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NewGraduateStudentOrientation

Fall2017

OnlineResources

@oducs,https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/ 2

cs.odu.edu


cs.odu.edu


graduate.cs.odu.edu


People


Students

105ReturningStudents• 71MS

– 6CISconcentration– 14onlineprogram

• 34PhD

• 50%international• 28%female

38NewStudents(Fall2017)• 32MS

– 5CISconcentration– 4onlineprogram

• 7PhD

• 24international• 11Virginiaresidents


DepartmentAdministration• Dr.RaviMukkamala

– InterimDepartmentChair– AssociateDean,Collegeof

Sciences

• Mrs.JanetBrunelle– AssistantChair– ChiefDepartmentalAdvisor–

undergraduates

• Dr.StevenZeil– AssistantChair– Coursescheduling,GTAand

graderhiring,colloquiums

• Dr.Yaohang Li– GraduateProgramDirector

(GPD)foradmissions– [email protected]– E&CS3212

• Dr.MicheleWeigle– GraduateProgramDirector

(GPD)foradvising– AdvisorforallMSstudents– [email protected]– E&CS3206


Faculty• Chernikov,Andrey• Chrisochoides,Nikos• He,Jing• Jain,Shubham• Li,Yaohang – GPDforadmissions• Mukkamala,Ravi- InterimChair• Nelson,Michael• Olariu,Stephan• Ranjan,Desh• Wang,Cong• Weigle,Michele– GPDforadvising• Zeil,Steven- Asst.Chair• Zhao,Danella• Zubair,M.

• Boyle,Christopher• Brunelle,Janet- Asst.Chair• Elmesalami,Ayman• Gupta,Rekha• Kennedy,Thomas• Morris,Jay• Price,G.Hill

@oducs,https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/

Tenured/Tenure-Track Instructors

http://odu.edu/compsci/directory

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FrontOfficeStaff(E&CS3300)

• PhyllisWoods– Chair'sSecretary– OfficeSupervisor

• ChristyChavis– FiscalTechnician

• ArielSturtevant– OfficeServiceAsst.– GraduateProgramCoordinator


SystemsStaff• AjayGupta- DirectorofComputingResources

• SystemsEngineers– RyanKnauer– Diamon Wiggins

• ForhelpwithCSsystems,[email protected]

• Onceyou’veregisteredforaCScourse,requestaCSaccountathttps://accounts.cs.odu.edu/validate/


https://systems.cs.odu.edu/Main_Page

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GradStudentEmail• Youwillreceiveimportantinformationattwodifferent

emailaddresses– @odu.edu – Gmail-based,usesyourMIDASID– @cs.odu.edu – MSExchange-based,usesyourCSusername

• Setupanautomaticforwardofallemailfromoneaccounttotheother,sothatyoudon’tmissanything

• IfyouaretakingagraduatelevelCScourse,youwillautomaticallybeaddedtotheCSgradstudentalias– pleaseletmeknowifyouarenottakinganygraduatelevelCS

coursesthissemester,sothatwecanhaveyouaddedtothelist– ifyouhaven’[email protected] by

mid-September,letmeknow


ACM,ACM-W• ODUchapteroftheAssociationforComputingMachinery

(internationalprofessionalorganizationforcomputing)

• Organizesspeakersandhackathonstohelppreparecollegestudentsfortherealityofthetechworld

• ACM-W– focusedonwomenincomputing

• Notjustforundergrads– getinvolved!

• 2017Presidents– ACM– JoannaBorba ([email protected])– ACM-W– MichelleFlanigan ([email protected])


WhatdoesODUACMdo?

• Gotohackathons• CompanyTours• ProfessionalSpeakers• HackNights• SocialEvents– Tiedyeshirts,IceCreamparties,Galas,lotsofothers!!


WhyJoinODUACM?• Experience- Learnnewlanguages• Networking

– Faculty&StaffatODU– Professionalsinthefieldfrommany

companies• PotentialInternships• FRIENDSHIPS&FUN!!!

• Contacts:– ACM– JoannaBorba

([email protected])– ACM-W– MichelleFlanigan

([email protected])


DegreeRequirements


CourseLevels• 100,200,300,400–

undergraduatecourses

• 500– introMasterslevel– mostofthesehavea400-

levelsection,too• you’llbeinclasswith

undergrads– MSstudentsmayhaveextra

requirements– cantakeamaximumof4

• 600– Masterslevel– typicallynottakenbyPhD

students

• 700– upperMasterslevel– oftenresearch-focusedor

advancedtopics– cross-listedwith800-level

courses

• 800– PhDlevel– cross-listedwith700-level

courses– PhDstudentsmayhaveextra

requirements


MSDegreeRequirements• Alloptions

– core:CS655and(CS500orCS600)– attendanceat10colloquiumsandCS690(1CR)– atmost4500-levelcourses

• Courses-onlyOption– 34CR(11courses)– writtenreportandoralexitexam

• ProjectOption– 34CR(10courses+CS698)– projectreportandoralpresentation

• ThesisOption– 31CR(8courses+CS699x2)– musttakeCS600– writtenthesisdocumentandoraldefense


CISConcentration• 6CScourses

• atleast2regularat600or700level

• 5ITcourses

https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/ms/requirements/

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OnlineMS• Samerequirementsason-campusMS

• Onlineviewingofcolloquiumevents

• Implicationsforon-campusstudents– corecourseswilloftenalternatesemestersbetweenonlineandface-to-face(CS500,CS665)

– cybersecuritycoursesarealwaystaughtonline(CS562,CS563,CS564,CS565)

– someelectivesmayonly betaughtonline(CS723,CS724,CS725,CS773)- uptotheinstructor



Linkedfromhttps://graduate.cs.odu.edu/ms/

GraduateCertificatesCybersecurity

• 4courses,allonline

• CS562CybersecurityFundamentals

• CS563CryptographyforCybersecurity

• CS564NetworkedSystemsSecurity

• CS565InformationAssurance

ModelingandSimulation

• 4courses

• MSIM601– IntrotoModSim– required(butdoesnotcount

towardsCSMS)• 2FoundationElectives• 1AdvancedElective


https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/certificates/cybersecurity/

http://graduate.cs.odu.edu/certificates/modsim/

PhDRequirementsandAdvising• Majorrequirements– 8800-levelcourses

• 4“regular”courseswith3differentfacultymembers– breadthexam– researchskillsrequirement(publishapaper)– candidacyexam– dissertationanddefense

• Yourresearchadvisorisalsoyouracademicadvisor


MorePhDInfohttps://graduate.cs.odu.edu/phd/

– Requirements– PhDQualifyingProcess

• PhDGathering– mandatorymonthlygatheringandlunch– Tuesdays,12:30-1:30pm(activityhour)

• firstoneinFall– Sep19– onePhDstudentwillpresenttheirresearch– askquestionsaboutthePhDprogramandrequirements



GraduateStudentResources


https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/resources/

Courses


FindingCourseSchedules


http://www.cs.odu.edu/

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CourseSchedule


UsingtheCourseSchedule


Filterbycategory

Viewseatsavailableorcurrentenrollment

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CourseOfferings• Futurecourseofferingsareoftensimilartopastcourse

offerings– http://www.cs.odu.edu/~zeil/courseSchedule/csschedule.php?semester=S– whereS ={sum,fall,spr}YY– examples:sum17,fall17,spr16

• Registeringforcourses– registerearly– ifneeded,emailinstructorforoverrideintoclosedclassor

waitinglist– but,don'tover-register

• Recentlyofferedcourseslistedathttps://graduate.cs.odu.edu/resources/recent-courses/


RecentlyOffered500-LevelCourses


RecentlyOffered600/700/800LevelCourses


SeminarsandSpecialTopics


• CS697– IndependentStudy– arrangewithindividualfacultymember

• CS791/891– seminar(pass/fail)– oftenforresearch

• CS795/895– topicscourse– mayturnintoa“regular”

courseinthefuture

• CS796/896– specialtopicscourse– mainlyforresearch,PhD

students

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Fall2017Courses


Fall2017Schedule


https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/resources/fall-2017-sched/

500LevelCourses


CS500willnotbeofferedonlineagainuntilSpring2019

600,700/800LevelCourses


CS795/895Courses


Moreinfoaboutthesecoursesathttps://graduate.cs.odu.edu/resources/fall-2017-sched/

TipsfromFormerMSStudents

SlidesdevelopedbycurrentMSstudentRajaandformerMSgrads,Ravi,Hung,Kayla,Apeksha,Prasanna,Avinash

ThingsIwishIknewwhenIstarted…• Knowyourareaofinterestinproblemsolving.

– Getfundamentalsrightbytakingpre-requisiteandbasiccourses.– ApproachourGPDorProf.todiscussyourareaofinterest.– Learnaboutadvancedcourses(600,700level)fromProf.andSeniors.– Developprogrammingconfidenceandreadrecentdevelopments.

• GainmorepracticalknowledgebyworkingwithProfessors.– ReadaboutProfessor’sareaofresearchfromtheUniv.CSwebsite.– Emailresp.Prof.yourinteresttoworkfortheirlabandyourprofile.

• LearnsolvingrealworldproblemsfromInternshipexperience.– Developyourcourseprojectsclosetorealworldexamples.– MaintainprojectswithgoodstandardanddocumentationonGitHub.– StartapplyingforafulltimeSummerInternshipfromNov.


ThingsIwishIknewwhenIstarted…

• SeriouslyconsidertheThesisorProjectoption– Takeinitiativetolearnaboutprofessor’sresearch(theylovetalkingaboutit!)togetabetterideaofwhatyoumaywishtoresearch

– Potentialemployerswillaskaboutyourprojectsandtoseeyourgithub commits

• Itisgoodtolistentoseniors’advice,buttakeitwithagrainofsalt– Sometimeswhatwasrightforus,isnotrightforyou– Somepeoplejustgivereallybadadvice


ThingsIwishIknewwhenIstarted…

• Takethecoursesyouwant– Notjusttheoneseveryoneelseistaking– Notjusttheonesyouheardhavetheleastamountofwork

• Gotoofficehours

• Takeadvantageofmakingfriendsthatarefromadifferentculturethanyou!


TipsforbecomingaGTA• Keepapplying,evenifyoudidnotgetapositionpreviously

• Makeagoodimpressiononyourprofessors

• ConstantlyworktoimproveyourEnglish– StudyfortheSPEAKtest– Studentsoftenhaveahardtimeunderstandingaccents,especiallyatfirst

– Youmayalsohaveahardtimeunderstandingtheiraccent


TipsforDoingWellinCourses

• Expectmorepracticalknowledgevs.theory

• Interactwiththeprofessor

• Takepartinclassdiscussion

• Stayontopofstudiessoifthereareanyproblems,youcanfixthemearly


Internship• JobFair

– TwomajorJobFairsoncampuseachsemester

– Publicjobfairs(fromotheruniversities)

• OnlineWebsites– Companyofficialwebsite(careerpage)

– Monster.com,Indeed.com,Dice.com,LinkedIn.com

• References– Friends,Alumni,Professors

• PaperworkwithVISAoffice– Take10businessdaysforapproval

– Paytuitionfor1credit– ParticipateCPTworkshop(required)


Policies


WorkingintheDepartment• GraduateTeachingAssistant(GTA)

– requirements:passSPEAKtest(non-nativeEnglishspeakers),passGTAI,haveagoodGPA

– ifyou’vesubmittedGTAapplicationandareacandidate,you’llberegisteredfortheSPEAKtest

• GraduateResearchAssistant(GRA)– arrangedwithindividualfacultymembers

• Eachofthesepositionscomeswithastipendandatleast50%tuitionsupport(variesbasedonsalaryandMS/PhD)

• Thereareafewopportunitiesforgraduateassistantpositionsinotherdepartments– thesemayormaynotcomewithatuitionwaiver


https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/ms/financial/https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/phd/financial/

Full-TimeRequirements• Full-timeis9credithours

• GTA– 9graduate credithours(prerequisitesdon'tcount)

• GRA– 6graduate credithours– internationalstudentsmustcompletereducedcourseload(RCL)form

• Graduatingsemester– #ofcoursesneededtograduate– if<9,mustcompleteM4form(MSstudents)– ifinternational,mustalsocompleteRCLform


InternationalNotes• Full-timerequirement:9credithours

• Exceptions(reducedcourseload)– GRA- 6credithours– 1st semester(ifnotGTA)- 6credithours– graduatingsemester- #ofcredithoursneededforgraduation

• Onlyallowedtotake1onlinecoursepersemester– cannotbeyouronlycourse


Prerequisites• Goalistoensurethatyouarepreparedforgraduatework

incomputerscience

• Undergradcoursesmaybemoreavailableduringsummer

• Waystocomplete– submitarequesttoGPDforawaiver(becauseofprevious

training)– completeanapprovedonlinecourse(e.g.,Coursera,Udacity)– takethecourseandmake'B'orbetter– challengethecourse(talktotheinstructorofthecoursefor

requirements,mustdoatleast'B'levelwork).TheinstructormustemailtheGPDwiththeresultsofthechallenge.


NeedaFormSignedbyGPD?

• SubmitformtoArielSturtevantwellinadvanceofdeadline– ifurgent,submittheformtoArielandemailtheGPD

• CometoGPD'spostedofficehours


AcademicIntegrity

• Academicintegrity(HonorCode)istakenseriouslyatODU

• Typicalclasspolicy:– Allassignmentsaretobecompletedonyourown.– Nosharingofcodeisallowed.Thisincludesdiscussionaboutthedesignofaprogrammingassignmentsolution.

–Writtenassignmentsareexpectedtobeinyourownwords.


WhatisCheating/Plagiarism?

• Turninginanotherstudent'sworkasyourown

• Givingunauthorizedassistanceisjustasmuchofanoffenseasreceiving unauthorizedassistance.

• Forcoding– copyingorsharingsourcecodeforassignments– obtainingsolutionsfromtheInternetandsubmittingthemasyourown


WhatisCheating/Plagiarism?• Forwriting

– copyingmaterialfromasourcetextwithoutproperacknowledgment

– copyingmaterialfromasourcetext,supplyingproperacknowledgment,butleavingoutquotationmarks

• "Inyourownwords"meansthatthetextshouldbeyourownandnotaparaphraseofothers' work

• JustbecausesomeonewroteitbetterthanyouwouldhavedoesnotmakeitOKtocopytheirwords.



You'vebeenwarned.Youareresponsibleforknowingtherulesoraskingforclarification.

https://graduate.cs.odu.edu/resources/academic-integrity/

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BewaretheGroupMentality• Mostofyourassignmentswillbeindividual

– alloftheworkmustbeyourown

• Don’tsitnexttofriendsinthelab

• Don’tworkproblemsetstogether

• Instructors(andyourfellowstudents)areverygoodatidentifyingcheating

• Cheatingcanputyourgraduateassistantshipatrisk


HowtoGetYourAdvisorHoldCleared


Steps• Reviewtheseslidesandthematerialsat

http://graduate.cs.odu.edu/

• ReviewtheFall2017courseschedule

• FromanODUemailaccount(eitherodu.edu orcs.odu.edu),sendme([email protected])anemailwiththefollowinginformation:– Name– UIN– Prerequisitesrequired,ifany– PlannedcoursestotakeforFall2017

• Ifyouhavequestionsaboutcoursesbeforeregistering,cometoGPDofficehoursorsendmeanemail


Questions/Advising


Dr.MicheleWeigle,[email protected]&CS3206http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mweigle/Main/Sched

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