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Very important registration notes for fall quarter – please read carefully

Hey folks,

Now that registration is well underway, we need to cover a few last minute changes:
1. Teaching Schedule is still up in the air, it depends on who we hire and who goes on sabbatical next year, so please stay tuned for that.
2. Capstones, still undecided, the catalyst survey to pre-register for 2013-2014 capstones will likely happen in early to mid June.
3. 341 is very likely going to be removed for fall quarter. We are very sorry for the late breaking news on that one, but if there is no one to teach it, well, we can’t offer the course, so 341 will hopefully be winter and spring, but probably not fall. For the 23 that are already registered, you should add a different course.
4. 311 will only be offered fall and spring, so if you have finished CSE 143 and Math 126, you NEED to take 311 this fall or it could set you back. 311 is a prerequisite to several other courses, so please aim for 311 this fall.
5. Finally, if you want to take a course that is full, you need to attempt to register for it anyways. The reason for this is that we can then see how many were unable to register and judge where to increase course sizes, so please try to register even if you see that a course is full.  We’ll be tweaking space in courses in the next few weeks for full courses. And as always, if you can’t get in, plan to attend the first week.
Thanks everyone, we’ll be making adjustments over the next few weeks, but usually this all works out in the end, so we appreciate your patience   For those of you who like to grab 4-5 CSE courses and then decide later what to take, please keep in mind this really messes with our planning, so the faster you decide what to take and drop the rest, the better for everyone.
If you haven’t seen the MyPlan feature in My UW, you should all take a look. We’ll be requiring everyone in the future to have a rough draft plan, so the sooner you start taking advantage of these tools, the better for all of us. https://depts.washington.edu/myplan/  We’ll start referencing these more and more during our dropin and regular appointments.
That’s it for now, we’ll share more as we learn more.
Crystal Eney
Academic Advisor – Lead
Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington – Seattle
May 17, 2013

Animation Capstone Series for 2013-2014 – information sessions

2013 Animation Capstone Information SessionsCSE Animation Capstone, Additional Information Sessions added:

 

May 20th 2-4pm
May 21st 2-4pm
May 30th 4-6pm
Paul G. Allen Center for CS&E roo 691, Gates Commons

 

 

 

 

 

May 16, 2013

UW Summer Certificate Programs

UW is offering Certificate Programs in several topics that UW undergraduates can take as part of their normal credit load this summer. These Certificates consist of two to four courses and will give a good foundation in the various subjects listed below. The Summer Certificate in Business Essentials may be of special interest to engineering students because it provides:

·         Opportunity to cover the major business pillars of knowledge in one summer

·         Integrated curriculum with capstone business plan project, unique among UW business courses

·         Ten, 6 of which are Individual & Society Area of Knowledge (I&S)

·         Interaction with students from diverse perspectives since it is open to any major (except business majors)

·         Tuesday/Thursday schedule which fits well with MWF engineering courses

·         Access to industry professionals who now have adjunct or lecturer appointments with Foster School of Business

Come to information meetings Wednesday May 1 and/or Thursday, June 6, Mary Gates Hall, Room 420, 3;30 to 5:00 pm and meet the instructors and program managers for all programs. Find out which series of courses is the right fit for your educational goals and career aspirations.

Business Essentials, 10 credits, 6 of which are I&S

If you plan on working in an organization such as a business or nonprofit, you’ll need to know how they actually work by learning the three pillars—marketing, management, and accounting and finance.

Marketing Essentials, MKTG 275, Management Essentials, MGMT 275, Essential Accounting and Financial Management, ACCTG 275, and Business Plan Capstone, MGMT 490

Database Management, 10 credits

Learn to help organizations capture, store, retrieve and analyze information in meaningful ways in two courses that present the fundamentals of database management technology, design, development and administration.

Database Management Fundamentals I, INFO 240, and Database Management Fundamentals II, INFO 245

Localization: Language and Technology in the Global Market, 9 credits

Participate in a large and growing industry helping a business expand from one country to the global market. This field offers new opportunities for those interested in foreign cultures and in taking translation to a whole new level, beyond language to usability.

Introduction to Localization & Project Management, JSIS XXX and Localization Technology and Tools, JSIS XXX (pending final approval)

Nonprofit Essentials, 10 credits

Discover what it takes to succeed in the competitive world of nonprofits using nuances of leadership, fundraising, communications and financial management.

Understanding the Fundamentals of Nonprofit Organizations, PB AF  355 A, Program and Implementation Tools for Nonprofit Organizations, PB AF 355 B and, Budget, Financial Management and Fundraising Tools for Nonprofit Organizations PB AF 355 C

Quantitative Fundamentals of Computational Finance, 11 credits

If you love statistics, computation and math, you can prepare now for a career in the financial or investment industries.

Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance, AMATH 460, Probability and Statistics for Computational Finance, AMATH 461, and Introduction to Computational Finance and Financial Econometrics, AMATH 462/ECON 424

Find web information here: Summer Quarter Certificate Programs

 

 

Mary Larson | Program Management Director, Summer Quarter | UW Educational Outreach |206.616-0619

Box 359485, Seattle, WA 98195-9485 | 4333 Brooklyn Ave, UW Tower, 19th Floor mlarson@pce.uw.edu |  www.summer.washington.edu

April 29, 2013

Animation Information Session for 2013-2014 course series

Want to learn more about the 2013-2014 animation course series? Attend an info session!

www.cs.washington.edu/research/ap

When:

  • Tuesday April 16th, 2:00-3:30 PM
  • Wednesday April 24th, 1:30-3:00 PM
  • Thursday April 25th, 3:00-4:30 PM

Where:

Paul G. Allen Center room 691 (Gates Commons, 6th floor)

What:

Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) and the Animation Research Labs invite you to an information session on the Animation Production undergraduate course sequence at UW Seattle. This sequence runs from Summer 2013 (A term) through Spring 2014. The Summer course, Story Design for Computer Animation, is highly recommended but optional.

The Animation Capstone culminates in a very professional and exciting collaboratively produced digital short film, similar in process to Disney/Pixar and Dreamworks productions. Examples of previous award winning films produced in the dept will be shown and questions regarding applications and admission, etc. will be addressed. We look forward to seeing you there. Light refreshments will be served.

April 12, 2013

Tentative schedule for next year 2013-2014

FYI, the tentative teaching schedule has been posted for the 2013-2014 academic year.

We don’t have instructors listed yet and we will not likely have that information until late this quarter, but hopefully this will help you plan your courses to some degree. It is of course tentative which means subject to change. We don’t know exactly how this will play out until we finalize any possible hiring decisions.

CSE Advising

April 11, 2013

Program on Technology Commercialization

Program on Technology Commercialization

 

How can we most efficiently move technology from the academic laboratory to product and market? The revised Program on Technology Commercialization (PTC) course sequence is designed to provide students with the fundamentals surrounding this process and suggest how we can most efficiently do this translational process.

 

Spring Quarter’s Introductory Course (BIOEN 504 – Wednesdays & Fridays, 3:30-5:20pm, Electrical Engineering Building 125) will feature outstanding guest lecturers from the local entrepreneurial community sharing knowledge, expertise, and personal experiences as they relate to topics such as:

•             Business opportunity (risk)

•             Markets

•             Entrepreneurship vs. intrapreneurship

•             Selling your business idea (communication)

•             How to start and run a company

•             Management

•             IP and product development

•             Ethics in business and R&D

•             Marketing, sales and distribution

•             Networking with industry experts

•             Developing nations — huge opportunities

 

All lectures are open to the entire CoE community. Please join us this Wednesday and Friday (4/10/13 and 4/12/13) as we learn about “Financial Statements for Start Ups” from Foster School of Business Dean Jim Jiambalvo and “Intrapreneurship” from Lonnie Edelheit, former CTO of GE.

 

Rather than continuously spam you, please subscribe to the PTCI listserv at https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/ptci if you would like to be added to the distribution list announcing speakers for the rest of the quarter. We will send weekly announcements detailing the speakers for that week.

 

 

Thanks,

Matt O’Donnell

Buddy Ratner

April 5, 2013

Change seminar open for all CSE majors to register

Hello Everyone,

In preparation for the Spring quarter, I want to invite you all to register for the one credit Change Seminar (CSE 590 C1, SLN: 12614) on Tuesdays from 12-1pm in the Paul Allen Center, Room 203.
 
Change (http://change.washington.edu) is a group of faculty, students, and staff at the UW who are exploring the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in improving the lives of underserved populations, particularly in the developing world. We cover topics such as global health, education, micro finance, agricultural development, and general communication, and look at how technology can be used to improve each of these areas. This Spring we will have a series talks presented by external speakers working in the area. We are in the process of scheduling speakers, so stay tuned to our calendar (http://is.gd/3PkTF) or mailing list (http://is.gd/3PlkS) for more information.
 
Please consider enrolling.  If you are unable to enroll, feel free to come to any of the meetings you are interested in attending! The seminar is available for all UW students and the content is designed to be widely accessible. We encourage students from all departments to enroll/attend if interested.
 
Please forward this message to the relevant mailing lists, and we hope to see you on Tuesday April 2nd at noon in Room 203 of the Paul Allen Center.
 
Thanks,
Nicki
April 2, 2013

Summer 2013 course offerings

In case this might change anything these courses will definitely be offered this summer (although I don’t yet have final times).

Definitely offering:

CSE 456 and 464 (animation)

CSE 333

CSE 351 and 390A
CSE 154 web programming
CSE 142/143

 

Maybe offering:

*CSE 421, we’re not sure yet

April 2, 2013

Summer 2013 course offerings – update

I finally have word on what we will offer this summer. We will definitely offer:

CSE 142, 143, 154 (web programming), 333 (systems programming)  and 351 (hardware/software interface) and 390A the one credit course that goes with 351.
Additionally, there will be two animation courses, CSE 456 and 464 (one A term and the other B term) and we *might* offer CSE 421, that is still pending. I should know by a week from today (by the start of spring quarter) if we’ll offer 421 this summer.

If you don’t see the course name/number above, then we are not offering it this summer. If you see it on the time schedule and not on this list, again, then it will not be offered.

 

 

March 25, 2013

STAT 391

Just a reminder that STAT 391 has been re-vamped a bit to match our new curriculum better. You would ideally have CSE 312 completed before taking 391.  Additionally, note that Stat 391 can be applied to a math minor, but you have to email the math advisors to have the exception put into the UW system. There are still a couple of spaces left in stat and it also counts as a CSE core course and CSE Senior elective.

March 20, 2013

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