NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
GRADUATE Level I (Masters & Phd courses) X Level II (Phd courses) UNDERGRADUATE
SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT, COLLEGE: College of Computing DATE: 3/14/2011
1. Proposed Course Number: CS 6999(Verify with Registrar's Office) / 2. Hours: LECTURE 0 LAB/RECITATION 1-9 SEMESTER CREDIT 1-9
Is this course repeatable for credit? Yes
3. Descriptive Title: Master’s Project
4. Recommended Abbreviation for Transcript – (24 characters including spaces):
M / A / S / T / E / R / ‘ / S / P / R / O / J / E / C / T
5. Catalog Description – (25 words or less) Final project for students completing a master’s degree in the College of Computing. Repeatable for multi-semester projects.
6. Basis: L/G P/F Audit
7. Prerequisites: (For graduate level courses, Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor is assumed)
Prerequisites with concurrency:
Corequisites:
8. Has the course been taught as a special topic? Replaces CS 8902, Special Problems (secondary title: M.S. Project), which has been used since 1999. CS 8902 will continue to be used for non-MS project directed study.
9. Is this course equivalent to another course (graduate or
undergraduate) taught at Ga. Tech? If yes, list course number(s): No
10. For undergraduate courses, are you requesting that this course satisfy:
Humanities _____ Social Science ______Ethics _____ Global Perspective ______
11. Expected Mode of Presentation: / MODE / % of COURSE
· Lecture / Lecture
Discussion
Seminar
Demonstration
Other (Specify)
· Lab/Recitation / Supervised
Unsupervised / 100
12. Planned Frequency of Offering: / TERM TO BE OFFERED / EXPECTED ENROLLMENT
Fall / 50
Spring / 50
Summer / 50
13. Probable Instructor(s) – Please mark with an asterisk any non-tenure track individuals.
All College of Computing tenured and tenure-track faculty, and research scientists or general faculty with an appropriate doctorate or terminal degree
14. Purpose of Course: Relation to other courses, programs and curricula: Required for MSCS students pursuing the Project Option, and for MSHCI students working on the MS project under the supervision of CoC faculty.
15. Required Yes Elective
16. Please attach a topical outline of the course
The project typically lasts two semesters, with credit hours divided over that time. Students complete the attached form and submit
project proposals before being given permits for project hours. The required details of the proposal are outlined on the form.
17. Can the class count toward degree requirements at Georgia Tech? Yes (MSCS and MSHCI)
18. Is this class restricted to Free Elective only? No
Registrar 12/09
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