SENATE BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:00 - 2:30 pm | University Centre Room 441
MEETING AGENDA Page
Information for Committee Members 3-9 Meetings | Membership | Bylaws 1. Welcome and Approval of the Agenda 11 a) Approval of the Agenda [Motion] 2. Approval of the Minutes 13-17 a) Minutes of May 5, 2015 [Motion] b) Business Arising 3. Orientation 19-34 a) Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) Orientation and Education 4. Programs Committee Report 35-71 a) Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, 2015 to September 15, 2015 [Motion] 73-116 b) Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology [Motion] 117-121 c) CBS | PhD Program Change - Molecular and Cellular Biology [Motion] 123-127 d) OAC | Program Deletion - MSc in Aquaculture [Motion] 129-141 e) CSAHS | New Field in Sociology and Anthropology [Motion] 143-210 f) Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] 5. Joint Editorial Awards Committee Annual Report 211-216 a) Joint Editorial Awards Committee Annual Report 2014-15 6. Subcommittee Memberships 217 a) BGS Subcommittee Memberships for 2015-16 7. Other Business 219-220 a) Herbert Armstrong Memorial Book Prize 221-227 b) Update on Strategic Planning and Priority Setting 229-230 c) Update on the Working Group to Review Policies on PhD Qualifying Examinations 231-242 d) Role of Chair on Examination Committees Adjournment Members Attending: Marc Coppolino (Chair), Sally Hickson, Andrew Papadopoulos, Carol Dauda, Miana Plesca, Suresh Neethiragan, William Gillam, Thomas Sasso, Anthony Clarke, Teresa Crease, Malcolm Campbell, Laurie Schnarr, Pascal Lupien, Genevieve Gauthier (Associate University Secretary | non-voting) Resource Support: Pauline Sinclair, Laurie Winn
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SENATE BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES AGENDA Page
Adjournment
Regrets: Paul Sibley (Vice-Chair)
Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 27 | 2:30-4:00 pm | UC 441
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Meeting Schedule:
Fall 2015 Winter 2016 Tuesday, September 29 | 1:00-2:30 pm TBD Tuesday, October 27 | 2:30-4:00 pm
Membership:
Ex-Officio Anthony Clarke Assistant VP Graduate Studies & Quality Assurance Teresa Crease Associate Dean, Graduate Studies Malcolm Campbell Vice-President (Research) Laurie Schnarr (Designate) Associate VP (Student Affairs) or Designate Pascal Lupien (Designate) Chief Information Officer & Chief Librarian or Designate Faculty (7) [one from each College] Sally Hickson COA Andrew Papadopoulos OVC Carol Dauda CSAHS Miana Plesca CBE Suresh Neethirajan CPES Paul Sibley (Vice-Chair) OAC Marc Coppolino (Chair) CBS Graduate Students (4) [one of whom shall be President, GSA] William Gillam President, Graduate Students’ Association Thomas Sasso CSAHS TBD TBD
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SENATE BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES BYLAWS
Approved: May 26, 2015
1. The Board of Graduate Studies shall consist of:
. Assistant Vice-President Graduate Studies & Program Quality Assurance . Vice-President (Research) or designate . Associate Dean of Graduate Studies . Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs) or designate . Chief Librarian or designate . a member of the graduate faculty from each college . four graduate students (one of whom shall be the President of the Graduate Student Association)
2. The Board of Graduate Studies has the responsibility to:
a) formulate and offer advice to Senate consistent with Senate’s responsibilities for development and oversight of educational policy as it relates to graduate education; b) assist Senate in overseeing the implementation of educational policy as it concerns graduate education at the University; c) support the priorities of Senate; d) make contributions that will enhance the overall academic reputation of the University and reflect the full range of Senate’s responsibility for the educational policy of the University; e) identify strategic priorities for the coming academic year and submit them annually through the Priorities and Planning Committee to Senate along with a report outlining the current year’s accomplishments of the Board.
3. The Board of Graduate Studies will:
a) In general, advise and make recommendations to Senate concerning:
i. statements of academic and educational goals and standards pertaining to graduate education at the University, including the University Learning Objectives, and Graduate Learning Outcomes, and matters pertaining to internationalism and student financial accessibility at the graduate level; ii. policies pertaining to academic and educational plans, priorities, and pedagogical developments affecting graduate education at the University; iii. the implementation of Senate-approved statements, policies and programs affecting graduate education and matters that bear on the formulation or further development of Senate policy;
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iv. academic standards, admission standards, examinations, and graduation requirements for graduate programs; v. policies affecting graduate scholarships, awards and bursaries; vi. policies affecting the appointment to Graduate Faculty.
b) For graduate degree and diploma programs, consider and make recommendations to Senate concerning: proposals for the addition or elimination of graduate programs, taking into consideration the academic philosophy of the institution, its planned directions, the coherence of proposed programming, and the relevant internal and external criteria for the evaluation of such programs.
c) For graduate degree and diploma programs and courses, acting on Senate’s authority and subject to subsequent report to Senate, decide upon: proposals for changes to graduate programs and proposals for graduate course changes, additions and deletions, taking into consideration the academic philosophy of the institution, its planned directions, the coherence of proposed programming changes, and the relevant internal and external criteria for the evaluation of such programs.
d) For academic standards, admission standards, examinations, and graduation requirements for graduate programs, advise and make recommendations to Senate concerning relevant policies.
e) For student scholarships, awards and bursaries, advise and make recommendations to Senate concerning policies affecting graduate scholarships, awards and bursaries
f) Advise and make recommendations to Senate concerning policies affecting the appointment to Graduate Faculty.
4. In all cases, policy and program decisions made by the Board of Graduate Studies or recommended by the Board and approved by Senate, shall be reflected in the text of relevant University publications, including program calendars.
5. The Board may elect to delegate routine decisions within its authority to either the Assistant Vice-President Graduate Studies & Program Quality Assurance or the Office of Graduate Studies who shall provide periodic reports to the Board of Graduate Studies about actions taken so that all such matters may be considered and reported by the Board to Senate, as appropriate. All such delegated decision-making shall be consistent with relevant policies established by the Board and/ or Senate.
6. The Board has the authority to establish sub-committees and working groups with such duties and delegated authority as deemed necessary. Such decisions will be taken with due regard to any Senate guidelines concerning the establishment and operation of such sub-committees and working groups.
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Meetings | Membership | Bylaws Page 5 of 242 7. The Board has the following Sub-Committees:
7.1 Graduate Programs and Policies Committee
The Graduate Programs and Policies Committee (“GPPC”) is a sub-committee of the Board of Graduate Studies. Members who are not ex-officio are appointed annually by the Chair of the Board of Graduate Studies in consultation with the Assistant Vice President Graduate Studies & Program Quality for one year terms (renewable), normally to a maximum of three consecutive terms. Ideally the members of the Committee will broadly represent different programs across the University.
Membership . Chair, Board of Graduate Studies or designate (Chair) . Assistant Vice-President Graduate Studies & Program Quality Assurance . four faculty members . one librarian . one graduate student . one staff member from the Office of Graduate Services, who shall be the recording secretary (non-voting)
At least four of the faculty, librarian, and student members must also be current members of the Board of Graduate Studies.
Mandate The Programs Committee advises the Board as follows: reviews and makes recommendations to the Board proposals for the addition, deletion or amendment of graduate programs and courses in light of Senate- approved graduate program learning outcomes, graduate program standards, information and recommendations from the Division Committees, and any relevant external academic quality standards, activating refinement of proposals as necessary to better achieve these goals before bringing the matter forward for consideration by the Board of Graduate Studies; periodically reviews policies concerning appointments to Graduate Faculty, advising the Board of Graduate Studies on the need for amendment as appropriate; reviews and decides on nominations for appointment to Graduate Faculty, with subsequent report to the Board for information; reports regularly on its activities to the Board of Graduate Studies.
To enable the Programs Committee to fulfil its responsibilities, two types of sub- committees have been established:
Graduate Program Committees (GPC)
The Graduate Program Committees (individually, “GPC”) report to and are sub- committees of the Graduate Programs and Policies Committee.
Membership Each academic unit (department, school or interdepartmental/ inter-collegiate
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Meetings | Membership | Bylaws Page 6 of 242 group) which offers graduate education shall establish, in a manner appropriate to its operations, a GPC consisting of members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and including graduate student representatives. Any student representative(s) shall be elected by the graduate students or named after consultation with the graduate students in that academic unit. Normally, the chair of each GPC shall be the Graduate Coordinator of the relevant graduate program. Graduate student representatives shall be recused for discussions on the progress of students in their individual programs.
Mandate The role of the GPCs is to oversee the graduate program(s) of the academic unit, in particular the curriculum and students’ progress in their individual programs.
In keeping with this mandate, the GPC shall:
keep the affiliated program curriculum under ongoing review; assess the degree of achievement of its learning outcomes as required by University and external quality assessment processes; initiate or respond to proposals for curricular change, and initiate action, as necessary, according to University academic governance processes; oversee the progress of students in the relevant graduate program(s) under its purview, consistent with the relevant policies established by the Board and/ or Senate.
Division Committees
Division Committees are sub-committees of the Programs Committee. The number and composition of Division Committees is based on the interdisciplinary review framework and program groupings in place for the purposes of provincial graduate program quality control processes and the University’s own array of graduate programs. Currently, there is a Division Committee for each of the following discipline areas: the humanities, the social sciences, the human and animal sciences, the plant sciences, and the physical sciences. The current Division Committee structure is available at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/sites/default/files/docs/Final%20OGS% 20divsions.pdf and may be amended by Senate from time to time based on recommendations from the Assistant Vice-President Graduate Studies & Program Quality Assurance.
Membership The membership of each Division Committee shall consist of the Graduate Coordinator or designate from each of the programs identified under that Division.
Mandate The Division Committees provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary input and recommendations regarding the addition, deletion or amendment of graduate programs and courses. Normally new program proposals or significant program or course revisions will be reviewed first by the relevant Division Committee(s) for comment prior to consideration by the Programs Committee.
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7.2 Committee on Admissions and Progress (A&P)
The Committee on Admissions and Progress is a sub-committee of the Board of Graduate Studies. Members are appointed annually for one year terms (renewable), normally to a maximum of three consecutive terms, by the Chair of the Board of Graduate Studies in consultation with the Associate Dean Graduate Studies. Ideally the members of A&P will broadly represent different programs across the University.
Membership . Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (normally Chair) . three faculty members . three graduate students (one of whom shall be the President of the Graduate Student Association) . one representative from Office of Student Affairs . two staff from the Office of Graduate Studies, one of whom shall be the recording secretary (non-voting)
Half of the voting members of A&P shall be members of the Board of Graduate Studies. A Vice-Chair is to be elected annually by the Committee.
Mandate The actions of the Admissions and Progress Sub-Committee are informed by Senate policies regarding admission of applicants and progress of graduate students.
Guided by Senate-approved policies, A&P shall: Review and decide upon the admission of applicants under alternate admissions criteria; Review and decide upon requests for re-admission; Review and decide upon student status pertaining to maximum registration limits; Take action on behalf of the Board with respect to unsatisfactory progress; Review and decide upon requests for Leave of Absence based on medical, psychological, or compassionate grounds; Review and decide upon requests for academic consideration based on medical, psychological, or compassionate grounds; Review and decide upon requests for academic consideration regarding course grades and course results based on medical, psychological, or compassionate grounds; Make decisions in regard to student appeals of dispute resolution issues related to evaluation of progress, and qualifying or oral examinations, including procedural irregularities.
Decisions of the A&P are subject to appeal to the Senate Standing Committee on Student Petitions.
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Meetings | Membership | Bylaws Page 8 of 242 7.3 Joint Editorial Awards Committee (JEAC)
JEAC is a joint sub-committee of the Board of Undergraduate Studies (BUGS) and the Board (together, the “Boards”).
Membership Four members shall be appointed annually by the joint Boards for a three year term (renewable), and shall include one member from a College Awards Committee, the Associate Registrar Student Financial Services (or designate), a representative from the Office of Graduate Studies, and a representative of the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development. The Manager, Student Business Services shall be the recording secretary (non-voting).
Mandate JEAC reviews and approves the terms and conditions of undergraduate and graduate student awards (new and revised) based on Senate-approved policies and regulations, subject to an annual report to the Joint Boards. Undergraduate, associate diploma, or graduate student awards whose terms and conditions contain exceptions to established policies and regulations, or which have unusual features, or are of significant value must be forwarded to the Board of Undergraduate Studies or Board of Graduate Studies, as appropriate, for final approval. In reviewing the terms and conditions of an award, JEAC shall take into consideration the wishes of the donor or donors, but may refer any proposed terms and conditions to the donor or donors and the college in which the award is to be established (if a college award) for review or consideration. The Committee may recommend to the Boards that an award not be approved if, in the opinion of the committee, the proposed terms and conditions are not consistent with University policies.
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Meetings | Membership | Bylaws Page 9 of 242 Page 10 of 242 UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT
To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 1. Welcome and Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of the Minutes
Meeting: September 29, 2015
1. Welcome and Approval of the Agenda a) Approval of the Agenda for September 29, 2015
The Board of Graduate Studies is asked to, RESOLVE, that the meeting agenda be approved, as presented.
2. Approval of the Minutes a) Minutes of May 5, 2015
The Board of Graduate Studies is asked to, RESOLVE, that the minutes of the May 5, 2015 meeting be approved, as presented.
b) Business Arising
Admissions and Progress Policies – At its meeting May 26, 2015, Senate approved the revised policies on admissions and progress for inclusion in the Graduate Calendar.
New Program Proposal – At its meeting May 26, 2015, Senate approved the new program Master of Arts in Management.
Chair and Vice-Chair Elections – Professors Marc Coppolino and Paul Sibley agreed to stand for Board of Graduate Studies Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. This election was duly confirmed with members via email.
All other matters of business arising are addressed elsewhere on the agenda.
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SENATE BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES Minutes of the meeting held May 5, 2015 Johnston Hall Boardroom 104
Present: Scott McEwen (Chair), Anthony Clarke, Sally Hickson, Carol Dauda, Marc Coppolino (Vice-Chair), William Gillam, Teri Crease, Thomas Sasso, Joe Barth, Jenny Marvin, Kate Revington (Associate University Secretary | Non-voting)
Regrets: Brenda Whiteside, Paul Sibley, Morgan Lockhart, John Livernois, Marjorie Hopkins, Suresh Neethirajan
1. Welcome and Approval of the Agenda
a) Approval of the Agenda
The Chair welcomed members to the last meeting of the 2014-15 session. In particular, he welcomed Professor Teri Crease, newly appointed Associate Dean Graduate Studies, and Mr. William Gillam, newly elected President of the Graduate Students Association, to the meeting.
The Board was advised by Professor Clarke that item 3.e) regarding the changes proposed for the Master in Biomedical Science program is withdrawn from the agenda.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the May 5, 2015 meeting agenda be approved, as amended.
2. Approval of the Minutes
a) Minutes of April 8, 2015
The minutes of the April 8, 2015 meeting were included in the meeting materials.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the minutes of the April 8, 2015 meeting be approved, as presented.
b) Business Arising
Consultations regarding the proposed Plant Bioproducts program The Chair drew attention to the items listed under Business Arising. He advised members that the consultations regarding the Plant Bioproducts program are complete, and the questions regarding consultations have been satisfied. The program will now be forwarded to Senate for approval.
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Status of revisions to the BGS Bylaws The revisions to the BGS bylaws have been reviewed by the Senate Bylaws & Membership Committee and have been forwarded to Senate for approval at the May meeting.
Revisions to the PhD Computational Sciences program Following further consultation with the AVP GS &QA, the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences, and the School of Computer Science, it is now proposed that newly re-designed PhD Computational Sciences program - which the Board approved as a new program last September – is more appropriately characterized as a program change. The Programs Committee has had the opportunity to review the submission as a “change”, and now recommends it to the Board for recommendation for approval to Senate. Members were offered the opportunity to review the program proposal again, prior to the presentation of the motion for approval. There were no questions, and members agreed that they were prepared to consider the motion.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the Board of Graduate Studies approve the program changes to the PhD program in Computational Sciences
3. Programs Committee Report
a) Graduate Faculty Nominations for March 24, 2015 to April 20, 2015
The Graduate Faculty nominations for March 24, 2015 to April 20, 2015 were enclosed with the meeting materials. There were no questions
On motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that on the recommendation of the Program Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies approve the proposed faculty nominations to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for March 24 to April 20, 2015.
b) Omnibus Motion Pertaining to Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Motions c-e]
[Motion 3.e) was withdrawn from the omnibus motion.]
On amended motion duly moved and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the Board of Graduate Studies approve all the motions pertaining to program additions, and the course changes, additions, and deletions as presented herein: c) and d).
c) CPES Course Deletions Course deletion ENGG*6810 Stochastic Hydrological Modelling Course deletion ENGG*6830 Design of Pressurized Systems
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Course deletion ENGG*6850 Design of Water Management Systems
On motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that on the recommendation of the Programs Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies approve the following course deletions: • Course deletion ENGG*6810 Stochastic Hydrological Modelling • Course deletion ENGG*6830 Design of Pressurized Systems • Course deletion ENGG*6850 Design of Water Management
d) CSAHS Course Change Course change SOC*6800 Advanced Topics in Sociological Theory
On motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that on the recommendation of the Programs Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies approve the following course change:
• Course change SOC*6800 Advanced Topics in Sociological Theory
e) [item 3.e) was withdrawn - OVC Program Change Program change Master in Biomedical Sciences]
f) CBE New Program Proposal New program proposal MA in Management
The materials regarding the proposed program MA in Management were posted on the Supplementary Materials link. There were no questions.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED, the Board of Graduate Studies recommend to Senate approval of the new program Master of Arts in Management with fields in Management Research and Accounting and with provision for a Type I Graduate Diploma.
4. Establishment of a Working Group: Policies on PhD Qualifying Examinations
a) Request to Establish a Working Group: PhD Qualifying Examinations
Referring to the information included in the meeting materials, the Chair explained that it has been suggested that a Working Group to review the policies and practices in regard to PhD qualifying examinations be established to review and make recommendations regarding the issues outlined in the memo. Professor Marc Coppolino, Vice Chair of the BGS, has agreed to chair the Working Group.
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Members discussed the task for the Working Group, and agreed that at a minimum, current policies need to be re-affirmed. Members discussed whether policies should be more prescriptive, and acknowledged that the requirements of the Qualifying Exam are different according to the academic culture and practice (e.g. sciences versus arts and social sciences). The difference between qualifying and comprehensive exams was discussed. Professor Clarke observed that some departments may not realize that they have strayed from approved policies. It was agreed that this is a communications problem, and that the office of the AVPA Grad Studies should circulate a friendly reminder each year to departments to remind them of current policies.
The GSA President agreed to engage the GSA membership in any questions developed by the Working Group regarding this issue. Professor Clarke also agreed to raise the matter with Grad Council.
It was agreed that a request for volunteers for the Working Group would be circulated. The Working Group is anticipated to develop a report, with recommendations if appropriate, to bring to the Board in the fall semester.
5. Other Business
a) BGS Committee Evaluation Results
The results of the 2014-15 BGS Committee evaluation survey were enclosed with the meeting materials, and members were invited to provide feedback or comments.
Members commented that they would like to have more context regarding proposed new programs including rationale for the establishment of the proposed program. For instance, commentary about the proposals fit with the institution’s Strategic Mandate Agreement would be helpful. As well, members suggested that it would be helpful if proposals could be forwarded from the Programs Committee with a cover memo that highlights any issues identified in the Programs Committee review.
Members suggested that more attention should be paid by the Programs Committee and Board to unnecessary course duplication.
Members suggested that next year’s BGS meeting cycle could include a regular update and discussion on graduate enrollments.
b) BGS Accomplishments Report 2014-15
Members reviewed the draft of the BGS Accomplishments Report for 2014-15, and supported the observations and recommendations included.
The Chair thanked members for their hard work over the year, and in particular expressed appreciation to Ms Sinclair, Ms Winn, Professor Clarke, the Office of Graduate Studies, and
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the Secretariat for their support and contributions. He also thanked Professor Carol Dauda for chairing Admissions & Progress Subcommittee this year, and Professor Marc Coppolino for serving as BGS Vice-Chair.
Ms Revington observed that Professor McEwen would be stepping down as Chair, and on behalf of the BGS, she expressed thanks and appreciation for his hard work and diligence on behalf of Senate over the past several years. Members responded with a round of applause.
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To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 3. Orientation
Meeting: September 29, 2015
a) Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) Orientation and Education
At the first meeting of each year for each of Senate’s standing committees and boards, members are invited to review a variety of information related to Senate and the particular work of the respective standing committee or board. Information particular to the work of Senate and BGS follows below. Elaboration will be offered at the meeting, in addition to an opportunity for questions and discussion related to Senate and the BGS mandate.
In order to support orientation activities, the following documents are provided, in addition to those referred to throughout the text below:
• Governance at the University Guelph: The Role of Senate • Mission Statement / 5 Strategic Directions From Strategic Plan • The Role and Responsibilities of Senators
Overview of Senate and Bicameral Governance
The University of Guelph, like all universities in Ontario, was formally created through provincial statute, which, in the case of this institution, is the University of Guelph Act (1964). The Act prescribes a “bicameral” governance structure common to Canadian universities and comprised of both a Senate, and a Board of Governors.
Generally, the Board of Governors is responsible for fiscal oversight of the University, while Senate is responsible for the oversight of academic initiatives. Specifically, the Act charges Senate with formulating educational policy; creating faculties, departments, schools and institutes for the delivery of curricula and related educational initiatives1; the creation and implementation of bylaws and regulations relating to matters under the jurisdiction of Senate; the election of the Chancellor; determining courses of study; oversight of academic examinations; matters involving to scholarships, bursaries, prizes and awards relating to students and their learning; and conferring of degrees and diplomas that fall under the jurisdiction of the University of Guelph, including honorary degrees.
1 Approval of the Board of Governors is required as it relates to required financial resources
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The BGS bylaws are included in the front of the agenda package for members’ reference. These bylaws also include the mandate, membership and structure for the following three subcommittees:
• Graduate Programs and Policies Committees • Committee on Admissions and Progress (A&P) • Joint Editorial Awards Committee (JEAC)
Among others, the Board uses the following policies (enclosed) to guide and inform its decision-making2:
• Policy for Appointment to Graduate Faculty • Maximum Registration for Graduate Students
The Committee will received a brief overview of the role and responsibilities of the Programs and Policies Committee (including the review process for appointments to graduate faculty), as well as an overview of the role of the Admissions & Progress Committee (A&P).
Additional Related Documents and Information
There are a number of curriculum-related documents, approved and endorsed by Senate, that are used to guide and direct graduate curriculum development at the Program and Curriculum level, and to help inform the decisions made by BGS, including:
• Calendar templates for additions, deletions and changes to graduate programs: http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/graduatestudies/index.cfm?forms • Graduate Calendar includes BGS and Senate approved graduate curriculum and educational policy: http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/graduate/current/ • Current graduate program offerings can be found at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/graduate/current/gradprog/index.shtml • The Integrated Plan outlines directions and priorities for educational programming at the University of Guelph: http://www.uoguelph.ca/vpacademic/planning/ • Learning Outcomes for graduate programming (included in Chapter XII of the Graduate Calendar): http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/graduate/current/degoutcomes/index.shtml
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2 These policies are also available online at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/office-services/university-policies
Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) Orientation and Page 20 of 242 Governance at the University of Guelph: The Role of Senate
In accordance with the University of Guelph Act (1964), the University operates under a bicameral system of governance comprising the Senate and the Board of Governors. The Senate is responsible for the academic policy of the University which includes responsibility for determining the courses of study, standards of admission and qualifications for graduation. The Board of Governors is responsible for all other aspects of the governance of the University not assigned to the Senate. This includes oversight of the management and control of the University and its property, revenues, expenditures, business and related affairs.
Excerpt from the University of Guelph Act regarding the responsibilities of Senate. (https://uoguelph.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?ID=5523&Original=1 )
13. The Senate is responsible for the educational policy of the University, and, with the approval of the Board in so far as the expenditure of funds and the establishment of facilities are concerned, may create such faculties, departments, schools or institutes or establish such chairs as it may determine, may enact bylaws and regulations for the conduct of its affairs, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, has power a) to elect the Chancellor; b) to control, regulate and determine the educational policy of the University; c) to determine the courses of study and standards of admissions to the University and continue membership therein, and qualifications for degrees and diplomas; d) to conduct examinations and appoint examiners; e) to deal with all matters arising in connection with the awarding of fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals, prizes and other awards; f) to confer the degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctor, and all other degrees and diplomas in all branches of learning that may appropriately be conferred by a University; g) to confer honorary degrees in any department of learning; h) to create faculty councils or committees and committees generally to exercise its powers.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Approved by Senate: November 21, 1995
The University of Guelph is a research-intensive, learner-centred university. Its core value is the pursuit of truth. Its aim is to serve society and to enhance the quality of life through scholarship. Both in its research and in its teaching programs, the University is committed to a global perspective.
The University offers a wide range of excellent programs, both theoretical and applied, disciplinary and interdisciplinary, undergraduate and graduate, in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, as well as professional fields. Among these, it recognizes agriculture and veterinary medicine as areas of special responsibility.
The University attracts students, faculty, and staff of the highest quality. It is animated by a spirit of free and open inquiry, collaboration, and mutual respect. It asserts the fundamental equality of all human beings and is committed to creating for all members of its community, an environment that is hospitable, safe, supportive, equitable, pleasurable, and above all, intellectually challenging.
The University of Guelph is determined to put the learner at the centre of all it does, recognizing that research and teaching are intimately linked and that learning is a life-long commitment. The University eagerly promotes collaboration among undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as with our local and international community, other educational institutions, government and business.
The University of Guelph is committed to the highest standards of pedagogy, to the education and well-being of the whole person, to meeting the needs of all learners in a purposefully diverse community, to the pursuit of its articulated learning objectives, to rigorous self-assessment, and to a curriculum that fosters creativity, skill development, critical inquiry, and active learning. The University of Guelph educates students for life and work in a rapidly changing world.
The University of Guelph invites public scrutiny of the fulfillment of its mission, especially by the people of Ontario, to whom it is accountable.
5 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FROM STRATEGIC PLAN [June 20, 1995]
1. Learner-Centred 2. Research Intensive 3. Collaboration 4. Internationalism 5. Open Learning
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Role and Responsibilities of Senators
The Senate is the foremost academic decision-making body of the University of Guelph and Senators have a vital role in fostering and supporting the mission and goals of the University. These include a commitment to: the highest standards of pedagogy; the education and well-being of the whole person; meeting the needs of all learners in a purposely diverse community; the pursuit of the University’s learning objectives; rigourous self-assessment, and a curriculum that fosters creativity, skill development, critical inquiry, and active learning. 1
The following guidelines are intended to assist Senators in the execution of their role and responsibilities. Each Senator should:
a) Engage in the work of Senate, as outlined in the University of Guelph Act, which includes the formulation of educational policy, the conferring of degrees (including honorary degrees); the determination of recipients of fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals, and others prizes and awards; and the election of the Chancellor.
b) Understand and respect the distinction between the role and responsibility of the Board of Governors (which, broadly, is financial governance) and those of Senate (which, broadly, is the formulation of educational policy and related matters), as defined in the University of Guelph Act.
c) Participate constructively in the formulation of educational policy within Senate and its various bodies, including standing committees and their subcommittees and working groups.
d) Communicate with constituents about the issues before Senate.
e) Engage in frank, candid and respectful discussion of matters which are brought before Senate and its various bodies, including standing committees, subcommittees and working groups, while adhering to the rules of procedure of Senate.
f) Consider fully, as citizens of the University, the complex issues that Senate faces, taking into account that advancing the good of the University in all of its diversity inevitably will involve negotiation and compromise.
1 Adapted from the Mission Statement, University of Guelph (1995)
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POLICY ON APPOINTMENT TO GRADUATE FACULTY STATUS
Authorization: Senate, on the recommendation of the Board of Graduate Studies Approved: June 4, 2012; amended December 5, 2012; amended February11, 2013
The following policy and procedures document, to a large degree, parallels the processes with respect to review of Graduate Faculty status, which existed under Faculty Policies, prior to the certification of the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA). The particular category of Graduate Faculty status recognizes the University’s expectations for, and the individual’s opportunity for, participation and contribution to graduate education at the University of Guelph.
[A] Categories of Graduate Faculty Status There are three categories of Graduate Faculty at the University of Guelph. Each category of Graduate Faculty contributes to graduate education. The categorization of Graduate Faculty is to a large degree intended to ensure an appropriate and accurate accounting of those who have been approved for the opportunity to engage in the various aspects of graduate education, and also to ensure a clear articulation of the University’s expectations for an individual’s engagement in graduate education. The document recognizes and acknowledges that there will be times when an individual is meeting all other performance expectations and, through no fault of their own, may not be able to participate in some or all aspects of graduate education. In these circumstances, to ensure the continued appropriate and accurate accounting of the institutional capacity for engagement in graduate education, the status will not be revoked but may be placed in non-active status for a period of time. Such status, as detailed in this document, may be reactivated once the expectations and/or opportunities to engage in graduate education are re-established.
Regular Graduate Faculty: Regular Graduate Faculty are tenured and tenure stream faculty at the University of Guelph. (Contractually-limited appointments are not included in this category — see Associated and Special Graduate Faculty.) In most cases, Regular Graduate Faculty are expected to hold a PhD or the most senior degree in their particular area of expertise with an appropriate level of scholarship. Exceptions to this guideline must be accompanied by justification to the Board of Graduate Studies outlining the nature and extent of the experience or other training that equips the nominee for membership of Regular Graduate Faculty. To retain active status, individuals nominated to Regular Graduate Faculty must be involved on a regular basis with aspects of graduate education including advising students (as principal advisor or as co-advisor) and examining students and teaching graduate courses. Departments, programs and schools are expected to provide support in the form of mentoring for faculty newly appointed to the University, especially individuals who do not possess previous experience advising students. As part of the commitment to mentoring, a newly
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Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) Orientation and Page 25 of 242 appointed Faculty Member may be required to serve as co-advisor linked in the early part of his/her career with a more experienced Faculty Member. Such decision shall normally not extend beyond three years from the date of appointment, and shall be reviewed by the Dean in his/her annual meeting with the Faculty Member, and the dean shall decide, in consultation with the Faculty Member, when the Faculty Member may commence serving as principal advisor. It is expected that the performance of Regular Graduate Faculty will be assessed as an integral part of the Promotion and Tenure process. Where there are substantiated concerns in the Faculty Member’s performance of aspects of graduate education, the Faculty Member may continue to hold active Regular Graduate Faculty status; however, restriction(s) may be placed on some or all of his/her graduate education activities.
Associated Graduate Faculty: Associated Graduate Faculty are appointed to serve as co-advisors and may participate in all other aspects of graduate education, but they may not serve as primary advisors. Associated Graduate Faculty status is not normally for members of the tenure stream of faculty at the University of Guelph, but rather for individuals who are Professor Emeritus/Emerita, University Professor Emeritus/ Emerita, or hold a senior academic degree in their particular area of expertise and have appropriate research experience. Tenure track Faculty Members who are not engaged in all aspects of graduate education may hold this status if they continue to be involved in some aspect of graduate education. Associated Graduate Faculty should have experience serving on graduate student advisory committees. Departments, programs, and schools are expected to provide support for Associated Graduate Faculty that is appropriate to their particular situation, graduate student advisory experience, and role(s) in the graduate program. Appointments are for a four-year term, renewable upon application and a satisfactory performance review conducted by the host program, department, or school.
Special Graduate Faculty: Special Graduate Faculty are appointed for specific tasks in support of graduate programs, such as teaching graduate courses and serving on advisory and/or examination committees, but they may not serve as advisor or co-advisor. The roles and responsibilities of the nominee must be defined at the time of nomination, and each revision of the roles and responsibilities must be submitted for approval by the Board of Graduate Studies. Although senior academic qualification and experience is desirable for Special Graduate Faculty, this is not essential. The term will be consistent with the nature of the appointment. With rare exception, graduate students are not permitted to serve as graduate course instructors. Graduate students are also not permitted to serve as members on either the advisory or examination committees of another graduate student. Research associates and post-doctoral fellows may not be nominated as advisory committee members for students supervised by their faculty advisor and/or supervisor.
[B] Application and Renewal Process Graduate programs nominate individuals to one of the three Graduate Faculty categories, as outlined in Section [A] above, and make recommendations to the appropriate College Dean. Such nominations, which must be presented on the form available online: http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/graduatestudies/files/nomination_graduate_faculty.pdf, must be accompanied by an up-to-date curriculum vitae and the approval signature of
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Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) Orientation and Page 26 of 242 the appropriate College Dean. Nomination materials must be forwarded electronically to the Office of Graduate Studies ([email protected]). If there are concerns or questions about the categories, these should be forwarded to the Assistant Vice- President (Graduate Studies and Program Quality Assurance). To be granted and to retain some category of Graduate Faculty Status, all Faculty Members are expected to demonstrate and maintain a satisfactory record of sustained scholarly research and/or creative activity, and must teach at the graduate level and/or serve as primary Graduate Advisors or Co-advisors or members of Advisory or Examination Committees.
[C] Review Process Regular Graduate Faculty: Departments must review, against established and approved Departmental Guidelines and criteria, all tenured Regular Graduate Faculty Members’ scholarly productivity and mentorship of graduate students on at least a biennial basis, as part of the Performance Assessment process. For probationary Faculty Members, performance in the areas of scholarly productivity and mentorship of graduate students must be reviewed against established and approved Departmental Guidelines and criteria on an annual basis. In addition to the biennial review (tenured members of faculty) and annual review (probationary faculty), a review of Regular Graduate Faculty status may be requested at any time by the Chair, Dean, Graduate Advisor, or Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies and Program Quality Assurance). Such review shall be conducted by the Dean, in consultation with the Chair and the Graduate Coordinator.
Associated Graduate Faculty: Associated Graduate Faculty Members are appointed for an initial four year term. Such appointment is renewable pending a positive review and recommendation from the Dean or his/her designate to the Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies and Program Quality Assurance), with final approval by the Board of Graduate Studies. As part of the renewal process, and no later than six months prior to the end of the four year term, the Associated Graduate Faculty Member will be expected to complete and submit to the Dean a report which outlines his/her contributions to graduate training through involvement as a co-advisor of graduate students, member of graduate student Advisory Committees and examinations, or in the teaching of graduate courses, during the current term. The Dean’s review may also include consultation with the Department Chair, Graduate Program Coordinator, and considerations from a Review Committee. The Review Committee, when convened by the Dean, shall be chaired by the Dean and shall be comprised of at least three Faculty Members, in the same department as the Faculty Member, who hold Regular Graduate Faculty status. The review will be based on the information provided by the Associated Graduate Faculty Member and direct knowledge of performance of the Associated Graduate Faculty Member available from such individuals as graduate students, graduate student co-advisors and committee members, graduate coordinators and Chairs. Such input, to be considered as part of the review process, must be in writing and include an authenticated signature of the author.
Special Graduate Faculty: Special Graduate Faculty are appointed for specific tasks in support of graduate programs. The Chair and Dean will be responsible for reviewing the performance of
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[D] Unsatisfactory Performance Should the Dean believe there may be sufficient grounds to support a finding of unsatisfactory performance of some or all aspects of the Faculty Member’s involvement in graduate education, the Dean will conduct an investigation. For Faculty Members who are covered by the terms and conditions of the UGFA Collective Agreement, such investigation shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the UGFA Collective Agreement (Article 39). The Dean will decide whether constructive action will be taken. Such action may include a recommendation to the Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies and Program Quality Assurance) that restrictions be placed on some aspects of the Faculty Member’s graduate education activities; or that graduate advisor status be revoked.
[E] Amendment to Non-Active Status or Placement of Restrictions or Revocation of Graduate Faculty Status Documented complaints (e.g. from graduate students, other members of an Advisory or Examination Committee, Graduate Students) regarding the performance of a member of the Graduate Faculty who is a member of the UGFA should be brought to the attention of the College Dean, and investigated in accordance with the terms of the UGFA Collective Agreement. A Faculty Member’s Graduate Faculty status may be placed in non-active status, or have restrictions placed on some aspects of involvement in graduate education, or may be revoked for one or more of the following reasons: i) The Faculty Member has not demonstrated adequate scholarly contributions, as defined by approved Department Guidelines for Tenure, Promotion and Performance Assessment; and/or ii) The Faculty Member has been deemed not to have performed adequately and appropriately in her/his role. iii) The Faculty Member has not taught at the graduate level or served as primary graduate advisor over the immediate past period of four years. Following the Review Process outlined in [C] above, the Dean will make his/her recommendation to the Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies and Program Quality Assurance) who will decide, in consultation with the Provost, if restrictions will be placed on aspects of the Faculty Member’s graduate education activities, or Graduate Faculty status is to be placed in non-active status, or revoked. The Dean will be informed immediately, to ensure implementation of the decision. A Faculty Member placed in non-active status or whose status is revoked may not teach graduate courses or serve on Graduate Advisory or Examination Committees. A Faculty Member whose Graduate Faculty status has been deactivated, or where restrictions on his/her graduate education activities have been in place, or where status
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POLICY ON MAXIMUM REGISTRATION FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Authorization: Senate Effective: April 7, 2014
To: Senate, on the recommendation of the Board of Graduate Studies
Subject: POLICY ON MAXIMUM REGISTRATION FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Date: April 7, 2014
Graduate students who do not complete their program within the prescribed completion period will be notified at the end of that semester that no further registration will be permitted pending approval of the plan of study. The student in consultation with the advisory committee will be asked to submit a single plan of study for the completion period. The plan must be submitted to the Admissions and Progress Sub- committee via the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) by no later than the 20th class day of the semester following notification. On approval of the plan of study by the Admissions and Progress Sub-committee, master's students may continue up to the maximum program duration. With approval, doctoral students may continue for up to three semesters, after which continuation to the maximum program duration will require a second application to the Admissions and Progress Sub-committee. If the student and the advisory committee do not submit the plan of study as required, the student will be withdrawn from the subsequent semester, and must apply for readmission and submit a plan of study to the Admissions and Progress Sub-committee. In the event that a student does not complete the program by the maximum duration period, he/she will be withdrawn from the program for failure to complete. Students who are withdrawn must re-apply to the program. Should the student wish to appeal the withdrawal from their graduate program and continue beyond the maximum duration period, he/she will be required to submit an Appeal for Extension of Maximum Program Duration to the Admissions and Progress Sub-committee. The Appeal for Extension of Maximum Program Duration must be submitted and approved prior to the deadline to register for the semester and it must include the following elements:
An approved plan of study for timely degree completion, signed by the student, the faculty advisor, the Graduate Coordinator and the other members of the student's advisory committee A recommendation from the Program Committee or Department Chair
Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) Orientation and Page 31 of 242 A recommendation from the Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies of the college In the event that the student, faculty advisor, and members of the student's advisory committee are unable to agree on a plan of study for degree completion, the graduate program coordinator would be expected to provide a letter commenting on the feasibility of the plan provided by the student. In considering the request for extension, the Admissions and Progress Sub-committee will also review all departmental Student Progress Reports submitted to date regarding the student. (As per existing policy, such reports will be provided to the student via his/her advisor each semester.) The Admissions and Progress Sub-committee will grant or deny the request for the extension based on the submissions provided. Where the Sub-committee supports the request, it may also provide advice and recommendations on the proposed plan of study. If the student fails to complete the degree program within the prescribed time frame following the Appeal for Extension of Maximum Program Duration to the Admissions and Progress Sub-committee, the student will be withdrawn for failure to complete. Students may appeal the decision of the Admissions and Progress Sub-committee to the Senate Committee on Student Petitions. An appeal to the Senate Committee on Student Petitions involves an examination of all relevant documents and evidence to determine the appropriateness of a finding. The procedures for conducting an appeal and for holding a hearing are set out in the Regulations of the Senate Committee on Student Petitions.
Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) Orientation and Page 32 of 242 Table 1: Program durations for graduate students at the University of Guelph as defined by Class Level 1 Program Completion Plan of Study & Continuation with Maximum Program Period 2 Progress Report approved plan of Duration. For to A&P by 20th study to Extension: Appeal for class day Maximum Extension of Program Maximum Program Duration Duration to A&P by 20th class day Master’s FT 6 (6 FT semesters) 7 7,8 9 PT 3.6 (11 PT 4 (12 PT 4, 4.3 (12, 13 PT 4.6 (14 PT semesters) semesters) semesters) semesters)
Program Completion Plan of Study & Continuation with Maximum Program Period 2 Progress Report approved plan of Duration. For to A&P by 20th study to Extension: Appeal for class day Maximum Extension of Program Maximum Program Duration Duration to A&P by 20th class day DVSc FT 9 (9 FT semesters) 10 10, 11 12 PT 5 (15 PT 5.3 (16 PT 5.3, 5.6 (16, 17 PT 6.0 (18 PT semesters) semesters) semesters) semesters)
Program Completion Plan of Continuation Second Continuation Maximum Period 2 Study & with Plan of with second Program Progress approved Study & approved Duration. For Report to plan of Progress plan of Extension: A&P by study for up Report to study to Appeal for 20th class to three A&P by Maximum Extension of day semesters 20th class Program Maximum day Duration Program Duration to A&P by 20th class day PhD FT 12 (12 FT 13 13, 14, 15 16 16, 17 18 semesters) PT 6.6 (20 PT 7 (21 PT 7, 7.3, 7.6 8 (24 PT 8, 8.3 (24, 8.6 (26 PT semesters) semesters) (21, 22, 23 semesters) 25, 26 PT semesters) PT semesters) semesters) DE&T (FT) 16 (16 FT 17 17, 18, 19 20 20, 21 22 semesters) DE&T (PT) 7.6 (23 PT 8 (24 PT 8, 8.3, 8.6 9 (27 PT 9, 9.3 (27, 28 9.6 (29 PT semesters) semesters) (24, 25, 26 semesters) PT semesters) PT semesters) semesters)
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Doctoral Clinical Psychology: Applied Developmental Emphasis completion will be granted an exception recognizing the additional year of internship. Expected completion period will be 15 semesters and a maximum completion period of 21 semesters.
1. Class Level is the cumulative total of full-time and part-time (if any) semesters valued at 1 and 0.3 for each, respectively. 2. These Completion Periods apply to all programs, unless a specific program has received approval from the Board of Graduate Studies for a different period. Students will be advised about their program Completion Period in their offer of admission letter.
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Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) Orientation and Page 34 of 242 UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT
To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 4. Programs Committee Report
Meeting: September 29, 2015
a) Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, 2015 to September 15, 2015
Enclosed is the list of proposed nominations for appointment to Graduate Faculty. The Programs Committee has reviewed each individual nomination and any specific limitations associated with appointment as Regular, Associate, or Special Graduate Faculty.
The Board of Graduate Studies is asked to,
RESOLVE, that, on the recommendation of the Programs Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies approve the proposed faculty nominations to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for May 27, 2015 to September 15, 2015.
For members’ reference, the Senate-approved “Policy on Appointment to Graduate Faculty” is enclosed under item 3a) Orientation.
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 35 of 242 Page 36 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Regular Baes Christine
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Animal and Poultry Science, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2008) Christian‐Albrechts Univ MSc, Univ of Hohenheim BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Animal and Poultry Science
Bateman Shane
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Clinical Studies, Univ of Guelph
DVSc (1998) Guelph DVM Univ of Sask BSc, Univ of Alberta
Department Clinical Studies
Broll Ryan
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Sociology and Anthropology, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2014) Univ of Western Ontario MA, Univ of Western Ontario BA, Univ of Western Ontario
Department Sociology and Anthropology
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 37 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Burr Jamie
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2010) York Univ MSc, York Univ BA, Univ of Western Ontario
Department Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Calvet Kirby
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Geography, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2013) Queen's Univ MA, Brock Univ BA, Queen's Univ
Department Geography
Canovas Angela
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Animal and Poultry Science, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2006) Univ of Lledia MSc, Polytech Univ of Valencia BSc, Univ of Lledia
Department Animal and Poultry Science
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 38 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Farber Jeffrey
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Food Science, Univ of Guelph
PhD (1982) McGill Univ MSc, McGill Univ BSc, McGill Univ
Department Food Science
Gillis Dan
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Computer Science, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2010) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Computer Sciences
Jagoda Kalinga
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Management, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2007) Univ of Western Sydney BSc, Univ of Moratuwa
Department Management
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 39 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Jo WooMi
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, Univ of Gu
PhD (2009) Kansas State Univ MS, Univ of Houston BS, Kansas State Univ
Department Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management
Keller Stefan
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Pathobiology
PhD (2014) Univ of California Dr Med Vet, Univ of Zurich DVM, Univ of Berlin
Department Pathobiology
Murray William
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, Univ of Gu
PhD (2014) Saint Mary's Univ MBA, Univ of Guelph BA, Algonquin College
Department Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 40 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Roth Robin
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Geography, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2004) Clark Univ BA, Univ of Victoria
Department Geography
Shoveller Anna Kate
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Animal and Poultry Science
PhD (2007) Univ of Alberta BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Animal and Poultry Sciences
Susta Leonardo
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Pathobiology
PhD (2011) Univ of Georgia DVM, Univ of Georgia
Department Pathobiology
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 41 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Tait Neufeld Hannah
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2010) Univ of Manitoba MSc, Univ of Manitoba BASc, Univ of Guelph
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Wilson Kimberley
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2015) Univ of Guelph MSW, Univ of Toronto BASc, Univ of Guelph
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 42 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Associated Ahmed Omar
Current Position Assistant Professor, Contractually Limited Appointment
Agency/Affiliation Engineering, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2013) Univ of Guelph MASc, Mosul Univ BEng, Mosul Univ
Department Engineering
Alexeev Vitali
Current Position Lecturer
Agency/Affiliation Sch of Economics and Finance, Univ of Tasmania
PhD (2010) Univ of Guelph MA, York Univ BA, Int'l Univ of Moscow
Department Economics and Finance
Aucoin Marc
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Chemical Engineering, Univ of Waterloo
PhD (2007) Univ de Montreal MASc, Univ of Waterloo BASc, Univ of Waterloo
Department Molecular and Cellular Biology
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 43 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Balamurugan Sampathkumar
Current Position Research Scientist
Agency/Affiliation Agriculture and Agri‐Food Canada
PhD (2003) Univ of Saskatchewan MSc, Univ of Saskatchewan MSc, Tamil Nadu Agr Univ
Department Food Science
Clark Andrea
Current Position CLF appointment
Agency/Affiliation Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2004) Univ of Calgary BSc, Loughborough Univ
Department Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Cutler Chris
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie Univ
PhD (2006) Univ of Guelph MPM, Simon Fraser Univ BSc, Memorial Univ
Department Environmental Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 44 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Dorter Kenneth
Current Position Professor Emeritus
Agency/Affiliation Philosophy, Univ of Guelph
PhD (1967) Pennsylvania State Univ MA, Pennsylvania State Univ BA, Queens College
Department Philosophy
Dozois David
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Psychology, Univ of Western Ontario
PhD (1999) Univ of Calgary MSc, Univ of Calgary BA, Univ of Calgary
Department Psychology
Errampalli Deena
Current Position Research Scientist
Agency/Affiliation Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre
PhD (1990) Oklahoma State Univ MBA, Osmania Univ MScm Banaras Hindu Univ
Department Environmental Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 45 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Golding Brian
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Biology, McMaster Univ
PhD (1982) Univ of Alberta BSc, Dalhousie Univ
Department Bioinformatics
Hall Christopher
Current Position Retired Faculty
Agency/Affiliation Environmental Sciences, Univ of Guelph
PhD (1985) Univ of Alberta MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Environmental Sciences
Lampert Jay
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Philosophy, Duquesne Univ
PhD (1987) Univ of Toronto MA, Univ of Toronto BA, Univ of Toronto
Department Philosophy
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 46 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Macrae Merrin
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Geography and Enviromental Mgmt, Univ of Waterloo
PhD (2003) Wilfrid Laurier Univ MSc, York Univ BES, York Univ
Department Environmental Sciences
Mulholland Paul
Current Position Retired Faculy
Agency/Affiliation School of English and Theatre Studies, Univ of Guelph
PhD (1975) Univ of Toronto MA, Univ of Toronto BA, Univ of Toronto
Department English and Theatre Studies
Power Geoffrey
Current Position Contractually Limited Faculty
Agency/Affiliation Human Health and Nutritonal Sciences, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2012) Univ of Western Ontario MSc, Memorial Univ BKin, Memorial Univ
Department Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 47 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Power Krista
Current Position Research Scientist
Agency/Affiliation Agriculture and Agri‐Food Canada, Guelph
PhD (2007) Univ of Toronto MSc, Univ of Toronto BSc, Memorial Univ
Department Human Health and Nutritional Science
Prescod Alexia
Current Position MAN Program Coordinator
Agency/Affiliation Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, Univ. of Guelph
MSc (1998) Univ. of Manitoba BA, Univ. of Manitoba
Department Family Rel. & Appl. Nutrition
Sargolzaei Mehdi
Current Position Research Genomicist
Agency/Affiliation Semex Alliance
PhD (2006) Niigata Univ MSc, Isfahan Univ of Tech BSc, Sistan and Baluchestan Univ
Department Animal and Poultry Science
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 48 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Thevathasan Naresh
Current Position Manager, Agroforesty Research and Development
Agency/Affiliation Environmental Sciences, Univ of Guelph
DSc Honorary (2011) Kwame Nkrumah Univ PhD (1998) Univ of Guelph BSc, Eastern Univ
Department Environmental Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 49 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Special Aspenlieder Erin
Current Position Eduational Developer
Agency/Affiliation Open Learning and Educational Support, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2011) McMaster Univ MA, Univ of Western Ontario BA, McMaster Univ
Department Open Learning and Educational Support
Bedard Christian
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Pathologie et Microbiologie, Univ de Montreal
MSc (2003) Univ de Montreal DVM, Univ de Montreal MSc, Univ of Waterloo
Department Clinical Studies
Bermudez Martha
Current Position Senior Research Associate
Agency/Affiliation Univ Nacional Tres de Bebrero
PhD (1988) Univ of Arizona MA, Univ of Arizona BA, Towson Univ
Department Languages and Literatures
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 50 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Billia Filio
Current Position Clinician‐Scientist, Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation University Health Network, Toronto
MD, Univ of Toronto PhD, Univ of Toronto MSc, Univ of Toronto
Department Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Bolton Kim
Current Position Research Manager, Jonathan Newman Lab
Agency/Affiliation Integrative Biology
PhD (1993) Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Integrative Biology
Brick Jeffrey J
Current Position Coordinator, Hydrology & Regulatory Services
Agency/Affiliation Upper Thames River Conseration Authority
MPA (2013) Univ of Western Ontario BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Environmental Design and Rural Development
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 51 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Campbell Lorne
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Psychology, Univ of Western Ontario
PhD (2001) Texas A&M Univ MS, Texas A&M Univ BA, Univ of Waterloo
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Christian Bedard
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Pathology and Microbiology, Univ de Montreal
MSc (2003) Univ de Montreal MSc, Univ de Waterloo DVM, Univ de Montreal
Department Clinical Studies
Cooper Melanie Margaret
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Chemistry, Michigan State Univ
PhD (1978) Univ of Manchester MSc, Univ of Manchester BSc, Univ of Manchester
Department Chemistry
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 52 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Deeth Lorna
Current Position Contractually Limited Faculty
Agency/Affiliation Mathematics and Statistics, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2012) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Mathematics and Statistics
Doelman John
Current Position Ruminant Nutrition Research Scientist
Agency/Affiliation Nutreco Canada Research, Guelph
PhD (2011) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Animal and Poultry Science
Feldman Maurice
Current Position Director, Centre for Applied Disability Studies
Agency/Affiliation Brock Univ
PhD (1977) McMaster Univ BA, City Univ of New York
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 53 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Fivush Robyn
Current Position Chair
Agency/Affiliation Psychology, Emory Univ
PhD (1983) Univ of New York MA, The New School of Social Research BA, State Univ of New York @ Stony Brook
Department Psychology
Foti Lianne
Current Position Assistant Professor, Contractually Limited Faculty
Agency/Affiliation Marketing and Consumer Studies, Univ of Guelph
MBA (2007) EDHEC Business School BComm, Univ of Guelph
Department Marketing and Consumer Studies
Fraser Hannah
Current Position Entomological Prog Lead ‐ Horticulture
Agency/Affiliation OMAFRA, Vineland Station
MSc (1997) Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Environmental Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 54 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Freymond Nancy
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier Univ
PhD (2007) Wilfrid Laurier Univ MSW, Wilfrid Laurier Univ BSW, McMaster Univ
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Gariepy Tara
Current Position Research Scientist
Agency/Affiliation AAFC, London
PhD (2007) Univ of Saskatchewan MPM, Simon Fraser Univ BSc, Concordia Univ
Department Environmental Sciences
Gervais Sarah
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Psychology, Univ of Nebraska
PhD (2007) Pennsylvania State Univ MSc, Pennsylvania State Univ BA, St Thomas Univ
Department Psychology
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 55 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Howell Lynne
Current Position Head, Molecular Structure and Function Research Instit ute Agency/Affiliation Hospital for Sick Children
PhD (1986) Univ of London BSc, Univ of Leeds
Department Molecular and Cellular Biology
Howells Stephanie
Current Position Contractually Limited Faculty
Agency/Affiliation Sociology and Anthropology, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2013) McMaster Univ MA, McMaster Univ BA, McMaster Univ
Department Political Science
Howells Stephanie
Current Position Assistant Professor, Contractually Limited Appointment
Agency/Affiliation Sociology and Anthropology, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2013) McMaster Univ MA, McMaster Univ BA, McMaster Univ
Department Sociology and Anthropology
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 56 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Huber Ann
Current Position Consultant
Agency/Affiliation The Soil Resource Group
PhD (1985) Univ of Western Australia MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Food Science
Kaur Veena
Current Position Director of Training, Multicultural and Trauma Services
Agency/Affiliation KW Counselling Services, Kitchener
MSc (2000) Univ. of Guelph PhD, Punjab Agricultural Univ. MSc, BSc, Punjab Agricultural Univ.
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Kim Hae Joo
Current Position Assistant Professor, School of Business and Economics
Agency/Affiliation Wilfrid Laurier Univ
PhD (2011) Univ of Toronto MBA, Seoul National Univ BA, Univ of Seoul
Department Marketing and Consumer Studies
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 57 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Köhler Tine
Current Position Lecturer for Internal Business
Agency/Affiliation Management and Marketing, Univ of Melbourne
PhD (2009) George Mason Univ MA, George Mason Univ Diplom, Philipps Univ
Department Psychology
Kropinski Andrew
Current Position Adjunct Professor
Agency/Affiliation Pathobiology, Univ of Guelph
PhD (1972) Univ of British Columbia MSc, Univ of British Columbia BSc, Univ of British Columbia
Department Food Science
Kusyk Sophia
Current Position Lecturer
Agency/Affiliation Administratie Studies, York Univ
PhD (2008) ESADE Business School, Univ Ramon Llull BA, Univ of Western Ontario
Department Executive Programs
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 58 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Leiter Michael
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Psychology, Acadia Univ
PhD (1976) Univ of Oregon MA, Vanderbilt Univ BA Duke Univ
Department Psychology
Limay‐Rios Victor
Current Position Research Associate, Schaafsma Lab
Agency/Affiliation Ridgetown Campus, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2004) Ehime Univ MSc, Kagawa Univ BSc, La Molina Univ
Department Plant Agriculture
Long Mitchell
Current Position Product Development Manager
Agency/Affiliation FMC of Canada
MSc (1984) Univ of Manitoba BSc, Univ of Manitoba
Department Plant Agriculture
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 59 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Lupien Pascal
Current Position Research and Scholarly Communications Librarian
Agency/Affiliation Univ of Guelph
PhD (2015) Univ of Guelph MA, Univ of Guelph BA, McGill Univ
Department Languages and Literatures
Mackie Gerry
Current Position Professor Emeritus
Agency/Affiliation Integrative Biology, Univ of Guelph
PhD (1973) Univ of Ottawa MSc, Univ of Ottawa BSc, Laurentian Univ
Department Integrative Biology
Maclaren Kym
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Philosophy, Ryerson Univ
PhD (2004) Pennsylvania State Univ BA, Univ of Toronto
Department Philosophy
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 60 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 McCullagh Suzanne
Current Position Instructor
Agency/Affiliation Carleton Univ
PhD (2014) Univ of Guelph MA, Memorial Univ BA, Glendon College
Department Executive Programs
McDonald Andrew
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation History, Brock Univ
PhD (1993) Univ of Guelph MA, McMaster Univ BA, Trent Univ
Department History
Metcalf Devon
Current Position Infection Prevention and Control Professional
Agency/Affiliation Guelph General Hospital
PhD (2012) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Pathobiology
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 61 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Morris Todd
Current Position Research Scientist
Agency/Affiliation Fisheries and Oceans Canada
PhD (2002) Univ of Toronto MSc, Univ of Windsor BSc, Univ of Western Ontario
Department Integrative Biology
Mosley Cornelia (Connie)
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Clinical Studies
Dr Med Vet (2000) Univ of Munich DVM, Univ of Leipzig
Department Clinical Studies
Munkholm Lars
Current Position Senior Scientist
Agency/Affiliation Agroecology, Aarhus Univ, Denmark
DSc (2013) Aarhus Univ PhD, Royal Vet and Agri Univ Cand agro, Royal Vet and Agri Univ
Department Environmental Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 62 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Murch Susan
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Chemistry, Univ of Northern British Columbia
PhD (2000) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Plant Agriculture
Paluck‐Bastien Sophie
Current Position Special Advisor
Agency/Affiliation Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
MA, Univ of Ottawa BA, Univ of Ottawa
Department Computer Science
Parr Jackie
Current Position Nutritionist
Agency/Affiliation Royal Canin, Guelph
MSc, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition DVM, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Clinical Studies
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 63 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Parsons Kevin
Current Position Lecturer
Agency/Affiliation Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Univ of Glasg
PhD (2009) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Trent Univ
Department Integrative Biology
Pehme Peeter
Current Position Research Associate, Beth Parker, G360 Group
Agency/Affiliation Engineering, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2012) Univ of Waterloo MSc, Univ of Waterloo BSc, Univ of Waterloo
Department Engineering
Poirier David
Current Position Research Scientist
Agency/Affiliation Ontario Ministry of the Environment
MSc (1985) Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Environmental Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 64 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Rawana Edward
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Psychology, Lakehead Univ
PhD (1984) Univ of Waterloo MA, Univ of Waterloo BA, Univ of Waterloo
Department Psychology
Risavy Stephen
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Mgmt,
PhD (2010) Univ of Guelph MASc, Univ of Waterloo BA, Univ of Waterloo
Department Executive Programs
Risavy Stephen
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Organizational Behaviour and HR Management, Wilfrid
PhD (2010) Univ of Guelph MASc, Univ of Waterloo BA, Univ of Waterloo
Department Executive Programs
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 65 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Schnetter Erik
Current Position Research Technologies Group Lead
Agency/Affiliation Perimeter Inst for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo
PhD (2003) Univ Tubigen Diplom, Univ Tubigen
Department Physics
Skulason Skuli
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Aquaculture and Fish Biology, Holar Univ College
PhD (1990) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph BS, Univ of Iceland
Department Integrative Biology
Snorrason Sigurdur
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Univ of Iceland
PhD (1982) Univ Liverpool BSc, Univ of Iceland
Department Integrative Biology
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 66 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Spitzer Brenda
Current Position Clinical Supervisor
Agency/Affiliation Catholic Community Services of York Region
MSc (2000) Univ. of Guelph BSc, McGill Univ.
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Stafford Kevin Vanderzwet
Current Position Psychotherapist
Agency/Affiliation Hillside Family Therapy, Guelph
MSc (1994) Univ of Guelph BA, Carleton Univ
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Taylor Janet
Current Position Principal Research Fellow/Conjoint Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Neuroscience Research Australia
MD (1991) Univ of New South Wales MBiomedE, Univ of New South Wales MB BS, Univ of New South Wales
Department Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 67 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Thimmanagari Mahendra
Current Position Crop Bioproducts Specialist
Agency/Affiliation OMAFRA
PhD (1994) AP Agricultural Univ MSc, Allahabad Univ BSc, Kanpur Univ
Department Engineering
Todd Smith Garrett
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Biology, Acadia Univ
PhD (1998) Univ of Toronto BSc, Univ of Toronto
Department Pathobiology
Vaillancourt Jean‐Pierre
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Clinical Sciences, Univ de Montreal
PhD (1990) Univ of Minnesota MSc, Univ de Montreal DVM, Univ de Montreal
Department Population Medicine
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 68 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Villagomez Daniel
Current Position Research Associate, (King Lab)
Agency/Affiliation Biomedical Sciences
PhD (2004) Swedish Univ of Agricultural Sciences DVM, Univ of Guadalajara
Department Biomedical Sciences
Wang Sunan
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Canadian Food and Wine Institute
PhD (2011) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Food Science
Westerveld Sean
Current Position Ginseng and Medicinal Herbs Specialist
Agency/Affiliation OMAFRA, Simcoe
PhD (2005) Univ of Guelph MSc, Univ of Guelph BSc, Univ of Guelph
Department Environmental Sciences
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 69 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Wilson Anne
Current Position Professor
Agency/Affiliation Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier Univ
PhD (2000) Univ of Waterloo BA, Mount Allison Univ
Department Psychology
Wilson Joanna
Current Position Associate Professor
Agency/Affiliation Biology, McMaster Univ
PhD (2003) Massachusetts Inst of Tech MSc, Univ of Victoria BSc, McMaster Univ
Department Intergative Biology
Wilson‐Forsberg Stacey
Current Position Assistant Professor
Agency/Affiliation Human Rights Human Diversity, Wilfrid Laurier Univ
PhD (2010) Univ of New Brunswick MA Dalhousie Univ BA St Thomas Univ
Department Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 70 of 242 Program Committee recommendations for the Board of Graduate Studies September 29 2015 Zanabria Romina
Current Position Food Safety Project Coordinator
Agency/Affiliation Food Science, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2013) Univ of Guelph MSc, Wageningen Univ BSc, La Molina National Agraria Univ
Department Food Science
Zanabria Romina
Current Position Research Associate (Hill Lab)
Agency/Affiliation Food Science, Univ of Guelph
PhD (2013) Univ of Guelph MSc, Wageningen Univ BSc, La Molonia National Agraria Univ
Department Food Science
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Graduate Faculty Nominations for May 27, Page 71 of 242 Page 72 of 242 UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT
To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 4. Programs Committee Report
Meeting: September 29, 2015
b) Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology [Motion]
Enclosed for consideration of the Board of Graduate Studies is a submission from the College of Biological Science, with support from the College of Management and Economics, for a proposed new Masters of Biotechnology program. (Included in the enclosed material are decanal letters of support, external review report and response, new graduate program proposal brief and graduate calendar copy.)
Members should note that approval of the program includes approval of a suite of new course additions; the course addition forms submitted with the program proposal can be found in the online Supporting Materials folder, accompanying the online meeting package.
The Board of Graduate Studies is asked to,
RESOLVE, that on recommendation of the Programs Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies accept and recommend to Senate approval of the new program Masters of Biotechnology, as presented.
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Office of the Dean
March 4, 2015
As Dean of the College of Business and Economics, I want to express my very strong support for the new proposed Masters of Biotechnology program. The Masters of Biotechnology program will provide both scientific and business discipline specific training. The graduates will be given advanced education, knowledge, technical and business expertise in the broad field of biotechnology.
This program not only would be an excellent collaborative effort with the College of Biological Science (CBS) in an important area of endeavour, but would also fit in perfectly to our own areas of interest. The College of Business and Economics’ (CBE) Integrated Plan identifies food, environment, health and community as key areas of focus and the proposed Masters in Biotechnology is well aligned with these research priorities. Indeed, biotechnology fits with both the University’s and the College’s strategic research themes.
We will support this program in two ways. First, we will offer one of the program’s three required courses, as well as provide the program’s students opportunities to take several of our courses as electives. Second, faculty from CBE could potentially advise in the program for students who want to do a research project focused on the commercialization of biotechnology. Further, I can envision that collaborations fostered by the program will lead to new and important areas of research between our faculty and those in the biological sciences.
It is clear that Universities need to do a better job of training students in how we can take scientific discoveries and utilize these to benefit Canadian society. The proposed Masters of Biotechnology program will aim to train highly competent, independent, and creative researchers/managers who are familiar with and able to integrate the science and business environments. The program will also encourage the development of entrepreneurial activities in this area, which is crucial for the formation of new private sector companies. As such, we anticipate that the program will help to address the shortage of highly qualified researchers, trained to understand the emerging approaches in the continuously developing field of biotechnology, as well as business requirements to advance research outcomes. Likewise, it will advance and encourage biotechnology research on campus, both amongst the graduate students enrolled in the proposed program, as well as amongst and between faculty.
I do hope that you support this proposal.
Julia Christensen Hughes, PhD Dean, College of Business and Economics
GUELPH • ONTARIO • CANADA • N1G 2W1 • (519) 824-4120 http://www.uoguelph.ca/business
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 77 of 242 UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH EXTERNAL REVIEW
PROPOSED PROGRAM: MASTERS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY VISIT MAY 26, 2015
EXTERNAL REVIEWERS: VINCENZO DE LUCA, TRACY STOCKLEY
1. OBJECTIVES
1. a) Consistency of the program with the University’s mission and academic plans The proposed Masters of Biotechnology program is a 3 semester graduate program for students with undergraduate degrees in biological sciences to allow students to expand their knowledge in the scientific and business aspects relevant to biotechnology. The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) is the home department, with core courses provided by faculty of MCB and/or faculty of the Department of Management. The program would capitalize on expertise in MCB and the University related to agricultural biotechnology and on clear pre-existing relationships to external entrepreurial activity in biotechnology by program faculty and the university as a whole.
The program is clearly an excellent fit with the University of Guelph’s strategic areas of focus of food, health and environment, and with the research themes of ‘Agriculture, Food and Bioeconomy’ and ‘Economic Management, Governance and Public Policy’. The program also fits within specific key priorities of the University of Guelph, including: • Transformative Program Innovation: Both the course-based, defined-time delivery model of the Masters of Biotechnology and the content focusing on biotechnology and business are innovative and reflective of an alternative to traditional research-thesis based Masters of Science programs currently offered at the University. In addition the collaboration of the Department of MCB and Department of Management is an innovative approach to the complex topic of biotechnology. • Student Success: The proposed program has several initiatives to ensure student success in the program, including student support from the program Director throughout the degree, linkage to a faculty advisor early in the program, and exposure and experience in different entrepreneurial activities both on campus and in the community during the program coursework and research experience. • Engagement: The Masters of Biotechnology has a clear mandate to ensure student engagement in business-related activities throughout the program, achieved by support of different university departments and external businesses and entrepreneurial organizations.
1.b) Clarity and appropriateness of the program’s requirements and associated learning outcomes in addressing the University’s undergraduate or graduate Degree Level Expectations. The Masters of Biotechnology addresses the five University-wide Learning Outcomes as follows:
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 78 of 242 Critical and Creative Thinking: The Masters of Biotechnology supports student success in integrating and applying knowledge in molecular biology scientific and business concepts to address problems in biotechnology. The program’s focus on active learning through problem solving and case assignments, and engagement with real-life entrepreneurial activities, will ensure student success in application of knowledge in both the scientific and business aspects of biotechnology. Literacy: Literacy in the Masters of Biotechnology program is supported throughout by the course and research project requirements, to enable students to develop skills in extraction, assessment and use of information specifically relevant to biotechnology concepts and applications. Global Understanding: Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge of the global context of biotechnology through interaction with entrepreneurial activities presented as case studies in core courses, and in their research project focussed on a specific biotechnology application. Communication: Communication is supported directly by the core required course ‘Communication in Science and Business’ to allow students to develop relevant written and oral communication skills relevant to business aspects of biotechnology. Students also will clearly have opportunity to practice these skills throughout the other core courses and their research project within the program. Professional and Ethical Behaviour: The Masters of Biotechnology program will enable students to develop professional and ethical behavior through working in teams on projects, engaging with business leaders throughout program activities, and leading the direction and ethical issues within their research project. Guidance for these activities is clearly available via the faculty members of MCB and Management throughout the program, and through program requirements demonstrating the impact of biotechnology on society.
1.c) Appropriateness of degree nomenclature The degree nomenclature is Masters of Biotechnology (MBiot); this is appropriate with respect to distinguishing the proposed course-based degree from the existing research-focused Master of Science (MSc) degree offered within MCB.
2. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
2. a) Appropriateness of the program’s admission requirements for the learning outcomes established for completion of the program. As stated in the proposed Masters of Biotechnology calendar, the admission requirements for the degree are an Honour’s Bachelor’s degree with minimum average of 75% and higher in a biology or related degree (full listing found in proposed Masters of Biotechnology course calendar) or in commerce with a strong science background. The requirement for a biological science background is appropriate for the learning outcomes of the Masters of Biotechnology as this background is clearly necessary to complete key components of the program, including the core Molecular Biotechnology course and the required hands-on Research Project conducted under the supervision of a MCB faculty member.
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 79 of 242 Documentation indicates that students with a commerce background can also be accepted into the program, as such it may be useful for applicants to define more clearly what constitutes an appropriate strong science background for this subset of applicants, such as by indicating a required number and/or type of undergraduate science courses (for example, courses in molecular biology). Clarifying this aspect would ensure students with a commerce background also have the necessary science background needed to succeed in the program.
2. b) Sufficient explanation of alternative requirements, if any, for admission into a graduate, second-entry or undergraduate program, such as minimum grade point average, additional languages or portfolios, along with how the program recognizes prior work or learning experience. No alternative requirements are given in the program proposal that supplant the requirement for an Honours Bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade point average of B (75% and higher). Admissions requirements include evidence of proficiency in English (TOEFL), and optional Graduate Record Examinations results, both of which are appropriately explained in the admissions information.
The program proposal does not indicate if or how prior work or learning experience would be evaluated as pathways into the Masters of Biotechnology degree. As the program documentation indicates the program may appeal to scientists in industry who may wish to re-train in areas pertinent to biotechnology or to support their company, it may be useful to define if prior work or learning pathways will be included for potential applicants at a future date.
3. STRUCTURE
3. a) Appropriateness of the program's structure and regulations to meet specified program learning outcomes and degree level expectations. The Masters of Biotechnology has a unique structure as a 3-semester course-based program, which includes a 1 semester hands-on research component that can be extended for one additional semester (4 semesters including optional second research semester). The core courses cover necessary content in the science of biotechnology, business concepts and communication skills, and elective courses allow students flexibility to choose courses relevant to their specific areas of interest in biotechnology. In addition the program is a collaboration of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the Department of Management, providing faculty expertise in both the scientific and business aspects related to biotechnology. This structure of the program supports the learning outcomes in the program proposal related to learning concepts and skills in biotechnology by:
Providing the faculty expertise and course content to ensure graduates receive exposure in both the scientific and business concepts to become competent in many aspects of biotechnology. The structure of the Masters of Biotechnology is particularly strategic in that students will receive instruction in each area of expertise from faculty who are specialists in that area (i.e. molecular concepts taught by faculty of Molecular and Cellular Biology; business concepts taught by faculty of Management).
Inclusion of the core course ‘Communication in Science and Business’ which aims to
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 80 of 242 ensure development of written and oral presentation skills to enable graduates to communicate ideas effectively. This course has a clear practical quality which will ensure that graduates will be able to successfully participate in career settings relevant to biotechnology to meet the learning outcome of effective communication.
The research experience (1 semester required; 2nd semester optional) will ensure that graduates have practical experience to add to their theoretical knowledge, and will help to meet the learning outcome of encouraging development of entrepreneurial activities in biotechnology crucial for formation of new businesses/companies. The flexibility of the optional second research semester also addresses individual student needs as those students interested in transitioning into research-focused PhD programs can opt to complete the second research semester to build their research expertise.
A well-defined structure is presented to match students with faculty advisors in the first semester, via an organized match approach. Faculty members propose research projects to potential students, who then review the proposals and meet with faculty members of interest. Matching of students to faculty is then achieved by rankings from both students and faculty, through an iterative process as needed.
The appropriateness of the Masters of Biotechnology degree requirements to addressing the University’s learning outcomes (Critical and Creative Thinking, Literacy, Global Understanding, Communication, Professional and Ethical Behaviour) are discussed in Section 1, Objectives.
3.b) For graduate programs, a clear rationale for program length that ensures that the program requirements can be reasonably completed within the proposed time period. The Masters of Biotechnology program has a clearly defined program length of 3 semesters (4 semesters including optional second research semester), facilitated by the course-based structure of the program. While the core courses (Molecular Biotechnology, Innovation Management, Communication in Science and Business, Research Project) are intensive in content, they are reasonable to complete along with the required elective courses within the time frame proposed. In addition, student progression within the program will benefit from close and early association with faculty members, including both the Biotechnology Program Director (faculty member in MCB) and a Faculty Supervisor, to which each student is matched within the first semester of the program.
4. PROGRAM CONTENT
4.a) Ways in which the curriculum addresses the current state of the discipline or area of study. As a whole the Masters of Biotechnology program is forward thinking in addressing the unique intersection of science and business required for careers in biotechnology. The program allows students to gain an understanding of the current state of biotechnology by including a strong focus on entrepreneurial activities in the content of core courses. This includes contributions to lectures and case studies from entrepreneurs in the community and business support programs (e.g. Catalyst Centre) at the university. In addition the research project will focus on a currently relevant biotechnology problem/question.
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4.b) Identification of any unique curriculum or program innovations or creative components. The Masters of Biotechnology has several unique and innovative components, including: Collaboration from both the Department of MCB and Department of Management to meet the goals of the degree. This collaboration addresses the need for teaching in both disciplines for biotechnology program, and ensures faculty deeply skilled in each specific area to ensure excellent teaching and research supervision. Structure of the degree as a course-based program with a defined time length. This structure would appeal to students who are undecided about extensive graduate studies after an undergraduate degree. The Masters of Biotechnology course content would also Unique combination of courses and research project, including an optional second research semester. The merger of courses and research project is an innovative approach in a Master’s degree and will allow graduates to pursue either employment directly from the program or further graduate studies after program completion. Students wishing to undertake a PhD program are aided by the second optional research semester which allows increased research experience, while students seeking employment on graduation would be supported by practical experience gained from the program. Ability to gain exposure and practical experience in entrepreneurship in biotechnology during the program. The Masters of Biotechnology program capitalizes on the extensive entrepreneurial activities within the University of Guelph and the south-western Ontario region, and these well-supported associations in combination with course activities (e.g. business case activities) will enable students to gain unique exposure and practical skills in this specialized area.
4.c) For research-focused graduate programs, clear indication of the nature and suitability of the major research requirements for degree completion. Not applicable; proposed program is not a research-focused graduate program.
4.d) Evidence that each graduate student in the program is required to take a minimum of two-thirds of the course requirements from among graduate level courses. The program requires four credits to graduate, all from graduate level courses. There are three core courses (Molecular Biotechnology; Innovation Management; Communication in Science and Business; each 0.5 credits), and one required research semester course (Research Project; 1.0 credits). Students fulfill the remaining 1.5 credits from elective graduate courses.
5. MODE OF DELIVERY Appropriateness of the proposed mode(s) of delivery to meet the intended program learning outcomes and Degree Level Expectations. The mode of delivery is appropriate to meet learning outcomes for each component of the degree program. The core courses are in-class lectures with problem- and case-based activities, which provide a strong practical experience for biotechnology concepts. The research project is a hands-on research experience conducted in the laboratory of a faculty member, who will act as an advisor for problem-solving related to laboratory work. The elective courses are delivered as lectures and problem-based learning, and allow students flexibility to select courses based on
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 82 of 242 their specific interests in biotechnology.
6. ASSESSMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
6.a) Appropriateness of the proposed methods for the assessment of student achievement of the intended program learning outcomes and Degree Level Expectations. Three new core courses (Molecular Biotechnology; Innovation Management; Communication in Science and Business), one Research project course and 3 electives selected from MCB or from the Department of Management make up the requirements for this new Graduate program. Molecular Biotechnology is divided into 4 core modules (Biotech & Life Sciences Industry; Tools in Biotech; Host/Cell culture Technology; Bio-process & Bio-production Technologies) that will cover 2 themes based on expertize within the University on Food, Human Health, Agriculture and Environmental applications. The course will also include case studies that will involve the participation of the Advanced Analysis Center. This centralized facility offers advanced analytical tools (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Mass Spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy and Genetic Sequencing instrumentation) that students can learn about for use in their case studies. The course will evaluate student performance through the grading of assignments during the semester and through the grading the case studies. Innovation Management will provide instruction on how to evaluate new business ideas by establishing their technical, market and financial feasibilities. The course will focus on how a business model and business case is made in order to pursue a business idea. The course also focuses on the importance of project management for focused productivity. Case studies will be developed in order to demonstrate the basic business principles and student performance will be evaluated by grading the quality of the analyses made and the presentations. Communication in Science and Business course is associated with the Research Project course. A research proposal will be developed at the beginning of the year. The purpose of this is to allow students to make the necessary literature investigations for the development of the project with a supervisor where the research component will take place in the last portion of the program The Communication in Science and Business course involves a group effort (involving participation of MCB Faculty, Catalyst Center OAFT or Industry affiliates, depending on the project) that will develop a business case for pursuing one of the projects by using concepts being learned in the Innovation Management course. The outcome of this activity will yield discussions about the components that make good science vs good business vs one that makes both good Science and Business sense. The evaluation of students will be made based on how well the Science and Business components are integrated to make a good business case for pursuing the opportunity. The Research Project course combines a research stage in the laboratory of a supervisor with whom the student has interacted with from the beginning of this program. The research stage is combined with building a business case (part of the Communication in Science and business course). The course evaluation will include the marking of a research report, a poster presentation and evaluation of the research performance during the course. Research proposals that are acceptable for the program will initially be
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 83 of 242 evaluated by the program director in order to establish quality parameters for the proposal and for its evaluation. Eventually a committee will be established to perform this important task [It may be helpful to clarify this issue before the program is initiated (See section 8c)]. Research reports will be graded by the person who runs the course; posters will be graded by a committee composed of at least 3 members; research performance will be graded by the supervisor.
The evaluation methods used in each of these new courses appear to be similar to the methods typically used in graduate courses in good academic institutions. The evaluations are based more on dynamic performance of students within the course rather than on their ability to provide replies based on what comes from textbooks. These types of courses require creativity and problem solving skills that would normally be important within real world situations. It will be quite challenging for instructors to deliver the components promised in these courses, but it will be exciting to see the realization of such a program.
The committee met with graduate students over lunch. There was some skepticism about the new program, perhaps because students did not know much about its composition. Questions included: How realistic is this program and would it be competitive? This was in part due to how busy Faculty is with their many other responsibilities that impede their ability to provide high quality lectures. As a result of this perception several students indicated that hiring a dedicated teaching staff might make this program more valuable. There was general consensus by students that it would be valuable to have more outside of University experiences through company internships.
6.b) Completeness of plans for documenting and demonstrating the level of performance of students, consistent with the University’s statement of its Degree Level Expectations. As described in detail in previous sections, the core program is well described as are the mechanisms to be used for monitoring student performance. The skill set for providing and evaluating such a multidisciplinary program is certainly available within the departments of MCB and Management. The critical mass provided by the Catalyst Center, OAFT, and nearby industry also ensures that appropriate evaluation of student performance will be made. One area that requires more clarification is the division of activities and their evaluation in the Communication in Science and Business and the Research Project courses
7. RESOURCES FOR ALL PROGRAMS
7.a) Adequacy of the administrative unit’s planned utilization of existing human, physical and financial resources, and any institutional commitment to supplement those resources, to support the program. The Administrative unit in MCB together with Program Director Steven Rothstein will be responsible for administering this program using existing human and financial resources from the collaborating MCB and the Department of Management. The administration of student admissions is centralized through the admissions clerk who works with the admissions committee to admit students into the program. While the program is designed to not draw extra resources and it fits well within the mandate of the University (see earlier sections), the institution has committed to provide 25 % if the tuition paid by students enrolled in this new
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 84 of 242 program to support its activities. This is a substantial financial commitment that will be very valuable in developing a successful program and we congratulate the institution for this initiative foresight.
7.b) Participation of a sufficient number and quality of faculty who are competent to teach and/or supervise in the program. The program enjoys the support of the entire MCB (34 Faculty) and from the College of Business and Economics (5 Faculty). While teaching in graduate courses will be handled by select Faculty, students will be able to do research projects with any researchers within of the MCB. In the longer term, it is expected that many other Faculty from a number of other departments and schools within Guelph University will want to participate in this program that would be open to them.
7.c) Evidence that there are adequate resources to sustain the quality of scholarship produced by undergraduate students as well as graduate students‟ scholarship and research activities, including library support, information technology support, and laboratory access. The program would admit 15 to 20 students in the 1st year of operation and the numbers are not expected to exceed 30. The MCB together with the College of Business and Economics have state of the art facilities for handling both teaching and research components to handle such a contingent of students without affecting other academic and research activities taking place within the units. The library and Information Technology support required for the program activities are very similar to those already available for any undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a typical University program and it is not anticipated that these will be limiting for students enrolled in the program.
8. RESOURCES FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS ONLY
8.a) Evidence that faculty have the recent research or professional/clinical expertise needed to sustain the program, promote innovation and foster an appropriate intellectual climate. Virtually all Faculty who have expressed an interest in participating in the program have a research laboratory and are funded by NSERC or other granting agencies/contracts. There is very good expertize in molecular, cell and biological chemistry, together with breeding and genetics. The Faculty from College of Business and Economics provides the business training component that makes this a quite unique program; the combined business and research activities are likely to promote innovation and to foster novel intellectual activities and growth.
8.b) Where appropriate to the program, evidence that financial assistance for students will be sufficient to ensure adequate quality and numbers of students. The course based Masters of Biotechnology program will not provide financial assistance for students, similar to the course based program providing a Masters in Bioinformatics that has been running for a number of years. However students who carry on promising research beyond the 4 month period for a further 4 months will receive $4500 for this activity. This is designed to encourage students who wish to consider further graduate studies and continuation towards the PhD.
8.c) Evidence of how supervisory loads will be distributed, and the qualifications and
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 85 of 242 appointment status of faculty who will provide instruction and supervision. Student recruitment for the research projects will take place through advertising of available projects on a web site being prepared for when the program is approved and launched. Faculty members who wish to be involved would post a description of the research project and interested students would arrange a meeting with Faculty in order to discuss the possibility of working with the advisor on the project. Currently potential advisors are from the MCB and from the College of Business and Economics. It is expected that as the program matures, Faculty from Biological Sciences, Agriculture, the Veterinary School and CBE will join to advertise their projects for student involvement. It remains unclear if there will be a vetting process to decide which projects will be suitable for the program and would be permitted to be advertised on the web site; perhaps a committee could be named to make such decisions.
9. RESOURCES FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS ONLY Evidence of and planning for adequate numbers and quality of: (a) faculty and staff to achieve the goals of the program; or (b) of plans and the commitment to provide the necessary resources in step with the implementation of the program; (c) planned/anticipated class sizes; (d) provision of supervision of experiential learning opportunities (if required); and (e) the role of adjunct and part-time faculty. This does not apply to the program being considered here.
10. QUALITY AND OTHER INDICATORS
10.a) Definition and use of indicators that provide evidence of quality of the faculty (e.g., qualifications, research, innovation and scholarly record; appropriateness of collective faculty expertise to contribute substantively to the proposed program). The goals of the program will be achieved with the heavy involvement of the Director Stephen Rothstein, George Van Der Meer and Fred Pies who played key roles in the development and organization of the 3 core courses (Molecular Biotechnology, Innovation Management, Communication in Science and Business) that provide the focus of the program towards science and its business application. These principal players have excellent qualifications as attested by their expertise in teaching, research supervision, research funding levels and their publication records. The committee met with Professors Tariq Akhtar, Andrew Bendall, Joe Colasanti, Steffen Graether, Cezar Khursigara, Ray Lu and Scott Ryan (representing the Faculty of MCB) who were all very enthusiastic to participate in the new program. There was a general realization by the group that graduate education is changing and that future job growth for researchers is more likely to occur outside of the Academy. There was also general agreement that students want to join programs that offer outside contact and that lead to a more diversified set of job opportunities. The development of this course based program, partially triggered by new pressures by TriCouncil to work with industry, would be valuable for both recruitment of future business oriented graduate students and for scientists to be recruited into the business world. Several members of this group also indicated that they already had industry partnerships and that they were well-prepared to offer their knowledge and efforts to make this program a success. A survey of the CV of participants in the Program from CBE and MCB suggest that they
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 86 of 242 have and excellent group of Faculty involvement with the necessary funding as well as the Biotechnology and Business skills to carry out innovative and potentially applicable research that would be attractive to students and that could be implemented successfully in a Masters of Biotechnology program. The committee met with Steve De Barbandere (Associate Director, Catalyst Center), Sonia Mancini (Senior Development Manager), Jessica Taylor (Business Analyst, Bioenterprise) and Tyler Whale (President, Ontario Agri-food Technologies). Each representative supported this new program with great enthusiasm. For Example, the Catalyst Center will provide important support on the technology transfer and liaison with businesses for this program. Members of the center will also be involved with the program by giving guest lectures relating to what constitutes intellectual property and how to handle it. Ms Mancini indicated that contacts with Guelph Alumni suggested that they would support such a program with great enthusiasm and that this is likely to translate into corporate involvement through financing and by acting both in a mentoring capacity and by participating as guest speakers in the program. The representatives from Bioenterprise and Ontario Agri-food Technologies both suggested that they would help by actively participating in courses through speaking engagements and also by making connections with industry to initiate collaborations with the program.
10.b) Evidence of a program structure and faculty research that will ensure the intellectual quality of the student experience. The organization of the core courses integrates very well the scientific research component with the business component. Students will get a good introduction to quality research activities, while continually evaluating its usefulness from a business perspective. The development of a business plan can be at least as intellectually challenging as the discovery process and students will be stimulated in different ways by each activity.
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 87 of 242 RE: REVISIONS TO MASTERS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY PROPOSAL BRIEF BASED ON EXTERNAL REPORT
From: Steven Rothstein and Robert Mullen
To: Anthony Clarke
We were very pleased with the external reviewers report on the Masters of Biotechnology program. They did ask for minor clarification of a few points and we have made revisions in the document on pages 2, 7 and 11 which are highlighted in yellow.
In order of appearance in the document:
1.They suggested that we clarify the role of the Program Coordinating Committee in ensuring that research projects are appropriate. The verbiage now reads:
The Program Coordinating Committee will be assembled consisting of appropriate faculty who will advise on all aspects of the program, including admission decisions as well as matching supervisors and students for their research projects. This committee will be also responsible for ensuring the appropriateness of faculty research proposals for this program.
2.They noted that it was not clear what constituted a strong science background for commerce students for admission as well as for other non-traditional entrants like those who had been in the work-place for some time. The verbiage now reads:
Students entering the program will normally have completed an Honours Bachelor’s degree with a minimum admission average of B (75% and higher) in one of the following fields: biology, molecular biology and genetics, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, biophysics, food science, agriculture, food production systems, commerce with a strong science background (i.e., a minimum of second year molecular and cellular biology course or equivalent). Those applicants applying after having work experience will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Program Coordinating Committee.
3.They wanted a better indication of how the communications course and the project course would be assessed. This verbiage now reads for the communications course:
The expectation is also that approximately half of the course will involve the research project and half will be devoted to business communication. While outside experts will help students develop their expertise, faculty instructor(s), with input from the invited experts, will be responsible for the evaluation of student performance.
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For the project course:
The faculty supervisor will be responsible for evaluating the research performance while the course instructor(s) will be responsible for grading the written work and presentation(s).
We trust this addresses the issues raised. Please let us know if there are any additional questions.
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PROPOSAL BRIEF - NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM
Template for the Preparation of the Proposal Brief for New Program Proposals including:
Graduate Degrees, Collaborative Programs, Fields*, Graduate Diplomas (Types 1, 2, and 3)
All proposed new programs (graduate degrees (PhD, Master's, GDip) with associated Fields*, if appropriate) must receive a recommendation from the Office of the Provost to move through the governance process. Submit a “Preliminary-Brief” composed of Sections A, B, C, D, and F of “Volume I: Proposal Brief” to the Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies & Program Quality Assurance) who, on behalf of the Provost, ensures new programs are consistent with the strategic plans and directions for growth of the university.
The degree designations of MA, MSc and PhD should be reserved for academic/research programs. Explicit professional programs or ‘terminal’ magesteriate programs should adopt a different degree designation appropriate to the program and discipline, so that the nature of the program and the qualifications of its graduates should be clearly understood.
An Expedited Approval process will be used for proposals for: a) a new Field in a graduate program, or b) a new Collaborative Program; or c) new for-credit Graduate Diplomas.
The Expedited Approvals process requires the submission of Volume I: Proposal Brief of the proposed new program and the rationale for it, and Volume II: Supporting Documentation. The process is expedited by not requiring the use of external reviewers.
For the Expedited Approval, Volume 1, Proposal Brief should be prepared as described below to present the new program being proposed (including, as appropriate, reference to learning outcomes, faculty and resources, and to address the Evaluation Criteria listed below where they apply.
NB: New program submissions will not be forwarded to Programs Committee, BGS or Senate for approval until the Office of the Provost has reviewed and approved the proposal.
*“Field” is the term used for the public declaration of an area of strength (or an area of concentration or an area of specialization) within a program and represents an area that would be advertised within a given discipline or program - i.e., a characteristic and distinctive strength for which the program wishes to be known, and which it wishes to advertise. The fields should reflect the broad foci of the program and the manner in which they are to be advertised. The identification of fields is meant to give specificity to a program compared to other similar programs in Ontario. The fields offered must, therefore, be congruent with the broad expertise of the core faculty members, and justification should be given for the fields used to describe the program.
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VOLUME 1: PROPOSAL BRIEF - NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM
A. Program/Specialization Name and Administration
Masters of Biotechnology
1. Sponsoring Department/School and College(s):
Sponsoring Departments: Molecular & Cellular Biology (MCB), Department of Management Sponsoring Colleges: College of Biological Science (CBS) and College of Business and Economics (CBE)
2. Program Coordinator responsible for program management and academic counselling:
Biotechnology Program Director & Program Coordinating Committee;
The Program Coordinating Committee will be assembled consisting of appropriate faculty who will advise on all aspects of the program, including admission decisions as well as matching supervisors and students for their research projects. This committee will be also responsible for ensuring the appropriateness of faculty research proposals for this program. It is anticipated that the committee would be comprised of members from the participating Colleges in this program and would include a minimum of 5 members. It is anticipated in the first instance that the Director would be a faculty member from MCB and that other representatives would come from the participating Departments and Colleges..
3. Evidence of any consultation with other units/programs participating in the proposed new program/specialization: (i.e., if the program of study includes courses from unit(s) other than the sponsoring unit, a clear commitment of support for the proposed program/specialization must be included).
The Deans of CBS and CBE, as well as the Chairs of the sponsoring departments enthusiastically support the program. In addition, there are a number of faculty members in other departments across campus whom are potential supervisors for the research project course. The departments where most of these faculty reside besides Molecular and Cellular Biology are: Integrative Biology, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, Plant Agriculture and these departments have also been consulted about this program. Beyond the initial consultation, contact has been made through the ADRs of CBS, OAC and OVC.
To get this program initiated, we propose to start by having faculty listed from MCB with regards molecular science faculty and from CME with regards business faculty. Once this program is successful in attracting a good cohort of highly-qualified students and we can ensure that the program is both administratively and intellectually excellent, we will look to expand student opportunities by utilizing the expertise of other faculty on campus. We can then add one or more faculty to the Program Coordinating Committee from units where there are faculty interested in taking part. At that point we can review the courses and budgets as well as have the Program Coordinating Committee add potential (new) faculty advisors.
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B. Program Objectives and University of Guelph Learning Objectives (Graduate Degree Learning Expectations)
Objectives of the program: (clearly state objectives which should be appropriate to the nature of the program and to the level of the degree offered)
The Masters of Biotechnology program will focus on molecular approaches and will provide both scientific and business discipline specific training. The program will consist of four required courses and a number of electives. In the first semester there will be two required courses as well as an elective course. The first required course would give students an over-view of the molecular approaches used for biotechnology applications. The second required course would be a course in Innovation Management, which will focus on the integration of science and business for commercialization. In addition, during this semester the students will be matched with a faculty supervisor. The second semester required course involves communication for science and business. In this course the students will be asked to write and orally present their research proposal. Then they will prepare a plan on the type of entrepreneurial activity that can be derived from research success in this area. In the third semester (and potentially fourth semester for those that choose to do so) the students will focus completely on working on their research project course getting hands on experience in doing this type of research.
Thus, this course of study would meet the following objectives:
Provide graduates with advanced education, knowledge, technical and business expertise in the broad field of biotechnology.
Ensure that, at completion, students can effectively communicate their knowledge of the scientific discipline, as well as place it in a business context.
Foster academic and intellectual growth, as well as interactions between graduate students, faculty, the university, and the wider research community and the private sector.
Train highly competent, independent, and creative researchers/managers who are familiar with and able to integrate both the science and business environments. Furthermore, the program will encourage the development of entrepreneurial activities in this area, which is crucial for the formation of new private sector companies.
Advance and encourage biotechnology research on campus, both amongst the graduate students enrolled in the proposed program, as well as amongst and between faculty. Based on ongoing research collaborations, the potential for enhanced collaborative research activities arising out of the proposed program is great.
To help address the shortage of highly qualified researchers, trained to understand the emerging approaches in the continuously developing field of biotechnology, as well as business requirements to advance research outcomes. A continuing failure to address this shortage will result in lost opportunities in every area of the economy. 3
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2. Fields in the program(s): (note: master’s programs are not required to declare specific fields)
Biotechnology
3. Distinctive curriculum aspects, program innovations or creative components:
Interdisciplinary, linking strengths in science and technology with business disciplines.
A unique aspect of the program is a course-based program combined with hands-on experience during a one (or two) semester research project. The format makes the program attractive to students who have recently obtained their undergraduate degree, as well as those seeking to upgrade their education by re-training in this field.
This program is designed to produce researchers who can understand both the research and business aspects of biotechnology. Therefore, within the program as much time as possible is devoted to a research project related to an area of biotechnology, as well as understanding demands of a business environment and skills to effectively link both, thereby integrating science and business from initial discovery through to commercialization.
Students will enter with an appropriate background for biotechnology – alternative routes will be available for students with deficiencies in their background – and complete a set of courses over their first two semesters covering the technical and business topics necessary for biotechnology. In the third semester the students will work on a research project, generally in a faculty laboratory in an area related to biotechnology.
The University of Guelph has a reputation for excellence in research in the biological and molecular life sciences. There are a number of Canada and University Research Chairs in these areas. Furthermore, the considerable expertise of the College of Management and Economics will allow for the development of a strong interdisciplinary program.
4. University's Learning Objectives particularly addressed and how the proposed program supports student achievement of the Learning Objectives. (See Chapter III, Learning Objectives, in the Graduate Calendar (http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/graduate/current/geninfo-lo-dbu.shtml))
1. Critical and Creative Thinking Problem solving and critical and creative thinking are very integral part of training for researchers in the program. Specifically, this graduate program will provide in depth training in a focused area of biotechnology, through required and elective courses, strengthened by research project experience requirement. The elective courses provide an opportunity for students to pursue in-depth knowledge in a biotechnology discipline of their interest. Two of the required courses in the program provide the necessary knowledge and skills to understand and manage the process of applying scientific discoveries. Research project experience will provide opportunity to apply critical and creative thinking to a particular problem. Therefore, trainees are expected to develop a unique combination of skills, linking strengths of their scientific discipline(s) with business side of biotechnology.
2. Literacy
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3. Global Understanding Almost all aspects of biotechnology discipline have a potential for broad application and therefore impact, from local to global scale. During the course of their training and research, students will become aware of these challenges and have a chance to choose a particular area of biotechnology. This particular aspect of the program is strong, where faculty involved have a broad range of experience, including international projects.
4. Communication Communication is one of the essential outcomes of this program. One of the required courses in the program, “Communication in Science and Business” is designed to develop and enhance written, oral and presentation skills to effectively communicate ideas, in both scientific and business contexts. Students will need to demonstrate their skills over the course of the program.
5. Professional and Ethical Behaviour From personalized genetic-level medicine to help patients avoid conditions to which they are predisposed, to genetically tailoring crops to grow in challenging conditions, work ongoing here at the University of Guelph illustrates the impact that biotechnology has on society. One of the important aspects of biotechnology is a need for ongoing improvements in the field, which can have economic and societal implications. This program will address such issues and provide training for professional growth and decision making, while applying ethical reasoning behind all decisions. A required course in this program, called “Innovation Management”, will address the elements of innovation processes, development of business models and managing projects under high uncertainty, with highest professional and ethical standards applied.
5. Intended career and/or higher education, any specific objective in the discipline: (e.g., professional skills, etc. Program objectives should also relate to the careers to which graduates in the discipline can aspire. For professional program areas, identify congruence with current regulatory requirements of the profession.)
The program is designed to appeal to students proceeding from an undergraduate degree program, or to scientists in industry. The latter may wish to re-train in areas pertinent to advanced biotechnology science and business applications, or for personal development to support their company’s role.
This graduate program builds on the University’s recognized strengths in research and will provide an attractive training complement in business fields.
Possible careers are diverse, with positions in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health management, environmental management and research, agribusiness and food industries,
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C. Rationale and Consistency with the University’s Mission and Integrated Plan
1. Rationale for developing the program and identify the relationship of the program to the Integrated Plans of the Department/School and College, and overall University Integrated Plan:
Food, health, and the environment are three of the four “areas of strategic focus” listed within the University of Guelph Integrated Plan. The proposed program will clearly further work on campus within all three areas.
Ref to the Integrated Plan: 10.4 Transformative Program Innovation The proposed program directly links two research themes of the University of Guelph Strategic Research Plan, “Agriculture, Food and Bioeconomy” and “Economic Management, Governance and Public Policy”. The program will also allow recruitment of excellent students who wish to combine their strength in a scientific discipline with business and management skills.
Integrated plans of Colleges and Departments:
College of Biological Sciences (CBS) The College of Biological Science is an internationally renowned centre of excellence for basic and strategic research and learner centredness in life science at the University of Guelph. It will continue to play a major role in fostering innovative, interdisciplinary, and discipline-based studies across campus and beyond. To meet the expanding demands of the knowledge-based economy and the need for highly qualified personnel with the appropriate balance of skills, innovative thinking, and social responsibility, we will continue to recruit outstanding students into our graduate programs in key areas related to Food, Health and the Environment, and foster pedagogically- driven enrichment of the undergraduate curriculum, further, developing new graduate programs and enhancing interdisciplinary programs. CBS continues to work with partners across campus in developing new opportunities for our graduate students.
College of Business and Economics (CBE) Integrated Plan and Strategic Research Plan: The College of Business and Economics Integrated Plan identifies food, environment, health and community as key areas of focus. The College’s research priorities are to: “1) Strengthen and promote research opportunities for our faculty and students which support both the University’s and [the College’s] strategic research themes; 2) Develop and promote partnerships; 3) Communicate and promote authentic research experiences to undergraduate students and maintain high standards for graduate training, research performance and graduate advising.” The proposed Masters in Biotechnology is well aligned with these research priorities. Specifically, biotechnology fits with both the University’s and College’s strategic research themes. It also represents an important opportunity to partner between CBS and CBE.
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D. Anticipated Enrolment and Impact on Existing Programs
1.Projected enrolment levels for the first five years of operation, including: a) initial enrolment; 15 b) enrolment after two years; 20 c) steady-state annual enrolment and steady state total enrolment and years these will be achieved. 25-30
2. overlap, if any, with existing programs: (discuss potential impact of new program on existing programs and whether students may move to this program from others or whether the proposed program is expected to attract new students.) None.
3. Programs proposed for closure as a result of this proposed new program. None.
E. Admission Requirements - NEW
1. List of admission requirements and indicate their appropriateness for ensuring adequate achievement and preparation for entry into the program:
Students entering the program will normally have completed an Honours Bachelor’s degree with a minimum admission average of B (75% and higher) in one of the following fields: biology, molecular biology and genetics, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, biophysics, food science, agriculture, food production systems, commerce with a strong science background (i.e., a minimum of second year molecular and cellular biology course or equivalent). Those applicants applying after having work experience will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Program Coordinating Committee.
Anyone lacking the required background will be encouraged to complete them prior to commencing their studies in the new program (typically in the immediately preceding summer semester) or, if approved by the program counsellor, during their studies.
Students also require a minimum TOEFL score of 250/300 (computer based), 600/677 (paper based) or 89 (internet based) and are strongly encouraged to take the Graduate Record Examination (general) as well. Subject specific GRE tests will also be considered for admission.
A single admissions committee will review all applicants regardless of undergraduate degree type. Admissions committee will be comprised of members from all participating Colleges in this program.
2. List any proposed alternative requirements and rationale:
N/A
3. For new fields within an already approved graduate program, admission requirements that differ from existing requirements within the degree program and rationale.
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F. Program Requirements
1. Outline of program (course) requirements, including:
A total of 4.0 course credits are required to graduate, which must include BIOT*6XXX, BIOT*6XXX and BIOT*6XXX (each 0.50). In addition, the research project course BIOT*6XXX (1.00) must be taken in Semester 3. Additional courses can be selected from electives. An optional Semester 4 may be added, as a research project extension.
Semester breakdown
Semester number Number of courses Total credits (4.0) Semester 1 2 core courses (0.50 each) + 1.50 credits elective (0.50) Semester 2 1 core course (0.50) + 2 electives 1.50 credits (0.50 each)
Semester 3 research project * (1.0 credits) 1.00 credits Semester 4 (optional) research project extension with stipend
* - Option may also exist for a self-identifying internship.
Semester 1 Core Courses: BIOT*6XXX Molecular Biotechnology [0.50] and BIOT*6XXX/MGMT*6XXX Innovation Management [0.50]
Semester 2 Core Course: BIOT*6XXX Communication in Science and Business [0.50]
We would expect that at least one elective would be in the sciences and one in the business area.
Semester 3 (and 4 by student and program choice) Core Course: BIOT*6XXX Research Project in Biotechnology (1.0) a) courses currently offered;
The graduate courses in MCB are currently under revision and the new ones will be suitable electives. Here we list the current MCB courses. In addition, the Department of Management may develop other courses, which will be suitable electives for this program. There are a number of other current graduate programs in the sciences on campus that would be suitable electives in addition to those listed here. As mentioned above (see Section A3), once this program is successful the Program Coordinating Committee will begin to review the possibility of expanding student opportunities by utilizing these other potential course electives.
List of selected possible elective graduate courses:
College of Biological Science
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Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 97 of 242 MCB*6310 Advanced Topics in Developmental and Cellular Biology U [0.50] A study of selected topics in contemporary developmental and cellular biology. Students will review recent advances in these disciplines at the molecular and cellular level, in biological systems ranging from simple eukaryotes to plants and vertebrates.
MCB*6320 Advanced Topics in Microbiology U [0.50] A study of selected topics in contemporary microbiology. Students will review recent advances in microbial cell structure, physiology, interactions, gene expression and virulence.
MCB*6330 Molecular Biology of Viruses U [0.50] Replication strategies of virus genomes including prototypes of different animal, plant and (some) bacterial virus families; mechanism and control of viral gene expression; tumour virology; genetically engineered virus vaccines.
MCB*6340 Advanced Topics in Molecular Genetics U [0.50] A study of selected topics in contemporary molecular biology and molecular genetics. Students will review recent progress in gene expression and regulation in model organisms, and the application of molecular biology tools to the study of cellular and organismal physiology.
MCB*6350 Advanced Topics in Plant Biology U [0.50] A study of selected contemporary topics in biochemistry and molecular biology. Proposed course descriptions are considered by the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology on an ad hoc basis, and the course will be offered according to demand.
MCB*6360 Advanced Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology U [0.50] A study of selected contemporary topics in biochemistry and molecular biology. Proposed course descriptions are considered by the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology on an ad hoc basis, and the course will be offered according to demand.
MCB*6370 Protein Structural Biology and Bioinformatics U [0.50] This course explores structural biology from three perspectives: 1) the fundamental concepts in structural biology; 2) the methods used to determine structures (including x-ray crystallography, NMR, electron microscopy, and computational modeling); 3) the bioinformatic concepts and tools used to compare, contrast and assign biochemical function to protein structures and sequences. The course emphasizes building a conceptual and practical skill set that will be applicable to any structure related problem.
MCB*6380 Structure and Function of Biological Membranes U [0.50] This course covers multidisciplinary investigations of the basic structure and function of membranes in relation to cell biology. Topics will include structural biology of membrane proteins, experimental approaches for studying membranes, membrane transport systems, import-export systems and/or membrane trafficking.
HHNS*6440 Nutrition, Gene Expression and Cell Signalling W [0.50] This course emphasizes the role nutrients play as modulators of gene expression at the molecular level. The mechanisms by which nutrients modulate gene expression through specific cell signalling cascades are examined. (offered annually)
Interdepartmental Programs (Bioinformatics) BINF*6110 Genomic Methods for Bioinformatics F [0.50] This course provides an introduction to current and emerging methods used to generate genomic data analyzed in bioinformatics. This may include techniques for DNA sequencing as well as transcriptome, proteome and metabolome analysis. The objective is to develop an appreciation for the challenges of producing data. 9
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BINF*6210 Software Tools for Biological Data Analysis and Organization F [0.50] This course will familiarize students with tools for the computational acquisition and analysis of molecular biological data. Key software for gene expression analyses, biological sequence analysis, and data acquisition and management will be presented. Laboratory exercises will guide students through application of relevant tools.
College of Business and Economics
The Department of Management is putting together a proposal for a MA in Management and has agreed that the following courses developed for this program would be good electives for this program:
MGMT*61XX Evidence based Management Research MGMT*61XX Leadership assessment and development MGMT*61XX Business consulting MGMT*61XX Project Management
In addition there is the following potential new graduate level ‘business enterprise’ course:
‘Starting Lean’
A seminar course designed to provide hands-on learning as to what it’s actually like to start a scalable company or enterprise. The course operates much like a ‘lab’ course, where students would be directly involved in engaging with potential customers, partners, and competitors as part of the entrepreneurial endeavour.
University Course
UNIV*6050 The Integration of Science and Business in Agrifood Systems F-W [1.00] Designed specifically for students enrolled in OMAFRA/UoG HQP Scholarship program but open to all students. To provide market-readiness for students as they enter business, government or academia. Teaching modules will cover business developments, intellectual property, patent and licence protection as well as societal issues impacting agriculture. Restriction(s): Limited of 36 students. Priority to HQP Scholarship Program students Department(s): Office of Graduate Studies
b) list of any new courses proposed as part of the submission;
BIOT*6XXX Molecular Biotechnology [0.50] This course will provide an overview of molecular approaches relevant to a broad range of biotechnology industries including those found in medical, microbial, protein, pharmaceutical, environmental and agricultural fields. The material covered will involve an analysis of the main molecular techniques required for the biotechnology industries. These include but are not limited to: methods to produce proteins of economic interest in a variety of systems; the ability to modulate important traits through genetic change in important crop species; the ability to detect microorganisms in the environment; methods to detect gene variants for human health; issues around fermentation. The emphasis will be on the current approaches in each of these areas using the published literature and how these are being used in the biotechnology industry. In addition, we will take advantage of the equipment and expertise in the Advanced Analysis Centre with regards genomic technologies, mass spectrometry and imaging analysis to give students a working knowledge of these important techniques. It will be given in the first semester.
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Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 99 of 242 BIOT*6XXX/MGMT*6XXX Innovation Management [0.50] This course will focus on the integration of science and business from initial discovery through to commercialization. This integration involves resolving issues related to technical, market and financial feasibility. Topics will include the innovation process, assessment of markets, development of business models and managing projects under high uncertainty. This course will cover the major issues in the integration of science and business from initial discovery through to commercialization with particular emphasis on issues related to inventions in the field of biotechnology. Three key factors in commercialization of projects and services based on new technologies will be emphasized: 1) assessing the technical feasibility of the projects and services 2) assessing the market feasibility of products and services and 3) assessing the financial feasibility of products and services. Key topics will include the innovation processes, assessment of markets, development of business models and managing projects under high uncertainty. This course will be given in the first semester.
BIOT*6XXX Communication in Science and Business [0.50] The goal of this course is to develop written, oral and presentation skills to effectively communicate ideas and experiments in both scientific and business contexts. The goal of this course is to develop written, oral and presentation skills to effectively communicate ideas and experiments in both scientific and business contexts. This course has two main components. In the first, the students will work with the supervisor of their research project to put together a written proposal of their proposed research project and also to give an oral presentation on this. The second aspect is to learn about business communication for the commercialization of the science. The Catalyst Centre at Guelph has agreed to help in this regard both with their own expertise in this area as well as to use their contacts in the local area to bring in outside speakers who are either entrepreneurs or those who help in commercializing scientific discoveries. Students will be expected to develop business cases and to communicate these both in verbal and written form. The expectation is also that approximately half of the course will involve the research project and half will be devoted to business communication. While outside experts will help students develop their expertise, faculty instructor(s), with input from the invited experts, will be responsible for the evaluation of student performance. This course will be given in the second semester.
BIOT*6XXX Research Project [1.00] This is a hands-on research-based semester where the student conducts experimental research in a faculty member’s laboratory or develops a business plan/commercialization plan under a faculty member’s supervision. The research project can be undertaken with any appropriate faculty member, or with an approved off-campus institution. In all cases, the research projects will be with the approval of the graduate director for this program, in consultation with the Program Coordinating Committee. The students will be matched with a research advisor in their first semester and write a research proposal on their project in the second semester communication course. During the time they do their research project, they will be expected to do the research work that they propose and then to prepare a written report of their results and conclusions as well as to give a poster or oral presentation on this. The faculty supervisor will be responsible for evaluating the research performance while the course instructor(s) will be responsible for grading the written work and presentation(s). c) required courses mounted by other units and confirm commitment by said unit; None d) for doctoral programs, the structure of the qualifying examination; N/A e) required research and/or experiential learning activities;
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BIOT*6XXX Research Project [1.00] This is a hands-on research-based semester where the students conduct experimental research in a faculty members’ laboratory. For their final project students will write a report on their research progress and give a presentation. f) required thesis, major paper or other capstone requirement.
There will be no research thesis requirement for this masters program.
2. Mode of delivery (in-class, lecture, problem- or case-based learning, online/distance, hybrid) and explain why the methods are appropriate for meeting the program’s learning objectives:
Core courses A combination of in-class lectures and assignments with problem- and case-based learning will be used. Invited speakers from private sector will contribute to the lecture component of the appropriate courses.
Electives Elective courses are selected as noted above. These courses are primarily based on in-class lectures and problem-based learning.
Research Project The research project will be conducted in a research laboratory setting with a focus on problem solving and hands-on learning approach.
3. Appropriateness of the program’s structure and curriculum in meeting expressed learning objectives:
The masters program consists of an intensive, 3-semester, course- and project-based approach. Course-based components of the learning will consist of three required courses that will ensure focus on understanding molecular biotechnology, as well as the management and business side of biotechnology. The option to select elective courses (up to three) will provide flexibility for students and thereby allow them to focus on a specific area of biotechnology of their choice. The project- based component of the program will provide experience in a laboratory setting, within the university. With this program structure, students will learn essential skills in biotechnology in general, and gain experience in a specialized biotechnology area of their choice.
4. Appropriateness of the proposed method of assessment in evaluating student progress and achievement of the learning objectives:
Course component: students will be evaluated in each course. Research project: There will be a faculty coordinator for this course and that person will be involved in the grading of the students. In addition, each student will have one faculty member assigned as their advisor during the research project in the program, who will evaluate the student’s competence and achievements during the research project.
Note: the proposed calendar copy for this program (Preamble, Schedule of Studies) and templates (course forms and course outlines) for any new courses proposed to support the program will be required with the submission (see Volume II: Supporting Documentation).
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Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 101 of 242 G. Human and Physical Resource Requirements
1. Complete Table 1.
TABLE 1. Faculty members by field.
N.B.: The intent of this Table is to establish the strength and the degree of involvement of the faculty complement participating in each field of the graduate program and whose CVs are provided in Volume II of the Brief. This is an important element in the assessment of program quality.
Faculty Members by Field
Faculty Name & Rank Home Supervisory Fields Unit 1 Privileges 2 13 2 Field 1 – Molecular Sciences Field 2 - Management Category 1 4 None Category 2 none Category 3 College of Biological Science Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) Tariq A. Akhtar - Assistant Professor MCB Full X Emma Allen-Vercoe - Associate MCB Full X Professor Mark Baker - Professor MCB Full X Andrew Bendall - Associate Professor MCB Full X and Graduate Studies Coordinator Anthony Clarke – Professor and AVP MCB Full X Graduate Studies and Joe Colasanti - Associate Professor MCB Full X Marc Coppolino - Associate Professor MCB Full X John Dawson - Associate Professor MCB Full X Michael J. Emes – Professor MCB Full X Steffen Graether - Associate MCB Full X Professor George Harauz - Professor, Canada MCB Full X Research Chair Nina Jones - Associate Professor, MCB Full X Canada Research Chair
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Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 102 of 242 P. David Josephy - Professor MCB Full X Azad K. Kaushik - Associate Professor MCB Full X Cezar Khursigara - Assistant Professor MCB Full X Matthew Kimber - Associate Professor MCB Full X Peter Krell- Professor MCB Full X Joseph S. Lam - Professor, Canada MCB Full X Research Chair Ray Lu - Associate Professor MCB Full X Jaideep Mathur - Associate Professor MCB Full X Baozhong Meng - Associate Professor MCB Full X Allan Rod Merrill - Professor MCB Full X Richard D. Mosser - Associate MCB Full X Professor Robert Mullen - Professor & MCB Full X Department Chair, University Research Chair Lucy M. Mutharia - Associate MCB Full X Professor Annette Nassuth - Associate Professor MCB Full X Steven Rothstein – Professor, MCB Full X University Research Chair Scott Ryan - Assistant Professor MCB Full X Stephen Seah - Associate Professor MCB Full X Ian Tetlow - Associate Professor MCB Full X Jim Uniacke - Assistant Professor MCB Full X George van der Merwe - Associate MCB Full X Professor Terry Van Raay - Assistant Professor MCB Full X John Vessey - Assistant Professor MCB Full X Chris Whitfield - Professor, Canada MCB Full X Research Chair Krassimir (Joseph) Yankulov - MCB Full X Associate Professor College of Business and Economics Marketing and Consumer Studies (MCS) Department of Management (DoM) School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management (HFTM) Sylvain Charlebois – Associate MCS Full X Professor 14
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 103 of 242 Elliott Currie – Associate Professor DoM Full X
Mike Von Massow, Associate HFTM Full X Professor Fred Pries, Associate Professor DoM Full X Davar Rezania, Associate Professor DoM Full X and Chair
Category 4 None Category 5 None Category 6 None
1. This is the budget unit paying the salary: department, school, research centre or institute, or other. 2. Indicate the level of supervisory privileges held by each faculty member: e.g., full, master’s only, co-supervision only, etc.. 3. Either give the field name or a footnote reference to it. 4. List faculty members under the categories suggested, as applicable (it is expected that some categories may not apply to your institution).
Category 1: Tenured or tenure-track core faculty members whose graduate involvement is exclusively in the graduate program under review. For this purpose the master’s and doctoral streams of a program are considered as a single program. Membership in the graduate program, not the home unit, is the defining issue.
Category 2: Non-tenure-track core faculty members whose graduate involvement is exclusively in the graduate program under review.
Category 3: Tenured or tenure-track core faculty members who are involved in teaching and/or supervision in other graduate program(s) in addition to being a core member of the graduate program under review.
Category 4: Non-tenure track core faculty members who are involved in teaching and/or supervision in other graduate program(s) in addition to being a core member of the graduate program under review.
Category 5: Other core faculty: this category may include emeritus professors with supervisory privileges and other Associated Graduate Faculty members.
Category 6: Special Graduate Faculty members.
2. Areas of strength and expertise of the faculty up to, and including, its current status, and also any plan for future development. The commitment of the core faculty to the graduate program through sustained participation in activities involving graduate students (e.g., seminars, colloquia, conferences, journal clubs, etc.) should be demonstrated.
The University of Guelph has a wide range of research expertise particularly in the biological sciences particularly in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Human Health and Nutrition and in Environmental Sciences. In the molecular biosciences, the core strength is in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology where there are researchers with expertise in plant, animal and microbial systems with linkages to the core strengths of the university.
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Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 104 of 242 In addition, there are other researchers in other departments who do research in the molecular biosciences who will be potential faculty involved with this program as noted earlier. In many cases applications of research projects will likely require other types of expertise outside of the molecular biosciences and there is great utility in having that available at Guelph.
For example, a project in plant or animal molecular biology linked to an agricultural problem could utilize the facilities and expertise in plant and animal agriculture to bring these to fruition. Similarly, projects with a linkage to environmental problems or in food safety could have similar linkages. This is an enormous and unique advantage that will make this program a success.
The College of Business and Economics has expertise in a broad variety of areas of business relevant to the commercialization of technology and the development of entrepreneurial businesses. CBE’s Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship (CBaSE) recently received a $400,000 grant to support University of Guelph students in their entrepreneurial endeavours. CBE also works closely with the University’s Catalyst Centre and with community groups such as Innovation Guelph and the Guelph-Wellington Business Enterprise Centre to bring access resources to assist students interested in commercializing new technologies.
3. For doctoral and thesis-based master’s programs, evidence of scholarly activity and intellectual atmosphere of the academic unit based on the number and quality of significant publications of the members and by the unit’s continuing insistence on originality and excellence. (In the case of programs in professional areas, there must be a solid basis of appropriate scholarly or creative activities.)
N/A
H. Funding and Resource Availability
1. Evidence of adequate resources to sustain the research activities and quality of scholarship produced by students, including information technology support, and laboratory access.
Research projects will be conducted in the laboratory of a selected faculty, who will also provide mentorship to the students. Students will be involved in the ongoing research activities, which are supported by external research funding grants.
Faculty listed in this program have well funded research programs. Therefore, they can offer to support laboratory training of a student for 1-2 semesters, without stipend. Optional additional semester (Semester 4) will be supported through stipends from the University.
2. Notable resources available to the program demonstrating institutional appropriateness (e.g., research institutes, centres and chairs; unique library collections or resources; facilities such as computer, laboratory, other acquisitions, etc.)
- Library resources Students in the program will use journals in the biological sciences, food sciences, and animal sciences, management and business. The library has excellent on-line access to the most highly cited journals within these fields. Appendix A provides a statement from the University’s Chief Librarian regarding the Discipline Assessment for Biotechnology. This report includes data for the financial support of the Biotechnology collection over the past seven years.
- Laboratory facilities In addition to the “wet” research laboratories associated with individual faculty research, lab facilities on campus will be made available to students. Those include, sequencing facilities, 16
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 105 of 242 microarray equipment, protein analysis facility, electron microscopy, plant controlled growth and greenhouse facilities. Some of these are listed in Table 2.
Table 2: Laboratory Facilities Location Home Department Equipment Central Animal Facility Animal Care Services Controlled environment animal holding facilties Science Complex Advanced Analysis Centre Mass spectrometry, imaging, (AAC) NMR, and genomics facilities Science Complex Phytotron (CBS) Greenhouse Biodiversity Institute BIO Sequencing facility and collections Hagen Aqualab Integrative Biology (CBS) Controlled recirculation holding facilities for aquatic species
The essential objective would be to provide students with an understanding of the methods and processes used in biotechnology and molecular biotechnology. With each student being more in- depth involved in a specific biotechnology process in their research project, the goal is to understand the challenges and limitations of the processes and, as a consequence, how it may affect the business plans.
- Computer facilities All faculty and graduate students are provided with an account on the university mainframe computer. This account gives them access to electronic mail facilities, internet, statistical software packages, etc. For students who select to pursue a research project with strong bioinformatics component, additional resources will be made available through faculty involved.
- Space The Deans of the College of Biological Sciences and College of Business and Economics are committed to the space needs of this program.
It is expected that the space for three new courses proposed in this program could be accommodated within University lecture rooms, with expected maximum enrolment of 30 students per course. Faculty will remain embedded in their home departments. Faculty that remain in the department can better collaborate with other research scientists.
- Administrative Support We expect two people to be involved in the day-to-day administration of the program. A faculty member will serve as Program Director, to ensure that the classes are scheduled, to track student progress, and to deal with space and resource issues. This individual will also deal with the time- consuming process of placing students into research projects. An administrative assistant will handle admission queries, handle program advertising, inform students of relevant regulations, maintain student records, conduct liaison activities, and perform similar administrative tasks. This individual’s office should be close to the administrator’s or close to students’ offices. Other administrative roles will be taken by faculty who are members of the program. These administrative duties include serving on the admissions and program committees.
3. Complete Table 2.
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Total Operating Research Funding by Source and Year for the Past 4 Years
Source
Granting Councils Other Peer Year 1 Contracts Others 4 2 Adjudicated 3 2010-11 6,408,267 353,111 480,649 2011-12 6,341,760 483,782 196,833 2012-13 5,094,377 550,096 132,245 2013-14 4,698,510 580,680 553,245 Totals 22,542,914 1,967,669 1,362,972
1. Academic year. 2. Do not include equipment grants, conference grants, or grants allocated by the university such as SSHRC minor grants in this column. 3. Other Peer adjudicated: OMAFRA grants. 4. University allocated grants (such as SSHRC minor grants).
4. Expected level and source(s) of student stipend, if any, to be provided.
We do not expect to guarantee funding for coursework and project for masters students, during the required Semesters 1-3 in this program. This is consistent with the practice in other coursework- plus-project Master and Diploma programs on campus and elsewhere in the Province.
For students who choose to enrol and are accepted for the optional Semester 4 (research project) a remuneration of up to $4,500/semester bursary from the university will be provided. At the steady state level, we anticipate that 50% of students (13/year) will take this option.
5. If not included in the appended CVs of core faculty, in a table list the source of research operating funds to core faculty members for the past six years (e.g., granting councils, industry, government, foundations, etc)
6. In a (separate) table, list other types of research funding (e.g., equipment, travel, publication)
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Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 107 of 242 I. Duplication, Student Demand and Societal Need
1. Similar programs offered by other institutions in the Ontario university system and evidence of justifiable duplication based on demand and/or societal need.
The University of Toronto –Mississauga and Windsor have a MSc of Biotechnology that focuses largely on the medical area. Brock has one that requires a thesis and Lakehead has one that has a medical and an environmental stream related to industrial waste. There are two important elements that distinguish what we propose: first the University of Guelph has a much wider area of focus with regards biotechnology including in areas of agriculture, veterinary science, food and nutrition and environmental sciences. There are thus many other areas of importance for entrepreneurial activity than just in the human health arena. Second, we have a heavy emphasis on doing an actual research project each supervised by a relevant faculty member where the students can learn what is involved in developing the technology.
2. Convincing evidence of student demand for the program. Per the MTCU checklist, consider the following in making these determinations: a) This is a new venture and we have had anecdotal evidence of student interest in a program that combines business with science. To get recent feedback on this interest we surveyed the students in the MCB majors (biochemistry; molecular biology and genetics; microbiology) using the following question via e-mail:
The Department of MCB is in the process of developing a new course-based Masters of Biotechnology program. This program will combine developing an understanding of molecular research and, in collaboration with the College of Business and Economics, the commercialization of this research. It will include courses in molecular biotechnology, innovation management, and communications for science and business. Most importantly, each student will do either a 1- or 2- semester research project in an academic research laboratory and/or in a commercial research laboratory. The total length of the program will be either 1 year or 1 year plus 1 semester. If this program becomes available, would it be of interest to you? YES or NO.
126 replied and said YES they would be interested; 39 replied and said NO they would not
We feel that this clearly demonstrates interest from our students. b) origin of student demand (% domestic and visa students): We are pretty certain there would be considerable international interest in this type of program. We will aim to have 75% domestic and 25% visa students. Biotechnology is an international enterprise and we feel it is important to enhance student experience to include visa students. c) duration of the projected demand (e.g., short, medium or long-term demand from specified sources): We expect there to be consistent short-term through long-term student demand as noted below. d) evidence of review and comment by appropriate student organization(s), if applicable. This will be reviewed by the university senate, which includes student members.
3. Identify the societal need for the proposed program including: a) dimensions of the societal need for graduates (e.g., socio-cultural, economic, scientific, technological): Biotechnology is an essential element of the growing bioeconomy, which encompasses the invention, development, production and use of products and processes that are based primarily on 19
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 108 of 242 biological resources. Some of the most pressing challenges today, including the demand for increased food production and a reduced human impact on the environment, are being addressed through biotechnology and the bioeconomy. According to Genome Canada1: “Canada's growing bio-economy will be responsible for some 2.25% of GDP, or about $38 billion, by 2017. The development of cutting edge genomic-based technologies in agriculture, energy, mining, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture and health, among others is driving growth, productivity, commercialization and global competitiveness, while finding solutions to environmental sustainability problems.” Biotechnology is an important driver behind the growing bioeconomy, but at the same time, it has become increasingly clear that traditional training approaches for professionals in this field are no longer sufficient. The life sciences industry has a clearly demonstrated need for professionals who are also trained in soft skills and business development. The need for specialized training in biotechnology that goes beyond scientific fundamentals has been well-documented in recent reports by Biotalent Canada2; Life Sciences Ontario3 the JRG Consulting Group4. All three analyses agree that there is demand for highly trained professionals who also have knowledge of business development and training in soft skills (communication, organization and teamwork). According to Life Sciences Ontario, “Canada is well positioned in terms of research talent. What we lack is development and commercialization talent and that should be the focus of future efforts. … Academic institutions need to teach entrepreneurship as a viable career path for STEM graduates. This includes providing the business education and developing the soft skills necessary for young science entrepreneurs to succeed.” The 2013 Labour Market Information Report by BioTalent Canada identified access to capital and soft skills training as the two biggest challenges for employers hiring in the life sciences sector. Skills shortages were identified as a problem, with 33% of companies reporting a shortage of skills, and no improvement over the level reported in 2008 (34%). The top three skills identified by companies as the most critical for employees are interpersonal skills (93%), business development (92%), and management/leadership skills (89%). b) geographic scope of the societal need for graduates (e.g., local, regional, provincial, national): As noted above, the need for biotechnology graduates cross-trained in soft skills and business development has been documented at the national level (BioTalent Canada report) and at the provincial level (Life Sciences Ontario report and the JRG Consulting Group report).
1 Genome Canada 2013, “Opportunity for Agri-Food Genomics in Canada: Ours for the Making” http://www.genomecanada.ca/medias/PDF/EN/Agri_Food_EN.pdf
2 Biotalent Canada: Labour Market Information Report 2013 - Sequencing the data. People driving Canada’s bio- economy http://www.biotalent.ca/sites/biotalent/files/PDF/Sequencing/index.html#p=4
3 Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) Response to Industry Canada's Science & Technology Consultations http://www.lifesciencesontario.ca/_files/file.php?fileid=fileKXIkEtriov&filename=file_LSO_Response_to_IC_Consultation _2014_02_07_web.pdf
4 JRG Consulting Group survey of more than 100 agri-food organizations in Ontario, 2012, “Planning for Tomorrow for OAC: Input from Industry” https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/sites/uoguelph.ca.oac/files/Planning%20for%20Tomorrow%20- %20Summary%20document%20-%20Jan%202012.pdf
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Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 109 of 242 In Ontario, MCTU data5 for 2001-2011, indicates that the distribution of “biologists and related scientists” is concentrated most heavily in the economic region of Toronto (39%), followed by Ottawa (23%) and Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (10%).
BioTalent Canada2 survey in 2013, indicated that 31% of all biotech companies in Canada were located in Ontario. There were no statistics published about demand based on geographical regions. However, the majority of relocations were from other provinces to Ontario, indicating higher demand for positions in Ontario then other provinces. c) trends in societal need for graduates: In Ontario, “biologists and related scientists” have seen a steady increase in job growth since 2001 and well above the average for all occupations, according to MCTU data5. The unemployment rate in this field in Ontario was 3.6% in 2011, which was less than half of the national unemployment rate the same year6. The 2013 BioTalent Canada survey shows that the life sciences industry requires at minimum a university degree for most occupational functions in the bio-economy, and that a post-graduate degree is necessary for most occupations in research, legal and regulatory affairs. The highest level of unfilled positions was in R&D (16%) and marketing/sales/communication (10.7%). In the broader industry, 2012-13 Food and Consumer Products of Canada/Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Management Issues Survey7, administration and management were cited as the most important occupational segment for the growth and success of a manufacturing business, over the next 5 years. d) duration of the societal need (e.g., short, medium, or long-term). All indicators from available resources indicate that the need for this type of trainee extends from the short term to long-term projections (i.e., 2-15 years). Given that biotechnology is identified as an area of growth and innovation for Ontario and beyond, the demand for the program is expected to extend well beyond 2020.
There is a strong support for the biotechnology industry, linked to the agri-food sector, from the Government of Ontario. In October 2013, Premier Kathleen Wynne challenged Ontario’s agri-food sector to double its annual growth rate and create 120,000 new jobs by the year 2020. Premier Kathleen Wynne also expressed strong support from the Ontario government for the Agri-Food sector (also evident in the Ontario budget) for the development of next generation of bioproducts and the expansion of Ontario’s growing bioeconomy: http://news.ontario.ca/omafra/en/2013/07/premier-to-attend-agriculture-ministers-meeting.html . The current strength of the Ontario agri-food sector is seen as an advantage and a strong base to continue to grow the biotechnology sector, with expected growth for sectors that develop and apply innovative technologies.
Examples of evidence for the above would be: letters from a variety of potential employers of graduates who have seen the curriculum and commented upon the need for graduates within their organization and, more broadly, in their field of endeavour; professional society and/or association comments about the need for graduates based on a review of the curriculum; employment surveys, survey of the number of positions advertised in, for example, the CAUT Bulletin, AUCC University
5 Employment Ontario: http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/labourmarket/ojf/pdf/2121_e.pdf 6 Employment and Social Development Canada: http://www4.hrsdc.gc.ca/[email protected]?iid=16
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A. Letter of support from the relevant Dean(s), including confirmation of the adequacy of required resources (requested by Unit)
B. Letter of support from the Head of Information Resources indicating a completed Library Assessment and adequate library resources (as requested by Office of Graduate Studies)
C. Confirmation of support from other units a) implicated in the proposal or b) affected by the proposal (as requested by Division Committees of Board of Graduate Studies).
D. Calendar copy: Include the proposed calendar copy for both this program (Preamble, Schedule of Studies) and each new course proposed to support the program (provided by Unit).
E. Current curriculum vitaes of faculty members named in proposal (Tenure & Promotion format)
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Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 112 of 242 MSc program Anthony J. Clarke BSc, MSc, PhD Waterloo - Professor The Masters of Biotechnology program will focus on Joseph Colasanti molecular approaches and will provide both scientific and BSc, PhD Western Ontario - Associate Professor business discipline-specific training. The program will provide Marc Coppolino graduates with advanced education, knowledge, technical and BSc Waterloo, MSc, PhD Toronto - Associate Professor business expertise in the broad field of biotechnology. Courses John Dawson will promote effective communication of knowledge of the BSc Wilfrid Laurier, PhD Alberta - Associate Professor scientific discipline, as well as place it in a business context. It Michael J. Emes will foster academic and intellectual growth, as well as BSc, PhD Sheffield - Professor interactions between graduate students, faculty, the university, Steffen P. Graether and the wider research community and the private sector. BSc, MSc, PhD Queen's - Associate Professor Students will be trained as highly competent, independent, and George Harauz creative researchers/managers who are familiar with and able BASc, MSc, PhD Toronto - Professor to integrate both the science and business environments. Nina Jones Furthermore, the program will encourage the development of BSc Guelph, PhD Toronto - Associate Professor entrepreneurial activities in this area, which is crucial for the David Josephy formation of new private sector companies. The ultimate goal BSc Toronto, PhD British Columbia - Professor of the program will be to advance and encourage Azad Kaushik biotechnology research on campus, both amongst the graduate BVSc, MVSc Haryana, DSc Inst. Pasteur - Associate Professor students enrolled in the proposed program, as well as amongst Cezar Khursigara and between faculty. BSc Ryerson, PhD McGill - Assistant Professor Matthew S. Kimber Administrative Staff BSc, PhD Toronto - Associate Professor Peter J. Krell Chair BSc, MSc Carleton, PhD Dalhousie - Professor Robert Mullen (4477 Summerlee Science Complex, Ext. Joseph S.L. Lam 56479) [email protected] BSc, PhD Calgary - Professor Graduate Coordinator Ray Lu Andrew Bendall (3459 Summerlee Science Complex, Ext. BSc Wuhan (China), MSc Beijing Medical, PhD Saskatchewan 53491) [email protected] - Associate Professor Program Director Jaideep Mathur Steven Rothstein (4469 Summerlee Science Complex, Ext BSc, MSc Lucknow (India), PhD Gorakhpur (India) - 58524) [email protected] Associate Professor Baozhong Meng CBS Graduate Secretary BSc, MSc Hebei Agricultural Univ. (China) - Associate Carol V. Schlaht (4481 Summerlee Science Complex, Ext. Professor 53815) [email protected] Rod Merrill CBS Graduate Admissions Secretary BSc Lethbridge, PhD Ottawa - Professor Karen White (3479 Summerlee Science Complex, Ext. 52730) Richard D. Mosser [email protected] BSc, PhD Waterloo - Associate Professor Robert T. Mullen Graduate Faculty BSc, PhD Alberta - Professor and Chair Lucy M. Mutharia BSc, MSc Nairobi, PhD British Columbia - Associate College of Biological Sciences Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology Annette Nassuth Tariq Akhtar BSc, MSc Free University, Amsterdam, PhD Leiden - BSc, MSc Waterloo, PhD Florida - Assistant Professor Associate Professor Emma Allen-Vercoe Steven Rothstein BSc London UK, PhD Open UK - Associate Professor BA Swarthmore College, PhD Wisconsin - Professor Mark D. Baker Scott Ryan BSc Laurentian, MSc, PhD Waterloo - Professor BSc Memorial, PhD Ottawa - Assistant Professor Andrew J. Bendall Stephen Y.K. Seah BSc Australian National, PhD Macquarie - Associate Professor BSc, MSc National University of Singapore, PhD Sheffield - and Graduate Coordinator Associate Professor Ian Tetlow BSc Newcastle (UK), PhD North Wales - Associate Professor James Uniacke BSc, PhD Concordia University - Assistant Professor
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 113 of 242 George van der Merwe Apply" and "Admission Process" webpages on the ADR Future BSc, MSc, PhD Stellenbosch (South Africa) - Associate Student's site. Professor Terry Van Raay Space in this program will be limited and students are advised BSc Windsor, MSc Guelph, PhD Utah - Assistant Professor to apply as early as possible to be accepted for the following John Vessey Fall. Application details are posted on the program web-site. BSc, MSc Dalhousie, PhD Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen - Assistant Professor Degree Requirements Christopher Whitfield A total of 4.0 course credits are required to graduate, which BSc Newcastle, PhD Edinburgh - Professor must include BIOT*6XXX, BIOT*6XXX/MGMT*6XXX and Krassimir (Joseph) Yankulov BIOT*6XXX (each 0.50). In addition, the research project BSc Sophia, PhD ICRF London - Associate Professor course BIOT*6XXX (1.00) must be taken in Semester 3. College of Business and Economics Additional courses can be selected from electives. Marketing and Consumer Studies (MCS) An optional Semester 4 may be added, as a research project Department of Management (DM) extension. School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management (HFTM) Duration of the Program Students will normally take three courses per semester for two Sylvain Charlesbois semesters (3.0 credits) and complete the Biotechnology Associate Professor Masters project (1.0) credit in semester 3. Therefore, the Elliott Currie program normally takes 12 months of full-time study. There BSc, MBA, McMaster University - Associate Professor is, however, the option to continue the Biotechnology Masters Mike Von Massow project into a second fall semester, in which case the program Associate Professor will take 16 months of full-time study. Fred Pries BMath, MASc, PhD University of Waterloo - Associate Required Courses Professor Davar Rezania BIOT*6XXX Molecular Biotechnology [0.50] MSc University of Utrecht, MBA University of Derby, DEA, This course will provide an overview of molecular approaches PhD Ramon Llull University - Associate Professor and Chair relevant to a broad range of biotechnology industries including Admissions Requirements those found in medical, microbial, protein, pharmaceutical, Students entering the program will normally have completed an environmental and agricultural fields. The material covered Honours Bachelor’s degree with a minimum admission average will involve an analysis of the main molecular techniques of B (75% and higher) in one of the following fields: biology, required for the biotechnology industries. These include but molecular biology and genetics, biotechnology, microbiology, are not limited to: methods to produce proteins of economic biochemistry, biophysics, food science, agriculture, food interest in a variety of systems; the ability to modulate production systems, commerce with a strong science important traits through genetic change in important crop or background. animal species; the ability to detect microorganisms in the Anyone lacking the required background will be encouraged to environment; methods to detect gene variants for human complete them prior to commencing their studies in the new health; issues around fermentation. The emphasis will be on program (typically in the immediately preceding summer current approaches in each of these areas using the published semester) or, if approved by the program counsellor, during literature and industry examples. This course will normally be their studies. taken in the fall semester. Students also require a minimum TOEFL score of 250/300 (computer based), 600/677 (paper based) or 89 (internet based) BIOT*6XXX/MGMT*6XXX Innovation Management and are strongly encouraged to take the Graduate Record [0.50] Examination (general) as well. Subject specific GRE tests will This course will focus on the integration of science and also be considered for admission. business from initial discovery through to commercialization. All components of the application, including transcript(s), This integration involves resolving issues related to technical, graduate certificate(s), grading scale(s), language test results, market and financial feasibility. Topics will include the assessment forms, and a statement of interest, must be innovation process, assessment of markets, development of uploaded no later than two months after an application is business models and managing projects under high uncertainty. submitted through the OUAC portal. Applications that are This course will cover the major issues in the integration of incomplete after this time period will be closed. science and business from initial discovery through to commercialization with particular emphasis on issues related to Admissions Process inventions in the field of biotechnology. Three key factors in Graduate student applications to programs in the College of commercialization of projects and services based on new Biological Science are handled by the Office of the Associate technologies will be emphasized: 1) assessing the technical Dean, Research (ADR). Before submitting an application, feasibility of the projects and services 2) assessing the market applicants are strongly encouraged to view the "Before you feasibility of products and services and 3) assessing the
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 114 of 242 financial feasibility of products and services. Key topics will application of molecular biology tools to the study of cellular include the innovation processes, assessment of markets, and organismal physiology. development of business models and managing projects under high uncertainty. This course will normally be taken in the fall MCB*6350 Advanced Topics in Plant Biology U [0.50] semester. A study of selected contemporary topics in biochemistry and molecular biology. Proposed course descriptions are BIOT*6XXX Communication in Science and Business considered by the Department of Molecular and Cellular [0.50] Biology on an ad hoc basis, and the course will be offered The goal of this course is to develop written and oral according to demand. presentation skills to effectively communicate ideas and experiments in both scientific and business contexts. This MCB*6360 Advanced Topics in Biochemistry and course has two main components. In the first, the students will Molecular Biology U [0.50] work with the supervisor of their research project to write a A study of selected contemporary topics in biochemistry and research proposal and also to give an oral presentation about molecular biology. Proposed course descriptions are the project. The second aspect is to learn about business considered by the Department of Molecular and Cellular communication for the commercialization of the science. This Biology on an ad hoc basis, and the course will be offered course will normally be taken in the winter semester. according to demand.
BIOT*6XXX Research Project [1.00] MCB*6370 Protein Structural Biology and Bioinformatics This is a hands-on research-based semester where the student U [0.50] conducts experimental research in a faculty member’s This course explores structural biology from three laboratory or develops a business plan/commercialization plan perspectives: 1) the fundamental concepts in structural biology; under a faculty member’s supervision. The research project 2) the methods used to determine structures (including x-ray can be undertaken with any appropriate faculty member, or crystallography, NMR, electron microscopy, and with an approved off-campus institution. In all cases, the computational modeling); 3) the bioinformatic concepts and research projects will be with the approval of the program tools used to compare, contrast and assign biochemical director for this program, in consultation with the Program function to protein structures and sequences. The course Coordinating Committee. The students will be matched with a emphasizes building a conceptual and practical skill set that research advisor in their first semester and write a research will be applicable to any structure related problem. proposal on their project in the second semester communication course. MCB*6380 Structure and Function of Biological Membranes U [0.50] List of selected possible elective graduate courses: This course covers multidisciplinary investigations of the basic College of Biological Science structure and function of membranes in relation to cell biology. Topics will include structural biology of membrane proteins, MCB*6310 Advanced Topics in Developmental and experimental approaches for studying membranes, membrane Cellular Biology U [0.50] transport systems, import-export systems and/or membrane A study of selected topics in contemporary developmental and trafficking. cellular biology. Students will review recent advances in these disciplines at the molecular and cellular level, in biological HHNS*6440 Nutrition, Gene Expression and Cell systems ranging from simple eukaryotes to plants and Signalling W [0.50] vertebrates. This course emphasizes the role nutrients play as modulators of gene expression at the molecular level. The mechanisms by MCB*6320 Advanced Topics in Microbiology U [0.50] which nutrients modulate gene expression through specific cell A study of selected topics in contemporary microbiology. signalling cascades are examined. (offered annually) Students will review recent advances in microbial cell structure, physiology, interactions, gene expression and Interdepartmental Programs virulence. (Bioinformatics)
MCB*6330 Molecular Biology of Viruses U [0.50] BINF*6110 Genomic Methods for Bioinformatics F [0.50] Replication strategies of virus genomes including prototypes of This course provides an introduction to current and emerging different animal, plant and (some) bacterial virus families; methods used to generate genomic data analyzed in mechanism and control of viral gene expression; tumour bioinformatics. This may include techniques for DNA virology; genetically engineered virus vaccines. sequencing as well as transcriptome, proteome and metabolome analysis. The objective is to develop an MCB*6340 Advanced Topics in Molecular Genetics U appreciation for the challenges of producing data. [0.50] A study of selected topics in contemporary molecular biology BINF*6210 Software Tools for Biological Data Analysis and molecular genetics. Students will review recent progress in and Organization F [0.50] gene expression and regulation in model organisms, and the This course will familiarize students with tools for the computational acquisition and analysis of molecular biological
Proposed New Program: Masters of Biotechnology Page 115 of 242 data. Key software for gene expression analyses, biological sequence analysis, and data acquisition and management will be presented. Laboratory exercises will guide students through application of relevant tools.
College of Business and Economics
UNIV*6050 The Integration of Science and Business in Agrifood Systems F-W [1.00] Designed specifically for students enrolled in OMAFRA/UoG HQP Scholarship program but open to all students. To provide market-readiness for students as they enter business, government or academia. Teaching modules will cover business developments, intellectual property, patent and licence protection as well as societal issues impacting agriculture. Restriction(s): Limited of 36 students. Priority to HQP Scholarship Program students Department(s): Office of Graduate Studies
MGMT*61XX Evidence based Management Research
MGMT*61XX Leadership assessment and development
MGMT*61XX Business consulting
MGMT*61XX Project Management
Ontario Agricultural College
ANSC*6450 Topics in Animal Biotechnology W [0.50] The impact of recombinant DNA techniques on present and future research in animal science and on the livestock industry is critically appraised.
ENVS*6040 Molecular Basis of Plant-Microbe Interactions F [0.50] A lecture and seminar course on recent advances in the study of plant-microbe interactions. Topics included are the biochemical, physiological and genetic aspects of plant defenses and the interaction of plants with pathogenic and mutualistic bacteria, fungi and viruses. Offered in conjunction with PBIO*4000. Extra work is required of graduate students. Restriction(s): Credit may be obtained for only one of ENVS*6040 or PBIO*4000
PLNT*6500 Applied Bioinformatics W [0.50] The goal of this course is to provide an introductory understanding of the databases and methods used in computational molecular biology research. Topics include: reviewing major molecular databases and their structures, constructing sequence alignments, constructing phylogenics, and finding motifs and genes in biological sequences. Lab sessions include an introduction to Unix and Perl for the biologist and hands-on use of several molecular data analysis programs. Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level statistics class (such as STAT*2040 or STAT*2100) and undergraduate level molecular biology class (such as MBG*2040 and MCB*2050).
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To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 4. Programs Committee Report
Meeting: September 29, 2015
c) CBS | PhD Program Change – Molecular and Cellular Biology [Motion]
Enclosed for the Board of Graduate Studies’ consideration, is information from the College of Biological Science regarding the proposed change for the PhD qualifying exam in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
The Board of Graduate Studies is asked to,
RESOLVE, that on recommendation of the Programs Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies accept and recommend to Senate approval of the change for the PhD qualifying exam in Molecular and Cellular Biology, as presented.
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CBS | PhD Program Change - Molecular and Cellular Page 117 of 242 Page 118 of 242 University of Guelph Senate: Board of Graduate Studies
PROPOSAL BRIEF – CHANGES TO AN EXISTING GRADUATE PROGRAM
Template for the Preparation of the Proposal Brief for a change to an existing and approved program (e.g., change to course requirements, structure of qualifying examination, etc.).
A unit wishing to make changes to an approved graduate program, whether in the context of a periodic review or at some other time, must provide sufficient information to permit a decision on the proposed change. These changes do not require separate MTCU funding approval unless additional BIUs are claimed.
A. Program Name and Administration
1. Name of Program: MCB:PHD
2. Program Coordinator responsible for program management and academic counseling:
Andrew Bendall
B. Program Outcomes and University of Guelph Learning Outcomes
1. Objectives of the change(s): (clearly note any differences to existing program).
The current model for the PhD qualifying exam (QE) in MCB began in the fall of 2007. Under this model, students select one of two QE options: (1) prepare and defend a 10 page research proposal on a topic related to, but distinct from, their own thesis research (2) prepare and defend 10 page answers to three questions on topics related to, but distinct from, their own thesis research
Since relatively few students (i.e., 7 of 58 since 2007) choose option 2, and to make the QE experience more uniform for candidates, we are proposing to remove option 2.
Further, and with departmental support, we are proposing to modify option 1 so that the 10 page research proposal reflects the thesis research of the student.
The format of the QE would otherwise be unchanged from the existing option 1.
Defending a thesis-based proposal remains entirely consistent with the stated objectives of the QE in MCB, namely to determine whether the student has: • a sound background knowledge in both molecular and cellular biology, and the area of specialization • a demonstrated ability to integrate such knowledge into solving scientific problems • the ability and potential to pursue research appropriate for PhD studies
The benefit of the proposed change to the student is that program goals are measured in a way that more directly benefits their research agenda. The qualifying exam takes place almost two years after each studentʼs proposal seminar and roughly midway through their PhD program. This is an
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CBS | PhD Program Change - Molecular and Cellular Page 119 of 242 excellent time for students to reevaluate their original proposal and offer a more robust defense of the (likely) revised version in the context of demonstrating discipline-specific competency. In this vein, a proposal based on thesis research is no less of a jumping-off point for broader conceptual questions. An additional benefit to having students prepare thesis-based proposals for the QE is that the expectation of subject mastery, from both examinersʼ and candidatesʼ perspectives, is much clearer. Examination committees should be more comfortable pressing deficiencies during the exam if the basis of the exam is the studentʼs thesis research.
2. Fields of the existing program that the changes apply to, if any.
3. Distinctive curriculum aspects, program innovations or creative components that would be unique to the changes, if any:
4. Intended career and/or higher education, if different to current program outcomes.
C. Admission Requirements – no changes
List admission requirements if different from existing program:
D. Program Requirements – no changes
1. Outline of changed requirements, noting differences between existing program to that proposed and include: a) list of any new courses proposed as part of the submission (provide completed course proposal form(s)).
b) new required courses mounted by other units, if any, and confirm commitment by said unit:
c) changed required research and/or experiential learning activities:
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CBS | PhD Program Change - Molecular and Cellular Page 120 of 242 d) changed thesis, major paper or other capstone requirement:
2. Mode of delivery, if different from existing program:
3. Appropriateness of the changed curriculum in meeting expressed learning outcomes of the existing program:
4. Changes to the method of assessment in evaluation student progress and achievement of the learning outcomes:
Note: the proposed Calendar copy for the program changes (including Preamble, Schedule of Studies) and templates (course forms and course outlines) for any new courses to support the program will be required with the submission.
E. Human and Physical Resource Requirements – no changes
1. Identify and describe any changes to the human and physical resource requirements to those already available. Provide CVs of (only) those faculty members to be associated with the changes that are not already identified with the existing program.
2. Expected level and source(s) of student stipend, if different to that already provided.
Note: provide a letter of support from the relevant Dean(s) if additional human and physical resources are required.
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To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 4. Programs Committee Report
Meeting: September 29, 2015
d) OAC | Program Deletion – MSc in Aquaculture [Motion]
Enclosed for the Board of Graduate Studies’ consideration, is information pertaining to the proposed deletion of the MSc in Aquaculture.
The Board of Graduate Studies is asked to,
RESOLVE, that on recommendation of the Programs Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies accept and recommend to Senate approval of deletion of the MSc in Aquaculture program.
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OAC | Program Deletion - MSc in Aquaculture [Motion] Page 123 of 242 Page 124 of 242 Bev Hale, Ontario Agricultural College
OAC | Program Deletion - MSc in Aquaculture [Motion] Page 125 of 242 FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES
12 May 2011
Dr. Donna Woolcott Executive Director Ontario Council on Graduate Studies 180 Dundas Street West, 11th Floor Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8
Dear Dr. Woolcott:
RE: Report on MSc Aquaculture Program, University of Guelph
Thank you for your letter of March 8th informing us of the recommendation of the Appraisal Committee regarding the MSc program in Aquaculture. It is clear from this appraisal report that some significant investment and attention is required to maintain this program. Given this and the current climate at the University, we have decided to close this program, effective immediately. This means that we will not be registering any new students for the 2011-12 year, but we will ensure that students currently registered are able to complete the program appropriately. It is possible that we may submit a new proposal brief for a revised program in aquaculture, but I am unable to commit to this at present. Hence, our decision to close it now.
Sincerely
Anthony J. Clarke, PhD Assistant V.P. (Graduate Studies & Program Quality Assurance)
cc B. Hale, Assoc. Dean, OAC R.J. Gordon, Dean, OAC
OAC | Program Deletion - MSc in Aquaculture [Motion] Page 126 of 242 March 1, 2011
Dr. Anthony Clarke Assistant V.P. (Graduate Studies & Program Quality Assurance) University of Guelph Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1
Dear Dr. Clarke:
At its meeting of February 28, 2011, the Appraisal Committee discussed the MSc program in Aquaculture at the University of Guelph. The Committee approved a motion to recommend to OCGS that the program be classified as NOT APPROVED on the following grounds:
1. Lack of demonstrated leadership in the program. 2. Unknown outcomes with respect to recruitment efforts to increase enrolments. 3. Inadequate core faculty with demonstrated commitment to the program.
Our procedures provide that the University may either accept this recommendation or, if it wishes, provide a written statement or request a meeting with the Committee to discuss it. The University must inform the Committee of its decision no later than March 22, 2011.
Sincerely yours,
Donna M. Woolcott, PhD Executive Director, Quality Assurance
DW/cr
An affiliate of the Council of Ontario Universities 180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1100, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8 416 979-2165 Fax 416 979-8635 E-mail [email protected] Web Site www.cou.on.ca
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To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 4. Programs Committee Report
Meeting: September 29, 2015
e) CSAHS | New Field of Study in Sociology [Motion]
Enclosed for the Board of Graduate Studies’ consideration, is information regarding the proposed new field of study in Diversity and Social Inequality, for the MA/PhD in Sociology.
The Board of Graduate Studies is asked to,
RESOLVE, that on recommendation of the Programs Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies approve the new field “Diversity and Social Inequality” in Sociology, as presented.
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CSAHS | New Field in Sociology and Anthropology Page 129 of 242 Page 130 of 242 University of Guelph Senate: Board of Graduate Studies
PROPOSAL BRIEF – CHANGES TO AN EXISTING GRADUATE PROGRAM
Template for the Preparation of the Proposal Brief for a change to an existing and approved program (e.g., change to course requirements, structure of qualifying examination, etc.).
A unit wishing to make changes to an approved graduate program, whether in the context of a periodic review or at some other time, must provide sufficient information to permit a decision on the proposed change. These changes do not require separate MTCU funding approval unless additional BIUs are claimed.
A. Program Name and Administration
1. Name of Program: MA in Sociology; PhD in Sociology
2. Program Coordinator responsible for program management and academic counseling:
Dr. Vivian Shalla
3. Proposed change: new field for MA/PhD - Diversity and Social Inequality
B. Program Outcomes and University of Guelph Learning Outcomes
1. Objectives of the change(s):
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology seeks to add to the MA and PhD programs in Sociology a new field of specialization called “Diversity and Social Inequality”. At present, the Department offers three fields of specialization, namely: Global Agro-Food Systems, Communities and Rural Change; Work, Gender and Change in a Global Context; and, Sociological Criminology. The three current fields of specialization can be combined with the collaborative MA and PhD programs in International Development Studies, as will the proposed field. In fact, the addition of the new field will serve to bolster this relationship.
Adding the proposed field of specialization is of critical importance to the Department at this juncture, for the following key reasons:
The Department has significant expertise in this area, with well over half of the faculty identifying with this field. Therefore, adding this new field will better reflect the intellectual diversity of the Department and will provide a larger number of faculty with the opportunity to more actively participate in the graduate programs. Currently, some faculty members participate only minimally in the Sociology MA and PhD programs because the three existing fields cannot easily accommodate their areas of expertise. In fact, for some faculty, including our recently hired Canada Research Chair, the new field is the only one with which they could identify. Adding this new field will make it more feasible for these faculty members to contribute more fully to the graduate programs, and work more closely with graduate students in terms of advising. This change will also provide more faculty with greater opportunities to pursue their research agenda and involve students in their research projects. 1
CSAHS | New Field in Sociology and Anthropology Page 131 of 242 The addition of the proposed field will make the Sociology MA and PhD programs more attractive because they will become more diversified and will cover an area that is of significant interest in the discipline. While this field has always been prominent in Sociology, its relevance has increased significantly over the past few years. Indeed, we have noticed a growing interest by potential applicants in topics that fall under the proposed field. The field will therefore provide the Department with an ideal opportunity to increase enrolment in the graduate programs as well as diversify its student base. In addition, a larger enrolment will foster greater scholarly exchanges among students in the programs. The Department is uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for this field of specialization due to its large and varied faculty complement with expertise in the field, but also because of its attractiveness as a mid-sized department in a mid-sized university centrally located in Southern Ontario and recognized for the high quality of its graduate programs. What is more, the Department is unique in that it has a good balance of faculty with expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods, a strength that is reflected in the new field.
The Department already offers a graduate-level course related to the subject matter of the proposed field and will therefore not be required to introduce a new course. The existing course is SOC*6270 / ANTH*6270, Diversity and Social Equality.
Both our MA and PhD programs in Sociology provide a solid foundation for a wide variety of careers in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors (including international development work), as well as preparation for doctoral programs (in the case of the MA degree) and an academic career. Students graduate from our MA and PhD programs with a greater ability to understand and change our complex social world.
The proposed field of specialization aims to achieve the same learning outcomes as those that were outlined in the program proposal that was developed in 2006 for the new PhD program in Sociology, which built on the outcomes of the long-standing MA program in Sociology. These outcomes are: a) theoretical and methodological competence at an advanced level; b) competence at the cutting edge of knowledge in the student’s chosen field; c) autonomy in conducting research; d) mature scholarship and research; and, e) well-developed communication abilities. The programs are designed so that students will deepen their knowledge in sociological theory and a substantive field, and become highly independent sociological thinkers and skilled researchers. The outcomes are aligned with the University’s learning outcomes for graduate degree programs. Both the MA and PhD programs foster critical and creative thinking, literacy, global understanding, communicating, and professional and ethical behaviour.
The Department recognizes the importance of more fully developing the graduate learning outcomes outlined above. Indeed, in the Self Study Report submitted in Fall 2014 as part of the IQAP review process, the Chair of the Department acknowledged the need for more developed learning outcomes and signaled the intent to undertake this task in the near future. The Department was finalizing undergraduate learning outcomes and planned on initiating the process to develop graduate learning outcomes. However, the Chair of the Department resigned suddenly and unexpectedly in early April of this year and was replaced by an Acting Chair for a few months (who was asked to handle only day-to-day administrative tasks) until the appointment of an Interim Chair. These changes in the leadership of the Department resulted in a significant slowing down of work on all major files. The Department is now in the process of reactivating major files, one of which will be the further development of graduate learning outcomes.
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CSAHS | New Field in Sociology and Anthropology Page 132 of 242 2. Fields of the existing program that the changes apply to, if any.
This is a new field of specialization for both the MA and PhD programs in Sociology.
This field reflects recent sociological interests in the study of intergroup relations, with special emphasis on struggles over influence and power. Students specializing in this field will acquire a deeper understanding of the complex intersection as well as the overlap of forms of identity and group mobilization based on ethnic, linguistic, regional, class, gender, racial and other forms of social division. The field also provides students with the opportunity to study native issues and policies related to multiculturalism, equity and local or regional autonomy.
3. Distinctive curriculum aspects, program innovations or creative components that would be unique to the changes, if any:
The proposed new field of specialization will provide students with the opportunity to study and develop expertise in an important area of the discipline that is currently not formally offered as a field of specialization by the Department. This field is a key area of sociological interest and will allow students to explore and apply a broad range of theories to substantive and empirical issues.
4. Intended career and/or higher education, if different to current program outcomes.
Students who opt for the new field of specialization will be formally recognized as experts in this field. This field will equip students for the same career and education pathways as the existing fields.
C. Admission Requirements
List admission requirements if different from existing program:
The introduction of the new field of specialization does not involve any changes to the admission requirements for the MA program nor for the PhD program.
For the MA program, applicants must have an Honours BA degree or its equivalent with a minimum B+ average over their last two years of academic study. Applicants who do not meet departmental requirements may be admitted provisionally and required to complete appropriate make-up courses.
For the PhD program, normally, applicants must have a recognized MA degree in Sociology and a high academic standing (80% or higher) in their graduate-level studies. Applicants who do not meet departmental requirements and are admitted into the program are expected to complete additional graduate-level courses in Sociology to fill identified gaps.
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CSAHS | New Field in Sociology and Anthropology Page 133 of 242 D. Program Requirements
1. Outline of changed requirements, noting differences between existing program to that proposed and include:
a) list of any new courses proposed as part of the submission (provide completed course proposal form(s)).
The Department is not proposing the introduction of new courses as it already offers a graduate-level course related to the subject matter of the proposed field of specialization.The existing course is SOC*6270 / ANTH*6270, Diversity and Social Equality.
At both the MA and PhD levels, students opting for the new field will be required to complete the same mandatory courses and number of credits as students opting for the existing fields.
b) new required courses mounted by other units, if any, and confirm commitment by said unit:
N/A
c) changed required research and/or experiential learning activities:
No such changes are required. Students in both the MA and PhD programs who choose the new field of specialization will be required to meet the same research expectations as the students who pursue their degree in the existing fields.
d) changed thesis, major paper or other capstone requirement:
No such changes are required. As is the case for the current fields, MA students who choose the new field will have the option of completing either a thesis or a major paper. All PhD students are required to complete a dissertation.
2. Mode of delivery, if different from existing program:
There will be no changes to the mode of delivery as students opting for the new field will be required to meet all expectations of the existing MA and PhD programs.
3. Appropriateness of the changed curriculum in meeting expressed learning outcomes of the existing program:
Students pursuing the new field of specialization at either the MA or PhD level will be required to follow the same curriculum and meet the same program requirements as students pursuing the fields of specialization that are currently offered. The addition of the proposed field does not require any other changes to the graduate programs nor will there be any curriculum changes with its introduction. The only difference is that students opting for the new field will be required to enrol in the course associated with the field; as noted earlier, this course is already part of the curriculum.
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No changes to the method of assessment are being proposed. MA and PhD students who opt for the new field will be evaluated according to the same method of assessment as those pursuing their studies in the existing fields, whether it be for in-class courses, specialized reading courses, the major paper, the thesis, qualifying examinations, or the dissertation. Students in the new field will be evaluated on the basis of the assessment criteria set out in the graduate calendar, which is the case for students in the programs as they currently stand.
Note: the proposed Calendar copy for the program changes (including Preamble, Schedule of Studies) and templates (course forms and course outlines) for any new courses to support the program will be required with the submission.
The only addition required to the graduate calendar is the new field description, which is as follows:
This field reflects recent sociological interests in the study of intergroup relations, with special emphasis on struggles over influence and power. Students specializing in this field will acquire a deeper understanding of the complex intersection as well as the overlap of forms of identity and group mobilization based on ethnic, linguistic, regional, class, gender, racial and other forms of social division. The field also provides students with the opportunity to study native issues and policies related to multiculturalism, equity and local or regional autonomy.
E. Human and Physical Resource Requirements
1. Identify and describe any changes to the human and physical resource requirements to those already available. Provide CVs of (only) those faculty members to be associated with the changes that are not already identified with the existing program.
TABLE 1. Faculty members by field.
N.B.: The intent of this Table is to establish the strength and the degree of involvement of the faculty complement participating in each field of the graduate program and whose CVs are provided in Volume II of the Brief. This is an important element in the assessment of program quality.
Faculty Members by Field
Faculty Name & Rank Home Supervisory Fields Unit 1 Privileges 2 13 2 3 4 Category 1 4 Dr. Mervyn Horgan – Assistant SOAN Full x x x Dr. Linda Hunter – Assistant SOAN Full x
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Category 3 Dr. Ryan Broll – Assistant SOAN Full x x Dr. Myrna Dawson – Associate SOAN Full x x Dr. Andrew Hathaway – Associate SOAN Full x x Dr. Lisa Kowalchuk – Associate SOAN Full x x Dr. Belinda Leach – Professor CSAHS Dean’s Full x x x Office Dr. Thomas McIlwraith – Assistant SOAN Full x x Dr. Mavis Morton – Associate SOAN Full x x x Dr. Kerry Preibisch – Associate SOAN Full x x x Dr. Vivian Shalla – Associate SOAN Full x x Dr. Sharada Srinivasan – Associate SOAN Full x Dr. Ronald Stansfield – Associate SOAN Full x x Dr. Renée Sylvain – Associate SOAN Full x Dr. Jeji Varghese – Assistant SOAN Full x x Category 4
Category 5
Category 6
NOTES
1. This is the budget unit paying the salary: department, school, research centre or institute, or other. 2. Indicate the level of supervisory privileges held by each faculty member: e.g., full, master’s only, co-supervision only, etc..
3. Either give the field name or a footnote reference to it. FIELDS 1. Global Agro-Food Systems, Communities and Rural Change (MA and PhD) 2. Work, Gender and Change in a Global Context (MA an PhD) 3. Criminology and Criminal Justice (MA); Sociological Criminology (PhD) 4. Diversity and Social Inequality (MA and PhD)
4. List faculty members under the categories suggested, as applicable (it is expected that some categories may not apply to your institution).
Category 1: Tenured or tenure-track core faculty members whose graduate involvement is exclusively in the graduate program under review. For this purpose the master’s and doctoral streams of a program are considered as a single program. Membership in the graduate program, not the home unit, is the defining issue.
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CSAHS | New Field in Sociology and Anthropology Page 136 of 242 Category 3: Tenured or tenure-track core faculty members who are involved in teaching and/or supervision in other graduate program(s) in addition to being a core member of the graduate program under review.
Category 4: Non-tenure track core faculty members who are involved in teaching and/or supervision in other graduate program(s) in addition to being a core member of the graduate program under review.
Category 5: Other core faculty: this category may include emeritus professors with supervisory privileges and other Associated Graduate Faculty members.
Category 6: Special Graduate Faculty members.
2. Expected level and source(s) of student stipend, if different to that already provided.
There will be no changes to the level and source of student stipend. Currently, all PhD students are guaranteed a minimum funding package of $17,500 per year for three years. Over the past few years, all funding packages have been above this minimum amount, especially in the first year of study. In addition, the Department has been able to offer partial funding for a fourth year of study. All MA students are guaranteed a minimum of two graduate teaching assistantships. In addition, most MA students are offered one or more entrance scholarships, and one or two additional teaching assistantships. The Department’s funding packages have been competitive with other institutions offering Sociology graduate programs in Southern Ontario.
Note: provide a letter of support from the relevant Dean(s) if additional human and physical resources are required.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Letter of support from the Dean of the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.
Proposed calendar copy for the new field of specialization.
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CSAHS | New Field in Sociology and Anthropology Page 137 of 242 COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND APPLIED HUMAN SCIENCES Office of the Dean
September 3, 2015
Professor Marc Coppolino Chair, Board of Graduate Studies University of Guelph
Dear Professor Coppolino,
I am writing to signal my support for a proposed new field of specialization in two graduate degree programs in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology: namely the MA and PhD in Sociology.
The Department is proposing to augment three current fields of specialization (Global Agro-Food Systems, Communities and Rural Change; Work, Gender and Change in a Global Context; and, Sociological Criminology) with a fourth field – Diversity and Social Inequality. The proposed addition will enhance the ability of the program to attract high quality applicants and better address an area of sociological teaching and research. In addition, the proposed specialization will capitalize on the current scholarly diversity of the Department and will increase opportunities for selected faculty to more actively participate in the graduate programs.
As stated in the proposal documentation, students pursuing the new field of specialization at either the PhD or MA level will be required to meet the same program requirements as students pursuing the fields of specialization that are currently offered. I am advised that the addition of this field will not require any other changes to the graduate programs.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require anything further.
Kind regards,
Belinda Leach, Acting Dean College of Social & Applied Human Sciences
cc: Joseph Tindale, Acting Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Bill O’Grady, Graduate Coordinator, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
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The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers programs of study leading to the degrees of MA and PhD in Sociology in the following fields:
Global Agro-Food Systems, Communities and Rural Change (MA, PhD) This field reflects recent sociological interests in food studies and global agro-food systems, resources and the environment, community sustainability, rural-urban linkages, the transnationalization of labour regimes and social movements in the rural context. Students specializing in this field will be encouraged to take a comparative and historical approach, focusing on cross-national and inter-regional studies where possible, and to examine how class, gender, race and ethnicity play out in each particular substantive topic comprising the rural field. Work, Gender and Change in a Global Context (MA, PhD) This field reflects recent sociological interests in changing patterns of work and employment in comparative contexts, labour regimes, industrial and organizational change, organizations and protest, education for work and the regulation of work. These trends are located in the broader processes of globalization, economic restructuring and fundamental shifts in public policy. Students specializing in this field will be encouraged to focus on the dialectical relationship between the configurations of gender, class, race and ethnicity, and the transformation of work. Criminology and Criminal Justice (MA) This field covers sociology of policing, corrections and penology, violent crime, sociology of law, governance and control, crime prevention, risk, criminological theory, critical criminology, street youth, young offenders, gender and offending, and criminal justice theory. Sociological Criminology (PhD) The field reflects recent sociological interests in homelessness and marginalized peoples, violence against women, homicide, wrongful convictions, crime prevention through environmental design, policing, harm reduction and substance use/abuse, violent offending and victimization, and young offenders. Diversity and Social Inequality (MA, PhD) This field reflects recent sociological interests in the study of intergroup relations, with special emphasis on struggles over influence and power. Students specializing in this field will acquire a deeper understanding of the complex intersection as well as the overlap of forms of identity and group mobilization based on ethnic, linguistic, regional, class, gender, racial and other forms of social division. The field also provides students with the opportunity to study native issues and policies related to multiculturalism, equity and local or regional autonomy.
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Courses
Criminology and Criminal Justice/Sociological Criminology SOC*6350 Society, Crime and Control U [0.50] This seminar course surveys classical theoretical perspectives and more recent theoretical developments in the sociology of crime. It will examine the assumptions and logical structure of each perspective and justifications of particular criminal justice/public policy responses. The course will also critically assess recent empirical research relevant to each perspective. Department(s): Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Other Diversity and Social Inequality SOC*6270 Diversity and Social Equality U [0.50] This course will examine a range of approaches used in the study of intergroup relations, with special emphasis on struggles over influence and power. Students will acquire a deeper understanding of the complex intersection, as well as the overlap among forms of identity and group mobilization based on ethnic, linguistic, regional, class, gender, racial and other forms of social division. The course may also cover native issues and policies related to multiculturalism, equity and local or regional autonomy. Department(s): Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Other SOC*6460 Gender and Development F [0.50] Cross-cultural and historical changes in gender relations and the roles/positions of women brought about by industrialization and the development of the world system. Critical examination of the predominant theories of gender relations, in so far as these inform development research and action in societies with different socio-economic systems. Introduction to the latest theories and research in the area of women and development, as well as with social and political actions undertaken by women themselves. This is one of the two alternative core courses for the collaborative International Development Studies program. Department(s): Department of Sociology and Anthropology
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MA Program The MA program permits students to become actively involved in research, teaching and professional practice. The objective of the program is to offer opportunities for advanced studies and research in Sociology and is offered in the following fields: 1) global agro- food systems, communities and rural change; 2) work, gender and change in a global context; and 3) criminology and criminal justice; and 4) diversity and social inequality.
IX. Graduate Programs Sociology
PhD Program
The doctoral program comprises three four fields within the discipline of Sociology that build on current faculty strengths. These fields are: 1) global agro-food systems, communities and rural change; 2) work, gender and change in a global context; and 3) Ssociological criminology; and 4) diversity and social inequality.
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To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 4. Programs Committee Report
Meeting: September 29, 2015
f) Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion]
Enclosed for consideration of the Board of Graduate Studies is a table summarizing recommendations from the Programs Committee, with respect to changes to the Graduate Calendar which represent course changes, additions and deletions.
The Board is asked to consider the following omnibus motion concerning the above-noted changes, as presented. The accompanying materials for each change are also enclosed and elaboration will be offered, at the meeting.
Should a Board member wish to exclude any particular matter from inclusion in the omnibus motion, it will be addressed separately.
The Board of Graduate Studies is asked to,
RESOLVE, That on recommendation of the Programs Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies approve the changes to the Graduate Calendar, as presented and articulated herein:
i) RESOLVE, That the Board of Graduate Studies approve the course change, additions and deletions with respect to graduate programs in the Ontario Agricultural College, as presented.
ii) RESOLVE, That the Board of Graduate Studies approve the course change, additions and deletions with respect to graduate programs in the Ontario Veterinary College, as presented.
iii) RESOLVE, That the Board of Graduate Studies approve the course change with respect to graduate programs in the College of Physical and Engineering Science, as presented.
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College Course Changes Course Additions Course Deletions Other OAC • ENVS*6520 Pollinator Biology • ENVS*6520 Pollinator Biology • ENVS*6380 Advanced Soil • Program deletion – MSc in • ENVS*6460 Environmental Chemistry Aquaculture (see item 4d) Remediation • ENVS*6470 Stressors in the Great Lakes
OVC • PABI*6350 Molecular • BIOM*6300 Cancer Biology • PABI*6105 Integrative Epidemiology of Bacterial • BIOM*6400 Critical Thinking in Pathology Diseases Medical Research • PABI*6110 Pathology I • PABI*6130 Pathology II • PABI*6180 Clinical Bacteriology
CPES • PHYS*7510 Clinical Applications of Physics in Medicine CSAHS • Sociology and Anthropology – Addition of new field (see item 4e) CBS • New program proposal – Masters in Biotechnology (see item 4b) • Molecular and Cellular Biology – PhD program change (see item 4c)
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The Course Addition Form must be completed in full in order for the course proposal to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Graduate Studies and Senate. For each new course proposal a course outline must be provided along with the required information in the fields below.
A completed library assessment is required for all new courses proposed for approval. A library assessment will be requested on your behalf by the Office of Graduate Studies. Requests should be submitted well in advance of deadlines as assessments normally take a minimum of three weeks. (See details below.)
Academic department/unit responsible for the course Animal and Poultry Science (and percent if more than one):
Course Prefix*: ANSC Course Number*. 6490
*Course prefixes and numbers are assigned by the Office of Graduate Studies. For assistance, contact Laurie Winn ([email protected]).
Course Title: Advanced Dairy Management
Short Title (30 characters max) Advanced Dairy Management This is the title that will appear on the student's official transcript.
Semester(s) Offering: W Do you wish the semester designation to be printed in the Calendar? Yes
Placement in calendar (Indicate subheading under which course is to be listed if applicable):
Prerequisite(s): None
Mandatory Co-requisite(s): None
Other Restrictions: None
Lecture Hours/Week: 2Laboratory or Tutorial Hours/Week: 13Offered by distance No
Total Contact Hours/Week: 5 Total Student Time & Effort on Course/Week: 10
Proposed Credits*: 0.50 Scheduling: No
*Credit Guidelines: Choose only one. If proposed credits do not conform to guidelines, attach a full explanation. 0.0 (Seminar-type courses, unless a higher rating is justified and approved) 0.25 (Half-semester courses, including six-week courses, unless contact hours & workload is doubled in the six-week period) 0.5 (Semester courses, usually given throughout one semester) (student time & effort on task = approximately 10-12 hours per week) 1.0 (Double courses, including two semester courses, typically major paper courses)
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 148 of 242 Instructor's signature required: Yes
Designated as a two-semester course with students registering in each semester. Students receive INP (in No progress) at the end of the first semester and a grade and the end of the second semester.
Designated as a multiple-semester course: Is this course designed to require more than one semester for No completion, with student registering in each semester with one grade at the end?
Maximum number of times a student may take this course: once only
Proposed Grade Scheme: Numeric
Proposed calendar A comprehensive systems science and integrative capstone course that encompasses the “closing of the description (Please ensure loop” education of dairy production systems. Students will be exposed to real-time issues relating to the course description is dairy production from, environment, economics, nutrition, housing, health, welfare, society and grammatically correct i.e. agrology. This course will allow the student to practice their training from the courses they have been complete sentences) exposed to as undergraduates into many case study evaluations on farms provincially, nationally and 45 words or less: internationally.
Library Assessment: To prepare the assessment, Library staff will consult with faculty to identify resources and/or library services needed to support the new course, e.g. books, required texts, journal, e-learning support, information literacy instruction. If you are aware of any new library resources which will be needed, please list them here:
a. Required course textbook(s), if known: None
b. Any key journals or other resources which None the Library does not already have?
Please provide detailed explanations for the Division & Programs Committees on the following:
1. Outcomes of the course, including how the University's Learning Outcomes are addressed. (Please refer to the Graduate Degree Learning Outcomes which can be found in Chapter XII. Learning Outcomes in the Graduate Calendar. )
Graduate students completing this course will: 1. Be able to conduct whole farm appraisals by integrating, interpreting and synthesizing information from multiple disciplines (environment, genetics, economics, nutrition, housing, society and agrology). Demonstrated through participation in lecture modules and analysis of case studies. 2. Be able to extrapolate, cultivate, construct and apply advanced research and analytical techniques. Demonstrated through modelling and integrated software programs presented in lectures and workshops (Life Cycle software). 3. Be able to effectively communicate their thoughts, arguments, and decision-making outcomes in an effective professional manner to a multitude of clientele including stakeholders, academics, government and primary producers. Demonstrated through the appraisal of domestic, national and international whole farm based case studies through individual farm contact, and social media interaction in an individual and team work group leadership context. 4. Develop a mature intellectual independence and to integrate ethical reasoning and apply it to their independent evaluation of issues facing dairy farmers globally. Advanced lectures on dairy policy and traditions (e.g. cows being sacred in India).
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Professor: Dr. Vern R. Osborne Dept. of Animal and Poultry Science, Room 235, ext. 53691, [email protected]
Course Time: Day Time Place Lectures: TBA TBA TBA Workshop: TBA TBA TBA
Course Description: A comprehensive systems science and integrative capstone course that encompasses the “closing of the loop” education of dairy production systems. Students will be exposed to real-time issues relating to dairy production from, environment, economics, nutrition, housing, genetics, society and agrology. This course will allow the student to practice their training from the courses they have been exposed to as undergraduates into many case study evaluations on farms provincially, nationally and internationally.
Required course Material Material will be supplied or on CourseLink
Topics The following is a list of advanced learning topics, which include but not limited to:
1. Genetics, traceability and genotyping 2. Reproduction and Replacement Management 3. Nutrition, grazing, feeding systems, nutrient flows (traditional and organic) 4. Nutrient management planning (plant selection, harvesting, storing) 5. Lactation, milk quality, milk harvesting systems, udder health 6. Milk marketing, pricing, CQM 7. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) 8. Physical facilities, environment (air, water), climate and natural resources
All the topics will embrace; technology advances, information and learning resources, quantitative methods (e.g. regression methods, linear programming and differential equations) data synthesis, analysis, benchmarking, economics and society, teamwork building, effective communication (soft and hard skills), human resources, and mentorship placements.
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There will be two 50-minute lecture periods per week that will introduce all the course topics by faculty or guest lecturers from the industry. The workshop/seminar time (3 hour period per week) will be portioned into; site visits (approximately 6 local dairy farms), data assimilation and analysis from participating national and international dairy farms via skype (approximately 2-3 farms) and student presentations and discussion forms.
Course Evaluation: Individual Case Study Reports (assigned by instructor) = 20 % Group Case Study Reports = 25 % Individual LCA = 15 % Group Discussion Forums = 15 % Individual report and oral presentation of student selected Case Study = 25%
Learning Outcomes:
Graduate students completing this course will:
1. Be able to conduct whole farm appraisals by integrating, interpreting and synthesizing information from multiple disciplines (environment, genetics, economics, nutrition, housing, society and agrology). Demonstrated through participation in lecture modules and analysis of case studies.
2. Be able to extrapolate, cultivate, construct and apply advanced research and analytical techniques. Demonstrated through modelling and integrated software programs presented in lectures and workshops (Life Cycle software).
3. Be able to effectively communicate their thoughts, arguments, and decision- making outcomes in an effective professional manner to a multitude of clientele including stakeholders, academics, government and primary producers. Demonstrated through the appraisal of domestic, national and international whole farm based case studies through individual farm contact, and social media interaction in an individual and team work group leadership context.
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The Course Deletion Template must be completed in full to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Undergraduate Studies and Senate. If a new course will be replacing the deleted course, please submit the new course proposal at the same time.
Course Code: ENVS*6380 Course Title: Advanced Soil Chemistry
Department/School/Program responsible for the course: School of Environmental Sciences
Arrangements must be made to accommodate students Semester Offering: W Multiple semester course No registered in a multiple semester course, prior to deletion.
The last semester offering to accommodate the current cohort. Winter 2014
Rationale for the deletion: A new course in Environmental Organic Chemistry is being developed for W17, and may have a trial (point form) offering in W16. This course will be a suitable replacement for Advanced Soil Chemistry. Currently, the only faculty member working in soil chemistry has retired, and is no longer taking on graduate students. Between these two facts, we anticipate the impact will be minimal on our students.
Effect on other graduate n/a programs:
Course Enrolment History W15 = not offered; W14 = 11; W13 = 6+1AUD; W12 = 0 over four offerings:
Notes:
*The course will be end-dated in Colleague based on the "last offering" information. A note will be added to the course description in the Graduate Calendar indicating the semester the course will last be offered.
**If the course proposed for deletion serves graduate programs administered by other departments, evidence of consultation in the form of email correspondence or memo from the appropriate department chairs is required. Forward correspondence electronically with this form to Office of Graduate Studies ([email protected]).
*** If a new course is being proposed as a replacement for this course, please specify the course code, title and department responsible in the text box below.
Replacement Course***:
Signature Approval of Chair Tom Hsiang Date Approved: or Graduate Coordinator 2015.07.20 11:46:16 -04'00'
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 159 of 242 Board of Graduate Studies - University of Guelph Senate COURSE CHANGE FORM Reset Form
Course changes include revisions to department responsibility, course code, title, calendar description, prerequisites, course restrictions (including instructor consent), credit weighting, grade scheme and incorporating course content from a deleted course. If the course change is due to credit weight change or the deletion of another course, please provide a course outline which justifies the credit weight change or includes the content/material for the deleted course.
Department/School/Program responsible for the course: School of Environmental Sciences
Course Code and No. (i.e. UNIV*6000) ENVS*6520 Proposed Course Code and No.
Current Title: Pollination Biology
Proposed Title: Pollinator Biology
Short Title (30 characters max) Pollinator Biology This is the title that will appear on the student's official transcript.
Semester(s) Offering: F Do you wish the semester designation to be printed in the Calendar? Yes
Placement in calendar (Indicate subheading under N/A which course is to be listed if applicable):
Prerequisite(s): N/A
Mandatory Co-requisite(s): None
Other Restrictions: None
Lecture Hours/Week: 30Laboratory or Tutorial Hours/Week: Total Contact Hours/Week: 3
Total Student Time & Effort on Course/Week: 12Scheduling: Alternate years
Current Credits*: 0.50 Proposed Credits*:
*Credit Guidelines: Choose only one. If proposed credits do not conform to guidelines, attach a full explanation. 0.0 (Seminar-type courses, unless a higher rating is justified and approved) 0.25 (Half-semester courses, including six-week courses, unless contact hours & workload is doubled in the six-week period) 0.5 (Semester courses, usually given throughout one semester) (student time & effort on task = approximately 10-12 hours per week) 1.0 (Double courses, including two semester courses, typically major paper courses)
Instructor's signature required: Yes
Designated as a two-semester course with students registering in each semester. Students receive INP (in No progress) at the end of the first semester and a grade and the end of the second semester.
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 160 of 242 Designated as a multiple-semester course: Is this course designed to require more than one semester for completion, with student registering in each semester with one grade at the end? No
Maximum number of times a student may take this course: once only
Current Grade Scheme: Numeric
Proposed Grade Scheme:
Calendar description Copy the current calendar description into a blank MS Word or Word Perfect file. Edit to 10pt font. Bold any text to be added to the description and use the single strikethrough formatting for text to be deleted. From MS Word or Word Perfect, copy the revision into the box below. Please ensure the course description is grammatically correct (i.e. is formatted in complete sentences.) 45 words or less:
Current Description: ENVS*6520 Pollination Biology F [0.50] Pollination biology is discussed from both entomological and botanical viewpoints, stressing fundamental and applied aspects. (Offered in the Fall semester or by arrangement with the professor).
Proposed Description: ENVS*6520 Pollinator Biology F [0.50] The biology of pollinators will be discussed in lectures and seminars stressing fundamental and applied aspects. The honey bee will be used as the model system.
Offering(s): Offered in odd-numbered years. Department(s): School of Environmental Sciences
Proposed Revisions and The current description of this course is too general and not very informative. It is important to let Reason for Revisions: students know what the format of the course will be (lectures and seminars) as well as what organism (brief rational and point will be used as a model system. Honey bees are the most important pollinators and thus it is justifiable form is acceptable for this to use them as a model organism in this course. section):
Course outline reflecting proposed changes submitted with course change form.
Faculty responsible for the course: Ernesto Guzman
Signature Approval of Chair Tom Hsiang Date Approved: or Graduate Coordinator 2015.03.23 14:23:07 -04'00'
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 161 of 242 Course Outline Form: ENVS*6520, Fall 2015
General Information
Course Title: Pollinator Biology
Course Description: The biology of pollinators will be discussed in lectures and seminars stressing fundamental and applied aspects. The honey bee will be used as the model system.
Credit Weight: 0.5
Academic Department: School of Environmental Sciences
Campus: Guelph
Semester Offering: Fall 2015
Class Schedule and Location: TBA
Instructor Information Instructor Name: Ernesto Guzman Instructor Email: [email protected] Office location and office hours: Rooms 3240, Bovey Building, Tuesday, 3:30-4:30
GTA Information GTA Name: None GTA Email: None GTA office location and office hours: None
Course Content Specific Learning Outcomes:
Depth and Breadth of Understanding - To understand relevant background literature on pollination biology.
Information Literacy - To extract information from a variety of resources related to a pollination topic, and to be able to assess its quality and validity, and then apply it to design research and to present this knowledge.
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 162 of 242 Oral Communication - To effectively present a topic on pollination biology as well as a seminar on a research paper to be assigned. To provide oral constructive criticisms through attentive and critical listening of other student's presentations.
Written Communication - To effectively present a written assignment on a related research paper.
Lecture Content:
Date Topic Week 1 Introduction and basis of pollination biology Week 2 Botanical aspects of pollination biology Week 3 Animal pollination Week 4 Plant-pollinator co-evolution Week 5 Foraging behaviour Week 6 Optimal foraging Week 7 Unmanaged bees and crop pollination Week 8 Managed bees and crop pollination Week 9 Decline of pollinators Week 10 Colony collapse disorder in honey bees Week 11 Honey bee health Week 12 Seminar on article selected - 1 Week 13 Seminar on article selected - 2
Labs: none
Seminars: last two weeks
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Assignment or Test Due Date Contribution to Final Learning Outcomes Mark (%) Assessed Topic presentation TBA 30 Inquiry and Analysis, Depth and Breadth of Understanding, Information Literacy, Seminar presentation TBA 25 Inquiry and Analysis, Depth and Breadth of Understanding, Information Literacy, Written assignment TBA 30 Inquiry and Analysis, Depth and Breadth of Understanding, Information Literacy, Written Communication Participation On date of 15 Inquiry and Analysis, presentation Depth and Breadth of Understanding, Information Literacy, Oral Communication
Additional Notes (if required): None
Final examination date and time: N/A
Final exam weighting: N/A
Course Resources
Required Texts: To be assigned
Recommended Texts:
Dafni, A. et al. 2013. Practical Pollination Biology. Enviroquest, Ltd. Toronto. 600 pp. Real, L. 1983. Pollination Biology. Academic Press, New York. 168 pp. Caron D.M. 2013. Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping. Wicwas Press. Kalamazoo, MI. 368 pp.
Lab Manual: None
Other Resources: None
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 164 of 242 Field Trips: None
Additional Costs: None
Course Policies
Grading Policies Policy on Late Assignments: All assignments are expected to be handed in at the scheduled times. If an assignment is handed in late, in the absence of appropriate proof for reasons why the assignment is late (written medical note; family emergency for which evidence can be produced), 5% of the grade for that assignment will be deducted for each day overdue. Appropriate documentation will provide the student with up to an additional 3 days past due after which the 5% penalty takes effect.
Course Policy on Group Work: This course does not involve group work that will affect student grades.
Course Policy regarding use of electronic devices and recording of lectures: Electronic recording of classes is expressly forbidden without consent of the instructor. When recordings are permitted they are solely for the use of the authorized student and may not be reproduced, or transmitted to others, without the express written consent of the instructor.
University Policies
Academic Consideration
When you find yourself unable to meet an in-course requirement because of illness or compassionate reasons, please advise the course instructor in writing, with your name, id#, and e-mail contact. See the academic calendar for information on regulations and procedures for academic consideration: Academic Consideration, Appeals and Petitions
Academic Misconduct
The University of Guelph is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and it is the responsibility of all members of the University community, faculty, staff, and students to be aware of what constitutes academic misconduct and to do as much as possible to prevent academic offences from occurring.
University of Guelph students have the responsibility of abiding by the University's policy on academic misconduct regardless of their location of study; faculty, staff and students have the responsibility of supporting an environment that discourages misconduct. Students need to
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 165 of 242 remain aware that instructors have access to and the right to use electronic and other means of detection. Please note: Whether or not a student intended to commit academic misconduct is not relevant for a finding of guilt. Hurried or careless submission of assignments does not excuse students from responsibility for verifying the academic integrity of their work before submitting it. Students who are in any doubt as to whether an action on their part could be construed as an academic offence should consult with a faculty member or faculty advisor.
The Academic Misconduct Policy is detailed in the Undergraduate Calendar: Academic Misconduct Policy
Accessibility
The University of Guelph is committed to creating a barrier-free environment. Providing services for students is a shared responsibility among students, faculty and administrators. This relationship is based on respect of individual rights, the dignity of the individual and the University community's shared commitment to an open and supportive learning environment. Students requiring service or accommodation, whether due to an identified, ongoing disability or a short-term disability should contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible.
For more information, contact CSD at 519-824-4120 ext. 56208 or email [email protected] or see the website: Student Accessibility Services Website
Course Evaluation Information
Please refer to the Course and Instructor Evaluation Website
Drop date
The last date to drop one-semester courses, without academic penalty, is ?. For regulations and procedures for Dropping Courses, see the Academic Calendar: Current Undergraduate Calendar
Additional Course Information
The WRITTEN proposal will contain the following sections: 1) Title page 2) Background and rationale of the study 3) Hypothesis (or hypotheses) and/or objective(s) 4) Discussion on the methods used 5) Discussion and analysis of results and conclusions. The ORAL presentation should include relevant information of the topic to be assessed by the instructor and based on pre-assigned readings.
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 166 of 242 Board of Graduate Studies - University of Guelph Senate Reset Form COURSE ADDITION FORM
The Course Addition Form must be completed in full in order for the course proposal to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Graduate Studies and Senate. For each new course proposal a course outline must be provided along with the required information in the fields below.
A completed library assessment is required for all new courses proposed for approval. A library assessment will be requested on your behalf by the Office of Graduate Studies. Requests should be submitted well in advance of deadlines as assessments normally take a minimum of three weeks. (See details below.)
Academic department/unit responsible for the course School of Environmental Sciences (and percent if more than one):
Course Prefix*: ENVS Course Number*. 6460
*Course prefixes and numbers are assigned by the Office of Graduate Studies. For assistance, contact Laurie Winn ([email protected]).
Course Title: Environmental Remediation
Short Title (30 characters max) Environmental Remediation This is the title that will appear on the student's official transcript.
Semester(s) Offering: W Do you wish the semester designation to be printed in the Calendar? Yes
Placement in calendar (Indicate subheading under which course is to be listed if applicable):
Prerequisite(s): None
Mandatory Co-requisite(s): None
Other Restrictions: None
Lecture Hours/Week: 32Laboratory or Tutorial Hours/Week: Offered by distance Annually
Total Contact Hours/Week: 5 Total Student Time & Effort on Course/Week: 12
Proposed Credits*: 0.50Scheduling: Annually
*Credit Guidelines: Choose only one. If proposed credits do not conform to guidelines, attach a full explanation. 0.0 (Seminar-type courses, unless a higher rating is justified and approved) 0.25 (Half-semester courses, including six-week courses, unless contact hours & workload is doubled in the six-week period) 0.5 (Semester courses, usually given throughout one semester) (student time & effort on task = approximately 10-12 hours per week) 1.0 (Double courses, including two semester courses, typically major paper courses)
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 167 of 242 Instructor's signature required: No
Designated as a two-semester course with students registering in each semester. Students receive INP (in No progress) at the end of the first semester and a grade and the end of the second semester.
Designated as a multiple-semester course: Is this course designed to require more than one semester for No completion, with student registering in each semester with one grade at the end?
Maximum number of times a student may take this course: once only
Proposed Grade Scheme: Numeric
Proposed calendar This course will discuss environmental remediation topics including, but not limited to, using plants, description (Please ensure microorganisms and substrates (e.g., soil and engineered materials) to improve air, water and soil the course description is quality. For example, this course will explore the current sciences and technologies of living walls to grammatically correct i.e. improve indoor air quality, green roofs to manage storm water and air pollutants, and constructed complete sentences) wetlands to treat wastewater. Environmental remediation is, by nature, multidisciplinary, involving 45 words or less: chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, landscape design, etc.
Library Assessment: To prepare the assessment, Library staff will consult with faculty to identify resources and/or library services needed to support the new course, e.g. books, required texts, journal, e-learning support, information literacy instruction. If you are aware of any new library resources which will be needed, please list them here:
a. Required course textbook(s), if known: None.
b. Any key journals or other resources which None. the Library does not already have?
Please provide detailed explanations for the Division & Programs Committees on the following:
1. Outcomes of the course, including how the University's Learning Outcomes are addressed. (Please refer to the Graduate Degree Learning Outcomes which can be found in Chapter XII. Learning Outcomes in the Graduate Calendar. )
At the end of this course, successful students will be able to: (a) Recognize and characterize novel environmental pollutants in order to develop remediation strategies through participation in lectures, in-class discussions, and after-class readings on some common environmental pollutants (e.g., air, soil and water pollutants), including their sources, chemical and physical characteristics, current and historical concentrations, and regional and global distributions. (b) Design and apply green infrastructures (e.g., green roof, living wall, and constructed wetland) for environmental remediation based on the theories and principles (e.g. routes of plant uptake of environmental pollutants, air purification mechanisms in plants and plant-environmental interactions) learned from this course. (c) Identify new research directions and design an experiment to study a chosen topic in the field of environmental remediation. (d) Demonstrate enhanced critical thinking skills through critiquing current scientific journal articles (both high- and low-quality articles) and critiquing other students’ presentations. (e) Demonstrate enhanced communication skills (both oral and written) through written assignments, and an in-class presentation (on a student-selected topic). (f) Exhibit improved professional and ethical behavior towards diverse scientific ideas and academic opinions through presentations, group discussions and critiquing presentations by fellow students.
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 168 of 242 2. Material to be covered, indicating emphasis and anticipated depth of study.
The following materials, but not limited to, will be covered: 1) Current, historical, global and regional environmental issues and the role of environmental remediation technologies; 2) Living walls and environmental remediation; 3) Green roofs and environmental remediation; 4) Constructed wetlands and environmental remediation; 4) Other green infrastructures and environmental remediation; 5) Microbiology and environmental remediation; 6) Green chemistry and environmental remediation; 7) Landscape design considerations and environmental remediation. Each topic will cover the history and the current development with regional and global applications in mind.
3. Method of course presentation.
This course emphasizes skill building, professional and ethical behavior improvement. Course content will be provided in a combined lecture and reading/seminar format, with specific topics and approach being class dependent. Lectures will be delivered by the instructor, guest lecturers and students themselves. Students are required to read extensively the current scientific literature on each topic, to practice on leading discussion in order to enhance their communication skills. They are also encouraged to bring topics of their own interest and/or thesis-related topics to the class.
4. Method of evaluation (include breakdown of marks).
1. Critique of reading materials selected by fellow students (15%); 2. Selection of reading materials for the class to read (5%); 3. Presentation/leading discussion (30%); 4. Paper on a chosen topic (40%), including a)outline 15%, and b) final 25%; 5. General participation (10%).
5. Reason for this course offering and intended user group(s).
Environmental remediation is, by nature, multidisciplinary, involving chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, landscape design, etc. Through this course, students are able to learn how to combine different sciences and technologies, and to work with people from different disciplines to solve environmental pollution problems. This course provides an ideal venue for achieving the University Graduate Degree Learning Outcomes. The SES has a MES program and there is a need for more environmental science related courses. In addition, all the graduate students in SES, Landscape Architecture, Plant Agriculture and Engineering programs can take this course.
6. Are there other departments/schools with expertise in the areas covered by this course? If yes, which departments/schools? Are any of these departments/schools to be directly involved in teaching this new course?
Besides SES, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, School of Engineering and Plant Agriculture departments may have expertise in this area; however, none from the above organizations is involved in this course at the moment.
Replacement course. If the new course replaces an existing course which is to be deleted from the Graduate Calendar, please indicate here:
Not aware of any.
Proposed course outline attached. It is strongly recommended that a course outline accompany the course proposal.
Faculty responsible for the course: Dr. Youbin Zheng
Digitally signed by Jon Warland Signature Approval of Chair DN: cn=Jon Warland, o=University of Guelph, ou=School of Environmental Sciences, Date Approved: or Graduate Coordinator [email protected], c=CA Date: 2015.07.14 11:22:49 -04'00'
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 169 of 242 Course Outline Form: Winter 2016
General Information
Course Title: Environmental Remediation (ENVS*6460)
Course Description: This course will discuss environmental remediation topics including, but not limited to, using plants, microorganisms and substrates (e.g., soil and engineered materials) to improve air, water and soil quality. For example, this course will explore the current sciences and technologies of living walls to improve indoor air quality, green roofs to manage storm water and air pollutants, and constructed wetlands to treat wastewater. Environmental remediation is, by nature, multidisciplinary, involving chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, landscape design, etc. Course content will be provided in a combined lecture and reading/seminar format, with specific topics and approach being class dependent. Students are encouraged to bring topics of their own interest and/or thesis-related topics to the class.
Credit Weight: 0.50
Academic Department (or campus): School of Environmental Sciences
Campus: Guelph
Semester Offering: W16
Class Schedule and Location: Alexander Hall 265; Time: 1600-1730 on Tuesday and Thursday.
Instructor Information Instructor Name: Dr. Youbin Zheng Instructor Email: [email protected] Office location and office hours: Bovey Building RM2220, 9:00-18:00 (Call or email to make an appointment).
Course Content
Specific Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, successful students will be able to:
(a) Recognize and characterize novel environmental pollutants in order to develop remediation strategies through participation in lectures, in-class discussion, and after- class readings on some common environmental pollutants (e.g., air, soil and water
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 170 of 242 pollutants), including their sources, chemical and physical characteristics, current and historical concentrations, and regional and global distributions. (b) Design and apply green infrastructures (e.g., green roof, living wall, and constructed wetland) for environmental remediation based on the theories and principles (e.g. routes of plant uptake of environmental pollutants, air purification mechanisms in plants and plant-environmental interactions) learned from this course. (c) Identify new research directions and design an experiment to study a chosen topic in the field of environmental remediation. (d) Demonstrate enhanced critical thinking skills through critiquing current scientific journal articles (both high- and low-quality articles) and critiquing other students’ presentations. (e) Demonstrate enhanced communication skills (both oral and written) through written assignments, and an in-class presentation (on a student-selected topic). (f) Exhibit improved professional and ethical behavior towards diverse scientific ideas and academic opinions through presentations, group discussions and critiquing presentations by fellow students.
Tentative Lecture Content and Approximate Schedule: Week Topic 1-2 Introduction Current, historical, global and regional environmental issues and the role of environmental remediation technologies 3 Living walls and environmental remediation 4 Green roofs and environmental remediation 5 Constructed wetlands and environmental remediation 6 Other green infrastructures and environmental remediation 7 Microbiology and environmental remediation. Paper outline due at the end of this week. 8 Green chemistry and environmental remediation 9 Landscape design considerations and environmental remediation 10 To be decided based on student enrollment and interests (TBD) 11 TBD 12 TBD
Course Assignments and Tests: Evaluation Method Value (%) Due Date Learning Objectives Critique of reading materials selected 15 One day before the a, b, c, d, e by fellow students identified presentation Selection of reading materials 5 1 week before your a, b, c, d, f presentation
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 171 of 242 Presentation/leading discussion 30 a, b, c, d, e, f Paper on a chosen topic a. Outline 15 a. Due midterm; a, b, c, d, e b. Final 25 b. Due the day of your presentation General participation 10 f
Policy on Late Assignments: Late penalty for assignments is 20% per day. If you cannot hand in an assignment, etc. for a valid reason, please let me know.
Course Policy on Group Work: Group work is allowed for the group presentations, but the rest of the assignments (e.g. paper, evaluation of other students’ presentations) and the final exam have to be completed independently.
Course Resources There is no text book for this course. Readings will be from papers that will be posted and occasionally books will be put on reserve.
Course Policies
University Policies
Academic Consideration
When you find yourself unable to meet an in-course requirement because of illness or compassionate reasons, please advise the course instructor in writing, with your name, id#, and e-mail contact. See the academic calendar for information on regulations and procedures for
Academic Consideration: Academic Consideration, Appeals and Petitions
Academic Misconduct
The University of Guelph is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and it is the responsibility of all members of the University community, faculty, staff, and students to be aware of what constitutes academic misconduct and to do as much as possible to prevent academic offences from occurring.
University of Guelph students have the responsibility of abiding by the University's policy on academic misconduct regardless of their location of study; faculty, staff and students have the responsibility of supporting an environment that discourages misconduct. Students need to remain aware that instructors have access to and the right to use electronic and other means of detection. Please note: Whether or not a student intended to commit academic misconduct is not relevant for a finding of guilt. Hurried or careless submission of assignments does not
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 172 of 242 excuse students from responsibility for verifying the academic integrity of their work before submitting it. Students who are in any doubt as to whether an action on their part could be construed as an academic offence should consult with a faculty member or faculty advisor.
The Academic Misconduct Policy is detailed in the Undergraduate Calendar: Academic Misconduct Policy
Accessibility
The University of Guelph is committed to creating a barrier-free environment. Providing services for students is a shared responsibility among students, faculty and administrators. This relationship is based on respect of individual rights, the dignity of the individual and the University community's shared commitment to an open and supportive learning environment. Students requiring service or accommodation, whether due to an identified, ongoing disability or a short-term disability should contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible.
For more information, contact CSD at 519-824-4120 ext. 56208 or email [email protected] or see the website: Student Accessibility Services Website
Course Evaluation Information
Please refer to the Course and Instructor Evaluation Website
Drop date
The last date to drop one-semester courses, without academic penalty, is March 11, 2016 (not confirmed as yet). For regulations and procedures for Dropping Courses, see the Academic Calendar: Current Graduate Calendar
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 173 of 242 Board of Graduate Studies - University of Guelph Senate Reset Form COURSE ADDITION FORM
The Course Addition Form must be completed in full in order for the course proposal to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Graduate Studies and Senate. For each new course proposal a course outline must be provided along with the required information in the fields below.
A completed library assessment is required for all new courses proposed for approval. A library assessment will be requested on your behalf by the Office of Graduate Studies. Requests should be submitted well in advance of deadlines as assessments normally take a minimum of three weeks. (See details below.)
Academic department/unit responsible for the course School of Environmental Sciences (and percent if more than one):
Course Prefix*: ENVS Course Number*. 6470
*Course prefixes and numbers are assigned by the Office of Graduate Studies. For assistance, contact Laurie Winn ([email protected]).
Course Title: The Science and Management of Multiple Stressors in the Great Lakes
Short Title (30 characters max) Stressors in the Great Lakes This is the title that will appear on the student's official transcript.
Semester(s) Offering: S Do you wish the semester designation to be printed in the Calendar? No
Placement in calendar (Indicate subheading under N/A which course is to be listed if applicable):
Prerequisite(s): None
Mandatory Co-requisite(s): None
Other Restrictions: Enrolment in the CREATE Great Lakes program (others by request to/approval by instructor)
Lecture Hours/Week: 20 Laboratory or Tutorial Hours/Week: Offered by distance Annually
Total Contact Hours/Week: 60 Total Student Time & Effort on Course/Week:
Proposed Credits*: 0.50Scheduling: Annually
*Credit Guidelines: Choose only one. If proposed credits do not conform to guidelines, attach a full explanation. 0.0 (Seminar-type courses, unless a higher rating is justified and approved) 0.25 (Half-semester courses, including six-week courses, unless contact hours & workload is doubled in the six-week period) 0.5 (Semester courses, usually given throughout one semester) (student time & effort on task = approximately 10-12 hours per week) 1.0 (Double courses, including two semester courses, typically major paper courses)
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 174 of 242 Instructor's signature required: Yes
Designated as a two-semester course with students registering in each semester. Students receive INP (in No progress) at the end of the first semester and a grade and the end of the second semester.
Designated as a multiple-semester course: Is this course designed to require more than one semester for No completion, with student registering in each semester with one grade at the end?
Maximum number of times a student may take this course: once only
Proposed Grade Scheme: Numeric
Proposed calendar In this two-week lecture-field course, students will learn about historical and current environmental description (Please ensure issues affecting the Great Lakes basin from the perspective of multiple stressors and their cumulative the course description is impacts. The importance of linking science and policy, and the role important of governments, are grammatically correct i.e. emphasized. complete sentences) 45 words or less:
Library Assessment: To prepare the assessment, Library staff will consult with faculty to identify resources and/or library services needed to support the new course, e.g. books, required texts, journal, e-learning support, information literacy instruction. If you are aware of any new library resources which will be needed, please list them here:
a. Required course textbook(s), if known: N/A
b. Any key journals or other resources which None the Library does not already have?
Please provide detailed explanations for the Division & Programs Committees on the following:
1. Outcomes of the course, including how the University's Learning Outcomes are addressed. (Please refer to the Graduate Degree Learning Outcomes which can be found in Chapter XII. Learning Outcomes in the Graduate Calendar. )
Aspects of each of the learning outcomes for graduate courses will be addressed in this course:
1) Critical and creative thinking (course emphasizes depth and breadth; problem solving through critical analysis) 2) Literacy (course emphasizes information and quantitative literacy) 3) Global understanding (course emphasizes historical perspectives; cultural and social perspectives; governance differences) 4) Communicating (course emphasizes communication through oral, written and reading exercises) 5) Professional & Ethical Behavior (course emphasizes teamwork and ethic understanding)
The learning outcomes for the course are described in greater detail in the attached course syllabus.
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 175 of 242 2. Material to be covered, indicating emphasis and anticipated depth of study.
The topics listed herein are broad categorizations within which numerous elements will be presented (see course syllabus). The number in parentheses represent the relative anticipated depth and breadth of study (1= low, 5 = high)
1) Great Lakes basin and its geological and human history (2) 2) Science and management of multiple stressors (5) 3) Science and management of cumulative effects (4) 4) Risk assessment and monitoring approaches (4) 5) Great Lakes policy and governance (3)
3. Method of course presentation.
The course will consist of two integrated components: 1) a team-taught, one-week lecture-based learning environment to focus on fundamental science and policy concepts required to understand the issue of multiple stressors and cumulative effects in the Great Lakes; 2) a one-week field camp at an area designated as a Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) to reinforce theoretical concepts from the lectures and provide students with practical experience in monitoring design and sampling techniques.
4. Method of evaluation (include breakdown of marks).
Evaluation will include: 1) Group assignments (3 @ 10% each); presentations (1 @ 20%); a final assignment (50%)
5. Reason for this course offering and intended user group(s).
This course has been designed as part of the requirements for students enrolled in the CREATE Great Lakes training program which is based out of the University of Guelph. All CREATE students must take this course and they will be given first priority. Other graduate students may take the course with instructor consent.
6. Are there other departments/schools with expertise in the areas covered by this course? If yes, which departments/schools? Are any of these departments/schools to be directly involved in teaching this new course?
There are faculty in Integrative Biology and Geography who may offer graduate courses that cover some aspects of this course. However, it is unlikely that this overlap would be significant given the unique nature and delivery design for the proposed course. I have not approached any faculty in other departments to become involved in the delivery of this course.
Replacement course. If the new course replaces an existing course which is to be deleted from the Graduate Calendar, please indicate here:
N/A
Proposed course outline attached. It is strongly recommended that a course outline accompany the course proposal.
Faculty responsible for the course: Paul Sibley
Signature Approval of Chair Tom Hsiang Date Approved: or Graduate Coordinator 2015.07.20 12:13:12 -04'00'
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 176 of 242 Course Outline Form: ENVS*6470
General Information
Course Title: ENVS6470 - The Science and Management of multiple Stressors in the Great Lakes
Course Description: In this two-week lecture-field course, students will learn about historical and current environmental issues affecting the Great Lakes basin from the perspective of multiple stressors and their cumulative impacts. The importance of linking science and policy, and the role important of governments, are emphasized.
Credit Weight: 0.5
Academic Department (or campus): School of Environmental Sciences
Campus: Guelph
Semester Offering: Summer (first offering may be in F2015 but will be summer thereafter)
Class Schedule and Location:
Schedule: This is a two-week intensive (8-hour per day) course designed for the CREATE Great Lakes program students
Locations: University of Guelph (week 1); field-camp locations (most likely one or both of McMaster University and University of Windsor (week 2))
Instructor Information
Instructor Name: Paul Sibley Instructor Email: [email protected] Office location and office hours: Room 2103 Bovey Building (open door)
GTA Information
GTA Name: Not applicable GTA Email: N/A GTA office location and office hours: N/A
Course Content
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 177 of 242 Specific Learning Outcomes: 1) Critical and Creative thinking Students will examine the issue of cumulative effects in the Great Lakes through an in-depth consideration of multiple stressors which incorporates both scientific and policy elements. Lectures and practical interaction with industry and government personnel will facilitate integration of key concepts across the science-policy continuum. Students will participate in individual and group exercises in which they are presented with one or more current issues facing the Great Lakes and asked to critically analyze their research in the context of broader risk assessment/ management of the problem and its link to the corresponding policies with the goal of identifying policy gaps and proposing solutions by which these may be addressed. This will require an in-depth knowledge of their own work and a broad understanding of Great Lakes policies and governance.
2) Literacy Emphasis will be based on information and quantitative literacy in this course. Students will be required to write reports in which they identify the policy (or science for those working in the area of policy) links to their research and its implications for current and future Great Lakes governance. Students will also learn about quantitative approaches to assess environmental problems (e.g., risk assessment approaches, scoring metrics to assess water quality) and undertake short assignments in which they assess the health of a water body using these approaches.
3) Global understanding With collaborators based in the US and Canada, the CREATE Great Lakes program has a strong international foundation. Students will have the opportunity to interact with collaborators representing industry, government, and academia from the US and Canada, through lectures, focused topics discussions, scenario planning, and meetings. This will provide students with a unique understanding of historical differences in cultural and social approaches to Great Lakes legislation and ecosystem management.
4) Communicating The afternoon sessions of each day during the first week will include activities that promote discussion of the knowledge gained in the mornings through a series of discussions, and group exercises. Students will (as examples): 1) Present their research in 15 minute presentations to the other students and in 5-minute lightning talks to government/industry collaborators (oral communication). 2) Participate in guided discussions as a class and as split-out groups (e.g., scenario analysis) (writing communication).
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 178 of 242 3) Be assigned short readings in support of the daily activities (reading communication).
5) Professional and Ethical Behavior The nature of the activities in the afternoon sessions of the in-class section of the course provides excellent opportunity for student interaction and teamwork. Attempts to propose solutions to solve some of the current and future (anticipated) problems of the Great Lakes will undoubtedly involve consideration of ethical issues, notably in terms of governance and policy.
Lecture Content: See attached course syllabus
Labs: one-week in-field component
Seminars: N/A
Course Assignments and Tests:
Assignment or Test Due Date Contribution to Final Learning Outcomes Mark (%) Assessed Presentation Day 2 (week 1) 20% 2, 4 Scenario analysis Day 3 (week 1) 10% 1, 2, 4 Conceptual model Day 4 (week 1) 10% 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Organisms IDs Day 7 (week 2) 10% 1, 3 Final assignment 2 weeks after end of 50% 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 course Additional Notes (if required): N/A
Final examination date and time: N/A
Final exam weighting: N/A
Examination Regulations
Course Resources
Required Texts: N/A
Recommended Texts:
Annin, P. 2006. The Great Lakes water wars. Island Press, Washington. 302 pp.
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 179 of 242 Dempsey, D. 2004. On the brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st century. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing, MI. 304 pp.
Grover, T. and G. Krantzberg 2012. Great Lakes: Lessons in participatory governance. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 454 pp.
Reily, J. L. 2013. The once and Future Great Lakes Country. McGill-Queen's Press, Kingston, ON. 566 pp.
Lab Manual: N/A
Other Resources: N/A
Field Trips: The second week of this course will be spent at Macmaster University and the University of Windsor. These institutions will serve as staging grounds for the field component of this course.
Additional Costs:
The CREATE program will cover the costs of the transportation and accommodation for students enrolled as part of the CREATE Great Lakes program.
Course Policies
Grading Policies
Undergraduate Grading Procedures
Course Policy on Group Work:
Some laboratory exercises will require students to work in groups. Although you will generate the data collectively, all students are expected to complete the associated laboratory (or any other) assignments individually (not as groups). Students who submit documents indicating collective (rather than individual) efforts will be considered to have plagiarized and will be dealt with according the plagiarism statement (see below).
Course Policy regarding use of electronic devices and recording of lectures:
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 180 of 242 Electronic recording of classes is expressly forbidden without consent of the instructor. When recordings are permitted they are solely for the use of the authorized student and may not be reproduced, or transmitted to others, without the express written consent of the instructor.
University Policies
Academic Consideration:
When you find yourself unable to meet an in-course requirement because of illness or compassionate reasons, please advise the course instructor in writing, with your name, id#, and e-mail contact. See the academic calendar for information on regulations and procedures for
Academic Consideration: Academic Consideration, Appeals and Petitions
Academic Misconduct:
The University of Guelph is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and it is the responsibility of all members of the University community, faculty, staff, and students to be aware of what constitutes academic misconduct and to do as much as possible to prevent academic offences from occurring.
University of Guelph students have the responsibility of abiding by the University's policy on academic misconduct regardless of their location of study; faculty, staff and students have the responsibility of supporting an environment that discourages misconduct. Students need to remain aware that instructors have access to and the right to use electronic and other means of detection. Please note: Whether or not a student intended to commit academic misconduct is not relevant for a finding of guilt. Hurried or careless submission of assignments does not excuse students from responsibility for verifying the academic integrity of their work before submitting it. Students who are in any doubt as to whether an action on their part could be construed as an academic offence should consult with a faculty member or faculty advisor.
The Academic Misconduct Policy is detailed in the Undergraduate Calendar: Academic Misconduct Policy
Accessibility:
The University of Guelph is committed to creating a barrier-free environment. Providing services for students is a shared responsibility among students, faculty and administrators. This relationship is based on respect of individual rights, the dignity of the individual and the University community's shared commitment to an open and supportive learning environment. Students requiring service or accommodation, whether due to an identified, ongoing disability or a short-term disability should contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible.
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 181 of 242 For more information, contact CSD at 519-824-4120 ext. 56208 or email [email protected] or see the website: Student Accessibility Services Website
Course Evaluation Information:
Please refer to the Course and Instructor Evaluation Website
Drop date:
Consult the Graduate Calendar for last date to drop courses https://www.uoguelph.ca/ registrar/calendars/graduate/current/sched/index.shtml
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 182 of 242 OVC Proposed Graduate Calendar Changes
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 183 of 242 Board of Graduate Studies - University of Guelph Senate Reset Form COURSE ADDITION FORM
The Course Addition Form must be completed in full in order for the course proposal to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Graduate Studies and Senate. For each new course proposal a course outline must be provided along with the required information in the fields below.
A completed library assessment is required for all new courses proposed for approval. A library assessment will be requested on your behalf by the Office of Graduate Studies. Requests should be submitted well in advance of deadlines as assessments normally take a minimum of three weeks. (See details below.)
Academic department/unit responsible for the course Biomedical Sciences (and percent if more than one):
Course Prefix*: BIOM* Course Number*. 6300
*Course prefixes and numbers are assigned by the Office of Graduate Studies. For assistance, contact Laurie Winn ([email protected]).
Course Title: Cancer Biology: Basic concepts and Research Tools
Short Title (30 characters max) Cancer Biology This is the title that will appear on the student's official transcript.
Semester(s) Offering: W Do you wish the semester designation to be printed in the Calendar? Yes
Placement in calendar (Indicate subheading under which course is to be listed if applicable):
Prerequisite(s): Cell Biology, Molecular Biology or Biochemistry, Genetics, Histology or Embryology.
Mandatory Co-requisite(s): None
Other Restrictions: None
Lecture Hours/Week: 3 Laboratory or Tutorial Hours/Week: 2 Offered by distance Annually
Total Contact Hours/Week: 5 Total Student Time & Effort on Course/Week: 10
Proposed Credits*: 0.50 Scheduling: Annually
*Credit Guidelines: Choose only one. If proposed credits do not conform to guidelines, attach a full explanation. 0.0 (Seminar-type courses, unless a higher rating is justified and approved) 0.25 (Half-semester courses, including six-week courses, unless contact hours & workload is doubled in the six-week period) 0.5 (Semester courses, usually given throughout one semester) (student time & effort on task = approximately 10-12 hours per week) 1.0 (Double courses, including two semester courses, typically major paper courses)
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 184 of 242 Instructor's signature required: No
Designated as a two-semester course with students registering in each semester. Students receive INP (in No progress) at the end of the first semester and a grade and the end of the second semester.
Designated as a multiple-semester course: Is this course designed to require more than one semester for No completion, with student registering in each semester with one grade at the end?
Maximum number of times a student may take this course: once only
Proposed Grade Scheme: Numeric
Proposed calendar Directed to students pursuing cancer research and based on two 1.5-hour lectures and a 2-hour tutorial description (Please ensure per week, the general aim of this course is to familiarize students with general concepts in cancer the course description is biology and the most commonly used methodologies in cancer research. Apart from improving grammatically correct i.e. students' general understanding of cancer biology, the course seeks to enhance critical thinking, writing complete sentences) and oral presentation skills by means of a seminar presentation, weekly tutorial discussions and the 45 words or less: preparation of two literature reviews.
Library Assessment: To prepare the assessment, Library staff will consult with faculty to identify resources and/or library services needed to support the new course, e.g. books, required texts, journal, e-learning support, information literacy instruction. If you are aware of any new library resources which will be needed, please list them here:
Weinberg, RA (2014). The Biology of Cancer. Garland Science, New York, NY, USA a. Required course textbook(s), if known: (recommended but not required)
b. Any key journals or other resources which No. All additional suggested readings should be obtained from Journals/books the Library does not already have? available via the University of Guelph Libraries.
Please provide detailed explanations for the Division & Programs Committees on the following:
1. Outcomes of the course, including how the University's Learning Outcomes are addressed. (Please refer to the Graduate Degree Learning Outcomes which can be found in Chapter XII. Learning Outcomes in the Graduate Calendar. )
By the end of this course, successful students should be able to:
• Recall and explain the basic mechanisms of cancer development, sustainability, and progression to locally invasive and metastatic stages. • Identify the conceptual differences among the most commonly used modalities for cancer treatment • Recognize and illustrate the conceptual differences among the most common cancer research methodologies used in the past and present • Implement their knowledge of cancer biology and cancer research techniques to design experiments on their own • Efficiently extract the key messages from cancer (or other biomedical field) research literature • Integrate and organize cancer (or other biomedical field) research literature into a coherent overview, for a given topic • Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of a published research study and based on this, justify their decision on the net contribution of the study to advancements in the field
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The Course Deletion Template must be completed in full to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Undergraduate Studies and Senate. If a new course will be replacing the deleted course, please submit the new course proposal at the same time.
Course Code: PABI*6105 Course Title: Integrative Pathology
Department/School/Program responsible for the course: Pathobiology
Arrangements must be made to accommodate students Semester Offering: U Multiple semester course No registered in a multiple semester course, prior to deletion.
The last semester offering to accommodate the current cohort. 2008
Rationale for the deletion: This course has not been attended since 2008 and its content is included in the other existing (point form) graduate Pathology courses offered by the Department of Pathobiology.
Effect on other graduate None expected (see "Rationale" above and "Course Enrolment History" below) programs:
Course Enrolment History Past offering and enrolment: over four offerings: 2011=0 / 2010=0 / 2008=1
Notes:
*The course will be end-dated in Colleague based on the "last offering" information. A note will be added to the course description in the Graduate Calendar indicating the semester the course will last be offered.
**If the course proposed for deletion serves graduate programs administered by other departments, evidence of consultation in the form of email correspondence or memo from the appropriate department chairs is required. Forward correspondence electronically with this form to Office of Graduate Studies ([email protected]).
*** If a new course is being proposed as a replacement for this course, please specify the course code, title and department responsible in the text box below.
Replacement Course***:
Digitally signed by John S. Lumsden Signature Approval of Chair DN: cn=John S. Lumsden, o=OVC, Date Approved: April 22, 2015 John S. Lumsden ou=Pathobiology, [email protected], c=CA or Graduate Coordinator Date: 2015.04.22 16:02:08 -04'00'
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 199 of 242 Board of Graduate Studies - University of Guelph Senate Reset Form COURSE DELETION FORM
The Course Deletion Template must be completed in full to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Undergraduate Studies and Senate. If a new course will be replacing the deleted course, please submit the new course proposal at the same time.
Course Code: PABI*6110 Course Title: Pathology I
Department/School/Program responsible for the course: Pathobiology
Arrangements must be made to accommodate students Semester Offering: W Multiple semester course No registered in a multiple semester course, prior to deletion.
The last semester offering to accommodate the current cohort. 2012
Rationale for the deletion: This course has not been taught since 2012 and its attendance has been very poor. Course content is (point form) now part of the Diagnostic Pathology courses PABI*6080, PABI*6090, and PABI*6091.
Effect on other graduate None expected (see "Rationale" above and "Course Enrolment History" below) programs:
Course Enrolment History Offering and enrolment history: over four offerings: 2014=0 / 2012=1 / 2011=0 / 2010=3
Notes:
*The course will be end-dated in Colleague based on the "last offering" information. A note will be added to the course description in the Graduate Calendar indicating the semester the course will last be offered.
**If the course proposed for deletion serves graduate programs administered by other departments, evidence of consultation in the form of email correspondence or memo from the appropriate department chairs is required. Forward correspondence electronically with this form to Office of Graduate Studies ([email protected]).
*** If a new course is being proposed as a replacement for this course, please specify the course code, title and department responsible in the text box below.
Replacement Course***:
Digitally signed by John S. Lumsden Signature Approval of Chair DN: cn=John S. Lumsden, o=OVC, Date Approved: 22-Apr-15 John S. Lumsden ou=Pathobiology, [email protected], c=CA or Graduate Coordinator Date: 2015.04.22 16:02:33 -04'00'
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 200 of 242 Board of Graduate Studies - University of Guelph Senate Reset Form COURSE DELETION FORM
The Course Deletion Template must be completed in full to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Undergraduate Studies and Senate. If a new course will be replacing the deleted course, please submit the new course proposal at the same time.
Course Code: PABI*6130 Course Title: Pathology II
Department/School/Program responsible for the course: Pathobiology
Arrangements must be made to accommodate students Semester Offering: W Multiple semester course No registered in a multiple semester course, prior to deletion.
The last semester offering to accommodate the current cohort. 2013
Rationale for the deletion: TThis course has not been taught since 2013 and its attendance has been very poor. Course content is (point form) now part of the Diagnostic Pathology courses PABI*6080, PABI*6090, and PABI*6091.
Effect on other graduate None expected (see "Rationale" above and "Course Enrolment History" below) programs:
Course Enrolment History Offering and enrolment history: over four offerings: 2013=0 / 2011=3 / 2009=2
Notes:
*The course will be end-dated in Colleague based on the "last offering" information. A note will be added to the course description in the Graduate Calendar indicating the semester the course will last be offered.
**If the course proposed for deletion serves graduate programs administered by other departments, evidence of consultation in the form of email correspondence or memo from the appropriate department chairs is required. Forward correspondence electronically with this form to Office of Graduate Studies ([email protected]).
*** If a new course is being proposed as a replacement for this course, please specify the course code, title and department responsible in the text box below.
Replacement Course***:
Digitally signed by John S. Lumsden Signature Approval of Chair DN: cn=John S. Lumsden, o=OVC, Date Approved: 22-Apr-15 John S. Lumsden ou=Pathobiology, [email protected], c=CA or Graduate Coordinator Date: 2015.04.22 16:02:51 -04'00'
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The Course Deletion Template must be completed in full to be reviewed by the Division Committee and Programs Committee before recommendation for approval to the Board of Undergraduate Studies and Senate. If a new course will be replacing the deleted course, please submit the new course proposal at the same time.
Course Code: PABI*6180 Course Title: Clinical Bacteriology
Department/School/Program responsible for the course: Pathobiology
Arrangements must be made to accommodate students Semester Offering: U Multiple semester course No registered in a multiple semester course, prior to deletion.
The last semester offering to accommodate the current cohort. 2009
Rationale for the deletion: This course has not been taught since several years and previous attendance has been extremely (point form) poor.
Effect on other graduate None expected (see "Rationale" above and "Course Enrolment History" below). programs:
Course Enrolment History Offered the following years with respective enrolment: over four offerings: 2009=0 / 2008=0 / 2007=0 / 2006=2
Notes:
*The course will be end-dated in Colleague based on the "last offering" information. A note will be added to the course description in the Graduate Calendar indicating the semester the course will last be offered.
**If the course proposed for deletion serves graduate programs administered by other departments, evidence of consultation in the form of email correspondence or memo from the appropriate department chairs is required. Forward correspondence electronically with this form to Office of Graduate Studies ([email protected]).
*** If a new course is being proposed as a replacement for this course, please specify the course code, title and department responsible in the text box below.
Replacement Course***:
Digitally signed by John S. Lumsden Signature Approval of Chair DN: cn=John S. Lumsden, o=OVC, Date Approved: 22-Apr-15 John S. Lumsden ou=Pathobiology, [email protected], c=CA or Graduate Coordinator Date: 2015.04.22 16:03:17 -04'00'
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Course changes include revisions to department responsibility, course code, title, calendar description, prerequisites, course restrictions (including instructor consent), credit weighting, grade scheme and incorporating course content from a deleted course. If the course change is due to credit weight change or the deletion of another course, please provide a course outline which justifies the credit weight change or includes the content/material for the deleted course.
Department/School/Program responsible for the course: Pathobiology
Course Code and No. (i.e. UNIV*6000) PABI*6350 Proposed Course Code and No.
Current Title: Molecular Epidemiology of Bacterial Diseases
Proposed Title:
Short Title (30 characters max) This is the title that will appear on the student's official transcript.
Semester(s) Offering: F Do you wish the semester designation to be printed in the Calendar? Yes
Placement in calendar (Indicate subheading under which course is to be listed if applicable):
Prerequisite(s): STAT*2040 Statistics I
Mandatory Co-requisite(s):
Other Restrictions: Lab component: limited number of participants and WHIMIS certificate compulsory.
Lecture Hours/Week: 42Laboratory or Tutorial Hours/Week: Total Contact Hours/Week: 6
Total Student Time & Effort on Course/Week: 8 Scheduling: Annually
Current Credits*: 0.50 Proposed Credits*: 0.50
*Credit Guidelines: Choose only one. If proposed credits do not conform to guidelines, attach a full explanation. 0.0 (Seminar-type courses, unless a higher rating is justified and approved) 0.25 (Half-semester courses, including six-week courses, unless contact hours & workload is doubled in the six-week period) 0.5 (Semester courses, usually given throughout one semester) (student time & effort on task = approximately 10-12 hours per week) 1.0 (Double courses, including two semester courses, typically major paper courses)
Instructor's signature required: No
Designated as a two-semester course with students registering in each semester. Students receive INP (in No progress) at the end of the first semester and a grade and the end of the second semester.
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 203 of 242 Designated as a multiple-semester course: Is this course designed to require more than one semester for completion, with student registering in each semester with one grade at the end? No
Maximum number of times a student may take this course: once only
Current Grade Scheme: Numeric
Proposed Grade Scheme:
Calendar description Copy the current calendar description into a blank MS Word or Word Perfect file. Edit to 10pt font. Bold any text to be added to the description and use the single strikethrough formatting for text to be deleted. From MS Word or Word Perfect, copy the revision into the box below. Please ensure the course description is grammatically correct (i.e. is formatted in complete sentences.) 45 words or less:
Proposed Revisions and Change of semester offered needed because of time conflict with DVM student teaching in the Winter Reason for Revisions: semester. (brief rational and point form is acceptable for this section):
Course outline reflecting proposed changes submitted with course change form.
Faculty responsible for the course: Patrick Boerlin
Digitally signed by John S. Lumsden Signature Approval of Chair DN: cn=John S. Lumsden, o=OVC, Date Approved: John S. Lumsden ou=Pathobiology, [email protected], c=CA or Graduate Coordinator Date: 2015.04.22 10:19:16 -04'00'
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Course changes include revisions to department responsibility, course code, title, calendar description, prerequisites, course restrictions (including instructor consent), credit weighting, grade scheme and incorporating course content from a deleted course. If the course change is due to credit weight change or the deletion of another course, please provide a course outline which justifies the credit weight change or includes the content/material for the deleted course.
Department/School/Program responsible for the course: Physics/CPES/Graduate (GWPI)
Course Code and No. (i.e. UNIV*6000) PHYS*7510 Proposed Course Code and No. PHYS*7510
Current Title: Cellular Biophysics
Proposed Title: Clinical Applications of Physics in Medicine
Short Title (30 characters max) Physics in Medicine This is the title that will appear on the student's official transcript.
Semester(s) Offering: W Do you wish the semester designation to be printed in the Calendar? Yes
Placement in calendar (Indicate subheading under which course is to be listed if applicable):
Prerequisite(s):
Mandatory Co-requisite(s):
Other Restrictions: Credit may be obtained for only one of PHYS*4070 or PHYS*7510.
Lecture Hours/Week: 30Laboratory or Tutorial Hours/Week: Total Contact Hours/Week: 3
Total Student Time & Effort on Course/Week: Scheduling: Annually
Current Credits*: 0.50 Proposed Credits*: 0.50
*Credit Guidelines: Choose only one. If proposed credits do not conform to guidelines, attach a full explanation. 0.0 (Seminar-type courses, unless a higher rating is justified and approved) 0.25 (Half-semester courses, including six-week courses, unless contact hours & workload is doubled in the six-week period) 0.5 (Semester courses, usually given throughout one semester) (student time & effort on task = approximately 10-12 hours per week) 1.0 (Double courses, including two semester courses, typically major paper courses)
Instructor's signature required: No
Designated as a two-semester course with students registering in each semester. Students receive INP (in No progress) at the end of the first semester and a grade and the end of the second semester.
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Maximum number of times a student may take this course: once only
Current Grade Scheme: Numeric
Proposed Grade Scheme: Numeric
Calendar description Copy the current calendar description into a blank MS Word or Word Perfect file. Edit to 10pt font. Bold any text to be added to the description and use the single strikethrough formatting for text to be deleted. From MS Word or Word Perfect, copy the revision into the box below. Please ensure the course description is grammatically correct (i.e. is formatted in complete sentences.) 45 words or less:
Current: The physics of cellular structure and function; membrane theories, diffusion and active transport, bioelectric phenomena; intracellular motion, thermodynamics; selected topics of current interest and seminar.
New: This course provides an overview of the application of physics to medicine. The physical concepts underlying the diagnosis and treatment of disease will be explored. Topics will include general imaging principles such as resolution, intensity, and contrast; x-ray imaging and computed tomography; radioisotopes and nuclear medicine, SPECT and PET; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasound imaging and radiation therapy.
Proposed Revisions and Reason for Revisions: PHYS*7510 was previously cross-listed with PHYS*4560, which was deleted and will no longer be offered. (brief rational and point PHYS*4560 has been replaced by PHYS*4070, Clinical Applications of Physics in Medicine, so we are form is acceptable for this proposing that the description of PHYS*7510 be updated to be able to cross list with our new course. section):
Course outline reflecting proposed changes submitted with course change form.
Faculty responsible for the course: Department of Physics, CPES
Digitally signed by Leonid S Brown Signature Approval of Chair DN: cn=Leonid S Brown, o=University of Guelph, Date Approved: 16-Apr-15 Leonid S Brown ou=Physics, [email protected], c=CA or Graduate Coordinator Date: 2015.04.16 16:10:07 -04'00'
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PHYS*7510 Winter 2016
Clinical Applications of Physics in Medicine
Lecturer: J. O’Meara MacN 323 ext.: 53987 e-mail: [email protected]
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 am to 12:50 pm THRN 1307
The Purpose of this Course: This course provides an overview of the application of physics to medicine. The physical concepts underlying the diagnosis and treatment of disease will be explored. Topics will include general imaging principles such as resolution, intensity, and contrast; x-ray imaging and computed tomography; radioisotopes and nuclear medicine, SPECT and PET; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasound imaging and radiation therapy.
Required Materials: Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, B. H. Brown, R. H. Smallwood, D. C. Barber, P. V. Lawford, and D. R. Hose, Taylor & Francis Group 1999. Supplemental materials will be made available through Course Reserve where necessary.
Evaluation: Assignments 17% Midterm test 25% Research project 15% Oral presentation 13% Final examination 30%
Assignments: The assignments will be handed out in class and will be submitted in class by the due date and time clearly marked on the assignment. There will be a penalty for late assignments, and no assignments will be accepted after the posting of the solutions on the course webpage.
(Not) Working With Other Students: All assignment work submitted for grading in this course must be each individual student's own work. While students are encouraged to share thoughts and ideas, it is not acceptable to share assignment solutions. The assignments are not group projects. It is important that you do not show your final written solutions to other students.
Midterm test: Tuesday Feb 23rd, 7:00 to 9:00 pm Location: TBA
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Research Project: The two primary purposes for this project are: (1) to allow additional coverage of material of particular interest to you; and (2) to help you develop research and communication skills. Topic: You will be asked to select and research a particular medical physics topic. Report: You will prepare a 10-page report on the topic that you have chosen. Reports must be submitted online. Presentation: The oral presentations are scheduled near the end of the term. The individual presentations will be 10-15 min in length, with 5 min allowed for questions (i.e. 15-20 min in total). Deadlines: a) Your research topic is due by Friday February 12th, 2016, submitted via the course website. b) Your research report is due by Monday April 5th, 2016, submitted via the course website.
Final Examination: Friday, April 16th, 2:30 to 4:30 pm Location: TBA Both the midterm and the final examination will be closed book. Calculators may be required. Only non-programmable pocket calculators will be permitted. Personal communication or entertainment devices (e.g. cell phone, MP3 player) are not permitted.
Schedule for the Semester: Week Material Covered In Lecture Deadlines 1 Jan 11 Basic imaging concepts 2 Jan 18 X-ray imaging 3 Jan 25 X-ray tomography, CT Assn #1 due Thursday Jan 28th Radioisotopes and nuclear medicine – 4 Feb 1 principles of measurement Research topic due Friday Feb 5 Feb 8 Image production: SPECT, PET 12th Assn #2 due Thursday Feb 11th Feb 15 Mid-winter break Nuclear medicine – non-imaging 6 Feb 22 investigations, physiological Midterm test measurements 7 Mar 1 Magnetic resonance imaging 8 Mar 8 Magnetic resonance imaging Assn #3 due Thursday Mar 11th 9 Mar 15 Ultrasound imaging 10 Mar 22 Radiation therapy Assn #4 due Thursday Mar 25th 11 Mar 29 Radiation therapy Research reports due Monday 12 Apr 5 presentations, review Apr 5th Research presentations
Changes to the Graduate Calendar [Omnibus Motion] Page 209 of 242 The information in the table above is provided as a rough guide in terms of the schedule of material covered during the term. Regular attendance at lectures and frequent checking of the course website are the best ways to ensure that you are up to date on the relevant course material.
Course Assessment: The Department of Physics requires student assessment of all courses taught by the Department. These assessments provide essential feedback to faculty on their teaching by identifying both strengths and possible areas of improvement. In addition, annual student assessment of teaching provides part of the information used by the Department Tenure and Promotion Committee in evaluating the faculty member's contribution in the area of teaching. The Department's teaching evaluation questionnaire invites student response both through numerically quantifiable data and written student comments. In conformity with University of Guelph Faculty Policy, the Department Tenure and Promotions Committee only considers comments signed by students (choosing "I agree" in question 14). Your instructor will see all signed and unsigned comments after final grades are submitted. Written student comments may also be used in support of a nomination for internal and external teaching awards. NOTE: No information will be passed on to the instructor until after the final grades have been submitted.
Accessibility: The University welcomes feedback on accessibility issues. You can provide feedback on accessible service provision by: - emailing the Human Rights and Equity Office (HREO) at [email protected] - filling in the feedback box on the University’s accessibility website available at www.uoguelph.ca/accessibility - calling the HREO at extension 53000 (or TTY users can call 1-800-267-6511) - visiting the HREO at 15 University Ave. East, between 8:45 am and 4:45 pm, Monday to Friday
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To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 5. Joint Editorial Awards Committee Annual Report
Meeting: September 29, 2015
a) Joint Editorial Awards Committee Annual Report 2014-15
The Joint Editorial Awards Committee (JEAC) is a joint subcommittee of the Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) and the Board of Undergraduate Studies (BUGS). Its role is to review the terms and conditions of new and revised student awards based on Senate-approved policies and regulations.
Subject to a yearly report to each Board, the committee may approve terms and conditions of awards that meet established policies and regulations. Undergraduate, associate diploma, or graduate awards whose terms and conditions contain exceptions to established policies and regulations, have unusual features, or are of significant value must be forwarded to BGS or BUGS, as appropriate, for final approval. In reviewing the terms and conditions of an award, the committee shall take into consideration the wishes of the donor/s, but may refer any proposed terms and conditions to the donor/s and the college in which the award is to be established (if a college award) for review or consideration. The committee may recommend to the Boards that an award not be approved if, in the opinion of the committee, the proposed terms and conditions are contrary to University policies.
Thanks and appreciation was offered to Joanne Emeneau, who completed her term as Chair at the end of the 2014-15 session (see item 6a for the 2015-16 JEAC membership).
Enclosed for information is the annual JEAC report that lists student award Terms & Conditions approved over the 2014-15 session.
2014-15 JEAC Membership: Chair: Joanne Emeneau (Representative from a College Awards Committee), Monica Bertolo (Designate for Associate Registrar, Student Financial Services) Pauline Sinclair (Office of Graduate Studies) Wendy Turner (Alumni Affairs & Development) Recording Secretary: Brenda Nicholson (Manager, Student Business Services | non-voting)
Resources to the Committee: Manuela Sheehy (Associate Registrar, Student Financial Services) Adrianne Mead (Student Financial Services) Kate Revington (University Secretary)
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New and revised awards from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015 Acad. Value of EACH New/ NAME OF AWARD College Level Access No. Award Revised Redmen Football Scholarship Athletics U 1 4,000 New Adidas Scholarship in Athletics Athletics U Various Various New Big Kahuna Sport Co Scholarship in Athletics Athletics U Various Various New Guelph Marlins Swim Club Athletics U 1 4,000 New Steve Mantle Men's Hockey Scholarship Athletics U 1 1,000 New 16,000 and Graduate Tuition Scholarship BOGS G 50 32,000 New Aboriginal Student Engagement Scholarship BUGS U 1 1,000 New Ruth E. Butler Travel Scholarship BUGS U 1 1,000 New The Devine Family Scholarship BUGS U Y 1 40,000 Revised Acer Saccharum Bursary BUGS U 1 1,000 New Janet Wardlaw Memorial Scholarship BUGS U 1 1,000 New David Havoic Bursary BUGS U 1 1,000 New Jean and Phyllis Parsons Memorial Bursary BUGS D 3 1500 New
Jay Newman Memorial Scholarship in Philosophy BUGS U 2 1,000 New Métis Nation of Ontario Bursary BUGS U 1 1,000 New Don Taylor Scholarship BUGS U several up to 4,000 New Peter Partridge Jr. Family Scholarship BUGS U 1 4,000 New Tricar Group Scholarship BUGS U 1 2,500 New Devine Family Scholarship BUGS U Y 1 40,000 Revised Carole McPherson Memorial Hotel & Tourism Bursary CBE U 2 1,000 New Aspen Ridge Homes Real Estate and Housing Scholarship CBE U 1 1,000 New
The Central Canadian Chapter of The Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® Scholarship CBE U Various Various Revised Connor, Clark and Lunn Financial Group MA (Leadership) Scholarship CBE G 1 5,000 New Connor, Clark and Lunn Financial Group MBA Scholarship CBE G 1 5,000 New CBE Leadership Scholarship CBE G y 1 1,000 New Charles McRae Memorial Bursary CBE U 1 24,000 Revised Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Scholarship CBE U 2 1,000 Revised Bachelor of Commerce Leadership Prize CBE U Plaque Revised
Skyline Scholarship in Real Estate Sustainability CBE U 1 1,500 Revised Scotiabank Scholarship in Leadership CBE U 5 1,000 Revised Stephanie Betts Memorial Scholarship CBS U 1 1,000 New Keith Ronald Undergraduate Scholarship CBS U y 1 4,000 Revised Bryant Family Thesis Research Scholarship CBS U 1 500 Revised Bryant Family Research Scholarship CBS U 1 300 Revised Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lu Scholarship CBS U 1 1,000 New Hagan Graduate Scholarship CBS G Y 2 1,250 Revised
Joint Editorial Awards Committee Annual Report Page 213 of 242 Acad. Value of EACH New/ NAME OF AWARD College Level Access No. Award Revised McNeil Consumer Healthcare Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship in Science CBS/CPES U 1 4,000 New Bruce-Pennee Scholarship COA U 1 1,000 New Authier-Golland Entrance Scholarship in Studio Art COA U 1 1,000 New Nathan Max Goldman Music Travel Grant COA U 1 1,000 New University Graduate Scholarship COA G various 500-3000 New D.S. Wilson Entrance Scholarship COA G 1 2,000 Revised Lewis Abbott Travel Grant COA U 1 1,000 New John Galt Scholarship COA G Y 1 3,000 Revised Society of Chemical Industry Prizes CPES U 2 plaque Revised The Copernicus Scholarship in Physics CPES U 4 1,000 Revised CPES-SC Student Leader Scholarshp CPES U 2 1,000 New HFTMSA Leader in Industry Scholarship CPES U 1 1,000 New Profession Ross Irwin Memorial Scholarship in Water Resources CPES U 1 1,000 New Dalia Fayek Memorial Scholarship CPES U 1 1,000 Revised Monteith Family Scholarship in Water Resources & Environmental Eng CPES U 1 40,000 New WalterFedy Scholarship in Engineering CPES U 1 2,500 New Claude A. Guldner Scholarship CSAHS G 1 1,000 Revised
Truscott Family Scholarship in Justice Studies CSAHS U 2 1,500 Revised
George and Lois Whetham Graduate Bursary CSAHS G Y 2 3,500 Revised The George and Lois Whetham Graduate Scholarship in Food Systems CSAHS G 1 5,000 New The Class of MAC '68 Bursary CSAHS U 1 1,000 New Marilyn R. Entwistle Scholarship CSAHS U 5 1,000 New
C. Grace Porterfield Undergraduate Scholarship CSAHS U 1 1,500 New Jean Rich Foundation Travel Grant CSAHS U 2 2,500 Revised Dr. Michael R. Moss Scholarship OAC U 1 1,000 Revised The George and Lois Whetham Graduate Scholarships in Food Systems OAC G 1 5,000 New The Colwyn Rich Food Science Bursary OAC U 24,000 New Dave Millard Bursary OAC D 2 1,500 New
Conestoga Meat Packer's Entrance Scholarship OAC D 1 1,000 New JD Cunningham Scholarship in Food Safety & Quality Assurance OAC G 1 2,000 Revised
King Cole Ducks Ltd. Graduate Award in Poultry OAC G 1 5,000 New OAC 67A Memorial Bursary OAC D 1 1,500 New Class of OAC 1951 OAC U 5 4,000 New Class of OAC '59 Experiential Learning Travel Grant OAC U/D Various up to 20,000 Revised Warren Stein Memorial Scholarship OAC U 1 2,000 New
Joint Editorial Awards Committee Annual Report Page 214 of 242 Acad. Value of EACH New/ NAME OF AWARD College Level Access No. Award Revised
FORREC Scholarship in Landscape Architecture OAC U 1 1,600 New John A. Carther Bursary OAC U 1 1,500 New LV Lomas Scholarshp OAC U 4 5,000 New Essex County Top Student Scholarship OAC D 1 500 Revised Ontario Horticultural Association Bursary OAC U 1 1,000 Revised Amber Underwood Memorial Communications Scholarship OAC U 1 400 Revised Academic Proficiency, Associate Diploma in Environmental Management Prize OAC D 1 500 New
Academic Proficiency Runner-up, Associate Diploma in Environmental Management Prize OAC D 1 375 New Dr. Gary Ablett Memorial Scholarship OAC D 1 1,000 Revised Anne and Ross Bronson Scholarship in Environmental Science OAC U Y 1 2,000 Revised Frank Wolff InternationalScholarship OAC U 5 600 Revised
Walter and Laura Scott Tree Fruit Scholarship OAC G 1 20,000 Revised Lilian and James Allan Scholarship OAC U 1 1,250 Revised
Victor and Betty Pinchin Scholarship in Honey Bee Research and Beneficial Insect Health OAC G 1 17,500 New
F. Elsie M. Brown and Williams R. Brown Bursary OAC U 2 2,500 New Dawn Morris Memorial Prize OAC U 1 900 Revised Ed Stacey Bursary OAC D 1 1,000 New Barry and Cheryle Hill Scholarship OAC U 1 2,000 New OSCIA Soil Health Graduate Scholarship OAC G 1 10,000 New Dr. J. L. Tennant Bursaries OAC U 3 2,000 Revised
School of Environmental Sciences Scholarships OAC G 2 2,000 Revised The James M. Dougan Ecology Scholarship OAC/CBS U 1 1,000 New Parks Family Travel Grant OVC U 1 1,000 New Jackson Rowe Scholarship in Research in Clinical Cancer Care OVC G 1 1,100 Revised Dr. Judith A. Taylor Memorial Graduate Scholarship OVC G 1 3,000 New Elanco Graduate Scholarship in Parasitology OVC G Y 1 1,500 Revised Elanco Graduate Scholarship in Cardiology OVC G Y 1 1,500 Revised Dr. C.K. "Chuck" Roe Memorial Scholarship OVC U 1 500 Revised OVC 1986 Memorial Prize OVC U 1 1,000 New Stone Scholarship for Student Veterinarian Exploration OVC U 1 1,000 New Gigha Scholarship OVC G 1 35,000 Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Travel Scholarships UoG G Y up to 3 up to 7,500 Revised SHSM Program Scholarship UoGH U Various 500 New
Joint Editorial Awards Committee Annual Report Page 215 of 242 Acad. Value of EACH New/ NAME OF AWARD College Level Access No. Award Revised Transfer Student Entrance Scholarship (GH) UoGH U Various Various Revised CPA Graduation Award (GH) UoGH U 1 1,000 New
Guelph Humber Accounting Achievement Award UoGH U 1 1,000 New Family and Community Social Services Spirit of Volunteerism Scholarship UoGH U 1 1,000 Revised
Outstanding Achievement in Early Childhood and Family and Community Social Services (GH) UoGH U 1 1,000 Revised
Guelph-Humber Renewable Entrance Award (GH) UoGH U Various 2,000 to 5,000 Revised
International Student Entrance Scholarships (GH) UoGH U Various 2,000 to 5,000 Revised Bachelor of Applied Science, Early Childhood and Family & Community Social Services Entrance Scholarship UoGH U Various 1,000 to 2,000 Revised SHSM Program Scholarship UoGH U Various 500 Revised
Joint Editorial Awards Committee Annual Report Page 216 of 242 UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT
To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 6. Subcommittee Memberships
Meeting: September 29, 2015
a) BGS Subcommittee Memberships for 2015-16
Each year, the membership of the BGS Subcommittees is presented for information.
Graduate Programs and Policies Committee Chair: Marc Coppolino, CBS Anthony Clarke, Assistant VP Graduate Studies & Quality Assurance Faculty: Patricia Sheridan, COA Suresh Neethirajan, CPES Miana Plesca, CBS Library: Pascal Lupien Student Rep: Thomas Sasso, CSAHS (until a replacement can be found after Fall 2015 Senate by-elections) Recording Secretary: Laurie Winn, OGS staff | non-voting
Committee on Admissions and Progress Chair: Teri Crease, Associate Dean Graduate Studies Faculty: Carol Dauda, CSAHS Paul Sibley, OAC Sally Hickson, COA Office of Student Affairs: Kathy Waltner-Toews, Counselling Services Graduate Students: Neda Barjesteh, COA William Gillam, CSHAS & President Graduate Student Association TBD after Fall 2015 Senate by-elections Pauline Sinclair, OGS staff | non-voting Recording Secretary: Sue Shaw, OGS staff | non-voting
Joint Editorial Awards Subcommittee: Chair: Ann Wilson, Acting Dean, College of Arts Monica Bertolo, Student Financial Services (designate for Associate Registrar) Pauline Sinclair, Office of Graduate Studies TBC, Alumni Affairs and Development Recording Secretary: Adrianne Meade, Student Financial Services
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To: Senate Board of Graduate Studies
From: Genevieve Gauthier, Associate University Secretary
Subject: 7. Other Business
Meeting: September 29, 2015
a) Herbert Armstrong Memorial Book Prize
The Herbert Armstrong Memorial Book Prize was created through an endowment fund donated by family and friends in memory of Herbert Armstrong, Assistant VP of Graduate Studies, 1968 to 1980.
The award provides an annual book prize of $120 each Fall semester to a graduate student with high academic achievement who has made a substantial contribution to graduate student life and to the university while serving as a member of the Board of Graduate Studies during the previous academic year (September to August). Membership on other University Senate committees and/or University academic committees during the same period may be taken into consideration. Students do not apply; all student members of the Board of Graduate Studies are automatically considered. The selection committee is the Office of Graduate Studies Awards Committee. At the discretion of the committee, the prize may not be awarded every year.
The recipient of the prize for 2015 is Thomas Sasso, PhD candidate, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences. Over the 2014-15 session Thomas was a CSAHS graduate student Senator and member of the Board of Graduate Studies and Senate Priorities and Planning Committee. He was also co-chair of Student Senate Caucus.
b) Update on Strategic Planning and Priority Setting
At the first meeting of each year, Senate standing committees are normally asked to set priorities for their work in the upcoming session, by using context-setting information presented by the Chair and based on presentations provide by the President and Provost at the first meeting of the Senate Priorities and Planning Committee (SPPC).
For the information and context of members, the 2014-15 BGS Accomplishments Report is enclosed and reflects achievements made towards filling the Board’s mandate during the last session of Senate.
This year, in light of the strategic planning and renewal process, it is proposed that Senate’s priorities (enclosed) and deliberative discussions be focused on the priorities relative to the
Herbert Armstrong Memorial Book Prize Page 219 of 242 strategic planning process, and how Senate can best be engaged to provide input and feedback on the renewed plan as it is developed. At the SPPC meeting held on September 14, members received a presentation regarding the plan for the Strategic Renewal Process and Senate’s role in that process. The Chair will provide an overview of the discussion from the SPPC meeting.
c) Update on the Working Group to Review Policies on PhD Qualifying Examinations
Professor Marc Coppolino, Chair of the Board of Graduate Studies, will provide an update on the Working Group and seek the Board’s feedback particularly as it relates to equity considerations and differences in qualifying examination requirements amongst academic units.
For the information and reference of members, the framework for the establishment of the Working Group (presented to BGS in May 2015), is enclosed.
d) Role of Chair on Examination Committees
Dr. Anthony Clarke, Assistant VP (Graduate Studies) will speak to the attached material regarding the role of the Chair of examination committees.
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BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES 2014-15 Accomplishments Report Chair: Scott McEwen
Bylaws Excerpt:
The Board of Graduate Studies has the responsibility to: a) formulate and offer advice to Senate consistent with that body’s responsibilities for development and oversight of educational policy as it relates to graduate education; b) assist Senate in overseeing the implementation of educational policy as it concerns graduate education at the University; c) support the priorities of Senate; d) make contributions that will enhance the overall academic reputation of the University and reflect the full range of Senate’s responsibility for the educational policy of the University; e) identify strategic priorities for the coming academic year and submit them annually through the Priorities and Planning Committee to Senate along with a report outlining the current year’s accomplishments of the Board.
2014-15 Board of Graduate Studies Priorities: The Board of Graduate Studies affirms its priorities to:
Continue to provide direction and support for curriculum reform and educational innovation, including the explicit integration of learning outcomes in the graduate curriculum; foster and support a culture of collaboration to encourage joint or group course development, where feasible, to minimize course duplication In the context of the BGS mandate, support the University in the fulfillment of the Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA) Make recommendations to the Senate Bylaws & Membership Committee regarding revisions to the BGS bylaws Review and revise policies related to the processes and procedures of the Admissions & Progress Committee, relative to the recommendations emerging from the Riggs Review of the student appeal systems including collaboration as required with the Board of Undergraduate Studies to commence a review of the academic integrity and academic appeal policies Continue to monitor the impact of the implementation of the Maximum Registration Policy; adjust the policy as required Respond to quality assurance issues as referred through the Senate Committee on Quality Assurance and any relevant quality review recommendations for graduate programming
Comments:
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1. Are there issues related to educational policy relative to the committee’s mandate that were not addressed over the past year and should be? If so, please provide examples. The Board is aware that there is some duplication in graduate course offerings across campus, and identified a need to (Priority #1) to “…foster and support a culture of collaboration to encourage joint or group course development, where feasible, to minimize course duplication”. This issue was not addressed this year, but is one that should be taken up in future.
2. Are there particular factors that have impacted the committee’s ability to make progress on its priorities over the past year? Please explain. Good progress was made in all of the priorities. There is lot of routine business associated with graduate program and course reviews that occupies much of the time of the Board and has a tendency to discourage pursuit of innovation. 3. What recommendations does the committee have in order to address priorities and goals which were not achieved or for which little progress was made?
Good progress was made in all priorities.
4. What are the strategic priorities that the committee would recommend for its work next year?
Continue to provide direction and support for curriculum reform and educational innovation, including the explicit integration of learning outcomes in the graduate curriculum; foster and support a culture of collaboration to encourage joint or group course development, where feasible, to minimize course duplication In the context of the BGS mandate, support the University in the fulfillment of the Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA) Respond to quality assurance issues as referred through the Senate Committee on Quality Assurance and any relevant quality review recommendations for graduate programming Review the PhD qualifying examination policy; adjust the policy as required
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Board Work accomplished Amount of work Should it Priorities in progress toward remaining to achieve continue as a priority. this priority? priority for next year? Continue to provide direction Proposals for new Ongoing Yes 1. and support for curriculum programs, program revisions, new fields reform and educational as well as course innovation, including the additions, changes explicit integration of learning and deletions were outcomes in the graduate approved or recommended for curriculum; foster and support Senate approval, as a culture of collaboration to appropriate. Much encourage joint or group interaction with course development, where sponsors and provision of feasible, to minimize course assistance was duplication required to ensure the integration of appropriate learning outcomes. Little progress was made in minimizing course duplication. Minor revision was made to the policy on Responsibilities of Advisors, Advisory Committees.
In the context of the BGS The Strategic Ongoing Yes 2. mandate, support the Mandate Agreement was a consideration University in the fulfillment of when reviewing the Strategic Mandate proposals for new Agreement (SMA) programs and program revisions in particular. Board program and course approvals support the University’s fulfillment of the mandate. BGS held a wide-ranging discussion regarding graduate student enrolment and how the University can strengthen and increase its graduate student enrolments. Several considerations with
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BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES 2014-15 Accomplishments Report Chair: Scott McEwen
Board Work accomplished Amount of work Should it Priorities in progress toward remaining to achieve continue as a priority. this priority? priority for next year? future policy implications were identified. Make recommendations to the Revised BGS by- Complete No 3. Senate Bylaws & Membership laws were recommendation to Committee regarding revisions the Senate Bylaws & to the BGS bylaws Membership Committee. Review and revise policies The policies on Complete No 4. related to the processes and Admissions and Progress were procedures of the Admissions reviewed, revised & Progress Committee, and recommended to relative to the Senate for approval recommendations emerging and subsequent inclusion in the from the Riggs Review of the Graduate Calendar. student appeal systems Collaboration with the including collaboration as Board of required with the Board of Undergraduate Studies was not Undergraduate Studies to required. commence a review of the academic integrity and academic appeal policies
5. Continue to monitor the impact The 2014 BGS report Complete No of the implementation of the on monitoring of graduate program Maximum Registration Policy; duration was updated adjust the policy as required by reviewing and incorporating 2014- 15 registration data. The updated review confirmed that the policy is achieving its objectives. No further policy changes are required at this time. 6. Respond to quality assurance BGS reviewed for Ongoing Yes issues as referred through the information the SCQA Response to Senate Committee on Quality the Quality Review of
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BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES 2014-15 Accomplishments Report Chair: Scott McEwen
Board Work accomplished Amount of work Should it Priorities in progress toward remaining to achieve continue as a priority. this priority? priority for next year? Assurance and any relevant the School of quality review Computer Sciences, and the SCQA recommendations for graduate Annual Report to programming Senate 2013-14. No recommendations for graduate programming arose from the reviews. Participated in a BGS orientation at the September Other Committee Activities: meeting Received annual reports for policy considerations from the Senate Standing Committee on Student Petitions and the Joint Editorial Awards Committee
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Update on Strategic Planning and Priority Setting Page 225 of 242 Page 226 of 242 SENATE MULTI-YEAR PRIORITIES to 2016-17 Approved by Senate December 2014
OVERVIEW
Senate advances the mission of the University through the development and oversight of educational policies and academic programming in a way that is attentive to institutional integrity and stakeholder relationships inside and outside the University, while also addressing the public policy context within which the University operates.
Building on key elements of the University’s 2012-17 Integrated Plan, Senate’s priorities through to 2016-17 will be punctuated by those activities that align with directions in the Integrated Plan and that increase engagement at Senate, including: • The establishment of regular opportunities for Deliberative Discussions at Senate based on feedback and suggestions from Senate • Support of the process and activities for renewal of the University’s strategic plan and direction
CONTINUING PRIORITIES
• Educational Innovation and Curricular Renewal, Including Learning Outcomes and Internationalization
• Assurance of Academic Program Quality
• Student Accessibility, Opportunity, and Choice in Postsecondary Learning Pathways
• The Research Mission, Including Advance of the Interconnection of Teaching and Research
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BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Framework for the Establishment of the “PhD Qualifying Examination” Working Group May 5th, 2015
Purpose The Working Group will review the Graduate Calendar description of the Doctor of Philosophy Qualifying Examination (QE) and bring forward recommendations on appropriate changes. It will consult with stakeholders (e.g. students, faculty, program coordinators) and answer the following questions: Should the calendar be more prescriptive in the format, method and subject matter of the examination (e.g. written and oral component formats, writing of grant proposals)? Should the chair of the examination vote on whether the student passes the examination? Should Special Graduate Faculty that are not members of the Advisory Committee be eligible for membership on the examination committee? Should there be a requirement that at least one of the examination committee members be from outside the department in which the student is registered?
Method The method used by the Working Group will include: 1. Consultation with stakeholders. Although not feasible to consult with all students and faculty, attempts should be made to reach a representative number from the various Colleges and Schools on campus. The method of consultation is left to the Working Group, but could include individual meetings, focus groups, questionnaire survey or other. 2. Reviewing QE procedures currently used by a representative sample of graduate programs on campus. 3. Reviewing the corresponding policies at neighbouring universities. 4. Drafting recommendations for discussion and review by the Board of Graduate Studies. 5. Presenting a final report to the Board of Graduate Studies that documents the review process and outlines the proposed recommendations.
Membership The Working Group shall be composed of the following members: Dr. Marc Coppolino (Vice-Chair of BGS; Chair of the Working Group) 2-4 volunteers (faculty & student(s); to be named)
Deliverables A final report will be presented to the Board of Graduate Studies (add approximate
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Senate will consider any educational policy decisions arising from the report recommendations.
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Update on the Working Group to Review Policies on Page 230 of 242 Office of Graduate Studies x54124 interoffice MEMORANDUM
to: Board of Graduate Studies
from: Anthony Clarke, Assistant V.P. (Graduate Studies )
subject: Role of Chairs of Examination Committees
date: 17 September 2015
The Graduate Calendar makes it clear that a chair needs to be assigned to each qualifying and thesis defense committee but it is silent on the role of that chair. In the absence of the latter, different practices exist, sometimes even at the level of the individual involved, as to whether the chair serves to conduct the examination and ensure proper conduct, or in effect acts as another examiner. To compound this issue, the examination approval form to be signed by each examiner does appear to require the chair’s “decision” on pass or fail.
I am asking that the Board provides some clarity on the role of the chair of examination committees and, furthermore, consider that this should involve only the administration of the examination; I do not think that the chair of these committees should serve as another examiner. In anticipation that Board agrees with me, I have taken the liberty of providing some language for the Graduate Calendar (attached).
I thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
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PDFDegree Regulations Doctor of Philosophy Qualifying Examination
As early as possible and in no case later than the final semester of the minimum duration requirement, the student is required to pass an examination to assess his or her knowledge of the subject area and related fields. The examination ordinarily will be in several parts (written and/or oral) and should be completed within a two-week period if possible.
The qualifying examination is an examination by the academic unit in which the student is enrolled (as distinct from an examination by the advisory committee). Upon completing it satisfactorily, the student is deemed to have met the departmental standards and becomes a candidate for the PhD degree. The examining committee, appointed by the chair or director of the academic unit concerned, consists of five members:
The chair/director of the academic unit (or designate) or the chair of the graduate studies committee, who acts as chair* of the examination committee except when this person is also a member of the advisory committee. In that event, the chair will designate another member of the regular graduate faculty of the unit to chair the examination; Two members, normally of the regular or associated graduate faculty who are not members of the advisory committee, in addition to the chair; Two members of the advisory committee; Normally, at least one of the qualifying examination committee members must be from outside the department/discipline in which the student is registered. That person may be a member of the advisory committee.
* The chair serves to administer the examination according to the approved format of the program. The chair does not serve as an additional examiner except in unforeseen circumstances where a committee member is unable to attend; in these emergency situations the chair serves as a proxy for the committee member.
Thesis
Each candidate shall submit a thesis, written by the candidate, on the research carried out by the candidate on an approved topic. The thesis is expected to be a significant contribution to knowledge in its field and the candidate must indicate in what ways it is a contribution. The thesis must demonstrate mature scholarship and critical judgement on the part of the candidate and it must indicate an ability to
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For each doctoral thesis an external examiner from outside the university is appointed on behalf of the Assistant VP of Graduate Studies by the department chair, in consultation with the advisor. The external examiner must not have served as advisor to the student’s advisor, and must not have participated in joint projects with the advisor. In addition, the external examiner must not have been a student or member of the graduate faculty at the University in the last five years. The nomination will be made when the candidate's advisor declares that the thesis is about to be prepared, normally no later than the beginning of the student's last semester. The external examiner will submit a written appraisal of the thesis (at least seven days prior to the examination) to the chair of the department who will then provide these comments to the candidate and the Advisory Committee. The external examiner is expected to participate in the final oral examination and to assist in evaluating all aspects of the candidate's performance. Any individual who serves as an External Examiner may not serve again until a period of 3 years has passed. Procedures
The thesis may be submitted at any time of the year, but candidates are advised to allow ample time for revision and examination. A copy of the schedule of deadlines should be obtained from the Office of Graduate Studies by the candidate no later than the beginning of the semester in which the candidate intends to graduate.
It is understood that, as the thesis is being written, the candidate will be in regular communication with the advisory committee. When a draft is completed which the advisory committee recommends for examination, the candidate, with the endorsement of the departmental chair, formally requests an examination. A copy of the final draft is then sent to the external examiner as fair copy of the thesis. Arrangements for the final oral examinations are made. It is understood that as a result of the final oral examination corrections may be necessary to produce a revised final draft of the thesis. Final Oral Examination
The final oral examination is devoted chiefly, but not necessarily entirely, to the defence of the doctoral thesis. It is a faculty (as distinct from a departmental) examination, for which the arrangements are made by the department on behalf of the faculty in consultation with the Office of Graduate Studies.
The examination is conducted by a committee consisting of five members:
A member of the regular graduate faculty who is not a member of the advisory committee appointed to act as chair by the department chair on behalf of the assistant Assistant vpVice- President (Graduate Studies); The external examiner; A member of the regular graduate faculty, who is not a member of the advisory committee, selected by the departmental graduate studies committee; Two members of the student's advisory committee, selected by the advisory committee.
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The chair serves to administer and ensure the proper conduct of the examination. The Chair is expected to exercise full control over the proceedings and does not participate directly in questioning the candidate during the examination. In unforeseen circumstances where a committee member is unable to attend due to, eg,, sudden illness, accident, etc., the chair serves as a proxy for the missing committee member. In such emergency situations, the chair will have received questions from absent committee member to ask of the candidate.
The Assistant VP of Graduate Studies, or a designate, may attend a part or all of the examination. The examination is open to the public but members of the audience may question the candidate only upon invitation of the chair of the committee.
The members of the examination committee, including the external examiner, report individually on the final examination and the thesis. The candidate is deemed to have passed if no more than one of the five four examiners votes negatively. An abstention is regarded as a negative vote. Concurrently, the members sign the Certificate of Approval, which is submitted with the approved thesis in its final form to the Assistant VP Graduate Studies via the Office of Graduate Studies (see Submission of Thesis) where the decision of satisfactory or unsatisfactory will be recorded. If unsatisfactory, the candidate may be given a second attempt. A second unsatisfactory result constitutes a recommendation to the Board of Graduate Studies that the student be required to withdraw (see Unsatisfactory Progress and Appeals of Decisions).
Doctor of Veterinary Science Qualifying Examination
Prior to the end of the sixth semester, the student is required to pass a qualifying examination to assess his or her overall ability in the selected area of specialization. The examination will be in two parts (one written, one oral), and will normally be completed within a two-week period. Upon completing it satisfactorily, the student is deemed to have met the departmental standards and becomes a candidate for the DVSc degree.
The qualifying examination is an examination by the academic unit in which the student is enrolled and the examination committee is appointed by the departmental Graduate Coordinator. The examination is conducted by a committee consisting of five members, as follows:
The departmental graduate co-ordinator of the program committee, who acts as chair* of the examination committee; Two members, normally of the regular or associated graduate faculty who are not members of the advisory committee, at least one of whom must be a member of the department in which the student is registered; Two members of the advisory committee.
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Thesis
Each candidate shall prepare a thesis on the approved research project. The thesis is expected to be a significant contribution to knowledge in its field and the candidate must indicate in what ways it is a contribution. The thesis must demonstrate mature scholarship and critical judgement on the part of the candidate and it must indicate an ability to communicate in writing in a satisfactory style.
The thesis will be based on the research project carried out in the DVSc program. Like all theses, it will contain a detailed critical review of the pertinent theoretical and empirical literature and place the work in the context of existing knowledge in the field. The hypotheses, research design, results, and discussion of the results will be presented in normal thesis format as approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. External Examiner
For each doctoral thesis, an external examiner from outside the university is appointed on behalf of the Assistant VP of Graduate Studies by the department chair, in consultation with the advisor and the program committee chair. The external examiner must not have served as advisor to the student’s advisor, and must not have participated in joint projects with the advisor nor have been a student or member of the graduate faculty in the University in the last 5 years. The nomination will be made when the candidate's advisor declares that the thesis is about to be prepared, normally no later than the beginning of the student's last semester. The external examiner will submit a written appraisal of the thesis (at least seven days prior to the examination) to the chair of the department who will then provide these comments to the candidate and the Advisory Committee. The external examiner is expected to participate in the final oral examination and to assist in evaluating all aspects of the candidate's performance. Any individual who serves as an External Examiner may not serve again until a period of 3 years has passed. Procedures
The thesis may be submitted at any time of the year, but candidates are advised to allow ample time for revision and examination. A copy of the schedule of deadlines should be obtained from the Office of Graduate Studies by the candidate no later than the beginning of the semester in which the candidate intends to graduate.
It is understood that, as the thesis is being written, the candidate will be in regular communication with the advisory committee. When a draft is completed which the advisory committee recommends for examination, the candidate, with the endorsement of the departmental chair, formally requests an examination. A copy of the final draft is then sent to the external examiner as fair copy of the thesis. Arrangements for the final oral examinations are made. It is understood that as a result of the final oral examination corrections may be necessary to produce a revised final draft of the thesis.
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The final examination is devoted chiefly, but not necessarily entirely, to the defence of the thesis. It is a faculty (as distinct from a departmental) examination, for which the arrangements are made by the department and the college on behalf of the faculty in consultation with the Office of Graduate Studies.
The examination is conducted by a committee consisting of five members, as follows:
The departmental graduate coordinator, who acts as chair of the examination committee; The external examiner; A member of the regular graduate faculty who is not a member of the advisory committee, selected by the department chair; Two members of the student's advisory committee, selected by the advisory committee.
The chair serves to administer and ensure the proper conduct of the examination. The Chair is expected to exercise full control over the proceedings and does not participate directly in questioning the candidate during the examination. In unforeseen circumstances where a committee member is unable to attend due to, eg,, sudden illness, accident, etc., the chair serves as a proxy for the missing committee member. In such emergency situations, the chair will have received questions from absent committee member to ask of the candidate.
The Assistant VP of Graduate Studies, or a designate, may attend a part or all of the examination. The examination is open to the public and members of the audience may question the candidate only upon invitation of the chair of the committee.
The members of the examination committee, including the external examiner, report individually on the final examination and the thesis. The candidate is deemed to have passed if no more than one of the five four examiners votes negatively. An abstention is regarded as a negative vote. Concurrently, the members sign the Certificate of Approval, which is submitted with the approved thesis in its final form to the Office of Graduate Studies (see Submission of Thesis). The report to the Assistant VP of Graduate Studies will record the decision as unsatisfactory or satisfactory. If unsatisfactory, the candidate may be given a second attempt. A second unsatisfactory result constitutes a recommendation to the Board of Graduate Studies that the student be required to withdraw (see Unsatisfactory Progress and Appeals of Decisions).
Master of Arts, Master of Arts (Leadership), Master of Applied Science, Master of Bioinformatics, Master of Engineering, Master of Environmental Sciences, Master of Science, Master of Science (Planning) Thesis
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For purposes of equivalency calculations, a master's thesis is generally considered to be the equivalent of 2.0 credits. Procedures
The thesis may be submitted at any time of the year, but candidates are encouraged to have the final examination well in advance of the deadline date for thesis submission. Candidates should be aware of the deadlines schedule, a copy of which may be obtained in the Office of Graduate Studies. Candidates should discuss their thesis write-up with their advisors early in their final semester.
As the thesis is being written, the candidate is expected to be in regular communication with the advisory committee. The draft thesis is sent to the members of the advisory committee. When a draft is completed which the advisory committee recommends for examination, the final draft is sent to the members of the master's examination committee and the final oral examination is held.
Following the master's examination the candidate, if successful, arranges for the preparation of the thesis in final form, and for its submission to the Assistant VP (see below). The thesis in final form must include any minor corrections or revisions resulting from the examination. Approval of the thesis takes the form of a Certificate of Approval, signed by the examination committee. Master's Examination
The final oral examination, devoted chiefly to the defence of the thesis, is a departmental examination identified as the master's examination. The master's examination committee normally consists of three or four members appointed by the department chair, as follows:
A member of the regular graduate faculty of the department, who is not a member of the advisory committee, to act as chair of the master's examination committee and to make arrangements therefor; A member of the candidate's advisory committee (normally, the advisor); A member of the associated graduate faculty or of the graduate faculty who may be a member of the advisory committee; A fourth member may be appointed from among graduate faculty from another department, from the department or from the advisory committee, according to departmental and/or examination requirements.
If possible, a member of another department should be included on the committee.
The chair serves to administer and ensure the proper conduct of the examination. The Chair is expected to exercise full control over the proceedings and does not participate directly in questioning the candidate during the examination. In unforeseen circumstances where a committee member is unable to attend
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The examination is open to the public; members of the audience may question the candidate only upon invitation of the chair of the committee.
The examination is passed and the thesis approved if there is no more than one negative vote. An abstention is regarded as a negative vote. The report to the Assistant VP of Graduate Studies will record the decision as unsatisfactory or satisfactory. If unsatisfactory, the candidate may be given a second attempt. A second unsatisfactory result constitutes a recommendation to the Board of Graduate Studies that the student be required to withdraw (see Unsatisfactory Progress and Appeals of Decisions).
Master of Fine Art (Studio Art) Exhibition/Paper
Each degree candidate will complete a thesis. The MFA thesis consists of an exhibition, a brief supporting paper and an oral examination. Each degree candidate must present an exhibition, performance, or showing of the studio work, as well as a brief critical paper of approximately 4,000-5,000 words that articulates the aesthetic, historical and technical issues pertinent to the artwork. The submitted studio work must demonstrate a professional level of competence and a significant aesthetic investigation, as approved by the candidate's master's examination committee. External Examiner:
To advise on the exhibition/paper and to attend the master's examination, an external examiner from outside the university may be appointed by the school director, in consultation with the advisor and the graduate coordinator. The external examiner will submit a written appraisal of the exhibition/paper to the school director. The external examiner is expected to attend the master's examination and to assist in evaluating all aspects of the candidate's performance Procedures
The exhibition/paper may be completed at any time of the year, but candidates must bear in mind the desirability of having the final examination as much in advance of the deadline date as possible. Candidates should be aware of the deadlines posted in the Schedule of Dates in the graduate calendar. Candidates should discuss their thesis write-up with their advisors early in the final semester.
Following the master's examination, the candidate, if successful, will submit the paper and the photographic record of the exhibition to the school where they will be retained permanently.
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At the time of the exhibition, the MFA candidate will be expected to successfully complete a final oral examination devoted chiefly to the MFA exhibition with reference to the supporting critical paper. This is a school examination identified as the master's examination. The master's examination committee normally consists of three or four members appointed by the school director, as follows:
A member of the regular graduate faculty of the school, who is not a member of the advisory committee, to act as chair of the master's examination committee and to make arrangements therefor; A member of the candidate's advisory committee (normally, the advisor); A member of the associated graduate faculty or of the graduate faculty who may be a member of the advisory committee; A fourth member may be appointed from among graduate faculty from another department, from the school or from the advisory committee, according to school and/or examination requirements. The fourth member may be an external examiner.
If possible, a member of another department should be included on the committee.
The chair serves to administer and ensure the proper conduct of the examination. The Chair is expected to exercise full control over the proceedings and does not participate directly in questioning the candidate during the examination. In unforeseen circumstances where a committee member is unable to attend due to, eg,, sudden illness, accident, etc., the chair serves as a proxy for the missing committee member. In such emergency situations, the chair will have received questions from absent committee member to ask of the candidate.
The school director is responsible for notifying the Aassistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies)vp of the composition of the committee, and for reporting to the Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies) assistant vp the outcome of the examination.
The examination committee is expected to review the exhibition and the critical paper. The student is examined orally on the contents of the exhibition and the paper. Viewing the exhibition may take place over several days; the oral examination should take place following the viewing and must involve all members of the examination committee, including the external examiner (if applicable), as well as the candidate. Both of these components constitute the master's examination. The examination is open to the public; members of the audience may question the candidate only upon invitation of the chair of the examination committee.
The examination is passed and the exhibition/paper approved if there is no more than one negative vote. An abstention is regarded as a negative vote. The report to the Assistant VP of Graduate Studies will record the decision as unsatisfactory or satisfactory. If unsatisfactory, the candidate may be given the opportunity of a second attempt. A second unsatisfactory result constitutes a recommendation to the Board of Graduate Studies that the student be required to withdraw (see Unsatisfactory Progress and Appeals of Decisions).
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Master of Fine Art (Creative Writing) Master's Examination
The Creative Writing MFA examination committee normally consists of three members appointed by the department Chair:
A member of the regular graduate faculty of the school who is not a member of the advisory committee, and who acts as chair of the master's examination committee and makes arrangements for the oral examination (normally, the SETS director or SETS graduate coordinator); a member of the candidate's advisory committee (normally, the advisor); a member of the associated graduate faculty or of the graduate faculty who may be a member of the advisory committee (normally, the second reader).
At the time of the defence, the Creative Writing MFA candidate will be expected successfully to complete a final oral examination devoted chiefly to the creative thesis: the candidate should display a sophisticated critical awareness of his or her own creative practice.
The examination is open to the public; members of the audience may question the candidate only upon invitation of the chair (program director) of the committee.
The program director is responsible for notifying the aAssistant vp VP of Graduate Studies of the composition of the committee, and for reporting to the assistant vp the outcome of the examination.
The examination is passed and the creative thesis approved if there is no more than one negative vote. An abstention is regarded as a negative vote. The report to the Assistant VP of Graduate Studies will record the decision as unsatisfactory or satisfactory. If unsatisfactory, the candidate may be given the opportunity of a second attempt. A second unsatisfactory result constitutes a recommendation to the Board of Graduate Studies that the student be required to withdraw (see Unsatisfactory Progress and Appeals of Decisions).
Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis
For the Master of Landscape Architecture degree students are encouraged to undertake scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and/or communication. This work typically includes identification of clear goals, adequate preparation, selection and application of appropriate methods, identification and discussion of results, effective written and graphic communication, and reflective critique.
For the Master of Landscape Architecture degree each candidate shall submit a thesis, communicated in an appropriate form, based upon scholarship on a topic related to landscape architecture. The thesis must demonstrate the candidate’s capacity for original and independent work, and should include a
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Procedures
The thesis may be submitted at any time of the year, but candidates are encouraged to have the final examination well in advance of the deadline date for thesis submission. Candidates should be aware of the deadlines schedule, a copy of which may be obtained in the Office of Graduate Studies. Candidates should discuss their thesis write-up with their advisors early in their final semester.
As the thesis is being written, the candidate is expected to be in regular communication with the advisory committee. The draft thesis is sent to the members of the advisory committee. When a draft is completed which the advisory committee recommends for examination, the final draft is sent to the members of the master's examination committee and the final oral examination is held.
Following the master's examination the candidate, if successful, arranges for the preparation of the thesis in final form, and for its submission to the Assistant VP (see below). The thesis in final form must include any minor corrections or revisions resulting from the examination. Approval of the thesis takes the form of a Certificate of Approval, signed by the examination committee.
Master's Examination
The final oral examination, devoted chiefly to the defence of the thesis, is a departmental examination identified as the master's examination. The master's examination committee normally consists of three or four members appointed by the department chair or graduate coordinator, as follows:
A member of the regular graduate faculty of the department, who is not a member of the advisory committee, to act as chair of the master's examination committee and to make arrangements therefor; A member of the candidate's advisory committee (normally, the advisor); A member of the associated graduate faculty or of the graduate faculty who may be a member of the advisory committee; A fourth member may be appointed from among graduate faculty from another department, from the department or from the advisory committee, according to departmental and/or examination requirements.
If possible, a member of another department should be included on the committee.
The chair serves to administer and ensure the proper conduct of the examination. The Chair is expected to exercise full control over the proceedings and does not participate directly in questioning the candidate during the examination. In unforeseen circumstances where a committee member is unable to attend due to, eg,, sudden illness, accident, etc., the chair serves as a proxy for the missing committee member. In such emergency situations, the chair will have received questions from absent committee member to ask of the candidate.
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The examination is passed and the thesis approved if there is no more than one negative vote. An abstention is regarded as a negative vote. The report to the Assistant VP of Graduate Studies will record the decision as unsatisfactory or satisfactory. If unsatisfactory, the candidate may be given a second attempt. A second unsatisfactory result constitutes a recommendation to the Board of Graduate Studies that the student be required to withdraw (see Unsatisfactory Progress and Appeals of Decisions).
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