A Short Introduction to Section Naming
Section naming is an important part of the scheduling process. A section denotes a singular scheduling entity. The most common sections at SFU are what are called “D” sections or undergraduate day time sections.
The majority of “D” sections are set up in such a way as to have D100 as the main lecture and D101/D102 and so on as the tutorials. Some science courses may also have labs and these can be denoted in a variety of ways such as LA01/LA02… LB01/LB02… LAB1/LAB2.
Should alternate courses be offered say at a different campus or different timing typically they would be D200 lectures and subsequently D201/D202… tutorials. This same naming convention applies to most other courses too, including evening and grad courses.
Note: from a technical standpoint all section names cannot exceed four characters.
Scheduling Online and Blended Courses (*New)
Summary/Description - Online
Online courses – these have evolved from C100/C200 “traditional” distance courses. These courses should be primarily asynchronous. They should have the "OLC" component. They are denoted as OL01/OL02...
Summary/Description – Blended
These courses are designed to make the most of in-person and online learning. They are denoted as B100 for the main section and B101/B102 for non-enrollment sections.
Scheduling Terminology Section Naming
SECTION/GROUP CODE
A = Indigenous Languages Program courses (Offsite)
B = Blended courses - combination of asynchronous online and in-person
BLS = combination of synchronous and asynchronous online only (2-year pilot beginning Summer 2024)
- For BLS course that are associated with tutorials/labs, please number as follows:
- For (Lec/Sem) BLS1 – (Tut/Lab) BL01, BL02, etc
- For (Lec/Sem) BLS2 – (Tut/Lab) BL21, BL22, etc
D = Day - scheduled before 1630 hrs (majority of undergraduate courses are of this type)
E = Evening - scheduled after 1630 hrs
F = French - courses are taught in French
G = Grad - Graduate courses
I = Cooperative Education and/or Practicum courses
L = Labs
OL = Online - fully online asynchronous courses
OP = Open Labs
P = Courses for students in the Indigenous University Preparation Program (IUPP)
Scheduling Terminology Components
CAP Capstone COP Work Integrated Learning EXM Examination(s) FLD Field IND Independent Study INS Instruction INT Work - Internship LAB Laboratory LEC Lecture OLC Online OPL Laboratory - Open PHC Placeholder – SFU Charge
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PHF Placeholder – No SFU Charge PRA Work - Practicum RQL Laboratory - Required RSC Research SEC Section SEM Seminar STD Studio STL Studio Lab THE Thesis Research TUT Tutorial WKS Workshop |