MA ORIENTATION Department of Telecommunication Michigan State University August 23, 2002 Dr. Robert LaRose, Director

OVERVIEW  Introductions  What Is Grad School?  Curriculum  Thesis Option  Exam Option  Your Plan of Study  Our Forms  Our Rules  Resources

INTRODUCTIONS  Dr. Robert LaRose, Director of MA Studies CAS 413 MW  Rachel Miller, Academic Programs Coordinator CAS 425 MF 9-5  The Graduate Affairs Committee  Introduce Yourself – Name – Background

What Is Grad School?  NOT the 5 th and 6 th year of college  NOT what is known, but how we know it  A relationship with professors  Prioritizing your studies  Critical thinking and interaction  30 page papers, not exams

CURRICULUM  Prerequisites  Required Proseminar  General Requirements  Emphasis Areas – Digital Media Arts (DMAT) – Information Technology Management (ITM) – Information, Policy and Society (IPS)

Prerequisities  To make up deficiencies  Take them first  Waivers – Exam or documentation  English Language Center English Language Center – If specified you MUST go – For classroom communication – Last chance is Wednesday

Proseminar  Required of All Students  1 credit, Pass/No Pass  Lasts all weekend!  Meet the faculty  Socialize – 6:30 PM at Steve Wildman’s house – Bring your bathing suit, towel, pool toys – Ride sharing  Select your emphasis

General Requirements  30 total credits  16 credits in TC 800 level courses  Elective credits – 4 in DMAT/IPS – 9-11 in ITM  6 thesis credits

Digital Media Arts and Technology  For Content Makers  Required courses: – TC 840 Foundations of DMAT – TC 841 DMAT Research – TC 842 Design & Development of Media Projects  Ten credits of Specialization

DMAT Specialization  TC 442 Advanced Video Design  TC 443 Audio Industry Design & Management  TC 446 Hyper Media Design  TC 847 3D Graphics and Simulation  TC 448/848 Special Topics (limit of 6)

Information Technology Management  For Network Managers  Required courses: – TC 802 Research Methods or ADV 875 Adv. & PR Research – TC 850 Telecommunication and Information Policy – TC 852 Economic Structure of Telecommunication Industries  3 Specialization courses, 9-10 credits

ITM Specialization  TC 820 Intro. to Theory in Telecom, Info. & Society  TC 861 Information Networks & Technologies  TC 862 Information Networks & Electronic Commerce  TC 863 Electronic Information & Entertainment Media Management  TC 853 Information Technology & Organizations  TC 854 Economics of Media markets & Strategies  TC 458 Telecommunication Management

Information, Policy and Society  For Academics & Policy Makers  Required courses: – TC 802 Research Methods in Telecommunication – TC 820 Intro. to Theory in Telecommunication, Information & Society – COM 901 Communication Research Design  3 Diversification courses, one from each area

Information and Communication Technology Diversification  TC 840 Foundations of DMAT  TC 861 Information Networks & Technology

Information and Society Diversification  TC 822 Ethnicity, Race, Gender &Telecommunication  TC 872 International Telecommunication & Development  JRN 815 Seminar in Press & Society  ADV 865 Advertising & Society  CAS 826 Health Communication for Diverse Populations  COM 828 Cross-Cultural Communication

Economics and Policy Diversification  TC 850 Telecommunication & Information Policy  TC 852 Economic Structure of Telecommunication Industries  TC 853 Information Technology & Organizations  TC 854 Economics of Media Markets & Strategies  TC 877 Comparative & International Telecommunication

THESIS OPTION  Available in all emphases  Two-person committee  Original research or creative project  Select a topic  Select a thesis adviser  Sign up for thesis credits  Oral exam

EXAM OPTION  ITM students only  14-hour written take-home exam  Exam committee of ITM faculty  Based on ITM core  Graded pass-fail  Blind reviews  Taken in your last semester  Finish required courses first

YOUR PLAN OF STUDY  Pick an emphasis  Fill in required courses  Select your electives  Bring form to your adviser ready to sign  Make appointment next M-W  Turn in to Rachel  Open Add period ends Aug 30!  Can’t register for spring without one

OUR FORMS  Change of Emphasis/Advisor Change of Emphasis/Advisor  Plan of Study Plan of Study  Independent Study  Waiver  Overrides/Late Adds  Thesis

OUR RULES  Take prerequisite courses first  Only 400 level courses count  Only 2 grades below 3.0 allowed  5 years to finish  You are responsible  Honor Code

HONOR CODE  Cite any idea not your own  No copying of words  No copying of ideas  No copying sequences of ideas  No Web downloads (we check)  No copyright violations  Shared responsibility for group projects  Penalties: Failure or expulsion

RESOURCES  Supply your own computer  Public labs  Departmental labs  “Free” (Pilot)  “Free” Internet access  CAS 409 Departmental Office  CAS 408 Faculty/Staff Mail Boxes  CAS 425 Graduate Office  CAS 413 Graduate Director

Helpful URLs  MSU Library: – On-line library catalog – Proquest, Infotrac, ISI  MSU home page: – On-line registration – Student information  TC Home page – Meet your adviser – MA Handbook

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