Notes
Arts
Faculty listed in 1971–72
Associate Professor
Instructor (part-time)
Faculty listed in 1971–72
P. H. Smith, Jr., B.A. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) S. Sachs (Mrs.), B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (Waterloo)
Undergraduate Course
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ARTS 100 Communications
An examination of the origins, evolution and future dimensions of communications media designed to facilitate an understanding of the adequacies and inadequacies of media, to relate them to the purposes of human awareness and to explore needs and means of maintaining accountable controls over the media. Such a course would seek to assist students in discovering the range of informational, research and exploratory resources open to them, gaining some preliminary experience in utilizing such sources and applying a critical judgement of material secured.
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ARTS 120 G Focal Issues in Contemporary Society D0G Seminar in the 20th Century Values
An introduction to computer programming, with special emphasis on the manipulation of language data. The programming language used will be PL/I. Applications will include word indexes, text concordances, methods of computer-aided text comparison. No prerequisite: No previous knowledge of computing is assumed, 212* Presupposes 211* or permission of the instructor.
The following courses are administered by Conrad Grebel College.
An attempt to bring together and condense what are believed to be essential elements of the several social science disciplines. The core of the study that will be used is a group of selected contemporary issues with implications that cut across all the various disciplines. Some effort will be made to discuss values deemed appropriate for our age. Integrating universal concepts or problems to be dealt with are: ‘ personality, work, community, and society.
The purpose of this course is to help members of the university struggle with current value questions in various areas of human activity. It will
' include questions in the areas of genetics, computerscience.
communications, medicine, and others. Faculty from the University of Waterloo and several other universities will participate. Open to third and fourth year students from any discipline in the University. 3 lectures.
The following courses are administered by Renision College
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ARTS 220R Chinese Thought and Culture
An introduction to China’s traditional culture nexus as shown in literature, religion, and philosophy.
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