2 February 2001
 

Dear Member of Senate:

I advise you that a meeting of the Senate of Acadia University will occur at 4:00 p.m., on Monday, 12 February 2001 in Room 132 of the Beveridge Arts Centre.  The AGENDA follows:

1)  Minutes of the Meeting of 11 January 2001

2) Announcements and Communications

3) Business Arising from the Minutes
 a) Ad hoc Committee to review the role of the Senate Library Committee as attached to the January agenda. (001-38-LIB)
 b) Faculty of Arts – Terms of Reference for the Board of Continuing and Distance Education (001-14-CDE) as attached to December minutes of Senate.
 c) Academic Program Review Committee – Recommendations on the External Review of the Departments of Economics, Political Science, and Sociology as attached to the January agenda. (001-19-APR)
 d) By-Laws Committee –Lay membership Guides. (001-40-LAW) *

4) New Business
 a) Curriculum Committee - School of Music (001-41-CRE) *
     - Environmental Science (001-42-CRE) *
     - School of Recreation Management and Kinesiology
       (001-43-CRE) *

5) Other Business

Yours sincerely,
 

Jane Cayford
Registrar and Secretary of Senate

*   Material Attached

Items Carried Over
 - By-Laws Committee – Proposals for Archive Committee (001-16-LAW) as attached to December 2000 Minutes of Senate.

PREAMBLE
The By-Laws Committee has sought out opinions on Roberts Rules of Order regarding lay status.  It seems to be incumbent on Senate to agree on a definition of lay status and we propose the following motion:

"Amend the last line of Section II of by-laws of the Acadia University Senate from
"Three lay persons" to:
"Three lay persons nominated by the Senate Nominating Committee who are not eligible for membership under the roles and categories laid out above"

This is compatible with the requirements of Appendix A:
"that there be not more than three lay members of Senate, chosen by Senate"
 
 
 
 
 

Malcolm Grieve, Chair
Senate By-Laws Committee
902-585-1506
902-585-1070  (fax)
grieve@acadiau.ca
http://ace.acadiau.ca/polisci/Grieve/Grieve.htm
 

The Curriculum Committee moves that the following changes to curriculum and courses be approved by the Senate of Acadia University.
January 2000
Jane Cayford

FACULTY OF ARTS

School of Music
[001-41-CRE]
This course has been offered as a project course in recreation management and business in other years.  The interdisciplinary nature of the course would be better reflected in this title.
New course
IDST 2706 Interdisciplinary Enterprise Project
This course provides student the opportunity to examine entrepreneurial behaviour from a theoretical and practical perspective through situated learning. Teams of students from a variety of disciplines will undertake a project requiring risk taking, creativity, decision-making/problem solving, teamwork, experiential learning and project evaluation. These experiences will be considered and reflected upon in relation to the theoretical underpinnings appropriate to the nature of the project. This course is administered by a committee comprised of faculty members from differing disciplines.
Prereq: Permission of the committee

FACULTY OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE

Environmental Science
[001-42-CRE]
This change integrates the new Envs 1013 into the curriculum for BSC Environmental Science.
Program Change
The introduction of Envs 1013 causes the requirements for the major and honours to change slightly.  Envs 1013 replaces Envs 1000 and Envs 2643 in the requirements for the BSC Envs and BSCH Envs.  Students may not hold credit for Envs 1013 and 2643.

FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

School of Recreation Management and Kinesiology
[001-43-CRE]
Kinesiology
Changes in curriculum ensure that students take all core courses and incorporates the new anatomy and physiology lab courses.  Changes in prerequisites reflect the changes in the curriculum
Program modification
Kinesiology core
Kine 1013, 1413, 2243, 2343, 2393, 2413, 2443, 3013, 3033, 3213, 3253, 3443, 3633, Comm 1213, 1223 (45h)

Bachelor of Kinesiology
· Kinesiology core (45h)
· Activity courses (6h)
· Arts/Science core (27h) [6h from Faculty of Arts, 6h from Faculty of Pure and Applied Science; 15h from Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Pure and Applied Science]
· Kinesiology electives (18h)
· University electives (24h) [15h must be outside SRMK]
A GPA of 2.5 must be obtained in the kinesiology core.  A program GPA of 2.00 is required for graduation.

Bachelor of Kinesiology with Honours
· Kinesiology core (45h
· Activity courses (6h)
· Arts/Science core (27h) [6h from Faculty of Arts, 6h from Faculty of Pure and Applied Science; 15h from Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Pure and Applied Science]
· Kinesiology electives (27h) [must include Kine 3163 and 4996]
· University electives (15h) [all must be outside SRMK]
A GPA of 3.0 must be obtained in the kinesiology core.  A program GPA of 3.00 is required for graduation.

Bachelor of Kinesiology with Biology
· Kinesiology core (45h)
· Activity courses (6h)
· Biology core (30h) Biol 1113, 1123, 2013, 2023, 2033, 2043, 2053, 9h biology electives
· Arts/science core (12h) Chem 1013, 1023, 6h from the Faculty of Arts
· Kinesiology electives (21h)
· University electives (24h) [15h must be outside SRMK]
A GPA of 2.5 must be obtained in the kinesiology and biology core.  A program GPA of 2.00 is required for graduation.

Bachelor of Kinesiology with Nutrition
· Kinesiology core (45h)
· Activity courses (6h)
· Nutrition core (24h) Nutr 1503, 2203, 2213, 2503, 2513, 3523, 3533, 3h nutr elective
· Arts/Science core (18h) to include Chem 1013, 1023 and 6h from Faculty of Arts
· Kinesiology electives (21h)
· University electives (6h)
A GPA of 2.5 must be obtained in the kinesiology and nutrition core.  A program GPA of 2.00 is required for graduation.

Course modification
KINE 2013 Dynamics of Motor Performance and Skill Acquisition becomes
KINE 3213 Dynamics of Motor Performance and Skill Acquisition
An introductory examination of motor skill acquisition; focus on the variables of practice, theories of skill acquisition, feedback, information processing, retention, and transfer, which influence the instruction, learning and performance of motor skills in sport and physical activity programs (2h lab).
Prereq: Kinesiology major, 3rd year standing

KINE 4373 Motor Learning and Control becomes
KINE 4373 Neural Basis of Motor Control
Identification, organization and function of neural structures in central and peripheral nervous systems related to vision, posture and locomotion, and changes in these systems as a result of learning
Prereq: Kine 3213

KINE 2003 Adapted Physical Activity
Prereq: Kine 1413; Coreq: Kine 2413 or Biol 2823

KINE 2023 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Prereq: Kine 1413 or Biol 2813; BKIN majors or permission of instructor

KINE 3013 Exercise Physiology
Prereq: Kine 2413 or Biol 2823; BKIN majors or permission of instructor

KINE 3143 Introduction to Teaching Physical Education
Prereq: Permission of School

KINE 186B Fitness Leadership Certificate 1
Prereq: Kine 1413/2413 or Biol 2813/2823

KINE 187B Fitness Leadership Certificate 2
Prereq: Kine 1413/2413 or Biol 2813/2823

New courses
KINE 1413 Applied Human Anatomy
This course examines the structures of the human body with a particular emphasis on those responsible for movement.  For each body region: upper limb, lower limb, head, neck and trunk, surface anatomy will be presented, followed by study of the musculoskeletal structures, including bones, joints and muscles, along with nerves and blood supply (2h lab)
Prereq: BKIN students only

KINE 2413 Applied Human Physiology
An introduction to human physiology for kinesiology students.  This course covers basic neuromuscular physiology, cardiovascular, respiratory and kidney physiology, endocrinology, thermoregulation as well as an introduction to digestive system physiology.  Implications for physical activity will be introduced.  The focus of this course is on health and well-being (2h lab)
Prereq: Kine 1413

Recreation Management
Minor changes to course descriptions.  Opening more courses to non-recreation management students.  Change to GPA of 3.00 required in core courses rather than B- in each individual course

Program modification
Bachelor of Recreation Management with Honours
“Grades of B- or better are required in the courses in the leisure studies core and Recr 4113” becomes
A program GPA of 3.0 is required in the courses in the leisure studies core and Recr 4113

Course modification
RECR 2563 Ecotourism
An examination of ecotourism’s impact on host communities, natural resources, visitors, and community infrastructure as well as its influence on broader environmental, social/cultural, and economic sustainability processes.  Illustrative case studies will be drawn from a broad range of Canadian and international examples (open to non-majors).
Prereq:2nd year standing

RECR 3463 Outdoor Education Centre Administration becomes
RECR 3463 Outdoor Centre Administration

RECR 3563 Environmental Education
A theoretical and experiential investigation of environmental education.  This course will examine the techniques necessary to apply environmental education in an variety of settings and for a broad range of interests and age groups.  While the focus will be recreation and education agencies, this course will also examine environmental education strategies necessary for parks and natural resource management agencies; political systems, government, commerce and business entities; and the general public (open to non-majors)

RECR 4063 Leisure and Spirituality
This course will include:  an historical overview of leisure and spirituality; the understanding of leisure within various religious and spiritual traditions; the role of spirituality in different sub-fields of recreation and leisure (e.g. outdoor recreation, therapeutic recreation); and the social scientific study of the topic (open to non-majors)
Prereq: 3rd year standing

RECR 4073 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND ISSUES IN OUTDOOR RECREATION
This course is designed to provide an in-depth exploration of environmental issues and ethics as they pertain to outdoor recreation.  Topics will include a critical evaluation of contemporary environmental ethics in relation to outdoor recreation, current environmental issues in outdoor recreation, and the role of outdoor recreation in developing a concern for the environment (open to non-majors).
Prereq: Recr 1163 and 2463; or permission of instructor

RECR 4133 Administration of Leisure Services
Prereq: 3rd year standing

SRMK 4363 Practicum in Outdoor Recreation
Students will complete a fieldwork placement with a recognized leisure, educational or social service agency.  Periodic seminars will address issues in outdoor and environmental education related to fieldwork experience.
Prereq: 4th year standing

Course additions
RECR 1013 Foundations of Recreation and Leisure (course reinstatement)
An introduction to the recreation management program, to the study of the field of leisure, and to the professional practice of recreation/leisure services, including its history, delivery systems, tools and settings (1h information technology lab)

RECR 1033 Concepts of Recreation and Leisure (course reinstatement)
An exploration of the philosophies, theories and concepts of leisure.  These are examined in the context of each student’s ethics and experiences of leisure, as well as those of others, in both historical and contemporary settings.
Prereq: Recr 1013 with C- or better

Course deletion
RECR 1006 Foundations of Recreation and Leisure