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Lewis A. Sykalski

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Computer Science and Engineering

College: College of Engineering

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • DENG, Southern Methodist University, 2015
    Major: Software Engineering
    Dissertation: A Reusable Framework for Security Dataset Analysis
  • MS, Southern Methodist University, 2009
    Major: Software Engineering
  • BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
    Major: Electrical Engineering

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

CSCE 3444.002Software EngineeringSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
CSCE 5430.409Software EngineeringFall 2024 SPOT
CSCE 3444.400Software EngineeringSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
CSCE 5430.009Software EngineeringFall 2023 SPOT
CSCE 3444.003Software EngineeringSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CSCE 3444.002Software EngineeringFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CSCE 3444.001Software EngineeringSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CSCE 3444.002Software EngineeringFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Sykalski, L. (2015). Dissertation.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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