S.10-142
OFFICE OF
THE
ASSOCIATE
VICE-
PR
ESIDENT,
ACADEMIC AND
ASSOCIATE PROVOST
8888
Unive
r
sity
Drive,
TEL
:
778
.
782.4636
Burnaby,
BC
FAX: 778.782.5876
Canada V5A 1 S6
MEMORANDUM
www.sfu.ca/vpa
ca
demic
ATIENTION
Senate
DATE
September 21, 20
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FROM
AE
:
Bill Krane, Chair
Se
n
ate
Committee on
Und
erg
raduat
e
Studies
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1/1
Fa
cu
lty
of Environm
e
nt (SCUS 10-421
For information:
Acting
und
er
delegated authority at
it
s
meeting of August
12,
20
10,
SCUS approved the
following
curr
iculum
revisions:
1
.
School of
Resource
and
Environm
e
ntal Managem
e
nt
(il
Prer
e
quisite change
for
REM
3
11,41
2
and 445
(iii
New
c
ourse
propo
sa
l
s:
•
REM
363-3, SPECIAL TOPICS
•
REM 463-3,
SPECIAL
TOPICS
•
Effective January
201
1
Senlltors wishing
to consult
a
more dctailed ,.cpo,.t
of curriculum
"cvisions may do
so
on
the
http://www.sfu
.
ca/senate/Scnatcagenda
.
html
foliowing the posting
of
the
agenda.
If
you are
unable to
access
the information, please call
778-782-3168
or
email
mlg7
@
sfu.ca
.
S
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ON
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UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF THE WORL
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FACULlY OF ENVIRONMENT
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8888 University Drive, Burnaby, Be
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MEMORANDUM
ATIENTION
Bill Krane, Chair
SCUS
FROM
Duncan Knowler, Chair
FENV Curriculum Committee
TEL 778.782.8787
FAX
778.782.8788
www.fenv.sfu.ca/
DATE
July 23,2010
RE:
Faculty of Environment Course Changes and New Course Proposals
The following have been approved by the FENV Curriculum Committee at its meeting of July
20,2010 and are being forwarded to SCUS for approval and recommendation to Senate.
Faculty of Environment course changes:
o
o
o
o
o
REM 311-3: Course Change
REM 412-3: Course Change
REM 445-3: Course Change
REM 363: New Course Proposal
REM 463: New Course Proposal
The FENV Cuniculum Committee at its meeting
of July 20,2010 also approved the attached
Notice
of Intent (NoI) for a Minor in Development and Sustainability. We are providing this to
SCUS for information. Attached to this NoI is a formal request to SCUP to approve the offering
of undergraduate programming by the DEVS program. Presently this program is approved for
graduate programming only and the request for undergraduate programming authority is
provided to
SCUS for information and context.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF THE WORLD
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SCUS 10-42(i)
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course ChangelDeletion Form
Existing Course Changes Recommended:
Please check appropriate revision(s)
Course Number: __
Credit Hour:__ Title: __ _
Description:
__ _
Prerequisite: X
State number of hours for:
Lect ( )
Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course deletion:
---
FROM:
TO
Course Number
REM3ll
Course Number
Credit Hour
3
Credit Hour
Title:
(1) Long title for calendar/schedule no more than 100 characters including spaces and
punctuation
mOM
TO
Applied Ecology and Sustainable Environments
(2) Short title for enrolment and transcript no more than 30 characters
including
spaces and
punctuation
Prerequisite
FROM
REM 100 or EVSC 200, BISC 204
OrGEOG 215
STAT 101 or GEOG 251 or equiv.
Description
FROM
Prerequisite
TO
REM 100 or EVSC 200, BISC 204
Or GEOG 215, STAT 101 or GEOG 251
or STAT 201 or STAT 301 or equiv.
Description
TO
RATIONALE: Adding STAT 201 and STAT 301 as acceptable alternatives to STAT 101,
because many students have these other acceptable courses.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent
that students should not
receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the
pre-requisite.
Effective semester and year __
......=.F=all=-=2~0.:..;10:...-
______ _
seus 2006
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course Change/Deletion Form
Existing Course Changes Recommended:
Please check appropriate revision(s)
Course Number: __
Credit Hour: __
Title: ___ _
Description:_,
__ _
Prerequisite: X
State number of hours for:
Lect ( )
Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course deletion: __ _
FROM:
TO
Course Number
REM 412
Course Number
Credit Hour
3
Credit Hour
Title:
(1) Long title for
calendar/schedule no more than 100 characters including spaces and
punctuation
mOM
TO
Environmental Modelling
(2) Short title for enrolment and transcript no more than 30 characters including spaces and
punctuation
Prerequisite
FROM
BISC 204; REM 100 or EVSC 200;
MATH 151 or 154 or 157; MATH 152 or
155; STAT 101 or 103 or 301 or equiv.
Prerequisite
TO
BISC 204; REM 100 or EVSC 200;
MATH 151 or 154 or 157; MATH 152 or
155; STAT 101 or
103
or 201 or 301 or equiv.
Description
FROM
Description
TO
RATIONALE: Adding STAT 201 as alternative to STAT 101, because many students
Have these other acceptable courses.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent that
students should not receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the pre-
requisite. .
Effective
semester and year
.::...F-=al:=.1-=2~0-=-1
=.0 _______ _
SCUS 2006
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course Change/Deletion Form
Existing Course Changes Recommended:
Please check appropriate revision(s)
Course Number: __
Credit Hour:__ Tit1e:, __ _
Description:,
__ _
Prerequisite: X
State number of hours for:
Lect ( )
Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course de1etion:, __ _
FROM:
TO
Course Number
REM 445
Course Number
Credit Hour
3
Credit Hour
Title:
(1) Long title for
calendar/schedule no more than 100 characters including spaces and
punctuation
FROM
TO
Environmental Risk Assessment
(2) Short title for enrolment and transcript no more than 30 characters including spaces and
punctuation
Prerequisite
FROM
MATH 151 or 154 or 157,
STAT 101 or 103 or 301 or GEOG 251
Prerequisite
TO
MATH 151 or 1540r 157,
STAT 101 or 103 or 201 or 301 or GEOG 251
Description
FROM
Description
TO
RATIONALE: Adding STAT 201 as alternative to STAT 101 or 301, because many students
Have
these other acceptable courses.
Does this
course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent
that students should not
receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the
pre-reqyisite.
Effective semester and year __
~F.=all=-=2~0.:..10=---
______ _
SCUS 2006
,
SCUS 10-42(ii)
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee for Undergraduate Studies
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Course Number and Credit units: REM 363 - 3
Course Title:
Long - for
calendar/schedule no more than 100 characters including
spaces/punctuation
SPECIAL TOPICS
AND
Short - for registration/transcript no more than 30 characters including spaces/punctuation
SPECIAL
TOPICS
Indicate number of hours for Lect ( 2 ) Sem ( ) Tut (1 ) Lab ( )
Course Description (for Calendar). Attach a course outline to this proposal.
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fteeaea
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Special Instructions
That is,
does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such
an extent that students should not receive credit for both courses.
If
so, this should be
noted in the pre-requisite.
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved: None
Rationale for Introduction of this Course:
For special courses not regularly offered
SCUS 2006
1
Scheduling and Registration Information:
Indicate effective semester/year course would be first offered and planned
frequency of offering thereafter.
Fall
2010, as needed
Will this be a required 'or elective course in the curriculum?
REQUIRED
ELECTIVE X
What is the probable enrolment when offered?
ESTIMATE
20-30
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course?
Various
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition
fees? (if so, attach
mandatory supplementary fee approval form) YES
NO .X
Resource Implications:
Note: Senate has approved (8.93-11) that no new course should be approved by
Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each
new course proposal must be accompanied by a library report and, if
appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.
Campus where course will be taught:
____ Burnaby ____________________________ ___
Library report status ________
~None
_____________ _
Provide details
on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to
accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will
the
frequency of offering of other courses be reduced; are there changes in
pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this additional course offering?
N/A
List any outstanding resource issues to be addressed prior to implementation: space,
laboratory equipment, etc. None
SCUS 2006
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SFU
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
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APPROVALS
Department~
indicates that
other
Departm~chools/F
Date
Date
2
Faculty approval indicates that all the necessary course content and overlap concerns have been resolved. and that the
Faculty/School/Department commits to providing the required Library funds.
Dean or designate
Date
LIST which other Departments, Schools and Faculties have been consulted regarding the proposed course content, including overlap issues. Attach
documentary evidence
of responses.
Other Faculties approval indicated that the Dean(s) or Designate of other Faculties AFFECTED by the proposed new course support(s) the approval of
the new course:
Date
__________________________ _
Date
__________________________ _
3
SCUS approval indicates that the course has been approved for implementation subject. where appropriate. to financial issues
being addressed.
COURSE APPROVED BY SCUS (Chair of SCUS):
Date __________________________ _
APPROVAL IS SIGNIFIED BY DATE AND APPROPRIATE SIGNATURE.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee for Undergraduate Studies
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Course Number and Credit units: REM 463 - 3
Course Title:
Long - for
calendar/schedule no more than 100 characters including
spaces/punctuation
SPECIAL TOPICS
AND
Short - for registration/transcript no more than 30 characters including spaces/punctuation
SPECIAL TOPICS
Indicate number of hours for Lect ( 2 ) Sem ( ) Tut (1 ) Lab ( )
Course Description (for Calendar). Attach a course outline to this proposal.
1~
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Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Special Instructions
That is,
does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such
an extent that students should not receive credit for both courses.
If
so, this should be
noted in the pre-requisite.
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved: None
Rationale for Introduction of this Course:
For special courses not regularly offered
seus 2006
1
Scheduling and Registra1ion Information:
Indicate effective semester/year course would be first offered and planned
frequency of offering thereafter.
Fall 2010, as needed
Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum?
REQUIRED
ELECTIVE X
What is the
probable enrolment when offered?
ESTIMATE 20-30
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course?
Various
Are
there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition
fees? (if so, attach
mandatory supplementary fee approval form) YES
NO X
Resource Implications:
Note: Senate has approved (S.93-11) that no new course should be approved by
Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each
new course proposal must be
a~companied
by a library report and, if
appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.
Campus where course will be taught:
_____ B urn aby ____________________________ ___
Library report status ____________ None _____________ _
Provide details
on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to
accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will
the frequency of offering of
other courses be reduced; are there changes in
pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this additional course offering?
N/A
List any outstanding resource issues to be addressed prior to implementation: space,
laboratory equipment, etc. None
seus 2006
2
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APPROVALS
Chair, Faculty Curriculum Committee
Date
2
Faculty approval indicates that all the necessary course content and overlap concerns have been resolved. and that the
Faculty/School/Department commits to providing the required Library funds.
Dean or designate
Date
LIST which other Departments, Schools and Faculties have been consulted regarding the proposed course content, including overlap issues. Attach
documentary evidence
of responses.
Other Faculties approval indicated that the Dean(s) or Designate of other Faculties AFFECTED by the proposed new course support(s) the approval of
the new course:
Date
_____________ _
Date
____________________ _
3
SCUS approval indicates that the course has been approved for implementation subject. where appropriate. to financial issues
being addressed.
COURSE APPROVED BY SCUS (Chair of SCUS):
Date _________________________ _
APPROVAL IS SIGNIFIED BY DATE AND APPROPRIATE SIGNATURE.
