1. Florida International University School of Computer Science An Overview An Overview Tim Downey, Advisor & Instructor www.cs.fiu.edu

2. My Messages … FIU is the right place for you This is the best time to major in Computer Science or Information Technology

3. FIU – A Major Force in US Higher Education Characteristics of FIU – CHANGE and MOMENTUM State University of Florida founded only 30 years ago Currently in top 25 largest Universities in U.S. with 35,000 students 200 baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degree programs in 19 colleges and schools Top 100 national public universities – US News & World Report US 18th best value in public higher education - Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine Doctoral/Research University-Extensive by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the highest ranking Competitive external research funding grew more than 500% in the last 10 years to ~$80M

4. FIU Campus and Impact  FIU has two campuses – 344-acre University Park in western Miami-Dade County and the 195-acre Biscayne Bay Campus in northeast Miami-Dade County – and an educational site in Broward County. A major research facility, the 40-acre Center for Engineering and Applied Sciences, is located near University Park  The University has an economic impact of more than $1.4 billion on the South Florida economy  Minority institution serving 54% Hispanic and 14% African American students – one of the largest producers of Hispanic graduates

5. School of Computer Science – Leading the Charge Founded in 1987, named school to reflect its importance to the institution Doubled student population in past 10 years Largest and arguably the best provider of Hispanic graduates at BS, M.S. and Ph.D. levels 1000% increase in external research funding in past 10 years 500% growth in technology & laboratory infrastructure for research and education

6. School of Computer Science Facts 1000+ undergraduate students in ABET/CSAB accredited CS BS program & IT BS program 70+ MS students, 68 Ph.D. students BS degree program in Jamaica, MS program in China 30+ faculty, 35+ research assistants, and 20+ staff members and associates Average $2 million competitive research funding annually 500 servers, workstations and PCs interconnected by high speed networks 25 research & education laboratories

7. Summary of Accomplishments 2002-2004 Fast growing education programs in scale and quality –26% increase in annual BS degree production (113) –79% increase in MS degrees awarded (34) –300% increase in Ph.D. graduation (6) Undergraduate Enrollment – Maintained undergraduate enrollment in the recession years while all major universities reported severe decrease Fast expanding faculty team –6 highly competitive faculty members hired in 2002-04 Building ACM student organization from ground up into top 10 in 2 years Competitive Federal Research Funding: $2.9+M in 2003-04, more than doubling the amount in previous years New Degree Programs Created 2002-04: –Single & double major IT BS degrees –Weekend only IT BS degree –Accelerated BS+MS degree in 5 years (Fall 2004).

8. Broad Coverage of CS and IT Areas Major Area of Education and Research: –DBMS, data mining, data visualization, multi-modal information retrieval –Software engineering – modeling, design, verification and testing, component technology and middleware, architecture –Adaptive and pervasive computing –Computer communication and networking –Software security –Multimedia systems –Internet technology and mobile computing –Real time systems –Multidisciplinary R&D – Bioinformatics, healthcare and medicine, disaster management, transportation, environment, material science, etc. Funded by NSF, NASA, AFOSR, ARO, USAF RL, DOI, USGS, IBM, and other agencies and corporations.

9. FIU/SCS is the Right Place for You

10. The FIU/SCS Advantage We offer a first class educational and research program in computer science –And we are getting better everyday We offer great career & employment opportunities for our graduates –FIU is a key university of recruitment for major IT- related corporations, e.g. IBM, Microsoft, GE, Goldman Sachs We have strong and growing partnership with industry –Intern, co-op, joint R&D and employment opportunities

11. This Is the Best Time to Major in CS On one hand … –The technology recession and concern of outsourcing caused major decline (20+%) in CS freshmen enrollment in US (FIU is one of the few exceptions) –Hence significant reduction of supply in CS graduates in coming years On the other hand … –CS and IT have emerged as the fundamental enabler and driver for every existing and emerging industry and discipline –IT occupational growth projected to account for 70% of science and engineering job openings in the next 10 years (US Department of Commerce, 2003) –8 out of 10 job categories slated for the biggest increases in employment demand are computer science related (“The Coming Job Boom,” Business 2.0, 9/2003) Reduced Supply + Surging Demand = Great Opportunity Major Impact to be seen in 4-5 years

12. School of Computer Science Degrees offered –BS in Computer Science Accredited by Abet –BA in Information Technology –BS in Information Technology –Accelerated BS+MS degree in 5 years –MS in Computer Science –PhD in Computer Science

13. Undergraduate Degrees BS in Computer Science –Concepts and principles of Computer Science Theory Programming Databases Operating Systems Hardware Architectures

14. Undergraduate Degrees BS in Information Technology –Offered as a second major or single major –Practical Side of Computer Science Programming Databases Operating Systems Hardware Architectures Networking Web technology –Less theory and concepts than computer science –More practical and hands-on work

15. BS in CS -- Required Courses Programming I Programming II Programming III Data Structures Fundamentals of CS Survey of Programming Languages Software Engineering Operating Systems Computer Organization Ethics and Social Issues in CS Logic for CS Report and Technical Writing Discrete Mathematics Theory of Algorithms Intro to Proby and Statistics Business Communications

16. BS in CS -- Elective Courses Two elective courses from: Data Communications Advanced UNIX Programming Advanced Windows Programming Computing and Network Security Windows Component Technology Software Engineering II One elective course from: Graph Theory Numerical Analysis Introduction to Combinatorics Mathematical Logic

17. BS in CS – Science Requirement A two semester sequence in Physics with Calculus Two other courses in science for science majors

18. BS in IT -- Required Courses Programming in Java Intermediate Java Microcomputer Organization Computer Operating Systems Applied Computer Networking Web Site Construction and Management Information Storage and Retrieval Report & Technical Writing

19. BS in IT – Elective Courses All students must take 5 elective courses. Students must select two areas of concentration and take at least two courses in those two selected areas (4 courses). The fifth course may be selected from any available area of concentration. Areas of Concenration: –System Administration –Network Administration –Application Development –Databases

20. Other Requirements 120 total credits (transfer + FIU) 60 credit maximum from 2-year schools –All courses can be accepted –60 credits to be taken at FIU Foreign Language Proficiency –2 semesters of foreign language at University level –CLEP –Second semester of two semester sequence –Any 2000+ foreign language course

21. IT Transfers There are only four classes that are offered at MDC that apply directly to IT requirements. –CGS1060 –PSY2012 –MAC1140 or MAC1147 –A Java programming class

22. CS Transfers The following classes will satisfy CS requirements at FIU –MAC2311, MAC2312 –PHY2048, PHY2049 and labs –MAD2104 –Any of the following science classes BSC2010, BSC2011 BOT1010 ZOO1010 CHM1045, CHM1046 –A Java programming class