NovemsBer
      1,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Registrar’s
      Office
      Ponders
      New
      Schedule
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Registrar’s
      Office
      has
     
     
      completed
      a
      review
      of
      the
      current
     
     
      scheduling
      system
      and
      found
      it
      to
      be
     
     
      highly
      inefficient.
      This
      led
      the
      university
     
     
      to
      research
      the
      systems
      in
      use
      at
      other
     
     
      schools
      and
      ultimately
      led
      to
      the
     
     
      determination
      that
      the
      system
      developed
     
     
      for
      Queen’s
      University
      in
      the
      60’s
      would
     
     
      be
      the
      most
      effective
      system
      to
      adopt
     
     
      here
      at
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      The
      proposed
      changes
      involve
      adopting
     
     
      what
      is
      referred
      to
      as
      a
      “block”
      system.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Under
      this
      system,
      the
      bulk
      of
      classes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (especially
      first
      year
      classes),
      would
      be
     
     
      of
      uniform
      50
      minute
      duration.
      The
      main
     
     
      reason
      for
      this
      is
      to
      simplify
      the
      system
     
     
      and
      to
      allow
      for
      optimal
      use
      of
      space.
     
     
      Apparently,
      the
      current
      “fit-’em-where-
     
     
      you-can”
      approach
      is
      becoming
     
     
      increasingly
      difficult
      to
      administer
      as
      the
     
     
      university
      grows
      in
      population.
     
    

    
     
      “As
      itis,”
      says
      one
      faculty
      member
      who
     
     
      chose
      to
      remain
      anonymous,
      “class
     
     
      times
      are
      dictated
      by
      professors
      and
     
     
      whenever
      it
      is
      they
      want
      to
      teach
      their
     
     
      courses.”
     
    

    
     
      Under
      the
      proposed
      new
     
     
      system,
      class
      times
      would
      be
      dictated
     
     
      by
      a
      central
      coordinating
      body
      that
     
     
      would
      place
      them
      where
      they
      are
     
     
      deemed
      to
      be
      most
      beneficial
      to
     
     
      students.
      A
      basic
      component
      of
      the
      plan
     
     
      includes
      the
      division
      of
      the
      five
      school
     
     
      days
      into
      four
      three-hour
      blocks:
      (1)
     
     
      Morning
      Block:
      8:30
      -
      11:30(2)
     
     
      Midday
      Block:
      11:30
      -
      2:20(3)
     
     
      Afternoon
      Block:
      2:30
      -
      5:20(4)
     
     
      Evening
      Block:
      5:30
      -
      8:20
     
    

    
     
      Classes
      scheduled
      within
      the
     
     
      morning
      block
      are
      to
      be
      restricted
      to
     
     
      this
      block;
      classes
      occurring
      in
      other
     
     
      blocks
      must
      likewise
      stay
      within
      their
     
     
      three-hour
      time
      frame.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      the
      reasons
      for
      this
      is
     
     
      to
      allow
      two
      days
      a
      week
      for
      science
     
     
      students
      who
      have
      labs
      during
      midday
     
     
      and
      afternoon
      blocks
      to
      be
      able
      to
     
     
      organize
      their
      schedule
      to
      include
      non-
     
     
      science
      courses
      without
      encountering
     
     
      scheduling
      conflicts.
     
    

    
     
      By
      restricting
      certain
      classes
      to
     
     
      certain
      blocks,
      the
      system
      has
      more
     
    
   
   
    
     
      structure.
      ccording
      to
      the
      university’s
     
     
      administration,
      the
      idea
      is
      not
      to
     
     
      complicate
      the
      lives
      of
      students,
      but
     
     
      rather
      to
      create
      an
      orderly
      system
      which
     
     
      will
      give
      students
      more
      choice.
      It
      is
      also
     
     
      hoped
      that
      a
      new
      scheduling
      system
      will
     
     
      fix
      the
      current
      problem
      that
      many
      upper-
     
     
      year
      students
      face
      in
      trying
      with
      make
     
     
      electives
      and
      minors
      fit
      into
      their
     
     
      schedules.
     
    

    
     
      To
      allow
      for
      a
      more
      efficient
     
     
      system,
      the
      Registrar’s
      office
      is
      also
     
     
      considering
      alternating
      course
      times
     
     
      within
      their
      blocks;
      for
      example,
      English
     
     
      101
      which
      is
      currently
      offered
      at
      8:30
     
     
      in
      the
      morning
      on
      Monday,
      Wednesday
     
     
      and
      Friday
      might
      be
      offered
      at
      8:30
      on
     
     
      Monday,
      10:30
      on
      Tuesday,
      and
      9:30
     
     
      on
      Thursday.
      The
      idea
      behind
      this
      is
      to
     
     
      avoid
      scheduling
      lectures
      for
      any
      given
     
     
      class
      on
      three
      consecutive
      days.
      This
     
     
      way,
      students
      are
      able
      to
      take
      classes
     
     
      that
      begin
      at
      the
      same
      time
      as
      their
      other
     
     
      classes
      on
      any
      of
      the
      four
      other
      days
      of
     
     
      the
      week.
     
    

    
     
      The
      proposed
      changes
      are
      not
     
     
      intended
      to
      affect
      students
      who
      are
     
     
      taking
      longer,
      upper-level
      classes,
      nor
     
     
      should
      they
      affect
      labs
      that
      require
      a
     
     
      two
      hour
      duration.
      Rather,
      the
      changes
     
     
      will
      facilitate
      the
      ability
      of
      such
      students
     
     
      to
      fit
      other
      courses
      into
      their
      schedule
     
     
      without
      encountering
      course
      allocation
     
     
      conflict.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Registrar
      feels
      that
      the
     
     
      proposed
      plan
      better
      permits
      students
     
     
      to
      take
      the
      courses
      they
      want
      in
      the
     
     
      timeframe
      they
      want,
      meaning
      that
      a
      four
     
     
      year
      degree
      can
      be
      completed
      without
     
     
      difficulty.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      the
      key
      figures
      in
      the
     
     
      debate
      surrounding
      this
      system
      is
      the
     
     
      Faculty
      Association
      which
      has
      yet
      to
     
     
      make
      an
      official
      statement
      on
      the
      matter.
     
     
      It
      may
      be
      some
      time
      before
      the
     
     
      association
      comes
      to
      any
      decision
      as
     
     
      to
      what,
      if
      anything,
      to
      do
      about
      the
     
     
      proposal.
      Individually
      though,
      a
      number
     
     
      of
      professors
      have
      expressed
      their
     
     
      concerns
      about
      the
      proposal,
      leading
     
     
      to
      the
      belief
      that
      the
      Association
      may
     
     
      be
      forced
      to
      adopt
      a
      negative
      stance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Exchange
      Program
     
     
      Information
      Session
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Interested
      in
      Studying
      Abroad?
      Want
      to
      combine
      your
      love
     
     
      of
      travel
      with
      your
      desire
      for
      an
      education?
      If
      so,
      come
      attend
     
     
      an
      information
      session
      about
      the
      UPEI
      Exchange
      Programs.
     
     
      For
      either
      a
      semester
      or
      a
      year,
      you
      can
      study
      in
      countries
     
     
      like
      Sweden,
      Australia,
      and
      the
      USA
      while
      paying
      your
      UPEI
     
     
      tuition!
      The
      information
      session
      will
      outline
      the
      requirements
     
     
      for
      an
      academic
      exchange,
      explain
      the
      program,
      and
      go
      over
     
     
      the
      details
      of
      each
      host
      institution.
      There
      will
      also
      be
      previous
     
     
      exchange
      students
      available
      to
      answer
      all
      your
      questions
      about
     
     
      what
      to
      expect
      when
      studying
      abroad.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Date:
      Wednesday,
      November
      9",
      2005
     
     
      Time:
      4:30
      -5:30
      p.m.
     
     
      Location:
      Student
      Services
      Boardroom,
     
     
      2™
      Floor
      W.A.
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      have
      any
      questions
      call
      Ryan
      at
      566-0674
     
     
      or
      e-mail
      assistants@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Did
      you
      know...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      maximum
      number
      of
      first
      year
     
    

    
     
      (100
      level)
      courses
      is
      16
      used
      towards
      your
     
    

    
     
      undergraduate
      degree.
      In
      order
      to
      take
      a
     
    

    
     
      17th
      first
      year
      course
      you
      must
      obtain
     
    

    
     
      permission
      from
      Cathy
      Toombs
      (Records
     
     
      Supervisor)
      in
      the
      Registrar's
      Office
      who
      is
     
     
      authorized
      to
      grant
      permission.
      Should
      you
     
     
      wish
      to
      take
      an
      18th
      first
      year
      course
      you
     
    

    
     
      must
      obtain
      permission
      from
      the
      Dean
      of
     
    

    
     
      ~
      your
      faculty.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      feature
      is
      brought
      to
      you
      by
      the
     
     
      Department
      of
      Student
      Services
     
     
      located
      in
      “The
      Loft”
      above
      the
      Bookstore.