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SFU Connect

SFU Connect

Fwd: Material for SGSC approval

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From

:Wade

Parkhouse

<wade_parkhouse@sfu.ca>

Subject:

Fwd: Material for SGSC approval

To:

Sheilagh MacDonald <sheilagh@sfu.ca>

Wed, Feb 29, 2012 10:59 AM

@3 attachments

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From:

"Marek Hatala" <mhatala@sfu.ca>

To:

"Wade Parkhouse" <wade_parkhouse@sfu.ca>

Cc: "Marek Hatala" <mhatala@sfu.ca>, "Sheilagh MacDonald" <sheilagh@sfu.ca>,

"Livleen Diwana" <lkdiwana@sfu.ca>

Sent:

Friday, 18 November, 2011 10:33:16

Subject:

Material for SGSC approval

Hi Wade and Sheilagh,

I

attach proposed changes to the structure of MDM program as approved by FCAT GSC

(plus

one accompanying minor change). Richard Smith discussed this with Wade on

Monday,

let me know if you need any additional documentation from FCAT.

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you,

Marek

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For Discussion:

4.1 Revision of 1.3.2 Admission to a graduate diploma program

Motion: Move to approve

Unanimous

P. Ruben!M. Hatala

[GS2011.19]

Approved

4.2 Addition

of GGR 1.3.2.a Admission to a graduate certificate program

Motion: Move to approve

C. Collins/J. Nesbit

Unanimous

4.3 GGR 1.3.3 Criteria for admission to a master's program

Grammatical corrections to be addressed in the final version. Done.

Motion: Move to approve

Unanimous

P. Budra/M. Moore

4.4 GGR 1.3.4 Criteria for admission to a doctoral program

Motion: Move to approve

Unanimous

P. Rueben/M. So ron

[GS2011.20]

Approved

[GS2011.21]

Approved

[GS2011.22)

Approved

4.5 Addendum to GGR 1.3.8.a - Admission to a concurrent bachelor's-master's program

[GS2011.23)

Motion: Move to approve once change made: "a) following the removal of"no more than 105

UG credits".Done.

Unanimous

Approved

D.K.nowler/J. Nesbit

4.6 Proposal for the clarification of conditional and qualifying admissions

[GS2011.24)

Motion: Move to approve second version of provisional and with change that reads "This

permission will be granted .... meeting the requirement by the end

of the 2nd week (versus the

6

1

h

week)" Done.

Unanimous

Approved

J. Nesbit/P. Budra

4.7 Addition of GGR 1.3.11.a- Applications to complete a non-joint concurrent

graduate degree

[GS2011.25)

Motion: Move to approve

Unanimous

Approved

P. Liljedah/C. Collins

4.8 GGR.1.7.6 Revised Proposal to ladder a diploma to a masters

[GS2011.26)

Change to include certificate. c) to read "Advance credit or graduate certificate. Minimum of

8 in lang- friendly amendment by D. Knowler.

Motion: Move to approve addendum. Done.

Unanimous

Approved

C.Collins/J. Nesbit

4.9 Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

[GS2011.29]

Master of Digital Media (MDM)

i) Changes to program requirements

ii) Changes to units and description: DMED

530-6

Motion: Move to approve once specific, detailed changes to DMED 530 curriculum are

received.

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Minutes of a meeting of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee (SGSC)

held on Monday, December 5,

2011 at 2:30p.m. in Maggie Benston Centre 2212

Present:

Wade Parkhouse, Chair

Peter Liljedahl

Darius Burbidge

Kamran Reayat

Mike Soron, GSS

Mary Ann

Pope, Director, Records

Paul Budra

Sheilagh MacDonald, Secretary

Colleen Collins

Marek Hatala

John Nesbit

Duncan Knowler

Margo Moore

Peter Ruben

I.

Approval

of agenda - approved

Regrets:

George Agnes

Mary-Ellen

Keirn

Library representative

Rob Cameron

2.

Approval of the minutes of November 7, 20 II

3.

Chair's report:

•

SGSC materials to Senate cleared

anached

•

Ethics tutorial to help students with approval process was demonstrated to graduate program

chairs meeting in November

•

Mounting new graduate programs -expect approval to be slower as graduate enrollments are

capped and students are underfunded by the provincial government at present.

•

Annual progress reviews are being processed and will be returned to the departments-feedback

identifies students without annual reports, low

GPAs, unsatisfactory progress, and if a senior

supervisor

is required.

•

International applicants - DGS is currently working on ways of assessing credentials and

compiling lists

of schools whose students have made the transition to SFU with some success.

•

Exit survey-a research assistant is currently processing data supplied by students who have

recently convocated. The response rate has been good

•

Non-completers survey has had a more limited response.

•

Suspension of admissions, in this case for BUS/GA WM and KIN/MSc course work.- the units

must comply with

SCUP regulations. DGS sent Program Dissolution documents from SCUP.

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GS2011.29

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Date: Nov 15, 2011

To:

Dr. Marek Hatala, Chair, FCAT Graduate Studies Committee

Re:

Proposal for Curriculum revisions at the Masters of Digital Media program,

Centre for

Digital Media, Great Northern Way Campus

From: Jim Bizzocchi, Chair,

MOM GPC

cc:

Dr. Richard Smith, Director, MOM Program

Proposal: A

11

SUbstantive" revision- drop DMED 523 (12 credits) and an elective

(3 credits)

-

to reduce length of program, bring into line with other professional

masters programs at SFU and partner organizations.

Background

The Masters of Digital Media (MOM) Program is a full-time professional Master's degree

in entertainment technology and digital media. With input from academia and industry,

the

MOM Program's curriculum is designed to transition students from diverse

backgrounds into new and expanding

digital media markets and opportunities. During

the program and internship, graduates

develop the professional skills required to be

effective creators, practitioners and senior managers

in the digital media industry.

The

MOM program is owned by four partner institutions (UBC, SFU, Emily Carr and

BCIT) but managed on behalf of the others by SFU. Part of that management is

academic governance. The partners share a

General Framework Agreement

I

Management Services Agreement. Academic governance for substantive matters is

contained in paragraph 4( d)

4 Academic Governance

(d) The SFU Senate Graduate Studies committee will have the authority to approve

minor changes to

MOM, reporting them to SFU's Senate and the GNWC Academic

Committee

for information. Substantive changes will require the approval of SFU's

Senate Committee on University Priorities and Senate. In addition, such changes will be

brought to the GNWC Academic Committee who many recommend that they be

considered

by the Senates/Education Councils of the other shareholders.

Proposed change

• Drop DMED 523 "Projects IV" as a required course

• change the MOM Degree requirement from two electives to one elective

•

set total number of credits for graduation to 51

Impact of the change

These two courses normally happen in the fifth semester of the program. Dropping

these will reduce the total number of credits by 15. A table showing the current and

proposed program is

below. Note that separate changes - an internal scheduling

change, to move the elective to the end, and a "minor change" - (also submitted to

FCAT GPC to assign 6 credits to the internship) - are also reflected in this table.

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Current Cur

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Term One

Term Two

I

Term Three

Term Four

Term Five

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Credit change for OMEO 530 from 0 to 6 recognizes the close academic supervision

that is

already present in the internship and will ensure that interning students continue

to be regarded

as "full time" students.

From a student's perspective,

streamlining the program in this way will ensure that they

are back in the job market

quickly, and can move directly from an internship to full time

employment. This will reduce the total cost of the program, as well. A shorter program

also means less time away from family.

Impact of the change

The shorter program will enable the MOM program to compete more effectively with

other programs being offered by other universities, to more

efficiently address local

demand (where students are asking for a more focused program), and deliver our

program with smoother

logistics by focusing on a single annual intake and graduation.

The

financial impact of these changes has been discussed with appropriate

representatives from

SFU (Cheryl Geisler and Bill Krane) as well as the GNWC Finance

and Audit Committee, and GNWC Board who approve the MOM budget.

Internal approvals

In addition to the Graduate Program Committee, the MOM program reports to an

Academic Committee

of the GNWC Board. The Academic Committee has been fully

consulted

on the changes. Faculty and staff of the MOM have also been fully involved in

the change as well as the planning.

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Date: Nov 15, 2011

To:

Dr. Marek Hatala, Chair, FCAT Graduate Studies Committee

Re:

Proposal for Curriculum revisions at the Masters of Digital Media program,

Centre for Digital Media, Great Northern Way Campus

From: Jim Bizzocchi, Chair, MOM GPC

cc:

Dr. Richard Smith, Director, MOM Program

As requested by Dr. Wade Parkhouse to Richard

Smith, here is an abbreviated version

of

all changes approved by the FCAT GSC on Nov. 14th.

Proposed changes:

Effective September 1, 2012:

• Change

OMEO 530-0 Internship (0 credits) to DMED 530-6 internship (6 credits)

• Drop DMED 523 "Projects IV, (12 credits) as a required course for the MOM

Degree

• Change the MOM Degree requirement from two electives (3 credits each) to one

elective (3 credits)

• Set total number of credits for MOM Degree to 51 (from current 60 credits)

Rationale for the change

1. The changes proposed are designed to make the program more competitive with

other professional masters programs, which

typically require a year of

coursework - often with an additional internship. This change will also allow us to

more efficiently address local demand as indicated by our industry partners. The

comparable programs at

SFU are the MPub and MBA, both of which follow this

model.

2. The total number of credits for the program, once these changes are approved,

will be 51, down from the current 60. This is still well above the guidelines for

Masters programs at

SFU and in the province, and the proposed

chang~

will not

compromise MOM's commitment to academic excellence and student

achievement.

3. Credit change for DMED 530 from 0 to 6 recognizes the close academic

supervision that is already present

in the internship and will ensure that interning

students continue to be regarded as

nfull time" students.

4. From a student's perspective, streamlining the program in this way will reduce

the total cost and time of the program, ensure that they are back in the job

market quickly, and

allow for direct progress from an internship to full time

employment.

5. In addition to the support for these changes from the MDM Graduate Program

Committee, the program also reports to

an Academic Committee of the GNWC

Board. The Academic Committee has been fully consulted on the changes.

Faculty and staff

of the MDM have also been fully involved in the change as well

as the planning. The financial impact of these changes has been discussed with

appropriate representatives from SFU (Cheryl Geisler and Bill Krane) as well as

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DMED 530: INTERNSHIP

Credit

Hours: 6.0

Course

Description:

Students

will work full-time in an organization working with digital media or in the entertainment

technology industry. This term gives students real-world experience in working to concrete deadlines

with a motivated,

often multidisciplinary, team. Students learn first-hand the importance of effective

communication and cooperation

to achieve specific goals and timelines. Internships generally last 4-8

months. During this time, the student receives academic guidance from a

faculty supervisor at the

Centre for Digital Media. Day-to-day supervision is the responsibility of a designated supervisor from the

sponsoring organization- a professional person

with appropriate qualifications, appointed by the COM.

The internship focuses on a specific project that is initiated by the student in collaboration with the

student's

faculty supervisor and the supervisor from the sponsoring organization. The student submits

an outline that defines the project-scope, plans for documentation and reporting, anticipated activities,

schedule, and conclusion. This outline must be approved by the supervisor and the program director.

Commitment of the company or institution, the supervisor from the sponsoring organization, and the

Centre for Digital Media will be formalized in letters of agreement.

The student must produce an internship report. The report begins with a summary of the student's work

experience and

will provide rigorous documentation and analysis of the internship experience, highlight

the

lessons learned, and include reflections and implications for the student's career and serves as a

record and interpretation

of the internship project. The supervising faculty member will assess the

student's internship on

the basis of the conduct of the project, quality of the work (with input from the

supervisor

from the sponsoring organization), and quality of the report. Evaluation will be on a Pass/Fail

basis

An Internship provides the mechanism for students to earn academic credit for relevant work

experience outside the University. An Internship is essentially a three-way partnership among the

student, the sponsoring organization and

the MOM program. The primary goal of the Internship is to

assist students to develop professional skills and capabilities through guided "hands on" experience in a

workplace environment

while gaining academic credit. Typically an Internship a full time job during one

term;

other agreed upon arrangements are possible.

1.

Students are required to do one internship during their time at MOM. A student should have

completed three terms (12 months) in the Masters program before starting

an internship.

2.

At

the Director's discretion, students can extend their internships for longer than 8 months.

Memos by

the student outlining why a longer internship is important to their education and

from their faculty advisor recommending the longer internship need to be submitted to the

Director

for his or her approval.

3. Each internship course is worth a maximum of six credits. Two internships or a longer internship

is still just six credits.

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Learning Objectives:

To help students to develop professional capabilities and digital media expertise through orientation

within a sponsoring organization;

to strengthen the connection between the academic and professional

communities;

and to enable professionals to keep informed about contemporary issues in digital media.

Course Organization:

The student, in consultation

with his or her Faculty Supervisor identifies the kinds of work experiences

appropriate

to undertake;

1.

it is recommended that the student contacts the sponsoring organization to schedule time for

an interview at least six weeks prior to the beginning of the term in which the Internship will

take place;

2. the student meets with the supervisor from the sponsoring organization and develops

preliminary objectives

for the internship; and

3. the Faculty Supervisor, student and supervisor from the sponsoring organization complete

placement by ratifying

the Internship Agreement form.

The student and Faculty Supervisor should work together in creating the Internship Agreement. The

student is expected to outline goals for the Internship that are relevant to his or her professional and

academic objectives.

The student,

with the assistance of the supervisor from the sponsoring organization, then describes the

work required to fulfill his or her objectives. This outline will form a work program for the Internship.

The Internship Agreement should describe:

1.

the project {typically a digital media artifact, or as otherwise stated in the Internship

Agreement);

2. the Internship objectives;

3. the outline of the anticipated job description including specific projects or assignments;

4. the educational opportunities that are provided by the sponsoring organization;

5. Internship schedule including timelines for the project with relevant deadlines and expected

completion dates.

The

Internship Agreement represents an informal understanding on the part of the participants to take

part in a teaching

and/or learning exercise of mutual benefit to all parties. The Centre for Digital Media

can assume neither responsibility nor liability for any work {complete or incomplete) undertaken by the

student in

the course of his or her Internship studies.

Course Requirements and Grading:

Faculty Supervisor:

1.

Consults with the sponsoring organization to determine educational objectives, appropriate

expe'riences, and

the expectations for the student during the project;

2. facilitates communication between the sponsoring organization and student;

3. discusses with the student his or her academic objectives;

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4. approves the student's choice of sponsoring organization placement; helps the student to

develop an Internship Agreement that integrates his or her goals with those of the Internship

project;

5. reviews the following project status reports:

• a Mid-term Evaluation from the sponsoring organization that evaluates the student's

performance thus far;

• a final planning report {or as otherwise described in the Internship Agreement) from the

student at the end of the Internship that satisfies the academic standards of the University;

• an Internship Final Evaluation from the sponsoring organization that evaluates the student's

performance; and

• a Post-Internship Assessment from the student that evaluates the experience.

6. the Faculty Supervisor assigns the student a grade for the Internship in consultation with the

sponsoring organization and submits it to the Director of the MOM program.

Student:

1.

Consults with a Faculty Supervisor to formulate academic goals that can be discussed with the

sponsoring organization during the interview;

2. develops, with the assistance of the Faculty Supervisor and the Sponsoring organization

Supervisor, an

Internship Agreement outlining objectives and a work schedule (including

timelines

and expected completion dates) and has it endorsed by all parties; the completed

Internship

Agreement form along with a Registration/Change of Registration form are to be

submitted

to the Director of the MOM program;

3. learns about and acts in a manner consistent with the sponsoring organization "culture";

4. learns about and adheres to sponsoring organization regulations regarding confidentiality and

access

to information;

5. submits a final planning report {or as otherwise stated on the Internship Agreement) to the

Faculty and Sponsoring organization Supervisors by the term's designated due date for final

papers; and

6. submits a Post-Internship Assessment to the Faculty Supervisor at the conclusion of the course.

Sponsoring organization Supervisor:

1. Provides the student with realistic, challenging assignments that facilitate learning {students

should not be conducting work of a clerical nature);

2. helps the student learn about the sponsoring organization "culture" and adjust to the

workplace;

3. informs the student about the sponsoring organization regulations regarding confidentiality and

access to information;

4. provides compensation for any pre-approved costs (i.e., printing, materials, postage, travel)

incurred by the student while conducting the project;

5. provides the student with ongoing feedback about his or her progress;

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6. submits both an Internship Mid-term Evaluation and Internship Final Evaluation of the

Internship experience to the School, describing achievements and providing suggestions for

improvement; and

7. communicates with the Academic supervisor for the purposes of assigning the student a grade

for the Internship.

Course Policies:

Ownership of Research

Students and supporting organizations

will agree that work produced will belong to the organization but

students

will have the rights to publish and promote details about work completed for the purpose of

securing future employment and/or other opportunities. Publication and other use of information are

subject

to the sponsoring organization's confidentiality policies. Acknowledgment is subject to the

sponsoring organization's standard practices with respect

to staff and consultant reports. Neither the

student, the sponsoring organization

nor the School will attribute the report to any of the other parties

without prior agreement.

Termination

of Agreement

All parties have the right to terminate the Internship Agreement for any cause, subject to discussion

between the student, Faculty Supervisor, Sponsoring organization Supervisor and sponsoring

organization management.

Registration

Students wishing

to register for an Internship are required to complete and submit to internship

coordinator an

"Internship Agreement" form (available on MOM website). Students must complete and

submit this form

to receive credit for an Internship.

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experience and execute the business aspects of team based projects from scoping

to the creation

of business plans, from on-going project management to final

product delivery which is on time and on budget.

DMED 522-12 Projects III

Projects II, III and IV cohesively build on the Project I experience with projects of

increasing technical, artistic and management sophistication. Projects II, III and IV

are independent, semester length group studies based on working with an external

client and/or collaborators. Teams

of three to eight students work on a dedicated

project(s) during that semester. In all four

of the Projects courses, students learn,

experience and execute the business aspects

of team based projects from scoping

to the creation of business plans, from on-going project management to fmal

product delivery which is on time and on budget.

DMED 523-12 Projects IV

Projects II, III and IV cohesively build on the Project I experience with projects of

increasing technical, artistic and management sophistication. Projects II, III and IV

are independent, semester length group studies based on working with an external

client and/or collaborators. Teams

of three to eight students work on a dedicated

project(s) during that semester. In all four

of the Projects courses, students learn,

experience and execute the business aspects

of team based projects from scoping

to the creation

of business plans, from on-going project management to final

product delivery which is on time and on budget.

~DMED

530-0 Internship

During the summer internship period, students will work full-time in the digital

media or entertainment technology industry. This term gives students real-world

experience in working to concrete deadlines with a motivated, often

multidisciplinary, team. Students learn firsthand the importance

of effective

communication and cooperation to achieve a specific goal.

DMED 540-3 Special Topics in Digital Media

DMED 550-3 Directed Studies

in Digital Media

Normally a student would take at most one directed studies course during their

degree. Directed studies offered within the program will be approved by the MDM

Program Committee to essentially the same criteria required for approval

of a new

elective.

If approved, this course can be taken in place of an elective.

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Simon Fraser

University Calendar 2012 Spring

Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and the

British Columbia Institute

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professional graduate program offering team-based learning

in close collaboration with the digital games

and media industries. The program is offered at the Great Northern Way campus. For further information

visit

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gnwc.calmdm

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General

Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement,

completion time, and degree completion),

as well as the specific requirements for the program in which

they are enrolled,

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Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement,

completion time, and degree completion),

as well as the specific requirements for the program in which

they are enrolled, as shown above.

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British Columbia Institute of

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Simon Fraser University Calendar

2012 Spring

Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, Emily Carr University of Art

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British Columbia Institute of Technology collaborate on the master of digital media degree, a full time

professional graduate program offering team-based learning in close collaboration with the digital media

industry. The program is offered at the Centre for Digital Media. For further information visit

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<mdm.gnwc.ca>

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General

Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement,

completion

time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which

they are enrolled, as shown above.

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Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

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British

Columbia Institute of Technology

Simon Fraser University

Calendar 2012 Spring

Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, Emily Carr Institute of

Art and Design and the British Columbia Institute of Technology collaborate on

the master

of digital media degree, a full time professional graduate program

offering team-based learning in close collaboration with the digital games and

media industries. The program is offered at the Great Northern Way campus. For

further information visit http://www.gnwc.ca/mdm

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in

the Graduate General Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress,

supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree

completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are

enrolled, as shown above.

Return to digital media index page.

For calendar inquiries and technical problems, contact calendar-sfu@sfu.ca

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Calendar changes and corrections

http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/digital_media/digital_media_MD... 11/25/2011