AGENDA ITEM NO: 8.3
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
PRESENTED BY:
Gordon Hill, Chair, Academic Programs Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
January 22, 2009
SUBJECT:
Items for Information:
Academic Schedule for 2009-2010
Edwards School of Business: change of name of major
Letter regarding review of draft proposals for MSc degrees
in Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology
Update on other committee activities
COUNCIL ACTION:
For information only
1. Academic Schedule for 2009-2010
At its January 13, 2009 meeting, the Academic Programs Committee approved the Academic
Schedule for 2009-1010.
This schedule starts classes before Labour Day. The reasons for this change in the university’s usual
practice are as follows:
- The nomenclature document states that each term allows for approximately 39 hours of instruction per
class; in order to follow this rule, Student and Enrolment Services Division had to start classes before
Labour Day.
- Equally important is having a sufficient number of examination days at the end of the first term. As the
number of 3 credit unit courses grows, more exam slots are needed in December.
Other university offices such as Residence were consulted about this start date. When the tentative
schedule was distributed to the colleges, the only concern raised was from the Centre for Continuing and
Distance Education, which noted that prospective students might have been intending to work until
Labour Day.
Fall Convocation is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2009. Following TCU’s cancellation of
the previously scheduled October 24 Convocation Date, SESD determined that the only dates available
for the Convocation ceremonies were either Oct. 31 or Nov. 21. Colleges were polled about these dates
and no college expressed a preference for the November date while several preferred October 31.
The final version of the Schedule and the summary of teaching days per term is attached.
2. Edwards School of Business: change of name of major
At its January 13, 2009 meeting, the Academic Programs Committee approved the change of
name for the Human Resource Management major to “Human Resources major”, as described in the
attached materials.
3. Letter regarding review of draft proposals for MSc degrees in Occupational Therapy and
Speech-Language Pathology
The Academic Programs Committee was asked to was asked to undertake a preliminary review of
proposals for new programs in Speech Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy by the Associate
Dean of Medicine, Liz Harrison, and the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Trever Crowe. The letter
written to the Provost about these programs is attached.
4. Update on other committee activities
Following discussion at the October meeting of Council and memos received from departments, the
Academic Programs Committee established a Subcommittee on Examination Regulations undertake the
review and revision of these regulations. The Teaching and Learning Committee of Council was also
asked to participate in this Subcommittee. The Subcommittee is working to develop a Policy on
Academic Courses which will include procedures and best practices for delivery of academic courses,
assessment of student performance, and the conduct of examinations. It is expected that administrative
procedures for the conduct of examinations by the Student and Enrolment Services Division will dealt
with next month for approval, so that these can be implemented for the April examination period, while
the university community will be asked to participate in a broader consultation on other procedures and
practices.
The Committee is also continuing its review of Articulation and Transfer issues and may offer a
workshop in this area this term.
The Committee is reviewing its course and program proposal forms and is considering adding a section
for discussion of Learning Objectives for new courses and programs.
The Committee has now received the following program proposals for review this spring:
College of Arts & Science:
Changing BSc requirements to encourage multi-disciplinary study, including termination
of Advanced and Honours Certificates in Science
New program options for science majors: Specializations within a major
College of Graduate Studies & Research
Proposals for Masters in Public Policy and PhD in Public Policy
Edwards School of Business
Termination of Biotechnology Management major
Respectfully submitted,
Gordon Hill, Chair, Academic Programs Committee
2009-2010 Academic Schedule
* Denotes fixed dates. When the dates occur on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline automatically becomes 4:30 p.m. the
previous Friday.
** Denotes fixed dates. When the dates occur on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline automatically becomes 4:30 p.m. the
previous Friday for those colleges who manually withdraw their students.
April
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Last day of classes for Law
Friday, April 3, 2009
Last day of classes for fourth-year Dentistry
Monday, April 6, 2009
First day of final examinations for Law and fourth-year Dentistry
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Last day of clinical rotations for fourth-year Nursing April completion option and NEPS Second
Degree Entry Option (2007 cohort)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Last day of classes except Dentistry, Law, Medicine, fourth-year Nursing, fourth-year Nutrition,
fourth-year Pharmacy and all years Veterinary Medicine
Thursday, April 9, 2009
General Academic Assembly meeting
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Evening class final examinations begin
Friday, April 10, 2009
Good Friday – University closed
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Winter Term and Fall & Winter two-term class final examinations begin
Thursday, April 15, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Last day for Master's and Ph.D. students to submit approved thesis to ETD site and for
Departments to submit all supporting documentation, indicating completion of the graduate
degree, in order to graduate at Spring Convocation.
University Council meeting
Friday, April 17, 2009
Last day of classes for final-year Medicine and first-, second- and third-year Veterinary Medicine
Saturday, April 18, 2009
University Senate meeting
Monday, April 20, 2009
First day of final examinations for first-, second-, and third-year Veterinary Medicine
Friday, April 24, 2009
Last day of examinations for fourth-year Dentistry
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Last day of clinical rotations for fourth-year Veterinary Medicine
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Last day of final examinations for all colleges except for Dentistry, first- and second-year
Medicine, fourth-year Nutrition, fourth-year Pharmacy.
May
Friday, May 1, 2009
Last day of classes for fourth-year Nutrition and fourth-year Pharmacy
Friday, May 1, 2009
Last day of classes for first- and third-year Dentistry and first-year Medicine
Monday, May 4, 2009
First day of final examinations for first- and third-year Dentistry and first-year Medicine
Monday, May 4, 2009
First day of classes for fourth-year Nursing September and December completion options
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Faculty meetings
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Faculty meetings
Friday May 8, 2009
Faculty meetings
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Graduation exercises – Certificate Programs
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Spring Term (Quarter 1, Term 1, & Term 1-Term 2) begins
Friday, May 15, 2009
Last day of final examinations for first-year Medicine
Friday, May 15, 2009
Last day of classes for second-year Dentistry and second-year Medicine
Monday, May 18, 2009
Victoria Day – University closed
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
First day of final examinations for second-year Dentistry and second-year Medicine
Thursday, May 21, 2009
University Council meeting
Friday, May 22, 2009
Last day of final examinations for first- and third-year Dentistry
Friday, May 22, 2009
Closing date for submitting requests to most colleges for Winter Term and Fall & Winter twoterm supplemental examinations
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Convocation
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Convocation
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Convocation
Friday, May 29, 2009
Last day of final examinations for second-year Medicine
June
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Spring Term (Quarter 1) ends
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Spring Term (Quarter 1) final examinations begin. Mid-term break begins for Spring Term
1 and multi-term classes - no classes.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Spring Term (Quarter 1) final examinations end. Mid-term break ends for Spring Term 1
and multi-term classes.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Last day of final examinations for second-year Dentistry
Monday, June 8, 2009
Spring Term (Quarter 2) begins
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Winter Term and Fall & Winter two-term deferred and supplemental examinations begin
Thursday, June 18, 2009
University Council meeting
Friday, June 26, 2009
Last day of classes for Nursing September and December completion options
Friday, June 26, 2009
Spring Term (Term 1 & Quarter 2) ends
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Spring Term (Term 1 & Quarter 2) final examinations begin. Mid-term break for multi-term
classes begins.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Spring Term (Term 1 & Quarter 2) final examinations end. Mid-term break for multi-term
classes ends.
July
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Canada Day – University closed
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Summer Term (Quarter 3 & Term 2) begins
Monday, July 6, 2009
Clinical rotations begin for Nursing September completion options
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Summer Term (Quarter 3) ends
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Summer Term (Quarter 3) final examinations begin. Mid-term break begins for Summer
Term 2 and multi-term classes - no classes.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Summer Term (Quarter 3) final examinations end. Mid-term break ends for Summer Term
2 and multi-term classes.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Summer Term (Quarter 4) begins
August
Monday, August 3, 2009
Saskatchewan Day – University closed
Monday, August 17, 2009
Summer Term (Quarter 4, Term 2 & Two-term) ends
Monday, August 17, 2009
Classes begin for all years Master of Physical Therapy
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Summer Term (Quarter 4, Term 2 & Two-term) final examinations begin
Wednesday, August 19,
2009
Summer Term (Quarter 4, Term 2 & Two-term) final examinations end
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Orientation for first-year Medicine
Friday, August 21, 2009
Orientation for first-year Dentistry
Monday, August 24, 2009
Classes begin for all years Dentistry and all years Veterinary Medicine
Monday, August 24, 2009
Classes begin for fourth-year Nutrition and first-,second-, and third-year Medicine
Monday, August 31, 2009*
Closing date for submission of applications for Fall Convocation
September
Tuesday, September 1,
2009
Classes begin for Law and third-year Nursing
Tuesday, September 1,
2009
Orientation
Wednesday, September 2,
2009
Orientation
Thursday, September 3,
2009
Other classes begin
Thursday, September 3,
2009
Clinical rotations begin for fourth-year Nursing December completion option
Monday, September 7, 2009 Labour Day - University closed
Saturday, September 12,
2009
Spring & Summer Terms deferred and supplemental examinations
Wednesday, September 16, Last day for making changes in registration for Fall Term classes and for Fall & Winter two-term
2009
classes
Thursday, September 17,
2009
University Council meeting
Tuesday, September 22,
2009
Last day for Master’s and Ph.D. students to submit approved thesis to ETD site and for
Departments to submit all supporting documentation, indicating completion of the graduate
degree, in order to graduate at Fall Convocation
Tuesday, September 29,
2009
Last day of clinical rotations for Nursing September completion option
October
Monday, October 12, 2009
Thanksgiving Day – University closed
Thursday, October 15, 2009 University Council meeting
Saturday, October 17, 2009 University Senate meeting
Saturday, October 31, 2009 Fall Convocation
November
Wednesday, November 11, Remembrance Day – University closed
2009
Sunday, November 15,
2009**
Last day for withdrawing from Fall Term classes without academic penalty
Thursday, November 19,
2009
University Council meeting
December
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Last day of classes for second- and third-year Law
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Last day of clinical rotations for fourth-year Nursing December completion option
Thursday, December 3,
2009
Last day of classes for first-year Law
Friday, December 4, 2009
Last day of classes except for Law, Medicine, fourth-year Nutrition and all years Veterinary
Medicine
Friday, December 4, 2009
First day of Fall Term final examinations for second- and third-year Law
Friday, December 4, 2009
Last day of Fall Term classes for first-, second-, and third-year Dentistry and first-, second- and
third-year Medicine
Monday, December 7, 2009 Other Fall Term final examinations begin, including night class examinations
Monday, December 7, 2009 First day of Fall Term final examinations for first-year Law, first-, second- and third-year
Dentistry and first-, second- and third-year Medicine
Friday, December 11, 2009
Last day of classes for second- and third-year Veterinary Medicine
Friday, December 11, 2009
Last day of classes for fourth-year Dentistry
Sunday, December 13, 2009 Last day of clinical rotations for fourth-year Veterinary Medicine
Monday, December 14,
2009
First day of Fall Term final examinations for second- and third-year Veterinary Medicine
Monday, December 14,
2009
First day of Fall Term final examinations for fourth-year Dentistry
Thursday, December 17,
2009
University Council meeting
Friday, December 18, 2009
Last day of Fall Term final examinations for second- and third-year Veterinary Medicine
Friday, December 18, 2009
Last day of Fall Term final examinations for all years Dentistry and first-, second- and third-year
Medicine
Friday, December 18, 2009
Last day of classes for fourth-year Nutrition and first-year Veterinary Medicine
Tuesday, December 22,
2009
Last day of Fall Term final examinations for all colleges except Dentistry, Law and Medicine
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas Day - University closed
Saturday, December 26,
2009
Boxing Day
Monday, December 28,
2009
University closed (in lieu of Boxing Day)
Tuesday, December 29,
2009
University closed
Wednesday, December 30, University closed
2009
Thursday, December 31,
2009
University closed
January
Friday, January 1, 2010
New Year’s Day – University closed
Monday, January 4, 2010
Classes resume including Physical Therapy
Monday, January 4, 2010
Clinical rotations begin for fourth-year Nursing April completion option
Monday, January 4, 2010
Classes resume for all years Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Friday, January 15, 2010
Last day for making changes in registration for Winter Term classes
Wednesday, January 20,
2010
Closing date for applications for Fall Term supplemental examinations for most colleges
Thursday, January 21, 2010 University Council meeting
February
Monday, February 15,
2010**
Last day for withdrawing without academic penalty from Fall & Winter two-term classes
Monday, February 15, 2010 Family Day – University closed
Monday, February 15, 2010 Mid-term break with no classes begins for all colleges except Veterinary Medicine, fourth-year
Nutrition and fourth-year Pharmacy, and fourth-year Medicine
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Fall Term deferred and supplemental examinations begin
Saturday, February 20, 2010 Mid-term break ends for all colleges except Veterinary Medicine, fourth-year Nutrition and fourthyear Pharmacy
Monday, February 22, 2010 Mid-term break begins for first- second- and third-year Veterinary Medicine - no classes
Thursday, February 25,
2010
University Council meeting
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Mid-term break ends for first- second- and third-year Veterinary Medicine
March
Monday, March 1, 2010
Mid-term break begins for fourth-year Veterinary Medicine - no clinical rotations
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Mid-term break ends for fourth-year Veterinary Medicine
Monday, March 15, 2010**
Last day for withdrawing from Winter Term classes without academic penalty
Thursday, March 18, 2010
University Council meeting
Wednesday, March 31,
2010*
Closing date for submission of applications for Spring Convocation
April
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Last day of classes for Law
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Last day of classes for fourth-year Dentistry
Friday, April 2, 2010
Good Friday – University closed
Monday, April 5, 2010
First day of final examinations for Law and fourth-year Dentistry
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Last day of clinical rotations for fourth-year Nursing April completion option and NEPS Second
Degree Entry Option (2008 cohort)
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Last day of classes except Dentistry, Law, Medicine, fourth-year Nursing, fourth-year Nutrition,
fourth-year Pharmacy and all years Veterinary Medicine
Thursday, April 8, 2010
General Academic Assembly meeting
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Winter Term and Fall & Winter two-term class final examinations begin
Monday, April 12, 2010
Night class final examinations begin
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Last day for Master's and Ph.D. students to submit approved thesis to ETD site and for
Departments to submit all supporting documentation, indicating completion of the graduate
degree, in order to graduate at Spring Convocation.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
University Council meeting
Friday, April 16, 2010
Last day of classes for final-year Medicine and second-year Veterinary Medicine
Saturday, April 17, 2010
University Senate meeting
Monday, April 19, 2010
First day of final examinations for first-, second-, and third-year Veterinary Medicine
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Last day of classes for first- and third-year Veterinary Medicine
Friday, April 23, 2010
Last day of examinations for fourth-year Dentistry
Saturday, April 24, 2010
First day of final examinations for first- and third- year Veterinary Medicine
Friday, April 30, 2010
Last day of clinical rotations for fourth-year Veterinary Medicine
Friday, April 30, 2010
Last day of final examinations for all colleges except for Dentistry, first- and second-year
Medicine, fourth-year Nutrition, fourth-year Pharmacy
Friday, April 30, 2010
Last day of classes for fourth-year Nutrition and fourth-year Pharmacy
Friday, April 30, 2010
Last day of classes for first- and third-year Dentistry and first-year Medicine
May
Monday, May 3, 2010
First day of final examinations for first- and third-year Dentistry and first-year Medicine
Monday, May 3, 2010
First day of classes for fourth-year Nursing September and December completion options
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Certificate Programs Graduation Ceremony
Monday, May 10, 2010
Faculty meetings
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Faculty meetings
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Faculty meetings
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Spring Term (Quarter 1, Term 1 & Two-term) begins
Friday, May 14, 2010
Last day of final examinations for first-year Medicine
Friday, May 14, 2010
Last day of classes for second-year Dentistry and second-year Medicine
Monday, May 17, 2010
First day of final examinations for second-year Dentistry and second-year Medicine
Thursday, May 20, 2010
University Council meeting
Friday, May 21, 2010
Last day of final examinations for first- and third-year Dentistry
Friday, May 21, 2010
Closing date for submitting requests to most colleges for Winter Term and Fall & Winter twoterm supplemental examinations
Monday, May 24, 2010
Victoria Day – University closed
Friday, May 28, 2010
Last day of final examinations for second-year Medicine and Dentistry
June
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Convocation
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Convocation and Spring Term (Quarter 1) ends
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Convocation
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Spring Term (Quarter 1) final examinations begin. Mid-term break begins for Spring Term
1 and multi-term classes - no classes.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Spring Term (Quarter 1) final examinations end. Mid-term break ends for Spring Term 1
and multi-term classes.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Spring Term (Quarter 2) begins
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Winter Term and Fall & Winter two-term deferred and supplemental examinations begin
Thursday, June 17, 2010
University Council meeting
Friday, June 25, 2010
Last day of classes for Nursing September and December completion options
Friday, June 25, 2010
Spring Term (Term 1 & Quarter 2) ends
Monday, June 28, 2010
Spring Term (Term 1 & Quarter 2) final examinations begin. Mid-term break begins for
multi-term classes.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Spring Term (Term 1 & Quarter 2) final examinations end. Mid-term break ends for multiterm classes.
July
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Canada Day – University closed
Friday, July 2, 2010
Summer Term (Term 2 & Quarter 3) begins
Monday, July 5, 2010
Clinical rotations begin for Nursing September completion options
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Summer Term (Quarter 3) ends
Friday, July 23, 2010
Summer Term (Quarter 3) final examinations begin. Mid-term break begins for Summer
Term 2 and multi-term classes - no classes.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Summer Term (Quarter 3) final examinations end. Mid-term break ends for Summer Term
2 and multi-term classes.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Summer Term (Quarter 4) begins
August
Monday, August 2, 2010
Saskatchewan Day – University closed
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Spring & Summer Term (Quarter 4, Term 2 & Two-term) ends
Wednesday, August 18,
2010
Spring & Summer Term (Quarter 4, Term 2 & Two-term) final examinations begin
Friday, August 20, 2010
Spring & Summer Term (Quarter 4, Term 2 & Two-term) final examinations end
Tuesday, August 31, 2010*
Closing date for submission of applications for Fall Convocation
SUMMARY OF TEACHING DAYS
2009 Sept. 3 (Th) – Dec. 4 (F)
M
T
W
Th
F
Total
Exam Days
11*
13
12**
14
14
64
14 (Dec. 7-22)
)127
2010 Jan. 4 (M) – Apr. 8 (TH)
13+
* Thanksgiving – M. Oct. 12
** Remembrance Day – W. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break – Feb. 15-19
# Good Friday – Apr. 2
13+
13+
13+
11+#
63
2007 Sept. 5 (W) – Dec. 3 (M)
12
13
13
13
62
11**
18 (Apr. 10-30)
15 (Dec. 5-21)
)124
2008 Jan. 3 (Th) – Apr. 7 (M)
13+
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 8
* Remembrance Day – Sun. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break – Feb. 18-23
# Good Friday, Mar. 21
12+
12+
13+
12+#
62
2006 Sept. 6 (W) – Dec. 4 (M)
12
13
13
12**
62
12*
18 (Apr. 10-30)
14 (Dec. 7-22)
}125
2007 Jan. 3 (W) – Apr. 9 (M )
13+
* Thanksgiving – M. Oct. 9
** Remembrance Day-Sat. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 12-17
# Good Friday, April 6
12+
13+
13+
12+#
63
2005 Sept. 7 (W) – Dec. 5 (M)
12
13
13
12**
62
12*
15 (Apr. 12-30)
13 (Dec. 8-22)
}125
2006 Jan. 4 (W) – Apr. 7 (F)
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 10
** Remembrance Day-F. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 13-18
# Good Friday-April 14
12+
12+
13+
13+
13+
63
2004 Sept. 8 – Dec. 6
12*
12
13
12**
13
62
17 (Apr. 10-29)
13 (Dec. 9-23)
}124
2005 Jan. 5 – Apr. 8
12+
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct 11
** Remembrance Day-Th. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 14-19
# Good Friday-March 25
12+
13+
13+
12+#
62
2003 Sept. 4 – Dec. 3
12**
13
13
13
63
12*
17 (Apr. 12-30)
13 (Dec. 6-20)
}125
2004 Jan. 5 - Apr. 6
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 13
** Remembrance Day-T. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 16 – 21
# Good Friday-April 9
13+
13+
12+
12+
12+
62
2002 Sept. 5 – Dec. 4
11*
13
13
13
13
63
16 (Apr. 10-28)
14 (Dec. 7-21)
}125
2003 Jan. 6 - Apr. 8
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 14
* Remembrance Day-M. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 17 – 23
# Good Friday-April 18
13+
13+
12+
12+
12+
62
17 (Apr. 11-30)
M
T
W
Th
F
Total
Exam Days
11*
13
13
13
13
63
12 (Dec. 7-20)
2002 Jan. 3 - Apr. 9
13+
13+
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 8
* Remembrance Day-M. Nov. 12 for S.Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 18 – 24
# Good Friday-Mar. 29
12+
13+
12+#
63
2000 Sept. 6 - Dec. 6
14
13
12**
64
2001 Sept. 6 – Dec. 5
}126
12*
13
16 (Apr. 12-30)
11 (Dec 8-20)
}127
2001 Jan. 3 - Apr. 6
12+
12+
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 9
** Remembrance Day-F. Nov. 10 for S.Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 19 - 24
# Good Friday – Apr. 13
13+
13+
13+
63
1999 Sept. 8 - Dec. 6
13
12**
13
62
12*
12
17 (Apr. 10-28)
12 (Dec. 9-22)
}125
2000 Jan. 5 - April 7
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 11
** Remembrance Day-Th Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 21 - 26
# Good Friday – Apr. 21
12+
12+
13+
13+
13+
63
1998 Sept. 9- Dec. 7
12*
12
12**
13
13
62
1999 Jan. 4 - April 8
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 12
** Remembrance Day-W. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 22 - 27
# Good Friday-April 2
13+
13+
13+
13+
11+#
63
1997 Sept. 3 - Dec. 2
12*
12**
13
13
13
63
1998 Jan. 5 - April 8
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 13
** Remembrance Day-T. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 16 - 21
# Good Friday-April 10
13+
13+
13+
12+
12+
63
1996 Sept. 4 - Dec. 4
11*
13
14
13
13
64
1997 Jan. 6 - April 9
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 14
* Remembrance Day-M. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 17 - 22
# Good Friday- Mar. 28
13+
13+
13+
12+
11+#
62
1995 Sept. 6 - Dec. 5
12*
13
13
13
12**
63
13+
13+
12+#
64
17 (Apr. 11-29)
}125
1996 Jan. 3 - April 9
13+
13+
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 9
** Remembrance Day-F. Nov. 10 for S.Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 19 - 24
# Good Friday-April 5
}126
}126
}127
M
T
W
Th
F
Total
1994 Sept. 7 - Dec. 6
12*
13
13
13
12**
63
1995 Jan. 3 - April 6
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 10
** Remembrance Day-F. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 20 - 25
# Good Friday-April 14
12+
13+
13+
13+
12+
63
1993 Sept. 8 - Dec. 7
12*
13
13
12**
13
63
1994 Jan. 3 - April 7
13+
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 11
** Remembrance Day-Th. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 21 - 26
# Good Friday-April 1
13+
13+
13+
11+#
63
1992 Sept. 9 - Dec. 8
12*
13
12#
13
13
63
1993 Jan. 4 - April 17
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 12
# Remembrance Day-W. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 22-27
13+
13+
13+
12+
12+
63
1991 Sept. 5 - Dec. 4
11*#
13
13
13
13
63
1992 Jan. 6 - April 9
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 14
# Remembrance Day-M. Nov. 11
+ Midterm break-Feb. 17-22
13+
13+
13+
13+
12+
64
1990 Sept. 6 - Dec. 5
11*#
13
13
13
13
63
1991 Jan. 3 - April 9
13+
13+
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 8
# Remembrance Day-Nov. 12 for Nov. 11 Su.
+ Midterm break-Feb. 18-23
** Good Friday-March 29
12+
13+
12+**
63
1989 Sept. 7 - Dec. 6
13
13
12**
63
13+
13+
12+
62
12*
13
1990 Jan. 3 - April 5
12+
12+
* Thanksgiving-M. Oct. 9
** Remembrance Day-Nov. 10 for Nov. 11 S
+ Midterm break-Feb. 19-24
}126
}126
}126
}127
}126
}125
Undergraduate & Certificate Programs Office 185 ESB – PotashCorp Centre (306) 966‐4785 MEMORANDUM
TO:
Academic Programs Committee
FROM:
Alison Renny,
Assistant Dean, Edwards School of Business
DATE:
October 31st, 2008
RE:
Request for Change of Department and Major Name
I am requesting the following change of Department Name and Major name to come into effect
January 1, 2009 September, 2009:
• The Department of Industrial Relations and Organizational Behaviour be changed to the
Department of Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour *
• The Human Resource Management Major be changed to the Human Resources Major
I have attached the Formal Request for change of Name to this memorandum and ask that you
contact me if you have any questions.
A. E. Renny
Assistant Dean, Edwards School of Business
renny@edwards.usask.ca
966-4792
* FOLLOW-UP NOTE TO ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Change of department names are approved by University Council on the recommendation of
the Planning & Priorities Committee. The change of name for this department was approved at
the Nov. 20, 2008 meeting of University Council.
Change of names for academic programs are approved by the Academic Programs Committee
and are reported to Council for information.
Request for Change of Name
Submitted by: Dr. Grant Isaac, Dean,
Alison E Renny, Assistant Dean
Edwards School of Business
Date: October 31, 2008
College: Edwards School of Business
Proposed effective date of the change: January 1, 2009 Sept. 2009
1. Proposed change of name
From:
To:
Industrial Relations and
Organizational Behaviour
Human Resources and Organizational
Behaviour
College
Department
Centre name
Program name
Degree name
Name of Field of
Specialization
(major, minor,
concentration,
etc)
Course label
(alphabetic)
Building
Street
Other
No changes required as
degree does not include
major
Human Resource
Management (Major)
No changes required
Human Resources (Major)
2. Documentation
Rationale
There are several reasons why the Department of Industrial Relations and Organizational
Behaviour has requested these changes. In respect to the department name, the term
“Industrial Relations” no longer reflects what we teach in our department. In both academic and
common usage, the term “Industrial Relations” focuses primarily on relationships between
unions and management in organizations. What we teach is better described as “Human
Resources,” which considers the full spectrum of activities involved in establishing and
maintaining the employment relationship in organizations. These include areas such as
selection and recruitment, training and development, and compensation and pay management.
Where a union exists, labour relations also fall within the purview of “human resources.”
Second, the academic field in which we operate has evolved. Some fifty years ago, the
employment relationship was seen as simply one aspect of the broader field of “Industrial
Relations” and no such academic field as “Human Resources” existed. However, in the ensuing
period, as the behavioural disciplines (such as the field of organizational behaviour)
underpinning management and business studies have undergone rather dramatic development,
the field of human resources has evolved beyond its origins as an administrative function within
organizations (historically known as “personnel”) to become an academic discipline in its own
right. For example, in the two leading academic associations for scholars of management (the
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada and the Academy of Management), the relevant
academic divisions are now known simply as “Human Resources”.
Third, we wish to provide a more transparent link between the major that our department offers
(currently known as “Human Resource Management” and our department name. Currently, it is
not obvious to either students or those outside the Edwards School of Business (ESB) that the
“Department of Industrial Relations and Organizational Behaviour” is the home of the “Human
Resource Management” major. Indeed, many people mistakenly guess that the “Human
Resource Management” major falls within purview of the ESB Department of Management and
Marketing.
In regard to changing the name of our major from “Human Resource Management” to “Human
Resources,” reasons include better alignment with the academic discipline (as discussed above)
and better linkage with the profession of human resources. For example, when they achieve it,
the professional designation for our graduates is known as the “Certified Human Resources
Professional” (CHRP). Taken in conjunction with the change in the name of our department, this
modification to the name of our major also makes the link between our major and the
department more transparent, and avoids confusion with the ESB Department of Management
and Marketing.
Impact of the change
As discussed above, we believe that the impact of the change will be positive for our
department and the Edwards School of Business, in terms of better portraying the areas in
which we teach and conduct research, and for our most important constituency, our students.
This change will also facilitate attraction of appropriate faculty to our department.
There will be a minimal impact on costs and on other groups and systems within the University.
For example, all undergraduate courses in the Edwards School of Business are currently
designated with the prefix “COMM” and we will therefore not need to rename or renumber any
courses as a consequence of these changes. As far as system designators are concerned, the
change will require change to just one letter—from “IROB” to “HROB”. Our major will now be
known by the designator “HR” instead of “HRM.” Currently, letterhead and envelopes in the ESB
do not bear printed department names, so no costs will be incurred in this respect. Costs in
terms of changes to signage will be minimal.
As with other departments within the ESB, such as or Department of Accounting, there may be
concern that the name of our academic department may mimic too closely the name of an
administrative department. To avoid confusion with the Human Resources Division, we are
retaining the name of our second academic discipline—“Organizational Behaviour”—in our
proposed new department name.
Costs
Edwards School of Business will absorb the costs associated with changing SiRIUS and any
other impacted University computer systems.
Consultation
The department conducted informal discussions with both current and former students, as well
as other community members. There was strong support for the idea of replacing “Industrial
Relations” with “Human Resources” in order to provide a more current and clearer picture of
what we teach in our department.
Approval of the Department: September 26th, 2008.
Approval of ESB faculty: October 3rd, 2008
Approval requested from Academic Programs Committee of Council: October 31st, 2008
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Kelly McInnes, SESD
Eileen Zagiel, Student Information Systems
FROM:
Alison Renny, Assistant Dean
Edwards School of Business
DATE:
November 6, 2008
RE:
Consultation re:
Department Name Change: From: Department of Industrial Relations and
Organizational Behaviour (INDR in SiRIUS) To: Department of Human
Resources and Organizational Behaviour (HROB in SiRIUS)
Major Name Change: From: Human Resources Management Major (HRM in
SiRIUS) To: Human Resources Major (HR in SiRIUS)
With reference to our discussion on November 6th regarding the above changes, we have
agreed to the following:
1) The effective term of the change in SiRIUS will be September 2009
2) Current students in the Human Resources Management Major (HRM) will be moved to
the Human Resources Major (HR)
3) Grade entry and grade approval for SB INDR will move to SB HROB
4) No change will be made to academic history
5) No change will be made to degree records
6) Courses attached to the department INDR will be changed to HROB
7) Major (HRM) attached to the student record will be changed to (HR)
8) No change is required to COMM classes
In our discussions, we agreed that the system change will be effective September 2009.
I thank you both for meeting with me in a timely fashion and providing assistance with the
SiRIUS changes required.
Regards,
A. E. Renny
MEMORANDUM
Office of the University Secretary
TO:
Provost and Vice-President Academic Brett Fairbairn
FROM:
Gordon Hill, Chair, Academic Programs Committee of Council
DATE:
January 14, 2009
RE:
Preliminary evaluation by the Academic Programs Committee of the proposed programs
in Speech Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy
The Academic Programs Committee of Council was asked to provide a preliminary review of proposals
for new programs in Speech Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy by the Associate Dean of
Medicine, Liz Harrison, and the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Trever Crowe.
It is unusual for the Committee to review a program proposal at this stage, before its budget, resources
and curriculum are in place and before the complete proposal has been approved by the College offering
the program. However, this review was requested by proponents to demonstrate support by the
University for these programs to proceed in their development and to obtain provincial financial support.
The draft proposals for MSc. Programs in Speech Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy were
received by APC in October, 2008 and a preliminary discussion about the proposals was held at the
Committee’s Nov. 2 meeting. At that time, APC established two Subcommittees which were requested to
evaluate the sections of the proposal documents related to rationale, overall program characteristics and
relationships and impact of implementation on existing programs. It was agreed that only when a final
proposal is received will the Academic Programs Committee be in a position to review details of the
curriculum, resources and budget, although preliminary data have been provided by the proponents of the
program.
The Committee discussed the Subcommittee reports and responses from Associate Dean Harrison at its
meeting on Dec. 2. At that meeting, Associate Dean Harrison and Associate Dean Crowe attended to
provide information and discussion.
The following summarizes the Subcommittee reports and Committee discussion. Both proposals have
been combined in this memorandum, since there is a high degree of similarity in all aspects of the
proposals.
Program Justifications: The rationale and objectives of the programs are clearly stated. They will be
accredited professional-training degree programs. There are demonstrated needs for these programs
based on the shortage of trained Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists in the
Province and the difficulties expressed in recruiting such specialists. This sentiment was mentioned
frequently in almost all letters of support by School Boards and Health Regions. It was noted during
discussion that President MacKinnon had been asked during his recent President’s Tour of Saskatchewan
communities about the progress the University was making towards introducing these programs.
The programs are appropriate for a University at a Master’s level. The national curriculum standard for
accreditation requires that these programs lead to a Master’s degree. To what extent these programs will
be unique in content or approach (relative to similar programs in Canada) remain to be defined, as the
curricula have yet to be developed. It must be noted that these are accredited, Professional programs that
have to include specified content. However, the proponents of the programs suggest there are unique
opportunities at the University of Saskatchewan to develop programs with special focus on aboriginal
health, primary health care and rural health.
Overall, the programs are justified and relevant to the mission and objectives of the University. They are
congruent with the priorities expressed in the 2008-12 Integrated Plan for the College of Medicine and the
School of Physical Therapy and will contribute to the three overarching themes in the University’s
Second Integrated Plan.
Nature of the Programs: The proposals recommend these programs be two-year, full-time course-based
programs of study with 1,000 hours of fieldwork. The programs will be designed to meet national
accreditation standards. As new programs, they will be required to meet specified academic standards
throughout implementation (at admission, at mid-point and compliance with accreditation prior to
graduation of the first cohort of students).These programs are to be offered at a Master’s level, inclusive
of a research project in the final 9 months to provide opportunities for independent and critical thinking.
The proposals provide very good descriptions of the curriculum philosophy and program objectives.
However, these are not a research-intensive Master’s program to the degree that is normally considered an
M.Sc. The goals of educational equity are to be achieved through the admission process, with a number of
places reserved for students of aboriginal ancestry and for out-of-province students (to ensure some
diversity of the student body). The program will offer opportunities for application and integration of
knowledge with linkages to established programs in Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy and
between the Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology programs. All these programs will be housed
within a new School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan. The 1000 hours of
field work will provide opportunities for “hands-on” learning experience and communication with other
health care providers.
The details of the curriculum have yet to be developed, pending the hiring of SLP and OT specialists as
the program development moves forward. The full curricula would then be submitted for review and
approval by the Academic Programs Committee and by Council.
Relationships: Since these are new programs, there will not be issues of transition from one program to
another. There has been extensive consultation already with a large number of letters of support received
for each program. In particular, the Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy Programs, the
Canadian Association of Physical Therapists, the Saskatchewan Society of Occupational Therapists, and
the Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation [and others] strongly endorse the proposed programs.
There is unanimous support from the Health regions, which presumably will be providing the clinic site
placements. The programs will be two of the three “foundation” programs in what will become the School
of Rehabilitation Sciences. This initiative is one goal of the integrated plan (2008-2012) of the sponsoring
unit, the College of Medicine. The program is within the domain-of-expertise and administrative purview
of the sponsoring unit. There is already extensive administrative experience for a similar size program,
the M. PT. (Master in Physical Therapy). It is anticipated that several faculty in the new programs will be
cross-appointed to other departments, and vice versa.
It was noted, during discussion at the Academic Programs Committee, that the College of Arts & Science
anticipates the introduction of a Speech Language Pathology program will strengthen its linguistics
undergraduate program. This may allow the introduction of graduate work in linguistics at the University
of Saskatchewan. This suggests an exciting opportunity for unique interdisciplinary programming at the
University of Saskatchewan.
Resources: The Committee was not asked to review or comment on the resources/budget at this point in
time. However, some information was provided and a preliminary review was undertaken. The
Committee observes that development of the curriculum will require that an assistant-dean be hired in
2009-10, followed by administrative and clerical staff in 2009-10, half the faculty in 2011-12 and the
remaining faculty 2012-13. The assistant-dean and newly hired faculty will be charged with development
of the curriculum. Currently, there is an apparent shortage of office and other space in Health Sciences to
accommodate these expansions. New program space will be available in the new Academic Health
Sciences complex, currently in its construction phase, with on-going discussion with the planning
committee for the new building. It was also noted that tuition revenue will fall short of on-going
operational costs of these two new programs by significant amounts. At this point in time, no identifiable
revenue streams have been identified to cover these budgetary shortfalls.
Overall: The Academic Programs Committee agrees that these new professional programs are
appropriate for the University of Saskatchewan. They will lead to additional recruitment of students at
this University and they will meet both current and projected future provincial needs.
Gordon Hill, Chair
cc. Liz Harrison, Associate Dean, Interdisciplinary Programs, College of Medicine
Bill Albritton, Dean, College of Medicine
Trever Crowe, Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies & Research