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Cockrell School of Engineering

Executive and Professional Graduate Programs

Student Handbook

Academic Year 2021-2022

Master’s of Science in Engineering Degrees

Engineering Management

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering – concentration in Software Engineering

Graduate Certificates

Mechanical Engineering: Controls

Petroleum Engineering: Data Analytics

Executive and Professional Master’s of Science in Engineering

Student Handbook Table of Contents

Section I: Overview" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"5"

Contact Information"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"5"

Helpful Student Information"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"6"

Executive and Professional Master’s of Science in Engineering" -----------------------------------------------"8"

Stackable Graduate Certificates"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"8"

Texas Engineering Executive Education Overview"---------------------------------------------------------------"8"

TxEEE Alumni Information"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"8"

Section II: Program Policies"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"10"

Student Responsibilities"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"10"

Changing Your Name and Address"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------"10"

Communications"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"10"

E-mails, Class Lists, and Canvas"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"11"

Registration Procedures"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"11"

Late Registration Fees"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"12"

Course Formats"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"12"

Master’s Report and Projects"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"13"

Attendance, Absence, and Punctuality"--------------------------------------------------------------------------"13"

Dropping a Course and Q Drops"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"14"

Leave of Absence"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"14"

Withdrawal"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"14"

Dismissal"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"15"

Scholastic Dishonesty"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"15"

Examinations and Grades"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"16"

Incompletes"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"16"

Grade Reporting" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"17"

Transcripts"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"17"

Graduation/Commencement"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"17"

Section III: Financial Information"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"18"

Program Fees"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"18"

Coursework Beyond the Two-Year Program"--------------------------------------------------------------------"18"

Bars"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"18"

Billing"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"19"

Student Acknowledgment"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"19"

Deadlines"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"19"

Payment Methods"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"19"

Financial Assistance"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"20"

Veteran’s Administration Information"---------------------------------------------------------------------------"21"

Delinquent Accounts"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"22"

Receipts and Itemized Receipts"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"22"

Late Fees"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"22"

Refunds"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"23"

1098-T Information"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"23"

Tax Information for Graduate Students"-------------------------------------------------------------------------"24"

“What I Owe” and “My Tuition Bill”"------------------------------------------------------------------------------"24"

Deposit/Tuition Refund (if Applicable)"--------------------------------------------------------------------------"25"

Section IV: General UT Policies & Information"---------------------------------------------------------------------"26"

Student ID and UT EID"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"26"

International Students"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"26"

Health Center"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"27"

UT Libraries"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"27"

Engineering Software"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"27"

Career Services"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"27"

Sanger Learning Center"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"28"

Student Veteran Services"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"28"

Students with Disabilities"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"28"

Prohibition of Sexual Harassment"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"29"

Reporting Misconduct"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"29"

Alcohol and Tobacco"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"30"

Religious Holidays"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"30"

Rec Sports"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"31"

Tickets to UT Events and the Longhorn Sports Package" ------------------------------------------------------"31"

Texas Performing Arts"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"31"

The Office of Graduate Studies"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"31"

Section V: Engineering Management Program Specifics"---------------------------------------------------------"33"

Program Overview & Degree Requirements"--------------------------------------------------------------------"33"

Remote Availability"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"34"

Program of Study"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"34"

Courses"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"35"

Faculty"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"36"

Section VI: Mechanical Engineering Program Specifics"-----------------------------------------------------------"37"

Program Overview & Degree Requirements"--------------------------------------------------------------------"37"

Program of Study"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"37"

Courses"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"38"

Faculty"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"40"

Section VII: Electrical & Computer Engineering: Software Engineering"----------------------------------------"41"

Program Specifics"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"41"

Program Overview & Degree Requirements"--------------------------------------------------------------------"41"

Courses"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"41"

Faculty"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"46"

Section VIII: Graduate Stackable Certificates Specifics"-----------------------------------------------------------"47"

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: CONTROLS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Program Overview & Requirements"----------"47"

Courses"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"47"

Faculty"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"48"

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING: DATA ANALYTICS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Program Overview & Requirements"----"49"

Courses"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"49"

Faculty"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"50"

Section IX: Useful Resources"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"51"

CLASS LOCATION MAP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"51"

Campus Map & Building Index"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"52"

Useful Websites and Phone Numbers"---------------------------------------------------------------------------"52"

Section I: Overview

Contact Information

Title

Name

Phone

E-mail

General Inquiries

512.232.7354

[email protected]

Accounting Manager

Tina M. Radke

512.471.3506

[email protected]

Invoicing and Billing

Barbara Heine

512.471.3506

[email protected]

UT Financial Aid

Main Line

512.475.6282

[email protected]

Mailing Address:

UT Austin – Texas Engineering Executive Education

Attn: Executive Engineering Master’s Program

210 E. 24th Street, GLT 4.106

Austin, TX 78712

Physical Address:

GLT 4.106

210 E. 24

Street

Austin, TX 78712

Fax Number:

Attn: Executive Engineering Master’s Program, 512.471.0831

Helpful Student Information

Registration: Each October and March in advance of the registration period, students will be

surveyed regarding course selection for the upcoming semester. TxEEE staff will then register

students for courses during prescribed registration access periods. Invoices with tuition due

dates will be sent to students. It is the student’s responsibility to double-check their tuition

invoices to ensure they were registered appropriately.

Students are responsible for clearing bars that prevent registration.

Late registration: In the event the Graduate Coordinator is unable to register a student during

the normal registration period due to a registration bar, for not indicating registration

preferences, or for any other reason not due to staff error, the student will be charged a late

registration fee in addition to normal tuition as follows:

$25.00 through the fourth class day (second class day of a summer term)

$50.00 from the fifth through twelfth class day (third & fourth class days of a summer

term)

$200.00 after the twelfth class day (after the fourth class day of a summer term)

You MUST contact the Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE) Graduate Coordinator

to initiate a drop or withdrawal. Non-payment of tuition in itself is not sufficient and will

result in responsibility for full amount of tuition owed.

Grade reports: TxEEE does not provide official grade reports. If you need an official grade

report for employer reimbursement, you must order an official transcript through the UT

Registrar’s Office. Please note that official transcripts showing fall grades may not be available

by the end of the calendar year. You will need to make appropriate arrangements with your

employer if an official report is required for your reimbursement. TxEEE staff and UT faculty

members are not able to provide you with grade reports.

To download an unofficial grade report: https://onestop.utexas.edu/student-records/grades/

To order an official transcript: https://onestop.utexas.edu/student-records/transcripts-other-

records/

Class schedules and faculty information: http://Uteng.org

For all TxEEE accounting issues: [email protected]

Tuition payment deadlines (first payment due each semester):

Fall: September 15 Spring: January 15 Summer: May 15

Address updates: It is the student’s responsibility to notify TxEEE of address/email changes, via

email to a graduate coordinator. Students must also update their official contact information

with the University of Texas at: http://registrar.utexas.edu/services

Inclement Weather Advisories: Executive and Professional Master’s of Science in Engineering

programs will adhere to UT campus closures due to inclement weather. Check for official UT

closures at 512-232-9999, or at this link:

http://www.utexas.edu/safety/preparedness/closures.

Online resource links:

University of Texas at Austin home page: http://www.utexas.edu/

TxEEE home page: http://UTeng.org

Canvas: http://canvas.utexas.edu/

Executive and Professional Master’s of Science in Engineering

Tailored for busy schedules, these two-year programs provide students the unique opportunity

to pursue a master’s degree from a premier institution while working full-time. Students are

presented with the best the top-ranked Cockrell School of Engineering has to offer: rigorous

coursework encompassing the latest advances and core fundamentals. The programs combine

challenging curriculum, immediately applicable tools, and national recognition to prepare

tomorrow’s leaders for success.

Stackable Graduate Certificates

Transcript-recognized graduate certificate programs offer a non-degree credential for

completing a structured sequence of courses designed to meet identified workforce needs

and/or to provide students with skills and/or knowledge that shall be useful for their lives or

careers. Staying current with fast moving technology trends and advancements is critical to

career advancement and overall growth and development. Graduate Certificate programs offer

a realistic glimpse of the academic experience to pursue a master’s degree. Acquiring a

Graduate Certificate is an easily attainable opportunity to build microcredentials, while

increasing knowledge and skills. Graduate Certificate courses are taught by award-winning

faculty with the Cockrell School of Engineering. Up to 18 credit hours of course work from

completed Graduate Certificates can be applied to an associated Master’s Degree upon

application and acceptance into the degree program.

Texas Engineering Executive Education Overview

The Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE) is an innovative leader in the executive

education, training, and professional development industry. For over 40 years, TxEEE’s

commitment has remained simple: to provide education and training that makes a profound

difference in people’s lives and work. With more than 150 programs worldwide offered across

multiple disciplines, TxEEE acts as an information bridge for the top-ranked Cockrell School of

Engineering bringing individuals, organizations, and industry the best the School has to

offer: cutting-edge research, solid academic reputation, industry expert support, and extensive

faculty experience. The end result is relevant, diverse education opportunities that transform

lives.

TxEEE Alumni Information

TxEEE Ambassador Program

If you are interested in a fun and rewarding way to impact your Texas Engineering experience,

join the TxEEE Ambassador Program. You will have the opportunity to network with

professionals with similar interests and corporate representatives of various industries. Word-

of-mouth is the best publicity there is and we appreciate your support in helping spread the

word. Students and alumni may support the programs in the following ways:

● Provide a student testimonial for our online and print media

● Represent your program at an online or onsite info session

● Arrange for an information session at your company

● Refer an applicant to the programs

● Host coffee chats and class visits with prospective students

LinkedIn Alumni Group

The Texas Engineering Executive Education manages a LinkedIn Alumni Group for our alumni. If

you are already a registered user of LinkedIn, simply join our group entitled, “Texas Engineering

Executive Education” https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7065246. Here, you can post

information, start conversations, post jobs, and interact with other Alumni members. We will

also post information such as Alumni Happy Hour events, our Continuing Education courses,

webinars, and more.

Engineering Career Assistance Center

Students and alumni may access the services of the Cockrell School’s Engineering Career

Assistance Center. Please visit their website for more information and to register:

http://www.engr.utexas.edu/ecac/.

Social Networking

Connect with alumni, students, faculty and staff by utilizing the TxEEE social networking sites.

TxEEE is on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, and Twitter. Visit the TxEEE website

(http://executive.engr.utexas.edu/) for links to our social networking sites.

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Section II: Program Policies

Student Responsibilities

While University faculty and staff members provide students academic advice and assistance,

each student is expected to take responsibility for meeting all University requirements and

deadlines. Students must abide by the academic and disciplinary policies given in the Graduate

Catalog and in the General Information Catalog. These policies include rules governing quantity

of work, the standard of work required to continue at The University, warning status and

scholastic dismissal, and enforced withdrawal.

Students must meet the program degree requirements; must enroll in courses appropriate to

the program; must meet prerequisites and take courses in the proper sequence to ensure

orderly and timely progress; must seek advice about degree requirements and adhere to

University policies when necessary.

Changing Your Name and Address

It is the student’s responsibility to give correct local and permanent addresses, telephone

numbers and e-mail address to both the Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE) staff

and to The University’s Office of the Registrar. A student may update their local and permanent

addresses and telephone numbers as well as e-mail address listings by logging in with their UT

EID at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/utd/all_my_addresses/

Follow the instructions given in order to activate your UT EID.

Communications

Students are required to monitor all program communication channels – e-mail, list servs,

Canvas – on a regular basis to be aware of all current issues and events pertaining to individual

courses and to the program in general. You may wish to set up a TxEEE correspondence email

folder to easily follow correspondence throughout the semester. Along with your name, you

also have three other important identifiers for the TxEEE staff.

The UT EID is a unique identifier for each student used in lieu of a Social Security Number.

Almost any question that you will need answered will require that you supply this ID, so we ask

that you supply it along with your full name on all correspondence. Second, you have a

program identifier, which is your Program of Study within your respective Executive Engineering

Master’s Program. Third, you have a cohort number, assigned based on your first semester

enrolled in your program and shared with your fellow class members. Both your program

identifier and cohort are extremely helpful to us when discussing course options, payments,

and other program related issues. If you forget or are unsure of any of the identifiers, please

reference a recent tuition invoice, as it is all included in the invoice number.

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E-mails, Class Lists, and Canvas

E-mail: The University’s e-mail policy may be found at:

http://www.utexas.edu/cio/policies/university-electronic-mail-student-notification-policy.

Essentially, it states The University of Texas at Austin views e-mail to be “a mechanism for

official University communications to students.” It is the student’s responsibility to keep

his/her e-mail address up to date with both TxEEE and The University and “e-mail returned to

The University with ‘User Unknown’ is not an acceptable excuse for missed communication.”

Students are responsible for checking their e-mail on a regular (and frequent) basis to ensure

that they are receiving all important messages. Additionally, “undeliverable messages

returned because of either a full inbox or use of a ‘spam’ filter will be considered delivered

without further action required of The University.”

Page 40 contains links that are important: one to sign up for your free University e-mail

address and another to register your preferred e-mail address. It is the Executive Engineering

Master’s Program policy to send all student correspondence (invoices, receipts, notifications,

reminders, etc.) to one primary e-mail address.

Class lists: The Executive Engineering Master’s Program considers class lists an extension of the

e-mail system. Each class list that you are a member of will reference your primary e-mail

address and are used for courses as well as for administrative notifications and reminders.

Canvas: Canvas is an online course management system used by many instructors across The

University and allows “faculty and students to communicate and collaborate through real-time

chats, threaded discussions, class e-mail, and online file exchanges.” Further information

regarding Canvas can be found at: http://canvas.utexas.edu/.

Duo: In an effort to increase security, multi-factor authentication (Duo) is now required to

access most online services that require a UT EID login. For more information, including FAQs

on low cost and zero costs options, options that don’t require wifi, and what to do if you forget

or lose your device, visit: https://ut.service-now.com/sp?id=kb_article&number=KB0018240

Get help with Duo at the UT Service Desk: https://it.utexas.edu/

Registration Procedures

Each October and March, the Graduate Coordinator will provide you with the list of course

offerings for the upcoming semester and ask for you to select your course(s) for the next

semester. Please note that priority will be given to students nearing the end of their program

of study. It is important that you respond to these registration e-mails and select your course

offerings in the given time frame so that you will be enrolled in the courses by The University’s

deadline. TxEEE staff completes the registration process and confirms registration for students.

Registration in executive engineering courses is limited to students enrolled in the programs.

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Late Registration Fees

In the event that the Graduate Coordinator is unable to register a student during the normal

registration period due to a registration bar, for not indicating registration preferences, or for

any other reason not due to staff error, the student will be charged a LATE REGISTRATION FEE

IN ADDITION TO NORMAL TUITION as follows:

● $25.00 through the fourth class day (second class day of a summer term)

● $50.00 from the fifth through twelfth class day (third and fourth class days of a summer

term)

● $200.00 after the twelfth class day (after the fourth class day of a summer term)

(These class days are determined by The University’s traditional semester calendar.)

Upon being late registered by TxEEE staff, it is the student’s responsibility to confirm

registration by 5p.m. the same day. Student registration confirmation is not required EXCEPT

IN CASES REQUIRING LATE REGISTRATION. Failure to do so will result in registration being

cancelled by the university.

Course Formats

The Executive Engineering Master’s Programs are two-year degree programs that begin in

either August (Fall Semester) or January (Spring Semester) of each year depending on the

course of study.

The Engineering Management program also offers a fast-track option in which students can

complete the program of work requirements in approximately 15 months.

Graduate Certificate programs are designed to be completed in one-year. Admission to these

programs is also twice a year (Fall and Spring semesters) and have the same application

deadlines.

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, The University of Texas at Austin

confers:

• A Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree to graduates of the Engineering

Management (ENM) program.

• A Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) to graduates of the Mechanical Engineering

(Mech Eng) program.

• A Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in the area of Electrical and Computer

Engineering (EE), with a concentration in Software Engineering to graduates of the

Software Engineering concentration.

• Students will receive recognition on the University transcript at the end of the semester

when requirements of a Graduate Certificate program are completed.

Program Requirements include:

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Orientation

A one-day mandatory orientation session is held in January and August prior to the start of

classes. Students will receive information regarding student responsibilities while enrolled,

requirements specific to their particular program, and information regarding payment of tuition

and fees. At orientation, students will also obtain a student ID. Students in the online

Mechanical Engineering program can also participate in an online orientation through Canvas.

Courses

The Engineering Management program consists of a total of eight long semester courses that

meet once per month on Friday and Saturday, and two project courses normally taken during

the summer sessions. Students taking two courses each long semester may complete the

program in two years.

The Software Engineering program has a total of four long semesters and two summer

semesters with classes meeting Friday and Saturday. SWE students can elect to take a Master’s

Report in place of 1 class.

Students in the both the Mechanical Engineering degree and graduate certificate programs

participate in online classes asynchronously via Canvas.

Master’s Report (Software Engineering)

A Master’s Report is an option and is submitted in the final semester of the two-year program.

Projects (Engineering Management)

Two projects courses, Projects A and B, are required. A project is submitted and a presentation

is given each summer of the two-year program. If a student misses enrolling in the projects

course either summer, they are required to take it the following semester, unless other

arrangements have been made with the Graduate Coordinator. First year students attend a

four-day presentation event their first summer, and second year students attend a two-day

presentation event.

Master’s Report and Projects

Before registering for SWE Master’s Report or Thesis option or ENM Projects course(s),

students must submit your topic and supervising faculty member’s name or committee

member’s names to the Graduate Coordinator. An email will be sent soliciting the online

submission of the required information.

A Projects Workshop is held each spring semester at which the Program Directors and TxEEE

Staff provide information to students on the process and deadlines.

Attendance, Absence, and Punctuality

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Regular attendance at all meetings of the classes for which a student is registered is expected.

Students are responsible for contacting faculty directly to submit any work due in a missed class

session and to arrange to make up any work missed.

Dropping a Course and Q Drops

A student may drop a course with the required approvals through the last class day of a

semester or summer term. From the thirteenth through the twentieth class day of a long-

session semester, and from the fifth through the tenth class day of a summer term, the

student may drop a course with no academic penalty. After the twentieth class day of a long-

session semester, and after the tenth class day of a summer term, the instructor will be asked

to record either a “Q” or “F” symbol on the drop form. A “Q” is recorded if the student is

passing the course or a grade of “F” will be recorded if the student is failing at the time the

course is dropped.

Students must contact the Graduate Coordinator to drop a course. Failure to submit an email

request to the Graduate Coordinator will result in responsibility for the full amount of tuition

and fees due for each course, and may result in a failing grade.

If the student is in a warning status because of failure to maintain a grade point average (GPA)

of at least 3.0, he or she may not drop a course without the recommendation of the graduate

adviser and the approval of the graduate dean.

Specific deadlines for dropping a course are given in the academic calendar. Contact the staff

for information regarding these dates. Please note that full refunds are given only prior to the

first class day of the semester. See the “Refunds” section for additional information. PLEASE

SEE COMPLETE REFUND SCHEDULE. (p. 17)

Leave of Absence

A request for leave must be made in advance of the semester for which the leave is granted.

Please contact the Graduate Coordinator for assistance in completing the withdrawal form (see

‘Contacts’, page 3). Once a withdrawal request for the semester has been received by the

program, a “Leave of Absence” form will be completed for the student. This form permits the

student to return to The University within two long semesters. Please note that the student

must complete an “Application for Readmission” in order to be readmitted to UT and to resume

courses.

Withdrawal

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Dropping an entire course load constitutes withdrawal from The University for that semester.

Please contact the Graduate Coordinator for assistance in completing the withdrawal form (see

‘Contacts’, page 1). The refund schedule for withdrawal from classes is identical to the schedule

for refunds for adds and drops (see above). Students cancelling or withdrawing are responsible

for tuition according to the UT refund schedule (p. 17).

Dismissal

A student who fails to meet the admission conditions may be subject to dismissal. The

standard Office of Graduate Studies admission conditions may be found at:

http://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/degree-requirements/warning-status-academic-dismissal-

termination/ and are:

1. the student must make satisfactory progress in fulfilling any conditional admission

conditions that were imposed

2. meet any requirements made in writing by your Graduate Studies Committee (GSC),

3. maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0, and

4. have approval of the Graduate Studies Committee

Additionally, the student must be making satisfactory progress toward a degree as determined

by his/her Graduate Studies Committee. If the GSC determines that a student is not making

satisfactory progress, it may recommend that the student’s program be terminated. Please

note that a student with a grade point average below 3.0 at the end of any semester will

receive a warning letter from the Graduate School and must bring his/her cumulative graduate

grade point average up to at least 3.0 by the end of the following semester in which the student

is enrolled. Students under Office of Graduate Studies warning must have approval of the

graduate dean to drop any courses in the warning semester.

SPECIAL NOTE to SWE students: In addition to meeting OGS requirements, must also meet

requirements of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: no more than one

class with a grade of ‘C’ may be applied to the student’s overall program of work

requirement.

Scholastic Dishonesty

Plagiarism and other forms of scholastic dishonesty are serious academic violations that will not

be tolerated. Scholastic dishonesty encompasses, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism,

collusion, and any act designed to give an unfair academic advantage to the student.

“Cheating” includes, but is not limited to:

● copying from another student’s work

● using materials not authorized by a testing proctor

● possessing materials that are not authorized by a testing proctor, such as lessons, books,

or notes

● knowingly using or soliciting, in whole or part, the contents of an unadministered test

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● collaborating with or seeking aid from another student without authorization during the

test

● substituting for another person, or permitting another person to substitute for oneself,

in taking a course test or completing any course-related assignment

● using, buying, stealing, or transporting some or all of the contents of an unadministered

test, test rubric, homework answer, or computer program

“Plagiarism” includes, but is not limited to, the appropriation, buying, receiving as a gift, or

obtaining by any means someone else’s work and then submitting that work for credit as if it

were one’s own.

“Collusion” includes, but is not limited to, unauthorized collaboration with another person in

the preparation of an academic assignment offered for credit.

The penalties for scholastic dishonesty in graded assignments include the possibility of failure

in the course. Scholastic dishonesty in examinations will result in a grade of “F” on the

examination and an “F” in the course.

Examinations and Grades

Examinations, reports and other assignments are given in the program courses. Faculty

members grade students not only on their examinations but also on various assignments,

course deliverables and class participation. However, grades are given for each of the courses

offered in the program with the exception of the report courses, which are only offered on a

Credit/No Credit basis. A student receiving a grade of C or higher satisfies the course

requirement. To remain in good academic standing and to graduate from the program, a

student must maintain a 3.0 GPA or “B” average. Please also note that graduate courses use a

+/- grade system. Letter grades with their decimal equivalents are as follows:

A 4.00 A- 3.67 B+ 3.33

B 3.00 B- 2.67 C+ 2.33

C 2.00 C- 1.67 D+ 1.33

D 1.00 D- 0.67 F 0.00

Incompletes

If a student does not complete all assignments in a course before the end of the course, the

instructor may report the symbol “X” (temporary incomplete) to the registrar in place of a

grade. The student must then complete the course requirements by the last class day in his or

her next long semester of enrollment and the instructor must report a final grade by the end of

the grade reporting period in that semester. If these deadlines are not met, the symbol “X” is

converted to the symbol “I” (permanent incomplete). If the student is not enrolled during a

long semester for twenty-four months following the end of the semester in which the “X” is

reported, and the instructor does not report a final grade, then the symbol “X” is converted to

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the symbol “I”. The symbol “I” cannot be converted to a grade. When the symbol “I” is

recorded, the student must register and pay for the course again in order to receive credit.

Grade Reporting

Grades are reported at the end of each semester and are viewable online at

https://onestop.utexas.edu/student-records/grades/. Students may view and print an

unofficial grade report at this site. Official grade report forms are not mailed directly to

students. If you require an official grade report, for example for company tuition

reimbursement, you must order an official transcript each semester at a cost of $20. Students

may order a transcript online with their UT EID and password at:

https://onestop.utexas.edu/student-records/transcripts-other-records/.

Transcripts

A student in the Engineering Master’s Program can order a copy of their transcript online or by

using the telephone, ordering in person, or by a third party order. For more information on

transcripts, please visit: https://onestop.utexas.edu/student-records/transcripts-other-records/

Graduation/Commencement

The University of Texas Office of the Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies coordinate

commencement ceremonies for The University’s graduating class. Information from the Office

of Graduate Studies will be sent directly to you upon your certification of graduation. Diplomas

are mailed to your permanent address (address of record) 4-6 weeks after graduation.

Students are eligible to attend the following graduation events:

● University-wide Commencement: held each May

● Graduate School Convocation: held each May

● Cockrell School of Engineering Convocation: held each May

In addition, Texas Engineering Executive Education holds an End of Semester Celebration for

Executive and Professional Master’s of Science in Engineering and Graduate Certificate

programs. For information on graduation events, please contact the Graduate Coordinator.

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Section III: Financial Information

Program Fees

The fee for the Engineering Executive Master’s Program varies by program and covers the

following items for the entire two-year program: orientation, tuition and fees, report or

projects course(s), graduation, a supplemental on-line learning environment, and access to The

University of Texas at Austin resources.

A non-refundable tuition deposit of $1000 is due upon admission into the program in order to

secure placement. This initial fee is applied to the total program fees for the first semester’s

bill. The program fee by course of study is as follows:

Program

Total Program

Tuition

Tuition and fees

Per Class

Engineering Management

$46,000

$4,600

Mechanical Engineering

$40,000

$4,000

Software Engineering

$34,000

$3,400

Coursework Beyond the Two-Year Program

If a student extends their program of study beyond two years and the program institutes a fee

increase, the student will be required to pay the new fee. Further, The University of Texas

Graduate School policy states that a student must complete their program of study within six

years beginning at the first semester enrolled in the program.

Bars

A bar is a code placed on the records of students who have not met financial or non-financial

obligations to The University. A financial bar is a delinquent debt, such as non-payment of

tuition, library books or parking tickets. A non-financial bar may be caused by failure to turn in

health center forms or visa information (international students). A bar on your record will

prevent you from registering, adding classes, graduating and obtaining transcripts. It is the

responsibility of the student to make sure that all bars are cleared before each registration

period begins, including payment of the full tuition amount for the current semester. Plan to

check your bars at this site prior to registration each semester:

https://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/ris.WBX

A student can pay for their financial bar online on the “What I Owe” page using their UT EID and

password: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/rec/wio/wio_home.WBX

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Billing

A billing statement for payment of program fees is generated for each student each semester.

It is sent as a .pdf attachment each semester to each individual student’s primary e-mail

address around the following dates:

Fall – August 15 | Spring – December 1 | Summer – April 15

Books, software, and other materials or supplies required for completing coursework are the

responsibility of the student and are not covered by the regular program fees. However, in

some semesters there may be books or other required materials or supplies for some courses

that the student would not be able to acquire easily or at a competitive price without the

program’s assistance. In these circumstances, the program will acquire the materials and

distribute them to the students and then submit a separate, itemized billing statement to the

student for the items. This billing statement typically arrives toward the end of the semester.

Student Acknowledgment

Each semester, upon receipt of the invoice, it is the student’s responsibility to do two things:

1) Verify that the course offering(s) listed on the invoice are correct

2) Notify TxEEE Accounting regarding plans for payment – in particular if any funds will be

disbursed through the Office of Financial Aid, through a company sponsorship program

(vouchering or reimbursement), or if the student will be receiving VA benefits.

Deadlines

Payment must be received by the Texas Engineering Executive Education on or before the due

date indicated on the invoice (approximately 30 days from the invoice date.)

Fall – September 15 | Spring – January 15 | Summer – May 15

Please contact TxEEE Accounting if you have any questions regarding these policies.

Payment Methods

Payments may be submitted by a number of methods, and methods 2 – 4 must reference the

full invoice number:

1) Office of Financial Aid – these are typically Federal loans, and the student must: coordinate

with OFA to ensure that proper procedures are completed in order to have funds disbursed,

sign a TxEEE promissory note prior to enrollment, and provide TxEEE Accounting with the

payment schedule. Financial Aid is disbursed electronically directly to the Executive

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Engineering Master’s Program, however in the event the disbursement is made to the

student it is the responsibility of the student to submit payment to TxEEE.

2) Company Vouchering – this method typically proceeds as outlined:

a. The student requests company funding for their education and completes all company-

required documentation according to the organization’s deadlines.

b. The company approves educational funding and sends the student a voucher verifying

the amount of financial support.

c. The student forwards the voucher to TxEEE Accounting in advance of the payment

deadline.

d. TxEEE Accounting invoices the company directly on behalf of the student.

3) Self-payment, which has three options:

a. Most forms of electronic payment are submitted through the “What I Owe” feature of

UT Direct found at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/rec/wio/wio_home.WBX.

b. Personal checks, which may be either sent via the US mail or hand-delivered to the

TxEEE office.

4) A pre-approved payment plan may be requested each semester. Payment plans must be in

writing and approved by TxEEE Accounting in advance of the payment deadline. A payment

plan can be divided into no more than three payments per semester, and will be assessed a

$50 service fee on the billing statement each semester a payment plan is used. Typically,

the first payment must be received on or by the payment deadline and equal at least fifty

percent (50%) of the total semester’s bill.

NOTE: Students on a reimbursement program with their company are responsible for and

must make arrangements to pay tuition prior to registration using another method by the

deadline.

Students are responsible for remitting all tuition and fees billed, even if they are receiving

assistance from a third party. Failure to make scheduled payments each semester will result

in the loss of installment privileges, and will prevent registration in subsequent semesters.

In each situation stated above, it is the student’s responsibility to meet all agreed upon

deadlines and to provide all necessary information and documentation regarding financial

arrangements. Failure to pay by the agreed upon deadline may result in:

1) Placement of a bar on your record until full payment is received

2) Disqualification of waivers for subsequent semesters

3) A late payment fee on the unpaid balance

4) Dismissal for the remainder of the semester and a bar on future registration until the

amount is paid in full.

There are no exceptions to this policy. Please observe the payment deadlines & special request

policies.

Financial Assistance

The Texas Engineering Executive Education office is unable to provide direct financial assistance

to students. However, students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled

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in the program are eligible for Federal Loans through the Office of Financial Aid (OFA). Please

contact OFA at 512.475.6282 for more information regarding these loans. Students are also

encouraged to check with a lending institution of their choice for other possible student loans.

In order to apply for a federally-backed educational loan, you will need to complete the Free

Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. Once this form

has been submitted, you may also sign up to receive your Financial Aid Notification (FAN)

electronically at http://finaid.utexas.edu/. You will need to complete the FAFSA each fiscal year

you wish to receive aid.

It is important to note that your application is completed based on your income tax filing for

the previous year and your award will be for the Summer and Fall of the application year and

the Spring in the following year (i.e. your 2018 income taxes are filed in 2019, and your

financial aid is awarded for Summer & Fall 2019, and Spring 2020.) It is important to pay

attention to all communications received in regards to your financial aid in order to avoid

delaying your payment.

Veteran’s Administration Information

Eligible students in the Executive Engineering Master’s Program can receive Veterans

Administration benefits through the Office of the Registrar at The University of Texas at Austin.

Please call 512.475.7540 for more information. General information and guidance regarding

Veterans Administration benefits is available at: http://www.va.gov (for applicants) or

https://onestop.utexas.edu/managing-costs/veteran-education-benefits/ (for UT Austin

students).

Please note that the Hinson-Hazelwood benefits are not available for students enrolled in the

Executive Engineering Master’s Program because the program is self-supporting and does not

receive State funding.

There are several steps and the Office of the Registrar must receive several pieces of

information from both the student receiving benefits and the program the student is enrolled in

to request the funds for the student.

1) Each semester, the student must apply to receive Veteran’s Administration benefits by

contacting the Veteran Certification Team.

2) The student must submit a copy of their Degree Plan. If the student is in a lock-step or

prescribed program the Degree Plan will only need to be submitted in the student’s first

semester, unless there is an update to the courses offered during the student’s course

of study. For other programs, where the student has the opportunity to choose their

own courses based on interest, the Degree Plan must be submitted each semester once

courses have been chosen via the registration survey. The Degree Plan document is

requested by submitting an email request to [email protected],

including the student’s name, EID, and program of study.

3) Each semester each student must submit a Semester-Specific Letter recording the

classes they will be enrolled in. This document is also requested by submitting an email

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request to [email protected], including the student’s name, EID,

and program of study..

4) The Veteran Certification Team will request an invoice directly from the program once

steps 1-3 have been complete. Additionally, the invoice cannot be submitted until the

student is registered in their courses, and first time students may experience a slight

delay in the first semester due to a later registration date for new students.

Submission of the required paperwork is completely dependent on the student’s

communication with both the Veteran Certification Team and the program. The Degree Plan

and Semester-Specific Letter cannot be created until the student has completed the

registration survey sent out by the Graduate Coordinator. The invoice cannot be created until

the student has been registered for their courses for the semester. Prompt response to all

email communications from the Veterans Certification Team and the program will ensure that

paperwork can be submitted as quickly as possible.

Delinquent Accounts

Students with delinquent accounts will be referred to an outside collections agency to collect

payment.

Receipts and Itemized Receipts

Receipts are generated within one week of any portion of the invoiced tuition being paid, and

e-mailed to the student’s primary email address, with any outstanding balance reflected at the

bottom. Additional payment will result in additional receipts until the invoiced amount, plus

any accrued late penalties, are paid in full. Itemized receipts are not generated except under

special circumstances, and must be requested a minimum of two weeks prior to the date they

are needed in the semester. Waiting until the end of or after the semester has ended will result

in delays. An itemized receipt will only break out an estimated cost for each course and the

individual student’s mandatory fees.

Late Fees

A fee of 5% of the total outstanding tuition will automatically be assessed on delinquent

payments on the third business day following the payment deadline, and an email will be sent

to your primary email address notifying you of the late fee.

All late fees and tuition must be paid in full or registration and graduation will not occur. In

addition, in the event that the Graduate Coordinator is unable to register a student during the

normal registration period due to a registration bar, for not indicating registration preferences,

or for any other reason not due to staff error, the student will be charged The University’s late

registration fee as follows:

● $25.00 through the fourth class day (second class day of a summer term)

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● $50.00 from the fifth through twelfth class day (third and fourth class days of a summer

term)

● $200.00 after the twelfth class day (after the fourth class day of a summer term)

These class days are determined by The University’s traditional semester calendar.

Refunds

The Executive Engineering Master’s Programs use The University's refund policy; however, class

days in the onsite and hybrid programs that meet once per month are determined by the

number of contact hours that have been held as follows:

● 100% - Before the first class day

● 75% - On the first class day (the Friday of the first weekend)

● 50% - On the second class day (the Saturday of the first weekend)

● 25% - On or before the third class day (the Friday of the second weekend)

● 0% - On or after the fourth class day (the Saturday of the second weekend)

Additionally, when a student is in either an onsite or hybrid programs that meet once per

month is only registered for a course(s) that does not have class days (such as the Master’s

Report or Projects) or for students in the online programs that follows a traditional weekly

meeting schedule, the following refund policy applies:

● 100%-Before the first class day

● 75%-From the first through fourth class day (first and second day of a summer term)

● 50%-From the fifth through twelfth class day (third and fourth class day of a summer

term)

● 25%-From the thirteenth through sixteenth class day (fifth and sixth class day of a

summer term)

● 0%-After the sixteenth class day (sixth class day of a summer term)

These class days are determined by The University’s traditional semester calendar.

1098-T Information

The University releases 1098-T information on behalf of each student to the Internal Revenue

Service each year in January. You may download your 1098-T for the previous year from UT

Direct beginning in the first week of February. Please note that the Executive Engineering

Master’s Program reports all tuition as invoiced each semester minus the mandatory fees (the

“Less Third-Party Billing” amount reflected on your “My Tuition Bill” page) as tuition. Any

payments received on your behalf through company sponsorship are reflected as scholarship

funds.

Please note that the 1098-T information is not automatically released for International Students

since many are exempt from filing US income tax. If you are considered an international

student and do file US income tax you must request to have your 1098-T information sent to

you in UT Direct.

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Tax Information for Graduate Students

Please visit the following website: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Benefits-for-Education:-

Information-Center for information regarding tax issues for graduate students. Changes were

made to improve the tax situation for graduate students when the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997

came into effect. Please contact a tax practitioner about your personal income tax situations if

you have questions.

“What I Owe” and “My Tuition Bill”

“What I Owe”: One of two important pages related to a student’s University finances, it

reflects any outstanding balances owed to The University of Texas at Austin. All charges from a

single University department are grouped together. In addition to showing what you owe, on

the actual webpage there is also a Navigation Menu on the left-hand side with links to available

payment options, a link to “My Tuition Bill”, and clicking on the Total Amount will take you to

your transaction history.

“My Tuition Bill”: The second important page related to a student’s finances, it is the screen

which reflects all of The University mandatory and optional fees assessed each semester. The

types of fees The University assesses vary by student and semester, as well as by program and

course load. There are a couple important points to note in regards to this screen.

1) It is the simple and quick way to verify that everything that needs to be done to register

for classes has been completed

2) It is where you can confirm your registration and intent to attend in the given semester,

if necessary

3) It is where you will see any optional fees that you have elected, the program does not

pay your optional fees and you will be financially responsible for any of the optional fees

you select.

Normally, the program pays all of your mandatory fees and confirms your registration prior to

the University’s deadline, which follows the traditional academic calendar, and the student will

see the following line about a third of the way down the page:

* * Your registration is complete * *

As well, both of the lines: “Total Tuition and Fees Billed” and “Current Balance”, are $0.00

(excluding optional fees).

A student who shows * * Your registration is complete * * on this page is responsible for all

tuition and fee amounts for the semester and must contact the Graduate Coordinator in

order to drop any courses or be eligible for any refund.

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Deposit/Tuition Refund (if Applicable)

While our office can authorize the issuance of a refund, those funds are released from the

University and may take many weeks to reach the student. It is also important to note that if a

refund is authorized and a bill is placed on the student’s account from any University source

(tuition, parking, library, etc.) prior to the funds being released to the student, the amount of

the bill will be absorbed from the pending refund to pay the student’s University obligation

first. Then, if any funds are remaining, the refund will be made to the student. The refund will

be sent to the payment address the student has on file with the University, if no electronic

banking is on file.

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Section IV: General UT Policies & Information

Student ID and UT EID

The Executive Engineering Master’s Program will provide each student with one picture

identification card that enables the use of many university facilities and services. Additionally,

discounts are available from various community businesses (movie theaters, restaurants, etc.)

upon showing your UT student ID. In the event of loss, the student will be invoiced $10 for a

replacement card. Please be sure to notify the staff if you lose your ID card. The Student ID

Card is also used to access buildings which are closed to the public, and should be carried on

your person when attending classes in-person on Saturday’s to grant building access.

In addition to your student ID card, each student has a UT EID for use not only in identification

but also to use to logon to University internet resources. You typically pick your password

when you set up your UT EID, however, under normal circumstances students also pick a high

assurance password for using secure services (making payments, etc) when they pick up their

photo IDs. Graduate students may call 512.475.7391 to setup their high assurance password

for their UT EIDs.

Students can access and update much of their personal information online through UT Direct.

There is a link from The University of Texas homepage found at http://www.utexas.edu/ and

the UT Direct link can be found in the list across the top of the page. Accessing UT Direct will

require that the student know his/her UT EID and password.

International Students

The University of Texas at Austin International Office provides a variety of services and

programs for international students. They are located at 2400 Nueces Street (in International

Office building, INT). Their phone number is 512.471.2477.

All international students regardless of visa status are assessed a mandatory student fee each

semester by the International Office that must be paid by the student. The fee is $125 each

semester as of fall 2016.

International students who attend the Engineering Management program on an F-1 student or

J-1 exchange visa are automatically enrolled in the student insurance program and billed for the

cost of that policy. International students attending the program on an employer visa are

exempt from this requirement with the assumption that they are enrolled in their employer’s

insurance program.

International students are also required to go to the International Office prior to registration in

order to clear their non-financial bars. International students must show their Visa or their

required INS documentation in order to have their bars cleared before registration. Students in

F-1 and J-1 status must attend a mandatory immigration check in through ISSS prior to the first

day of class.

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Health Center

All students must meet UT requirements regarding the Meningococcal (Bacterial Meningitis)

Vaccine. Please visit this link for more info:

http://www.healthyhorns.utexas.edu/requiredvaccine/.

Additionally, The University Health Center requires that all newly admitted International

Students complete a “TB and Vaccination History” form. This form, which is required by the

State of Texas, must be on file at The University Health Center before an International Student

can be registered for classes. International Students who are admitted to UT automatically

receive a non-financial bar on his or her record for this form. Once the form has been received

by The University Health Center, the bar is removed from the students’ record. Please make

sure that you request and complete this form and submit it to The University Health Center

before you begin classes. More information and the form can be found at:

http://www.healthyhorns.utexas.edu/internationalstudents.html.

UT Libraries

UT libraries offer a wide variety of services, which include borrowing, reserves, interlibrary

services, copying/printing, study spaces, media services, media labs and etc. All students that

are currently enrolled or qualify for summer privileges can use their UT ID cards to check out

materials. Please visit this link for more info: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/

Engineering Software

The University of Texas at Austin has licensed MATLAB, Simulink, and 23 companion toolboxes

for the campus under the MathWorks Total Academic Headcount (TAH) license. Please refer to

the website http://www.engr.utexas.edu/itg/products for access instructions on downloading,

installing and activating MATLAB. Once you have arrived at the University MATLAB page, click

on the "Students" tab at the top of the page and you will be prompted to enter your EID and

password for access to the instructions.

Career Services

The Cockrell School's Engineering Career Assistance Center (ECAC) connects students and

employers for internships, co-op programs and jobs after graduation. ECAC coordinates on-

campus recruiting, including interviews, career fairs, information sessions and job postings, as

well as offers individual career counseling and workshops for students, helping them to develop

resumes and job searching skills.

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The Career Center hours is located at Engineering Education and Research Center (EER) at

Room 2.604. The center is open from Monday to Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm; counselors are

available 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-4:30 pm. For further information, please call 512.471.1915.

Sanger Learning Center

Sanger Learning Center offers a number of services for graduate students, including helping

graduate students improve writing skills and overcome learning challenges. Contact them at

512.471.3614 with questions.

Sanger Learning Center’s graduate student writing service is the only all-inclusive graduate

writing assistance available on campus. You may bring in a paper, thesis, dissertation, grant

proposal—any writing project in any discipline—and get immediate feedback for improving

your work. They provide all students at least three free tutoring sessions each semester.

The graduate school experience can be challenging in many ways. You may also meet with a

learning specialist to discuss your professional goals, procrastination, or anxiety about writing

your dissertation.

Student Veteran Services

Student Veteran Services at the Office of the Deans of Students helps all students using federal

and state veterans’ education benefits. They walk current and prospective students through the

benefits application and certification process, provide veteran-centered academic support,

career services, health care and wellness resources and support the ongoing success of

veterans on campus.

The office is located at Student Veteran Center, 4.472 at Student Services Building. Their office

hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm. No appointment necessary.

Students with Disabilities

The University of Texas at Austin has a written policy, which states that students with

disabilities will be provided with academic accommodations. The purpose of academic

accommodations is to assure that there is equal access to and the opportunity to benefit from

all educational programs at UT. It is the student’s responsibility to identify themselves to

Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) and to provide documentation of a disability.

Strict documentation guidelines exist for different types of disabilities. Information on

documentation guidelines for cognitive disabilities can be found on the SSD web

http://diversity.utexas.edu/disability/ If you require additional information about SSD, please

contact The Office of the Dean of Students directly by calling 512.471.6259. The program does

adhere to policies associated with students with disabilities.

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Prohibition of Sexual Harassment

The University of Texas at Austin strictly prohibits discrimination or harassment of students

based on gender, race and sexual orientation. The University publishes guidelines and policies

that prohibit discrimination in these three areas. The Office of the Dean of Students has

primary responsibility for responding to questions about and receiving complaints of

discrimination or harassment of students. If you experience problems associated with

harassment, please call 512.471.1201.

Reporting Misconduct

Report Misconduct

As a continuing and professional education unit of the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT

Austin, we are committed to upholding and abiding by the values and policies that ensure the

safety and well-being of our learners, instructors, and staff. Part of this commitment entails

making our community aware of the expectations and resources available as it pertains to

incidents involving prohibited conduct covered by Title IX, Texas Senate Bill 212, and University

Policy 3-3031. The University strongly encourages the prompt reporting of such incidents, and

provides a variety of options to submit a report

Why Report?

• The incident has negatively affected your class experience.

• You have concerns about your safety or the safety of the community.

• You need someone to confide in or want to seek assistance and support, but you are not

seeking action or do not want to name the Respondent.

• You want the University to pursue disciplinary action against the Respondent.

• You want a No Contact Directive to be placed place between you and the Respondent.

• You would like to be provided with resources.

How to File a Report

• Online: (https://utexas-advocate.symplicity.com/titleix_report/index.php/pid334719?)

• By phone: 512-471-0419

• In-person:

University Administration Building

1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 2.507

Austin, TX 78701

Additional Resources

The University's Title IX Office has several handouts and guides, which can be accessed via this

link (https://titleix.utexas.edu/helpful-handouts), that provide an overview of resources

available for assistance and support.

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What is Title IX?

Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education. UT policy

prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and

sexual orientation. For more information on Title IX, please visit the UT Title IX office website:

https://titleix.utexas.edu/what-is-title-ix

What is Texas Senate Bill 212?

Beginning January 1, 2020, Texas Senate Bill 212 legally requires that all Mandatory Reporters

of Texas universities, which includes all University employees and PETEX instructors, report any

information to the Title IX Office regarding sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence,

and stalking that is disclosed to them. For more information on SB212, please visit the following

website: https://titleix.utexas.edu/faqs

What is University Policy 3-3031?

It is the policy of The University of Texas at Austin to provide an educational and working

environment for its students, faculty, and staff that is free from sex discrimination (including

discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), sexual

harassment, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence (including domestic

violence and dating violence), and stalking. In accordance with federal and state law, the

University prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex (including gender) and prohibits sexual

harassment, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence, and stalking.

For more information on University Policy 3-3031, please visit the University Policy Office's

website: https://policies.utexas.edu/policies/prohibition-sex-discrimination-sexualharassment-

sexual-assault-sexual-misconduct

Alcohol and Tobacco

Please note that the policies of The University of Texas at Austin regarding alcoholic beverage

consumption are very strict. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited from University activities

without express written permission and prior approval, which must be obtained from the Office

of the Provost.

As of April 9, 2012, The University of Texas at Austin became a tobacco-free campus. The

University prohibits the use of any tobacco product on campus property, including but not

limited to cigarettes, cigars, water pipes (hookah) and smokeless tobacco. It also prohibits

innovations in smoke or tobacco products such as any non-FDA approved electronic nicotine

delivery device, e-cigarette or vape pen.

Religious Holidays

A student who is absent from a class or examination for the observance of a religious holy day

may complete the work missed within a reasonable time after the absence, provided the

student has notified the instructor in advance in writing of the dates he or she will be absent.

Notification must be made two weeks prior to the absence or on the first class day if the

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absence will occur during the first two weeks of class. In addition, the notification must be

personally delivered to the instructor and signed and dated by the instructor, or sent certified

mail with a return receipt request. A student who fails to complete missed work within the

time frame allowed will be subject to the normal academic penalties.

Rec Sports

The University Recreational Sports Center is located on San Jacinto and 21st Street. Students

enrolled in the program are eligible to use the RecSports Center. For more information

regarding the use of the facilities, please check out their web site at

http://www.utrecsports.org/.

Tickets to UT Events and the Longhorn Sports Package

The University of Texas at Austin has a number of different activities that occur on campus

throughout the year. These activities include athletic events such as: football, baseball,

basketball, volleyball, swimming, and many other activities; and performing arts events such as:

theatre, dance, opera, symphony, and other musical performances. If you are interested in

purchasing tickets to these various activities, please contact the Athletics Ticket Office at

512.471.3333; or, for tickets to any performing arts function please call 512.471.1444.

In addition to individual tickets, as a member of The University of Texas student body you are

also eligible to purchase The Big Ticket. Information regarding this economical package may be

obtained at http://www.texassports.com under the heading “Tickets”.

Please note that your program fees do not include the cost of tickets to any of these events or

activities.

Texas Performing Arts

Texas Performing Arts offers $10 student tickets to all Essential Series performances (Broadway

excluded) on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are available online (convenience charges

apply) or in person at the Bass Concert Hall Ticket Office. Students with a valid ID can purchase

two tickets at $10 each.

For additional information, you can contact Ticket Office at 512-471-1444 or visit their website

https://texasperformingarts.org/.

The Office of Graduate Studies

The University of Texas at Austin’s Office of Graduate Studies is located in the Main Building,

Room 101. Their phone number is 512.471.7213 ext. 2. The Graduate Studies office oversees

the policies, rules and regulations that govern graduate studies at UT. The Option III Executive

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Engineering Master’s Program reports to the Cockrell School of Engineering as well as to the

Dean of Graduate Studies.

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Section V: Engineering Management Program Specifics

Engineering Management

Program Overview & Degree Requirements

Upon completion of all the program requirements, which include 30 credit hours comprised of

eight 3-credit-hour courses and two 3-credit-hour project courses, the student is awarded a

Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree with a concentration in Engineering

Management (EM). Students must maintain a 3.0 or greater GPA and all courses used to satisfy

degree requirements must be completed within a 5-year period.

The mission of the ENM Program is to significantly contribute to an engineer’s managerial

leadership abilities within their technological organization by allowing students an opportunity

to pursue higher education that is innovative and intellectually inspiring by providing courses

that teach engineers how to lead and manage their projects, processes, personnel, products

and services in real-world situations.

The core objective of the ENM Program is to provide engineers who have chosen to pursue

leadership and management career paths with tools and education that will most directly

support their leadership and management success. Additional objectives are:

● To incorporate an understanding of the measurement of the technical, business, and

human performance processes associated with management and leadership in

engineering environments

● To enhance a student's perspective on leadership and management of technology-

based organizations that are relevant to today's industry practices

● To provide a program that develops expertise in the management of innovation

● To provide a program where students learn to develop knowledge and skills to

effectively manage projects and processes

● To provide a program where students learn to identify and balance risks associated with

technology development

● To provide a program that broadens an engineering manager’s perspective on the

marketing of technological products and services, the potential success or failure of an

engineering project with respect to financing the venture, and legal issues that affect

technology

● To provide a program that is challenging, innovative, and intellectually inspiring

The overall goal of the degree program is to provide engineering professionals with these

foundations and to continue their lifelong learning while employed in industry.

The program will enable technically oriented and highly motivated individuals to maintain

contact with their engineering career rather than having to consider a change to purely

management-related roles. Engineers are well educated in the technical aspects of their work.

However, many lack experience and knowledge in several managerial aspects of their business.

It is important that engineers have a good understanding of the needs of economic

management, marketing, and the legal implications of design decisions (e.g. through patent

infringement or, indeed, the knowledge of when to apply for a patent and what information is

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required to achieve it). In addition, it is important that engineers understand the subsequent

effects of product liability and, more importantly, personnel interaction.

Remote Availability

The Engineering Management Master's program is offered both onsite and online via

synchronous video conferencing. Attendance at orientation the first semester is required for all

online students. Synchronous online attendance requires that students be available for class each

class weekend at US Central Standard Time. Special note for all students: Your voice and/or

image will be recorded as part of the online courses.

Program of Study

Year 1

Fall Semester

ENM 382E.3 Engineering Operations

Management (3 Credit Hours)

ENM 381E.2 Legal Issues and Technology

Management (3 Credit Hours)

Spring Semester

ENM 380E.1 Managing People and

Organizations (3 Credit Hours)

ENM 382E.1 Analytics for Engineering

Managers (3 Credit Hours)

Summer Semester

ENM 397P Projects in Engineering Management

I (3 Credit Hours)

Year 2

Fall Semester

ENM 382E.2 Strategic Decision & Risk Analysis

(3 Credit Hours)

ENM 381E.3 Finance and Accounting for

Engineering Managers (3 Credit Hours)

Spring Semester

ENM 381E.1 Marketing and Negotiation (3

Credit Hours)

ENM 380E.2 Engineering Project Management

(3 Credit Horus)

Summer Semester

ENM 397P Projects in Engineering Management

II (3 Credit Hours)

PROGRAM OF STUDY – FAST TRACK STUDENTS

Fall 1

ENM 382E.3 Engineering Operations

Management (3 Credit Hours)

ENM 381E.2 Legal Issues and Technology

Management (3 Credit Hours)

ENM 382E.2 Strategic Decision & Risk

Analysis (3 Credit Hours)

ENM 381E.3 Finance and Accounting for

Engineering Managers (3 Credit Hours)

Spring 1

ENM 380E.1 Managing People and

Organizations (3 Credit Hours)

ENM 382E.1 Analytics for Engineering

Managers (3 Credit Hours)

ENM 381E.1 Marketing and Negotiation (3

Credit Hours)

ENM 380E.2 Engineering Project

Management (3 Credit Hours)

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Summer 1

ENM 397P Projects in Engineering

Management I (3 Credit Hours)

Fall 2

ENM 397P Projects in Engineering

Management II (3 Credit Hours)

Courses

ENM 380E.1 Managing People and Organizations (3 Credit Hours)

Introduction to frameworks from the social sciences that are useful for understanding what

effective leaders do when working with others.

ENM 380E.2 Engineering Project Management (3 Credit Hours)

Explore methods for organizing, coordinating, and controlling resources to minimize risk and

conflict, and to maintain budgets and schedules. Discuss the evaluation of competing

alternatives, organization of a project, scheduling of tasks and resources, and the role of

management.

ENM 381E.1 Marketing and Negotiation (3 Credit Hours)

Explore major marketing concepts and variables, their interrelationships, and their implications

for policy making, problem solving, and strategy formulation. Examine the development of

sophisticated strategies and tactics to pursue mutually beneficial solutions.

ENM 381E.2 Legal Issues and Technology Management (3 Credit Hours)

Examine legal considerations in the practice of engineering management. Explore management

disciplines to create maximum value from technology.

ENM 381E.3 Finance and Accounting for Engineering Managers (3 Credit Hours)

Introduction to fundamental concepts in finance and accounting with application. Explore how

to evaluate investment and financing opportunities in a corporation.

ENM 382E.1 Analytics for Engineering Managers (3 Credit Hours)

Explore theory and tools that allow the engineering manager to draw correct inferences from

data and include those inferences in the decision-making process. Examine descriptive,

predictive, and prescriptive analytics and statistics.

ENM 382E.2 Strategic Decision and Risk Analysis (3 Credit Hours)

Explore tools and methods for making high-quality decisions in the face of uncertainty, applied

within an engineering context. Learn how to frame and analyze major decisions and how to

overcome the biases that can degrade these decisions.

ENM 382E.3 Engineering Operations Management (3 Credit Hours)

Examine methods to improve the efficiency of an organization’s operations. Explore

management of production systems, inventory management, logistics, and supply-chain

management.

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ENM 397P Projects in Engineering Management I (3 Credit Hours)

Independent project carried out under the supervision of an Engineering Management faculty

member.

ENM 397P Projects in Engineering Management II (3 Credit Hours)

Independent project carried out under the supervision of an Engineering Management faculty

member. Project II represents a deeper dive and application of additional skillsets learned

during the duration of the program.

Faculty

Course

Instructor

Engineering Project Management

Eric Bickel, Ph.D.

Managing People and Organizations

John Daly, Ph.D.

Strategic Decision and Risk Analysis

Eric Bickel, Ph.D.

Analytics for Engineering Managers

John Hasenbein, Ph.D.

Engineering Operations Management

Britt Freund, Ph.D.

Finance and Accounting for Engineering Managers

Heidi Toprac, MBA

Marketing and Negotiations

Norman Kaderlan, Ph.D.

Legal Issues and Technology Management

*TBA

*Faculty are subject to substitution based on availability

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Section VI: Mechanical Engineering Program Specifics

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Program Overview & Degree Requirements

Upon completion of all the program requirements, which include 30 credit hours comprised of

ten 3-credit-hour courses, the student is awarded a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)

with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering (Mech Eng). Students must maintain a 3.0 or

greater GPA and all courses used to satisfy degree requirements must be completed within a 5-

year period.

The 100% online, asynchronous, executive master’s degree allows students to earn a world-

class education from anywhere in the world. The online structure provides challenging

materials using current best practices in online delivery including discrete lecture modules and

experiential learning capabilities. Courses are presented as they relate to current industry

trends, and the program incorporates a focus on intellectual property and how it relates to the

mechanical engineering industry.

Modular courses in the online program have been designed from the ground up to incorporate

current best practices in online education. Courses are broken into small, manageable

segments that are completed asynchronously by a cohort of students. Lessons may consist of

case studies, short videos, group discussions, and experiential projects for students to apply

new knowledge. Students will receive regular feedback and communication from instructors

and classmates within the cohort. After a series of lessons have been completed throughout

the semester, students' progress is measured using traditional exams, project-based

assessments and other measures.

Program of Study

Students will follow a prescribed set of courses to meet 30-credit hour program of work

requirements.

Year One

Spring Semester

M E 381M Statistical Methods for Process Control

and Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)

M E 383M Heat Transfer in Industrial Systems (3

Credit Hours)

Summer Semester

M E 384M Fluid Mechanics in Industrial Processes

(3 Credit Hours)

Fall Semester

M E 385M Applied Thermodynamics (3 Credit

Hours)

Year Two

Spring Semester

M E 387M Introduction to Automatic Control (3 Credit

Hours)

M E 397 Product Design Lab (3 Credit Hours)

Summer Semester

M E 391M Introduction to Manufacturing Systems (3

Credit Hours)

Fall Semester

M E 389M Materials Science and Engineering (3 Credit

Hours)

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M E 386M Modeling Simulation & Control of

Physical Systems (3 Credit Hours)

M E 390M Engineering Economics (3 Credit Hours)

Courses

M E 384M Fluid Mechanics in Industrial Processes (3 Credit Hours)

This course will offer practicing engineers and technology managers a comprehensive

treatment of various fluid mechanics topics. Working professionals will enhance their

knowledge and understanding of fluid flow and related phenomena in multiple application

spaces. The skills developed in this course will benefit the design and analyses of various fluid-

based systems.

M E 397 Product Design Lab (3 Credit Hours)

This course will focus on design methodology that will include a survey of current research in

areas in design theory and methodology. Students will acquire tools for solving engineering

system designs and synthesis problems which they can apply in a reverse engineering and

redesign project.

M E 381M Statistical Methods for Process Control & Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)

This course covers fundamental methods for statistical monitoring of processes, including

Shewhart control charts, control charts for individual measurements, CUSUM charts and

attribute control charts. In addition, design of experiments, including the statistical evaluation

of main and interaction effects, as well as intelligent experimentation through reduced factorial

experimental design, will be taught. DOE-based search techniques for surface response based

design optimization will also be outlined. Finally, a lecture will be offered on advanced research

in model based and active process control in highly flexible and sophisticated manufacturing

systems, such as semiconductor manufacturing lithography of flexible automotive assembly

lines.

M E 383M Heat Transfer in Industrial Systems (3 Credit Hours)

This course will provide engineers with a deeper understanding of heat transfer physics and the

tools to analyze a wide range of industrially relevant heat transfer problems. Engineers will

develop the skills to analyze heat transfer systems associated with a diversity of industrial

applications and will learn how to use order of magnitude analysis to simplify complex

problems and solution techniques for the three modes of heat transfer.

M E 385M Applied Thermodynamics (3 Credit Hours)

This course addresses the design and analysis of systems in which thermodynamic processes

are central to function and performance. Fundamental thermodynamic concepts, such as

enthalpy, entropy, energy, 1st & 2nd law, psychrometrics and combustion, will be reviewed.

Practical topics, such as system-level thermodynamic processes for automotive engines, power

plants, renewable energy production and HVAC systems, will be discussed in detail. Real-world

examples will be given to cultivate skills of solving problems with basic knowledge of

thermodynamics.

M E 391M Introduction to Manufacturing Systems (3 Credit Hours)

With an emphasis on continuous flow manufacturing, this course will provide engineers with

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the knowledge and skillset to effectively analyze and design production systems to decrease

manufacturing costs, decrease defects, and shorten delivery time by reducing process cycle

times.

M E 389M Materials Science and Engineering (3 Credit Hours)

This course will go into detail about principles, advantages, and problems of solid, liquid, and

vapor materials processes. Students will study considerations of structural alloys, ceramics,

engineering polymers, and composites.

M E 387M Introduction to Automatic Control (3 Credit Hours)

The concept of feedback is central in the study of systems and control. Feedback loops are

common in nature, even in the most basic biological phenomena from the macroscopic (i.e.

population dynamics, climate, etc.) to microscopic (i.e. regulation of glucose levels,

temperature regulation, etc.) scales. In engineering, feedback plays a critical role in mechanical,

electronic, chemical and digital systems. More generally, systems theory and feedback are

central to understanding, analyzing, and designing systems with interconnected components. It

is important to understand not only if a system can be controlled, but in what frequency range

and under what conditions.

The purpose of this class will be to gain a basic intuition for and understanding of linear

feedback systems and develop the mathematical tools to understand the basics of design and

analysis of single-input single-output feedback control systems. This class will build on the

system modeling skills developed in previous courses in order to better understand how to

control a system’s behavior.

M E 390M Engineering Economics (3 Credit Hours)

Students are introduced to the fundamental topics of engineering economics, notions of risk

and decision-making under conditions of risk and uncertainty, with applications to engineering

design, business operations and planning.

M E 386M Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Physical Systems (3 Credit Hours)

This course reviews principles used to understand and model physical systems and introduces

methods for building mathematical and simulation models of engineering systems. Emphasis is

placed on development of dynamic system models for predicting the behavior or performance

of systems, models for efficient data reduction or test development, models for design, and the

role of models in control development. Bond graph methods are introduced especially for

analysis of systems having combinations of mechanical, electrical, magnetic, electromechanical,

fluid, and thermodynamic effects. The role and application of physical models in development

and design of feedback controllers and estimation methods is also introduced. Applications

from a broad area of engineering systems are used to motivate the topical discussion.

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Faculty

Faculty Member

Class

Vaibhav Bahadur, Ph.D.

Fluid Mechanics in Industrial Processes

Richard Crawford, Ph.D.

Product Design Lab

Dragan Djurdjanovic, Ph.D.

Statistical Methods for Process Control & Manufacturing

Bob Duvic, Ph.D.

Engineering Economics

Ofodike Ezekoye, Ph.D.

Heat Transfer in Industrial Systems (Director)

Raul Longoria, Ph.D.

Modeling, Simulation & Control of Physical Systems

Mitchell Pryor, Ph.D.

Introduction to Automatic Control

Yaguo Wang, Ph.D.

Michael Bryant, Ph.D.

Applied Thermodynamics

Introduction to Manufacturing Systems

James Mikulak, Ph.D.

Materials Processing

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Section VII: Electrical & Computer Engineering: Software Engineering

Program Specifics

ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Program Overview & Degree Requirements

Students in the SWE program are subject to all master’s degree regulations as outlined in the

Graduate Catalog, as well as all ECE departmental requirements. In addition to maintaining a

3.0 GPA overall, students may apply only one course with a grade below 3.0 to the program of

work requirement. Upon completion of all the program requirements, which include 30 credit

hours comprised of any ten 3-credit-hour courses offered by the program OR nine 3-credit-hour

courses and a Master’s Report, the student is awarded a Master of Science in Engineering

(MSE) in the area of Electrical and Computer Engineering (EE), with a concentration in Software

Engineering. All courses used to satisfy certificate requirements must be completed within a 5-

year period.

Any combination of courses may meet program of work requirements.

Year One

Fall Semester

2 courses (6 Credit Hours)

Spring Semester

2 courses (6 Credit Hours)

Summer Semester

1 course (3 Credit Hours)

Year Two

Fall Semester

2 courses (6 Credit Hours)

Spring Semester

2 courses (6 Credit Hours)

Summer Semester

1 course (3 Credit Hours) OR

Master’s Report (3 Credit Hours)

Courses

E E 379K Requirements Engineering: Acquisition and Modeling (3 Credit Hours)

This course will address theoretical and practical methods for acquiring and modeling

requirements for various systems stakeholders. Topics will include methods and techniques for

managing the acquisition process among distributed team members and distributed

stakeholders, eliciting and verifying requirements as a function of the type of stakeholder, the

types of requirements, and system development maturity, managing the requirements

artifacts, constructing model-based representations of requirements, synthesizing

requirements for various stakeholders, and analyzing and evolving model-based requirements.

E E 382C Software Architectures (3 Credit Hours)

The course will teach students about software architectures, architectural model specification

techniques and analysis techniques offered by the research community as well as those

architectures, model specifications and analytical methods commonly used in industry.

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E E 382C.3 Verification and Validation (3 Credit Hours)

This course covers various traditional and state-of-the-art techniques for software validation, a

process that includes reasoning about (the correctness of) programs and testing programs. The

course content will include both techniques for dynamic analysis, such as glass-box and black-

box testing, equivalence partitioning, test strategy and automation, regression testing and

debugging, and techniques for static analysis, such as symbolic execution, and also techniques

for software model checking including those that employ artificial intelligence based heuristics.

E E 382V: Engineering Dynamic Program Analysis (3 Credit Hours)

Dynamic analysis is commonly used to detect errors in software, including memory errors,

concurrency errors (e.g., data races), performance issues, etc. Although valuable, dynamic

analysis can be costly because the program execution needs to be (continuously) monitored to

collect necessary data for the analysis. Additionally, naively engineered dynamic analysis can

interfere with the program being analyzed, which can impact the conclusions of the analysis.

The main goal for this course is to provide motivation for various dynamic analysis techniques,

introduce popular tools that are frequently used to implement an efficient and effective

dynamic analysis, and provide hands-on experience in developing dynamic analysis techniques.

E E 382V Parallel Algorithms (3 Credit Hours)

This is an introductory graduate course in parallel algorithms. It assumes undergraduate

knowledge of sequential algorithms.

E E 382V Systems Programming (3 Credit Hours)

This is a computer systems course with an emphasis in software. The course will start with

looking at tools like compliers, linkers, loaders, and debuggers that an operating system

provides and how they work. We will explore the POSIX System-Call API that all modern

operating systems implement with focus on processes, threads, i/o and inter-process-

communication.

E E 382V Formal Methods in Distributed Systems (3 Credit Hours)

This course gives an introduction to the use of formal methods within the software design

process. Specifically, this class will cover the application of models to distributed and

concurrent systems. Modern software systems are commonly highly distributed, and this added

sophistication further complicates software design. The rigor offered by formal methods aims

to make the process more precise.

E E 382V Advanced Programming Tools (3 Credit Hours)

Programming is difficult- using the right tools can solve these problems. Examples include tools

for version control, documentation, program building and configuration, automatic testing,

program analysis, and integrated development. Our approach will be to introduce a specific

problem, show how a tool can solve the problem, and then develop the technical principles

underlying the tool. We will have written homework problems as well as coding exercises for

each concept. The class will have a major design project that will begin at the start of the term.

Use of the tools will be a required part of the project. We will use open-source tools to

illustrate these concepts. The specific tool stack is described in the lectures section of this

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document. I selected these tools based on my experience at Google; they also power many

state-of-the-art commercial projects.

E E 382V Data Engineering (3 Credit Hours)

Course Description – Data Engineering is concerned with the role of data in the design,

development, management, and utilization of complex computing/information systems. Issues

of interest include database design; meta knowledge of the data and its processing; languages

to describe data, define access, and manipulate databases; strategies and mechanisms for data

access, security, and integrity control.

E E 382V Mobile Computing (3 Credit Hours)

As mobile computing devices like laptops, PDAs, cellular phones, and even miniature sensors

become increasingly pervasive, the demand for applications for this novel environment

escalates. This course explores the effects of mobile computing on software design and

development. The approach taken uses current research projects in the field of mobile

computing to highlight the key aspects that complicate software engineering. We will focus on

these concerns in the context of application development.

E E 382V Social Computing (3 Credit Hours)

This is an introductory course on social networks, markets and Internet computing. The

emphasis of this course is on algorithms where multiple agents interact with each other. The

following topics will be covered in the course: Matching Bipartite Matching, online matching,

Hungarian algorithm, Auction-based algorithm Stable Matching: Optimal matching,

enumerating all matchings, Kidney-Exchange Auctions: First-price, Second-Price Auctions, VCG

Mechanisms Games Mixed strategies, Nash Equilibrium, Pareto Optimality, Social Optimality

Voting: majority rules, positional voting, Arrow's Theorem Experts Algorithm: Multiplicative

Updates Method P2P Computing: Consistent Hashing Streaming Algorithms: Sketches, Bloom

Filter, Heavy Hitters Privacy and Authentication: Public Key Cryptography.

E E 382V Software Testing (3 Credit Hours)

This course first introduces the basics of software testing theory and practice, and then

presents some recently developed techniques for systematically finding bugs in programs and

improving their reliability. Learning the techniques and tools presented in this course is likely to

significantly increase the students’ productivity as software developers and testers, and

improve the quality of the code they develop.

E E 380L Data Mining (3 Credit Hours)

Basic concepts of data mining, in parallel with a practical track involving hands-on experience

with industrial strength software and a term project will be covered.

E E 382N Communication Networks: Tech/Arch/Protocol (3 Credit Hours)

This is an introductory course in Computer Networking. It covers all basic components of

modern networks, including: link level technologies such as Ethernet, token rings, and wireless

Ethernet; switching technologies such as bridges and ATM; internetworking including IP; the

transport layer, including TCP and RPC; and congestion control. Time permitting, we will also

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consider security, quality of service, high-performance networks, and/or multimedia. Although

IP and TCP are primary examples used in the course, it is NOT a course on TCP/IP!

E E 382N.11 Distributed Systems (3 Credit Hours)

This course will expose students to the theoretical and practical aspects of designing distributed

systems such as: Datagram Sockets, TCP sockets, Java RMI, Map Reduce Abstraction, Models of

Distributed Computation, Logical clocks, vector clocks, Resource Allocation, Drinking

Philosophers, Global Property Evaluation, Snapshots, Unstable properties, Ordering of

Messages, Elections, Spanning Trees, Synchronizers, Consensus, Byzantine Agreement, and Self-

stabilizing algorithms.

E E 382N.4 Advanced Embedded Microcontroller Systems (3 Credit Hours)

Hardware and software design of microcontroller systems; applications, including

communication systems; object-oriented and operating systems approaches to interfacing and

resource management.

E E 382C.16 Distributed Information System Security (3 Credit Hours)

Intended to acquaint the student with the analysis and engineering techniques employed in

securing today's networked information system environment. Emphasis is placed on

examination of practical security threats, exposures in distributed systems and the technology

that is being applied and developed as countermeasures.

E E 382C System Engineering Program Management and Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)

Management, engineering, and evaluation approaches applicable to a spectrum of software

development programs is taught. General guidelines, metrics, program artifacts, and processes

will be discussed in conjunction with case studies.

E E 382C.12 Multicore Computing (3 Credit Hours)

This course will expose students to the theoretical and practical aspects of designing multicore

software systems such as: programming constructs for concurrent computation, openMP,

sequential consistency, linearizability, lock-based synchronization, lock-free synchronization,

wait-free synchronization, consensus number, software transactional memory, testing and

debugging parallel programs, race detection, concurrent data structures such as stacks, queues,

linked lists, hash tables and skiplists, and model checking of concurrent programs.

E E 382 Computer Graphics (3 Credit Hours)

This is an introductory course on the major topics in computer graphics including image

synthesis, interactive techniques, geometric modeling, and computer-based animation.

Covered material includes: OpenGL programming, principles of operation of raster graphics

systems, sampling and antialiasing, homogeneous coordinate transformation techniques,

parallel and central projection and perspective transformations, hidden surface removal, light

and reflectance models for local and global illumination, shading techniques, ray tracing, basic

object modeling techniques, visual perception and basic color theory, hierarchical modeling,

and basic animation.

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E E 382 Middleware (3 Credit Hours)

This course is a graduate level course introducing and investigating middleware at all levels,

largely from a software engineering perspective. Students are introduced to various types of

middleware (from object-oriented middleware to message-oriented middleware and beyond)

both through lecture materials and through active "mini-projects" through which the students

build complex applications using existing middleware solutions. The course also offers lectures

on "trends" in middleware, including how middleware addresses challenges related to mobile

computing, sensor networks, real-time computing, "green computing," etc.

E E 382 Algorithmic Foundations for Software Systems (3 Credit Hours)

We will begin by reviewing foundations of discrete mathematics. We will then study measuring

program performance using the big-O notation. Following this, we will study fundamental data

structures and their associated algorithms; specifically, we will cover lists, arrays, queues,

stacks, hash tables, sets, binary trees, and graphs. We will then focus on general algorithm

design principles, such as greedy approaches and dynamic programming. Our last topic will be

matrix algorithms.

The principle focus of the lectures will be on theoretical aspects. There will also be a number of

programming assignments that will require implementing and testing algorithms. In addition,

there will be a team project that either evaluates some textbook algorithm(s) in real-world

settings, or explores how to specialize and enhance some textbook algorithm(s) under specific

conditions.

E E 381V Introduction to Optimization (3 Credit Hours)

This course will serve as an introduction to modeling, applications and algorithms of discrete

and continuous optimization. The students will learn how to model the real world within the

paradigms of linear programming, mixed integer linear programming, and more general convex

optimization. We will emphasize interesting applications where these classes have had impact

in industry, including applications in data mining and machine learning (no prior knowledge of

Machine Learning is required).

E E 398R Master’s Report (3 Credit Hours)

Completion of report in the last semester enrolled in the program to fulfill the requirement for

the master's degree. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing

in electrical engineering and consent of the graduate adviser.

E E 382V Advanced Algorithms (3 Credit Hours)

This course introduces students to advanced techniques for the design and analysis of

algorithms. It is intended to be a follow-up to the course “Algorithmic Foundations for Software

Systems,” students must be comfortable with the topics covered in that course. The topics and

applications tentatively planned to cover include: approximation algorithms (set cover, steiner

tree and TSP, multiway cut, knapsack, minimum makespan scheduling), lattice-theoretic

algorithms, LP-Based algorithms (LP Duality, set cover via dual fitting, LP rounding techniques,

facility location), randomized algorithms (min-cut, maximal independent set, leader election,

graph coloring) and game theory.

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E E 379K Programming Paradigms (3 Credit Hours)

There are hundreds of programming languages out there and many of them bring several

unique language features that should help developers to write correct software faster. This

course will study several programming languages (including C, C++, Java, OCaml, etc.) and some

of the unique features that are introduced to increase developers’ productivity. The course will

also explore how software engineering practices differ across languages and the set of design

patterns for each language. Moreover, unique language features have impact on how

developers organize, write, test, and analyze code; we will introduce and discuss several

of these aspects.

Faculty

Faculty Member

Class

Ramesh Yerraballi, Ph.D.

Communication Networks

K. Suzanne Barber, Ph.D.

Requirements Engineering; Software Architecture

Bill Bard, M.S.

Communication Networks: Tech/Arch/Protocol; Distributed

Information System Security

Vijay Garg, Ph.D.

Distributed Systems (Director)

Constantine Caramanis, Ph.D.

Data Mining

Christine Julien, Ph.D.

Advanced Topics I and II summer course

Sarfraz Khursid, Ph.D.

Verification and Validation; Software Testing

Daniel Miranker, Ph.D.

Data Engineering

Bruce McCann, Ph.D.

System Engineering Program Management and Evaluation

Adnan Aziz, Ph.D.

Advanced Topics I and II summer course

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Section VIII: Graduate Stackable Certificates Specifics

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: CONTROLS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Program Overview & Requirements

Students in the Mechanical Engineering: Controls Graduate Certificate are subject to GPA

requirements of a “C” or higher. All courses used to satisfy certificate requirements must be

completed within a 5-year period. Limitations on applying certificate credit to a future degree

follows the University of Texas at Austin standard of a 5-year limit.

Each semester-based course is delivered entirely online. Student registration for courses

counting toward this certificate must be via Texas Engineering Executive Education. All classes

are eligible for transcript credit. Any courses in the certificate that were previously taken before

enrollment in the program must be re-taken.

The cost for each course in this certificate is $4,000.

The program requires the completion of 9 semester credit hours of coursework, which can be

completed in as little as 1 calendar year. Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate and

admission into the degree program, the following 9 credit hours can be applied to the ME

Option III Master's Degree:

• ME 386M Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Physical Systems (3 Credit Hours)

o Fall

• ME 381M Statistical Methods for Process Control and Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)

o Spring

• ME 387M Introduction to Automatic Control (3 Credit Hours)

o Spring

Students are permitted to complete the program without consecutive enrollment, permitted

they complete all courses within the 5-year limit for this certificate.