ECE Agenda

• Welcome by Dr. Mark Law, professor and ECE chair

• Presentation by the Graduate Assistant Union

• Presentation by the ECE Graduate Student Organization

• Overview of ECE Graduate Program, Degrees and Policies.

ECE Today’s Division

PresentationsOverview of Graduate Research and

Teaching in NEB 201• Devices faculty, 11-noon• Computer Engineering faculty, noon-1 pm.• Signal and Systems faculty, 1-2 pm• Electronics faculty 2-3 pm• Electromagnetics and Electric Energy

Systems faculty, 4-5 pm

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)• Complete 2 breadth sequences (any 2 out

of 14, with C or better in each course)

• 21 credit hours of ECE, UF classroom courses.

• MS final written exam during

2nd part of one student

selected breadth sequence.

• ME no final examRob Fox, associate professor and associate chair

ECE Electronics Division

EEL 5322VLSI circuits

and technology

EEL 5320Bipolar

analog IC design

EEL 6328CMicrowave IC design

EEL 6321MOS analog

IC design

EEL 6374RF integrated circuits and technology

EEL 6323Advanced

VLSI design

Breadth IIBreadth ITech Elective

ECE Master Degrees

Thesis Option (30 hrs)• Course work plus Research.

• Requires 2 breadth sequences.

• 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; 60 hours for Master degree holders.

• 24 credit hours of ECE, UF coursework

• Requires 3 breadth sequences

(all breadth courses better than

B). John Harris, professor and graduate recruiter

ECE Ph.D. Degree

Major Milestones• Written Qualifying Exam on a Saturday

(TBA) in January 08 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)Jose Fortes, Bell South Eminent Scholar and division coordinator of Computer Engineering

ECE Advising

• Academic issues (which courses, course contents, when offered, prerequisites, etc.): Division Coordinator of respective area

• Computer Engineering-Professor Jose Fortes• Devices-Professor Gijs Bosman• Electromagnetics and Energy Systems-Professor Vladimir Rakov• Electronics-Professor William Eisenstadt• Signals and Systems-Professor Jian Li

Shannon Chillingworth, graduate academic coordinator

ECE Advising

• General policy: Shannon Chillingworth in the Graduate Students Office.

Mornings M-F from 8-12 and

Afternoons M and W from 1-6, Tu and F from 1-5, Th from1-2

• Gijs Bosman, Graduate Coordinator

Office hours posted on website and office door. Also appointments can be scheduled by email at bosman@ece.ufl.edu

Shannon Chillingworth, graduate academic coordinator

ECE Pre-registration

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

Bill Eisenstadt, professor and chair of the Electronics division

ECE Graduate Grading Policy

• Passing grades A=4.0, B+=3.5, B=3.0,C+=2.5, C=2.0• Failing grades; D+=1.5, D=1.0, E=0• Incomplete will be changed into an E after one semester.• A course with a final C grade or better can not be

repeated for credit.• A 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. Jian Li, professor and division chair of Signal and Systems

ECE Graduate Course Policy

• Only one schedule adjustment per degree program allowed after midpoint of semester.

• Applies to adding, dropping or switching a course.

• Additional adjustments by petition only.

ECE UF Honor Policy

ECE Graduate Guidelines

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

• Printed version is accurate as off Fall 2007. Changes and corrections will be provided as addendum.

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 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 (minimum score is 50).

• Other Personal Services (OPS). Stipend but no tuition waiver.

• Electronic Transfer of Stipend.

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

Good luck with your studies.

We wish you a productive and pleasant time in Gainesville.

Any questions?

Pramod Khargonekar,

ECE Professor and Dean