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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Welcome to the Department of
Computer and Information Sciences
Christopher UrbanSUNYIT
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Welcome to Our Departmental Family
All of you have selected one of the following majors/programs• Computer and Information Science
Commonly referred to a CS• Computer Information Systems
Commonly referred to as IS• Network and Computer Security
Commonly referred to as NCS• BS/MS in Computer and Information Science
Commonly referred to as BS/MS
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Distribution of Information Packages
We have a personalized info package for each of you
We will distribute them now
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Information Package Contents
• Program of Study/Transfer Evaluation (POS/TE) that is tailored specifically for you
• SUNYIT Catalog information for your specific major• CS Department's Transfer Student Enrollment Guide• Your advisor's name and contact information• A copy of this presentation• Transfer Student Registration Worksheet (CS, IS, and
BS/MS students) or a 4-Year Plan (NCS students)• Listing of "Open Courses" for Fall 2014• SUNYIT Gen Ed Courses
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
What Are We Covering Today?
• Technology and Your Future• CS Department Faculty and Staff• Important Academic Topics • Your Courses for this Semester
- We will help you select courses and register
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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, former CEO of Microsoft
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Technology and Your Future (3)
Technology is going to be hugely
important to EVERYONE
in the future.
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Meet the CS Department Faculty
I will introduce you.
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Computer Science Department Faculty (1)
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Computer Science Department Faculty (2)
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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 theRegistrar’s page – click on the Forms button
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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)
Nick is the NCS Club advisor
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
CS Department Location
This figure also shows new construction!
CS Departmentin Kunsela Hall
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Academic Topics of Importance to You
Academic Topics:• Important dates• Academic standing and course load• Academic polices• Changing major• Transfer of credits• General Education (Gen Ed) requirements
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Important Dates for Fall 2014 Semester
Important dates for Fall 2014 include:
Aug. 25: Classes begin… drop/add is free until Sept. 2
Sept. 2: Drop/add fees begin
Sept. 8: Last day to add (register) for classes
Sept. 16: Last day to drop without academic record (W grade begins)
Nov. 5: Withdrawal deadline
(W grade does not impact GPA)
http://www.sunyit.edu/calendars_events/cal_fall14
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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
Need permission to take more than 18 credits
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Course and Program Requirements
CS and IS Majors
MAT 115 or 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
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Academic Integrity
See Student Handbook (pg 39) 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?” Anything you’d be proud to tell your parents, grandparents, or someone your really, really respect and admire.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Program of Study/Transfer Evaluation (1)
Each of you has a Program of Study/Transfer Evaluation (POS/TE) in your folder… the POS/TE:
• contains the latest information we have about your academic work at other institutions
• shows how courses at other institutions are applied toward satisfying specific SUNYIT program requirements
• is composed of three major categories General Education/Arts and Sciences Requirements Program/Major Requirement (like CS/IS/NCS) Open Electives
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Program of Study/Transfer Evaluation (2)
Let's look at a few examples:
http://web.cs.sunyit.edu/~urbanc/CS_XFER_POS.pdf
http://web.cs.sunyit.edu/~urbanc/IS_XFER_POS.pdf
http://web.cs.sunyit.edu/~urbanc/NCS_XFER_POS.pdf
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
General Education (1)
SUNY-wide requirements that specify minimum Arts and Sciences coursework for all degree programs
Currently requirement is one course from 7 of 10 categories such as Social Sciences, American History, Humanities, etc… and a total of 30 credits• Gen Ed requirements are determined by SUNY
matriculation date• It is possible to petition for the current (7 of 10
categories) Gen Ed requirements
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
General Education (2)
Some of major program requirements also satisfy Gen Ed requirements (so called "two-fers")
Your Program of Study/Transfer Evaluation (in your info package) helps you track your Gen Ed progress
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
General Education (3)
See catalog page for SUNYIT courses that satisfy various Gen Ed requirements
SUNY Master List of Gen Ed courses/transfers:
http://www.sunyit.edu/registrar/general_education
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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"
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
SUNYIT Degree Requirements
SUNYIT writing requirements:• All students must take ENG 101 (or equivalent)• 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
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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)
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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
CALCCALC
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Accelerated Program: BS/MS (1)
Get a BS-CS degree and an MS-CS degree in just 3 years
How? Overlap of 3 courses 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
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Accelerated Program: BS/MS (2)
If you are interested in the BS/MS program• Talk to to your advisor• Seriously consider taking MAT 413
You don't need to be interested in the BS/MS program to take MAT 413
Talk to Dr. Cavallo
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
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:
http://www.sunyit.edu/apps/catalog/undergrad/
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Registering for Spring 2015 Classes
Online registration opens in November (10 - 14) for the Spring 2015 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
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Common Registration Problems
In the future you may experience registration problems.• E-mail your advisor the following:
the error code you received (like "test score/ prereq error"),
the CRN of the course (like "2365"), the course number (like "CS 240") your "U" number
• Your advisor will help you resolve problem (usually with the help of Laurie Steele) and reply to your e-mail
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Registration for This Semester (1)
Courses that must be taken during Fall 2014 OR transferred-in from another institution (if transferred, it should be on on your POS/TE… if not: talk to us to avoid repeating a course) • For CS, IS, and BS/MS students
CS 108, MAT 115 or 413, and two other courses
• For NCS students CS 108, MAT 115, NCS 181, and one other
course
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Registration for This Semester (2)
Use your POS/TE to guide you in selection of courses
Let's look at the POS/TE examples again
http://web.cs.sunyit.edu/~urbanc/CS_XFER_POS.pdf
http://web.cs.sunyit.edu/~urbanc/IS_XFER_POS.pdf
http://web.cs.sunyit.edu/~urbanc/NCS_XFER_POS.pdf
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Registration for This Semester (3)
Please think about your schedule… if you have taken college or AP courses that are similar to the courses we help you select, please tell us (we don't want you to take duplicate courses)
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Registration for This Semester (4)
As you attend the first week of classes in August, 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
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Registration for This Semester (5)
Select Courses for the fall 2014 Semester• Use the Registration Worksheet or 4-Year Plan• You must use a course's CRN to register for a course• Read the notes column (far right) for important info• We will help you select the correct courses and answer
questions• After you have selected your courses, go to G161 and
the Registrar will help you register for your classes• We will be in G161, too, to help
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AT UTICA/ROME
Welcome to The SUNYIT CS Department
• That wraps-up my presentation
• Access an on-line copy of this presentation at this link:
http://web.cs.sunyit.edu/~urbanc/
• If you have questions, especially about your Fall 2014 course schedule or your POS/TE, please talk to us
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