Course Outline

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COURSE OUTLINE ARC 41A/B Architecture: Thesis Calendar Description Each student selects a topic of an appropriate type, scale and complexity in consultation with the faculty, for approval by the Department; completes a design proposal, technical and research documentation which demonstrate proficiency in Architecture. The major project is supplemented by a number of short analytical problems. (formerly ARC 041). Lab: 8 hours. Prerequisites ARC 31A/B Architecture: Studio III Date, Time and Location of Course Monday 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The course is structured around regular meetings between students and one of the faculty co-ordinators assigned to the course. The University Calendar identifies ARC 41A/B as an 8-hour lab. This is intended to reflect the relative weighting of the course, not an actual schedule. Students are required to meet on a weekly basis with their co-ordinator at a mutually agreed time. Any activities such as lecture / workshops or class meetings where all students enrolled in ARC 41A/B are required to attend will be scheduled on Fridays between 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Interim presentations will also be scheduled for Fridays. Presentation sessions will often run past the scheduled course time. Students are advised to plan their schedules accordingly. Students who have Liberal Studies courses scheduled for Friday afternoons are required to contact Professor Arthur Wrigglesworth during the first week of the term to facilitate course section changes. 1. Instructor Information While the thesis is primarily a self-directed project, there are three resource persons available to guide and assist students: Co-ordinator, Advisor and Mentor. 1.1 Co-ordinator Co-ordinators are the faculty members assigned to the course. Each is responsible for a group of students assigned to the Co-ordinator at the beginning of the Fall term. Professor Arthur Wrigglesworth is the overall Fourth Year Architecture Option Co-ordinator responsible for administering the thesis course, including setting and maintaining the schedule, co-ordinating all project evaluations and distributing student grades. The complete list of co-ordinators assigned to ARC 41A/B is: (max. 12 students) John Cirka ARC 310 ext. 6491 [email protected] Masha Etkind ARC 329 ext. 6503 [email protected] (max. 12 students) (max. 6 students) Mark Gorgolewski ARC 323 ext. 6494 [email protected] (max. 6 students) June Komisar ARC 324 ext. 6505 [email protected] (max. 12 students) Jurij Leshchyshyn ARC 313 ext. 6504 [email protected] Ian MacBurnie ARC 309 ext. 6496 [email protected] (max. 12 students) (max. 12 students) Colin Ripley ARC 314 ext. 6507 [email protected] (max. 12 students) Arthur Wrigglesworth ARC 325 ext. 6506 [email protected] Students are assigned to Co-ordinators on the basis of their thesis topics. Projects have been grouped on the basis of programmatic building type, thematic similarity or other considerations. Grouping projects allows students to benefit from having contact with each other’s work, and allows certain areas of study to be conducted at greater depth and breadth than might be possible on an individual basis. The groups are assigned to co-ordinators on the basis of the faculty’s areas of expertise, experience and/or interest. Students will meet with their Co-ordinators on a weekly basis on a mutually agreed schedule throughout the academic year. Co-ordinators are responsible for evaluating the student work in progress and chair a three-person jury at the final presentation.

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1.2 Advisor Students may choose as Advisors any other faculty members in the Department whose advice they believe might enhance their work. Advisors’ views may be sought occasionally, but they are not expected to meet students frequently, as are co-ordinators. Advisors form part of the three-person jury at the final presentation. Advisors may include any full- or part-time member in the Department, including those listed above. Students may wish to seek the advice of faculty members who are not teaching in the architecture thesis but who offer expertise pertinent to their projects. Students are reminded that faculty Advisors participate on a voluntary basis, therefore meetings with advisors should be set up during the faculty’s scheduled counselling hours. 1.3 Mentor The Mentor is a practicing architect from outside the faculty with specialized knowledge or experience appropriate to the student’s project. The purpose of mentorship is to increase the student’s understanding of the nature of the project and bring some sense of the “real world” to an otherwise hypothetical exercise. Occasional meetings with mentors may be arranged when the student has prepared sufficient material for an informed discussion. The Mentor’s role is to enlighten rather than to dictate what they wish to see in a project. The student’s academic progress must remain the primary objective. From the range of opinions and advice received from different sources, including mentors, students take responsibility for the design decisions they incorporate in their projects. Mentors are invited to attend the final presentation at the end of the Winter term but do not form part of the three-person jury evaluating the project. Mentors make themselves available on a voluntary basis. Their time is to be respected by ensuring adequate preparation for any meetings. 2. Course Description 2.1 Course Summary Each student selects a topic of an appropriate type, scale and complexity in consultation with the faculty, and completes a design proposal with technical and research documentation that demonstrate proficiency in architecture. The design project is supported by a number of pre-design analytical exercises. Work-inprogress is evaluated at various stages throughout the design process. The final presentation is assessed by a three-person jury chaired by the student’s co-ordinator. 2.2 Course objectives and intended learning outcomes The objective of this course is to enable each student to carry through the development of an architectural project of considerable complexity from pre-design (research, program development, site analysis), to design, to technical detail resolution. Students are required to demonstrate architectural, building science (component selection and application) and project management (time and resource management and construction cost documentation) skills in the research and design of a complex building type, along with knowledge of the legal requirements (zoning by-laws, building code, etc.) of the profession and the industry. 2.3 Topics to be covered Thesis work is self-directed, and students establish their own topics subject to approval by faculty. The project is to be of a type, scale and complexity suited to the final year of the four-year program, and of sufficient scope and depth to provide a challenge and sustain interest throughout the year. 2.4 Texts and Reading Lists There is no textbook for this course. While the nature of the work demands that students determine their own individual research and reading material, a number of recommended readings related to particular assignments are listed below. Additional readings may be assigned for the entire class or by individual coordinators.

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General / Problem Statement:

Hayes, K. Michael, ed. Architecture|Theory|since 1968 Tschumi, Bernard Architecture and Disjunction Vidler, Anthony Warped Space: Art, Architecture and Anxiety in Modern Culture

Case study analysis:

Clark, Roger H. and Michael Pause Precedents in Architecture Gruft, Andrew Substance over Spectacle: Contemporary Canadian Architecture Unwin, Simon Analysing Architecture Architecture Canada 2004, 2002, 1999, 1997 etc.; The Governor General’s Medals in Architecture

Programming: Cherry, Edith Programming for Design: From Theory to Practice Preiser, Wolfgang F.E. Programming the Built Environment RAIC Canadian Handbook of Practice for Architects, Section 2.3.4, “Pre-design”

Site analysis, physical:

Lynch, Kevin and Gary Hack Site Planning Lynch, Kevin The Image of the City Moore, Charles, Willam Mitchell and William Turnbull, Jr. The Poetics of Gardens RAIC Canadian Handbook of Practice for Architects, Section 2.3.4, “Pre-design” White, Edward T. Site Analysis: Diagramming Information for Architectural Design

Site analysis, cultural/historical:

Arthur, Eric Ross Toronto, No Mean City Fulford, Robert Accidental City Fung, Robert A. et al Our Toronto Waterfront McClelland, Michael and Mark Fram, eds. Toronto Modern Architecture 1945-1965 Sewell, John The Shape of the City Toronto Society of Architects TSA Guide Map Toronto Architecture 1953-2003

Technical/Management:

Lloyd-Jones, David Architecture and the Environment: Bioclimatic Building Design Robbin, Tony Engineering a New Architecture R.S. Means Co. Yardsticks for Costing

In addition to the recommended readings, students are strongly urged to attend the Department lecture series, which features a variety of speakers representing a wide range of expertise. Please refer to the Department Web site or lecture series posters distributed throughout the building for details. 2.5 Teaching Methodology Teaching methods include studio instruction, group discussion, and lecture / workshops. Interim presentations provide students with commentary from their co-ordinator and guest critics. Lecture / workshops for all students enrolled in ARC 41A/B address requirements of specific assignments. 2.6 Information Bulletins Additional information related to course content, schedule and administration will be provided throughout the course in the form of numbered Information Bulletins. These will be posted on the ARC 41A/B Blackboard Web site; hard copy versions will be posted on the Thesis Studio bulletin board in the northeast corner of the fourth floor studio. The Information Bulletins are conceived as appendices to this Course Outline and constitute an essential part of the course management of ARC 41A/B. Please note that any changes to assignment deadlines, presentation requirements, course schedules or any other aspect of course management will be documented in Information Bulletins. Verbal instructions amending any of the information contained within this Course Outline or other course management documents are unofficial, regardless of their source. Only those changes documented in writing in the form of Information Bulletins issued by Professor Arthur Wrigglesworth, Fourth Year Co-ordinator are to be considered official.

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3. Expectations / Requirements of the Students Students are required to attend all scheduled workshops and presentations. Students are required to meet on a weekly basis with their co-ordinator and section group on a mutually agreed schedule throughout the year. Students are also expected to consult with their advisors and mentors, as appropriate. Students who are unable to attend scheduled meetings with their co-ordinator are required to advise the coordinator in advance. Students unable to attend a scheduled meeting due to illness or other unforeseen emergencies are to contact their co-ordinator as soon as possible and, in the case of illness, to provide a medical certificate signed by the Student Health Centre or a personal physician within three working days of the missed meeting. Students who are absent from most of the course meetings and/or fail to submit work for grading without approval, cause and/or documentation will receive a grade of Failure, Non-Attendance (FNA). 3.1 Assignments / tests / exams and other work and weighting of each Assignments and grading for the course will be distributed as follows: Fall 2006 1. Pre-Design 2. Schematic Design Winter 2007 3. Project Development 4. Technical Report Final Jury Presentation

30 20 Fall Subtotal

50

30 20 Winter Subtotal

50

50 TOTAL

50 150

Grades for each component will be provided to students as promptly as possible following the due date. The final date to officially drop a two-term course in good Academic Standing is February 16, 2007. Students whose performance indicates a likelihood of failure may be advised to withdraw by this date or risk failing the course. All work is due on the date and time specified, unless alternative arrangements are made with the approval of individual co-ordinators and Professor Wrigglesworth. Due dates for various assignments are identified in item 3.3 Course Schedule and Deadlines. Students failing to attend a scheduled presentation or missing an assignment deadline are to contact their co-ordinator and Professor Wrigglesworth as soon as possible. In the case of illness, students must provide a medical certificate signed by the Student Health Centre or a personal physician within three (3) working days of the missed presentation or assignment (see http://www.ryerson.ca/undergraduate/currentstudents/forms/medical.pdf ). Students claiming compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances will be considered on an individual basis. Students who fail to submit material at the required date and time without medical or compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances approved by their co-ordinator and Professor Wrigglesworth will forfeit 10% of their grade for that assignment for every day past the due date, including weekends. In certain circumstances and with the prior approval of Professor Wrigglesworth and the Department, a student whose thesis project is, at the end of the Winter term, of at least passing quality but requires additional work to be deemed complete, may receive an incomplete grade (INC). If work is completed at an acceptable level by a specified date no greater than four months from the time the INC grade is assigned, the appropriate passing grade will be added to the student’s record. If work is not completed at an acceptable level by the date specified, the student will receive an F for the course. (Please refer to the 2006/2007 FullTime Undergraduate Calendar, pp 50-52).

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3.1.1 Assignments / presentations / deliverables Detailed information related to the requirements of each assignment will be distributed throughout the year. The information that follows is a general overview only. 1. Pre-Design

Value: 30 points

1.a Thesis Proposal – Manifesto The thesis preliminary proposal and summer research work will be captured and expressed in a concise visual and written representation that will serve as a concrete reference to inform the year’s work. 1.b Problem Statement and Case Study Analysis The Problem Statement and Case Study Analysis provide the theoretical foundation necessary for the preparation of a coherent design thesis. Included are a concise Problem Statement with a clearly stated theoretical basis for the project, and detailed Case Studies of projects related to the thesis topic and/or which influenced the student’s thinking. 1.c Programme Development and Code Analysis Based on the Problem Statement and Case Study Analysis, students prepare a Programme of functional and spatial relationships appropriate to the project identified in the thesis proposal. Once the project has been defined such that it can be classified in terms of Major Occupancy, students prepare a preliminary Building Code Analysis to determine technical and physical parameters related to their projects. 1.d Site Analysis and Selection Students select three sites in the City of Toronto. Property Data Map information for all sites in the City of Toronto is available to students from the Ryerson University Library in .DWG format digital files. Orthoimages (aerial photographs) in TIFF format are also available from the Ryerson Library Web site. Students selecting sites outside of the City of Toronto are responsible for procuring their own site information from the relevant authorities. Students analyze three sites in order to determine which, on the basis of the analysis, is selected as the project site. Analysis includes consideration of zoning, climatic, and other physical information, as well as cultural and historic elements impacting on the site. 1.e Design Exercise Prior to commencing Schematic Design, students will prepare a brief design exercise exploring principles emerging from the Pre-Design analytical exercises. This is not an exhaustive design project, but in the tradition of a charrette, an exercise intended to facilitate the transition from the analytical nature of the research conducted to date to the more synthetic nature of design. 2. Schematic Design Value: 20 points Schematic Design begins immediately following the Design Exercise and is presented during the Exam Period at the end of the Fall term. At this stage, students develop an architectural concept representing a synthesis of the philosophical or theoretical objectives of the thesis, the nature of the site, programmatic and space planning requirements as well as material, structural and other technical strategies for the project. Projects are required to demonstrate consideration of structure and building envelope. 3. Project Development Value: 30 points The Schematic Design from the Fall term is elaborated to a more fully developed solution. There are two major aspects to the Project Development phase in the Winter term. These are not, however, to be considered separate; rather, they are to be developed in a highly integrated comprehensive building proposal that demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between various aspects of the project.

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3.a Design Development This aspect of Project Development refines organizational and compositional strategies developed in Schematic Design. With respect to site design, this stage includes the detailed development of urban design and landscape strategies, including a landscape proposal articulating the relationship between hard and soft surfaces, strategic planting for environmental control (shading, wind screening, water retention etc.), resolution of parking requirements. Architecturally, the project will demonstrate detailed resolution of programme, relationships between spaces, circulation, accuracy and appropriateness of net to gross ratio, and relationships to exterior conditions and context. A key consideration will be the consistency between detail articulation and the overall conceptual and aesthetic ambitions of the project. 3.b Technical Development This aspect of Project Development addresses structure and building envelope at a high level of detail, and integrates mechanical and other systems. At this stage students must also ensure that their projects demonstrate compliance with building code requirements such as exiting, limiting distance, fire ratings, etc. Students will be required to develop technical strategies and solutions that are not only successful with respect to issues of building performance, but that are also appropriate to the scale, typology and physical and cultural context as well as the conceptual, aesthetic and thematic ambitions of the overall thesis. 4. Technical Report Value: 20 points The Technical Report covers, in general: relevant Building Code requirements; Systems and Technical Issues affecting design such as structure, plumbing and HVAC (passive or active), other relevant systems such as lighting, acoustics etc., Outline Specifications, and a Preliminary Cost Estimate (based on Yardsticks for Costing). 5. Final Jury Presentation Value: 50 points The project is presented to a jury chaired by the student’s co-ordinator, and which may include: an advisor, or a second juror from full or part-time faculty; a third juror from full or part-time faculty; a mentor from outside the Department; invited guest critics. The grade for the presentation is dependent on the work submitted at the time. Marks will be deducted for items missing from a list of required material that will be issued during the Winter term. For the final presentation students are required to produce graphic work of professional quality. Students are also to prepare one panel specifically for inclusion in a year-end exhibition of thesis work, details of which will be provided during the Winter term. In addition to presentation drawings, models or multi-media visuals, students are also required to submit at the time of the Final Jury Presentation a Final Thesis Report. This will collect and update all the material from the Fall Term Pre-Design Analysis and the Winter Term Technical Report, and in addition includes, in reduced form, the final presentation material (drawings and digital photographs of models). Three hard copies and a digital version on CD-ROM are to be submitted at the final presentation. Marks will be deducted for missing items. 3.2 Posting of Grades Grades for individual phases of the work will be posted on the course Blackboard Web site, to ensure confidentiality. Students who do not wish to have their grades posted in this manner must inform Professor Wrigglesworth in writing no later than Monday, September 18, 2006. Individual Co-ordinators will not release grades to their sections; only grades posted on the Blackboard Web site are to be considered accurate and official. Final grades for the course will not be posted, per university policy. Students will receive their final course grades only from the Registrar.

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3.3 Course Schedule and Deadlines Fall 2006 Week/Date Activity 1. Sept. 5-11 2. Sept. 12-18 3. Sept. 19-25 4. Sept. 26Oct. 2 5. Oct. 3-9

Stage 2 Proposals due Wed. Sept. 6, 2:00 p.m. Manifesto due Fri., Sept. 15, 10:00 a.m. 5 points

Continue Pre-Design analysis, co-ordinator meetings

Oct. 9 – Thanksgiving

6. Oct. 10-16

Continue Pre-Design analysis, co-ordinator meetings

7. Oct. 17-23

Continue Pre-Design analysis, co-ordinator meetings

8. Oct. 24-30

Pre-Design Analysis / Design Exercise presentations Friday Oct. 27, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Schematic Design Workshop, Monday Oct. 30, 2006, 3:00 p.m. Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings

9. Oct. 31Nov. 6 10. Nov. 7-13

Milestones

Review of Course Outline/Assignment of co-ordinators, Introduce Manifesto , Friday September 8, 9:00 a.m. Case Study Analysis, Programming and Building Code Analysis Workshop, Friday September 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m. Manifesto presentations Fri., Sept. 15, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Site Analysis/Selection and Design Exercise Workshop, Monday September 25, 3:00 p.m. Continue Pre-Design analysis, co-ordinator meetings

Mentor Information due Mon. Sept. 25, 3:00 p.m.

Pre-Design Analysis Report due Mon. Oct. 23, 3:00 p.m. 20 points Design Exercise due Fri. Oct. 27, 9:00 a.m. 5 points

Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings

11. Nov. 14-20

Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings

12. Nov. 21-27

Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings

13. Nov. 28Dec. 4 Exam Period

Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings Schematic Design Presentations

Schematic Design submission due Dec. 5, 3:00 p.m. (see below) 20 points

All students are required to submit Schematic Design presentation drawings in hard copy form on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. Students who fail to submit material at this time without medical or compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances approved by Professor Wrigglesworth will forfeit 10% of their schematic design grade for every day past the due date. Late submissions without medical or compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances will not be accepted after Friday December 8, 2006. Students failing to submit presentation material by this date will receive a zero for this portion of the course. Material will be collected and secured until the time of Schematic Design presentations, which will take place during the week of Monday December 11 to Friday December 15, 2006. Additional details related to required presentation material will be specified in an Information Bulletin.

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Winter 2007 Week/Dates 1. Jan. 8-12 2. Jan. 15-19

Lecture Topic

3. Jan. 22-26

Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

4. Jan. 29Feb. 2 5. Feb. 5-9

Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

6. Feb. 12-16

Interim Project Development Presentations Monday February 13, 3:00 p.m., Friday February 13, 9:00 a.m.

Feb. 19-23 7. Feb. 26Mar. 2 8. Mar. 5-9

Study Week Technical Report Workshop, Monday Feb. 26, 2007, 3:00 p.m.

9. Mar. 12-16

Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

10. Mar. 19-23

Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

11. Mar. 26-30

Final Presentation Workshop, Monday Mar. 26, 2007, 3:00 p.m.

12. Apr. 2-6

Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

13. Apr. 9-13

Planning and preparation of final presentation

Exam Period

Milestones

Project Development Workshop, Monday Jan. 8, 2007, 3:00 p.m. Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

Final presentation Monday April 23 to Friday April 27, 2007.

Interim Project Development Submission due Mon. Feb. 13, 3:00 p.m. 30 points Study Week Draft Outline Spec due Mar. 5, 3:00 p.m. Draft Technical Report due Mar. 19, 3:00 p.m. Student Course Evaluations Draft Cost Estimate due Apr. 2, 3:00 p.m. Final submission due Tues. Apr. 17, 3:00 p.m. (see below) 50 points

All students are required to submit Final Presentation drawings in hard copy form and digital photographs of presentation models on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. At this time students will also submit one panel suitable for inclusion in the Year-End show of student work, specific details of which (i.e. content, dimensions etc.) will be provided during the Winter term. Students who fail to submit material at this time without medical or compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances approved by Professor Wrigglesworth will forfeit 10% of their Final Presentation grade for every day past the due date. Submissions will not be accepted after Friday April 20, 2007. Students failing to submit presentation material by this date will receive a zero for this portion of the course. Material will be collected and date stamped, and will be secured until the time of final jury presentations, which will take place during the week of Monday April 23 to Friday April 27, 2007. Additional details related to presentation material will be specified during the Winter term. 3.4 Other Expectations and Requirements Examples of student work from each submission in this course will be collected and archived by the Department for M.Arch. accreditation review. The process will be in accord with University and Departmental policies. Students are encouraged to work in the Fourth Year Studio, which occupies all four bays of the northeast corner and the centre-north bay adjacent to the exit stairs of the fourth floor and the southern half of the southwest bay of the fourth floor (floor plans will be posted). Fourth year students from all options will share use of these spaces. Advantages to working in a collegial environment include the benefit of comments, advice and support of other students. Students preparing material on computer must allow ample time for plotting and printing prior to presentations. Ensure the availability and condition of equipment and/or service providers well in advance of due dates. Students preparing material on computer are responsible for maintaining their hardware and

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software in proper working order and for backing up work on a regular and frequent basis. Computer malfunction and/or lost data due to carelessness, neglect or failure to maintain systems will not be accepted as an excuse for late or incomplete work. Access to and use of the workshop for model making will be particularly vital in the Winter term. Advise Workshop Technician Frank Bowen of any special material or technical requirements well in advance of due dates. Allow ample time for procurement of material and execution of work. Students encountering stress-related or other emotional difficulties are encouraged to contact the Engineering Faculty Counsellor, Colleen Conroy, M. S.W., at [email protected] or at (416) 979-5000 ext. 4262. Counselling is conducted on the basis of strict confidentiality. The Report components of ARC 41A/B require students to demonstrate proficiency in research and writing. Students who encounter difficulty with writing skills are strongly advised to consult the University’s Writing Centre. For details, refer to http://www.ryerson.ca/writing-centre/ 4. Variations within a Course Each co-ordinator is responsible for directing and assessing student work within his or her section. Individual co-ordinators may assign specific readings, or may attach unique requirements/working methods to particular aspects of the work, provided they are consistent with the general intentions of the course. The thesis faculty will collectively review work of different sections comparatively to ensure a consistent standard of assessment. 5. Department of Architectural Science Policies Students are referred to the Department of Architectural Science Student Handbook for information on Department policies. 6. Ryerson University Academic Policies Academic matters are regulated by the Student Handbook of the Department of Architectural Science, Student Codes of Academic and Non-academic Conduct and the Academic Policies and Procedures of the University as detailed in the Calendar of Ryerson University. This material is also available online at http://www.ryerson.ca/acadcouncil/. Students are referred to these policies. Students are advised to pay particular attention to the section on Plagiarism and related Academic Dishonesty (page 71 of the 2006/2007 Full-Time Undergraduate Calendar). It is recommended that students visit http://www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity/students.html and review the Academic Integrity Student Guide information. While this course does not make routine use of an electronic plagiarism detection service, if the instructor has reason to suspect that an individual piece of work has been plagiarized, that work may be submitted to a plagiarism detection service. Students who are uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism are advised to discuss their concerns with Professor Wrigglesworth. 7. Student E-mail Accounts The University has initiated a policy whereby all students are required to have a Ryerson University e-mail account. Students must establish and maintain this account in order to have access to the course Blackboard Website. All notices and announcements of an official nature will be posted on the site. It is a requirement of this course that students regularly review postings on the course Blackboard Website. Please visit the University’s Computing and Communications Services Web site at http://www.ryerson.ca/services/ccs.html for details. 8. Student Accommodations Students with special needs who require accommodation must register with the Access Centre (http://www.ryerson.ca/accesscentre/ ) and follow their procedure. Students who require accommodation for religious observance obligations are required to adhere to the University Policy and must submit the Student Declaration of Religious Observance form (http://www.ryerson.ca/undergraduate/currentstudents/rr/observemain.htm) to Professor Wrigglesworth no later than Monday September 18, 2006. Any request for accommodation made after this time may not be considered. Refer to pages 4-13 of the 2006/2007 Full-Time Undergraduate Calendar for a complete list of Significant Dates throughout the academic year.

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9. Date of Issue The date of issue of this Course Outline is September 8, 2006.