graduate student orientation fall 2007
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Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007. William J. Rapaport (Outgoing) Director of Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science & Engineering [email protected] http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport. Incoming Director of Graduate Studies. Prof. Jan Chomicki [email protected] - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Graduate Student OrientationFall 2007
William J. Rapaport
(Outgoing) Director of Graduate StudiesDepartment of Computer Science & Engineering
[email protected]://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport
Incoming Director of Graduate Studies
• Prof. Jan Chomicki– [email protected]– Bell 213– 645-3180 x 103– http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/faculty/chomicki/
Graduate Secretary
• Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Lesny– [email protected]– Bell 233 or 234– 645-3180 x 119 or 102– http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/staff/elesny/
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 master’s project or thesis• you choose a major professor for your Ph.D.
More Things to Do
• Attend CSE colloquia
• Be sure that you are on the grad Listserv– Should be automatic
• Read your “@cse.buffalo.edu” email– and your “@buffalo.edu” email– or else be sure that email sent there is forwarded to
where you really read email!
M.S. Requirements:31-33 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
M.S. Requirements (cont’d)
• 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 can’t be used– see the Grad Handbook
M.S. Requirements (cont’d)
• 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!! :-)
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!
Ph.D. Requirements (cont’d)
• Maintain 3.00 GPA
• Restrictions, waiving, transferring credits, other questions?– see– the– Grad–Handbook!!!!!!!
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 (don’t cheat, don’t 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.html
End of Presentation• Any questions?
• Oh, yes; one more thing:
–Read theGrad Handbook