Welcome to UW Tacoma

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Welcome to UW Tacoma Institute of
Technology Advisers LuncheonAugust 30, 2007
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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• Degree Programs
• BS Computing and Software Systems
• BA Computing and Software Systems
• BS Computer Engineering and Systems
• Upcoming degrees
• Lunch
• Admissions
• Open Forum

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BS CSS Program

• BS CSS Degree
• Teaches theoretical foundation
• Students will learn how to design, development,
  maintenance and re-engineer complex software and
  stresses the concepts of general design and
  architectural principles

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BS CSS Program

• 50 credits Core courses
• Programming, Software Engineering (142,
  143), 305, 360
• Architecture/Systems 371, 372, 422
• Data Structures 342
• Math/Theory 321, 322, 343
• Society 325
• 25 credits CSS Electives
• Non-CSS Electives

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BS CSS Degree
371
372
Hardware
422
Software
305
360
342
390
321
Theory
322
343
390
390
325
Social
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BA CSS Program

• BA CSS Degree
• Teaches the principles of computing technology
• Students will be "informed consumers" rather than
  "aggressive primary builders" of the technology.

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BA CSS Program

• 30 credits Core courses
• Programming, Software Engineering (142,
  143), 305, 360
• Architecture/Systems 371
• Data Structures 342
• Math/Theory 321
• Society 325
• 20 credits CSS Electives
• 10 credits General Electives
• Minor

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BA CSS Program
Hardware
371
Software
305
360
342
390
Theory
321
390
325
Social
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CSS Senior Electives

• 400 level Courses
• Internships (TCSS 497)
• Directed Readings (TCSS 498)
• Directed Research (TCSS 499)

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Electives

• Computer Graphics and Animation
• TCSS 435, TCSS 458 and TCSS 491
• Networking and Information Assurance
• TCSS 430, TCSS 431 and TCSS 481
• Hardware and Embedded Systems
• TCSS 437 and TCSS 465
• Web Services
• TCSS 460, TCSS 445 and TCSS 455
• Theory
• TCSS 432, TCSS 440 and TCSS 480

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BS CES Program

• BS CES Degree
• Teaches both computer hardware and computer
  software
• Students will be the designers of new technology
  within various fields from medicine to
  communications to biotechnology to
  nanotechnology.

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Institute of TechnologyBS CES Program

• 95 credits Core courses 6 areas
• Core Computer Science Fundamentals
• TCSS 305 Programming Practicum
• TCSS 342 Data Structures
• TCSS 360 Software Development QA Techniques
• Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
• TCES 215 Electrical Circuits
• TCES 312 Electronics Analog Systems
• Math / Theory
• TCSS 321 Discrete Structures I
• TCES 323 Linear Systems and Transforms
• TQS 390 Probability Statistics
• TQS 408 Numerical Methods
• Ethics and Society
• TCSS 325 Computers, Ethics, and Society

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BS CES Program

• Computer Systems
• TCSS 371 Machine Organization
• TCSS 372 Computer Architecture
• TCSS 422 Computer Operating Systems
• Computer Engineering
• TCES 230 Introduction to Logic Design
• TCES 330 Digital System Design (new course)
• TCES 413 Advanced Digital System Design
• TCSS 465 Embedded Real-Time Systems
• TCES 480 Senior Design Project I
• TCES 481 Senior Design Project II
• Breadth Electives
• 5 Credits (May include 5 credit-hours of
  Internship)

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Internship Opportunities

• 10/5 credits of TCSS 497 can be used towards your
  degree
• Recent Internship Companies include
• Microsoft
• Intel
• Avanade
• Avue Technologies
• bSquare
• Weyerhauser
• Sagem Morpho

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Comparison of BA/BS CSS and CES
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Admissions

• Who can apply?
• If you have earned 40-89 transferable
  college-level credits, you must have
• Cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of at least
  a 2.75 in all college coursework.
• GPA of at least a 2.75 in all college math,
  science, computer science of engineering
  coursework.
• If you have earned 90 or more transferable
  college-level credits, you must have
• Cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of at least
  a 2.5 in all college coursework.
• GPA of at least a 2.5 in all college math,
  science, computer science of engineering
  coursework.
• No Course requirements

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Admissions

• When can students apply?
• Admissions Priority Deadlines
• Autumn Quarter
• May 15
• Winter Quarter
• October 15
• Spring Quarter
• January 15

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Admissions

• How do students apply?
• Online http//www.tacoma.washington.edu/enrollmen
  tservices/admissions/transfer/apply.cfm
• What is required?
• Application
• Cover sheet and Personal Essay
• Transfer Path
• DTA versus AA
• Equivalency guidehttp//admit.washington.edu/Bef
  oreYouApply/Transfer/Plan/EquivalencyGuide

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Why apply?

• Why the 4year degree?
• Career Longevity
• Creativity
• Why UWT?
• Balanced research versus applied approach
• Low faculty/student ratio
• Faculty advising
• 24/7 Lab access
• Community Support
• 390 workshops/Student Mentors

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Open Forum

• What can we learn from you?
• Whats going on in your neck of the woods?
• Who are your students?
• What can we do to support their transition from
  your community college to UWT?
• What trends/issues are you seeing?