Transcript Professional Master's Program
Professional Master's Program
Orientation Spring 2014
cs.washington.edu/students/pmp
Welcome from PMP Staff
Dave Rispoli Advisor rispoli@ cs.washington.edu
Pedro Domingos Faculty Coordinator [email protected]
Fred Videon Software Engineer fred@ cs.washington.edu
Tonight’s Orientation
1. Food/Ice Breaker 2. Welcome/ Dept./PMP Overview 4. Academic Info Admin Info 3.
CSE/UW Computing Facilities
Departmental Excellence
US News Graduate Program Rankings
Computer Science (6) Computer Engineering (15)
By Ranked Computer Science Areas
Systems (5) Theory (9) AI (5) Programming Languages (13)
Latest Accomplishments:
http://www.cs.washington.edu/news_events/ Exciting New Faculty Hires: http://www.cs.washington.edu/public_files/CSE_new_hires_2013.pdf
Research Areas:
http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/
CS&E Students
Undergraduate programs
500 full-time students 160 degrees conferred per year
Fifth Year Master Program
15 full-time students Started in 2008 for current CSE undergrad students
Full-Time Graduate Program – research focus
150 full-time students 25 Ph.D. graduates per year
Professional Master’s Program
160 part-time students 60 new students per year 50 graduates per year (650 to date)
Mission
Allow IT professionals access to CSE faculty & curriculum
Students exposed to latest research developments
Promote regional IT recruiting and advancement Strengthen existing CSE/Industry partnerships
Not: Not: Path to the Ph.D. program Advanced technical training program
Degree Requirements
PMP leads to a MS Degree in Computer Science & Engineering Degree (non-thesis) consists of approximately 40 credits:
Eight Professional Master’s Program courses (4 credits each) No pre-requisites exist among courses Eight additional credits Typically fulfilled by enrolling in our colloquium series (1 credit each)
Time to complete the program:
2 1 / 2 years - one course and one colloquium per quarter. No classes offered in summer.
Academic Progress
Academic Progress
Students must complete degree in timely manner (15 credits/year recommended) 6 years (including ALL time spent on-leave) is the maximum time allotted by the UW for earning a Master’s degree
Continuous Enrollment
Students enroll in at least 2 credits or be formally on-leave at all times during program (excluding Summer quarter) On-leave status must have Faculty Coordinator approval.
Academic Progress (cont.)
Scholarship
A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above required for master’s degree A grade of 2.7 or above required for a course to be counted toward degree. (8 courses of 2.7 or above required for degree.)
Transfer of Credit
You may petition for transfer of up to 6 credits of graduate level course work (completed as a graduate student only) that has not counted towards any other degree Contact advisor to expedite the approval process
Other Important Policies
Listed at: http://www.washington.edu/students/#ACADEMICS It is student’s responsibility to be familiar with UW policies
Instruction
Graduate courses especially designed for working professionals:
Targeted class limit of 45 students Moderate length assignments Manageable group projects Final exams Accessible: Some PMP courses available on-line and at Microsoft Instructors: Regular faculty and other highly qualified instructors Almost all instructors have their own research programs
University resources:
World class library Generous computing facilities
Courses
Regular Courses:
Computer Operating Sys.
Distributed Systems Compiler Construction Programming Languages Principles of Software Eng.
Network Systems Digital Systems Computer Architecture Parallel Computation Applications of AI Data Mining/Machine Learning Applied Algorithms Complexity Theory Computational Biology Software Systems Computer Vision Current Trends in Comp. Graphics Human Computer Interaction Transaction Processing Database Management Systems Software Entrepreneurship Computer Security Natural Language Processing Molecular and Neural Computation Robotics
Some one-time courses:
Alternative Computer Paradigms Accessibility Comm. Tech. in the Developing World Cryptography Data Compression History of Computing IT & Public Policy Low Resource Mobile Computing Concurrency Computing for Global Health
Colloquia
Enables students to see state of art research from the best in field.
Note especially our Distinguished Lecturer Series.
Info: cs.washington.edu/students/pmp/colloquia/earning_credit/ Students can view talks live or on-line. (90% available on-line) Live: Tues.& Thurs. 3:30-4:30 room EE-105.
On-line: “on demand” link from URL above.
To earn 1 credit: view any 8 colloquia; report on any 4.
(From any day, week or year!) Colloquia reporting system: Search: http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-post/unrestricted/colloq/search.cgi
Reporting: http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/colloq_reporting/summary.php
Planning your program
Regular courses are normally taught on a two-year cycle.
Students who are near graduation have priority for enrollment in courses.
Normal: 8 courses + 8 credits of colloquia Exceptions: Replace colloquia with regular PMP courses Daytime graduate courses (with permission) No research options.
Contact PMP Advisor for questions.
Graduation
Degree application process described at:
http://www.grad.washington.edu/stsv/mastapp.htm
The two most important things to remember are:
PMP students must register for at least two credits in the quarter they wish to graduate PMP students must apply for their degrees in the first month of the quarter they plan to graduate.
Graduation Events!!!
PMP Graduate Dinner CSE Graduation Event Husky Stadium Commencement
Current Courses
Spring 2014 cs.washington.edu/students/pmp/courses/current/ CSE P 501 Compiler Construction Jim Hogg - Instructor (Distance) Day/Time: Tuesday 6:30-9:20 pm ; Place: UW: Paul G. Allen Center for CS&E, room 305; MS: Building 99, Room 1915
Principles and practice of building efficient implementations of modern programming languages. Lexical, syntactic, and semantic analysis of program. Intermediate program representations. Intra- and interprocedural analysis and optimization. Run-time system techniques. Related programming environment facilities such as source-level debuggers and profilers.
CSE P 573 Artificial Intelligence Ali Farhadi - Instructor Day/Time: Thursday 6:30-9:20 pm ; Place: MGH 231
Introduction to the use of artificial intelligence tools and techniques in industrial and business settings. Topics include: problem solving and search, game playing, knowledge representation and reasoning, uncertainty, machine learning, and natural language processing.
CSE P 590 Robotics Emanuel Todorov - Instructor Day/Time: Monday 6:30-9:20 pm ; Place: EEB 037
This course will provide a technical overview of modern robotics. Topics will include mechanism design, estimation, control, learning. The theory will be illustrated with example applications to flying, walking, object manipulation with both physical and simulated robots.
Note: When available (usually the week before courses start) Course Web pages are linked to the course titles on the current courses page!
Registration
PMP students register by phone [(206) 543-2310], fax, or mail using registration form Advisor sends quarterly to students' cs e-mail address. Registration and payment must be received no later than close of business Friday before quarter start.
PMP students should be familiar with add/drop/withdraw policies at www.washington.edu/students/#ACADEMICS .
Don’t worry about the Enrollment Deposit.
myUW
PMP students:
Can’t
use myUW to register for PMP courses Can use myUW http://www.myuw.washington.edu/ Billing Information Change of Address Schedule Information for:
Student ID Cards
For detailed information see UW Student ID Center Web site at www.washington.edu/students/reg/id.html
Student ID Center, ground floor of Odegaard Library next to the By George Cafe, weekdays 8 to 5.
Student ID Cards are also used for lab access. On first use be prepared to wait a few minutes for activation.
UPASS information is available from links at Student ID Card Web Page referenced above. All PMP students must pay $76 for a UPASS whether they use them or not.
Tuition
Quarterly cost $4,625 ($925 per credit) One price for all! + $150 quarterly fees & textbooks
Parking
$2 per night campus parking permit available from UW Parking Services (otherwise $5 at gatehouse) http://www.washington.edu/commuterservices/parking/fees_description s/night.php
The Parking Services Office at 3901 University Way NE is open M-F 7:30 to 5:00 and until 6:00 pm Mon-Thur. for the first week of classes. There are long lines during the first week of classes.
Bicycle room available in CSE basement. Ask Dave for access.
Carpool, bike and bus are very much encouraged!
Microsoft mailing list for PMP students is uwpmp (managed through the usual MS portal)
Food/Drink on Campus
Getting the Word Out
PMP students and graduates are the best way we have to spread the word on the Professional Master's Program.
Please make sure talk to your friends and co-workers about your courses and the program. We would love to have more students just like you.