Syllabi of CSE courses in the CSE Program

Important Notes

1. All course syllabi are written in a standard format.

2. Each syllabus contains
   • Standard information (prereqs etc.);
   • Course objectives;
   • Table showing how the course contributes toward meeting EC2000 Criterion 3 Outcomes;
   • Table showing how the course contributes toward meeting BS-CSE Program Outcomes;
   • Topics covered, and representative labs (if applicable);
   • Grading scale.

3. The course objectives use terminology defined in detail elsewhere. Briefly, `master' means the student can use the knowledge even in a new context; `familiar with' means the student can use the knowledge in a new context if instructed to do so; `exposed to' means the student knows a bit about the idea in question but may not be able to discuss it effectively or use it.

   Note also that the objectives are generally written in such a way as to say that a student will have mastery of, or be familiar with, doing something; this is the preferred style since it says what the student will be able to do, rather than what he or she will know, as a result of taking the course.

4. The contribution-tables use a similiar scale. Briefly, in these tables, `XXX' means the topic in question is a main theme in the course; `XX' means the topic is a secondary theme; `X' means the topic is not a theme in the course but is treated briefly (perhaps 1-2 hours).

Course coordinators are expected to check the accuracy of the syllabii of the courses they coordinate. In general, you have to be able to defend the syllabus based on what is actually done in the course, so we should not make exaggerated claims. But we should not sell the individual courses short by claiming that they do very little because then students and others will not get an accurate picture.

Many of the syllabi below are outdated and will be replaced, with the help of the respective coordinators, with more current ones in the coming months.

Required Courses

• CSE221
• CSE222
• CSE321
• CSE360

• CSE459.11
• CSE459.21
• CSE459.22
• CSE459.23
• CSE459.31
  One of the 459.xx courses is required.

• CSE541
• CSE560

• CSE601
• CSE625
• CSE655
• CSE660
• CSE670
• CSE675
• CSE680

Capstone Design Courses

• CSE682
• CSE731
• CSE758
• CSE762
• CSE772
• CSE778

Some Popular Elective Courses

• CSE581
• CSE630
• CSE662
• CSE671
• CSE677
• CSE678
• CSE681
• CSE757
• CSE770

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