Advising for MS/Software Engineering Students
General Information
If you live off campus,
and would like to discuss with me your courses and degree plans,
please e-mail (preferred) or call me.
It would be really helpful with a tentative list of yours as the
starting point of our discussion.
See below for the general course sequence information.
Most of the paperwork could be done by e-mail and fax,
to save you extra trips down here to SMU.
If you need to see me about anything,
please drop by my office, preferable during my office hours,
or make an appointment.
If you are not a student in the MS/Software Engineering,
or you just wanted to get some information about courses I'm/was teaching,
follow this link for general student advising.
Courses and recommended course sequence
The general sequence in your degree program should be:
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Take the core courses first (7314, 7315, 7316, and 7319).
There are two primary reasons for it:
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These "core" courses forms the foundation of our MS/SwEng program,
and enable you to follow the other (non-core) courses more easily.
So, it should make your learning experience a more logical and
enjoyable one.
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If you missed some core course in the early part of your study,
you might run into difficulties satisfying your degree requirements
later due to time/schedule constraints.
So, it is to your advantage to take the core courses the first time
you see them offered.
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Take the advanced electives next. Since each semester there might be
only two core courses offered, you can start some of the advanced
electives when you take the "core".
Notice that we are making some changes to the advanced electives,
organizing them into "tracks" or areas of concentration,
while keeping the current requirement as is in the "general" track.
Please stay tuned for new update coming soon.
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Take the free electives last.
This sequence gives you the maximal flexibility while satisfying your
degree requirement.
Degree plans, course transfers, and related questions
Prepared by Jeff Tian
(tian@engr.smu.edu).
Posted Jan. 20, 2006.
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