CSE 5194 Orientation Seminar Fall 2015 Dr Bahram

CSE 5194: Orientation Seminar Fall 2015 Dr. Bahram Khalili Class website: http: //ranger. uta. edu/~khalili GTA: Ms. Li Yin; e-mail: li. yin@mavs. uta. edu Fall 2015 1

CSE and the College of Engineering q Student Enrollment - Co. E § 7, 048 total  § 3, 708 undergraduate  § 3, 340 graduate q Student Enrollment - CSE § 867 Bachelor’s students § 721 Master's students (321 new in fall 2015) § 110 Ph. D. students (26 new in Fall 2015) § Total = 1698 Fall 2015 2

CSE National and Area ranking q National Rankings § Computer Engineering (Graduate) #83 (source: U. S. News, 2014) § Computer Science (Graduate) #90 (source: U. S. News, 2014) q Area Rankings § #19 Data Mining § #19 Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition § #29 Multimedia § #35 Databases § #46 Natural Language and Speech Fall 2015 3

CSE Research Areas q Big Data and Large-Scale Computing q Biocomputing and Health Informatics q Computer Networks q Computer Graphics, Vision and Multimedia q Database and Information Systems q Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing q Machine Learning and Data Mining q Robotics and AI q Security and Privacy q Software Engineering q Sustainable Computing Fall 2015 4

After graduation q Notable companies CSE garduates works at: Apple, Google, HP, IBM, Linked. In, Lockheed -Martin, Microsoft, NASA, Raytheon, Sabre-Holdings, Texas Instruments, and many other great companies q A number of MS graduates moved to Ph. D at UTA (students with Thesis only) Fall 2015 5

CSE web site Current students Student services q Student Services q Assessment Services q Engineering Student Services q UTA Career Services q UTA Counselling Services q Job and Internship Opportunities q Cooperative Engineering Education / Internships q HIREAMAVERICK Job and Internship Listings q Peer Educator Employment q UTA's Jobs (on-campus and off-campus) Fall 2015 6

CSE Grad Website q Where? http: //www. cse. uta. edu/graduate q What? § § § Contacts and Advising Hours MS Guide Various forms Graduation checklists Announcements Course descriptions Fall 2015 7

Other Resources q Grad School Website – New & Current Students: http: //grad. pci. uta. edu/students § § § Graduate Catalog Graduate Calendar Funding Opportunities Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines Grad School Forms and Info Lots of other useful information! q E-mail: we will use your UTA account (exclusively) for announcements Fall 2015 8

Personnel q. Graduate Secretary § Camille Costabile (ERB 630) § Eric Mason (ERB 631) q. Graduate Advisors (ERB 6 th Floor) § Bahram Khalili v. General Advising – MS & Ph. D v. In charge of S/W Eng. curriculum § Ramez Elmasri v. General Advising – MS & Ph. D § Leonidas Fegaras v. General Advising - MS Fall 2015 9

CSE Degree Options q MS Cp. E (Computer Engineering) § Must have Undergraduate degree in Engineering § Requires specialization is Systems/Architecture q MS CS (Computer Science) § Exact same degree program as MS Cp. E, except Systems/Architecture Specialization is not required q MSFWE (Master of Software Engineering) § Curriculum pre-dominantly Software Engineering *MS CS and Cp. E have Thesis and Non-Thesis options available Fall 2015 10

Definitions q Core Courses – These are mandatory courses that all students MUST take. q Major (Specialty) Track Courses – Three courses in a subject area including at least one at 6000 level. Areas: § AI, Database, Systems and Architecture, Networks, Software Engineering, Graphics and Multimedia, Information Security, Theory and Algorithms, Bioinformatics. q Breadth Courses – Courses outside of your major/specialty track(s)* q Elective course – One extra course in your major, outside dept. classes, or other none Major classes *Courses in chosen Major/Specialty Track cannot be used for breadth Fall 2015 11

Non-Thesis (Structured) Degree Option: 37 hours q Orientation Seminar (5194) q 2 core courses: 5311, One of {5306, 5317, or 5301} q 3 breadth courses q q § 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) Must complete graduate survey in final semester Fall 2015 12

Thesis Degree Option: 31 hours q Orientation Seminar (5194) q 2 core courses : 5311, One of {5306, 5317, or 5301} q 3 courses in Major area (one 6000 -level) q 2 Breadth courses § The two have to be in two different areas q 1 Elective (can be in area of Major or outside the Department, with prior approval by advisor) q Thesis I (5398) No credit hours q Thesis II (5698) Must be taken in graduating semester. 6 credit hours IMPORTANT NOTE: Thesis I is a pre-requisite for Thesis II and must be taken in a semester before Thesis II must be taken in the semester in which you plan to defend and graduate. Thesis I and II may be repeated as necessary. Fall 2015 13

MS Software Engineering: 37 hours q Orientation Seminar (5194) q 5 Core courses: CSE 5311, 5324, 5325, (includes 5328 and 5329 project, or acceptable substitute) q 2 Courses from: CSE 5326, 5320, 6324, 6329 q 5 Electives, including three from CSE Fall 2015 14

Important Notes q You can use at most one non-CSE course in your Degree Plan as an elective. q Max 2 courses can be transferred from outside UTA (by formal request to GS) § § Must be from an accredited U. S. university; Grade must be ‘B’ or better Must satisfy a course requirement in your GMAP Must be approved by grad advisor q There will be NO waivers for the Core course requirements, even if you completed one in your undergraduate studies Fall 2015 15

Important Notes q Directed Study (5393) is not allowed under the non-thesis (structured) option. q If your GPA falls under 3. 0 => academic probation § Must have >=3. 0 next semester, else withdraw Fall 2015 16

Planning YOUR Courses q Make sure your Program of Work is complete… it is q q q your responsibility If in doubt, ask questions before you commit yourself to a plan Register early… get the courses you want Plan “Major” sequences for a two - three semester stretch. Thesis students - Do not wait to complete all courses before registering for Thesis I. Several “Topics” classes can be taken, if in subject matter is different It is generally not a good idea to plan to graduate in the summer if you need a “non-standard” or 6000 level course to complete your plan Fall 2015 17

Managing YOUR Degree Plan q CSE Graduate Students can register in (almost) any course we offer… so BEWARE § Only special CSE courses require clearance (Directed/Individual Study, Thesis II, deficiency classes, any web course) q YOUR plan is YOUR responsibility § Use My. Mav Degree Audit capability to view your progress (GMAP) § Ask questions of the graduate advisors if in doubt about progress or applicability of a specific course Fall 2015 18

Managing YOUR Degree Plan with My. Mav q My. Mav degree audit feature § Your degree plan is associated with your id# v. CS MS Non-Thesis, CS MS Thesis, Cp. E MS Non. Thesis, Cp. E MS Thesis, MS Software Engineering v. Your graduate advisor can change between Thesis and Non-Thesis § My. Mav uses best-fit algorithm to apply courses taken to your specified degree plan § Courses that do not fit will be shown as “notapplied” § Certain courses will require advisor action to apply in the correct spot Fall 2015 19

Important Dates (Fall 2015) q Census date: Sept. 14 th – No add/swap after date q Last date to drop classes for fall 2015: Nov. 4 th, 2015 q Spring 2016 registration begins: November 9 th 2015 q Fall 2015 Final exam schedule can be found at: http: //www. uta. edu/records/calendars/final-exams. php q See academic calendar at: http: //grad. pci. uta. edu/about/catalog/current/calendar/ q The deadline date to submit your Application for Graduation in My. Mav is September 11, 2015. After that date, for the next 30 days, you will be charged a $60 late fee. q The link to file for graduation: http: //wweb. uta. edu/aao/recordsandregistration/content/student _services/graduation. aspx § Refer to checklist for graduating semester Fall 2015 20

Thesis q Is it for you? q Sequence and Planning q Work Expectations q Selecting a supervisor and form committee (3 members) q Assistantship Obligations - GTAs and GRAs § GTAs need English proficiency q Switching to and from thesis program q Grades (P/F/R) Fall 2015 21

Important reminders q Graduate Survey : to be completed by Non- Thesis MS students in their final semester q Curricular Practical Training (CPT) forms q CSE 5393 Directed Study Proposal (For MS Thesis and Ph. D. students only) q Transfer Credit q Masters Non-Thesis Course Template q Masters Thesis Course Template Fall 2015 22

Curricular Practical Training (CPT) - (Internship) q Purpose: enhance your education through work experience q see http: //www. uta. edu/oie/? page=forms&form=cpt_forms § 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) Fall 2015 23

CPT - Rules q CSE 5194 must be completed BEFORE internship q 6 graduate-level courses completed (18 credit-hours) q Company and specific position/assignment must directly support the student’s degree plan and be approved by CSE graduate advisor. q GPA of at least 3. 5 q No CPT in graduating semester Fall 2015 24

Curricular Practical Training (CPT) - (Internship) q Procedures: 1. Ensure that you meet ALL requirements (OIE and CSE) 2. Obtain an offer letter from your employer v. Must be on company letterhead signed by company official v. Must state that it is an internship offer v. Must specify what the position/work assignment is and how it directly supports your degree plan v. Must specify dates of employment WITHIN the semester for which the offer is given (see OIE site for date ranges) v. Must specify whether offer is for part-time (<= 20 hours/week) or full-time (> 20 hours/week) work 3. Complete the CPT Student application and bring the package to a CSE graduate advisor for approval 4. The advisor will enroll you in cse 5191 Fall 2015 25

CSE 5194 Course q Goal: § Let the new students better know the CSE Department and Faculty § Share important rules and key dates with you § Better understand thesis option § CPT and OPT rules § You will have one assignment for the course Fall 2015 26

CSE 5194 Assignment § Choose a recent publication (conference, workshop, or journal paper) authored or coauthored by a CSE faculty § Email your selected paper title (and publication information) to GTA: You have two weeks after this orientation seminar to choose the paper (Deadline: Friday, Oct. 2, 2015; 11: 59 PM)) § No two students can choose the same paper (GTA will tell you if your paper has already been selected by another student, student must select another) § Paper must be recent (after 2005) Fall 2015 27

Assignment Completion q You will read and summarize the paper and write a 5 -page report plus a 1 -page critique of the paper (6 pages total, single-space, font 10 or 11) q You will have 12 weeks to complete and submit the assignment q Upon completion of the assignment, you will e-mail your 6 -page report to GTA (Deadline: Friday Dec. 4, 2015; 11: 59 pm) Fall 2015 28

Contact Info for CSE 5194 § Instructor: Dr. Bahram Khalili § Email: khalili@uta. edu § Office Hours: Khalili – TR; 12; 30 – 2: 00 PM; ERB 629 § GTA: Ms. Li Yin § Email: li. yin@mavs. uta. edu § Ms. Li Yin; Contact via e-mail § For questions, email the GTA first Fall 2015 29