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CSE 5194 Orientation SeminarFall 2014
Leonidas Fegaras Class website
lthttps//lambda.uta.edu/cse5194/gt
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CSE and the College of Engineering

• Fall 2013 -gt Fall 2014 Enrollment
• CoE 4849 -gt 6000 total
• 3051 -gt 3400 undergraduates
• 1800 -gt 2600 graduate
• CSE 1067 -gt 1546 total
• 660 -gt 878 undergraduates
• 316 -gt 572 Masters
• 91 -gt 96 Doctoral

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CSE Grad Website

• Where?http//www.cse.uta.edu/graduate
• What?
• Contacts and Advising Hours
• MS Guide
• Various forms
• Graduation checklists
• Announcements
• Course descriptions

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Other Resources

• Grad School Website New Current Students
  http//grad.pci.uta.edu/students
• Graduate Catalog
• Graduate Calendar
• Funding Opportunities
• Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines
• Grad School Forms and Info
• Lots of other useful information!
• E-mail we will use your UTA account
  (exclusively) for announcements

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Personnel

• Graduate Secretary
• Camille Costabile (ERB 630)
• Her office is the one-stop clearinghouse for all
  things MS
• Graduate Advisors (ERB 6th Floor)
• Bahram Khalili
• General Advising MS PhD
• In charge of S/W Eng. curriculum
• Ramez Elmasri
• CSE Associate Chair
• General Advising MS PhD
• Leonidas Fegaras
• General Advising - MS

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CSE Degree Options

• MS CpE (Computer Engineering)
• Must have Undergraduate degree in Engineering
• Requires specialization is Systems/Architecture
• MS CS (Computer Science)
• Exact same degree program as MS CpE, except
  Systems/Architecture Specialization is not
  required
• MSFWE (Master of Software Engineering)
• Curriculum pre-dominantly Software Engineering
• MS CS and CpE have Thesis and Non-Thesis options
  available

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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,
  Software Engineering, Graphics and Multimedia,
  Information Security, 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

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Non-Thesis (Structured) Degree Option 37 hours

• Orientation Seminar (5194)
• 2 core courses 5311, One of 5306, 5317, or
  5301
• 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)
• Must complete graduate survey in final semester

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Thesis Degree Option 31 hours

• Orientation Seminar (5194)
• 2 core courses 5311, One of 5306, 5317, or
  5301
• 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) No credit hours
• Thesis II (5698) Must be taken in graduating
  semester. 6 credit hours
• IMPORTANT NOTE Thesis I is a pre-requisite
  for Thesis II and must be taken in a semester
  before Thesis II. Thesis II must be taken in
  the semester in which you plan to defend and
  graduate. Thesis I and II may be repeated as
  necessary.

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MS Software Engineering 37 hours

• Orientation Seminar (5194)
• 5 Core courses CSE 5311, 5324, 5325, (includes
  5328 and 5329 project, or acceptable substitute)
• 2 Courses from CSE 5326, 5320, 6324, 6329
• 5 Electives, including three from CSE

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Important Notes

• You can use at most one non-CSE course in your
  Degree Plan as an elective.
• Max 2 courses can be transferred from outside UTA
  (by formal request to GS)
• Must be from an accredited U.S. university
• Grade must be B or better
• Must satisfy a course requirement in your GMAP
• Must be approved by grad advisor
• There will be NO waivers for the Core course
  requirements, even if you completed one in your
  undergraduate studies

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Important Notes

• Directed Study (5393) is not allowed under the
  non-thesis (structured) option.
• If your GPA falls under 3.0 gt academic probation
• Must have gt3.0 next semester, else withdraw

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Planning YOUR Courses

• Make sure your Program of Work is complete it is
  your responsibility
• If in doubt, ask questions before you commit
  yourself to a plan
• Register early get the courses you want
• Plan Major sequences for a two - three semester
  stretch.
• Thesis students - Do not wait to complete all
  courses before registering for Thesis I.
• Several Topics classes can be taken, if in
  subject matter is different
• It is generally not a good idea to plan to
  graduate in the summer if you need a
  non-standard or 6000-level course to complete
  your plan

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Managing YOUR Degree Plan

• CSE Graduate Students can register in (almost)
  any course we offer so BEWARE
• Only special CSE courses require clearance
  (Directed/Individual Study, Thesis I, Thesis II,
  deficiency classes, any web course)
• YOUR plan is YOUR responsibility
• Use MyMav Degree Audit capability to view your
  progress (GMAP)
• Ask questions of the graduate advisors if in
  doubt about progress or applicability of a
  specific course

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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, CpE MS
  Non-Thesis, CpE MS Thesis, MS Software
  Engineering
• Your graduate advisor can change between Thesis
  and Non-Thesis
• MyMav uses best-fit algorithm to apply 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 the correct spot

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Important Dates (e.g., Spring 2015)

• Current Student enrollment begins November 3th
  2014
• Open enrollment for all current/returning
  students
• Regular Enrollment ends January 19th
• Late fees apply for course adds after this date
• Students may add/swap/drop courses until January
  19th
• First day of classes, late registration begins
  January 20th
• Late Registration ends January 23th
• Students may not add/swap courses after this date
• Census Day February 4th
• Official date of record for university enrollment
  figures/funding/etc
• Can only withdraw from courses without refund
  after this date
• File for graduation January 27th
• Refer to checklist for graduating semester
• http//grad.pci.uta.edu/about/catalog/current/cale
  ndar/

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Thesis

• Is it for you?
• Sequence and Planning
• Work Expectations
• Assistantship Obligations - GTAs and GRAs
• GTAs need english proficiency
• Switching to and from thesis program
• Grades

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Curricular Practical Training (CPT)-
(Internship)

• Purpose enhance your education through work
  experience
• F-1 Rules see http//www.uta.edu/oie/forms/cpt_f
  orms.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 must be completed BEFORE internship
• 6 graduate-level courses completed (18
  credit-hours)
• Company and specific position/assignment must
  directly support the students degree plan and be
  approved by CSE graduate advisor.
• GPA of at least 3.5
• No CPT in graduating semester

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Curricular Practical Training (CPT)-
(Internship)

• Procedures
• Ensure that you meet ALL requirements (OIE and
  CSE)
• 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 what the position/work assignment is
  and how it directly supports your degree plan
• Must specify dates of employment WITHIN the
  semester for which the offer is given (see OIE
  site for date ranges)
• Must specify whether the offer is for part-time
  (lt 20 hours/week) or full-time (gt 20 hours/week)
  work
• Complete the CPT Student application and bring
  the package to a CSE graduate advisor for
  approval
• The advisor will enroll you in cse5191

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Optional Practical Training (OPT)

• Optional Practical Training (OPT) is employment
  authorization in field of study granted by OIE
• It is available to F-1 students in good academic
  standing who have been enrolled full-time in
  their program for at least one academic year
• Post-Completion OPT
• Allows you to work in US up to 12 months after
  the completion of the degree
• You apply for OPT in the semester you will
  complete your degree
• Applications are accepted as early as 90 days
  before your program completion date but must be
  received no later than 60 days after the
  completion date
• An onetime only 17 month OPT extension is
  available
• Pre-Completion OPT available in limited
  circumstances before the completion of your degree

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CSE 5194 Course Requirements

• Need to complete
• Quiz Acknowledging Sources
• Designed to test your understanding about how to
  avoid plagiarism
• Assignment Summarize a Research Paper
• Goals
• Let the new students know the CSE Department and
  Faculty better
• Get a chance to focus on one professors work and
  expertise
• The CSE web page has contact information for each
  CSE professor

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CSE 5194 Web Sites

• Two web sites
• The official cse5194 class web site
• https//lambda.uta.edu/cse5194/
• You will use this web site for selecting a paper
  and for submitting your paper summary
• Click on login/status to login
• Students have already received their password by
  email
• You may change your password (optional)
• Send email to GTA if you want to reset your
  password
• The blackboard web site
• https//elearn.uta.edu/
• You will use this to complete your quiz

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CSE 5194 Quiz

• Deadline Friday November 21
• The quiz has 13 questions designed to test your
  understanding about how to avoid plagiarism
• Directions
• Study the plagiarism tutorial found at
  http//library.uta.edu/plagiarism/
• Take the quiz on the plagiarism tutorial on
  Blackboard
• You may take the quiz as many times as you like
  between now and the quiz due date
• The highest score of all your attempts will be
  counted

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CSE 5194 Assignment

• Summarize a Research Paper
• The goal of this assignment is to
• become familiar with the research work of a CSE
  professor and
• motivate you to switch to the thesis degree
  option by possibly completing a MS thesis under
  the guidance of this professor
• The assignment is to
• find a recent research paper coauthored by a CSE
  professor
• read it carefully
• write a short summary

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CSE 5194 Assignment (cont.)

• This assignment must be done individually. No
  copying is permitted. Plagiarism and Collusion at
  any level will not be tolerated and will result
  to an F in the course
• Deadlines
• Choose a paper Deadline Friday October 03
  before midnight
• Submit your report Deadline Friday November 21
  before midnight
• Use the class web site to select a research
  paper
• https//lambda.uta.edu/cse5194/assignment.html

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CSE 5194 Assignment (cont.)

• Choose a Research Paper by 10/03/2014
• Students must choose a paper authored/co-authored
  by a current CSE faculty
• The published paper
• should be authored/co-authored by a current CSE
  faculty
• should be from a workshop, conference, or journal
  published on or after 2005
• should be at least 8 pages long.
• No more than three students are allowed to
  critique the same paper.

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CSE 5194 Assignment (cont.)

• Write the Report
• The final report must
• be 3-pages minimum, double-spaced, 11pts font
• summarize the main ideas/contributions of the
  paper
• discuss how it differs from related or previous
  work on the topic
• express your opinion on the published work.
• Make sure that
• you put references for anything that you use on
  your report
• you cite each and every point or rephrased idea.

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Assignment Completion

• Students must submit their final report before
  the deadline (11/21/2014) using the assignment
  submission web site
• http//lambda.uta.edu/cse5194/assignment.html
  
• We do not accept email or hardcopy submissions

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Contact Info for CSE 5194

• Instructor Leonidas Fegaras
• Email fegaras_at_cse.uta.edu
• GTA Sakthi Kumaran Shanmuganathan
• Email sakthi.shanmuganathan_at_mavs.uta.edu
• Office Hours Mo Th 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm
• Office ERB 503 (or ERB 514)
• For questions, email the GTA first and he will
  compile your questions and discuss them with me
• To reset your class password, email the GTA

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