grad-stdt-orientation.ppt

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grad-stdt-orientation.ppt

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Graduate Student OrientationFall 2007

• William J. Rapaport
• (Outgoing) Director of Graduate Studies
• Department of Computer Science Engineering
• rapaport_at_cse.buffalo.edu
• http//www.cse.buffalo.edu/rapaport

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Incoming Director of Graduate Studies

• Prof. Jan Chomicki
• cse-dgs_at_cse.buffalo.edu
• Bell 213
• 645-3180 x 103
• http//www.cse.buffalo.edu/faculty/chomicki/

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Graduate Secretary

• Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Lesny
• cse-gradsecy_at_cse.buffalo.edu
• Bell 233 or 234
• 645-3180 x 119 or 102
• http//www.cse.buffalo.edu/staff/elesny/

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Important Things to Do

• Read the (new) Grad Handbook
• dated August 2007
• handed out today (?)
• http//www.cse.buffalo.edu/grad/grad-handbook.pdf
  
• Make an appointment with your academic advisor
• Discuss your coursework
• Should do this at least each semester, or more
  often!
• Can change advisors
• Advisor will automatically change when
• you do a masters project or thesis
• you choose a major professor for your Ph.D.

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More Things to Do

• Attend CSE colloquia
• Be sure that you are on the grad Listserv
• Should be automatic
• Read your _at_cse.buffalo.edu email
• and your _at_buffalo.edu email
• or else be sure that email sent there is
  forwarded to where you really read email!

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M.S. Requirements31-33 credits

• CSE 501 Intro to Grad Studies in CSE
• 4 core courses
• 1 Theory/Algorithms core course
• 1 AI core course
• 1 Software core course
• 1 Hardware core course
• 3 other CSE courses
• 2 core area courses
• 1 CSE 500- or 600-level course from any core area
• 1 CSE 600-level course from that core area
• 1 CSE 500- or 600-level course (free elective)
• 1 CSE seminar (1, 2, or 3 credits)
• 2 free electives
• Can be any UB grad course,if approved by your
  advisor Grad Studies Committee

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M.S. Requirements (contd)

• Do a project or a thesis
• Project can be from a CSE 600-level course that
  offers this option
• (not all do check with instructor)
• Maintain a 3.00 GPA
• There are certain other restrictions
• GPA requirements
• certain courses cant be used
• see the Grad Handbook

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M.S. Requirements (contd)

• What are the core courses core areas?
• see the Grad Handbook
• How to waive a requirement or transfer a course?
• see the Grad Handbook!
• Can apply to Ph.D. program from M.S. program
• for details, see the Grad Handbook
• Other questions?
• see the Grad Handbook!! -)

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Ph.D. Requirements

• Ph.D. Qualifying Process (24 credits)
• 3 required courses
• CSE 501 Intro to Grad Studies in CSE
• CSE 531 Analysis of Algorithms
• CSE 596 Intro to Theory of Computation
• 4 core courses, at least 1 each from
• AI
• Software
• Hardware
• 1 CSE 600-level course in your dissertation area
• Other requirements
• 2nd CSE 600-level course (3 credits)
• 1 CSE seminar (1,2, or 3 credits)
• total 28-30 credits so far
• Dissertation proposal dissertation oral
  defense
• typically 36 credits (Ph.D. is 72 credits total
  36 can be transferred in)
• can take other courses!

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Ph.D. Requirements (contd)

• Maintain 3.00 GPA
• Restrictions, waiving, transferring credits,
  other questions?
• see
• the
• Grad
• Handbook!!!!!!!

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Useful Websites

• CSE
• http//www.cse.buffalo.edu/
• Grad Studies
• http//www.cse.buffalo.edu/rapaport/501/
• info on
• current upcoming courses
• CSE computing facilities
• UB Grad School links how to succeed in grad
  school
• academic integrity (dont cheat, dont
  plagiarize!)
• research, teaching, writing hints
• Buffalo WNY
• language (oral presentation hints, ESL hints)
• cultural differences
• beyond grad school
• PHD comics!!
• How to Study
• http//www.cse.buffalo.edu/rapaport/howtostudy.ht
  ml

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End of Presentation

• Any questions?
• Oh, yes one more thing
• Read theGrad Handbook