SOC 452 Contemporary Cultural Theory
A survey of cultural theory from post World War II to the present. Prerequisites: Anthropology 101*, 102*.
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100 courses in the 1972–73 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
SOC 458 Archaeological Theory
A seminar on selected topics in archaeological theory. Prerequisites: Anthropology 102* and an additional half course in archaeology or permission of the instructor.
SOC 460 Advanced Physical Anthropology
An examination of selected topics of current research interest in physical anthropology. Students will be encouraged to undertake guided research projects. Prerequisites: Anthropology 260*, 360* and permission of the instructor.
SOC 480 Theoretical Approaches to Linguistic Description
Different theoretical approaches — stratificational, transformational and signals grammer, one approach to be emphasized during each offering. Prerequisites: Anthropology 285 or English 375.
SOC 499 Honours Essay Note 1 Note 2 Note 3
Directed reading and research in a selected area of anthropological inquiry. Open only to Honours Anthropology students.
Undergraduate Courses in Sociology
General students who major in Sociology must elect the following courses: Sociology 101*, a half course in sociological methods, a half course in sociological theory, and three and one half full courses (or equivalent half courses) in Sociology. Students are strongly encouraged to elect Sociology 202*, although this is not required. An Honours programme in Sociology is a pre-professional degree, so the specific requirements have been formulated in the light of professional and graduate school requirements. Students are reminded that Sociology is now accepted as a high school teaching subject in Ontario. Potential high school teachers should keep informed of the requirements for teaching Sociology in high schools. Students may elect Honours Sociology (Canadian Studies) by fulfilling the requirements listed under Canadian Studies in this calendar. The student is reminded that an Honours or a major programme in Sociology is intended to provide a liberal arts education. Students are encouraged to avoid excessive concentration in Sociology, and to elect courses in a variety of social sciences, humanities, modern languages, as well as in other Faculties.
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
An introduction to the basic concepts and frames of reference of sociological investigation and interpretation. Topics for analysis will include communities, associations and institutions, classes and status groups, crowds and publics, social processes, and social change. Special attention is given to Canadian society. Not open to students who have taken Soc. 141*. 2 lectures, Fall and Winter terms.
SOC 141 The Sociological Enterprise
A survey of what sociologists do, with an introduction to rudimentary sociological methods. Readings from a variety of sources giving an account of the thinking behind sociological projects of small and large scale. Not open to students who have taken Soc. 101*. 2 lectures, Fall term.
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SOC 200 Canadian Society in Comparative Perspective
Analysis of Canadian society: its institutions such as family and religion, and social processes, such as integration, stratification and demography, with comparisons to other industrialized societies. Prerequisite: Soc, 101* 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 202 Sociological Statistics
A first course in sociological statistics; sampling, central tendency, probability, co-variance, as illustrated in specifically sociological data. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 205 Social Problems
An examination of cultural forces that create social problems and failures in personal and institutional adjustments. Specific attention is paid to the problems of emotional disturbance, addictions, deliquency and crime in Canadian society. No prerequisite. 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 208 Elementary Problems in (non-participant) Field Observation
Sociological concepts and ideas are put into use in systematic observation, recording, and analysis of structures and processes related to particular social institutions. For example, courts that are open to the public enable us to combine theoretical learning about the systems of jurisprudence and jurisdiction on the one hand and their application in particular courts on the other. Relevant readings, observational records, and resulting methodological or theoretical questions will be discussed in seminars and tutorials. Prerequisite: Soc. 101" and permission of the instructor. 2 hour seminar, 4 hour lab., Fall term.
SOC 209 Advanced Problems in (non-participant) Field Observation
A continuation of Sociology 208*. Here instruction concentrates on the use of observational data in the formulation of questions about the structures and dynamics that have been and are currently being observed and recorded. A satisfactory grade in Soc. 208* is required for admission to Sociology 209*. Prerequisite: Soc. 208* 2 hour seminar, 4 hour lab, Winter term.
SOC 210 Introductory Social Psychology
Basic concepts in the interdisciplinary field of social psychology; approached from the perspectives of social influence. Individualistic, interpersonal, and group-based strategies for influencing the behaviour of others are examined. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* or Psych. 101* 3 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 212 Interpersonal Relations
The contribution of social organization to interpersonal processes. Consideration of some “theories” of social interaction. The social system approach to the problem of personal and interpersonal control. 101* or Psych. 101* Prerequisite: Soc. 3 lectures, Winter term.
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SOC 215 Sociology of Women
A comparative analysis of women’s roles in past and present with selected cross-cultural data. Assessment of the present situation. Subjective factors: socialization of women into “women’s” roles, internalization of role expectations by women, perpetuation of stereotypes and symbolic expression of differential worth of men and women. Objective factors: the legal situation, women on the labor market, the “sex revolution”, and the women’s liberation movement. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, I discussion, Fall term.
SOC 218 Sociology of Adolescence
The social definitions of adolescence in cross-cultural and historical perspective. Social roles of adolescence in the institutional structures of urban industrial societies with special emphasis on the family, education, and the economy. The relationship of adolescents’ social roles to processes of social change and stability. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 240 Collective Behaviour
The sociological analysis of the behaviour of crowds, mobs, publics, and related phenomena and their relationships to social organization and social change. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 241 Social Movements
The sociological analysis of varieties of social movements and their relationships to social organization and social change. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 250 Crime and Society 51* Ethnic and Racial Relations
An analysis and criticism of the major theories of criminal behaviour. Emphasis is given to the relationship between social structure and criminal behaviour; types of criminal behaviour such as drug addiction; statistics and contemporary research. Special attention is given to Canadian data. A sound knowledge of sociological concepts is advisable. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Fall term.
Relations between different racial and cultural groups; analysis of majority-minority group status with special reference to Canada. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 252 Juvenile Delinquency
A systematic analysis and criticism is presented of biological, psychological, psychoanalytical and sociological theories of juvenile delinquency. Attention is given to statistics and contemporary research with special emphasis on the distribution and types of delinquent subcultures. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 3 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 261 Population Issues
The study of population as an area of sociological investigation; population size, composition, and distribution; population trends and problems. No prerequisites. 3 lectures, Fail term.
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SOC 262 Canadian Population
Study of the basic demographic processes in the population of Canada. Demographic implications for selected social institutions. Use of Canadian enumeration and registration data. No prerequisites. 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 265 Social Structure of East Asia: China and Japan
An analysis of the social structure and stratification of East Asia in terms of class, status, prestige, rank and function with especial consideration given to the question of class formation in Japan and attempted class elimination in China. No prerequisites. 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 270 Communication
An analysis of the role of language and other symbol systems in social interaction; the interplay between communication and the social system, the formation of attitudes through language; social and individual disorders as caused by, and reflected in, the breakdown in the communication process. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 280 Social Organization of Animal Societies
The social behaviour of various species of animals will be examined and compared. The main emphasis will be on exploring the nature of social behaviour and gaining further understanding of human societies by comparing them with others. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 290 Introduction to Qualitative Social Thought
Lectures, readings and discussion of selected original sources both Eastern and Western which attempt to define and evaluate the relation of the individual to society, and sgciety to nature and cosmos, as expressed in classical as well as in later documents. Topics will include the mythological world-view; the emergence of an ordered social cosmos in Greece, the Middle East and China; and the response to these issues in the social thought of Europe. No prerequisite. 2 hours, Fall term.
SOC 301 Urban Sociology
The comparative study of urbanization as a process; the culture and social organization of cities, urban problems; special attention is given to industrial cities of Canada, with comparative reference to the principal industrial cities of Western societies. Prerequisite: Soc. 10]* 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 308 Elementary Problems in (participant) Field Observation
Here, as in Sociology 208* and 209* concepts and ideas are to be put to use. Now, however, the observational setting is complicated by making the observer part of it. Participant observation may take place in formal organization settings such as hospitals, factories, or schools, or in informal association settings involving voluntary associations and groups. Reading, recording and seminar discussion supplement the field experience. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* and permission of the instructor. 2 hour seminar, 4 hour lab., Fall term.
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SOC 309 Advanced Problems in (participant) Field Observation 10* Seminar in Group Dynamics
A continuation of Sociology 308*. Here instruction concentrates on the use of observational data in the formulation of questions about the structures and dynamics that have been and are currently being observed and recorded. A satisfactory grade in Sociology 308* is required for admission to Soc. 309*. Prerequisite: Soc. 308* 2 hour seminar, 4 hour lab, Winter term.
An analysis of natural and experimental groups from a social structural view. The study of processes of differentiation, integration, power, etc., internally; and of nesting of small groups in larger collectives. Prerequisite: 3rd or 4th year standing in a social science or by permission. 3 hour seminar, Fall term.
SOC 315 Social Stratification
Analysis of social classes in society including their basis for development, composition, and consequences for society. Special attention is given to social stratification in Canada. Prerequisite: Soc. 101 *. 3 lectures, Fail term.
SOC 321 Research Methods 1
A systematic treatment of the logic and practice of methods basic to social research. Emphasis is on problems of research design based on the analysis of case studies. Special attention is given to problems of participant observation, use of available data, measurement of variables, and simple multivariate analysis. Students will be given laboratory and field experience in several techniques of research. Special attention is given to Canadian cases and data. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, I hour lab., Fall term.
SOC 322 Research Methods 2
Continuation of Research Methods 1. Includes an introduction to sampling, scaling, the analysis of change, and experimental design. Students will be asked to construct a research design for the study of a theoreticaliy relevant problem in sociology. Prerequisite: Sociology 321* 2 lectures, 1 hour lab, Winter term.
SOC 323 Project in Sociological Research 24* Field Research in Canadian Institutions
Introduction to sociological research through the formation of a theoretically based research objective and its implementation in a small scale team research project. Students must be willing to participate in team research with 6 - 8 other students. Readings are assigned that relate to the steps in the team project. The course grade is based on each team’s final project report and on a final examination covering the readings. Prerequisite: Soc. 101*. 2 hour seminar, Winter term.
A study of selected institution in the local community, such as the Courts, Mass Media, and Labour Unions, will be conducted employing observational and interview procedures. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. 2 lectures, Fall term.
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SOC 330 Comparative Social Structure
General theoretical and methodological issues facing comparative sociology; comparative methods at work in the treatment of Western and non-western societies (including Canada). Prerequisite: Soc. 101 *. 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 331 Theories of Social Change
A systematic review and analysis of major theories of social change including some of the classical and modern theories. Analysis will focus upon the sources, patterns, processes and consequences of change. Special topics to be included are: Marxism, social change in developing countries, the role of ideas, and the breakdown and reorganization of social structure. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 332 Social Conflict and Modernization
This course constitutes a sociological study of violent and nonviolent conflict and modernization in comparative perspective. A critical review of the selected theoretical explanations of collective protest and social change will be done to discover linkage between social conflict and modernization. An attempt will be made to examine causes and consequences of racial and political violence in modernizing society. Prerequisite: Soc. 101*. 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 334 Northern Lands and Peoples
A comparative study of social and cultural change in Arctic and Sub-arctic areas brought about by political and economic development of those lands. No prerequisites. $45.00 fee to cover field trip. 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 338 Sociology of Literature
This course attempts to provide the student with an opportunity for exploring literature as a social phenomenon. Specific areas to be dealt with might include: 1) the relationship of the artist to his social structure; 2) the nature of the relationship of the work and its audience; 3) the attitudes toward the social structure implicit in the work of art. In general the course is viewed as an attempt to combine both the scientific approach and the humanistic approach to literature. Here literature is viewed as including both belles lettres and popular culture. The course will be taught by someone in Sociology and someone in Literature in dialogue method. Prerequisite: Sociology 101* and English 101 (or equivalent). 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 339 Industrial Sociology
Sociological analysis of industry, including relationships between labour and management and industry and society. Prerequisites: Soc. 101*. 2 lectures, Fall term.
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SOC 340 Formal Organizations
A survey of theory and research on formal organizations making use of selected contributions from the scientific management and human relations approaches, but with emphasis on the structure and functions of large scale organizations. The nature and types of formal organizations; contro] techniques and leadership; relations of the organization to its clients and publics; informal aspects of the organization; organizational tensions and pathologies of bureaucratic systems; how the organization adjusts to change. Prerequisite: Soc. 101* 2 hour seminar, Fall term.
SOC 341 Sociology of Occupations
The sociological study of occupations as an aid to understanding the social structure; social and demographic aspects of the labour force; the meaning of work; the relation of work and leisure; career and occupational mobility patterns; occupation and status; professionalization; trends in occupations. Prerequisite: Soc. 101*. 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 350 Seminar in Socialization Processes
The social creation of Actors; the establishment of legitimacy and the development of loyalty; socialization through the life cycle; cohorts and age-grading; generational differences and youth movements. Prerequisite: 3rd or 4th year standing in a social science or by permission. 3 hour seminar, Winter term.
SOC 355 Sociology of Religion
The analysis of religion as a social institution; its relationship to culture, personality and social change with consideration given to theories of religious behaviour and contemporary research findings. Prerequisite: Soc. 101*. 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 360 Political Sociology
The sociological analysis of the institutionalization of power, political movements, parties, conflict and its accomodation. Prerequisite. Soc. 101*. 2 lectures, Winter term.
SOC 365 Social Structure of the Soviet Union
A sociological analysis of contemporary Soviet society focusing on the patterns and functions of its basic institutions including the family, government, education, and industry, consideration of class formation and distribution of power. No prerequisites. 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 372 Medical Sociology
Examination of the medical care structures from the point of view of patients, health care professionals in the system, and systems analysis. Structures of interest are primary health care settings, hospitals, and professional associations. Emphasis on cross-cultural comparisons and changes over time as well as critical analysis of current structure from the point of view of the Canadian health care consumer. Prerequisite: Soc. 101*. 2 lectures, Winter term.
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SOC 382 Techniques of Demographic Analysis
Introduction to the standard techniques of analysis of enumeration and registration data. Prerequisite: Soc. 261 *. J lecture, 2 hour lab, winter term.
SOC 400 Processes of Planned Change
The goal of the course is to develop models of social change, through active participation in action groups in the community, reading, seminars, and written analyses. All students will be expected to join a group oriented to altering or maintaining existing social structures, to participate as full members, and at the same time to make social scientific sense of social process as manifested in the group and its relation to the environing system. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 2 hour seminar.
SOC 402 Marxist Social Theory
This course will focus on the contribution of Marxism to the development of sociological theory in its relation to other types of social thought. Readings will include selections from Marx, Engels, Lenin, Gramsci, Plekhanov, Lukacs, and contemporary sources. Prerequisite: 4th year Honours or graduate standing. 2 hour seminar, Winter term.
SOC 410 Seminar in Self and Social Interaction
Social Psychological theory and research on the self, self-awareness, and self-worth; the self in systems of social interaction. Prerequisite: 3rd or 4th year standing in a social science or by permission. 3 hour seminar, Winter term.
SOC 415 Seminar in Sociology of Women
An examination of selected areas of contemporary sociological theory with respect to their treatment of women. Prerequisite: Soc. 215 and 3rd or 4th year standing in Sociology. 2 hour seminar, Winter term.
SOC 421 Secondary Analysis of Survey Data
Methodological problems in developing and testing social and behavioural theory through the analysis of survey data will be examined, and actual analysis of data from local data banks will be performed, using available computer programs. A term paper consisting of an original analysis and interpretation will be required. No previous experience with the computer is assumed. Prerequisite: Soc. 202* or permission of instructor. 2 hour seminar, Fall term.
SOC 425 The Development of Sociological Theory
Development of sociological theory in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Emphasis is on the European tradition although selective attention is given to North American theorists. Prerequisite: Open only to students in Sociology. 2 lectures, Fail term.
SOC 426 Contemporary Sociological Theory
The development of sociological theory in the 20th century. Included is discussion of current theoretical work. Prerequisite: Open only to students in Sociology. 2 lectures, Winter term.
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SOC 432 The Sociology of Political Knowledge
This seminar will undertake to develop a general theory of the sociological roots and implications of political thought in relation to contemporary social movements and ideologies in historical perspective. Comparative illustrative materials will be drawn from Latin America, Europe, Africa and/or Asia, which will also serve as a basis for research papers. Prerequisite: any I of the following Soc. 241*, 331*, 360*, 425*, and Honours Soc. and/or Political Science or graduate standing. 2 hour seminar, Winter term.
SOC 451 Seminar: Problems in Contemporary Theory and Research
Examinations of current frames of reference and theories in sociology and related disciplines. Their utility in sociological problem formulation and their test by current methods and techniques. Prerequisite: 3rd or 4th year Honours. 3 hour seminar, Winter term.
SOC 466 Reading 1
Selected readings and essay asssignments under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: 3rd or 4th year standing in Sociology and permission of the instructor. Fall term.
SOC 467 Reading 2 ‘0 Seminar: Practicum in Theory and Methodology
Selected readings and essay assignments under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: 3rd or 4th year standing in Sociology and permission of the instructor. Winter term. A preparation for advanced undergraduate students for an independent, sophisticated orientation to graduate study. The practicum provides opportunities for: 1) developing research designs on the basis of extant theory, and 2) theorizing on the basis of the reanalysis and reinterpretation of extant data. Prerequisites: 4th year Honours or equivalent. 2 hour seminar.
SOC 480 Advanced Social Statistics
Multiple and partial correlation; regression; analysis of variance and covariance; selected non-parametric techniques. Prerequisite: Sociology 202* or equivalent. 2 lectures, 1 hour lab, Winter term.
SOC 481 Mathematical Sociology
Selected mathematical techniques with applications to sociology; sets and graphs, Markov chains and game theory. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 2 lectures, Fall term.
SOC 499 Senior Honours Essay
Required of all honours students in Sociology or by election by joint honours students in their fourth year. For students electing Honours Sociology (Canadian Studies) the essay should bear on some topic of particular sociological significance for Canadian Society. Prerequisite: 4th year Honours.
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SOC 207 G Educational Sociology
This course is designed for co-op and regular students who plan to enter the teaching field. Attention will be focused on the concepts and theories of sociology as they apply especially to the educational system. Winter Term.
SOC 230 G Family and Kinship
An evaluation of the origin and growth of the family as a social institution; its structures and functions in primitive and modern societies; the effect of modern technology on the family, trends and contemporary problems.
SOC 290G Utopian Communities past and Present
SOC 307 G Problems in Contemporary Education 370*G Sociology of Law
An examination of intentional communities; extinct and contemporary. Attention will be paid to origin, purpose, structure and process in each community studied. An assessment of factors contributing to success and failure will be attempted.
A study of problems arising from the interplay between institutionalized education and the forces of rapid social change in the contemporary society; the clash of value systems of youth and the “establishment”. It emphasizes the changing concepts of the roles of the learners and instructors, social dimensions of newer learning theories and educational programmes arising therefrom, goals of formal education, decision making processes within educational organizations, obsolescence of some of the traditional patterns of formal education, and like topics. Themes will be selected and studied in depth on a seminar basis.
An overview of the major trends in the sociology of law since World War II. Consideration will be given to contributions of legal scholars as well as of social scientists. Special attention will be paid to the growing public awareness of the failure of law in Canadian society to provide adequate justice or social control in a growing number of situations. Investigations of concrete issues, such as the jury system, courts, police and mass media, will be an integral part of the course. Fall term.
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SOC 120R Fundamentals of Sociology
Survey of key topics and study of the basic skills, concepts and interests comprising the sociologist’s tools of analysis. The course will include social organization, culture, socialization, primary groups, social stratification and associations.
SOC 220R Sociological Analysis
Applying sociological analysis to three selected areas: the major institutions of education, religion and law, and developing a pattern and an approach which would be applied to the study of other social areas.
SOC 221R Master Trends in Modern Society
Introducing the student to the main ideas of urban, industrial and political sociology studied within a context emphasizing social change; illustrations will be drawn from emergent as well as advanced societies.
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SOC 225R Race and Culture in the Third World 1
A general introduction to the contemporary problems of race, culture and ethnic relations in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. An analysis of historic, geographic, cultural and socio-economic background of selected societies.
SOC 226R Race and Culture in the Third World 2
An introduction to the problems of acculteration as well as intergroup relations in plural societies in selected areas in the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, East and Southern Africa.
The following course is administered by St. Jerome’s College
SOC 232J The Family and Society
The course is designed essentially to assess the role of the family in society. This will be done primarily on the basis of an analysis of the institutions of the family and marriage on a cross cultural basis. The universality of the family has always been proclaimed by Anthropologists. This view will be challenged in the light of relatively recent ethnographic materials which tend to establish the fact that this proclaimed universality is not absolute. The biological basis of the family will be examined in some detail, and an attempt will be made to establish the family as a biosocial unit. Courtship, mate selection and divorce, as well as a brief overview of human sexuality and the role of sex in marriage and family stability will be examined. Prerequisite: Sociology 101* or permission of the instructor. 3 hours, lectures and tutorial. (not offered in 1972-73)
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Department of Systems Design
T.M. Fraser, M.D., Ch.B. (Edinburgh), M.Sc. (Ohio State), LM.C.C, FAC P.M. P.H. O’N. Roe, B.A.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)
H.K. Kesavan, B.Se. BE. (Mysore), M.S. (Illinois), Ph.D. (Michigan State) G.N. Soulis, B.A.Sc. (Toronto)
M.L. Constant, B.A.Sc. (Toronto) R.N. Howard, B.Sc. (London), Ph.D. (London) G.F. Rabideau, B.A. (Wisconsin), M.A. (Wisconsin), Ph.D. (Purdue) P.L. Seeley, B.A.Sc. (Toronto) B.L. Wills, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc.. Ph.D. (Waterloo)
C.K.G. Hahn, M.4.Sc. (Waterloo) J.T. Kessel, B.Sc., Mech. Eng. (Rand) N.T. Dipl. Tech. (Witwatersrand), B.Ed. (Capetown) P.H. Meincke, B.Sc. (Manitoba) R.K. Ragade, B.Sc. (B.H.U. Varanasi), B.E. (I.I.Sc. Bangalore), M.Tech., PhD. (.E.T. Kanpur). D.D. Schleiermacher, Diploma (Technische Hochschule, Munich), Diploma (Hochschule fiir Gestaltung, Ulm) F. Sengupta, B.4.Sc., (Cairo), Diploma (Einshams University, Egypt), Diploma (Cairo), M.A.Sc., (Case Institute) S. Toida, B.S. (U. of Tokyo), M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois)
K. Boekelheide, B.A., M.A. (Oregon) P.B. Hildebrand, B.A.Sc. (Queen's), M.A.Sc. (Toronto)
D.J. Clough, B.A.Sc. (Toronto), M.B.A. (Toronto)
I. Bernhardt, B.A. (New York), Ph.D. (Berkeley) W.C. Lennox, B.A.Sc., M.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (LeHigh)
R.W. Cockfield, B.Sc, M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Undergraduate Courses
SOC 111 Calculus 1 (formerly SD110)
Functions and limits. The derivative and differentiation formulas. Extrema. Antiderivatives. The definite integral, integration as the limit of a sum and fundamental theorem of integral calculus. Areas. Transcendental functions. Integration. Introduction to partial differentiation. Optimization: unconstrained, constrained with equations and constrained with inequalities. Selected applications.
SOC 112 Calculus 2 (formerly SD111)
Analytic geometry in three-dimensional space. Infinite series. Multiple integrals. Differentiation of an integral, with applications (i.e. optimization of an expected value of a function in statistical models) Partial differentiation. Introduction to Differential Equations.
13 Finite Mathematics (formerly SD112)
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Symbolic logic, set theory, permutations, combinations, discrete probability theory.
SOC 114 Theory and Applications of Probability (formerly SD215)
Sample spaces and probability measures. Random variables. Independent events. Probability density and cumulative distribution functions. Presentation of discrete and continuous probability density functions (Binomial, Normal, etc.). Moments of a distribution. Characteristic functions. Multivariate distributions. Marginal distributions. Transformations of random variables which will involve: distributions of functions of random variables and their sums. Laws of large numbers. Central limit theory. Selected applications.
SOC 115 Linear Algebra (formerly SD113)
Finite dimensional vector spaces. Linear dependence. The concept of basis. Orthogonalization of vectors. Methods of changing the basis. Matrices and determinants. Systems of linear equations and inequalities. The linear programming problem and solution by simplex method. Linear transformations. Matrices as linear transformation.
SOC 121 Digital Computation 1 (formerly SD120)
Introduction to electronic digital computers; hardware and software organization, basic features of Fortran, examples of efficient algorithms for engineering computations.
SOC 122 Digital Computation 2 (formerly SD121)
SOC 132 Engineering Economics (formerly SD130)
Cost-benefit analysis, critical path methods, interest, project economics, decision making, utility theory, project organizational theory.
SOC 151 Physics 1 (formerly SD150)
Statics of particles, vectors, equilibrium of+rigid bodies, centroids, the analysis of structures, forces in beams and cables, friction and moments of inertia.
SOC 152 Physics 2 (formerly SD151)
Rectilinear motion, plane motion, dynamics of particles, work and energy, linear momentum, rotational motion, angular momentum, harmonic motion, gravitational, wave motion, sound waves.
SOC 162 Introduction to Engineering Design (formerly SD160)
An introductory course on the principles of engineering design culminating in a project involving the solution of a relevant need. Specific topics introduced are: The systems approach, principles of planning, the statement of a design problem and the flow of information. Innovation and the creation of design solutions, physical, economic and financial feasibility, solution evaluation and selection. Value and utility, simulation, modelling and optimization.
SOC 181 Graphics (formerly SD180) 001, 002 Focal Issues In Contemporary Society (these purses also listed as Arts 120*G, Arts 121*G)
A course in fundamentals of graphics with emphasis on basic techniques required for visual communication and computation.
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.
SOC 211 Theory and applications of Statistics (formerly SD216)
Sample statistics and their distributions. Order statistics and their distributions. Decision making under uncertainty. Statistical inference: Estimation and testing statistical hypothesis. The 1 theory of the least Se ee ee ce. oe erase Me wee nnn
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SOC 212 Applicable Mathematics for Systems Design
Topics from differential calculus, partial differential equations; line, surface and volume integrals; functions of the complex variable, Taylor & Laurent series, Cauchy’s integral formula; operational calculus, Laplace Transforms theory; Introduction to Vector calculus and certain special functions.
SOC 213 Differential Equations (formerly SD217)
Exact equations, integrating factor, separation of variables. Linear equations with constant coefficients, simultaneous equations, Laplace transform, solution by series. Non-linear differential equations and computer methods. Introduction to difference equations.
SOC 222 Numerical Analysis and Computation (formerly SD221)
Application of digital’ computers to the solution of equations; determinants and matrices; eigenvalue problems, numerical solution of ordinary differential equations; difference equations, numerical integration methods; error analysis.
SOC 231 Micro-Economic Analysis and Policy
Analysis of public and private choices among users of scarce resources. The interaction of choices to form micro systems. Examples of policy questions; costs and benefits of alternative methods of pollution control, pricing of private and public goods.
SOC 241 Human Systems Engineering 1
The structure and function of man in relation to systems design; the relationship of biology and human physiology to engineering; biological concepts, biological variation. Introductory concepts in molecular biology and genetics; the cell as a micro-system; the role of water transport; man as a complex of systems and subsystems; the nature of selected subsystems (including introduction to electrophysiology).
SOC 242 Human Systems Engineering 2
The attributes of man as a functioning system; the nature of human sensory and perceptual processes; memory, learning and the application of information theory to human information processing; arousal and motivation; intelligence, learning and cognitive processes; motor function; the nature of human work, skill and fatigue.
SOC 252 Physical Systems 1 (formerly SD251)
Component models, interconnection models, system equations and their tank properties and solutions. These concepts are developed with respect to electrical systems.
SOC 261 Systems Design Workshop 1
A problem and project oriented course wherein emphasis is placed on designing and presenting creative solutions to real-life problems. The problems are selected to cover all disciplines to which the student
SOC 262 Systems Design Workshop 2
becomes exposed each year. Both the problems and the students work are expected to increase in sophistication and complexity in accordance with the student’s progress through the course.
SOC 281 Electricity and Magnetism
Electric charge, Coulomb’s Law of Electrostatic Forces; Electric Fields, Gauss’ Law, conductors and electric fields; Electric Potential; Capacitance, dielectrics. Magnetic fields, flux of magnetic induction; current, resistance and electric circuits; Induced EMF, inductance, Lenz’s law, Faraday’s law; magnetism in matter, transformers, motors, generators, introduction to basic electronic devices.
SOC 282 Mechanics of Deformable Solids
Statics and resistance of materials. Equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies and deformable bodies. Vector fields. Bay systems. Stress-strain relationships. Elastic and inelastic behaviour of prismatic members subjected to axial, shearing, torsional and flexural deformations.