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Faculty Meeting Agenda Review: Enhancing the Telecommunications Engineering Program

The faculty meeting held on April 28, 2008, discussed critical feedback from the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) concerning the Telecommunications Engineering (TE) program. Key areas of concern included the inadequate number of telecom engineers available for hire, outdated course content, and the program's image not being appealing to undergraduate students. The preliminary graduate program review highlighted a need for a strategic plan and improved communication within faculty and administration. Action items were set to enhance course relevance, strengthen collaboration, and create a better program image.

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Faculty Meeting Agenda Review: Enhancing the Telecommunications Engineering Program

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  1. Faculty Meeting Andrea Fumagalli andreaf@utdallas.edu April 28, 2008

  2. Agenda • IAB Feedback • Graduate Program Review Feedback (preliminary) • Four Action Items • QE • Next Faculty Meeting

  3. IAB Feedback • Not enough telecom engineers to hire • One company alone evaluates tens of students/year • Course content not adequate • UG students not aware of technology • Old image of the program • TE name alone not appealing • Lack of cohesive research focus

  4. Graduate Program Review Feedback(Preliminary) • UTD looks like A&M in 70-ties • Warning: pace of growth must be realistic • Senior Lecturers: strong component • Lack of Strategic Plan for TE • Lack of communications • Between faculty and administration • Across labs • Faculty diversity • Develop top programs • TE is a valuable program

  5. Four Action Items • Present an accurate and appealing image of the TE program • Revise course content and consider seminar series with industry speakers (mandatory for internship programs) • Improve communications and strengthen collaboration across Labs • Improve communications between faculty and administration http://www.te.utdallas.edu/constituents-activities.html Volunteers welcome – let me know if you would like to help

  6. QE • EE new policy • CS new policy • TE old policy • What is most appropriate for TE students? • Discussion • Meet for faculty vote in 2 weeks?

  7. Tentative Dates for Next Faculty Meetings • Long semesters: third Monday of every other month, about 2 meetings each long semester (or more?) • September 15, 2008 • November 17, 2008 • Summer 2008 • June/July?

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