WELCOME

1. WELCOME by John Harris, professor and 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, Policies, Teaching and Research. 9:00-10:30 AM All meetings today in NEB 100

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

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

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

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.

6. Master DegreeTypical Program of Study • F14 - EE(E/L) 5xxx - EE(E/L) 5xxx - EE(E/L) 5xxx 9 crd • S15 - EE(E/L) 6xxx - EE(E/L) 6xxx - EE(E/L) 6xxx 9 crd • SS15 – Courses, internship, research or vacation 0-3-6 crd • F15 – Courses or internship/Edge (off campus) – GRADUATE? x crd • S16 - Courses or internship/Edge (off campus) – GRADUATE? x crd • [SS 16 - 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.

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

8. 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 [all B or better] • Advisor input on plan of course work and study

9. 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

10. Ph.D. DegreeMajor 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 2014! • Year 1 – Identify PhD advisor by midpoint of Summer semester. Submit preliminary program of study.

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

12. Ph.D. DegreeMajor 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.

13. Advising • Academic issues: Division coordinator of respective area (which courses, course contents, when offered, prerequisites, etc.) • General policy and procedures: • Graduate Student Advisor in Larsen 230 • GijsBosman, Graduate Coordinator, in NEB 565. Office hours Fall M-W-F 10:15-11:30.

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

15. 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.

16. Graduate Guidelines • Definitive version is on the ECE website at http://www.ece.ufl.edu

17. Email • Check your UFL email inbox regularly. • Used for ECE mass mailings concerning changes in rules, fellowship applications, job opportunities, etc. • Graduate Student Advisor at gradadvising@ece.ufl.edu • GijsBosman at bosman@ece.ufl.edu

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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?