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Preface: STRATEGY
UNIT PLAN
of the
D
EPARTMENT OF
P
HYSICS AND
A
STRONOMY
U
NIVERSITY OF
B
RITISH
C
OLUMBIA
February 22, 2001
Preface: STRATEGY
Introduction: THE FUTURE
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.0.1 Research
1.0.2 Hiring, Equity & Salaries
1.0.3 New Medical Physics Program
1.0.4 Engineering Physics
1.0.5 Undergraduate Education
1.0.6 Outreach
1.0.7 Recruiting
1.0.8 Graduate Program
1.0.9 Physical Infrastructure
1.0.10 Technical Support and Staff
1.0.11 Computer Infrastructure
1.0.12 Interaction with Other Units
2. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
2.1 Physics
2.1.1 Overall Programme
2.1.2 Difficulties
2.1.3 Curriculum
2.1.4 Challenges for the Future
2.2 Astronomy
2.3 Engineering Physics
2.3.1 Background
2.3.2 Recruiting
2.3.3 Additional Resources
2.3.3.1 To the Physics and Astronomy Department
2.3.3.2 To other Departments
2.3.4 Timescale
2.4 Physics Curriculum
2.4.1 Recent History
2.4.2 The Future
2.5 Outreach and Recruiting
3. GRADUATE PROGRAM
3.1 Recruitment
3.1.1 Recruiting Weekend
3.1.2 Undergraduate Exposure
3.1.3 Top-ups
3.1.4 External Seminars & Colloquia
3.1.5 Web Site
3.2 Course Offerings
3.2.1 Course Organisation
3.2.2 Videoconferencing
3.2.3 Attracting ``outside'' students to our Graduate Courses
3.3 Graduation Requirements:
3.3.1 Written Standardized Comprehensive Exam - or Standardized Core of Courses?
3.4 Courses
3.5 Time
3.5.1 New Medical Physics Program
3.6 CO-OP M.Sc. program
3.7 Additional Resources
4. RESEARCH & HIRING PLAN
4.1 ORIGINS & COMPLEXITY - Hiring Plan 2001-2004
4.1.1 Overview
4.1.2 The ``ORIGINS'' Initiative
4.1.2.1 The Origins of Matter
4.1.2.2 The Origins of Structure in the Universe
4.1.3 The ``COMPLEXITY'' Initiative
4.1.3.1 Biological Complexity
4.1.3.2 Complexity in Inorganic Matter
4.1.4 Additional Programmatic Requirements
4.1.4.1 Engineering Physics
4.1.4.2 Medical Physics
4.2 Connections to Other Units
4.2.1 Undergraduate Education
4.2.2 Research Initiatives
4.2.2.1 Canada Research Chairs
4.2.2.2 The Institute of Applied Mathematics
4.2.2.3 Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
4.2.2.4 Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory
4.2.2.5 Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics
4.2.2.6 High-Performance Computing
4.2.2.7 TRIUMF
4.2.2.8 BC Cancer Research Centre
4.2.2.9 Medical Physics Program
4.2.3 The CIAR
5. COMPUTING
5.1 Departmental Servers
5.2 Undergraduate Facilities
5.3 Graduate Facilities
5.4 Research Facilities
5.5 Networking Facilities
5.6 Personnel
5.7 Information Technology
5.7.1 Remote Communication & Distance Education
5.7.2 Management and Presentation of Information
5.7.2.1 The End of Authority?
5.7.3 IT in Research
5.7.4 IT in Administration
5.7.5 IT Personnel
6. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
6.1 Physics and Astronomy Shops and Services
6.1.1 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
6.1.1.1 Strengths:
6.1.1.2 Weaknesses:
6.1.1.3 Opportunities
6.1.1.4 Threats
Jess H. Brewer
2001-02-22
