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Fall 2006  Courses Offered - Fall 2006
 

CRN

No

Course Title

 FS

Faculty

ECE* St

CS*  St

Days

Time in US

Time in Egypt

96948

ECE 5565

Network Architecture & Protocols I 

T

Eltoweissy

x

MWTR

10/2-19 + 11/6-23

9:00-11:00am

97019

CS 5565

Network Architecture & Protocols I 

T

Eltoweissy

x

MWTR

10/2-19 + 11/6-23 

9:00-11:00am

96949

ECE 5560

Computer & Network Security

T

Eltoweissy

?

MWTR

10/2-19 + 11/6-23 

11:30am -1:30pm

97025

CS 5714

Usability Engineering

T

McCrickard

MWTR

9/11 - 10/19 

9:00-10:30am

97026

CS 5764

Information Visualization

T

McCrickard

MWTR

9/11 - 10/19 

11:00am -12:30pm

96990

ECE 5105

Electromagnetic waves I

V
(D)

Davis
(Mangoud)

x

TR

9:30-10:45am

4:30pm-5:45pm

96950

ECE 5674

Software Radios

VS
(D)

Reed
(Khedr)

x

R

4:00-6:45pm

VS 11:00am - 1:45pm
(R 12:00-1:15)

96951

ECE 5514

Design of Systems on a Chip

VS
(D)

Paul
(Nasr)

?

R

4:00-6:45pm

VS 11:00 - 1:45pm
(R 1:30-2:45)

96952

ECE 5660

Spread Spectrum Communications

M

Mangoud

x

 TR

 

11:00-12:15

96953

ECE 5564

Wearable &Ubiquitous Computing

M

Khedr

?

 

 

N/A

97023

CS 5014

Research Methods in Computer Science

M

Hamid

 MW

 

4:30-5:45pm

96887

ECE 5944

Graduate Seminar

VS

 

x

F

4:00-5:30pm

VS


Faculty Status (FS)

M-     MENA-Based VT-Adjunct Faculty

V-      Video Conference (VTEL) from USA --> Egypt

VS-    Recorded and video streamed later (USA --> Egypt with no live broadcast)
(D)-    Distance Learning Instructor, DLI, in Egypt

OL-    OnLine USA --> Egypt

T-      Traveling US-Based Faculty

ECE 5944: Graduate Seminar (stream via video—must send e-mail to the ECE Graduate Counselor to register)


* Students need to consult their advisors for the suitability of the courses to their plan of study

-        Generally speaking, students can sign up for this course.

?-         Students need to consult their advisors for the suitability of this course to their plan of study.

x-         Generally speaking, students can NOT sign up for this course.

 

 

 

Virginia Tech Academic Calendar 2006-07

 

Fall 2006

Mon    

21-Aug

  Classes begin

Fri    

25-Aug

  Last day for students to add classes

Fri    

29-Sep

  Last day for students to drop classes without grade penalty.

Mon    

9-Oct

 Fall Break - No classes

Mon    

16-Oct

  Last day for students to resign without grade penalty.

Sat   

18-Nov

  Thanksgiving holiday begins

Sun    

26-Nov

  Thanksgiving holiday ends

Wed    

6-Dec

  Classes end

Thur    

7-Dec

  Reading Day

Fri    

8-Dec

  Exams begin

Thur    

14-Dec

  Exams end

Fri    

15-Dec

  University and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies

     

 

Holidays and Daylight Saving Time Schedule Accommodations:

  • Virginia's day light savings time ends Sunday, October 29th, 2006

  • Egypt's day light savings time ends Friday, September 29th, 2006

  • Ramadan starts ~ September 23rd (24th), 2006 and ends ~October 22nd.  No VTEL alterations are necessary.

  • Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday in Egypt is Thursday, October 23rd - October 25  (no classes).   ECE 5105 class on 10/24 would be cancelled and would be recorded and video-streamed for later viewing.

 


Lecture Schedule :
 

Aug 21 - Sept 21 & Oct 29 - Dec 6
  Sept 24 - Oct 26
Eg Time Mon  Tue Wed Thu Va Time   Eg Time Mon  Tue Wed Thu Va Time
9:00 AM             9:00 AM          
9:30 AM             9:30 AM          
10:00 AM             10:00 AM