ?
within ?
Simon ?
Fraser
?
about ?
a ?
potential
Fraser Valley Campus is positive (estimated mainly on the basis of
the, ?
written
?
responses
?
to ?
the
?
consultation
?
and, ?
additionally, ?
from
the ?
meetings ?
with ?
various ?
Faculties);
• ?
' ?
vi) it ?
is ?
important ?
to ?
address ?
the ?
widespread ?
concern ?
within ?
Simon
Fraser ?
that ?
"catch-up" ?
growth
?
and ?
development
?
at ?
existing
campuses ?
should ?
be ?
the ?
first
?
priorities ?
in
?
any ?
further ?
initiatives,
it is therefore recommended that Senate approve, and recommend
approval to the Board of Governors, the following motion:
"Within the context of a growth and development strategy
that places first priority on its existing campuses, Simon
Fraser University should lead in the planning of a new
institution of higher learning in the Fraser Valley"
L. Salter introduced the paper by providing brief background information with regard
to the creation of the Fraser Valley. Planning Committee and the consultative process
which led up to the recommendation now before Senate.
Although
?
the
?
recommendation ?
presumably ?
addresses ?
the overall ?
concern
that ?
the ?
main
campuses ?
have ?
to ?
take ?
priority, ?
concern ?
was
expressed that ?
there
?
is
nothing ?
in ?
the
motion ?
that ?
gives ?
assurance ?
that
?
this ?
will
happen, and ?
approval
of
?
the
?
motion
essentially ?
allows
?
the ?
administration ?
complete control ?
over
resource ?
decisions ?
in
?
this
regard. ?
Senators ?
were ?
reminded ?
that ?
any ?
forthcoming
proposal ?
must be ?
returned ?
to
Senate and the Board of Governors for approval
and that
the process of
consultation ?
will
be ?
ongoing.
Objection was also made to the statement that, "based on responses from the University
10 ?
responses ?
the prevailing sentiment was positive and that a campus in the Fraser
Valley was a viable option." ?
Opinion was expressed that a detailed comparison of the
responses showing both sides of the argument should have been presented in order to
support such statements and ensure that responses were being interpreted correctly. L.
Salter pointed out that the "Dear Colleague" letter reports very directly on the concerns
that were raised. ?
She explained that four general concerns were raised as well as a
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number of very specific points, and the letter attempts to address each one of the
concerns as they were raised in the consultative process.
Opinion was also expressed that the needs of post-secondary education in the province
would best be met by an autonomous educational institution planned with the advisory
support of SFU, but planned by its own officials in the same way SFU was founded and
developed independently from the other universities in B.C. It was noted that the report
contained a number of sound observations and programming recommendations which
are equally applicable to an autonomous new university not affiliated with SFU.
A friendly amendment to
adopt the motion
that had been presented to SCAP as noted
on
page 4
of the documentation
was proposed
by P. Gray.
?
R.
?
Blackman, ?
speaking as
the
member of
SCAP
who
recommended the
change,
?
explained ?
that ?
the ?
wording
?
of
the
motion
now ?
before
?
Senate ?
places ?
first priority
on ?
the exisiting campuses
?
rather than
on
growth
and ?
development.
Following ?
this
explanation,
?
the ?
Chair ?
suggested ?
that
the
friendly amendment could
be formalized at a later stage if Senate so desired.
Referring to the spirit of the motion, L Salter referred to three components which she
felt the motion represented. Firstly, there is a clear recognition of the importance and
validity of the concerns raised about growth and development of existing campuses;
secondly there is a mandate for SFU to lead in the planning of a new institution of
higher learning in the Fraser Valley; and thirdly it leaves unanswered a number of
quite specific questions about the model and administrative structure of such an
institution which will need to be addressed by any future planning body.
In response to concerns about the vagueness of the motion, L. Salter informed Senate
that the motion is intended to be facilitative for the next stage of planning and that the
committee at this stage was not prepared to bring forward details of what might be
proposed for the Fraser Valley. Senate was assured that details of any further planning
and any specific proposals would be brought back to Senate for discussion and approval.
Referring to the consultative process, concern was expressed that there were
insufficient attempts made to encourage student input. The Student Society appeared to
have received the report very close to the deadline and therefore did not have enough
time for full discussion. Senate was reminded that consultation through student
channels took somewhat longer and the Student Society did not have opportunity to meet
with the President or representatives from the Planning Committee to discuss the report.
R. Brown stated he would be pleased to meet with the Student Society in this regard.
In response to the suggestion there were inadequate studies done and that the Planning
Committee had not spent enough time considering the possibility of an autonomous
university in the Fraser Valley, it was pointed out that this option was not within the
Planning Committee's terms of reference.
In response to general criticisms of the consultative process, R. Brown pointed out that
every effort had been made to ensure that every member of the University community
had opportunity to see and comment on the report. Not only was the report widely
distributed, meetings with every Department and Faculty had taken place to allow full
discussion and input.
?
In order for Senate to evaluate the proposal, he felt an
?
understanding of the Government's Access Program was required and he briefly
outlined the Government's position in this regard. He referred to the pressure on
universities to accept growth and pointed out that in order to grow, Simon Fraser
University must broaden its programming base. He suggested that the Access Program
provided the best opportunity to achieve this but stressed that the Government would be
much more receptive to growth occurring at a new site since their objective was to
provide access to a wider geographical area, and the Fraser Valley is Simon Fraser
University's current catchment area.
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It was noted that in order to obtain resources it was necessary to take advantage of
opportunity, and opinion was expressed that in order to maintain the quality of its
existing campuses, Simon Fraser University had no choice but to expand and develop in
order to meet the need of post-secondary education as perceived by the Government.
Amendment moved by K. Giffen, seconded by K. Faith
"that the words 'with the ongoing consultation of Senate' be
inserted in the motion after the word 'lead'
Discussion ensued in which there appeared to be no objection to the spirit of the
amendment, but concerns were expressed that the amendment limited consultation to
Senate and objection was made to the distinction and contrast the amendment
emphasized between the administration and Senate.
Question was called on the amendment,
and a vote taken.,
?
AMENDMENT FAILED
L. Salter reiterated that this was an enabling motion which recommends that a process
of planning be carried on. It enabled the President to continue meeting with the
Presidents of the four colleges with a view to preparing a submission to the Provincial
Government; and it enabled the continuation of a body within the University to continue
planning with a view to bringing forward a much more detailed proposal to Senate for
consideration and debate.
The Chair reported that there was a new Minister of Advanced Education and Job
Training, Bruce Strachan. Mr. Strachan is from Prince George and although there has
not been an official declaration, it was the Chair's full expectation that some kind of
higher institution will be developed in that area. The Chair informed Senate that it was
in the spirit of Simon Fraser University's tradition of being accessible that he had
argued for the Access policy and taken the position that, given its geographical location,
and based on the demographic studies of the Lower Mainland, Simon Fraser University
had a need to meet within the Lower Mainland and therefore did not wish to become too
greatly involved iz University-College initiative in the Interior. The Governmment
then requested that Simon Fraser. University meet with Kwantlen, Fraser Valley and
Douglas Colleges in order to address the issue of post-secondary education in this area.
The Chair explained he did not wish to go forward to Government without in-principle
approval from the University specifying that SFU is prepared to take a lead position in
the planning and development of a new institution in the Fraser Valley. He confirmed
that the motion is enabling in a way that should response from the Colleges be positive,
and should the Government agree that it is a policy they wish to accept with appropriate
resources, then the consultative and planning process will continue to make its way to
all levels within the University as well as through the appropriate committees to Senate
and the Board of Governors.
Concern was expressed that the Senate body was not an adequate forum to discuss the
process of post-secondary education from a provincial viewpoint and reference was
made to the role of the now defunct Universities Council of B.C. which in the past would
oversee the overall planning of educational matters for the Province.
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by L. Salter
"that the open session of Senate be extended past the normal
closure time of 10:00 p.m."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION TO EXTEND CARRIED
.
Question was called on the main motion,
and a vote taken.
MAIN MOTION CARRIED
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C. Sicking requested that his abstention be recorded, and C. Green requested that his
opposition be noted.
3
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by S. Shannon
"that Senate approve the requirements for admission to the Faculty of
Science for applicants from B.C. Secondary Schools and applicants from
Post-Secondary Institutions and other Categories, as set forth in the
memorandum from C.H.W. Jones, Dean, Faculty of Science to R. Heath,
Secretary of Senate, dated October 18, 1989"
C. Jones introduced the paper by providing background information which led up to the
recommendation of this proposal by the Faculty of Science. He explained that the intent
of the recommendation is not to decrease enrolment within the Faculty of Science but
rather to allow a greater control over the admission of students into the Faculty. He then
explained how the proposed regulations differ from the current University admission
regulations.
In reply to an
inquiry as to why
Biology
?
11
?
was not included in the
list of courses, ?
C.
Jones explained
that Biology ?
11 ?
was
not required for admission to any
of the
?
universities
in B.C. because of the
varied way
it was taught in high schools.
?
He
also pointed to the
fact that Simon
Fraser's
first-year
Biology program does not require Biology
?
11
?
and drew
Senate's ?
attention
?
to
?
a
statement
on ?
page ?
3 ?
of the ?
documentation
which ?
will ?
appear
immediately ?
following the ?
admission ?
requirements ?
advising ?
students
interested ?
in ?
the
life ?
sciences ?
to
include
Biology in their secondary school program.
In response to an inquiry as to why Beginners Language 11 was not acceptable for
admission to the Faculty
.
of Science, it was pointed out that the vast majority of students
entering the university currently have a Language 11 since Beginners Language 11 is
not taught to any great extent in B.C. high schools. It also signalled students through
compliance to this requirement that they should take advantage of the opportunity in
their secondary school program to obtain another language.
An amendment by M. Hocschmann to delete 'Not a Beginners Language 11" from the
proposed requirements failed for want of a seconder.
Senate was informed that the intended date of implementation was 1991 and concern was
expressed for students currently in Grade 11 who would not have sufficient lead time to
meet the new requirements. Suggestion was made that the effective date be September
1992. C. Jones felt the concerns expressed were valid and stated they would be taken
under advisement. He also explained that high schools are normally advised in advance
of impending changes before they formally appear in the Calendar and the date of
implementation would be included in any such notification.
Inquiry was raised as to whether or not there would be opportunity for a student
accepted for admission to Simon Fraser University but unable to meet the requirements
for the Faculty of Science to make up this deficiency. C. Jones referred Senate to Section
.
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4D
admittance
page 2 of the documentation and confirmed that a student already accepted for
admittance to the University, could meet the requirements and gain admission to the
Faculty of Science through successful completion of the SFU courses specifically listed
in Section b) of the documentation. It was noted however that students not admitted
directly to the Faculty of Science would have a lower registration priority number with
regard to access to those courses.
Opinion was expressed that decisions of various Faculties with regard to admission
requirements should be co-ordinated, and that the University should have an overall
policy with regard to the structuring of the requirements. R. Saunders explained that
the Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board is responsible for the overall co-ordination
of admission regulations.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
f)
SENATE COMMITIEE ON UNIVERSITY BUDGET
Paper S.89-71 - Annual Report
The Annual Report 'of the Senate Committee on University Budget was received by Senate
for information.
g)
SENATE LIBRARY COMMrnEE
Paper S.89-72 - Annual Report
The Annual Report of the Senate Library Committee was received by Senate for
information.
h)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES
Paper S.89-73 - Annual Report
Referring to page 10 of the Report to a list of Sociology/Anthropology lectures and
colloquia, P. Gray advised that some of the lectures listed as credit-free in fact are part of
a lecture series of S/A 840 for which graduate students did receive credit. He also felt the
enrolment figures were somewhat exaggerated for the lectures he had attended as part
of this graduate course in Sociology/Anthropology. J.L. Hoegg indicated she would look
into this matter and report back to Senate.
i)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING/SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES
COMMflfE
Paper S.89-74 - School of Computing Science - Graduate Curriculum Revision
L. Salter explained that the bulk of the graduate curriculum changes had in fact been
held over to the January meeting because SCAR had felt there was too much on the
agenda to allow for proper consideration if all the undergraduate and graduate changes
were brought forward at the same time. The Computing Science paper was before Senate
at this time in order to allow the offering of some of the new courses in the Spring
semester 1990.
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by N. Cercone
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.89-74, the curriculum revisions including
New courses CMPT 730-3
?
Foundations of Programming Languages
CMVI' 740-3 Database Systems
CMVI' 760-3 Operating Systems
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CMPT 821-3 Robot Vision
CMPT
841-3 Query Processing in Database Systems
CMVF 826-3 Automated Learning and Reasoning
CMP1' 831-3 Functional Programming
CMPT
843-3 Principles of Database and Knowledge-
Base Systems
CMPT 814-3 Algorithmic Graph Theory
CMPT 825-3 Natural Language Processing
CMVF 827-3 Expert Systems
Deletion of ?
CWT 840-3
CM?!' 861-3
CWT 862-3
CvW1' 892-3
CM?!' 893-3
CMPT 895-5
Advanced Topics in Simulation and
Modelling
Biomedical Computing
Computer Mapping
Advanced Seminar II
Advanced Seminar III
Directed Reading II"
6.
'A
* Registrar's Note: CMPT 821-5 - Robot Vision is a modernization of the existing course
CMPT 821 - Pattern Recognition and Image Processing.
J. Peters, Director of Graduate Program, School of Computing Science was in attendance
as a resource person.
Brief discussion ensued concerning the word "penalized" in the rationale statement for
the 700-level courses following which it was suggested that perhaps the Department
might find a more congenial word.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
?
MOTION CARRIED
OTHER BUSINESS
P. Kennedy drew Senate's attention to the fact that three statutory holidays were
held on a Monday during the current Fall semester and, as a result, courses with
classes scheduled on Monday have lost approximately one and one-half weeks of
course time; courses which meet entirely on a Monday have missed three weeks
out of thirteen. He was concerned that when a statutory holiday falls on a day
other than a Monday and the University has a choice to designate when the
vacation day will be, academic considerations are not being taken into account
when such decisions are made. He suggested that this whole issue be reviewed by
an appropriate Senate committee and pointed out that the same situation could
occur again next Fall semester.
Brief discussion ensued following which the Chair indicated that the matter would
be reviewed and report made back to Senate.
2. K. Giffen inquired if paid teaching professionals at Simon Fraser University had
the civil or academic right to express an opinion regarding student affairs to
their class, specifically in relation to student elections.
Brief discussion ensued, following which the Chair indicated that the inquiry
would be taken under advisement and reported back to Senate.
NOTICES OF MOTION
There were no notices of motion.
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8.
?
INFORMATION
The date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of Senate is Monday, January' 8, 1990.
The Assembly moved directly into Closed Session at
10:55
p.m.
W.R. Heath
Registrar and Secretary of Senate
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