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Group Advising Session

Group Advising Session. A quick roadmap to more efficient, productive and personalized sessions with your advisor. TOPICS. Motivation Department Overview Curriculum Student Resources Degree Plan Curriculum Changes & Other Substitutions Memos & Student File Graduation Procedure

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Group Advising Session

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  1. Group Advising Session A quick roadmap to more efficient, productive and personalized sessions with your advisor.

  2. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes & Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  3. MOTIVATION • Senior Exit Interviews indicate that students would like time during advising sessions to: • discuss curriculum options • ask about potential employers • discuss career information • get personalized advice

  4. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes & Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  5. College Administrative Structure Dean Dr. Stafford Assoc. Dean Dr. Flores Asst. Dean Dr. Fisher Assoc. Dean M. Pacillas Assoc. Dean Dr. Wicker Assoc. Dean Dr. Ferregut Chief Acc. Off. L. Abbud ECE Chair Dr. Nava CS Chair Dr. Gates ME Chair IE Chair Dr. Gutierrez CE Chair Dr. Li MME Chair Dr. Murr

  6. ECE Faculty • 7 Professors • Flores, Liu, Pierluissi, Riter, Schroder, Starks, Williams • 8 Associate Professors • Cabrera, Lush, Nava, Nazeran, Moussavi, Pineda, Sarkodie-Gyan, Usevitch • 6 Assistant Professors • Gonzalez, MacDonald, Moya, Quinones, Rosiles, von Borries, Yao, Zubia • 6 Lecturers • Cruz-Cano, Llambes, Myers, Rodriguez, Rubio, Woo

  7. ECE Staff • Office • Ms. Socorro Quezada (Head Admin. Secretary) • Student Office Assistants: Roger, David • Lab Tech • Mr. Ralph Loya • Student Lab Assistant: Eric • Network Manager • Mr. Jerry West • Student Operators: Ernie, Vince

  8. STUDENT FACTS • 377 undergraduate students • 66 female • 311 male • 248 Hispanic • 120 MS students • 27 Ph.D. students

  9. ECE Programs • BS Electrical Engineering B.S.E.E. (128 credits) • Concentrations: • Computer Engineering • Fields and Devices • Systems and Communications • General • MS Computer Engineering M.S.Cp.E. (30-36 credits) • MS Electrical Engineering M.S.E.E. (30-36 credits) • Ph.D. Computer Engineering (60 credits)

  10. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes & Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  11. BSEE Program • *ABET Accredited • * 60 Non-major credits (including core) • University Studies • Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) • English Comp. and Prof. Communications • Math (Calculus, Diff. Eq., Matrix Algebra) • History and Political Science • Art, Economics, Humanities • * 68 EE credits

  12. Curricular Area Committees • Circuits & Systems • Communications & Signal Processing • Computer Engineering • Electronics, Fields, & Devices (SEE LIST OF COURSES)

  13. EE Lower Division • Freshman • Intro to EE • Measurements Lab • Sophomore • Digital System Design I • Software Design I • Basic EE Lab • Networks

  14. EE Upper Division • Junior Year • Electronic Circuits • Electronic Devices • Linear Integrated Circuits • Signals and Systems • Probability • Microprocessors II • Electromagnetic Theory • Electronics Lab

  15. ECE Critical Path of Courses -- 2005 1305 1305 1110 2372 2369 2169 2110 2351 3138 3438 3109 3340 3353

  16. ECE Critical Path of Courses -- 2006 1305 1305 1105 (formerly 1110) 2369 2169 2351 2372 2151 (formerly 2110) 3138 3438 3109 (formerly 3210) 3340 3353

  17. EE Upper Division • Senior Year • 12 concentration credits • Senior Professional Orientation • Senior Project I and II

  18. Senior Proj. I and II: Capstone Design Course http://www.ece.utep.edu/research/websp/ • Team based (4 members) • Proposal • Faculty reviewed • Hardware and software requirements • Reports • Monthly • End of semester • Written report • PowerPoint presentation

  19. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes & Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  20. Student Organizationswithin ECE Department • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers • (IEEE) – International EE Society that • – sets technical standards • – sponsors technical conferences • – sponsors workshops • – publishes reference texts • – provides for HR-type needs • Office for UTEP Student branch within IEEE • Student Lounge • Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) – EE Honor Society – • Office within IEEE Student Lounge MORE

  21. Student OrganizationsCollege-Wide • Tau Beta Pi (TBΠ)– Engineering Honor Society • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) • Society of Women Engineers (SWE) • Mexican-American Engineering Society • (MAES)

  22. ECE Research http://www.ece.utep.edu/research

  23. On-Campus Opportunities exposure to research operations source of support while attending UTEP External Opportunities travel costs housing or allowance stipend participation in NSF- sponsored research visit another university Research Experiences for Undergraduates

  24. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes & Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  25. Degree Plan • All degree plans have a “check-list form” that allows degree progress to be checked “at a glance.” • The top of the this degree plan has course requirements and 4 lines for your concentration courses.

  26. Degree Plan • The bottom of the this degree plan has two slots for University Core electives (in Visual & Performing Arts, and in Humanities). • It also has room for the one technical elective (any Junior- or Senior-level course in science or engineering). • Lastly, the degree plan has room to list substitutions, if appropriate.

  27. Degree Plan • The back of the degree lists the approved courses for University Core electives (in Visual & Performing Arts, and in Humanities). • It also lists concentrations available, and courses that fall into those concentrations.

  28. Degree Plan • Filling the degree plan: • There are three columns because you have three opportunities to complete a course with a satisfactory grade. (W’s count as an attempt.) • The next slide shows some classes transferred in from EPCC (highlighted yellow), taking of UNIV 2350, and some initial courses at UTEP.

  29. Degree Plan • The next three slides show what happens to the degree plan in three semesters where the sample student received an “F” the first time, a “D” the second time, and a “C” the third time.

  30. Degree Plan • The next slide shows what happens to the degree plan after an advising session.

  31. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes and Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  32. Changes to Degree Plan: • Curriculum Changes • Degree requirements change • Courses discontinued • Transfer Credits • Core Curriculum Changes • Extenuating Circumstances

  33. Course Substitution Form • Date: __________________ • To Whom It May Concern: • This letter is a request to substitute _______________________ for ______________________. • Reason for Class Substitution Request: • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • _________________________ ____________________________ • ECE Student Student I.D. Number • _________________________ ____________________________ • Student Signature Date • _________________________ ____________________________ ______________ • Academic Advisor Advisor Signature Date • _________________________ ____________________________ • Dr. Patricia A. Nava Date • Program Head, • Electrical & Computer Engineering • _________________________ ____________________________ • Dean of Engineering Date

  34. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes and Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  35. STUDENT FILES • ECE Office • Degree Plan • Substitution Memos • Correspondence • Dean’s Office • Substitution Memos • Correspondence

  36. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes and Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  37. Graduation Procedure • Last semester: pick up a Graduation Packet at the Dean’s office • Fill out all paperwork, turn in to advisor • Advisor will provide verification, sign, and turn in to ECE Office by Deadline • Attend Exit Interview, pick up Grad. Packet • Turn in Grad. Packet to Dean’s Office by Deadline • Pay graduation fees at cashier at Academic Serv.

  38. TOPICS • Motivation • Department Overview • Curriculum • Student Resources • Degree Plan • Curriculum Changes and Other Substitutions • Memos & Student File • Graduation Procedure • FAQs

  39. FAQs • What do I need to take to my advising session with my advisor? • - advising slip (Please remember to take this slip to the office so the advising hold can be removed!!) • - a general idea of what courses you want to take • - other: as required by advisor (check advisor’s • door, a list of requirements will be provided)

  40. FAQs • How are courses scheduled? • All courses assigned to a Curriculum Comm. (See List) • Curr.Comm. Chair sends 3-year plan to Head (See Sample) • Head transcribes to a single, departmental 3-Year Plan (See Sample) • Head schedules courses with as little conflict as possible (See Sample)

  41. FAQs • If I have to take a course more than once is the grade substituted? • - If the course is a Freshman course: • Yes, automatically! • - Otherwise: • No. Each attempt contributes to your overall • GPA. (There is a form for “Petition for Grade • Substitution.”)

  42. FAQs • I’ve heard that Freshman courses taken beyond the 90-credit-hour point don’t count. Is that true? • - While they do appear on your transcript, and are used to calculate your GPA, they donot contribute toward meeting the minimum credit hour requirements of your degree plan. • - If you wait to take any core curriculum class, you might have to take a higher-level course, or take another 3-credit-hour course.

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