ECE WELCOME by John Harris, professor and chair Gijs Bosman, professor and graduate coordinator NEB 565, AGENDA Presentation by the Graduate Student Union Overview of the ECE Graduate Program Degrees, Policies, Teaching and Research. All meetings today in NEB 100 1

ECE Agenda Presentations by Graduate Research and Teaching Divisions 11-noon Electromagnetics -professor Henry Zmuda Noon-1 pmSignal and Systems - professor Tan Wong 1-2 pm Devices - professor Yong-Kyu Yoon 2-3 pm Computer Engineering - professor Andy Li 3-4 pm Electronics - professor William Eisenstadt All meetings today in NEB 100 2

ECE 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 chair 3

ECE Master Degrees Non-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 2 nd part of a selected depth sequence. ME no final exam Rob Fox, associate professor and associate chair

ECE Master Degrees Thesis 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 5

ECE Master Degree Typical Program of Study F13 - EE(E/L) 5xxx - EE(E/L) 5xxx - EE(E/L) 5xxx 9 crd S14 - EE(E/L) 6xxx - EE(E/L) 6xxx - EE(E/L) 6xxx 9 crd SS14 – Courses, internship, research or vacation crd F14 – Courses or internship/Edge (off campus) – GRADUATE?x crd S15 - Courses or internship/Edge (off campus) – GRADUATE? x crd [SS 15 - Courses or internship/Edge (off campus) – GRADUATE? x crd] Note: crd = credit. Edge = web based course delivery for off campus students. CDA 5636 counts as an ECE course. 6

ECE Course Spectrum Example Devices Division Entering graduate student 7 FFFF F F

ECE Ph.D. Degree/1 Requires a total of 90 credit hours beyond the BS degree; Typically 60+ hours for Master degree holders. 24 credit hours of UF engineering/science coursework of which a minimum of 15 hrs has to be ECE Advisor input on plan of course work and study 8

ECE Ph.D. Degree/2 2 semesters of supervised teaching EEL6940/7940, 2 credits/section, F/S 2 semesters of ECE Graduate Seminar, 1 credit/section, F/S 9

ECE Ph.D. Degree Major Milestones/1 Year 1- Written Qualifying Exam on a Saturday in January on 3 of 8 ECE topic areas. Answer 4/6 questions, at least one in each area. Sign up in November 2013! Year 1 – Identify PhD advisor by midpoint of Summer semester. Submit preliminary program of study. Shannon Chillingworth, graduate academic advisor 10

ECE Ph.D. Degree Major Milestones/2 Year 2 – Appoint supervisory committee by midpoint of Fall semester Year 2 – Complete Oral Proposal in Spring semester. 11

ECE Ph.D. Degree Major Milestones/3 Year x- One year before graduation- Complete the 24 hr. course requirement Year x- One year before graduation- Complete a status review presentation with your PhD committee. Final Year – Pass your final PhD defense and submit dissertation to the Graduate school. 12

ECE Advising Academic issues: Division coordinator of respective area (which courses, course contents, when offered, prerequisites, etc.) General policy and procedures: Shannon Chillingworth in Larsen 230 Gijs Bosman, Graduate Coordinator, in NEB 565. Office hours Fall M-W-F 11:00-noon. 13

ECE Pre-registration Please pre-register for courses realistically so that we can measure demand; low enrollment courses may be dropped. 14

ECE 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. 15

ECE Graduate Guidelines Definitive version is on the ECE website at

ECE Check your UFL inbox regularly. Used for ECE mass mailings concerning changes in rules, fellowship applications, job opportunities, etc. Shannon Chillingworth at Gijs Bosman at 17

ECE 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. 18

ECE 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. 19

ECE 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. 20

ECE Joint Degree programs MSEE/MS in Management (theoretical part of MBA) MSEE/JD (Law school) Benefits: Requires fewer credits combined than taken separately, ease of scheduling. 21

ECE Important web links ECE guidelines and Calendar listing academic dates etc. Courses, grades, graduate school info, etc. Good luck with your studies. We wish you a productive and pleasant time in Gainesville. Any questions? 22