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 In the year 2015 SOCS is at a crossroads. We can choose status quo,  to take a road well travelled, or  to venture forth on a new approach to defining the programs we teach. Classically the undergraduate degrees under the B.Computing are comprised of two majors: CS and SE.  We have both of those majors in our current degree structure.  To realize an expansion of the undergraduate program requires the addition of more options for incoming students.  We can't actually add any programs until we have resources, but we need to know which programs we want to add so that when we do get resources we can mobilize quickly. In the year 2015 SOCS is at a crossroads. We can choose status quo,  to take a road well travelled, or  to venture forth on a new approach to defining the programs we teach. Classically the undergraduate degrees under the B.Computing are comprised of two majors: CS and SE.  We have both of those majors in our current degree structure.  To realize an expansion of the undergraduate program requires the addition of more options for incoming students.  We can't actually add any programs until we have resources, but we need to know which programs we want to add so that when we do get resources we can mobilize quickly.
  
-We need to decide (relatively quickly) how we want to define those additional options.  This document is indented to help us outline the possible choices and  the benefits and drawbacks to each.  We start with two possible scenarios:  adding multiple new majors vs adding specializations to our existing majors.+We need to decide (relatively quickly) how we want to define those additional options.  This document is intended to help us outline the possible choices and  the benefits and drawbacks to each.  We start with two possible scenarios:  adding multiple new majors vs adding specializations to our existing majors.
  
 Please edit, add comments, add some options,  and generally help modify this document so that it includes your thoughts on the matter.  Don't delete the thoughts of others,  just add yours as well.   We'll discuss this as a school soon (hopefully at a school council meeting or at a special meeting reserved just for this discussion). Please edit, add comments, add some options,  and generally help modify this document so that it includes your thoughts on the matter.  Don't delete the thoughts of others,  just add yours as well.   We'll discuss this as a school soon (hopefully at a school council meeting or at a special meeting reserved just for this discussion).
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 |Individuals and administrators who are not computer scientists understand what a major is.|Majors are costly to implement because they require major-specific courses                                          | |Individuals and administrators who are not computer scientists understand what a major is.|Majors are costly to implement because they require major-specific courses                                          |
 |Majors show up on the student transcripts                                                 |Majors take a long time to implement because of the lead time needed to make program changes.                       | |Majors show up on the student transcripts                                                 |Majors take a long time to implement because of the lead time needed to make program changes.                       |
-|Forward planning is easily described in terms of majors.                                  |Majors require major-specific courses                                                                               |+|Forward planning is easily described in terms of majors.                                  |Majors require major-specific courses (isn't this a repeat of item 2, above)?                                                                             |
 |Majors are easier to sell to alumni during fundraising                                    |Much of computer science is common across the discipline. Separations between majors may be somewhat artificial     | |Majors are easier to sell to alumni during fundraising                                    |Much of computer science is common across the discipline. Separations between majors may be somewhat artificial     |
 |Majors are easy to explain to high school students and their parents                      |Majors are somewhat difficult to change, making it slower to react to changes in computing technology and practices.| |Majors are easy to explain to high school students and their parents                      |Majors are somewhat difficult to change, making it slower to react to changes in computing technology and practices.|
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   * STAT*2050 Statistics II   * STAT*2050 Statistics II
   * STAT*3210 Experimental Design   * STAT*3210 Experimental Design
 +  * STAT*3240 Linear Regression
 +  * MATH*2150/2160 Linear Algebra
  
 For a third analysis, consider the Interaction Design AofA. The AofA could include the following SOCS courses: For a third analysis, consider the Interaction Design AofA. The AofA could include the following SOCS courses:
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   * SOAN*2070 Introduction to Anthropology   * SOAN*2070 Introduction to Anthropology
  
 +I like the idea of adding AofAs to our menu - but perhaps keep it open in the event that a student wants to explore something outside of our streams. 
  
  
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   - Could we offer the AoA for some areas as a post-graduate diploma?  The AofA itself could be offered as a 1-year graduate diploma, for students who already have a degree in CS or similar (from another institution)?  This might be especially appealing for topics like HCI or Entrepreneurship.   - Could we offer the AoA for some areas as a post-graduate diploma?  The AofA itself could be offered as a 1-year graduate diploma, for students who already have a degree in CS or similar (from another institution)?  This might be especially appealing for topics like HCI or Entrepreneurship.
 +  - What about developing a week long or two week long intensive course that would be similar in nature to the GeoEpi course offered in OVC. That is, Vets, Lawyers, Doctors, and grad students take the course (and it's a good source of income for the OVC, at least I think it is). This could be in several areas - but data science seems to make some good sense to me. 
   - Regardless of the the choice we make, the coop stream will have to be modified to include at least one summer semester of teaching to offset a winter coop term. This will have to be applied to all programs equally, to maximize the number of students capable of doing coop.    - Regardless of the the choice we make, the coop stream will have to be modified to include at least one summer semester of teaching to offset a winter coop term. This will have to be applied to all programs equally, to maximize the number of students capable of doing coop. 
   - Is there any reason that we cannot offer summer programs as 6 week courses?   - Is there any reason that we cannot offer summer programs as 6 week courses?
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