Academic Programs Committee of Council
Course Challenge Nov. 27, 2008
College of Education
Course revisions in: Educational Administration; Education Communications; Music Education
College of Graduate Studies & Research
Course revision in Veterinary Microbiology
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Course revision in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences; new courses in Veterinary Microbiology and
Veterinary Interdepartmental.
Schedule for approval:
Date of circulation: Nov. 27, 2008
Date by which Challenge must be received: Dec. 11, 2008
Date by which changes will automatically be considered approved in the absence of Challenge:
Jan. 5, 2009
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
At the November 21, 2008 College of Education Faculty Meeting the following motions were
passed:
1. That the title and calendar entry be revised for the following courses:
EADM 422.3
Former title - Teacher in School Organization
Revised title - Leading Organizations: An Introduction to Leadership Theory and Practice
Revised calendar description: This course is designed to familiarize prospective and practicing
professionals with the nature of public, private and not-for-profit structures and social systems
and to examine the effects of the organization and group interaction patterns on the experiences
and life course trajectories or directions of individual professionals.
Rationale: The course description has been re-worded to encompass and attract a wider
student body. For example, the word "teacher" has been changed to "professional."
EADM 423.3
Former title - Teacher and School Improvement
Revised title - The Professional Leader and Organizational Development
Revised calendar description: this course is designed to prepare students for diverse working
environments and to have students explore trends and issues regarding organizational
development and transformation. Research on organizational effectiveness in various situations
will be examined. Models for developing organizational capacity employed within specific
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organizations and through contextual actions will be assessed.
Rationale: The course description has been re-worded to encompass and attract a wider
student body.
EADM 424.3
Former title - Teacher as Leader
Revised title - The Diligent Leader
Revised calendar description: This course is designed to provide students with a
comprehensive understanding of leadership concepts by integrating theory, research,
philosophy, and practice. Students will discuss: the history and nature of leadership; the tasks,
contexts, attributes, and powers associated with leadership; and the related role of
professionals and individuals assuming leadership responsibilities.
Rationale: The course description has been re-worded to encompass and attract a wider
student body.
2. That the title be revised for the following courses:
ECMM 402.3
Former title - Designing Multimedia and Computer-Based Learning Resources
Revised title - Multimedia Design and Production
ECMM 404.3
Former title - Distance Education: Tools and Strategies
Revised title - Designing Online Environments
ECMM 476.3
Former title - Introduction to Television Production
Revised title - Video Production for Education
Rationale: The language has been updated to reflect contemporary ICT usage.
3. That the course number of EMUS 338.3 - Classroom Instruments - be changed to EMUS
238.3 and that a note be added to the calendar to read:
Note: B.A. students who plan to enter into Education as Elementary generalists with Music as
Teaching Area I may take EMUS 238.3. Please see the Department of Music for permission.
Rationale: The numbering change facilitates the sequencing of EMUS courses in the
Elementary stream of the B.Ed./B.Mus. (Mus.Ed.) program.
4. That the prerequisites be altered accordingly for the following courses:
EMUS 327 - European Methods in Music Education
Prerequisite - EMUS 238 or permission of the department
EMUS 331 - Methods in Elementary Music
Prerequisite - EMUS 238 or permission of the department
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COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
The following Graduate course modifications were approved at the Joint Master’s and Ph.D.
Committee meeting of the College of Graduate Studies and Research on October 14, 2008.
Veterinary Microbiology
Graduate course modifications
VTMC 832.3
Former title: Epizootiology of Infectious Disease
New title: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
2(3L)
Former Prerequisite: none
New Prerequisite: An introductory course in epidemiology and an introductory course in
microbiology or permission of the instructor
New Calendar Description: Lectures and exercises will provide an introduction to the
epidemiology of infectious disease including issues in diagnosis and surveillance, disease
ecology and transmission, options for control, discussion of diseases important to public health,
emerging diseases, and reporting.
Rationale: this course is being updated to fit with demands from graduate students in both the
Western College of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Public Health.
Contact Person: Vikram Misra 966-7218
WESTERN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Following are three courses to go through course challenge. One of these "Research projects VBMS 439.2" was previously approved as "Research projects - VBMS 239.2" thus only a course
number change. The other two are new courses that have not been previously approved.
These are both third year elective courses that will be offered for the first time next academic
session.
Contact: Dr. Jeremy Bailey, Associate Dean (Academic)
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
VBMS 439.2 – Research Projects
Total Hours: Tutorial 24 hr
Prerequisite: Approval by the WCVM Curriculum Committee.
Calendar description: This course is to allow Veterinary Medical students to undertake research
projects of specified duration their program.
Rationale for this course: Many students in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program undertake
summer research which is not reflected on their transcripts. Our students also do not have a
structured opportunity to conduct research during the academic year. Specific research projects
also help our students to obtain coveted residency position in an area. Therefore, this elective
is designed to enhance the benefits of summer research program as well as to provide
opportunities to do research at any time during their DVM program.
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Veterinary Microbiology
VTMC 441.1 – Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases
Total Hours: Lecture 6 hr; Seminar 6 hr
Restrictions: Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program.
Calendar description: A course designed to familiarize students with the reasons new diseases
emerge in human and animal populations, the molecular, microbiological and epidemiological
tools used to investigate such outbreaks, and strategies to combat them. The course will include
didactic lectures as well as seminars on selected emerging disease outbreaks.
Rationale for this course: In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in new diseases
that have emerged in humans and other animals. For humans, most of these diseases are due
to spill over of pathogens from domestic and wild animals into people. It is therefore important
for veterinarians to understand the ecological and socio-economical factors that contribute to
such spill-overs, the tools used to recognize and investigate such outbreaks and the strategies
used to minimize such incidents.
Veterinary Interdepartmental
VINT 401.1 – Business Topics in Professional Practice
Total Hours: Lecture 12 hr
Restrictions: Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program.
Calendar description: This course will cover a number of business topics that are important to
students as they transition into their professional careers.
Rationale for this course: Providing the fundamentals of essential business topics is seen as
one of the important components in assisting graduates with the transition from student to
professional and introducing them to the skills required for succeeding in their professional
career.
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