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Welcome to the Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Christopher Urban SUNYIT Department of Computer and Information Sciences
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Welcome to Our Departmental Family
All of you have selected one of the following majors/programs.
• Computer and Information Science (44) Commonly referred to a
CS
• Computer Information Systems (9) Commonly referred to as
IS
• Network and Computer Security (13) Commonly referred to as
NCS
• BS/MS in Computer and Information Science (12) Commonly referred to as
BS/MS
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Distribution of Information Packages
We have a personalized info package for each of you The info packages are grouped by major/program • • • •
BS/MS NCS IS CS
Majors…. go to the purple glowsticks Majors……. go to the orange glowsticks Majors……….. go to the yellow glowsticks Majors……… go to the green glowsticks (
CS
Majors: your packages are arranged in alphabetical order on the stage)
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Information Package Contents
• Personal program of study/transfer credit evaluation • SUNYIT Catalog information for your major • Department's Freshman Enrollment Guide • Your advisor's name and contact information • A glowing wristband color-coded to your major • A copy of this presentation • Banner instructions on how to drop and add courses
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What Are We Covering Today?
• Technology and Your Future • CS Department Faculty and Staff • Important Academic Topics • Your Courses for this Semester (you are already registered) • Tips to Succeed at SUNYIT
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Technology and Your Future (1)
"The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential." - Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft
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Technology and Your Future (2)
"… everything we called the 'IT revolution' over these past 20 years was just the warm-up act. It was just the sharpening and distribution of the tools of horizontal collaboration. Now you are going to see the real IT revolution." - Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP
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Technology and Your Future (3)
Technology is going to be hugely important to EVERYONE in the future.
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Technology and Your Future (4)
You are here to prepare to take part in the continued IT revolution as a contributor.
We are here to help you attain the knowledge and skills you'll need to
contribute
to the continued IT revolution.
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Meet the CS Department Faculty
I will introduce you.
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Computer Science Department Faculty (1)
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Computer Science Department Faculty (2)
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CS Department Secretary
Laurie Steele (Kunsela C130) will help you with: • Add/Drop forms • Academic petitions • Change of major forms • Change advisor • Tracking documents Forms also available at the Registrar’s page – click on the Forms button
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CS Department Network Administrator
Nick Merante (Kunsela C107) will help you with: • CS network (DogNet) accounts • Free software ( http://www.cs.sunyit.edu/ ) • Paid DogNet internships ( if you’re good enough… suggest you see Nick and learn more ) • NCS Club advisor
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CS Department Location
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Academic Topics of Importance to You
Academic Topics: Important dates Academic standing and course load Academic polices Changing major Transfer of credit General Education (Gen Ed) requirements
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Important Dates for Fall 2013 Semester
Important dates for Fall 2013 include: Aug. 26: Classes begin… drop and is free through Sept 2 Sept. 3: Add/drop
fees
begin Sept. 9: Last day to add (register) for classes Sept. 16: Last day to drop without academic record (W grade begins) Nov. 6: Withdrawal deadline (W grade does not impact GPA) http://www.sunyit.edu/calendars_events/cal_fall13
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Student Course Load
Full-time course load is 12 credits Dropping below 12 credits may jeopardize financial aid Consider starting every semester with 16 to 18 credits…this allows you the flexibility to drop a course Most of you are all already registered for at least 16 credits Need permission to take more than 18 credits
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Academic Standing
Overall GPA must remain over a 2.0 (C average) GPA of 2.0 required for graduation (all SUNYIT programs) Academic warning: first semester with GPA < 2.0
Academic dismissal: 2 consecutive semesters with GPA < 2.0
Readmission is possible
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Course and Program Requirements
CS and IS Majors MAT 115 and 413… minimum grade of C CS 108…………….. minimum grade of C CS 240…………….. minimum grade of C NCS Majors Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in professional coursework required to graduate All other courses: you need a passing grade
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Academic Integrity
See the Student Handbook for polices and procedures relating to academic integrity and misconduct: www.sunyit.edu/pdf/student_handbook.pdf
What is integrity? Doing the “right thing” when no one is looking.
What is the “right thing?” Something you’d be proud to tell your parents, grandparents, or some one your really, really admire.
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Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct is a very serious matter • NEVER paste text from the Internet into a document you will submit for a grade • NEVER copy code from anywhere and submit it as your own work • DO collaborate to help understand concepts, but do your own work on anything you submit for a grade • DO NOT collaborate when it is not allowed Penalties determined by each instructor… first offense may result in an "F” grade for the entire course
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Transfer Credits
It is possible to take courses at another college and transfer them to SUNYIT Official transcripts must to be sent "registrar-to registrar“ Usually a minimum grade of C is required Talk to your advisor about specific requirements and forms
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General Education (1)
SUNY-wide requirements that specify minimum Arts and Sciences coursework for all degree programs Generally requires one course from 7 of 10 categories such as Social Sciences, American History, Humanities, etc… and a total of 30 credits
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General Education (2)
Some of your major program requirements also satisfy Gen Ed requirements Your program of study/transfer credit evaluation (in your info package) is a very useful tool • It helps you identify requirements that need to be satisfied • It helps you track your progress toward graduation • Here are two example programs of study
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General Education (3)
See catalog page for SUNYIT courses that satisfy various Gen Ed requirements SUNY master list of Gen Ed courses/transfers: www.suny.edu/ provost/ GeneralEducation/ CourseList/ mastercampuslist.cfm
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General Education (4)
Special Rules: Some courses like HIS 306 and HIS 370 satisfy two Gen Ed requirement categories like "Western Civilization" and "Other World Civilizations" You can double-count requirements, however you cannot "double-counted" credits Humanities courses can never be double-counted with one exception: the "Freshman Gen Ed Core"
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General Education (5)
IDS 201, 102, 103 for the "Freshman Gen Ed Core" Writing-intensive – take only if you are confident in your writing ability Complete these 3 course and satisfy 4 Gen Ed categories: Western Civ., Other World Civ., Humanities, and Fine Arts You lose the advantage if you don't take all three (see the Catalog for details or talk to your advisor)
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Transfers from High School
Advanced Placement Credit See the catalog for rules and a table that shows which AP High School courses give college credit, depending on exam scores Foreign Language Look for a waiver policy sometime during the Fall semester
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Regional MV Consortium
Full-time students may take one course a semester at partner institutions (MVCC, HCCC, Hamilton, Utica College, Morrisville, Empire State) at no added tuition cost Course must be applicable to student’s degree program Course can not be offered on home campus during the same semester Space available basis
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SUNYIT Degree Requirements
SUNYIT writing requirements: All students must take ENG 101 All students must take an upper division writing course SUNYIT CS Dept Science Course requirement: All CS Dept students must take a 2 science courses, one of these must incorporate a lab Note: NCS students must satisfy this requirement with PHY 101 and PHY102
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Degree Programs in the CS Dept
BS Computer Science (
CS
) BS Computer Information Systems (
IS
) BS Applied Computing (
AC
) NS Network and Computer Security (
NCS
) MS Computer Science (
MS/CS
) MS Network and Computer Security (
NCS
) MS Telecommunications (
MS/TEL
) BS/MS Computer Science (
BS/MS
)
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Changing Majors
Changing majors is generally easy Complete and submit a Change of Major form Form available online or at CS Dept. office Low grades may prevent admission into a new program For example, GPA < 2.0
Another example: Low GPA in professional coursework in new major
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Program Information: CS, IS, NCS
Common Core During the first year or two, there is a large overlap in required coursework for all three programs – it is relatively painless to change majors in your first two years
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Accelerated Program: BS/MS (1)
Get a BS-CS degree and an MS-CS degree in 5 years Overlap of 12 credit hours during senior year Those in the BS/MS Program must maintain a 3.0 in all courses and in major Admission requires 3.0 in all courses and 3.2 in major, and you must have less than 94 total credits earned
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Accelerated Program: BS/MS (2)
If you are interested in the BS/MS program • Talk to to your advisor • Seriously consider taking MAT 413 If you are a good math student and currently enrolled in MAT 115, you might consider dropping MAT 115 and adding MAT 413 • You don't need to be interested in the BS/MS program to take MAT 413 • Talk to Dr. Cavallo
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Advisement
You should meet with your advisor each semester • Plan your next semester • Make sure you’re signing up for the right courses • Make sure you’re not signing up for the wrong courses (that don’t apply to degree requirements) NOTE: Final responsibility rests with the student to assure that all degree program requirements are satisfied for graduation.
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KNOW the College Catalog
The SUNYIT College Catalog is tremendously important because it contains academic requirements, policies, guidelines, descriptions, details, etc… It’s a GREAT advantage to be familiar knowledgeable of the catalog's contents Our Catalog is found at this link: https://www.sunyit.edu/pdf/UGCat.pdf
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What Do You Need to Graduate?
Generally: satisfy all Gen Ed/Arts and Science requirements satisfy all major/program requirements attain a 2.0 GPA overall attain a 2.0 GPA in "major" courses attain 124 or more credits… about 16 credits per semester
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Registering for Classes
Online registration opens in November for the Spring 2014 semester Seniors get to register first so they get courses needed for graduation Add classes required by your major first, then add in Gen Ed courses that (1) you need, and (2) fit your schedule You should be able to complete most Gen Ed course requirements in first two years
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Common Registration Problems
In the future you may experience registration problems Email your advisor with error code you received and your advisor will help you resolve problem (usually with the help of Laurie Steele) and email you back
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You Are Registered for This Semester (1)
Three general groupings of courses • Gen Ed / Art and Sciences Courses • Major/Program Courses • Open Electives See your advisor about specifics
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You Are Registered for This Semester (2)
Typical mix of courses for you for Fall 2013 ( MAT 110 students have a different schedule ) • For
CS
,
IS
, and
BS/MS
students CS 108, MAT 115 or 413, FYS 101, and two Gen Ed courses • For
NCS
students CS 108, MAT 115, NCS 181, FYS 101, and one Gen Ed course
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You Are Registered for This Semester (3)
Your schedule was given to you in your SUNYIT Orientation folder (this semester we selected your courses; you will do this in the future)… you can find your schedule using Banner Your program of study/transfer credit evaluation form (
in the package you received today
) lists the courses you are taking this semester Let's look at the program of study examples again
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You Are Registered for This Semester (4)
Please think about your schedule… if you have taken college or AP courses that are similar to the courses we have selected for you, please see one of the CS Dept faculty after this meeting here or in Kunsela C014 and we will help you make changes… you can also see us next week
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You Are Registered for This Semester (5)
As you attend classes next week, you may decide that you want to change a course (see advisor about this) or move from one section to another of the same course (no need to see an advisor about section changes) Be aware: a full course/section can be a challenge to enter… you need permission from the instructor of that specific course/section
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Tips to Succeed at SUNYIT
• Maintain Balance • Improve Your Time Management Skills • • Improve Your Study Skills
Your First Stop for Help in any Course: the Instructor!!
• See Your Advisor Routinely
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Tips to Succeed at SUNYIT
Useful links: http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html
http://www.academictips.org/helpful_links.html
http://www.studentaffairs.colostate.edu/Data/Sites/1/documents/students/St udy%20Skills%20Module.ppt
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/cosam/departments/student services/academic-success/time-management.htm
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Welcome to The SUNYIT CS Department
• That wraps-up my presentation • If you have questions, especially about your Fall 2013 course schedule, please see any CS Dept faculty member (we are in the room) • Several of us will be in Kunsela C014 to help those who need to make schedule changes
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