New Course Proposal – Immersive Environments

New Course Proposal – Immersive Environments

Revision C

March 11, 2005

Calendar Information

Course Number: IAT 445-3

Course Title: Immersive Environments

Credit Hours: 3

Vector: 2:0:2 (lecture:tutorial:lab)

Course Description:

An introduction to authoring virtual immersive environments and worlds. Explores new forms of interactive communication and delivery by using a research practice approach which involves creating a new methodology as the work is explored.

Prerequisite: Completion of 48 credits; students with credit for IART 416, 417, or 418 cannot take this course for further credit.

Recommended: None.

Corequisite: None.

Special Instructions: None.

Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved: None

Rationale for Introduction of this Course

This course consolidates three 1-credit module-based (5 week) courses into a single 3-credit semester-based course. It has run under the old scheme for 2 years and has been a mainstay of the SIAT arts stream. It has been a very popular course and was highlighted in SFU President’s report on innovations in ‘Unconventional Learning’. It also received a major article in the Chronicle of Higher Education and was the subject of published articles on emergent learning and collaborative design. See http://www.sfu.ca/iart416/ - Past Work for additional details.

Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum; probable enrolment when offered?

This will be one of a choice of several required courses for Upper Division NME; enrolment estimated at 40 per year.

Scheduling and Registration Information

Indicate Semester and Year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of offering thereafter.

2005-3 and annually thereafter.

Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or limited term faculty?

DiPaola

Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?

No.

Is this course considered a `duplicate' of any current or prior course under the University's duplicate course policy? Specify, as appropriate.

No.

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 accompanied by a library report and, if appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.

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.

This course does not require library resources.

Does the course require specialized space or equipment not readily available in the department or university, and if so, how will these resources be provided?

This course uses existing studio labs and graphics software.

Does this course require computing resources (e.g. hardware, software, network wiring, use of computer laboratory space) and if so, describe how they will be provided.

This course uses computers, software and lab space already available at SIAT.