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attention
Senate
date
June 19,2013
from
Jon Driver, Vice-President, Academic and
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Provost, and Chair, SCUP
Faculty of Applied Sciences: Suspension of Admission to the Multimedia Computing Specialist
Major (SCUP 13-19)
RE:
At itsJune 19, 2013 meeting, SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal to suspend admission to the
Multimedia Computing Specialist Major Program in the School of Computing Science within the Faculty
of Applied Sciences, effective Spring 2014.
Motion:
That Senate approve the suspension of admission to the Multimedia Computing Specialist Major Program
in the School of Computing Science within the Faculty of Applied Sciences, effective Spring 2014.
c: R. Cameron
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
ENGAGING THE WORLD
S.13-95
SFU
MEMORANDUM
ATTENTION
FROM
RE:
SCUP 13-19
OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND
ASSOCIATE PROVOST
8888 University Drive,
TEL: 778.782.4636
Burnaby, BC
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DATE
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Senate Committee on University
Priorities
Gordon Myers, Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies
Faculty of Applied Sciences [SCUS 13-10c]
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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of
March 7, 2013, gives
rise to the following recommendation:
Motion
That SCUP approve and recommend to Senate the Suspension of Admission to
the Multimedia Computing Specialist Major in the School of Computing Science
within the Faculty of Applied Sciences.
The relevant documentation for review by SCUP is attached.
SIMON I:RASER UNIVERSITY
ENGAGING THF WORl D
Faculty of Applied Sciences Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Suspension of Admissions - Multimedia Computing Specialist Major
The School of Computing Science proposes to suspend admissions to the Multimedia Computing
Specialist Major Program, as a first step in phasing out this program. This option is almost
unused, wim zero graduates in 2012, and is considered difficult to achieve due to the number of
courses required and the lack of offerings of these courses. Given the on-leave status and
probable resignation
of Dr. Moller, one of only two faculty members in graphics, this situation
will not improve.
In accord with Senate-approved procedures for suspension of admission and program
termination, the details of the proposed suspensionare provided below.
1. Impacted credentials: Bachelor of Science with Multimedia Computing Specialist Major
2. Campus: Burnaby Campus
3. Offered by: Faculty of Applied Sciences,School of Computing Science.
4. Proposed date for suspension: September 1,2013.
5. Reason for suspension:this program is little used and hard to achieve, and is a
maintenance burden.
6. Plan for suspension:
(a) Student notification will initially take place through student representatives on the
School
of Computing Science undergraduate curriculum committee as
well as the Faculty of Applied Sciences liaison committee. Once
initial consultations have taken place, further notifications will be
provided through the Computing Science Student Society and the
cmpt-majors mailing list
(b) Faculty notification: general notification will be provided through School curriculum
committee meetings. All Faculty teaching software engineering
courses will be individually notified.
(c) The 2 existing students in the program will be notified, wim a plan to allow normal
completionwithina two-yearprovision,followed by a further two
years for completion by special arrangements.
(d) As a concentation within the Computing Science major, no other units are affected.
7. Calendar text for the 2013-2014 calendar.
8. Normal admission to the MultimediaComputingSpecialist Major has been suspended
effective September 1,2013. Admission appeals will be considered until
December 31,2013. Students are still able to take the same classes, but no special
certification will be available.
9. Institutional contact: Dr. Robert D. Cameron, Associate Dean of Applied Sciences, 778
782 7573, cameron@sfu.ca.
Suspension of Admissions - Multimedia Computing Specialist Major
Feb. 25,2013
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