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

khalili@uta.edu 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