DOUGLAS COLLEGE 2008 ARTICULATION REPORT

Campus locations

New Westminster Campus, David Lam (Coquitlam) Campus,

700 Royal Avenue, 1250 Pinetree Way,

New Westminster, B.C. Coquitlam, B.C.

Contact List

Kristen Breitsprecher (contract instructor) breitsprecherk@Douglas.bc.ca

Sandy Vanderburgh (dean) (604) 527-5222 vanderburghs@douglas.bc.ca

David Waddington (instructor) (604) 527-5236 waddingtond@Douglas.bc.ca

Michael C. Wilson (chair) (604) 527-5710 wilsonm@Douglas.bc.ca

 

Personnel Notes

Saf and Des retired last year, Cindy moved on to SFU, Sandy has settled in as dean, and Michael and Dave soldier on. Kristen Breitsberger has joined as a contract instructor, and is currently teaching a summer course.

 

Facilities

Two labs (at two campuses) with preparation rooms. We try to use the lab for lectures.

 

Program Changes

Newly added to the calendar is the Associate of Science (Geology) Degree (2 years).

Development of a Diploma in Resource Exploration is just beginning. This diploma is envisaged as a credential leading toward a technical career in the mining (and related) industries.

 

Enrollment Levels

Overall enrollment levels have dropped this past year (see attached table).

 

Courses and Textbooks

GEOL 1120 Intro to Earth Sciences; "Physical Geology"; Monroe and Wicander.

GEOL 1121 History of the Earth; "The Earth Through Time"; Levin.

GEOL 1130 Dinosaur Planet; "Dinosaurs, The Textbook"; Lucas.

GEOL 1200 Natural Disasters; "Natural Hazards"; Keller and Clague.

GEOL 2201 Marine Geology; "Oceanography"; Garrison.

GEOL 2320 Paleontology: Life Through Time; "Bringing Fossils to Life"; Prothero.

 

Challenges

1. Dropping enrollments.

2. Desire by students for a wider variety of courses.

3. Difficulty in hiring a technician.

 

S2007 - W2008

Student Enrollment in GEOL and SCIE

Douglas College

 

Course

Summer

Fall

Winter

Total

Total

 

2007

2007

2008

2007/8

2006/7

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL 1120

34-1

75-3

48-3

157

194

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL 1121

 

33-1

45-2

78

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL 1130

25-1

34-1

0

59

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL 1200

 

30-1

0

30

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL 2201

 

0

11-1

11

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL 2320

 

0

18-1

18

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL 2420

 

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIE 1100

 

0

26-1

26

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIE 1107

 

28-1

35-1

63

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIE 2307

 

0

2

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL + SCIE

59

172

185

444

463

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOL

59

200

122

353

404

 

Note: 48-3 means 48 students in 3 sections.