Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2010 Dr. Jan Chomicki Director of Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Graduate Secretary Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Lesny – – Bell 233 or 234 –

Important Things to Do Read the (updated) Grad Handbook – dated August 2010 – pdf Make (and keep) 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 – and your – or else be sure that sent there is forwarded to where you really read ! – announcements, job

Things Not to Do Violations of Academic Integrity – Copying someone’s work – Letting others copy your work – Quoting text without proper attribution CSE policy:

M.S. Requirements: credits CSE 501 — Intro to Grad Studies in CSE 4 core courses: – 1 Theory/Algorithms core course – 1 Artificial Intelligence core course – 1 Software and Information Systems core course – 1 Hardware and Networked Systems 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 (6 credits) – 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 grade has to be at least B+ Maintain a 3.00 GPA There are certain other restrictions – GPA requirements – no course can be used to satisfy two different requirements – certain courses can’t be used – part-time students get more time to satisfy the requirements – 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? – transfer up to 6 graduate credits – see the Grad Handbook Can apply to Ph.D. program from M.S. program? – yes: 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 and Information Systems Hardware and Networked Systems – 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 = 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

Forms and petitions Discuss the issue with your academic advisor, fill out an appropriate form and obtain the advisor’s signature Leave the form with Liz Lesny: she will forward it to me Forms can be found opposite Liz’s office

Useful Websites CSE: CSE grad programs: Grad handbook (the most recent version!): G rad course list: Graduate school website:

Useful graduate resources (maintained by Bill Rapaport) Grad Studies – – 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 –