Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 17, October 20, 1987

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Volume 20, Number 17
University of Central Florida/Orlando
Tuesday, October 20,1987
UCF contract with Navy means student jobs
by Suzan Curth
CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
A contract signed between
the university and the Naval
Research Laboratory in September means lots of jobs, and
possibly thesis work, for UCF
students.
The students, however, will
be considered employees of
UCF, not the government.
Computer engineering professor Dr. Harold Klee, who is
the project manager, explained who the Navy is looking for.
"They are primarily looking
for students with technical
backgrounds—engineering,
computer science, physics,
chemistry—that will support
their research," Klee said.
He added, "To accommodate
them we need a pool of stu
dents ranging from freshmen
to graduates."
Part-time positions ranging
from five to 20 hours a week,
are available. Hours are flexible and are arranged to help
fit students' schedules. To
apply for one of the jobs, a
student must:
• be a United States citizen;
• be currently enrolled at
UCF or any other institution of
higher learning in the Orlando
area;
• apply for a security clearance from the security officer
at UCF;
• have a minimum GPA of
2.9; however, the Naval Research Laboratory can waive
the GPA requirements when
appropriate.
Students will be working on
tasks related to basic and applied research and development.
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A few of the tasks
might include:
' • Preparing experiments or test materials
• Calibrating and
repairing instruments
• Editing specific
technical reports and
documents
• Utilizing minicomputers
Klee added that
masters students may
be able to satisfy requirements for their
thesis by doing work at
the laboratory.
The lab is located in
a residential neighborhood in the southern part of Orlando
near Orange and
Avenues.
Interested students should
contact   Klee   at   275-2270.
Naval Research Lab Student Wages
SOURCE: UCF Dept. Computer Engineering
Gatlin
Transcripts and resumes are
required.
Klee said, "I would encourage all interested students to
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apply. The work is interesting,
challenging, and provides excellent real-world experience."
Students soon can get check
list of courses taken, needed
by Jeff Lake
CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
The Office of Undergraduate Studies will
soon begin a service for students designed to
save time, answer questions and alleviate anxiety.
When the program is fully functional, a student can go to the Registrar's Office and obtain
a printout of the classes they have taken, including a list of the classes required by the
student for his or her degree(s). There will be a
(+) or (-) next to each subject indicating whether
or not the student has met the requirements.
Requirements the new service will report on
include: the General Education Program, the
Foreign Language Requirement, the Gordon
Rule and University Credit Hour Requirements.
The report is designed to assist students in
course planning. Final confirmation of degree
requirements is subject to approval by the dean
of a college.
Students who are about to graduate can
simply get a printout and see what classes they
need to take.
The system does have some flaws still,
though.
The program has trouble correlating a students transferred AA credits to UCF credits and
at first glance the printout looks very lacking.
Dr. David Dees of Undergraduate Studies
said that part of the program will be changed
before students are able to receive copies of
their printouts.
Students who have specific questions about
the new program should contact the office of
Undergraduate Studies for further information.
Business college can't afford test sheets
by Christina Lee
CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
Students of the College of
Business Administration have
been buying their own Scan-
tron sheets since the beginning of the semester because
the college can't afford to supply the sheets.
Dr. Clifford Eubanks, dean
of the College of Business, said
he did not have any real knowledge of the new policy. He did,
however, remember hearing it
mentioned.
He said, "I know that at one
of the meetings, they [professors! were concerned with the
high cost of the Scantron
sheets, so I'm sure that if that
is what they're doing, then it
must be because of the lack of
money."
According to Dr. Brian
Rungeling, head of the Department of Economics, more professors are using the Scantron
sheets,   which   are   used  in
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administering tests, because
they have bigger classes than
ever before.
He said, "The sheets cost us
six cents apiece to have made.
That's about $600,000 a year.
We just don't have the money."
The idea came about between several professors and
department heads.
Rungeling said, "It's up to
the individual department as
to whether or not to have the
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