USF Computer Science New Grad Student Orientation Terence Parr Chris Brooks

Professors on Parade Chris BrooksChris Brooks Allan CruseAllan Cruse David GallesDavid Galles Oliver GrillmeyerOliver Grillmeyer Terence ParrTerence Parr Peter PachecoPeter Pacheco Dave WolberDave Wolber Benson, Wells, Buckwalter on sabbatical…Benson, Wells, Buckwalter on sabbatical…

ITS Accounts This is accountThis is account Your username and password/PIN was mailed to your home address. Or, visit Help Desk in Harney 222Your username and password/PIN was mailed to your home address. Or, visit Help Desk in Harney 222 Format: first initial of first name, first initial of middle name (if available), full first initial of first name, first initial of middle name (if available), full USFconnect site: can obtain grades, degree audits, financial records, and other personal records online: site: can obtain grades, degree audits, financial records, and other personal records online:

CS Accounts This is the same as your ITS account now.This is the same as your ITS account now. Problems? Talk to: or Cody Nivens / Alex FedosovProblems? Talk to: or Cody Nivens / Alex

Access MailMail –Can be accessed on stargate.cs.usfca.edu with pine or mutt –Can be accessed remotely using IMAP to cs.usfca.edu Remote loginRemote login –SSH to stargate.cs.usfca.edu, then ssh to a lab machine –Do not use stargate for programming or compute-intensive programs WebWeb –Web pages may be placed in /home/web/username –URL:

Available Resources HRN 235 (aka “Starship Kudlick”)HRN 235 (aka “Starship Kudlick”) –30 dual-boot Linux/Windows boxes –Classes during day, lab at night (9am-1am) 5 th floor labs (HRN 530, 535)5 th floor labs (HRN 530, 535) –32 dual-boot Linux/Windows boxes –4 Mac G4s in HRN 536 (OS X, Yellow Dog Linux)(OS X, Yellow Dog Linux) –Occasional labs, otherwise always available.

Available Resources Other labs (campus-wide ITS accounts)Other labs (campus-wide ITS accounts) –University Center –Cowell –Gleeson Library Keck ClusterKeck Cluster –64 Node Beowulf cluster –Used for parallel programming classes, research

Academic Honesty All students are expected to do their own workAll students are expected to do their own work Cheating is taken very seriouslyCheating is taken very seriously –We have expelled students for cheating in the past. Examples:Examples: –Discussing general parameters of an assignment - OK –Copying someone else’s assignment – NOT OK –Looking at and directly using someone else’s code – NOT OK –Downloading code from the Web and claiming it as your own – NOT OK –Unauthorized “collaboration” on an exam – NOT OK If you are unsure whether something is permitted, please ask!If you are unsure whether something is permitted, please ask!

English Proficiency TOEFL scoresTOEFL scores –600(paper)/250(CBT): ok –530/ /250: must take Adv Intensive English course Fall 2004 –530/ /213: must improve to 550 before taking >1 CS course ESL classes classes

Required Courses 36 units are required (== 9 courses)36 units are required (== 9 courses) MSCS track: OO Software Development 2 courses in Software Development 1 course in Concurrent Computing and Networking 2 courses in Hardware/Software interface 2 electives Master’s thesis or project. MSIE track: Internet Systems Research Distributed Software Development HCI Design Digital Society OO Software Development AI programming 1 elective Master’s project Residency

Typical Path MSCS Track: - systems orientation Fall 1: CS 601: OO Software Development (sd) CS 662: AI Programming (sd) Spring 1: CS 652: Programming Languages (sd) CS 635: Advanced Systems Programming (hw/sw) Fall 2: CS 625: Parallel and Distributed Computing (ccn) CS 615: Architecture (hw/sw) Spring 2: CS 690: Master’s Project CS 636: Operating Systems (elective) CS 630: Advanced Microcomputer Programming (elective)

Typical Path MSCS Track: - software orientation Fall 1: CS 601: OO Software Development (sd) CS 662: AI Programming (sd) Spring 1: CS 652: Programming Languages (sd) CS 625: Network Programming (ccn) Fall 2: CS 625: Parallel and Distributed Computing (ccn) CS 615: Architecture (hw/sw) Spring 2: CS 690: Master’s Project CS 636: Operating Systems (hw/sw) CS 682: Distributed Software Development (elective)

Typical Path MSCS Track: - theory orientation Fall 1: CS 601: OO Software Development (sd) CS 662: Automata Theory (elective) Spring 1: CS 652: Algorithms (sd) CS 625: Network Programming (ccn) Fall 2: CS Theory of Computation (elective) CS 615: Architecture (hw/sw) Spring 2: CS 690: Master’s Project CS 636: Operating Systems (hw/sw) CS 652: Programming Languages (sd)

Typical Path MSIE Track: Fall 1: CS 601: OO Software Development (sd) CS 662: AI Programming (sd) Spring 1: CS 682: Distributed Software Development CS 625: Internet Systems Research Summer: CS 689: Residency Fall 2: CS 684: HCI Design CS 615: Parallel and Distributed Computing (elective) Spring 2: CS 690: Master’s Project CS 687: Digital Society

Financial Aid Merit ScholarshipsMerit Scholarships Available jobsAvailable jobs –Visa issues 20 hours/week max work study20 hours/week max work study no outside workno outside work –ITS –Lab monitors –Research and TA positions

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