Professional Master's Program

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• Professional Master's Program
• Orientation
• Winter 2013
• Academic and Administrative Information
• cs.washington.edu/students/pmp

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Welcome from PMP Staff
Dave Rispoli Advisor rispoli_at_ cs.washington.edu
Brian Curless Faculty Coordinator curless_at_cs.wash
ington.edu
Fred Videon Software Engineer fred_at_
cs.washington.edu
prieto_at_cs.washington.edu
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Tonights Orientation

• 1. Food/Ice Breaker
• 2.
• 3.

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Academic Info Admin Info
Welcome/ Dept./PMP Overview
CSE/UW Computing Facilities
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Departmental Excellence
US News Graduate Program Rankings Computer
Science (7) Computer Engineering (13) By Ranked
Computer Science Areas Systems (5) Theory
(8) AI (6) Programming Languages (11) Latest
Accomplishments http//www.cs.washington.edu/new
s_events/ Research Areas http//www.cs.washingt
on.edu/research/
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Game Changing Hires
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CSE Students
Undergraduate programs 500 full-time students 160
degrees conferred per year
Fifth Year Master Program 15 full-time
students Started in 2008 for current CSE
undergrad students

• Full-Time Graduate Program research focus
• 150 full-time students
• 25 Ph.D. graduates per year

Professional Masters Program 160 part-time
students 60 new students per year 50 graduates
per year (590 to date)
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Mission

• Allow IT professionals access to CSE faculty
  curriculum
• Students exposed to latest research developments
• Promote regional IT recruiting and advancement
• Strengthen existing CSE/Industry partnerships
• Not Path to the Ph.D. program
• Not Advanced technical training program

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Degree Requirements

PMP leads to a MS Degree in Computer Science
Engineering Degree (non-thesis) consists of
approximately 40 credits Eight Professional
Masters Program courses (4 credits each) No
pre-requisites exist among courses Eight
additional credits Typically fulfilled by
enrolling in our colloquium series (1 credit
each) Time to complete the program 2 1/2
years - one course and one colloquium per
quarter. No classes offered in summer.
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Academic Progress

• Academic Progress
• Students must complete degree in timely manner
  (15 credits/year recommended)
• 6 years (including ALL time spent on-leave) is
  the maximum time allotted by the UW for earning a
  Masters degree
• Continuous Enrollment
• Students enroll in at least 2 credits or be
  formally on-leave at all times during program
  (excluding Summer quarter)
• On-leave status must have Faculty Coordinator
  approval.

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Academic Progress (cont.)
Scholarship A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
required for masters degree A grade of 2.7 or
above required for a course to be counted toward
degree. (8 courses of 2.7 or above required for
degree.) Transfer of Credit You may petition
for transfer of up to 6 credits of graduate level
course work that has not counted towards any
other degree Contact advisor to expedite the
approval process Other Important Policies Listed
at http//www.washington.edu/students/ACADEMICS
It is students responsibility to be familiar
with UW policies
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Instruction
Graduate courses especially designed for working
professionals Targeted class limit of 45
students Moderate length assignments
Manageable group projects Final exams
Accessible Some PMP courses available on-line
and at Microsoft Instructors Regular
faculty and other highly qualified instructors
Almost all instructors have their own research
programs University resources World class
library Generous computing facilities
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Courses
Regular Courses Computer Operating
Sys. Distributed Systems Compiler
Construction Programming Languages Principles of
Software Eng. Network Systems Digital
Systems Computer Architecture Parallel
Computation Applications of AI Data
Mining Applied Algorithms Complexity
Theory Computational Biology Software
Systems Computer Vision Current Trends in Comp.
Graphics Human Computer Interaction
Transaction Processing Database Management
Systems Software Entrepreneurship Computer
Security Some one-time courses Alternative
Computer Paradigms Accessibility Machine
Learning Comm. Tech. in the Developing
World Cryptography Cybersecurity Data
Compression History of Computing IT Public
Policy Low Resource Mobile Computing Concurrency C
omputing for Global Health
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Colloquia
Enables students to see state of art research
from the best in field. Note especially our
Distinguished Lecturer Series. Info
cs.washington.edu/students/pmp/colloquia/earning_c
redit/ Students can view talks live or on-line.
(90 available on-line) Live Tues. Thurs.
330-430 room EE-105. On-line on demand link
from URL above. To earn 1 credit view any 8
colloquia report on any 4. (From any day, week
or year!) Colloquia reporting system Search
http//norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-post/unrest
ricted/colloq/search.cgi Reporting
http//norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/colloq_
reporting/summary.php
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Planning your program
Regular courses are normally taught on a two-year
cycle. Students who are near graduation have
priority for enrollment in courses. Normal 8
courses 8 credits of colloquia
Exceptions Replace colloquia with regular PMP
courses Daytime graduate courses (with
permission) No research options. Contact PMP
Advisor for questions.
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Graduation

• Degree application process described at
  http//www.grad.washington.edu/stsv/mastapp.htm
• The two most important things to remember are
• PMP students must register for at least two
  credits in the quarter they wish to graduate
• PMP students must apply for their degrees in the
  first month of the quarter they plan to graduate.
• Graduation Events!!!
• PMP Graduate Dinner
• CSE Graduation Event
• Husky Stadium Commencement

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Current Courses

• Winter 2013 cs.washington.edu/students/pmp/courses
  /current/
• CSE P 521 Applied AlgorithmsRichard Anderson -
  Instructor (Distance)Day/Time Monday 630-920
  pm Place UW Paul G. Allen Center for CSE,
  room 305 MS Building 99, Room 1915 Principles
  of design of efficient algorithms with emphasis
  on algorithms with real world applications.
  Examples from computational geometry, biology,
  scientific computation, image processing,
  combinatorial optimization, cryptography and
  operations research.
• CSE P 524 Parallel ComputationBrad Chamberlain 
  - Instructor Day/Time Tuesday 630-920 pm
  Place tbdAn introduction to parallel
  programming and computation via a combination of
  principles and practice.  Topics to include
  styles of parallelism (data, task, pipelined)
  programming models (shared memory, message
  passing, PGAS) architectural implications
  (shared vs. distributed memory, multicore,
  accelerators, networks) programming issues and
  hazards (synchronization, memory consistency,
  race conditions, deadlock and livelock)
  performance tuning (scalability, locality) and
  algorithms.
• CSE P 557 Computer GraphicsBrian Curless -
  Instructor Day/Time Tuesday 630-920 pm
  Place tbd Introduction to computer image
  synthesis and interactive computer graphics
  applications, emphasizing the state-of-the-art
  algorithms and applications. Topics vary, but may
  include computer graphics hardware, visual
  perception, image processing, texture mapping,
  image compositing, curves and surfaces,
  photorealistic image synthesis, and physical
  dynamics for modeling and animation.
• CSE P 595 Software EntrepreneurshipRichard
  Jacroux- Instructor Day/Time Thursday 600-920
  pm Place PACCAR Hall 395An exploration of the
  opportunities and challenges faced starting a
  company in the software industry. Software
  industry leaders will share their perspective.
• Note When available (usually the week before
  courses start) Course Web pages are linked to the
  course titles on the current courses page!

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Registration

• PMP students register by phone [phone],
  fax, or mail using registration form Advisor
  sends quarterly to students' cs e-mail address.
• Registration and payment must be received no
  later than close of business Friday before
  quarter start.
• PMP students should be familiar with
  add/drop/withdraw policies at www.washington.edu/s
  tudents/ACADEMICS

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myUW
PMP students Cant use myUW to register for PMP
courses Can use myUW http//www.myuw.washington.
edu/ for Billing Information Change of
Address Schedule Information
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Student ID Cards

• For detailed information see UW Student ID Center
  Web site at www.washington.edu/students/reg/id.htm
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• Student ID Center, ground floor of Odegaard
  Library next to the By George Cafe, weekdays 8 to
  5.
• Student ID Cards are also used for lab access. On
  first use be prepared to wait a few minutes for
  activation.
• UPASS information is available from links at
  Student ID Card Web Page referenced above. All
  PMP students must pay 76 for a UPASS whether
  they use them or not. ?

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Tuition
Quarterly cost 4,625 (925 per credit) One
price for all! 150 quarterly fees textbooks
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Parking

• 2 per night campus parking permit available from
  UW Parking Services (otherwise 6 at gatehouse)
  http//www.washington.edu/commuterservices/parking
  /fees_descriptions/night.php
• The Parking Services Office at 3901 University
  Way NE is open M-F 730 to 500 and until 600 pm
  Mon-Thur. for the first week of classes. There
  are long lines during the first week of classes.
• Bicycle room available in CSE basement. Ask Dave
  for access.
• Carpool, bike and bus are very much encouraged!
• Microsoft mailing list for PMP students is uwpmp
  (managed through the usual MS portal)

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Food/Drink on Campus
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Getting the Word Out

• PMP students and graduates are the best way we
  have to spread the word on the Professional
  Master's Program.
• Please make sure talk to your friends and
  co-workers about your courses and the program. We
  would love to have more students just like you.