Agenda
Thursday, November 5, 2020
3:00pm
This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found in the meeting's email notice.
1. Welcome and Chair鈥檚 Remarks
2. United Way
Guest: Stephen Childs, 91亚色 Cares United Way Campaign Committee
Presentation (.pptx)
3. Student System Renewal Program
* * * F o r D i s c u s s i o n * * *
Guests: 聽Marie Limanni, Executive Director, Student System Renewal Program;聽Gail Aller-Stead, Director, Organizational Change Management
4. 91亚色 Grading Scheme
* * * F o r D i s c u s s i o n * * *
Guest: Chlo毛 Brushwood Rose, Chair, Senate Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee
91亚色 Grading Schemes, Senate Regulations:聽Policy (.pdf)听触听搁补迟颈辞苍补濒别听(.辫诲蹿)
New Graduate Studies Grading Scheme鈥yorku.ca/gradstudies/wp-content/uploads/sites/184/2021/06/fgs-council-graduate-grading-scheme-overview-november-2020.docxOverview of Updates聽(.docx)听-听Note: This document was revised after the Council discussion to clarify language on exceptions.
5. Minutes of Previous Meeting (October 1,2020) (.docx)
6. Business Arising from the Minutes
7. Dean's Remarks and Discussion
8. Reports from FGS Representatives to Senate Committees
Evan Light, Senate Academic Planning, Policy & Research Committee
Mark Hayward, Senate Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee
Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Senate Executive Committee
9. Report from FGS Appeals & Academic Honesty Committee
Iain Moyles, Chair, Appeals & Academic Honesty Committee
10. Changes to Faculty Regulations
Approved by the FGS Academic Planning & Policy Committee on October 21, 2020
* * * F o r A p p r o v a l * * *
11. Changes in Degree Requirements
Approved by the FGS Academic Planning & Policy Committee on October 21, 2020
* * * F o r A p p r o v a l * * *
Graduate Program in Physics & Astronomy
MSc by Project and by Thesis, and PhD, Astronomy Stream:
Change in Name of Stream from 鈥淎stronomy鈥 to 鈥淎stronomy and Astrophysics鈥 Delete Physics & Astronomy 5490 3.0: 鈥淎stronomical Research鈥 as a required course (.doc)
Add Physics & Astronomy 5000 3.0: 鈥淨uantum Mechanics I鈥 and 5230 3.0: 鈥淕eneral Relativity and Cosmology鈥 as options (.doc)
Learning outcomes MSc Project(.xlsx) | MSc Thesis(.xlsx) | PhD (.xlsx)
12. Changes in Admissions Requirements
Approved by the FGS Academic Planning & Policy Committee on October 21, 2020
* * * F o r A p p r o v a l * * *
a) Graduate Program in Business Analytics
Change to specify required technical foundations (.doc)
Learning outcomes (.pdf)
b) Graduate Program in Management in Artificial Intelligence
Change to specify required technical foundations (.doc)
Learning outcomes (.pdf)
13. Senate Synopses
Summaries of the Senate meetings of September 24, 2020 (.pdf) and October 22, 2020 (.pdf)