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New CS/CIS MS Student Orientation
January 15, 2009 | Posted by Bun Yue
We will hold a new CS/CIS MS Student Orientation on January 22, 2009 (Thursday) 4:00 to 5:30pm in Delta Room 241.
All new students are expected to attend! The orientation is the first one we hold and it should benefit current students too so all will be welcome.
Mr. Dilhar De Silva is the guest speaker. He has impeccable industrial experience. For example, he was a member of the industrial group that defined the UML standard. UML is now used by millions of developers. He is a founder and the CTO of AtLinks Communications and has worked on many types of companies, from startups to blue chip companies like Computer Associates. He has interviewed thousands of CS/IT applicants and hired hundreds of them.
He is also 2008 UHCL Distinguished Alumnus. He will talk about how you may best prepare yourself for study and future career.
I will talk about things you would like to know here: opportunities, CPS, foundation courses, advisers, waiver requests, controlled courses, academic honesty, TA applications. Those are things that may help you to best plan your study here.
Refreshment will be served. There will be a Q&A section. You may ask your favorite questions, such as how to improve your chance on getting selected as a TA; is snowing and hurricane evacuation really that common in Houston; or how many programmers will it take to change a light bulb.
Hope to see you there. Here is the tentative agenda:
1. Welcome (5 to 10 minutes)
Dean of SCE: Dr. Sadegh Davari
Division Chair: Dr. Bun Yue
CS Program Chair: Dr. Sharon Hall
CIS Program Chair: Dr. Andrew Yang
2. How to best prepare your study and future career at UHCL (20 minutes)
Speaker: Mr. Dilhar De Silva
“ 2008 UHCL Distinguished Alumnus
“ CTO and founder, AtLinks Communications
“ Member of core industrial group of UML standard
“ Hired hundreds of CS/IT employees throughout his career
“ Capstone project mentor
3. Things you want to know about the UHCL CS/CIS programs (40 minutes)
“ Opportunities and challenges
“ Advising and Candidate Plan of Study
“ Foundation Courses
“ Controlled Courses
“ TA applications
“ Academic honesty, and more
Speaker: Dr. Bun Yue
4. Questions and answer; social time (20 minutes)