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This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Calendar for 2008-2009 (SPRING) and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the Calendar for updated information.

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Future Course Description

 

BUSI 1215 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Organizational Behaviour I 

Students will learn how the behaviour of individuals and groups in work environments affect organizational performance. Topics will include individual attributes, motivation theories and strategies, group dynamics, teamwork, organizational structure, job design, leadership, organizational culture and politics, communication, conflict, stress and change management. Special emphasis is place on diversity, cross-cultural issues and ethical conduct in organizations.  

BUSI 1250 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Human Resources Management I 

Students will learn a strategic approach to human resources management, with special emphasis on current management practices relating to equity, diversity and employee rights. They will study and practise techniques and procedures such as HRM planning, recruiting, selection, employee relations, labour relations, performance management, compensation, training and development, health and safety and international HRM.  

ECON 3450 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Intermediate Macroeconomics  

Students will study intermediate macroeconomic theory and will use it to help explain long-and short-run macroeconomic performance. They will analyze economic fluctuations and growth, income and employment theories, monetary theory and theory of exchange rate determination, and interest rates. Students will also examine macroeconomic policy debates, open economy issues and recent developments in macroeconomic theory.

Prerequisites: ECON 1150 and 1250 and (MATH 1120 or 1130 or 1140) 
  

ENTR 3120 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Managerial Accounting for Entrepreneurs   

Students will learn managerial accounting tools to help make decisions in a business environment. Students will review and analyze managerial accounting practices of different industries. Students will study topics which include relevant costs and revenues, budget development and analysis, capital budgeting and performance measurement tools. Students will apply concepts learned by using cases and applied exercises.
  

FASN 2100 CR-3
(This course change is effective Sept 2009):

Fashion Design I

Students will apply their knowledge and skills in a practical focus through links with industry and concurrent fashion classes. They will explore garment design solutions for specific contexts using historical, international, and local resources. They will formulate design solutions based on trend, forecasting, and market research. Students will critically analyze the diversity of design solutions and connect them to a social context.

Prerequisites: FASN 1100 and 1150 and 1230 and 3 credits fo any 1st year (or higher) MRKT course

Corequisites: FASN 2120 and 2130


FASN 2130 CR-2
(This course change is effective Jan. 2010):

Technical Fashion Drawing

Students will understand the different uses and kinds of technical fashion drawing. They will convey design ideas using technical drawings and terminology to accurately specify proportion, style and detail. Drawings will be developed initially by hand and developed using Adobe Illustrator© and incorporating Adobe Photoshop©. Students will produce a digital based portfolio focusing on technical fashion drawings.

Prerequisites: FASN 1230 and 1205 and 1220

Corequisites: FASN 2100

FASN 2250 CR-3
(This course change is effective Sept 2009):

The Business of Fashion

Students will develop skills and practice in researching a fashion product from concept to customer. They will study the influences on fashion change, supply and demand for products and services, and explore business opportunities for the local retail and wholesale sector. Students will explore job opportunities and entrepreneurial ventures. They will write customer profiles, market district critiques, and a marketing plan for a small fashion-oriented business, and practice presenting their results

Prerequisites: FASN 1115 and 3 credits of MRKT 1100-level or higher courses

FASN 3140 CR-4
(This course change is effective Sept. 2009):

Pattern Grading & CAD

Grading is the process of making garment patterns (basic blocks) into larger and smaller sizes. Students will practice the basic principles and technology of grading standard-size block patterns. They will perform grading techniques manually and by computer, using apparel industry specific software (Accumark™ by Gerber Garment Technology). Computer-based markers (pattern piece layouts on fabric) will be produced from student-generated graded patterns. A portfolio of half-size grading samples will be compiled for future reference. Students will also review the use of CAD in the apparel industry

Prerequisites: acceptance into 3rd year

 

FINA 2235 CR-3
(This course is effective Sept. 2009)

Digital Media: Interactive Art on the Web

Students will expand their knowledge of various digital software such as Photoshop™, Dreamweaver™, Director™ and Flash™. They will apply these programs to create artwork that will encompass digital stills, online work, installation, video and sound. Students will also learn to locate contemporary digital practices within the broader history of cultural production.

Prerequisites: FINA 1135

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)


FINA 3112 CR-3

(This course change is effective September 2009):

Public Art:  Theory and Practice

Students will explore, both in theory and in practice, the questions raised by public art. They will study the solutions offered by artists working in the field as well as the critical issues surrounding its diverse audience. Students will create a public art proposal exploring model making and other presentation methods for review by their peers.


Prerequisites: (Any 6 credits of FINA 2300, 2310, 2330, 2331, 2335, 2342, 2370 or 2400) and (ARTH 1120 or 1121 or FINA 1120 or 1121 or 1147) and ENGL 1100

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )


INFO 3110 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Professional Communications in Information Technology 

Students will address the activities and techniques for developing proposals, specifications, user guides, reports, memoranda, executive summaries and other documentations commonly used in information technology. Students will a variety of individual and group written and oral communication assignments reflecting current Information Systems.

Prerequisites: Completion of 60 credits of 1100-level or higher courses 

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )


INFO 3120 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Web Programming with Java 

Students will learn the syntax, resources and utilities of Java related to web applications. Students will also examine web design and principles, apply their knowledge to construct web components, including Java Server Pages (JSP). Servlets and JavaBeans for both internet and intranet environment, and implement dynamic web applications using a Java web server and a relational database management system.

Prerequisites: 30 credits of 1100-level or higher courses, or permission of the instructor 


INFO 3140 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Advanced Data Communications System 

Students will learn and develop practical experience with the design, development and implementation of local-area networks (LAN), virtual local-area networks (VLAN), and wide-area networks (WAN). Students will also gain hands-on experience on installation and configuration of LAN switches and routers with different routing protocols, network layer protocols and data link layer protocols. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have a thorough understanding and hands-on experience in installing, troubleshooting, fine tuning, and administering computer network for small to medium size business.

Prerequisites: 30 credits of 1100-level or higher courses, or permission of the instructor

MRKT 2333 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Marketing Management I 

Students will learn to combine fundamental marketing concepts with proven organizational management practices. Particular attention is focused on the planning process, innovation and product development, and managerial control. This material is approached using lectures and case studies.


Prerequisites: MRKT 1299 and (ACCT 1230 or MATH 1115 or PSYC 2300) 

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )


MRKT 2360 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Selling and Sales Management 

This course begins with the theory and skills of professional selling and leads to a practical selling project. Students are introduced to basic selling processes, including prospecting, needs analysis, and formal sales presentations. Students will undertake a "real life" sales project that will require them to meet activity and sales targets. The sales management function is examined in depth.

Prerequisites: MRKT 1199 

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )


MRKT 2444 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Marketing Management 2 

Students will apply marketing principles and methods from previous courses in the preparation of a detailed professional marketing plan for a real client. Strong emphasis is placed on analytical, critical thinking and research skills as well as a solid application of marketing concepts as students develop and present their detailed marketing plan. For much of the semester, students will work independently in the field and one-on-one with the instructor.


Prerequisites: MRKT 2333 and MRKT 2340 

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

 

PHIL 1101 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Philosophy, Culture and Identity

Students will be introduced—through literary and philosophical works—to issues connected with how the modern identity is formed and how it is constituted in Western culture.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 2210 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):


Epistemology

Students will study traditional themes in epistemology. Using classical and contemporary readings, they will examine problems related to the justification of beliefs, the nature of truth, and theories describing the foundations of knowledge.

Prerequisites: 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide ) 



PHIL 2215 (formerly 1211) CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):


Metaphysics 

Students will study some of the main traditional topics of metaphysics. Using classical and contemporary readings, they will investigate problems related to mind-body interactionism, space and time, free will and fatalism, and theories of reality and truth.

Prerequisites: 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 3040 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Philosophy of Art

Students ill investigate central questions about the nature and value of art (e.g., painting, sculpture, music, literature, and film). They will critically examine attempts to answer questions such as the following: What is art? Is there a difference between aesthetic judgments and mere judgments of taste or subjective preference? What is beauty? Should moral considerations affect our evaluations of art?

Prerequisites:  18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 3100 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):


Great Philosophers of the 20 th Century

Students will examine the life, work, and influence of one or more notable 20 th Century philosopher(s). They will apply principles of rhetoric and philosophical analysis through close reading of selected texts, informed discussion, and formal writing.

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 3101 (formerly 2101) CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

20th Century Analytic Philosphy

Students will acquire a detailed historical and conceptual framework for the assessment of 20th Century philosophical analysis.  They will study issues raised by Russell and others near the beginning of the 20th Century.  Students will then consider the historical and conceptual unfolding of various alternative approaches to these issues by later 20th Century analytical philosophers. They will focus on a technical examination of concepts such as: truth, reference, description, and meaning.

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

 

PHIL 3109 (formerly 2109) CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):


Foundations in Ethics

Students will investigate central questions about the nature and foundations of ethical judgement.  They will examine a variety of perspectives on such issues as the objectivity and prescriptivity of moral judgement .

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 3110 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):


The Possibility of Knowledge

Students will investigate central questions about the nature and foundations of epistemic judgement. They will examine a variety of perspectives on such issues as the justification of knowledge claims and the internalism/externalism debate in epistemology.

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 3118  CR-3

(This course change is effective May 2009):

Ethics and Public Policy

Students will critically examine ethical issues in public policy through readings in classic and/or contemporary texts. They will consider topics such as policy governing life and death, sex and reproduction, freedom of speech, punishment, and the environment.

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 3220 CR-3

(This course change is effective May 2009):

Empiricism

Students will study the motivations and influence of empiricism—the epistemological theory that genuine information about the world must be acquired by a posteriori or experiential means, so that nothing can be thought without first being sensed. They will analyze and compare the views of prominent empiricists such as Francis Bacon, John Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume, and John Stuart Mill.

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 3225 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Rationalism

Students will study the motivations and influence of rationalism—the epistemological view that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge. They will analyze and compare the views of prominent rationalists such as René Descartes, Benedict Spinoza, Gottfried Leibniz, and Immanuel Kant.

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

 

PHIL 3320 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):


Personal Identity 

Students will investigate various philosophical puzzles surrounding the problem of personal identity. In particular, they will contemplate the central metaphysical question, under what circumstances is a person existing at one time identical with a person existing at another time? Students will also examine problems related to the connection between personal identity and physical continuity, the psychological underpinnings of selfhood, and the relationship between personal identity and immortality.

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including 3 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

 

PHIL 3430 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):


Philosophy of Mind: Consciousness

Students will investigate central questions about the nature of consciousness and the place of the mind in the physical world. They will examine competing approaches to the explanation of mental phenomena.

Prerequisites: 18 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including 3 credits of PHIL or permission of instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

 

PHIL 4040 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Topics in the Philosophy of Art 

Students will study a selected topic or body of work in the philosophy of art. Using a variety of classic and contemporary sources, they will consider one or more problems related to the nature of art (e.g., art as imitation, art as representation, art as expression, the relationship between art and form, the relationship between art and the aesthetic experience) or the nature of a specific form of art (e.g., painting, sculpture, music, literature, film). Students will discuss topics(s) that may be associated with a particular movement, time period, or philosophical figure.

Note: This is a seminar-based course. The specific course content will be established in advance by the instructor.

Prerequisites: 60 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 6 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

 

PHIL 4110 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Topics in Ethics 

Students will engage in an in-depth study of a selected topic in applied ethics, normative ethics, or metaethics, which may be associated with a particular movement, time period, or philosophical figure.

Note: This is a seminar-based course.

Prerequisites: 60 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including 6 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

 

PHIL 4117 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Topics In Social And Politcal Philosophy 

Students will study a selected theme, issue, or body of work in the area of socio-political philosophy. They will examine one or more theoretical approaches—e.g., Marxism, feminism, liberalism, communitarianism, post-modern political theory—and then consider the implications of the examined approach(es) for issues like the nation state, globalization, restructuring, and the social policies surrounding welfare and health care.

Note: This is a seminar-based course. The specific course content will be established in advance by the instructor.

Prerequisites: 60 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 6 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide ) 

PHIL 4120 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Topics in Philosophy of Religion 

Students will study a selected theme, issue, or body of work in the philosophy of religion. Using a variety of textual sources and strict principles of philosophical analysis, they will consider one or more problems related to traditional arguments for God's existence, arguments against the existence of God, the role of faith in religious belief, the status of miracles, the relationship between science and religion, or the relationship between religion and morality.

Note: This is a seminar-based course. The specific course content will be established in advance by the instructor.

Prerequisites: 60 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 6 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide ) 

 

PHIL 4210 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Topics in Epistemology 

Students will study a selected topic or body of work in the field of epistemology. Using a variety of classic and contemporary sources, they will consider one or more themes related to defining knowledge, scepticism and the Pyrrhonian problem, foundationalism and coherentism, epistemic justification, contextualism and relativism, epistemology and science, or the relationship between epistemology and human cognition. Students will discuss topics(s) that may be associated with a particular movement, time period, or philosophical figure.

Note: This is a seminar-based course. The specific course content will be established in advance by the instructor.

Prerequisites: 60 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 6 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

 

PHIL 4215 CR-3
(This course change is effective May 2009):

Topics in Metaphysics 

Students will study a selected topic or body of work in the field of metaphysics. Using a variety of classic and contemporary sources, they will consider one or more themes related to the nature of universals and particulars, time and space, appearance and reality, persistence and change, personal identity, free will and determinism, causation, the nature of physical substance, or the feasibility of metaphysics as a genuine philosophical pursuit. Students wil discuss topics(s) that may be associated with a particular movement, time period or philosophical figure.

Note: This is a seminar-based course.

Prerequisites: 60 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including 6 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PHIL 4430 CR-3

(This course change is effective May 2009):

Topics In Philosophy Of Mind

Students will study a selected theme, issue, or body of work in the philosophy of mind. Using a variety of textual sources and strict principles of philosophical analysis, they will consider one or more problems related to the traditional mind-body debate, the nature of consciousness, mental causation, psycho-physical supervenience, or intentionality. Students will discuss topics(s) that may be associated with a particular movement, time period, or philosophical figure.

Note: This is a seminar-based course. The specific course content will be established in advance by the instructor.

Prerequisites: (60 credits of 1100-level courses or higher including any 6 credits of PHIL or permission of the instructor

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )  

PSYC 3920 CR-3

(This course change is effective May 2009):

Aging

Students will critically examine fundamental psychological processes from mid-life onward, including current research with emphasis on physical changes, sensation and perception, work, social relationships, the self and sense of well-being. They will develop skills and awareness of issues related to working with older adults.

Prerequisites: 60 credits of 1100-level or higher courses including PSYC 1200 or (PSYC 1100 and PSYN 1200).  PSYC 2322 highly recommended.

Transferable (refer to transfer guide )

PSYC 5001 CR-3

(This course change is effective May 2009):

Honours Thesis I (BA)

Students will carry out a detailed investigation of a topic of interest relevant to psychology. They will carry out the investigation under the supervision of a faculty member with expertise in the area, in the form of a literature survey and review. Students will be required to identify relevant sources of information and will submit a final paper representing an original literature review and an empirical research design.

NOTE: This is a seminar-based course

Prerequisites: Permission of Psychology Honours Committee and PSYC 3300 (B+) and [3400 (B+) or 3334 (B+)]

SOCI 3275 CR-3

(This course change is effective May 2009):

Sociology of Popular Culture

Students will explore the role of popular culture in their everyday lives and its connection with social structures and processes. They will apply various sociological perspectives, concepts, and interpretive strategies to a critical examination of a variety of popular culture forms, consumer goods, and leisure activities. They will analyze the production and consumption of popular culture within the local and global contexts and explore the relationships between popular culture, and community, identities, ethnicity, gender, the body and sexuality. Note: this is a seminar course.

Prerequisites: SOCI 1125 and SOCI 2275 (or permission of the instructor)

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)