| Title | Foundations Program |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Arts |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Initiation | 04/01/1999 |
| Completion | 03/31/2002 |
| Project Summary | The objective of the Foundations Program is to offer first-year Arts students an enriched, integrated, and comprehensive introduction to the themes and subjects of the faculty of Arts, including both the humanities and the social sciences. It is to provide a welcoming, supportive, and challenging learning environment. Intended major learning outcomes are:
Arts One has been highly successful as an integrated, humanities-focused program. Foundations, in contrast, is comprehensive (as it includes social sciences) and has a broader range of intended outcomes. The rational is that these outcomes are essential to enable first-year students to make informed decisions about their further academic and career goals, and to equip them adequately to proceed to their full intellectual, career, and citizenship potentials. The principal methods are:
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| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Title | Foundations: A Learning-Centred First Year Program |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 1999/2000 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Shirley Neuman |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 150,000 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Shirley Neuman, Dean / Professor, English, Faculty of Arts |
| Year 2: Project Title | Foundations Program |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2000/2001 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Paul Tennant |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 150,000 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Paul Tennant, Director, Foundations Program, Faculty of Arts |
| Year 3: Project Year | Year 3 |
| Year 3: Funding Year | 2001/2002 |
| Year 3: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 3: Principal Investigator | Paul Tennant |
| Year 3: Funded Amount | 150,000 |
| Year 3: Team Members | Paul Tennant, Director, Foundations Program, Faculty of Arts |