Implementation Plan
| Recommendation | Proposed Follow-up and Resource Implications | Responsibility for Leading Follow-up | Timeline for Addressing Recommendation |
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| 1. The economics department needs to have its teaching position filled to renew its core faculty and maintain continuity. |
Discussion with the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Vice-Principal – Academic to work on filling the vacant position in Economics. |
Programme Chair and the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Dependent upon lifting of hiring freeze and minister’s decisions on CMCRB recommendations |
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2. The obstacles to research for the faculty need to be more clearly identified and addressed. |
Discussion with the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities and Vice-Principal Academic to address the issue. |
Programme Chair |
Sept-Dec 2025 |
| 3. Restrictions imposed by the first-year common core program structure need to be addressed and revised. |
The Department is addressing the issue of mathematics skills required in Economics by adapting the content of the ECE256 Modelling in Economics course. |
Programme Chair and faculty members |
To be reviewed in June 2026 (annual implementation update). |
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4. Efforts to find innovative ways of saving resources without sacrificing program quality and student satisfaction need to be continued. |
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Programme Chair |
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5. Review and possible revision of ECE 336, ECE256 and ECE 442. |
A proposal for the Syllabus Committee will be drafted for the next cycle (As needed). | Programme Chair, Syllabus committee rep, and faculty members | June-Dec 2025 |
| 6. Course delivery innovations be considered that will increase the perception of links between course skills and assessments and subsequent employment. | Discussions with faculty members. | Programme Chair and faculty members |
To be reviewed in June 2026 (annual implementation update) |