1. Special Incoming Graduate Student Seminars Series & 6.9XX Terry Orlando August 30, 2006

2. Terry Orlando 6.961 Fall 2006 Rights and Responsibility: Dinner and a Discussion ALL incoming students are urged to attend. Tentative Schedule: September 19 How to Assign Fair Credit for Scientific Work 6:00-8:00 pm, 34-401 B (Grier Room B) October 17 Scientific Responsibility: Dealing with Error and Misconduct 6:00-8:00 pm, 34-401B (Grier Room B) November 7 The Advisor/Advisee Relationship 6:00-8:00 pm, 34-401B ( Grier Room B )

3. Terry Orlando 6.961 Fall 2006 Special Graduate Seminar Series Pioneered by Professor Al Oppenheim for incoming graduate students in Area I Goal: to provide an advising experience for first year students in which students interact socially and professionally. This year there are 4 seminar series

4. Terry Orlando 6.961 Fall 2006 Special Graduate Seminar Series Special Seminar I Professor Al Oppenheim (avo at MIT.EDU) Area I & III students (letter of invitation sent out) Special Special Seminar II Professor Steven Leeb (sbleeb at MIT.EDU) Open to all incoming graduate students Special Graduate Seminar for Women Professor Leslie Kolodziejski (leskolo at MIT.EDU) Women Students in EE (letter of invitation sent out) Finding a Research Home Seminar Professor Terry Orlando (orlando at mit.edu) Incoming graduate students who do not have a research home and who are not in one of the other three seminar series. Although any incoming student is welcomed to attend. Required of all 6.961 students who do not have a reseach home.

5. Terry Orlando 6.961 Fall 2006 Example of topics: How to find a Research Home Series Mondays at 5:00-6:00 pm September 2006 October 2006 See http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/fa06/6.961/index.htmlhttp://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/fa06/6.961/index.html 06 Wed5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 6.961 Oreintation Meeting 11 Mon5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Finding a Research Advisor 19 Tue6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Rights & Responsibility Seminar I 18 Mon5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Reading Journal Articles 21-27 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Area Open Houses Area Open House 02 Mon5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. RA and TA Expectations 09 MonColumbus Day (Holiday) 17 Tue6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Rights & Responsibility Seminar II 23 Mon5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Panel Discussion on How to do Research 30 Mon5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Secrets of Oral Presentations

6. Terry Orlando 6.961 Fall 2006 Who should/can attend the Finding a Research Home Seminars? Any EE student who is on a 100% fellowship or teaching assistantship and who does not have a research home should attend. Any EE student who is signed up for 6.961, and who does not have a research home must attend the seminar series. CS assigns students a research advisor, so CS students do not need to attend this seminar series However, any student can attend the seminars if they like.

7. Terry Orlando 6.961 Fall 2006 REG DAY: Which 6.9XX to register for? Support Class number 100% RA6.991 24 units 100% TA6.981 24 units 100% Fellowship6.961 12 units Part- Fellowship Part – RA (supplement) 6.991 12 units Part - Fellowship Part - TA 6.961 12 units 6.981 12 units Volunteer TA 6.980

8. Terry Orlando 6.961 Fall 2006 Who should/can take 6.961 All EE students who have a fellowship must sign up for 6.961. CS assigns students a research advisor, so CS students do not have to take 6.961