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CSEE PhD Comprehensive PortfolioCMPE/ENEE Programs

Cover Sheet

Student's Name ___________________________________UMBC E-mail D______________

UMBC Program nformation

Program CMPE __________ ENEE _________

Portfolio Stage Preliminar! _______ "inal ________Su#mission Semester Semester __________ $ear ________Entered Program Semester __________ $ear ________

Student Status "ull-time ________ Part-time _______%esear&h rea

%esear&h dvisor

Previous Degrees

Degree Ma(or nstitution $ear

"a&ult! Support )etter*s+ from *at least one other than advisor+,

Professor _______________________________________________ (required)

Professor _______________________________________________ (optional)

Che&list,

___ Core courses completed and plan of course work___ Support letters requested and ____ received

___ Copy of transcript (unofficial) included

___ Research activity report (RAR) included___ Research reports, papers, etc copies included

___ !ransfer"course equivalency requests completed


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CSEE PhD Comprehensive PortfolioCMPE Program

"a&ult! Support "orm

Student #ame ______________________________________ Student $% ________________

Public Law 93-80, Educational Amendments Act of 1974, grants students te rigt to a!e access to

letters of recommendation in teir "lacement files

.ish to .aive a&&ess to m! letters, $es ______ No _______

Si&nature __________________________________ %ate ___________________

'aculty #ame _________________________________________ %ate __________________

0 %ate the student's a#ilities/sills via ta#le #elo.,

Aility"Skill *cellent +eryood

ood 'air Poor -nale toAssess

.readth of C knowled&e

%epth in chosen topic

Creativity"/ri&inal thinkin&

%ili&ence

0otivation towards Ph% (C)

+eral skills

1ritin& skills

10 2verall opinion, $f this student is not currently workin& with you, and was to approach you seekin&to work under you &uidance, would you e willin& to work with this student2 3h!or .h! not2

'aculty Si&nature ______________________________________ %ate __________________


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40 n .hat &apa&ities did !ou have a &han&e to evaluate this student's PhD promise5(Please use additional "ages if needed)

(a) #ourses3 Please list courses, semesters taken, and class ranks (or appro*imate percentile) if

availale

() $" to %98&%99 Le!el Acti!it'3 .riefly descrie the activity, outcomes, and your assessment ofstudent4s research potential

(c) Post- %98&%99 Le!el Acti!it'3 .riefly descrie the activity, outcomes, and your assessment of

student4s research potential

60 Summar! %e&ommendation (circle one), Excellent/Very Good / Good / Fair/Poor



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CSEE PhD Comprehensive PortfolioENEE Program

"a&ult! Support "orm


Public Law 93-80, Educational Amendments Act of 1974, grants students te rigt to a!e access to

letters of recommendation in teir "lacement files

.ish to .aive a&&ess to m! letters, $es ______ No _______

Si&nature __________________________________ %ate ___________________

'aculty #ame _________________________________________ %ate __________________

0 %ate the student's a#ilities/sills via ta#le #elo.,

Aility"Skill *cellent +eryood

ood 'air Poor -nale toAssess

.readth of knowled&e

%epth in chosen topic

Creativity"/ri&inal thinkin&

%ili&ence

0otivation towards Ph% ()

+eral skills

1ritin& skills

10 2verall opinion, $f this student is not currently workin& with you, and was to approach you seekin&to work under you &uidance, would you e willin& to work with this student2 3h!or .h! not2



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40 n .hat &apa&ities did !ou have a &han&e to evaluate this student's PhD promise5(Please use additional "ages if needed)

(a) #ourses3 Please list courses, semesters taken, and class ranks (or appro*imate percentile) if

availale

() $" to %98&%99 Le!el Acti!it'3 .riefly descrie the activity, outcomes, and your assessment ofstudent4s research potential

(c) Post- %98&%99 Le!el Acti!it'3 .riefly descrie the activity, outcomes, and your assessment of

student4s research potential

60 Summar! %e&ommendation (circle one), Excellent/Very Good / Good / Fair/Poor



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CSEE PhD Comprehensive PortfolioCMPE/ENEE Programs

%esear&h &tivit! %eport *%%+, Student %esear&h Statement


Research Advisor _______________________________________

!he purpose of the Comprehensive Portfolio is to determine whether Ph% students, who are within the first two

years of their pro&ram, have the potential to perform Ph% quality research !his potential is demonstrated y the

student4s performance in preliminary research activity, as well as in &raduate coursework !he student should answer

these self5evaluation questions with this purpose in mind Sumit your answers on your own paper, alon& with this

si&ned form

0 %esear&h &tivities

(6) %escrie all "re!ious research5related activities in which you have participated at -0.C and

elsewhere

(7) 1hat concrete results were produced y these activities, e&, al&orithms, hardware, test results,

technical reports, scholarly papers, conference presentations"posters"papers, 8ournal papers, etc2

(9ist and provide copies of related reports, papers, etc)

(:) 1hat precisely was 'our s"ecific contriution to the research and results (as opposed to the

contriutions of your advisor and other co5workers"co5authors) 2

(;) 1hat are your current research activities and &oals (provide details as in questions aove)2

B0 PhD Dissertation rea

( if so, what is it2 1hat have you accomplished with

respect to identifyin& an area2

(?) =ave you identified your Ph% dissertation topic> if so, what is it2 1hat have you accomplished

with respect to identifyin& a topic2

C0 Ne7t &ademi&-$ear Plans

(@) 1hat are your plans for identifyin& a dissertation area and topic, if you have not already done so2

() 1hat are your research &oals for ne*t academic year2

(B) Are there research5skills areas in which you need to improve> if so, descrie them and your plans to

achieve the improvements2

Student Si&nature _________________________________________ %ate ________________

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