Graduate Orientation

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Graduate Orientation

• http//www.cs.unr.edu/grad/
• FACULTY
• GRADUATE PROGRAMS
• ADVISING

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Graduate Faculty

• George Bebis
• Sergiu Dascalu
• Dwight Egbert
• Fred C. Harris Jr.
• Angkul Kongmunvattana

• Carl G. Looney
• Sushil J. Louis
• Yaakov Varol
• Greg Vert

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Staff

• Systems Michael Dahl
• Admin Sharon Holabird, Julila Lorge
• Lecturers Carl Hylin, Nancy LaTourrette

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Department Programs

• Masters in Computer Science
• Masters in Computer Engineering
• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering

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Masters Programs

• Thesis option (Plan A) 30 credits
• 24 credits of coursework 8 courses
• 6 credits of thesis
• Professional paper option (Plan B) 33 credits
• 30 credits of coursework 10 courses
• 3 credits of professional paper

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How to get a Masters

• http//www.cs.unr.edu/grad/howto/howto.html
• Semester 1 Sample research areas
• Semester 2 Get a research advisor
• Summer Do research
• Semester 3 Write up results, redo research
• Semester 4 Defend

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RULES

• http//www.cs.unr.edu/grad/core/gradCore/index.htm
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• B or better in graduate core courses
• B or better in pre-requisites
• Your advisor must approve all your courses

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Default Advise

• Sample
• Take wide variety of courses in first 2 semesters
  
• Take courses from different graduate faculty
• Mix theory with programming courses
• Talk to students about advisors/courses
• Talk to faculty
• Picnics (fall picnic is in September)
• Research group meetings
• Find a research advisor quickly

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Have Fun

• Travel
• Conferences
• Workshops
• Equipment (aka Toys)
• Robots
• Cameras