ECE AgendaWelcome

byGijs Bosman, professor and graduate coordinator

NEB 565, bosman@ece.ufl.edu

Presentations by Graduate Research and Teaching Divisions

• 10-11 am Devices - professor Gijs Bosman • 11-noon Computer Engineering - professor Renato

Figueiredo• 1-2 pm Electronics - professor Rob Fox (Lin chair)• 2-3 pm Signal and Systems - professor Jose Principe• 3-4 pm Electromagnetics and Electric Energy Systems-

professor Vladimir Rakov

Overview of ECE Graduate Program, Degrees and Policies.

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

Mark Law, professor and chair

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

2nd part of a selected depth sequence.• ME no final exam

Rob Fox, 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

ECE Ph.D. Degree• Requires a total of 90 credit hours beyond

the BS degree; Typically 60 hours for Master degree holders.

• 24 credit hours of ECE, UF coursework• Advisor input on plan of course work and study

John Harris, professor and graduate recruiting

ECE Ph.D. Degree

Major Milestones• Written Qualifying Exam on a Saturday in

the Spring 2010 semester on 3 of 8 ECE topic areas. Answer 4/6 questions, at least one in each area. Sign up in November!

• Oral Qualifying Exam (2nd-3rd year)• Admission to Candidacy (5 year clock).• Dissertation defense (oral)

Shannon Chillingworth, graduate academic coordinator

ECE Advising• Academic issues: Division coordinator of

respective area (which courses, course contents, when offered, prerequisites, etc.)

• General policy: Shannon in the Graduate Students Office and Gijs Bosman, Graduate Coordinator.

Renato Figueiredo, associate professor and division coordinator of Computer Engineering

ECE Pre-registration• Please pre-register for courses realistically

so that we can measure demand; low enrollment courses may be dropped.

Jenshan Lin, professor and chair of the Electronics division

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.

Jose Principe, BellSouth and distinguished professor, division chair of Signal and Systems

ECE Graduate Guidelines• Definitive version is on the ECE website at

http://www.ece.ufl.edu

Gijs Bosman; Professor, graduate coordinator, and division chair of Devices.

ECE Email• Provide a valid email address and update if necessary.• Open student account in computer lab in 288 NEB 2nd

floor (xxx@ecel.ufl.edu).• Used for ECE mass mailings concerning changes in

rules, fellowship applications, job opportunities, etc.• Shannon Chillingworth at schill@ufl.edu, • Gijs Bosman at bosman@ece.ufl.edu

Vladimir Rakov, professor and division chair of Electromagnetics and Electric Energy Systems

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.

ECE Joint Degree programs• MSEE/MS in Management (theoretical

part of MBA)• MSEE/JD (Law)• Benefits: Requires fewer credits combined

than taken separately, ease of scheduling.

ECE

Important web linkshttp://www.ece.ufl.edu

http://www.ufl.edu

Good luck with your studies.We wish you a productive and pleasant time in

Gainesville.Any questions?