OGWEHOWEH LANGUAGES: BACHELOR OF ARTS SUBMITTED DECEMBER 20, 2013 PROGRAM REVIEW For submission to: The Honourable Brad Duguid Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities c/o Universities Unit 7th Floor Mowat Block 900 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M7A 1L7 1 Table of Contents SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 5 ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 7 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES................................................................................................................................................ 9 HISTORY, MISSION AND ACADEMIC GOALS ............................................................................................................ 10 HISTORY ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 MISSION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 UNIQUE MISSION ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 SNP ACADEMIC GOALS.............................................................................................................................................. 13 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 14 PROGRAM ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................ 18 SECTION TWO: DEGREE-LEVEL STANDARD ................................................................................ 19 SECTION THREE: ADMISSIONS, PROMOTION, GRADUATION ............................................... 24 3.1 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................... 24 3.2 MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................... 24 3.3 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR MATURE STUDENTS ............... 24 3.4 ADVANCED STANDING .................................................................................................................... 25 3.5 PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENTS.................................................................................................................. 26 3.6 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................... 27 3.7 PROMOTION AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................... 27 SECTION FOUR: PROGRAM CONTENT .......................................................................................... 28 4.1 PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE ................................................................................................ 28 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES .................................................................................................................................. 28 4.2 LEARNING OUTCOMES..................................................................................................................... 29 EXPOSURE TO INCREASINGLY COMPLEX THEORY .................................................................................................. 29 NON-CORE COURSE OFFERINGS ............................................................................................................................... 29 CURRENT KNOWLEDGE IN CORE AND NON-CORE OFFERINGS ........................................................................... 30 STUDENT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 30 WORK EXPERIENCE, INTERNSHIPS AND FIELD PLACEMENTS ............................................................................ 36 4.3 PROGRAM OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................... 37 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES ............................................................................................................................ 37 PROGRAM CONTENT AND COURSE MAP ................................................................................................................. 38 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 39 OGWEHOWEH LANGUAGES – CORE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................. 39 OGWEHOWEH LANGUAGES – NON-CORE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................... 42 4.11 COURSE OUTLINES............................................................................................................................ 44 DETAILED COURSE OUTLINES AND UNDERGRADUATE SCHEDULES CAN BE FOUND IN APPENDIX 1.0 ............................................................................................................................................................... 44 SECTION FIVE: PROGRAM DELIVERY STANDARD ..................................................................... 45 5.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE OF DELIVERY .................................................................................................. 45 2 5.2 INQUIRY RESULTS ON PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................... 46 5.3 STUDENT FEEDBACK ........................................................................................................................... 47 5.4 DELIVERY METHODS .......................................................................................................................................... 47 5.5 NECESSARY EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES ........................................................................................................ 47 SECTION SIX: CAPACITY TO DELIVER ............................................................................................ 49 6.1 THE PROGRAM IS APPROPRIATE TO THE INSTITUTION’S MISSIONS, GOALS AND STRENGTH ........ 49 6.2 DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM ...................................................................................................................... 49 6.3 BUDGET COMMITMENTS AND POLICIES .......................................................................................................... 50 6.4 LEARNING AND INFORMATION RESOURCES ...................................................................................... 51 6.4.1. LIBRARY RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................................... 51 DEYOHAHÁ:GE: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CENTRE ............................................................................................ 51 TEACHING MATERIALS .............................................................................................................................................. 52 AUDIO FILES ............................................................................................................................................... 57 TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE .................................................................................................................................... 59 MOHAWK RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................... 61 WOODLAND CULTURAL CENTRE RESEARCH LIBRARY PROFILE ........................................................................ 75 6.4.2 DATABASES ....................................................................................................................................................... 77 6.4.3 COMPUTER RESOURCES .................................................................................................................................. 77 6.4.4 CLASSROOM SPACE AND EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................... 78 RESOURCE RENEWAL AND UPGRADING ................................................................................................................. 78 6.4 ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 78 6.5 FACULTY .............................................................................................................................................. 79 6.5.1 POLICIES PERTAINING TO FACULTY ............................................................................................................. 79 CURRICULUM VITAE RELEASE .................................................................................................................................