1. ECE WELCOME By John Harris, professor and interim chair Gijs Bosman, professor and graduate coordinator NEB 565, bosman@ece.ufl.edubosman@ece.ufl.edu AGENDA Presentation by the Graduate Student Union Overview of the ECE Graduate Program, Degrees and Policies. All meetings today in NEB 100 1

2. ECE Agenda Presentations by Graduate Research and Teaching Divisions 10-11 am Computer Engineering - professor Renato Figueiredo 11-noon Electromagnetics and Electric Energy Systems- professor Henry Zmuda 1-2 pm Devices - professor David Arnold 2-3 pm Electronics - professors Rizwan Bashirullah/ William Eisenstadt 3-4 pm Signal and Systems - professor Tan Wong All meetings today in NEB 100 2

3. ECE Degree Programs Master of Engineering (Non-thesis or Thesis, 30 credit hours) Master of Science (Non-thesis or Thesis, 30 credit hours) Ph. D. (90 credit hours beyond BS) Joint MSEE/MSM Joint MSEE/JD John Harris, professor and interim chair 3

4. ECE Master Degrees Non-Thesis (30 hrs) Depth requirement; Complete 3 courses within one division, with one course at least at the 6000 level. Breadth requirement; Complete at least one ECE course outside depth division. 21 credit hours of ECE, UF classroom courses. MS final written exam during 2 nd part of a selected depth sequence. ME no final exam Rob Fox, associate professor and associate chair

5. ECE Master Degrees Thesis Option (30 hrs) Course work plus Research. Same depth and breadth requirements. 18 hours of ECE, UF classroom courses MS and ME require an oral defense of thesis. Three member supervisory committee. Keith Rambo, director of finance and administration 5

6. ECE Course Spectrum Example Devices Division Entering graduate student 6

7. ECE Ph.D. Degree Requires a total of 90 credit hours beyond the BS degree; Typically 60 hours for Master degree holders. 24 credit hours of ECE, UF coursework Advisor input on plan of course work and study Janise McNair, associate professor and graduate recruiting 7

8. ECE Ph.D. Degree Major Milestones Written Qualifying Exam on a Saturday in the Spring 2011 semester on 3 of 8 ECE topic areas. Answer 4/6 questions, at least one in each area. Sign up in November! Oral Qualifying Exam (2 nd -3 rd year) Admission to Candidacy (5 year clock). Dissertation defense (oral) Shannon Chillingworth, graduate academic coordinator 8

9. ECE Advising Academic issues: Division coordinator of respective area (which courses, course contents, when offered, prerequisites, etc.) General policy: Shannon in the Graduate Students Office and Gijs Bosman, Graduate Coordinator. Renato Figueiredo, associate professor and division coordinator of Computer Engineering 9

10. ECE Pre-registration Please pre-register for courses realistically so that we can measure demand; low enrollment courses may be dropped. Rizwan Bashirullah, associate professor and chair of the Electronics division 10

11. ECE Graduate Grading Policy Passing grades A=4.0,A - =3.67, B + =3.33, B=3.0, B - =2.67, C + =2.33, C=2.0 Failing grades; C - =1.67, D + =1.33, D=1.0, D - =0.67, E=0 Incomplete will be changed into an E after one semester. Course with a final C grade or better can not be repeated for credit. Course with a grade less than a C may be repeated and an average of both grades will be calculated. Must maintain a minimum average GPA of 3.00 for TA, RA, Fellowship, and TO GRADUATE, ECE and Overall. Tan Wong, professor and division chair of Signal and Systems 11

12. ECE Graduate Guidelines Definitive version is on the ECE website at http://www.ece.ufl.edu http://www.ece.ufl.edu David Arnold; Associate professor and division chair of Devices. 12

13. ECE Email Provide a valid email address and update if necessary. Open student account in computer lab in 288 NEB 2 nd floor (xxx@ecel.ufl.edu).xxx@ecel.ufl.edu Used for ECE mass mailings concerning changes in rules, fellowship applications, job opportunities, etc. Shannon Chillingworth at schill@ufl.edu,schill@ufl.edu Gijs Bosman at bosman@ece.ufl.edu Henry Zmuda, associate professor and division chair of Electromagnetics and Electric Energy Systems 13

14. ECE Financial Support Research Assistantship (RA). Stipend and tuition waiver if >0.25 FTE. Distributed by ECE faculty. Teaching Assistantship (TA). Stipend and tuition waiver if >0.25 FTE. Distributed by ECE department. International students must pass SPEAK test. Other Personal Services (OPS). Stipend but no tuition waiver. 14

15. ECE Joint Degree programs MSEE/MS in Management (theoretical part of MBA) MSEE/JD (Law) Benefits: Requires fewer credits combined than taken separately, ease of scheduling. 15

16. ECE Important web links http://www.ece.ufl.edu ECE guidelines and Calendar listing academic dates etc. http://www.ufl.edu Courses, grades, graduate school info, etc. Good luck with your studies. We wish you a productive and pleasant time in Gainesville. Any questions? 16