Course Number: IAT 488-1
Course Title: Directed Studies
Credit Hours: 1
Course Description: Independent reading and research topics selected in consultation with individual members of the SIAT faculty.
Prerequisite: Completion of 69 Credit Hours. No more than 6 credits of Directed Studies may be taken, and permission of the instructor and School are required.
Recommended: None
Corequisite: None.
Special Instructions: None.
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved:
None.
The 1-credit version of Directed Studies is required to allow former TechBC and SFU students who were allowed to take previous 1-credit courses which were discontinued (ITEC, IART, INTD modules) to complete their credit counts towards their degrees. This course number has been allocated for Directed Studies in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology
Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum; probable enrolment when offered?
This course is an elective. Registration will vary.
Indicate Semester and Year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of offering thereafter.
First offering: Fall 2005.
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or full-time faculty?
SIAT Faculty
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.
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.
No additional resource implications for this course
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?
No.
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 may require access to standard SIAT computer-equipped teaching lab with appropriate software applications.
To be determined in consultation with supervising faculty subject to approval of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Grading
To be determined in consultation with supervising faculty
Text, Resources & Materials:
Will vary with course content
Note: These outlines are drafts and are subject to change. Official textbook list should be consulted