Department Retreat April 6th, 2018

Faculty New Hire : Navid Amini Trend (Full-Assoc.-Asst.) 4 – 0 – 0 (2000 – Senior Fab 4) 4 – 0 – 5 (2006 – 5 new hires) 6 – 2 – 0 (2012 – lost Valentino) 8 – 0 – 4 (2018 – 4 under secretaries) 4 – 0 – 6 (2020 – Loop back to 2006 level 4 old FERPers Add 1 each in 2019 & 2020)

Adjunct Faculty Mark Richard Jose Keenan Sue John Jithika Edmund …

College committee/taskforce representatives FAC – (elected) Jiang (?) RTP – (elected) – Vladimir (?) IAC – Zilong SAC – Yuqing Assessment – Chengyu Budget – Behzad Grad. Studies – Huiping FyRe – Ricky & Zilong Research – Mohammad and Navid Safety - Ricky

Department RTP review Russ, Vladimir, Behzad, Elaine (one has to be removed if elected to the College committee) PT review Chengyu, Jiang, Elaine (2017-18) Chengyu, Jiang, Huiping (2018-19) Hiring Russ, Chengyu, Elaine* + Raj (2017-18) Zilong, Russ*, Chengyu + Elaine (2018-19) Principal Advisors – Task Force Undergraduate – Elaine, Zilong Graduate – Behzad, Ricky Senior Design - Russ, Mo

Faculty Hiring statement: Preferred Qualifications 2018-2019 1) Demonstrated expertise in Machine Learning, Data Science, Programming languages and paradigms, Cyber-physical systems, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Computer Graphics Modelling and Simulation, and/or Robotics 2) Successful experience in generating financial resources through grants/contracts, and; 3) Demonstrated teaching experience at the graduate level.

Students Graduating class of 2018 (110 students) MFT data (on CSNS) Outstanding student nominees Last Name First Name GPA (CSULA) MFT score MFT % 3.2 192 3.6 188 3.9 182 3.4 174

Students Outstanding undergraduate Outstanding graduate MFT, GPA, Faculty recommendation Elizaveta Sokolova + Mohammad Al Rawi Outstanding graduate GPA, Thesis, Faculty recommendation Haiyan Wang, Kae Swada Names on the plaques

Accreditation ABET – Undergraduate Program 6 year accreditation (best case) 2006, 2012, 2018, … 2024? Submit Self Study Report (June 2018) Meet the Team Chair (July 2018) Q/A Team campus visit (Oct. 2018) 3 days Final Decision (July 2019)

Program Review Graduate program 6 year cycle? 2008, …… 2019 Stall, Delay, Excuses, … Self Study Report (Spring 2019) Similar to ABET Self Study Report

Student Learning Outcomes (Program) Students will be able to apply concepts and techniques from computing and mathematics to both theoretical and practical problems. Students will be able to demonstrate fluency in at least one programming language and acquaintance with at least three more. Students will have a strong foundation in the design, analysis, and application of many types of algorithms. Students will have a fundamental understanding of computer systems. Students will have the training to analyze problems and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to their solutions. Students will have the training to design, implement, and evaluate large software systems working both individually and collaboratively. Students will be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Students will have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for lifelong self-development. Students will have the ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals and society. Students will have a fundamental understanding of social, professional, ethical, legal, and security issues in computing.

ABET

Self Study Report 8 Criteria – Russ and Chengyu made corrections/suggestions SLO Described how each outcome is satisfied (Bar graph, Stacked graph) Indicated that the performance can be further improved Clumsy process: 1..10 and a..k mapping New description: ABET defined mandatory 6 outcomes. Add more if we want? Indicated it as a positive statement “aligns well with our existing 10 SLOs”, “ “will make the switch in the next cycle” Curricular changes? Continuous Improvement (3 cycles – Assessment Reports) 2012-2014 2014-2016 2016-2018 CSNS dashboard

Senior Design Faculty Advisors check list Faculty check list Feedback on Self Study Report (June 1st) Course Journals (June 1st) Senior Design Faculty Advisors check list Update project page on CSNS Report, Poster, Slides Mock Presentation schedule Teamwork, Design, Implementation Rubric

Invitation follow up with liaisons Schedule/Layout Senior Design Expo https://csns.calstatela.edu/wiki/content/department/cs/assessment/iab/ Invitation follow up with liaisons Liaisons need to register Schedule/Layout Short discussion 4 parallel sessions Lunch with liaisons Follow up for next year’s projects

ITC Chengyu Fernando, Yin, Ken Present and future Classrooms/Servers Software AWS B10 and C245 redesign Chengyu Senior Design Virtual Servers

Graduate Thesis presentations – Zhu Send names of the students 5 min vs 20 min Graduate Comprehensive Exam – Zhu Send any updates to questions

Upcoming events May 4th (Friday) May11th (Friday) May 21st (Monday) Senior Design Expo day 8AM – 1PM May11th (Friday) Thesis presentations & Comprehensive Exam 10AM – 12PM (A309) May 21st (Monday) Commencement 8.30AM – 2PM