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CSE 5194: Orientation Seminar Fall 2009. Bahram Khalili Class website: http://ranger.uta.edu/~khalili. CSE Grad Website. Where? http://www.cse.uta.edu/graduate What? Contacts and Advising Hours MS Guide All Electronic forms Announcements Course Descriptions. Other Resources. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Fall 2009 1
CSE 5194: Orientation SeminarFall 2009
Bahram KhaliliClass website: http://ranger.uta.edu/~khalili
Fall 2009 2
CSE Grad Website
Where?http://www.cse.uta.edu/graduate
What? Contacts and Advising Hours MS Guide All Electronic forms Announcements Course Descriptions
Fall 2009 3
Other Resources Grad School Website: http://grad.uta.edu
Graduate Catalog Graduate Calendar Funding Opportunities Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines
Virtual Graduate Advisor: http://grad.uta.edu/currentStudents/VirtualGraduateSchoolAdvisor.asp
Grad School Forms E-mail: we will use your UTA e-mail
account (exclusively) for class communication
Fall 2009 4
PersonnelGraduate Secretary (Camille
Costabile) Her office is the one-stop
clearinghouse for all things MS Graduate Advisors
Bahram Khalili General Advising – MS & PhD In charge of S/W Eng. curriculum
Mike O’Dell General Advising - MS In charge of MSCS and MSCpE curriculum
Darin Brezeale General Advising – MS & PhD
Fall 2009 5
CpE Degree Options MS CpE
Must have Undergraduate degree in Engineering. More hardware centric
One of the specialty areas must be “Systems & Architecture” track
MS CS MS SFWE
Curriculum pre-dominantly Software Engineering
*MS CS and CpE have Thesis or Non-Thesis (Structured) options. MS SFWE has only Non-Thesis option.
Fall 2009 6
Definitions Core Courses – These are mandatory
courses that all students MUST take Major (Specialty) Track Courses – Three
courses in a subject area including at least one at 6000 level. Areas: AI, Database, Systems and Architecture,
Networks, S/W Engineering, Graphics and Multimedia, Theory and Algorithms, Bioinformatics, and Information Security.
Breadth Courses – Courses outside of your major/specialty track(s)*
*Courses in chosen Major/Specialty Track cannot be used for breadth
Fall 2009 7
Non-Thesis (Structured) Degree Plan Orientation Seminar (5194) 2 core courses: 5311, One of {5306, 5317,
5301} 3 breadth courses
Only two may be in the same specialty area 3 courses in major area 1 (one 6000-level) 3 courses in major area 2 (one 6000-level) 1 Elective (can be in area of Major/
Specialty or outside the Department, with prior approval by advisor)
Fall 2009 8
Thesis Orientation Seminar (5194) 2 core courses : 5311, One of {5306, 5317,5301} 3 courses in Major area (one 6000-level) 2 Breadth courses
The two have to be in two different areas 1 Elective (can be in area of Major or outside the
Department, with prior approval by advisor) Thesis I (5398) (Repeat if necessary) Thesis II (5698) Must be taken in graduating
semester.
NOTE: Thesis II requires preparatory research work (CSE 5398, Thesis I) in a prior semester. This requirement may only be waived with the permission of your thesis supervisor.
Fall 2009 9
MS Software Engineering
Orientation Seminar (5194) 5 Core courses: CSE 5311, 5324, 5325,
5328 and 5329 2 Courses from: CSE 5326, 5392, 6323,
6324, 6329, 6392 5 Electives, including three from CSE
Fall 2009 10
MS CS MS CpE Distance Learning program in Database and Information Technology Must be UG CS/CpE 36 hours
Courses (Fixed):
CSE 5311 - Advanced Algorithms
CSE 5306 - Operating Systems II
CSE 5317 - Design and Construction of Compilers
CSE 5344 - Computer Networks I
CSE 5350 - Computer Architecture II
CSE 5321 - Software Testing
CSE 5324 - Software Engineering I
CSE 5325 - Software Engineering II
CSE 5330 - Database Systems
CSE 5331 - DBMS Models and Implementation Techniques
CSE 6331 - Advanced Topics in Database System
CSE 6332 - Techniques for Multimedia Databases
Fall 2009 11
Important Notes
You can use one, and only one, course outside the department (i.e., a non-CSE course) in your Degree Plan.
NO waivers for Core will be granted even if you have taken Compilers/Advanced OS in your Undergrad. DO NOT ASK
Directed Study (5393) is not allowed under the non-thesis (structured) option.
Fall 2009 12
Planning Courses
Make sure your Program of Work is complete… it is your responsibility
Register early.
Plan “Major” sequences for a three semester stretch.
Thesis students - Do not wait to complete all courses before registering for Thesis.
Several 5392/6392 classes can be taken.
Fall 2009 13
Managing YOUR Degree Plan
CSE Graduate Students can register in (almost) any course we offer… so BEWARE Only special CSE courses require clearance
(Directed Study, Thesis I, any web course) YOUR plan is YOUR responsibility
Use MyMav Degree Audit capability Ask questions of the graduate advisors if in
doubt about progress or applicability of a specific course
Fall 2009 14
Managing YOUR Degree Plan with MyMav MyMav degree audit feature
Your degree plan is associated with your id#CS MS Non-Thesis, CS MS Thesis, CpE MS Non-
Thesis, CpE MS Thesis, MS Software EngineeringGraduate advisor can change you between Thesis
and Non-Thesis MyMav uses best-fit algorithm to apply your
courses taken to your specified degree plan Courses that do not fit will be shown as
“not-applied” Certain courses will require advisor action to
apply in correct spot
Fall 2009 15
Important Dates (e.g., Fall 2009) Current Student enrollment: June 4th
Open enrollment for all current/returning students Regular Enrollment ends: August 24th
Late fees apply after this date Students may add/drop courses
Late Registration ends: August 31st Students may not add/drop after this date Critical changes may be made by advisor
Census Date: September 9th NO changes after this date
File for graduation: Sept. 28th
Refer to checklist for graduating semester:
http://www.uta.edu/history/gradgradchecklists.htm
Fall 2009 16
CSE 5194 Course Requirements
Thesis Critique Email the author and title of the thesis to
[email protected] by Oct. 30h. These are available in UTA Central
Library and may be searched at http://pulse.uta.edu.
Your two-page critique is due Dec. 1st at CSE office.
Fall 2009 17
Thesis Critique Content Identification (author, supervising faculty,
title, etc.) Classification (What focused area of
computer science is addressed?) Effort (How much effort/creativity
appears to have been expended?) Contribution (What are the most notable
results?) Bibliography (What are the author’s key
references?) Opinions (What do you think about the
research?)
Fall 2009 18
… Requirements Two Defenses
Attendance: Defenses announced through cse website under seminars tab:URL:
http://www.cse.uta.edu/news/seminars/ Complete and submit a Defense Attendance/
Comment form for each defense attended.Blank forms are available at the class
website. (One is in your handouts)Get a faculty committee member’s
signature, answer the questions, and turn it in to the CSE Office by Dec. 1st.
Please do not disturb defenses that you attend. Arrive on time.
Fall 2009 19
Academic Dishonesty Do’s and Don’ts – Do the right thing. If you
think it is wrong it probably is – so Don’t do it! Ask your instructor what are acceptable and
unacceptable practices for the course. Plagiarism is dealt with more seriously than
you may think it should be. See Student Judicial Affairs Website:
http://www.uta.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/ Red Pill vs. Blue Pill
Form 1 - Admission of Guilt Form 2 - Deny Allegation
Fall 2009 20
Thesis
Is it for you? Sequence and Planning Work Expectations Assistantship Obligations - GTAs and GRAs
Switching to and from structured Grades
Fall 2009 21
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)- (Internship)
Purpose: enhance your education through work experience F-1 Rules: see http://www.uta.edu/oie/forms/cpt_forms.php Current good academic standing
Two semesters of graduate coursework complete Currently enrolled in an appropriate UTA course (hours cannot be
used for credit – CSE 5191) Part-time CPT students (20 hours or less) must be enrolled as full-
time student (9 credit-hours) CSE Rules
CSE 5194 completed BEFORE internship 6 graduate-level courses completed (18 credit-hours) GPA must be 3.5 and above May NOT do CPT during the final semester At most two CPTs are allowed
Fall 2009 22
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)- (Internship)
Procedures: Ensure that you meet all requirements:
Completion of 50% of graduate course workGPA of 3.5 or better in graduate course workCompletion of CSE 5194No probation of any sort
Obtain an offer letter from your employerMust be on company letterhead signed by company officialMust state that it is an internship offerMust specify dates of employment WITHIN the semester for
which the offer is givenMust specify whether offer is for part-time (<= 20
hours/week) or full-time (> 20 hours/week) work Enroll in CSE 5191 Take completed CPT forms to the International Office