2. Fall 20071 CSE 5194: Orientation Seminar Fall 2007 Bahram Khalili Class website: http://ranger.uta.edu/~khalilihttp://ranger.uta.edu/~khalili

3. Fall 20072 CSE Grad Website  Where? http://www.cse.uta.edu/graduate http://www.cse.uta.edu/graduate  What?  Contacts and Advising Hours  MS Guide  All Electronic forms  Announcements  Course Descriptions

4. Fall 20073 Other Resources  Grad School Website: http://grad.uta.edu http://grad.uta.edu  Graduate Catalog  Graduate Calendar  Funding Opportunities  Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines  Virtual Graduate Advisor: http://grad.uta.edu/currentStudents/VirtualGraduateSchoolAdvis or.asp http://grad.uta.edu/currentStudents/VirtualGraduateSchoolAdvis or.asp  Grad School Forms  E-mail: we will use your cse account (exclusively) for announcements which are also posted on the Announcements tab of the CSE grad webpage

5. Fall 20074 Personnel  Graduate Secretary (Camille Costabile)  Her office is the one-stop clearinghouse for all things MS  Graduate Advisors  Bahram Khalili  General Advising  PhD Program  In charge of S/W Eng. curriculum  Mike O’Dell  General Advising  In charge of MSCS and MSCSE curriculum  Ramesh Yerraballi  General Advising  PhD program

6. Fall 20075 CSE Degree Options  MS CSE  Must have Undergraduate degree in Engineering  MS CS  Exact same degree program as MS CSE  MS SFWE  Curriculum pre-dominantly Software Engineering *MS CS and CSE have Thesis or Non-Thesis (Structured) options

7. Fall 20076 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.  Breadth Courses – Courses outside of your major/specialty track(s)* *Courses in chosen Major/Specialty Track cannot be used for breadth

8. Fall 20077 Non-Thesis (Structured) Degree Plan  Orientation Seminar (5194)  2 core courses: 5311, One of {5306, 5317}  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)

9. Fall 20078 Thesis  Orientation Seminar (5194)  2 core courses : 5311, One of {5306, 5317}  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.

10. Fall 20079 MS Software Engineering  Orientation Seminar (5194)  5 Core courses: CSE 5311, 5324, 5325, (5328 and 5329)  2 Courses from: CSE 5326, 5392, 6324, 6392  5 Electives, including three from CSE

11. Fall 200710 MS CS MS CSE Distance Learning program in Database and Information Technology  Must be UG CS/CSE  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

12. Fall 200711 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.

13. Fall 200712 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.

14. Fall 200713 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

15. Fall 200714 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, CSE MS Non- Thesis, CSE MS Thesis, MS Software Engineering  Graduate advisor can change 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

16. Fall 200715 Important Dates (e.g., Fall 2007)  Current Student enrollment: June 4 th  Open enrollment for all current/returning students  Regular Enrollment ends: August 24 th  Late fees apply after this date  Students may add/drop courses  Late Registration ends: August 31 st  Students may not add/drop after this date  Critical changes may be made by advisor  Census Date: September 12 th  NO changes after this date  File for graduation: Sept. 28 th  Refer to checklist for graduating semester: http://www.uta.edu/history/gradgradchecklists.htm http://www.uta.edu/history/gradgradchecklists.htm

17. Fall 200716 CSE 5194 Course Requirements  Thesis Critique  Email the author and title of the thesis to khalili@uta.edu by 10/6. khalili@uta.edu  These are available in UTA Central Library and may be searched at http://pulse.uta.edu. http://pulse.uta.edu  Your two-page critique is due 12/1/07 at CSE office.

18. Fall 200717 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?)

19. Fall 200718 … Requirements  Two Defenses  Attendance: Defenses announced through cse website under seminars tab:  URL: http://www.cse.uta.edu/news/seminars/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 12/1/07.  Please do not disturb defenses that you attend. Arrive on time.

20. Fall 200719 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/ http://www.uta.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/  Red Pill vs. Blue Pill  Form 1 - Admission of Guilt  Form 2 - Deny Allegation

21. Fall 200720 Thesis  Is it for you?  Sequence and Planning  Work Expectations  Assistantship Obligations - GTAs and GRAs  Switching to and from structured  Grades

22. Fall 200721 Curricular Practical Training (CPT) - (Internship)  Purpose: enhance your education through work experience  F-1 Rules: see http://www.uta.edu/oie/services/cpt.php http://www.uta.edu/oie/services/cpt.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)

23. Fall 200722 Curricular Practical Training (CPT) - (Internship)  Procedures:  Ensure that you meet all requirements  Obtain an offer letter from your employer  Must be on company letterhead signed by company official  Must state that it is an internship offer  Must specify dates of employment WITHIN the semester for which the offer is given  Must specify whether offer is for part-time ( 20 hours/week) work  Enroll in CSE 5191  See Camille to complete CPT letter