1. College of Computing & Software Engineering Orientation

2. Dr. E. K. Park Dean of the College of CSE Ms. Faith Gonzales Secretary to the Dean 2 College of Computing and Software Engineering Dean’s Office

3. Student Services SWEGD Ms. Beth Haynie Academic Advisor SWE & CGDD Available Monday - Friday 3

4. Student Services IT Ms. Ashley McClure Academic Advisor for IT Available Monday - Friday 4

5. Student Services CS Ms. Martina McWilliams Academic Advisor for CS & ACS Available Monday - Friday 5

6. Undergraduate Coordinators Dr. Jeff Chastine Computer Game Design and Development Dr. Jose Garrido Computer Science Dr. Ken Hoganson Applied Computer Science Prof. Jonathan Lartigue Software Engineering Prof. Susan Vande Ven BAS in Information Technology Dr. Lei Li BS in Information Technology Dr. Chi Zhang Certificate in Health Information Technology 6

7. We’re Glad You’re Here You are here to get a degree that will be valuable for your entire life We prepare you for your first job AND Every job after that first job As for here and now, you’re here to register for your first KSU classes! 7

8. Possible Degrees in CSE BS in.. – Computer Science – Software Engineering – Information Technology – Computer Game Design and Development BA in Applied Computer Science BAS in Information Technology 8

9. Your Hand Outs You have each been given a packet of information pertaining to Computing and Software Engineering. This packet includes: Curriculum Sheets What to do today Scheduling worksheet to help you build your schedule Wait Lists information Differences between computing majors Advisor and Coordinator information Student Groups and Involvement in CSE 2 Year Plans and DegreeWorks information 9

10. Curriculum Sheets Each major has a curriculum sheet that includes general education requirements (Areas A-E), major courses, other supporting courses and electives These curriculum sheets ARE your graduation requirements – FOLLOW THEM 10

11. Transfer Registration Look at the curriculum sheet for your major. You should also have a sheet that lists the courses you have transferred in. 1.Check off any course for which you have transfer credit 2.Identify the courses you have left to complete 3.If any courses in Area A are unchecked, you should take them this Fall semester 4.If you do not have transfer credit for one or both programming courses (in Area F), you should also sign up for what you are missing there Don’t take all core first, think about pre-requisite chains 11

12. Programming Classes We have 3 versions of programming classes: – CS 1301/1302 – Java based (traditional). CS Majors MUST take this. It is recommended that IT and SWE majors take this version. – CSE 1301/1302 – Gaming based (C#). It is recommended that CGDD majors take this version (but it counts for SWE and IT too). – CSE 1311/1312 – For College of Engineering students ONLY. 12

13. Important Tips Add / Drop versus Withdrawals GPA and grade forgiveness Holds “R” is Thursday Some classes have lectures AND labs…you must register for both – Chemistry (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) – Biology (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) – Physics (PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L) PHYS lecture also includes a “recitation” time which is a time set aside to review what was done in the lab 13

14. eCore Online Courses http://www.kennesaw.edu/ecore/ eCore is another option for some core classes. These are ONLINE courses. Take eCore Orientation Quiz BEFORE registering for eCore Online courses 14

15. Student Groups and Involvement Many active student organizations for computing students – check hand out sheet for more info about: – Association of Computing Machinery – Association of Information Technology Professionals – Game Design and Development Club – Women in Technology – And more! 15

16. Where? Where do I pay? Where do I go to change a class? Where do I go for financial aid? Where can I go for help? 16

17. When? When do I need to pay? When do I need to buy books? When do I show up for classes? 17

18. Questions? http://cse.spsu.edu 18

19. Begin Registration Open web browser (e.g. Chrome, Internet Exploder, etc) Go to https://owlexpress.kennesaw.edu Log in to Owl Express Click on “Registration” Click on “Class Registration (Add or Drop Classes)” Click the “Class Search” button Use your curriculum sheet, “What to Do Today” sheet, and your Class Schedule building sheet