EDUCATION Example programs: Stanford, Illinois, Rice 1.Organizational structures of MS/Ph.D. programs in CSE – pros and cons 2.Curricular content of graduate CSE programs 3.Student preparation, diversity, job market 4.Funding support needed 5.Undergraduate CSE programs

Organizational Structure, part 1 Key Elements: Financial autonomy (grant ICR) Fellowships Computing support (machines, people)

Organizational Structure Pros and Cons Own Department Faculty Slots Focused Undergrad possible Esprit de corps TURF Narrower? Program with own degrees Partial faculty slots Own admissions, exams, degree Esprit de corps Financial Support Visibility to applicants Dependent on leadership Program with degree in discipline Partial faculty slots Good students through departments Breadth Marketability of stud’s Flexibility Less student interaction Dependent on leadership

Curricular Content Areas: Applied math including statistics Numerical methods Computer science Science and/or engineering Communication and teamwork What has changed since 2000: Needs for: stochastic; discrete; multi-scale

Curricular Content, continued Major need: introduction to X without pre-reqs, for example: Science principle courses, eg physics, biology High performance computing not taught in a hard-core computer science manner Statistical mechanics instead of applied mathematics for science students Bridge courses: particle methods, atomistic / molecular dynamics

Curricular Content, continued more Depth vs. Breadth: Depth integral part of Ph.D. – Depth not a conflict with multidisciplinary ? Depth – academia Depth/breadth – laboratories Breath – industry

Funding Support IGERT is good model for CSE –Orient to CSE –Add faculty support, undergraduate and post- doc involvement Need for faculty support (leadership, possibly retraining) to jump-start Summer fellowships: students, faculty Fellowships, computing support key

Undergraduate CSE Minor or track of major in CSE within math, science, computer science –Engineering – accreditation doesn’t allow room for CSE minor B.S. / M.S. programs – B.S. in math, computer science, etc, M.S. in CSE REU site grants – orient some to CSE

Recruiting Diverse Student Populations Look at successful models for admitting students (e.g. Rice, Maryland)