SYDE 565Introduction to Design Organization and Systems Behaviour

1985–86 to 1987–88 3 calendars

The basic aim of this course is to introduce the student to the study and understanding of systems, and to broaden systems’ concepts and the techniques used in applying these concepts in a variety of fields. The course will also introduce students to the process of design, that is need analysis and generation of problem statements, generation of solution sets, feasibility determination, selection of optimal solution, and ‘communication. The process will be examined from the operational, organizational and behavioural view-points.

Women’s Studies

Women’s Studies

Assistant Professor, Director of Women’s Studies L. Domey, BA, MA (Louisville)

Members of the Women’s Studies Advisory Committee

Professors

P. Forsyth, AB (Mount Holyoke}, MA, PhD (Toronto)

M.E. Thompson, BSc (Toronto), MSc, PhD (ilinois)

Associate Professors

P.E. Bowers, BA (Queen's), MA, PhD (tilt nois) ot

G. Brude-Firnau, Staatsexamen (Berlin), PhD (Yale)

C.M. Fernandez, Lic en Arq (Madrid), MA (Tulane), D Lit et Phil (Madrid)

H.S. Fournier, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (Western Ontario)

V.F. Golini, BA (McMaster), MA (Colorado), PhD (California-Berkeley)

M.C. Howard, BA, MA (Lancaster), PhD (Leicester)

B. Hyma, BS, MS (Madras), MA (Sheffield), PhD (Pittsburgh)

SK. Johannesen, BA (Evangel College).

MA, PhD (Missouri)

JA. Legault, BSc, MSc (Ottawa), PhD (Oklahoma), Chairperson of the Advi sory Committee

R. Lister, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto)

J. Miller, BA, BLS (McGill), MA, MPhil (Waterloo), PhD (York)

A.C. Minas, BA (Radcliffe), MA, PhD (Harvard)

W. Mitchinson, BA, MA, PhD (York)

C.A. Peterson, BSc, MSc (Alberta), PhD (Califomia, Davis)

N. Theberge, BA (Massachusetts), MA © (Boston), PhD (Massachusetts)

AF. Thompson, BA (Toronto), BTh (Huron), MA (Western Ontario), STM, PhD (McGill)

A. Wipper, BA, MA (McGill), PhD (California-Berkeley)

Assistant Professors

E. Kliman, MA, PhD (Toronto)

G.O. Michalenko, BA, PhD (Saskatchewan)

W.B. Moul, BA, MA, PhD (British Columbia) .

M. van Dijk, BA, MA (Wellington), PhD (Toronto).

AC. Zeller, BSc (Trent), MA, PhD (Western Ontario) -

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Lecturers.

S.P. Gunz, BA, LLB, MA (Sydney), MBA (Manchester)

R.L. Walker, BSc, MSc (Westem Ontario)

Instructor J. Lowe, BSc (Carleton), Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award

Dean of Students, Conrad Grebel College G. Eby, BA (Goshen College)

Library S. Bellingham, BA (Waterioo Lutheran), MLS (Western Ontario)

independent Studies A. Dagg, BA, MA (Toronto), PhD (Waterloo), Academic Director

University of Waterloo

Since WS 200, the core course of the Joint Option, is an interdisciplinary introductory course to Women’s Studies; this course is a team-taught effort. The participating lecturers from other disciplines of Art, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Economics, Political Science and English may vary each term.

Wilfrid Laurier University

Associate Professors A. Guinsburg, BA (Valparaiso), AM, PhD (Stanford)

Course Descriptions

W 5 200

Introduction to Women’s Studies

An interdisciplinary survey which introduces students to the questions which have been posed concerning women’s nature, roles, problems and accomplishments. Special emphasis will be given to the methodologies which a variety of disciplines in the Arts and Sciences use to examine these questions.

W S 300

Seminar in Women’s Studies

A seminar in which students will examine the origins and course of the women’s movement from an interdisciplinary perspective, with special attention to topics such as the Canadian woman.

Women’s Studies core courses and approved courses are listed in the inter disciplinary Options, Chapter 15.

Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit

• 1985–86 PDF p. 443
• 1986–87 PDF p. 452
• 1987–88 PDF p. 467

1977–78 to 1984–85 7 calendars

Titled Design Morphology and Organization.

Generation of problem statements, system identification, generation of solution sets, feasibility determination. Construction of archetypes; sensitivity, compatibility and stability analysis, behaviour prediction and solution communication.

Offered Winter · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit

• 1977–78 PDF p. 443
• 1979–80 PDF p. 444
• 1980–81 PDF p. 473
• 1981–82 PDF p. 483
• 1982–83 PDF p. 420
• 1983–84 PDF p. 431
• 1984–85 PDF p. 431