SFU
MEMORANDUM
ATTENTION
FROM
RE:
S.12-172
OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND
ASSOCIATE PROVOST
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Senate
Gordon Myers, Chair
Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Studies
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology (SCUS 12-42)
DATE
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November 9, 2012
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For information:
Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of November 8, 2012, SCUS approved
the following curriculum revisions effective Summer 2013:
1. School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SCUS 12-42a)
(i) Prerequisite change to IAT 312
Senators wishing to consult a more detailed report of curriculum revisions may do so by
going to Docushare: https://docushare.sfu.ca/dsweb/View/Collection-12682
If you are unable to access the information, please call 778-782-3168 or email
shelley qairldsfu.ca.
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ATTENTION
Gordon Myers. Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
FROM
Dl) Kugler,
Chair
Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee
Faculty
of
Communication,
Art,and Technology
SCUS,
Novembers. 2012
DATE
October
29,2012
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including cover memo
RE:
FCAT is returning with items deferred at the October 11th SCUS meeting. These items were
approved by the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee on September 27. 2012? and subsequently revised in response to SCUS discussions:
•
School of Interactive Arts + Technology
o
IAT 312: prerequisite change
•
School for the Contemporary Arts
o
Suspension of Admission: Joint Major in Sociology and Art and Culture Studies
o
Suspension of Admission: Joint Major in Anthropology and Art and Culture
Studies
o
Termination: Joint Major in Anthropology and Art and Culture Studies
o
NOI:
Post Baccalaureate in Contemporary Arts
Please place these items on the next meeting of SCUS.
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COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
Please check appropriate revision(s):
LJCourse number
O Credit
LJTitle
LJDescription
HPrerequisite
[J Course deletion
I—I Learning Outcomes
Indicate number of hours for: Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
lab
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,N . IAT312
Course Subject/ Number
Credits
TO
Course Subject/Number
Credits
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TITLE
(I) LONG title for calendar and schedule, no more than 10(1 characters including spaces and punctuation.
FROM:
TO:
Foundations of Game Design
(2) SHORT title for enrollment and transcript, no more than 30 characters including spaces and punctuation.
FROM:
TO:
DESCRIPTION
FROM:
DESCRIPTION
TO:
PREREQUISITE
PREREQUISITE
Does tins course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such anextent that students should not receive credit for both courses?
If SO. thisshould be noted in the prerequisite.
FR0M: Completion of 48 units.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
TO:
: Completion of 48 units, including IAT 265.
RATIONALE
The course introduces students to game design. To investigate game design, students must develop the skills needed to
create simple games or to rebuild pieces of an incomplete game. This in turn requires that students have the knowledge
and skills lo create new programs and modify existing programs written in scripting languages such as action script.
IAT265 helps students acquire such knowledge and skills. Currently students entering IAT 312 do not have the necessary
algorithmic thinking background to enable them to succeed in developing or modifying game mechanics introduced in flash
or game engines.
r.ilccuvc term and wjr
Summer 2013
Noto: Summer 13 chosen because IAT 312 is ollered then, ensuring sludents nro aware of
nnd ablo 10complete this pre-requisite bedim the next offering Ql IA1 410 In Spring 2014
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