Communication and Media Articulation Committee (CAMAC) Annual General Meeting 2014
Minutes of meeting held in Vancouver: May 7, 2014 in Empire Landmark Hotel, and May 8, 2014 at Acsenda School of Management, 9th Floor- 1090 West Pender Street
(Unofficial until approved at next meeting)
* Members are listed alphabetically by Institution represented
Committee Representing Email address Member
Fiona McQuarrie BCCAT
Matt Heinz (System Communication [email protected] Liaison) Articulation System Judy Johnson (Co- North Island College [email protected] chair)
Michael Boulter Okanagan College [email protected]
Zhenyi Li (Co-chair) Royal Roads University [email protected]
Acsenda School of Marie Low [email protected] Management Acsenda School of Mary Charleson [email protected] Management Art Institute of Vesna Malijkovic [email protected] Vancouver BC Institute of Jean Scribner [email protected] Technology
Joe Benge Camosun College [email protected]
Lois Fernyhough Camosun College [email protected]
Ted Hamilton Capilano University [email protected]
Nathalie Lesage College of the Rockies [email protected]
Ian Chunn Columbia College [email protected]
Heather Tobe Douglas College [email protected]
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 Maureen Nicholson Douglas College [email protected]
Alexandra Richmond Kwantlen PolyTechnic [email protected] University
Ciara Lawlor Langara College [email protected]
Giselle Lemay Langara College [email protected]
Greg Lainsbury Northern Lights College [email protected]
Rebecca Jacobson Selkirk College [email protected]
David Murphy Simon Fraser University [email protected]
Thompson Rivers Mark Wallin [email protected] University Trinity Western Kevin Schut [email protected] University University Canada Bruce Hiebert [email protected] West University of the Fraser David Thomson [email protected] Valley University of the Fraser Eric Spalding [email protected] Valley
REGRETS
Thompson Rivers Brenda Thompson [email protected] University
Erin Robb Langara College [email protected]
Philip George Douglas College [email protected]
Mike Winsemann BCCAT [email protected]
Kate Sangha Douglas College [email protected]
Dai Yong Jin Simon Fraser University [email protected]
Meeting notes taken by Vicki Lackman, Acsenda School of Management
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 Minutes of Meeting
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (All Events at Empire Landmark Hotel, 1400 Robson Street, Vancouver) Item 1 - Call to order, 10am By Zhenyi Li and Judy Johnson, CAMAC Co-Chairs
Item 2 - Welcome by Acsenda Leadership: Patrick Dang, President, Sprott-Shaw College Corporation Mr. Dang spoke about the increase of international students in Vancouver and the rebranding of Acsenda School of Management. He also noted that Acsenda will be building a new housing facility for international students.
Item 3 - Approval of 2013 Minutes Approval of last year’s minutes Moved – David Thomson, University of the Fraser Valley Second – Eric Spalding, University of the Fraser Valley Unanimously Passed
Item 4 - Approval of 2014 Agenda Approval of Agenda as distributed Moved – David Thomson, University of the Fraser Valley Second – Eric Spalding, University of the Fraser Valley Unanimously Passed
Item 5 - Old or new business No new business / no additions to agenda
Item 6 – BCCAT A. News and information from BCCAT (Fiona McQuarrie) Fiona McQuarrie attended the morning session of the CAMAC meeting and reported updates and items of interest to the group on behalf of BCCAT.
Registration for the annual BCCAT JAM will open in September and the meeting will be held again in Richmond. They are still looking for key note speakers and topics to cover. Please send suggestions to Ruth Erskine at [email protected]. More details are provided in the report distributed. A reminder was given to the members that most BCCAT documents to assist with articulation are available online as resources and a few can be printed on demand. Also some institutes were reminded that they still had pending articulation requests and that these will expire and be removed after one year. The Associate Degree review is still on going.
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 Publications – BCCAT is continuing its review on topics such as mature students - A report on mature students and how schools define students in this category is ongoing. Other research projects include International students, field schools, admission policies and credit practices for joint programs. Innovation funding is also now available for 2014 projects. The BCCAT website will be redesigned and improved and the expected launch date is now September 2014. BCCAT will be working closer with K-12 advisors to create stronger networks with the schools.
Greg Lainsbury from NLC asked about the progress with articulation and transfer agreements with schools in Alberta. While there are not yet many published agreements, there is definitely a stronger communication and relationship between the 2 provinces. Athabasca is now a member of BCCAT.
Joe Benge from Camosun asked Fiona if a school can refuse to articulate based on course delivery, not course content. Fiona confirmed that the delivery should only influence the agreement if it affects the course content and it should not be used as a reason not to articulate courses. However, there is no formal BCCAT policy around this situation.
Alexandra Richmond from Kwantlen shared current issues that they face with students shopping around with other schools and then using existing transfer agreements to bypass certain pre-requisites for communication courses. Students will go around and take courses at different schools because they can complete that course without the same pre-requisites that Kwantlen requires. They do this so that they don’t have to take any extra courses to satisfy the requirements. Fiona reminded the members that an articulation agreement can be reviewed and not continued if a school finds that students transferring into the program are not properly prepared.
B. BCCAT Awards Program BCCAT will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. A new awards program is being launched to recognize champions of the transfer and articulation system in BC and everyone is encouraged to send in their nominations as per the information provided on the www.bccat.ca site. The awards will be presented at the JAM session.
C. Next meeting date and location The next meeting will be held at Selkirk College on Thursday May 21st, 2015 and Friday May 22nd, 2015. It will be at either the Nelson or Castlegar location.
Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) and Columbia College (Vancouver) have volunteered to host future meetings.
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 Institutional Reports (Click on name on Institute to be redirected to the report)
1. UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST – Bruce Hiebert UCW started in Victoria 10 years ago and was purchased by the Eminata group 5 years ago. It is now seeking new ownership and funding sources. UCW is currently available for sale. Two serious offers are currently being reviewed.
2. DOUGLAS COLLEGE- Maureen Nicholson and Heather Tobe The Print Futures and Communications departments have recently merged and have completed a program review. The program will now be offering a 1 year Post-degree diploma credential. The majority of the courses have been redesigned and are being taught at a higher level. o The post-degree is not a graduate diploma but a post-degree credential. Heather Tobe advised that the recent program review has delayed approval of some courses through the BCCAT system.
3. UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY – David Thomson No new courses have been presented. The communications degree proposal will shortly be available for review on the DQAB website and they invite members to review and comment on the website. Average class sizes have increased from 25 students to 28 students. A discussion arose regarding the different class sizes at each institution and also how a sessional instructor becomes regularized. Members enjoyed the discussion and the ability to hear how others handle larger than normal class sizes. They also shared innovative ways in which to teach their students.
UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY – Eric Spalding Many of the courses in the report are actually cross listed. There are new course offerings as reported but no further changes to the current program are expected. Members were interested in learning that UFV was cross listing courses and asked many questions about how it was handled at UFV. Other members joined into the conversation and shared their school policies. Some questions about cross listing were which department gets the money for the course offered? How do students show credit? How does it work into their program plans? Cross listing helps with enrolments and student planning. At UFV, students are able to decide how cross listings are reported so that the course would satisfy what is needed.
4. SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY – David Murphy New Joint major is being offered with the English Department. Experiencing increased enrolments
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 Depending on how the students are counted – 3700 – “bums in seats” Number of individual students taking a full course load is between 1700-2000 Classes are now experiencing overloads and on the 1st day of class often they find 25 extra students who don’t have seats. average class size is 78 students/class 1st year courses are 300-400 students 14 TA’s and 1 instructor Sessional faculty have also increased with a 60-40% split. Community Engagement New slogan for SFU is “Engaging the World” Looking to connect more with community groups and relay it back into the classroom
Many members were surprised at the number of students enrolled in the 1st and 2nd year courses and again shared that their normal class sizes are between 30 and 40. A brief discussion arose about the increase of international students in classes and members agreed that sometimes, international students do take more time than domestic ones. Some tips and experiences were shared with the group.
Grad students are often hired by SFU, Telus and audio game companies.
A question was asked about the success of the Dual Degree program with Beijing. SFU has found that it is going well and the students who come from China are very focused and engaged. Currently, 10 have come to Vancouver from China; to date, no Canadians have gone to China.
5. CAPILANO UNIVERSITY – Ted Hamilton Ted Hamilton shared that the Communications Department is planning to look at cross listing some of its courses and improving its relationships with other departments and possibly articulating more of its courses with other institutions. There have been no significant changes except to admission requirements as listed in the institutional report. Applications have been closed to all programs for the year. They are considering keeping applications closed for the diploma programs.
6. ART INSTITUTE OF VANCOUVER – Vesna Malijkovic, new member The Art Institute of Vancouver primarily offers courses in the Media Arts. The Media Arts is a 20 month, 105 credit, and diploma program. They are currently reviewing offering a Bachelor in Media Communications and would like to work with the group by articulating courses with other media programs.
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 7. KWANTLEN UNIVERSITY – Alexandra Richmond, new member Kwantlen has not added any new courses since last year; however they are reviewing current 1st year writing courses and considering combining a writing course with a presentation course and making it a requirement for all BBA Degree students. Members were asked to give their thoughts to this proposal. The proposal is for a 3 credit – 1 semester course to cover both writing and oral presentations. Judy Johnson from NIC shared that most schools offer 2 courses and 2 semesters for writing 1st year courses. They are looking into a BBA framework revision. Plans are for a 2015 new degree – BBA in Business Communications –it will include 3 Accounting, 2 Human Resources, and a 3rd year Business Marketing course. The department has also been asked to support the new Brewing program by creating a communications course.
Mark Wallin – shared that TRU had plans for an oral communication course which they have not pursued.
Maureen Nicholson from Douglas College would like to encourage further discussion about the impact on the integrity of the curriculum when oral presentations are incorporated into English writing courses. Members agreed to revisit this discussion in the newly formed CAMAC Blog.
Ted Hamilton asked about partnership opportunities and Alexandra R. confirmed that they are looking for outside partnerships – Ted H. reminded members that Capilano only has a 25% residency requirement and is an ideal institute to form a partnership as a result. He would like to have representatives meet to discuss linkages between schools. A discussion arose around this topic and Zhenyi Li from Royal Roads suggested submitting a proposal requesting funding from BCCAT to continue this discussion in more detail and depth.
Maureen Nicholson from Douglas College shared her experiences and that there was precedent with Kwantlen College, Capilano, and Langara previously coming together to pool resources for a BBA offering.
8. THOMPSON RIVER UNIVERSITY – Mark Wallin TRU received approval last week to offer Bachelor of Arts, Major in Communications. Now offering a 1st year composition class with students required to take a new course offered for 3rd year students. The 3rd year course helps the students with their management studies and portfolios. The previous 2nd year composition class was replaced with a multi-media communications class. This course covers short promotional videos, camera use, how to cut and edit. This course overlaps into 3 other current disciplines. TRU is also doing more cross listing of classes.
Ted Hamilton shared that at Capilano their 2nd year communication course is often pushed back by the students until their 4th year and so students are not taking it at the time when it would be most beneficial to them. As a result, business program students are then faced with a large waitlist. He asked how other institutions handle similar situations.
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 At TRU and others schools, students in business programs are strictly counselled to complete their lower level courses in their 1st and 2nd years.
9. ACSENDA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT – Marie Low Students enrolled at Acsenda School of Management are mainly international and previously had struggled with English and other academic skills. In 2012, a course was launched as ENGl100 to support international and ESL students; it was a great success. The business faculty were a lot happier with the performance of the international students. Since then, Acsenda has invested into offering an English Bridging Program. As of October 2013 a new 4-level bridging program with 12 new courses was launched. In addition, all students are required to complete a Success Skills program which deals with plagiarism, online research, library research, financial management, and life skills. Students are tested on entry and placed accordingly into either the BBA program or English bridging. The test is consistent with other standardized tests. Students in levels 1 and 2 take only English bridging courses. Students in Level 3 are provisionally accepted into the BBA program and are permitted to take 1 academic course. Students in level 4 are allowed to take up to 2 academic courses. Recruitment last fall was up 300% and has remained higher than ever. Marie announced that she will be returning to teaching as an adjunct faculty and will step down from the department head position in a few weeks.
10. LANGARA PUBLISHING – Giselle Lemay A new president has joined Langara from BCIT. There is a new curriculum development position available. The publishing program is cohort based and they are being strongly encouraged to accept non program students into their courses. They will be taking these students for the 1st time this summer. A new part of the course is for students to be required to create portfolios and resumes. New innovation funding to work toward a post degree in communications.
LANGARA – Ciara Lawlor No new developments but there is talk of adding modern technological writing tools (texting, LinkedIn, Facebook) into the curriculum.
11. ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY – Zhenyi Li, Matt Heinz Programs at RRU are cohort based and currently students are experiencing waiting lists. Cohorts are either online or on site based. There are two new graduate certificate programs which are 3 courses each worth 3 credits and are transferable to the master’s program Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication Management and Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Leadership
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014
12. SELKIRK COLLEGE – Rebecca Jacobson Rebecca is looking for further conversation and advice from those who teach communications to environment students. Simon Fraser, TRU, UFV, and Kwantlen have similar courses and all expressed a willingness to speak with her at a later date to help with any questions. Also, this topic could be posted in the new CAMAC blog.
An off topic discussion arose about previous experiences with shared (dual) assignments. Some have done it where one instructor will mark content and another would mark grammar. Others have done it where one research project will lead to different assignments in two or more courses. Another has started to do student team essays in classes that are fairly large. Students are teamed up and assigned the introduction, body, or conclusion. Essay creation in Moodle is ideal for this type of exercise if it is done using the wiki option as it is easy for the instructor to identify who wrote what and how much each person contributed to the assignment. Students who are required to work in teams should also be taught differently using proper team work methods and be encouraged to write peer evaluations at the conclusion of the team assignment.
13. TRINITY WESTERN – Kevin Schut No new programs to discuss
14. CAMOSUN COLLEGE Professional Communication - Joe Benge and Communications Department - Lois Fernyhough Camosun College is in the process of refreshing its website, but it is doing it by discipline. There is a new certificate in digital communication which has a total of 10 courses. There are currently 20 students registered in the program. They are finding that communication courses are very attractive to international students and up to 1/3rd of the students are international.
An appeal went around and was answered for members to identify themselves if they would be willing to discuss and support transfer requests for the new courses in the new DIPR program. A piece of paper quickly went around the room and interested members wrote their name and institution for future follow up.
Joe Benge represents the communications department for all 5 schools and the communication courses serve students who are in the following programs: • All technology programs (Civil, Mechanical, Electronic, Computer Systems) – includes Access • All military-contract programs (Electrical Technician, Weapons Technician, Electrical Maintainer Technician) • Business (Business Admin. Access) • Environmental Technology • Engineering Transfer • Health and Human Services (Mental Health and Addiction, Indigenous Family Support)
Joe Benge started a discussion about case studies and asked if others would be open to exchanging thoughts of sharing interesting case studies for everyone to use.
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 This suggestion was met with interest and the group agreed that this was a great idea and started to brainstorm how they could start sharing. Using the CAMAC website to post assignments with a secure password could be an option. Creating a database that others could access could be another. As a result of the discussions and desire to pursue this in more detail, it was suggested that the group look into submitting a proposal for an [BCCAT?] innovations grant to provide more research and tools to do this successfully.
Guest Speaker and Pro-D Session: Will Engle, Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, UBC
The discussion topic was how to use other people’s thoughts and work legally and properly. Highlights included Copyrighting, Creative Commons and examples of successful online blogging and creations of wikis. Recommended websites: www.Open4us.org/find-oer/ www.Mit.edu www.Open/bccampus.com www.Bcopened.org/case-studies/
Thursday, May 8, 2014 (All Events at Acsenda School of Management, 9th Floor, 1090 West Pender, Vancouver)
Institutional Reports (continued at 10am)
15. NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE - Greg Lainsbury The demographics of the College have drastically changed and students are coming from areas such as Nigeria and Southern India. Their needs and expectations are significantly different from those of local students. Plagiarism has also become a bigger problem.
Members shared their experiences with the increase in international students and how their schools were changing. In TRU – international students are required to take 2 introductory courses that are separate from the local students. These classes are taught the same content as the other classes but the students are given more one on one support and longer class time and scheduled weeks. This allows the international students a bit more time to prepare for the expectations of the BC education system.
TRU has direct support thru TRU World. It interacts with the communities and tries to build cohort experiences. Mentors walk students through their 1st year with social activities, and host intercultural communication seminars for faculty and students. The leader of TRU World is termed the CEO, which gives the organization high credibility with the international education community.
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 The Royal Roads Communications program requires all students accepted into the program take an online audio conference meeting with them. Based on a 15min interview, a report is given to the admissions department to help determine if the student should be accepted into the program. The questions are intended for students to research in advance and then discuss during the interview. One question is pre-planned and one is not forewarned.
16. OKANAGAN COLLEGE – Michael Boulter No new courses have been developed recently, but they are creating a new diploma program to replace 2 current diplomas. This has affected a previous block transfer agreement with TRU. An Applied Communication Diploma is being discussed for future planning.
It was shared that anyone looking for helpful statistics and articles linking communication courses with employment is the Business Council of BC.
http://www.bcbc.com/content/586/REF_SS_2010_CompleteReport.pdf
A discussion arose about the different types of programs that are offered such as certificates, advanced diplomas, post diplomas, and concentrations. It became apparent that each school and even within a program the rigors required are vastly different.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pjzdlkj4il7u6zb/Ontario%20Qualifications%20Framework%20%28copy%20o f%20the%20Chart%29.docx
TRU – has restructured their tourism degree and there is no longer a specific major. They only offer concentrations and students will be able to take minor concentrations across faculties.
17. BCIT – Jean Scribner Many of the courses are specialized for a field and as a result there are many sections. Last May a panel conversation was organized with representatives from an engineering group and a few other VPs, they were asked what should be focused on in the courses and 3/5 requested more emphasis on how to deliver bad news or bad publicity. BCIT has started a “Presentation Idol” competition for Engineering students and it has stimulated much more interest by the students in mastering public speaking.
18. COLUMBIA COLLEGE - Ian Chunn Columbia College has recently moved to a new building on Terminal Avenue in Vancouver and they are enjoying the view while waiting for other schools to move into the new education area. The majority of their students and even faculty are international. Their communication courses feed directly into the SFU and CAP programs. They recently had a large number of Associate Degree students graduate from the program - Approx. 40.
Columbia College has volunteered to host the 2016 CAMAC meeting.
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014
19. NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE –Judy Johnson Some sections from the communications department have been moved to other campuses. The Drafting program was cancelled this spring.
20. College of the Rockies - Nathalie Lesage International Students - enrollment continues to increase. This year COTR is hosting Brazilian students and professors through a program called Science Without Borders.
21. UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA - did not attend but did submit a report The report was put on the overhead for review and will be distributed.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Langara is hosting the ETUG (Electronics Technologies Users Group) workshop on June 12th and 13th. The website www.etug.ca has schedule and registration information with a pub night scheduled for June 11th.
Heather from Douglas announced a need for a short-term consultant – they are looking for someone with a background in media, technology and culture with a Ph.D. to assist them in screening and interviewing faculty candidates. Please email her for more details.
TRANSFER CREDIT AND PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND RECOGNITION (PLAR)
The attendees agreed on a definition of transfer credit: it is acknowledgement of previous studies either as a direct course transfer or an unassigned transfer. PLAR should be differentiated from credit transfer.
How do other schools handle requests for PLAR credit? Ten years ago there was a big push for schools to offer PLAR credit but since that time, there hasn’t been much discussion or action. Since then, many institutes have developed their own definitions and procedures for PLAR requests and the discussion reflected many of these differences.
Some requirements for PLAR requests are met by students submitting a portfolio that shows all the learning outcomes from the course. Many schools have specific offices that handle requests directly instead of the faculty becoming involved. TRU – considers itself innovative towards PLAR and has a separate office of PLAR which assesses and grants requests.
Jean Scribner from BCIT offered that the school has 4-5 requests per term. Students speak with the program department and write an email requesting consultation. Then they prepare a portfolio, followed by a 3 hour exam. Once they have written the exam an assessment fee of $250 is charged. Students are still charged the tuition for a communication course as it is collected in a pre-package price for the program. PLAR assessment fees are in addition to the
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014 tuition fee. Students who do not pass the exam are not entitled to a refund but could go through a process for applying for partial transfer credit. Many of the students decide not to pursue the process when they are told of the fee. Kwantlen students requesting PLAR pay full tuition for the course.
Members are curious to know how PLAR is displayed on student transcripts and how Receiving Institutes would know that it was a credit given by the dean and not the department.
Zhenyi, as the program head at Royal Roads, is in charge of PLAR and he makes the decisions for granting PLAR but he also informs instructors of who has PLAR in each cohort. He also controls the number of cohorts who have been awarded PLAR. Applicants are not charged extra but it does take more time with staff.
SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S MEETING: Members would like to continue to choose the order of presenters by letting whoever presented last in the previous year to go first the next year. Suggestion to time presenters o 5 minutes to present, 2 minutes to discuss . suggest bringing an egg timer as a visual reminder of time management o Try to get all reports done on the 1st day Request was sent out for members to suggest guest speakers for next year Topics – next year need to be more specific to the actual departments On day 2, to have 3 breakout sessions hosted by actual members with topics of interest to the others Zhenyi to follow up with the technical decisions and requests for certain blog topics The group would like to continue with Judy and Zhenyi as co-chairs
BCCAT encourages committees to use their own templates and CAMAC will continue to support this request and use the templates.
CAMAC AGM adjourned at 12:00pm on May 8, 2014.
CAMAC – Meeting Minutes – May 7-8, 2014
BCCAT Report – Spring, 2014
Transfer & Articulation Activities (2013-14)
Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) . JAM 2014 will take place Friday, November 14, at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC. Registration will be available online in September at bccat.ca/articulation/jam. A preferred hotel rate will be provided to delegates and further updates will be provided on the website as they become available.
. The keynote speaker and topics will be based on feedback from last year’s event and suggestions from committee members. You are invited to send your suggestions to Ruth Erskine at [email protected]
Council Awards . With BCCAT celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, there is a proposal in process to recognize “champions” of the transfer and articulation system in BC and to present awards at JAM for the following categories: o Leadership o Community Leadership o Rising Star o Lifetime Achievement Further details will be announced prior to the end of spring term.
Articulation Information Centre . The new and updated Sender’s Guide and Receiver’s Guide are now available on the Articulation Information Centre page at http://bccat.ca/info/
Provincial Review of the Associate Degree . In Dec 2013, Council approved a set of implementation activities based on feedback gathered during the fall on the Steering Committee recommendations. A working group comprised of registrars and deans has been formed to renew definitions and prepare practice guidelines for Fall, 2014. A new steering committee has been established to make recommendations regarding a third associate degree option and will report out next year.
Publications – refer to http://bccat.ca/publications/ . Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer: This report examines the use of learning outcomes as the basis for credit transfer. It provides an overview of the existing literature on the subject in general and in practice in BC, Ontario, Europe, the US, and Australia, reviews issues, and offers some directions that jurisdictions are pursuing or exploring. It is available at: bccat.ca/pubs/Learning_Outcomes_and_Credit_Transfer_Feb2014.pdf . Block Transfer: This report examines the use of block transfer in BC and suggests a series of possible directions.
Transfer Innovations Projects . Economics FPM Implementation, Phase II: the Economics Flexible Pre-Major is complete and in the institutional sign- off phase. . Adult Special Education Program – The articulation committee prepared a Specific Transfer Guide for the discipline which will be posted shortly. . ESL Benchmarking Project: this project updates English for Access Levels 1-8 descriptors to ensure consistency with the 2012 changes to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs). It also reviews the alignment of the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Levels I-IV for accuracy and alignment with the CLBs. . Geography Flexible Pre-Major Analysis: A proposal to investigate the feasibility of a Flexible Pre-Major in Geography was approved by the Transfer and Articulation Committee in January 2013.
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BCCAT Report – Spring, 2014 . Transfer Innovation Project Proposals: Articulation Committees are encouraged to discuss projects which may be eligible for Transfer Innovation funding in 2014-2015. Proposals are adjudicated at each meeting of BCCAT’s Transfer and Articulation Committee, which usually meets in September January and May. Proposals must be received at least three weeks prior to a meeting in order to be included in the agenda. Please contact John FitzGibbon at 604-412- 7682 or [email protected].
BCCAT Admissions & Research Projects (2013/14)
. The International Student Survey: The survey is being finalized and scheduled to be sent out at the end of September, 2014. The survey is based on a ministry-initiated survey which was sent out in 2008 and the intention was not to replicate existing information but to add to it and make it more relevant to current practices and experience. The key languages which will be used in the questionnaire and the means of distribution are currently being determined. Private institutions will be included.
. Mature Students: Admissions Policies in BC: The Admissions Committee will continue research on “mature” (non- traditional) students and reviewing institutional indicators and good predictors of success. Case studies of successful streamlining of English language entry and literacy requirements are also planned for this year.
. Credentialing Practices for Joint Programs research document: This report was published in December 2013. The primary focus of this research project is to identify the protocols in place at BC post-secondary institutions for credentialing joint programs on both transcripts and parchments. The project also involved identifying successful practice examples and providing recommendations for future research, planning and potential policy development. http://bccat.ca/pubs/jointprogramcredentialing_dec2013.pdf
Marketing & Communications
BCCAT Websites . The redesign of the BCCAT and BC Transfer Guide websites is well under way and scheduled to be launched in June, 2014. The redesign will introduce a number of features aimed at increasing user engagement, including a simplified search mechanism, and greater access to BCCAT research projects.
New Marketing Campaign & Outreach Activities . K-12 System: a database of advisors is being assembled and feedback will be invited on how we might collaborate to ensure that K-12 students are receiving the appropriate exposure to BCCAT resources. . The current advertising campaign is being expanded to include the Sea bus, and Sky train with additional ads on the outside of buses (as well as interior banners). . BCCAT participated in Education Fairs in Victoria and Vancouver in December, and Kelowna and Kamloops in January.
Staff Contacts Dr. Rob Fleming, Executive Director and Co-chair [email protected] Council and related projects, Ministry and system relationships Mr. John FitzGibbon, Assoc. Director, Transfer & Transfer & Articulation Committee and related projects, [email protected] Articulation learning outcomes Dr. Robert Adamoski, Assoc. Director, Research & [email protected] Research and Admissions Committees and related projects Admissions Mr. Mike Winsemann, Assist. Director, Transfer & BC Transfer Guide, Education Planner, Transfer Credit [email protected] Technology Evaluation System (TCES) Dr. Anna Tikina, Research Officer [email protected] BCCAT research projects Articulation Committees, Joint Annual Meeting, System Liaison Ms. Ruth Erskine, Committee Coordinator [email protected] Persons, Transfer and Articulation Committee, Research and Admissions Committees Transfer Innovations Projects and select Transfer & Dr. Fiona McQuarrie, Special Projects Coordinator [email protected] Articulation projects
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University Canada West
Vancouver & On-line campuses
Dr. Bruce Hiebert Chair, Undergraduate Programs 200-1111 Melville St., Vancouver 604-915-9607 x 2210 [email protected]
1. Communication Courses Offered in 2013-2014 and Number of Sections:
Most communications courses are offered in the on-line environment. Those that are part of the business minor are also offered on the Vancouver campus.
Comm 102 Media & Society (Van 2x, On-line 1x) Comm 200 Introduction to Communications Theory (Van 2x, On-line 3x) Comm 203 Information Gathering (Not offered in current academic year) Comm 205 Writing for Media (On-line 1x) Comm 207 Visual Communication in Mass Media (On-line 1x) Comm 302 Public Affairs (On-line 1x) Comm 304 Social Media (Van 1x, On-line 1x) Comm 306 Creative Non-Fiction(Not offered in current academic year) Comm 308 Legal & Ethical Issues in Mass Media (On-line 1x) Comm 310 Technical Writing and Professional Communication (Van 1x) Comm 401 The Business and Economics of Mass Media (Not offered in current academic year) Comm 405 Advanced Media and Communications Writing (On-line 1x) Comm 497 Communications Capstone 1 (On-line 1x) Pubr 300 Public Relations Practice and Theory (Not offered in current academic year) MBAF 501 Business and Academic Writing (Online 1x, Van 1x)(MBA program foundation)
2. New Course Developments:
Comm 200 Introduction to Communications Theory was introduced as a new course this year to strengthen the theory aspects of the program Comm 497 Communications Capstone 1 was developed and offered for the first time this year.
UCW CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report Comm 306 Creative Non-Fiction was revised to eliminate the small creative fiction component. Comm 310 was revised to strengthen the technical writing section. English 099 English Preparation for University Studies was first offered.
3. Program Developments or Changes: The degree changes made in 2012-13 are in the process of being implemented as budget and students permit. Comm 200 and 497 were the first new courses introduced as part of these changes. Enrolments have increased with the requirement of a communications minor for all business students.
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
The university itself is in transition and all programs are under review. Once new ownership is approved and in place it is anticipated that planned additions to the communications program will go forward.
5. Future Plans: All current courses are in review and transition to a new learning platform.
Planned course additions over the next 24 months include: Comm 201 Writing for Specific Audiences (for business majors) Comm 312 Professional Communication (for business majors) Comm 341 International Communication Comm 351 Media & Audience Research Comm 361 Communication and Meaning Comm 410 Communications Strategy Comm 498 Communications Capstone Pubr 304 Risk Communication: Crisis Conflict and Intervention Pubr 306 Ecological and Environmental Communication Pubr 308 Persuasive Presentations Pubr 403 Reputation Management
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DOUGLAS COLLEGE New Westminster, Coquitlam Phil George, Chair, Communications Department [email protected] 604 527 5285 Maureen Nicholson, Coordinator, Professional Communication Post-Degree Diploma [email protected] 604 527 5292
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
Sections per Course Number Course Title Credits Academic Year(varying) Workplace Writing CMNS 1099 3 3 Skills Review Foundations of CMNS 1104 Intercultural 3 3 Communication Workplace Writing for Child, Family CMNS 1110 3 6 and Community Studies Workplace Communications CMNS 1111 3 3-4 for Selected Programs CMNS 1115 Practical Writing 3 22 Workplace Writing CMNS 1118 3 1 (for Print Futures) CMNS 1125 Oral Presentations 3 5 Interpersonal Communication for CMNS 1215 3 1 Dental Assisting Students Interpersonal CMNS 1216 Skills for the 3 4 Workplace Multicultural Interpersonal CMNS 1217 3 2 Workplace Communication Introduction to CMNS 1221 3 2 Media and
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2. New Course Developments: New Media and CMNS 1223 3 2(new) Society Introduction to the CMNS 3000 Communication 3 1(new) Professions Language Studies CMNS 3102 for Professional 3 1(new) Communication Research and CMNS 3103 3 1 (new) Proposal Writing Professional CMNS 3200 3 1 (new) Editing CMNS 3400 Document Design 3 1 (new) Visual CMNS 3401 3 1 (new) Communication Technical CMNS 3500 3 1 (new) Communication Writing for the CMNS 3501 3 1 (new) Web Writing for CMNS 3600 Magazines and 3 1 (new) Trade Publications Public Relations CMNS 3700 3 1 (new) Writing Special Topics in CMNS 3800 Professional 3 1 (new) Communication Professional CMNS 3900 3 1 (new) Experience Directed Studies in CMNS 3901 Professional 3 1 (new) Communication Professional CMNS 4000 Communication 3 1 (new) Portfolio
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3. Program Developments or Changes:
The former stand-alone Print Futures program has merged with the Communications Department. The program has been redesigned to replace the old two-year diploma with the new 30-credit Post-Degree Diploma in Professional Communication. The new program runs as follows:
Full-time cohort Credential completion in 12 months One evening a week (choose from two course offerings) and all day Saturday (two courses) Three terms @ 9 credits a term + work experience or professional project @ 3 credits = 30 credits
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
N/A
5. Future Plans: One more UT course in communications theory (Global Media) is being developed.
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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES (MACS) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Hope, Agassiz, Chandigarh (India) Eric Spalding, [email protected], 604-864-4680
1. Communication Courses Offered, Instructor, and Number of Sections: The following list gives you an impression of what is offered in MACS over the course of a year. One section of each course is offered except as indicated.
Winter 2014 MACS 110: INTRO TO COMMUNICATION THEORY, Sherry Yu (2 sections) MACS 130: MASS COMMUNICATION IN CANADA, Darren Blakeborough MACS 210: HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION, Darren Blakeborough CMNS/MACS 212: BASIC PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVOCACY COMMUNICATION, Janice Lee MACS 240: MEDIA, MONEY, AND POWER, Sherry Yu ANTH/MACS/SOC 255: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH, Gabriela Pechlaner MACS 299C: WRESTLING WITH CULTURE, Darren Blakeborough MACS/SOC 334: CULTURAL POLICY, Sherry Yu ANTH/MACS/SOC 356: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS, Amie McLean MACS/SOC 385: TELEVISION & SOCIAL VALUES: THE SIMPSONS, Darren Blakeborough CMNS/MACS 480 : CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS, Michelle Riedlinger
Summer 2014 MACS 130: MASS COMMUNICATION IN CANADA, John Bermingham
Fall 2014 MACS 110: INTRO TO COMMUNICATION THEORY, Eric Spalding MACS 130: MASS COMMUNICATION IN CANADA, Darren Blakeborough (2 sections) CMNS/MACS 212: BASIC PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVOCACY COMMUNICATION, TBA MACS 221: MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURES, Darren Blakeborough JRNL/MACS 235: INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM IN CANADA, Eric Spalding ANTH/MACS/SOC 255: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH, Gabriela Pechlaner MACS/SOC 337: TASTE AND CULTURE, Darren Blakeborough ANTH/MACS/SOC 355: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS, TBA JRNL/MACS 369: MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS, Eric Spalding
Please see UFV’s Academic Calendar for a complete list of all MACS courses: http://www.ufv.ca/calendar/winter-summer-2014/CourseDescriptions/MACS.htm
2. New Course Developments: MACS 399E and ANTH/MACS 407 were first offered at UFV in Fall 2013. MACS 299C was first offered in Winter 2014.
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MACS 299C: WRESTLING WITH CULTURE, Darren Blakeborough Description: “Muscled superstars and sexy divas may lay the smackdown on our televisions every week, but the business of professional wrestling is more than thundering piledrivers and screaming fans; it is a billion-dollar industry. Wrestling has been one of the more popular forms of entertainment in North America for over a century and while millions watch it every week, it is denigrated by many as a lowbrow cultural artefact. This course will take a critical look at the spectacle of professional wrestling, interrogating such topics as ritual, authenticity, gender, fandom, narrative, melodrama, performance, and identity. (…)” MACS 399E: DIASPORA MEDIA: ETHNIC MEDIA, Sherry Yu Description: “What media do people in multicultural cities use? The past two decades have seen a dramatic growth of diasporic media – media by and for ethnic, racial and linguistic minorities – in Canada and around the globe as a result of continued yet intensifying global migration, advancement of new media technologies, and the influence of transnational economics and politics. What does this growth imply for ethnocultural communities, as well as for broader society? This course critically approaches diasporic media and explores diasporic media’s producers and consumers. (…)” ANTH/MACS 407: SOCIAL CHANGE & CONTEMPORARY REPRESENTATION, Christine Elsey Description: “This course explores anthropological approaches to the arts, with a particular focus on the political nature of contemporary artistic expression and cultural representation. Topics to be explored include contemporary music (as political expression), forms of hip-hop culture including ethnic hip-hop, post-modern theatre forms, kabuki theatre, butoh dance, moshing, raves, flash mobs, and other forms of cultural representation. The notion of alternative ‘imaginals’ as forms of cultural representation will also be queried.”
3. Program Developments or Changes: There are no changes to our current offerings: Associate of Arts degree – Media and Communication Studies option; Media and Communication Studies extended minor; Media and Communication Studies minor; Media Literacy certificate; Certificate in Extended Studies in Arts: Media and Communication Studies minor. Please see the Academic Calendar for details about each of the above programs: http://www.ufv.ca/calendar/winter-summer-2014/ProgramsM-P/MACS.htm
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes: Along with all postsecondary institutions across BC, the University of the Fraser Valley is having to deal with reductions to its budget. So far, MACS has not been directly affected. Meanwhile, enrollments in MACS courses remain satisfactory. On May 1, 2014, Alisa Webb of the History department replaced Stephen Piper as Head of Social, Cultural and Media Studies (SCMS), the department that houses MACS. Among other duties over the coming year, Dr. Webb will be overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of the External Review Committee for Anthropology and Sociology, two programs also housed within SCMS.
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In Fall 2014, Eric Spalding returns from his year-long sabbatical after being replaced for a year by Dr. Sherry Yu. He is very grateful to Dr. Yu for everything she accomplished during his absence. On November 29, 2013, the documentary, They’re Not Scary: An Intergenerational Dance Project, premiered on UFV’s Abbotsford campus. MACS faculty member Darren Blakeborough – also a key member of UFV’s Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA) – collaborated with UFV faculty and students to create this film. For more information, see http://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2014/02/theyre-scary-film-screening-cep-feb-20/.
5. Future Plans: The proposal for a new Media Arts degree is still under consideration by the Ministry of Education. A meeting to discuss it is scheduled for May 20, 2014.
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School of Communication Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
BA in Communication
o Technology and Society 15
o Media and Culture 37
o Political Economy and Policy 24
MA in Communication 21
Doctoral of Philosophy 21
2. New Course Developments:
no new courses
3. Program Developments or Changes:
Double Major with the Department of English (targeting 2014). Approved by the Faculty and Senate in Spring 2014
Developing a double degree with BCIT (targeting 2015)
Experiencing increasing enrollment
Depending on how the students are counted – 3700 – “bums in seats” Number of individual students taking a full course load is between 1700-2000 Classes are now experiencing overloads and on the 1st day of class often they find 25 extra students who don’t have seats. Average class size is 78 students/class 1st year courses are 300-400 students 14 TA’s and 1 instructor
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4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
Sessional faculty have also increased with a 60-40% split. Community Engagement New slogan for SFU is “Engaging the World” Looking to connect more with community groups and relay it back into the classroom
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CAPILANO UNIVERSITY North Vancouver Edward Hamilton, [email protected]
Introduction The Capilano University Communications Division has been re-christened, the School of Communication, following the conventions set by our School of Business and School of Legal Studies, which are the other academic units in our Faculty.
The School of Communication offers 5 programs – a 120-credit bachelors degree, a 60-credit diploma, 30- and 15-credit certificates, and an 18 credit certificate in Magazine Publishing.
In the last year, the School of Communication has experienced a tremendous growth in terms of interest, though little real growth in terms of teaching sections, administrative sections or faculty. We have two new regular faculty members – Dr. Michael Markwick and Dr. Lori Walker, both alumni of SFU’s doctoral program in communication. We have a total compliment of 9 regular faculty members and 10 non-regular faculty.
Our bachelors degree, inaugurated in 2011, is now our most popular program. We have well over 300 applicants for just over 100 places for Fall 2014, and an increasing number of our diploma students are electing to transfer to our degree. In 2013-14, for the first time, we closed applications to our programs in June, having filled our seats at that point. The previous year, we filled in early September, and this year we have already closed applications because of the very high demand.
Last year was a year of firsts for us – specifically our first Bachelor of Communication Studies graduates (a total of 5, with approximately 30 on the slate for this Spring), and our first students going on study abroad (a total of 4 to Fachhochschule Wien and 1 to the University of Hertfordshire).
Despite these successes, Capilano continues to struggle with budget issues, and this year we are likely to see more cuts to programming. Last year’s cuts did not severely affect the School of Communication (we lost 3 courses that came out of the budgets of programs that were suspended), but they have been very painful for the university as a whole and have created a deeply schismatic environment. It is likely that this will intensify through this year’s budget process, despite sincere and frequent efforts for the executive and the Senate Budget Committee to engage the university in the process as a whole.
We remain somewhat optimistic for our own prospects, and we are beginning to engage in discussions with other areas of the university to develop unique cross- disciplinary programs that can hopefully help to rationalize our limited resources. 1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
We offered a total of 80 sections in 2013-14 with 45 unique courses. A total of 58.5 of these sections come out of our own budget. The remainder are service courses budgeted through the service departments. We offered multiple sections of the following courses:
Non-program courses CMNS 105 (International Business) CMNS 131 (CMNS for Documentary Film) CMNS 154 (to various Tourism programs) CMNS 164 (Tourism) CMNS 159 (Legal Admin) CMNS 220 (Advanced Business Writing) CMNS 305 (International Business)
Program courses CMNS 112 (Intro to CMNS Studies) CMNS 132 (Explorations in Mass Media) CMNS 185 (Public Speaking) CMNS 190 (Article Writing) CMNS 253 (Society and New Media) CMNS 262 (Qualitative Research Methods) CMNS 498 (Communication Practicum)
2. New Course Developments:
One new course has been approved for our Magazine Publishing program:
CMNS 241 Software for Magazine Publishing
We have two new courses currently in development, and for which we will seek approval in the coming year:
CMNS 4XX Democratic Communication CMNS 4XX Special Event Planning and Marketing
3. Program Developments or Changes:
We introduced three changes to our admissions requirements – two in order to close a couple of loopholes, and a third to widen the equivalencies to ENGL 12 for admission.
• We removed mention of the Capilano University English Diagnostic Test from our admission requirements. Some applicants were led to believe that a grade on the EDT that enabled admission to ENGL 100 would be an equivalent to a formal admissions requirement, and the way these requirements were framed may have supported this interpretation.
• We added a minimum admission requirement for students transferring from another post-secondary program. This is an overall CGPA of 2.5 and a minimum of B- in a majority of university-level courses. This has passed our Faculty Academic Planning Committee, but has yet to go before our Senate Curriculum Committee and be recommended to Senate for final approval. We introduced this requirement because we did not have a published minimum post-secondary standard and so students who got our minimum B in WNGL 12 but did poorly at another university (or at Cap) technically met our admissions requirements.
• We introduced the following into our admissions requirements as equivalents to ENGL 12
o Minimum “B+” in BENG 052 or equivalent o Minimum “B” in Communications 12 or equivalent
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
5. Future Plans:
At present, our plans are quite narrow – we will be developing a few new courses, as noted above, and program developments will focus on minors and joint certifications with other existing programs at Capilano University. Deepening our relationships with organisations that have hosted our students in practicum placements is also a priority, as are expanding the international opportunities we have available for our students.
Vesna Maljkovic , Academic Department Director, Media Arts T: 778-373-8918 E: [email protected]
Media Art programs offered at AiV: 105 credits - 34 courses - 20 months - 7 quarters - Diploma
3D Modeling for Animation & Games
The 3D Modeling for Animation & Games diploma program at the Art Institute of Vancouver is designed to provide graduates with the relevant skills necessary to enter into and maintain a career in the game, animation and visual effects entertainment industries. Students will develop the technical and creative aptitude necessary to demonstrate and present their skills to industry. This goal is achieved by building a foundation of traditional artistic skill, and then providing students with hands on training in its modern application.
Animation Art & Design
The Animation Art & Design diploma program is designed to provide graduates with the relevant skills necessary to enter into and maintain a career in the animation, game and visual effects entertainment industries. Career opportunities for graduating students may include 3D Animator, 2D Animator (traditional & vector based), Technical Animator, Video Game Animator, VFX Animator, Junior Production Designer, Motion Capture Artist, Junior Modeler, Junior Texture Artist, Render Wrangler, and a host of related entry-level animation production positions.
VFX for Film & Television
The VFX diploma program at The Art Institute of Vancouver is designed to provide graduates with the relevant skills necessary to enter into and maintain a career in the post-production industry for film and television as VFX artists and technicians, as well as the game an animation industries. This goal is achieved by building a foundation of traditional artistic skill, a solid knowledge base in film and VFX theories and principles, and by then providing students with hands on training in various modern applications and tools including compositing and digital film production techniques.
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Richmond, Surrey, Langley Alexandra Richmond, [email protected]
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
CMNS 1110 – 3 sections CMNS 1120 2 sections CMNS 1140 55 sections Industry specific courses 16 sections Assorted 3rd writing courses 14 sections
2. New Course Developments:
Developing new first year writing/presentations class to replace a first year writing course (1140) for all BBA degrees.
3. Program Developments or Changes:
We are aiming for a 2015 launch of the BBA in Communications – this is a very business intense degree e.g. requires accounting, hr, bus quants, economics etc. which will be an interesting challenge for cmns students.
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
We are revising our BBA framework which in addition to the new first year course may mean moving our most popular 3rd year writing course to 2nd year with a hopeful drop in class size.
We are also looking to emphasize writing across the curriculum in the BBA program.
We’re also been asked to support the Brewing program with two first year writing sections.
5. Future Plans: We would like to look at offering more flexible credential offerings for students and work on more partnership offerings.
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THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY DEPT. OF JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATION & NEW MEDIA KAMLOOPS Dr. Mark Rowell Wallin [email protected] Office: (250) 377-6073
1. Communication Courses Offered and Sections: Fall 2014 CMNS 1160 (1 sec.) Introduction to Communications CMNS 1290 (6 sec.) Into. to Prof. Writing (BBA & other prgrms) CMNS 1810 (4 sec.) Academic & Tech. Comm. (various progm’s) CMNS 1160 (1 sec.) Introduction to Communications CMNS 2200 (1 sec.) Technology and Communication CMNS 2290 (2 sec.) Adv. Professional Writing CMNS 2310 (1 sec.) Communications II Dig. Art & Design CMNS 2850 (1 sec.) Communications II ARRET CMNS 3020 (1 sec.) Travel Media CMNS 3700 (1 sec.) Special Topics in Communication ("Crime Pulp and Graphic Novel") CMNS 4530 (1 sec.) Organizational Communication SPEE 2500 (1 sec.) Advanced Speech & Presentation
Winter 2015 CMNS 1290 (5 sec.) Into. Prof. Writing (BBA & other prgrms) CMNS 1660 (1 sec.) Communications – Animal Health prog. CMNS 1810 (1 sec.) Academic & Tech. Comm. – DAAD prog. CMNS 1810 (1 sec.) Academic & Tech. Comm. CMNS 1850 (1 sec.) Tech. Writing – ARRET prog. CMNS 1910 (1 sec.) Professional Presentations – Acct’g prog. CMNS 1970 (1 sec.) Professional Presentations – Resp. Therapy CMNS 1980 (1 sec.) Professional Presentations – Police & Justice CMNS 2160 (1 sec.) Mass Comm. & Popular Culture CMNS 2170 (2 sec.) Interpersonal Communication CMNS 2290 (2 sec.) Adv. Professional Writing CMNS 2300 (1 sec.) Critical Thinking and Writing for Science and Technology
2. New Course Developments:
FILM 1000 Introduction to Cinematic and Interactive Narratives
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Advanced Digital Film Production Changes to existing Film Studies courses (updates and restructuring)
3. Program Developments or Changes: New Program: Bachelor of Arts, Major in Communications: Ministry Approved Streams: - Communication and Public Relations - Communication and New Media Studies Revised Program: Bachelor of Journalism: Ministry Approved - expanded to four-year program - introductory courses at 1st and 2nd years in journalism
Revised Program: Bachelor of Journalism, Major in Public Relations
Programs Under Development: - Diploma in Citizen Media - Minor in Professional Communication - Minor in Film Studies - Minor in Public Relations (for Bachelor of Arts) - Minor in Public Relations (for BBA and Tourism)
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes: - August Retreat Thematic Activity – course mapping across both Comm’s and Jour. - Learning Outcomes inventory across all courses and programs - Program Outcomes – articulated across all programs - Development of Blended Learning courses - TRU online courses and F2F – comparative analysis underway to develop core outcomes - Faculty – two tenure track positions proposal; Limited-term & Sessional Faculty continuing
5. Future Plans: - Enact minor restructuring of CMNS program to align with changes in the BBA and BTM programs - Complete program development for Major in Film Studies and Digital Production (in collaboration with Literature program and Visual Arts - Complete program development for Diploma in Digital Animation program (in collaboration with Visual Arts, and Digital Art & Design areas)
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INSTITUTION NAME Acsenda School of Management Vancouver Campus Location(s): 9th Floor, 1090 West Pender, Vancouver Institution Representatives’ Names, Emails and Phone Numbers: Marie Low: [email protected]; 604-970-2805 Mary Charleson: [email protected]; 604-430-5111
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections annually: (NOTE: We do not have a separate Communications department, but Communications courses are offered within the Foundations, Human Resources Management, and Marketing departments. Courses are delivered by four to five faculty members.)
Sections per Course Number Course Title Credits Academic Year(varying) COMM 110 Critical Thinking 3 2 - 3 Public Speaking COMM 120 3 2 and Presentations Business BADM 110 3 2 - 3 Communication BADM 431 Negotiation 3 2 Conflict BADM 433 3 2 Management Marketing BMRK 431 3 2 Communications
2. New Course Developments: No new communications courses were introduced in the last year.
3.Program Developments or Changes: The biggest development was the launch of a comprehensive ESL Bridging Program in Fall Term, 2013. This program is the successor to our original ENGL 100 bridging course, launched in 2012 and reported on at the 2013 CAMAC meeting. The expanded bridging program now comprises four levels with 1 to 2 courses per level and is intended to assist prospective international students in making a smooth transition from ESL programs to academic reading, writing, speaking, and listening. All incoming international students must take an English proficiency exam on arrival at Acsenda, and their scores are mapped to TOEFL, IELTS, CELPIP, or other language testing that they may have completed to determine their appropriate Bridging Program level. (Students who obtain a score of 80% or greater on the
Acsenda School of Management CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report Acsenda entrance exam may go directly to ENGL 101). Courses at each level comprise both a lecture component and a required lab component. To assist students in making a successful transition to college at the readiness level, a new pre-college course, SSKL 099, was also developed and introduced. This course provides hands-on learning in critical thinking, problem solving, goal-setting, time management, and computer software basics, competencies which are considered essential to success in college work. An experienced English/ESL instructor, David Gordon-MacDonald, M.A., was hired as the coordinator for the Bridging Program. David also serves as our Writing Coach and provides hands-on help to students with writing issues who are referred by the business instructors. An experienced instructor in the HRM program, Tom Chan, was appointed Student Services Coordinator and is doing a great job of expanding the Student and Alumni societies, as well as acting as a coach for students with motivational challenges. Dr. Josiah Akinsanmi has relinquished his position of Registrar to return to teaching, and Mike Au, MBA (who is also the Coordinator of the International Business program) is the current Acting Registrar.
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
Dr. Lindsay Redpath, formerly of UCW and Athabasca University, has been hired as our new President and will be starting her appointment on June 2. (Dr. Bill Garrett, who has served as our AVP for the past 5 years, is retiring at the end of June.) The launch of the Bridging Program has had a very positive impact on new student recruiting. New enrollments per term have jumped by about 300% this year. We completed an extensive institutional review and self-study as part of our recertification process with DQAB, submitted our report, and are awaiting the final outcome of these activities in June. I will be leaving my position as Department Head, Foundation Courses, on June 30. I want to return to contract teaching and consulting in order to spend more time on writing and other entrepreneurial activities. I hope to continue to attend CAMAC meetings as an Acsenda adjunct faculty member, however!
5. Future Plans: Somewhat up in the air until Dr. Redpath arrives and clarifies her vision and priorities.
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LANGARA COLLEGE (Publishing) Vancouver Campus Giselle Lemay, [email protected], 604-323-5430 Coordinator: Darren Bernaerdt, [email protected], 604-323-5432
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
19 sections of courses are offered in the 12-month Publishing diploma Program. Most of the courses were in last year’s report and have not changed. Existing courses not included last year are:
PUBL 1241: Self-Promotion in the Publishing Industry – 0.5 section/year. Students learn self-promotion techniques to increase their employability and to market their work as freelancers or to start a small business. They develop a portfolio which highlights their specialty in design, production or editing. Résumés and cover letters geared toward publishing-related work are an important component of the course. Other topics include business practices, market research, presentation skills, and client negotiations.
PUBL 1240: Publishing Issues and Practices – 0.5 section/year. This course looks at publishing management practices and issues in magazine, book, corporate and Internet publishing. Topics will vary according to current publishing issues and may include circulation management, subscription fulfillment, book and magazine promotion, electronic rights, advertorials, e-books, print-on-demand, marketing to advertisers, the vanity press, split-run magazines, choice of publishing formats, stakeholder groups in corporate publishing, and government support for publications. A few classes will shift to a seminar format involving discussion of management practices pertinent to the publication of Pacific Rim Magazine. Students are required to make small-group presentations on a topic related to the publishing industry.
2. New Course Developments:
No new courses in the Publishing Program since the 2013 report.
3. Program Developments or Changes:
No developments or changes in the Publishing Program since the 2013 report.
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4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
One of the more visual examples of the work of Publishing Program students has just been posted at: http://issuu.com/langaracollege/docs/prm2014
This is a digital version of the printed magazine which will be distributed to every Globe and Mail subscriber in B.C. on May 7th. In the summer semester the students will re-design LangaraPRM.com while adding new content.
5. Future Plans:
We are in the early planning stages for additional courses with a technology focus to be offered in September 2015. Details will be available at next year’s meeting.
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LANGARA COLLEGE 100 West 49th Ave. Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6
Ciara Lawlor [email protected] 604-323-5857
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
CMNS 1115: Interpersonal Communications – 6-8 sections/year. Interpersonal communications theory put into practice in exercises, group, and individual projects that cover small group dynamics, interviews, and oral presentations.
CMNS 1118: Written Communications – 20 sections/year. Training in writing skills, with emphasis on business writing in a career context. Writing projects include memos, letters, reports, resumes, and employment correspondence.
CMNS 2228: Advanced Written Communications – 10 sections/year. Training in advanced written communication skills, including both business and technical writing. Students will learn and practice advanced editing skills and team writing. This course continues to be a prerequisite for most second- or third-year business courses.
2. New Course Developments:
See “Future Plans” below.
3. Program Developments or Changes:
There continues to be strong enrollment for CMNS 1118 and CMNS 2228 in particular. Waitlists are always filled. There has also been a push for more online communications courses to accommodate distance learners and student schedules.
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
Nil.
5. Future Plans:
There is talk of integrating writing techniques for more modern technological writing tools (such as texting, Linked In, Facebook) in the curricula, and for promoting better awareness about the impact of social Internet profiles on careers or career opportunities.
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School of Communication and Culture Royal Roads University Victoria, BC
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
- BA in Professional Communication with a two-year residency/online blended option and a one-year residency option for students to complete an undergraduate degree with 60 transferable credits from other post- secondary institutes o 20 courses, each 3 credits - MA in Professional Communication with two-year residency/online blended courses and a thesis option o 12 courses, each 3 credits including a Research Paper (6 credits) or a Thesis (12 credits) - MA in Intercultural and International Communication with two-year residency/online blended courses and a thesis option and a 18-month residency option with research paper only o 7-9 courses, each 3 credits + Research Paper (6 credits) or Thesis (12 credits) - Doctoral of Social Sciences is offered through Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences, currently we have several doctoral students specializing in communication and culture studies o 6 courses, each 3 credits + Dissertation (42 credits) - Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication Management and Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Leadership o 3 courses, each 3 credits
2. New Course Developments:
Major or minor revisions of a couple courses in above programs
3. Program Developments or Changes:
Division of Education separates from School of Communication and Culture and becomes an independent School of Education and Technology
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
Staff: 5 Faculty: 11 with three new limited-term starting in 2014 and one seconded to the Dean’s office
5. Future Plans:
We have many items to develop in the next five years.
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SELKIRK COLLEGE Castlegar and Nelson campuses Rebecca Jacobson, [email protected], 250-365-1228
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
Technical Writing and Communications (TWC):
150 (Environment and Geomatics): 3 sections per year 151 (Environment and Geomatics): 3 sections per year 164 (Business): 3 sections per year 165 (Business): 3 sections per year 266 (Music and Technology): 2 sections per year
2. New Course Developments:
N/A
3. Program Developments or Changes:
To accommodate international business students, we added a section each of TWC 164 and 165 in the spring semester.
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
New School Chair: David Feldman (replacing Linda Harwood)
5. Future Plans:
Interested in exploring:
the possibility of developing block transfer agreements for 1st & 2nd years of Bachelor of Journalism degree. other school’s approaches to first year business and environmental communications with an eye toward new transfer agreements.
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Trinity Western University, Department of Media + Communication Langley Chair: Dr. Kevin Schut, [email protected], 604-513-2121 x3603
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
Our course catalogue includes almost 50 courses, which seems a bit excessive to list here, so instead I’ll give a brief overview of the nature of the program. If anyone has questions about any of our specific courses, I’d be happy to answer them, or you may look at our calendar online at: http://www.twu.ca/academics/calendar/2013- 2014/course-descriptions/communications.html .
Our program continues to offer the BA in Communications with four streams: general, media studies, professional writing, and leadership communication. We also offer three minors: general, professional writing, and film. We are a member of TWU’s School of the Arts, Media and Culture (SAMC), which emphasizes interdisciplinary cooperation and connections between our department and the departments of: Art + Design; Music; and Theatre. We have also have a joint Corporate Communication major run in partnership with the School of Business.
2. New Course Developments:
Our professor in charge of film production, Dr. Ned Vankevich, was on sabbatical this year, so we had a film professional, Steve Plitt, teach production, including two new special topics courses on documentary film-making. As these are probably one- time offerings, they probably won’t have any transfer implications.
We have approved a new course called “Introduction to Leadership Communication” that will serve as a mandatory gateway course for all students in our major’s Leadership Communication stream. The course is an overview of social scientific approaches to communication, including looks at interpersonal, persuasive and intercultural communication. We will probably not offer the course until 2015-16.
3. Program Developments or Changes:
The only significant change to the program this year was the addition of the new “Introduction to Leadership Communication” course to the program checklist. All other program changes were quite minor in nature.
Trinity Western CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report 4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
Just like last year, there are not a lot of changes to report this year for Media + Communication at TWU. Outside of “Introduction to Leadership Communication,” there have been no changes to the program. Enrolment in the University as a whole has been fairly stable the last few years, as are the number of majors and minors in our department, although we would like for them to be higher. This year we graduated 21 Communications majors, and 5 Corporate Communication majors.
Our faculty consists of three full-time tenured professors (Dr. Ned Vankevich, film & rhetoric; Dr. Bill Strom, interpersonal & persuasive communication; Dr. Kevin Schut, pop culture & video games) and two full-time instructors (Loranne Brown, MFA, professional writing; Ruth Anaya, PhD Cand., intercultural communication). As mentioned above, Dr. Vankevich was on a full year sabbatical this past year, during which time he worked on creating a feature film, and worked on editing a book manuscript. Other faculty members were active this year in publishing—Dr. Strom, for instance, is about to release a scholarly book called The Relationship Project— and a variety of speeches and conference presentations. The department has a few part-time instructors, most of which are shared with other departments in cross- listed courses.
Coursework turned into submissions of writing that went into our annual public readings event called “Vignettes.” And as always, our annual “Cinergy” film festival also featured a wide range of student work.
5. Future Plans:
We are still working on a number of courses mentioned in last year’s report, such as “Field Study” courses for our Travel Studies, voice acting in conjunction with our Theatre department, a course on fund-raising for non-profits, and a course on event planning.
Trinity Western CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report
BCCAC Institutional Report: Professional Communication - Joe Benge Camosun College - April 25, 2014
Introduction The Camosun College Professional Communication content area is a branch of the English Department and offers 10 courses with 29 sections per academic year, mostly at the Interurban campus.
These Communication courses are taught in all five of Camosun’s Schools and serve specific program needs for students enrolled in the following programs:
All technology programs (Civil, Mechanical, Electronic, Computer Systems) – includes Access All military-contract programs (Electrical Technician, Weapons Technician, Electrical Maintainer Technician) Business (Business Admin. Access) Environmental Technology Engineering Transfer Health and Human Services (Mental Health and Addiction, Indigenous Family Support)
Communications Courses Offered: See Table No.1 (next page).
Faculty Current faculty members in Professional Communication are: Alexis Martfeld, Alena Chercover, Kari Jones, and Joe Benge.
New Developments – Program Review for Professional Communication The Review and Renewal Process for this course cluster commenced in September 2013 and concluded in March, 2014.
1. Information Collected a) In-class surveys were conducted in the Fall of 2013 with students enrolled in Engl 130, Engl 170 (Mech and Civil), Engl 175, and Engl 273.
b) A focus group of Chairs and Program Leaders was conducted in January of 2014.
2. Focus of the Review. The Program Review team determined that the review would address the following key areas:
a) Updating of courses delivered to the DND students to ensure that the courses reflected outcomes-based learning, and incorporated the required curriculum set by the DND.
b) Exploring the articulation and transfer requirements for some of the courses to ensure that learners are not disadvantaged when applying to other programs and post-secondary institutes.
c) Ensuring that current course offerings met the needs of learners, programs, community and industry with an emphasis on providing graduates with the skills and knowledge required in for effective workplace communications.
d) Exploring ways to improve the profile of the Communication courses within the English department.
Also, all the technology programs continue the shift from the quarter system to the semester system which will be complete by the fall of 2016.
Camosun Prof Communication CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report
TABLE NO.1 – PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION COURSES – Camosun College SECTIONS COMMUNICATION COURSES (10) COURSE DESCRIPTION (ABRIDGED) PER YEAR BUSINESS / SPORT AND EXERCISE (COLLEGE PREP) - School of Access
English 130 (3): Advanced English for Careers - Basic grammar, composition, and critical reading 1 For all students in Technology Access without grade strategies for the workplace 12 English credit
Preparation for communicating and presenting in 2 English 142 (3): Academic/ Professional English - the workplace and for writing in academic For students in Business Access and Sport and Exercise Access situations
TECHNOLOGY – School of Trades and Technology
English 170 (3): Technical and Professional 10 Writing in the workplace (correspondence, Communication 1 - Compulsory for all students in informal reports, illustrated reports, user manuals) Technology programs
English 180 (1.5): Technical and Professional Advanced Technical Writing (Project Course Communication 2 – Compulsory for Civil Preparation) - Proposal, Career Research, Report 2 Engineering students Writing, Presentations This course will be replaced by English 273 when we move to the semester (2015)
English 273 (1.5): Technical and Professional Advanced Technical Writing (Project Course 4 Communication 3 - Co-Requisite for graduate Support) - Proposal, Formal Report, User Manual, project courses. Compulsory for students in all Presentations, Brochures, Trade Show Displays technology programs except Civil Engineering
COMMUNITY SERVICES - School of Health And Human Services
English 175 (3): Professional Writing for Writing, reading, and research skills required for Community Services – Compulsory for students in effective professional writing tasks in community 3 Mental Health and Addictions and Indigenous services Family Support
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY / ENGINEERING TRANSFER – School of Arts and Science Research skills, literature reviews, executive English 251 (3): Advanced Communication summaries, formal report writing, oral reporting, Compulsory for all students in Environmental 3 and various technical and/or professional writing Technology and Engineering Transfer document styles. MILITARY (DND) – School of Trades and Technology
English 141(2): Technical Communication 1 Basic writing skills, reading techniques, and 1 For Naval Electrical Maintainer Technician - QL4 academic management
English 171(2):Technical Communication 2 Introductory course in workplace correspondence 1 For Naval Electrical Technician QL5 and report writing
English 172(1.5):Technical Communication 3 Advanced report writing, proposals, research For Naval Weapons Engineers – QL5 strategies, documentation, technical Investigations, 2 These courses have undergone curriculum revisions and presentations
TOTAL COURSES - 10 TOTAL SECTIONS / Academic Year 29
Camosun Prof Communication CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report BCCAT Institutional Report 2014 - Camosun College - Communications Department
Lois Fernyhough, Chair Communications Department, School of Arts & Science [email protected], 250-370-3397
Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections We launched our first certificate last fall. Digital Communication (DIGCOM) is designed to be similar to the first year of the BA in Digital Media at VIU, allowing Camosun students to apply to the second year there. DIGCOM offers one section each of the five courses listed in the table below. Students also take two first- year English courses and four electives to fulfill the 30 credits required.
Our department includes the Comics and Graphic Novels (COGR) certificate, which celebrated its second intake last fall. While this certificate doesn't fall neatly into communication and media studies, students do take four creative writing courses in addition to six drawing and animation courses.
New Course Developments We're excited to announce our second certificate, Digital Production, Writing and Design (DIPR), will start this fall. Three courses are the same between this certificate and DIGCOM but the focus of DIPR is more applied. All 10 courses are required; there are no electives. NOTE: Our Communication Studies (CMNS) courses are generally more academic, while our Digital Media (DIME) courses are applied, studio courses. Please refer to the table below for a list of courses. One section is offered of each.
Program Developments or Changes We celebrate the one-year anniversary of our Communications department this month. Located at the Lansdowne campus, the department was created after the closure of the Applied Communication Program in April of 2013. Currently we have four faculty: Lois Fernyhough, Andy Bryce, Ken Steacy and Joan Steacy. Two part time term faculty will be added this fall to help deliver our new certificate.
Other Educational Developments or Changes We've been working diligently to ensure course and program transferability. All courses in DIGCOM transfer to at least one of either UVic, VIU or SFU and we are working to ensure the same for DIPR. Camosun has been gradually rolling out a new website template. Course and program offerings are now clustered by discipline, rather than department. You can view our programs here: DIGCOM: http://camosun.ca/learn/programs/digital-communication/ DIPR: http://camosun.ca/learn/programs/digital-production-writing-design/ COGR: http://camosun.ca/learn/programs/vist/
DIGCOM DIPR CMNS 150 Introduction to Digital Media CMNS 100 Introduction to Communication CMNS 105 Communication & Technology CMNS 105 Communication & Technology CMNS 112 Popular Culture and Media CMNS 130 Mass Media Communication CMNS 130 Mass Media Communication CMNS 160 Digital Journalism DIME 115 Digital Production 1 CMNS 165 Persuasive Writing for the Web DIME 115 Digital Production 1 DIME 116 Digital Production 2 DIME 125 Graphic Communication 1 DIME 126 Graphic Communication 2 DIME 145 Applied Digital Photography
Camosun Digital Media CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report Articulation Institutional Report Template
NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE Fort St John Campus GP Lainsbury, [email protected]
1. English 110 (Introduction to Workplace Communications): 5 f-t-f sections, 3 online
2. New Course Developments: n/a
3. Program Developments or Changes: development of Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Business Management to draw international students
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes: large numbers of international students have radically changed the demographics of NLC classrooms
5. Future Plans: n/a
Northern Lights CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report Articulation Institutional Report Template
INSTITUTION NAME Campus Location(s) Institution Representative's Name, Email and Phone Number
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections:
CMNS 100—3: Introduction to Communications (3 sections) CMNS 110—2: Introduction to Mass Communication CMNS 112—10: Professional Writing I (Business) CMNS 113—2: Technical Writing I (CIS and BCIS) CMNS 120—1: Intro to Journalism Studies CMNS 122—9: Professional Writing II CMNS 123—2: Technical Writing II (2) CMNS 132—2: Technical Writing I (Electronic Eng.) CMNS 133—6 Technical Writing I (Mech, WET, Civil Engineering) CMNS 144—1: Technical Writing II (MECH eng.) CMNS 160—1: Introduction to Film Studies CMNS 200—2: Communications in the Everyday CMNS 230—1: Communication and Culture CMNS 235—2: Professional Writing and Communication CMNS 240—1: The Culture of Television CMNS 270—1 New Media CMNS 300—1 Advanced Written Communication CMNS 310—1: Contemporary Visual Culture
2. New Course Developments: OC CMNS dept has had no new course developments.
3. Program Developments or Changes: Currently, we are revising our Media and Cultural Studies diploma, which will include aspects of our Journalism Studies diploma which is being deleted. The new diploma will be called Communication, Culture, and Journalism Studies. We also revised our Concentration in Communication to make Cmns 112/122 (professional writing I and II) required. We still allow students to take first year English courses to get the Concentration, but the language is such as to deter students from that option. Essentially, we are trying to ensure the students gain applied communications skills as part of the Concentration.
Okanagan College CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes: None
5. Future Plans: We intend to start working on an Applied Communication diploma. This credential would be geared to those who wish to either focus on professional or technical writing or to augment their professional skill sets.
Okanagan College CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report Articulation Institutional Report May 2014
BC Institute of Technology 3700 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Jean Scribner [email protected] 604 451 6977
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections: Fulltime Program Communication courses : 69 courses, 238 sections Part Time Studies: 8 courses, 56 sections Professional English Language Development: 59 sections Testing: 2 tests, 98 sections Technical Writing Certificate Program: 10 courses, 30 sections
2. New Courses: COMM 1177 Introduction to Intercultural Business Communication (3 credits) COMM 3XXX* Capstone Project Coaching, a 20-hour team-taught course for the Mining Engineering degree and Diploma program COMM 5XXX* Management Communication for Business Management Advanced Diploma Part Time Studies * no number yet assigned
3. Program Developments or Changes: Many of the programs at BCIT are participating in program review, so our courses are included in these processes. The Institute is striving to address the problem of “the student experience”—for example, fatigue from having too many hours of instruction (as high as 37 hours per week in some programs). Our department is scheduled to have its own Service Review involving members of the Institute community.
Our curriculum for Broadcast Television is being reorganized from having four terms to three. We are adding courses for the Digital Design diploma, Interior Design degree, and Mining degree. We have also had modest growth in Part Time Studies offerings.
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes: Several department members and industry guests participated in successful “communication outside the classroom” initiatives such as our fourth annual “Presentation Idol” speaking competition for engineering students. $3700 of prize money was awarded. Communication Department staff also coached students on presentations for the Western Engineering Competition. Three faculty members are working with the BC IEEE Professional Communication chapter to help organize conference sessions in Ireland, 2015.
5. Future Plans: A joint BCIT/SFU degree proposal in Social Technologies is being developed.
BCIT CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report CAMAC INSTITUTIONAL REPORT – May 2014 Columbia College – Ian Chunn
Columbia has been at its new location of 438 Terminal Avenue, two blocks east of Science World, for a year now. The students seem to have adapted well, and were impressed that one of their wishes, that we "move the Skytrain station closer", is actually being accomplished on our behalf by Translink: the Main Street Station, the oldest on the Expo line, is undergoing upgrades that will bring the entrance closer to the College and eliminate the need for our students to navigate the rather busy Main and Terminal intersection.
Meanwhile, neighbourhood development at the city level continues apace, with much building happening just east of Olympic Village (and just west of us). The City of Vancouver is moving in the direction of making the "False Creek Flats" something of a creative cluster, with Emily Carr University of Art and Design's new campus going in just south of us, the already existing joint SFU/UBC/BCIT/ECUAD Digital Campus on Great Northern Way enjoying ongoing success, art galleries and craft breweries establishing themselves, and an "Arts Factory" (rehearsal and performance space, along with set construction for other theatres in town) blossoming at Industrial and Station, a hundred meters from our campus. It's exciting to be part of what feels like a genuinely burgeoning scene!
In terms of our programs, we currently offer two first year courses, 110 (theory and history) and 130 (political economy), along with now six second-year courses, 205 (Interpersonal), 210 (History of Media), 220 (Television), 223 (Advertising), 230 (Cultural Industries), and 253 (New Media).
The courses are proving popular: this past fall and winter semesters, we offered a total of eight sections (most full at 35 students), and this summer we are offering six, with again, positive numbers in terms of early registration.
In terms of program changes, we are reviving a course (205) that we have not offered for a few years; there is considerable demand for our second-year offerings, and interest among the instructors. On a different front, we are hoping to articulate 230 at UBC; the course articulates with others that UBC recognizes, so it should be possible. Finally, we have had Dr. Vladan Pantic instructing a number of our sections over the past year, and are glad to have his insight and expertise.
As the College settles into its new location and building, we look forward to working with our colleagues at other institutions around the province to work out how best we, as teachers, can supply what the future needs, and how best we can do that in an age of always-on mobility. We look forward to further lively discussions about these and related topics, this year and in years to come.
Speaking of which, Columbia College would be delighted to host a CAMAC meeting sometime soon down the line, so please consider that an open invitation to be our guest as soon as possible!
Columbia College CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report Articulation Institutional Report May 2014
College of the Rockies Cranbrook, BC nathalie lesage [email protected]
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections COMC100: Written and Oral Communication Skills Fall 1 section, Winter 1 section
COMC102: Advanced Professional & Technical Communication Winter, 2 sections
COMC253: Intercultural Communication Winter, 1 section
COMC101: Technical Writing, no offerings at this time COMC121: Media Studies I - no offerings at this time
2. New Courses n/a
3. Program Developments or Changes n/a
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes Pre-engineering program - in its first year
Computer Support Technician Certificate The Computer Support Technician program is offered in conjunction with the BCcampus Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Collaborative. The CST is delivered online by College of the Rockies in collaboration with four other post-secondary institutions
Advanced Studies Global Studies Graduate Certificate Post-Degree Diploma & Certificate in Sustainable Business Practices
International Students - enrollment continues to increase. This year COTR is hosting Brazilian students and professors through a program called Science Without Borders.
5. Future Plans
College of the Rockies CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report Articulation Institutional Report May 2014
North Island College 2300 Ryan Road Courtenay, BC V9N 8N6
Judy Johnson [email protected] 250-334-5000, Ext. 4155
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections ENG 159: Professional Writing Fall: 2 sections in Campbell River, for Drafting and Electronics Winter: 0 sections
ENG 160: Effective Organizational Writing Fall: 1 section in Campbell River 2 sections in Comox Valley 1 section in Port Alberni 1 section online Winter: 4 sections in Comox Valley I section by distance, for Campbell River, Port Alberni and open
ENG 260: Advanced Communication and Professional Writing Winter: 1 section in Comox Valley
2. New Courses
3. Program Developments or Changes
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes The Business Administration program was concentrated on the Comox Valley campus 2 (?) years ago. The Drafting program was cancelled this spring. International students are coming from Asia, Africa, India and elsewhere. Most are taking the business administration or the pre-engineering program.
5. Future Plans
North Island College CAMAC 2014 Institutional Report Articulation Institutional Report University of Victoria, Department of Writing David Leach, Director of Professional Writing Minor in Journalism & Publishing, [email protected]
1. Communication Courses Offered and Number of Sections
One section each of the following courses:
• WRIT 102: Introduction to Professional Nonfiction (potential pre-req) • WRIT 215: Journalism (required) • WRIT 315: Advanced Journalism (required) • WRIT 321: Issues in Journalism (elective with changing topic, taught by Harvey Southam Guest Lecturer, 2014: Tom Hawthorn, sports writing) • WRIT 322: Magazine Publishing (elective)
2. New Course Developments:
• WRIT 326: Digital Media for Storytellers (elective)
3. Program Developments or Changes:
None.
4. Other Educational Developments or Changes:
None.
5. Future Plans
We plan to review the curriculum for this small Minor to focus on digital media production for nonfiction writers.