School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

School of Engineering and Design

University of Bridgeport

School Overview

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

School Profile and Academic Department

Students

Unique Characteristics

Industry and Community Collaborations

Teaching and Innovative Programs

Laboratories

Research and Development

Recent Achievements and Work in Progress

Conclusions

Outline

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

University and School Profile

• University of Bridgeport founded in 1927 as the Junior College of Connecticut• Became the University of Bridgeport in 1947• Private, Independent, Non-sectarian and International• UB Total Students : 3300• SED Largest School on Campus (840 students as of Spring 2001)

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

University and School Profile• Location: 1 hour north of NYC, 2 hours south of Boston, Seaside Campus.• Other Schools (Education, Health Sciences, Business, etc.)• Emphasis in UB is on Professional and Pre- Professional programs.• Total SED student in 1995 approximately 200 !

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Academic Profile of the SEDFive Department:

• Computer Science and Engineering: Offers B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering on main campus in Bridgeport and M.S. in C.S. on the weekend in the Stamford Campus. soon to offer Ph.D. in CSE.

• Electrical Engineering: Offers M.S. in Electrical Engineering.

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

• Mechanical Engineering: Offers M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. (Traditional and Design Tracks)

• Technology Management: Offers M.S. in Technology Management (Traditional and E-Commerce Tracks) Previously called Management Engineering.

• Design: Offers B.S. in Industrial Design and Interior Design.

Academic Profile of the SED

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

• Faculty: Small, but very strong and productive, renowned researchers, industry relations, very active in new program development.

• Teaching excellence a must, good mix of theory and practice.

• Many excellent adjunct professors from industry.

Academic Profile of the SED

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Fall 2000/Summer 2000 Load Analysis Extra Load Extra Load Extra Load as

Department Teaching Load/Advising Load/Admin. % of TotalComputer Science & Engineering 184.52 100.52 0.35 35%Electrical Engineering 23.65 0.99 0.04 4%Management Engineering 20.1 8.1 0.29 29%Mechanical Engineering 15.33 9.66 0.39 39%Design 70.07 59 0.46 46%

Total 313.67 178.27 0.36 36%

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100

150

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Computer Science &

Engineering

Electrical Engineering Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering I nterior Design I ndustrial Design Total

Load Analysis Fall 1999+Summer 1999

Teaching Load / Advising Load / Admin.

Extra Load

184.52

100.52

23.650.99

20.18.1

15.339.66

70.0759

313.67

178.27

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Computer Science &

E ngineer ing

E lectr ical E ngineer ing Management E ngineer ing Mechanical E ngineer ing Design T otal

Load AnalysisFall 2000+Summer 2000

Teaching Load / Advising Load / Admin.

Extra Load

Load Analysis - Extra Load as Percentage of Total

( Year 1999 )

35%

18%

35%29%

37%

43% Computer Science & Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Management Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Interior Design

Industrial Design

Load Analysis - Extra Load as Percentage of Total ( Year 2000 )

35%

4%

29%39%

46% Computer Science & Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Management Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Design

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Students• High percentage of international students.

• Very active and high quality :

• High grades, co-ops, internships, publishing and research (graduates and undergraduates), tutoring, awards, entrepreneurial activities.

• CSE Department is largest.

Fall 2000List of Students

Fall 2000 Fall 1999Major Code Major Total Students Total Students Increase/ % increase

Decrease512 U.G. Computer Engineering 73 84 -11 -0.13 -13%514 U.G. Computer Science 76 62 14 0.225 23%518 U.G. Industrial Design 36 23 13 0.565 57%519 U.G. Interior Design 16 19 -3 -0.157 -16%530 Unspecified Engineering 3 4 -1 0.25 25%

535 Pre-Graduate C.S. 87 74 13 0.175 18%GR. Electrical Engineering 32 22 10 0.454 45%

520 GR. Management Engineering 10 11 -1 -0.09 -9%528 GR. Mechanical Engineering 46 20 26 1.3 130%526 GR. Computer Engineering 13 18 -5 -0.277 -28%532 GR. Computer Science 384 296 88 0.297 30%

Total 776 633 143 0.225 23%

Maximum Sustainable Enrollment Total On-Campus Off-CampusU.G. Computer Engineering 80 80

512 U.G. Computer Science 80 80514 U.G. Industrial Design 80 80518 U.G. Interior Design 80 80519 Pre-Graduate C.S. 100 50 50535 Unspecified Engineering530 U.G. Total 420 380 50

GR. Electrical Engineering 40 40520 GR. Management Engineering 40 40528 GR. Mechanical Engineering 40 40526 GR. Computer Engineering 30 30532 GR. Computer Science 350 150 200534 GR. Total 500 300 200

Total 920 670 250

List of Graduate Students - Fall 2000

384

1346

1032

GR. Electrical Engineering

GR. Management Engineering

GR. Mechanical Engineering

GR. Computer Engineering

GR. Computer Science

List of Graduate Students - Fall 1999

22 11 2018

296

GR. Electrical Engineering

GR. Management Engineering

GR. Mechanical Engineering

GR. Computer Engineering

GR. Computer Science

List of U.G. Students -Fall 2000

73

763616

873

U.G. ComputerEngineeringU.G. Computer Science

U.G. Industrial Design

U.G. Interior Design

P re-Graduate C.S.

Unspecified Engineering

List of U.G. Students - Fall 1999

84

622319

744 U.G. Computer Engineering

U.G. Computer Science

U.G. Industrial Design

U.G. Interior Design

Pre-Graduate C.S.

Unspecified Engineering

32 22 1011

4620 13 18

384

296

485

367

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GR. ElectricalEngineering

GR.ManagementEngineering

GR. MechanicalEngineering

GR. ComputerEngineering

GR. ComputerScience

GR. Total

List of Graduate Students - Fall 2000 vs Fall 1999

Fall 2000

Fall 1999

7384 76623623 1619

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List of Students Fall 2000 vs Fall 1999

Fall 2000

Fall 1999

% Increase/ Decrease in Students( Fall 1999 vs Fall 2000 )

23%

57%

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Total

% Increase/ Decrease in Students

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Unique Characteristics• 1 out of 2 ABET-accredited Computer Engineering programs in Connecticut.• Largest CS-Graduate program in Connecticut.• Only Weekend Masters in Computer Science in Region. (NY, NJ, CT, MA, RI, etc.)• Co-op and internships programs (Virtually all students, graduate and undergraduate)• Undergraduate research and publications. National and international awards.

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

• Job / Graduate School Placement near 100% (Distinguished Employers)

• Exponential growth in school size.• Industry relations (co-ops, internships, on-site training, continuing education, consulting, development)

• Excellent student preparation.

• Balanced mix of theory and practice in course work (Examples: CS-courses, CAD/CAM, automation, hardware design, networking, technology management, etc.)

Unique Characteristics

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Industry and Community Collaboration• Co-ops and internships• Joint development projects.• On-site Training• Industry Advisory Board• ConnCap Program (Pre-Engineering) with Bridgeport School District and the School of Education.

Sample of Companies:Sagemaker, EMC, Pitney Bowes, Northrup Grumann, ADC Newnet, Dictaphone, Transwitch, Executone, Motorola,Sony, Lucent, Synopsis, NEC,Oracle, General Re,Lockheed Martin, IBM, UPS, SNET, Remington, Sikorsky Aircraft and others.

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Teaching and Innovative Programs

• Distance learning version of M.S. in C.S. and Technology Management.

• Computer Science concentration within the Bachelor of Elective Studies undergraduate program.

• 3 - 4 Course graduate and undergraduate certificates in E-Commerce, Programming, Networking, Robotics and Automation, CAD/CAM, Database Design, others.

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Teaching and Innovative Programs

• Evening, weekend and continuing education offerings.• Design concentration in Mechanical Engineering M.S. Program. • E-Commerce concentration in Technology Management M.S. Program.• On-site teaching in Industry.• Expanding Faculty.

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport Laboratories

Extensive Research and Development Labs. in the areas of:

• Robotics / Automation and Control.• Advanced digital design and VLSI / FPGA.• Advanced networking and telecommunications.• Mixed signal processing.• Microwave.• High Performance Computing.• Power Electronics.• Others.

Compute Platform Count for SED approximately 250 (120 Sparcs, 130 PC)

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Research• Several NSF and Industry grants for Equipment, Research and Development. (Helped in Establishing our labs.)

• Several R & D projects with industry partners is the areas of:

• Automation and Robotics.• Product Design and Prototyping.• Signal Processing.• VLSI.• Motion Control.• Manufacturing / Reverse Engineering.• Software Development.

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

Recent Achievements and Work in Progress

• 2 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) awards (First, Second in undergraduate paper competition.• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) regional competition top 3 - 5 placements for several years.• Avalanche of Industrial Design national and international awards. (Some for Interior Design too)• Faculty research / best paper awards and grants. Recent Lab. upgrades and grants (Sun Microsystems $0.7M grant,• Oracle $1M grant, NSF Lab. grants)

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport

• Ph.D. in CSE proposal and excellent evaluations received.

• Exponential growth in student numbers.

• Weekend program expansion and popularity

• Phenomenal success of the co-op / internship programs.

• New industry-sponsored B.S. or M.S. program in Biotechnology under consideration.

Recent Achievements and Work in Progress

School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport Conclusions

• Small number of Depts. / Programs• Very productive Faculty.• Dramatic growth.• Very high student quality and research / education.• Industry involvement.• Emphasis on Professional and non-traditional ventures and delivery.                 • Possibly developing overseas off-campus accredited sites.

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Total Expected Graduate Income / All Expected Expenses - RATIO

(Year 1999 vs Year 2000)

Year 1999-2000

Year 2000-2001