
	Computer Science / Software Engineering	(by Chris Lacher)

Online Programs

Bachelors Degree: SE and CS Majors
Masters Degree: SE Major
Also available at Panama City Branch Campus

Florida State University Department of Computer Science offers three programs with the Software Engineering major. All classes are available completely on-line, and most are available in the alternate mixed mode of delivery wherein classes meet on campus as well as on-line. Some of the core undergraduate classes are available as pure on-campus delivery as well.

Philosophical Underpinnings

SE is a superset of CS: rigorous degree, much more than management + high-level design
Florida and USA served by providing more higly qualified professionals - less offshoring
Students have more options:

Place-bound students can obtain an excellent BS degree in CS with SE major
Fast-track option to MS available 3 ways: all online, mixture, or all on campus
Traditional BS graduates have a way to accept professional employment and continue toward a MS degree
Note 3 applies to graduates of other universities, not just FSU
Working professionals with FSU degree can now go grad school without quitting their job!

FSU and Department served by graduating more students, particularly grad students

Bachelors Degree

Full time program (part time also OK)
SE major is primary
Principal innovation: 2-semester SE sequence with project
CS major is also available
Inter-campus transfer facilitated
Upper division program, requires appropriate preparation at community college

Curriculum Development:

Academic Year:    04     05     06     07     08     09

CS Major:    x x x+1 x+1 x+2 x+2

SE Major:    x x x x+2 x+2 x+2

SE Specifics

This program is open to students who have an Associate of Arts degree from a Florida Community College (or an equivalent two years of study elsewhere) and have credit for ...

Masters Degree

Currently part time only
SE major only
Principal innovation: Mgmnt course from IMS, advanced DB course from corporate perspective
Primarily a professional degree, but rigorous to make transfer into PhD program feasible
Follows established MS requirements framework in place since AY 2001
Course, Project, and Thesis options all supported

Participating Faculty

Chris Lacher. (me)
Sara Stoecklin. Dr Stoecklin has BS and MS from East Tennessee State University and PhD from FSU. Sara has extensive experience in industry and academia, including 22 years on the faculty of Florida A\&M University. Sara is currently full time at the FSU Panama City Campus. Reach her at stoeckli@cs.fsu.edu.
Michael Helm. Dr Helm recently joined the faculty at Panama City in Electrical/Computer Engineering. He received his PhD (in Computer Science) from Texas Tech in Fall 2006. Michael teaches our Architecture courses CDA 4150 and CDA 5155. Reach him at mhelm@pc.fsu.edu.
Mark Jowett. Dr Jowett is a new faculty member in Panama City who has an extensive background in programming (both doing and teaching). Mark teaches COP3014 (Intro to Programming), COP3344 (Unix), and COP3252 (Java). Reach him at mjowett@pc.fsu.edu.
Steve Leach. Dr Leach is the Assistant Dean at the Panama City campus and a former Associate Chair of the Computer Science department. He has been the Distinguished Teacher at FSU. Steve teaches our Computer Organization sequence CDA 3100-3101 as well as the Expert Systems courses (undergraduate and graduate) in summer term. Reach him at sleach@pc.fsu.edu.
Hilbert Levitz. Dr Levitz is a logician of considerable reknown and the original developer of our Theory of Computation course, which he now teaches. Reach Hilly at levitz@cs.fsu.edu.
Raymond Lockwood. Mr Lockwood has his MS in Systems from University of West Florida and extensive experience in building, maintaining, and administering large real-world databases. Ray teaches our Database course COP 4710. Reach him at rwl06@fsu.edu.