WELCOME

1. WELCOME By John Harris, professor and interim chair GijsBosman, professor and graduate coordinator NEB 565, bosman@ece.ufl.edu AGENDA Presentation by the Graduate Student Union Overview of the ECE Graduate Program, Degrees and Policies. All Division meetings today in NEB 201

2. Agenda Presentations by Graduate Research and Teaching Divisions • 10-11 am Devices - professor David Arnold • 11-noon Computer Engineering - professor RenatoFigueiredo • 1-2 pm Signal and Systems - professor Tan Wong • 2-3 pm Electronics - professors RizwanBashirullah/ William Eisenstadt • 3-4 pm Electromagnetics and Electric Energy Systems- professor Henry Zmuda All meetings today in NEB 201

3. 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

4. Master DegreesNon-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 2nd part of aselected depth sequence. • ME no final exam Rob Fox, associate professor and associate chair

5. Master DegreesThesis 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

6. Course Spectrum ExampleDevices Division Entering graduate student F F F F F F F F

7. 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

8. Ph.D. DegreeMajor Milestones • Written Qualifying Exam on a Saturday in the Spring 2012 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 (2nd-3rd year) • Admission to Candidacy (5 year clock). • Dissertation defense (oral) Shannon Chillingworth, graduate academic coordinator

9. 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 GijsBosman, Graduate Coordinator. RenatoFigueiredo, associate professor and division coordinator of Computer Engineering

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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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.

15. Academic Honesty UF Honor Code All students admitted to the University of Florida have signed a statement of academic honesty committing themselves to be honest in all academic work and understanding that failure to comply with this commitment will result in disciplinary action. This statement is a reminder to uphold your obligation as a UF student and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this course and all others.

16. Academic Honesty • Do not copy and paste for credit • If results from others are used, clearly state so and give credit in the reference section. • Never cite verbatim. Reformulate in your own words and give credit in the reference section. • If in doubt, ask your class professor what is allowed.

17. 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.

18. 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?