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New Graduate Orientation: MS in Telecommunications

http://telecom.gmu.edu. New Graduate Orientation: MS in Telecommunications. August 22 nd , 2007. Outline of Presentation. Primary contacts Key elements to remember New developments. Outline of Presentation. Primary contacts Key elements to remember New developments.

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New Graduate Orientation: MS in Telecommunications

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  1. http://telecom.gmu.edu New Graduate Orientation: MS in Telecommunications August 22nd, 2007 August 2007

  2. Outline of Presentation • Primary contacts • Key elements to remember • New developments August 2007

  3. Outline of Presentation • Primary contacts • Key elements to remember • New developments August 2007

  4. Room 230, Science & Technology, Building No. 2 Primary Contacts - 1 • TCOM ProgramJeremy Allnuttjallnutt@gmu.edu 3-3969Toshiko Uchiyama tuchiyam@gmu.edu 3-3810 • ECE OfficeJessica Skinnerjskinne6@gmu.edu 3-1569 • Graduate AdmissionsNicole J. Sealeynsealey@gmu.edu 3-9115 • International Student AffairsSandarshi Gunawardena sgunawar@gmu.edu 3-3964 August 2007

  5. Ms. Anna Erdman is acting as Temporary Office Manager Primary Contacts - 1 • TCOM ProgramJeremy Allnuttjallnutt@gmu.edu 3-3969Toshiko Uchiyama tuchiyam@gmu.edu 3-3810 • ECE OfficeJessica Skinnerjskinne6@gmu.edu 3-1569 • Graduate AdmissionsNicole J. Sealeynsealey@gmu.edu 3-9115 • International Student AffairsSandarshi Gunawardena sgunawar@gmu.edu 3-3964 August 2007

  6. Room 269, Science & Technology, Building No. 2 Primary Contacts – 1A • TCOM ProgramJeremy Allnuttjallnutt@gmu.edu 703-993-3969Toshiko Uchiyamatuchiyam@gmu.edu 703-993-3810 • ECE OfficeJessica Skinnerjskinne6@gmu.edu703-993-1569 Office hours, by appointment, please:3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays August 2007

  7. Primary Contacts - 2 • Getting information August 2007

  8. Primary Contacts – 2A • Getting information • Program Detailshttp://telecom.gmu.edu August 2007

  9. Primary Contacts – 2B • Getting information • Program Detailshttp://telecom.gmu.edu Click on:“Course Schedule” for course outlines and syllabi“Programs” for Certificates & Advanced Certificates“Course Information” for core & elective courses“Rapid Updates” for any new information August 2007

  10. Primary Contacts - 3 • Getting information • Program Details http://telecom.gmu.edu • AlertsTCOM List File August 2007

  11. Go to http://www.gmu.edu/ and “Activate Mason Email” is the first item in the scroll bar in the center of the home page Primary Contacts – 3A • Getting information • Program Details http://telecom.gmu.edu • AlertsTCOM List File PLEASE activate your GMU Email account. Everyone is allocated an account and we will use this for broadcast Emails and class lists. You can forward this account to your personal Email account August 2007

  12. Primary Contacts - 4 • Getting information • Program Details http://telecom.gmu.edu • Alerts TCOM List File • Jobs University Life TA Positions August 2007

  13. http://careers.gmu.edu/patriotjobweb/student/ Primary Contacts – 4A • Getting information • Program Details http://telecom.gmu.edu • Alerts TCOM List File • Jobs University Life TA Positions There is a link on the TCOM home page August 2007

  14. Primary Contacts – 4B • Getting information • Program Details http://telecom.gmu.edu • Alerts TCOM List File • JobsUniversity Life TA Positions August 2007

  15. Primary Contacts – 4C • Teaching Assistantships (TA) • TCOM program currently has  5 or 6 positions • TCOM MS students may apply with a minimum of 12 credit hours in the TCOM program • Preference given: • 1 to seniority in program • 2to GPA • 3to knowledge of course Currently we have 2 Ph.D. in IT (TCOM graduates) and 4 TCOM TAs; other TCOM students work as BSIT and ECE TAs August 2007

  16. Primary Contacts – 4D • Teaching Assistantships (contd.) • TA positions are sometimes available in other programs • Most programs require a recommendation from the TCOM Program Director • Again, highly competitive: GPA of close to 4.0 is a key element August 2007

  17. Outline of Presentation • Primary contacts • Key elements to remember • New developments August 2007

  18. Key Elements - 1 • Non-Degree to Degree status • Registration • Prerequisites August 2007

  19. Key Elements – 1A • Non-Degree to Degree status • 12 credit hour limit to courses transferred in • Registration • Prerequisites To earn a GMU master’s degree you must have 18 credit hours in regular degree status August 2007

  20. Patriot Web https://patriotweb.gmu.edu/ and then click ‘schedule of classes’. Select TCOM for the classes that are offered Key Elements - 2 • Non-Degree to Degree status • 12 credit hour limit • Registration • Check catalog for registration dates:popular classes fill quickly • Prerequisites August 2007

  21. Patriot Web https://patriotweb.gmu.edu/ and then click ‘schedule of classes’. Select TCOM for the classes that are offered Key Elements – 2A • Non-Degree to Degree status • 12 credit hour limit • Registration • Check catalog for registration dates:popular classes fill quickly • Prerequisites Don’t forget the $250 late payment fine!! August 2007

  22. Key Elements - 3 • Non-Degree to Degree status • 12 credit hour limit • Registration • Check catalog for registration dates:popular classes fill quickly • Prerequisites • Please make sure you have thesebefore registering for a class Before 2nd lecture – 1.5 cr. ClassesSept. 11th – 3 cr. Classes ( all money back)Sept. 28th – 3 cr. No academic penalty (and No Money Back) Make sure you know the drop dates! August 2007

  23. If you cannot decide between two classes – do a bit of “grazing” Key Elements – 3A • Non-Degree to Degree status • 12 credit hour limit • Registration • Check catalog for registration dates:popular classes fill quickly • Prerequisites • Please make sure you have thesebefore registering for a class Before 2nd lecture – 1.5 cr. ClassesSept. 11th – 3 cr. Classes ( all money back)Sept. 28th – 3 cr. No academic penalty (and No Money Back) Make sure you know the drop dates! August 2007

  24. Key Elements - 4 • TCOM Certificates • Ph.D. in Information Technology August 2007

  25. Key Elements – 4A • TCOM Certificates • Set up your elective courses carefully to complete both degree and certificate • Ph.D. in Information Technology There are now five certificate programs within the TCOM degree:- Network Technologies and Applications (NETT)- Wireless Communications (WIRE)- Telecommunications Systems Modeling (SYST)- Advanced Network Protocols for Telecommunications (ANPT)- Telecommunications Forensics and Security (TFAS) August 2007

  26. Key Elements – 4B • TCOM Certificates • Set up your elective courses carefully to complete both degree and certificate • Ph.D. in Information Technology • Need 3.5 GPA • You can take the qualifying exam courses as part of your MS in TCOM degree http://ite.gmu.edu/PhDprogr EG: TCOM 521, TCOM 551, INFS 612, SYST 520 August 2007

  27. Key Elements – 4C • TCOM Certificates • Set up your elective courses carefully to complete both degree and certificate • Ph.D. in Information Technology • Need 3.5 GPA NOTE: Just because you have a GPA of 3.5 does not automatically qualify you for entry into the Ph.D. Program August 2007

  28. Key Elements – 4D • TCOM Certificates • Set up your elective courses carefully to complete both degree and certificate • Ph.D. in Information Technology • Need 3.5 GPA • You can take the qualifying exam courses as part of your MS in TCOM degree You will need to decide fairly quickly between earning a TCOM certificate or taking Ph.D. qualifying courses in your TCOM program August 2007

  29. Key Elements - 5 • Missing a semester • Missing exams August 2007

  30. Key Elements – 5A • Missing a semester • One semester only: send an Email to Ms. Nicole Sealey in Graduate Admissions • Two consecutive semesters: as above, but you may be required to pay a small fee • Missing exams nsealey@gmu.edu August 2007

  31. Key Elements – 5B • Missing a semester • One semester only: send an Email to Ms. Vernell Johnson in Graduate Admissions • Two consecutive semesters: as above, but you may be required to pay a small fee • Missing exams • Work with your instructor • May qualify for drop without academic penalty Please read your catalog as almost all information is there August 2007

  32. If the reference is from a web source, the date of extracting the information must also be given as well as the URL Key Elements – 6 www.turnitin.com • Honor Code • Do not copy other student’s work • Do not copy from the web without using quotation marks around copied work • Usually no more than 40% of content may be directly quoted • All quotations must have a reference cited • Unfortunately, about 1% of TCOM students are sent to the honor court each year August 2007

  33. Key Elements – 6A • Honor Code • Do not copy other student’s work • Do not copy from the web without using quotation marks around copied work • Usually no more than 40% of content may be directly quoted • All quotations must have a reference cited • About 1% of TCOM students are sent to the honor court each year Possible end of Academic Career at GMU August 2007

  34. Key Elements – 7 • Dismissal and Termination • Receiving an “F” grade in any two courses (whether 1.5 or 3 credit hour courses) and/or • Receiving a “C” grade in any three courses, will led to dismissal proceedings • Appeals against dismissal and termination are lodged with the Associate Dean • Please drop or audit if you look like failing August 2007

  35. Outline of Presentation • Primary contacts • Key elements to remember • New developments August 2007

  36. Some Recent Developments – 1 • New laboratory option • Wireless Networks and Robotics: lecture and lab (no unique number yet) • Started in the Spring Semester; this fall it isTCOM 590 003 This wireless networks course may be taken as a core course elective in place of TCOM 514 or 515, or it may be taken as a Specialty Module 2 or 3 elective course. August 2007

  37. Some Recent Developments – 2 • Mandatory Core Course Options (prior to Fall 2006) • TCOM 509 (IP) and TCOM 519 (VoIP) could be taken in place ofTCOM 501 (LAN) and TCOM 502 (WAN) by students with the requisite background. This change is in the 2006/2007 catalog August 2007

  38. Some Recent Developments – 3 • Mandatory Core Course Options (from Fall 2006) • TCOM 509 (IP) and TCOM 529 (Adv’d. IP) may be taken in place of TCOM 501 (LAN) and TCOM 502 (WAN) by students with the requisite background. This change is in the 2007/2008 catalog.Students wanting to skip TCOM 501/502 must replace these with TCOM 509/529 (not 509/519) August 2007

  39. Summary of New Core Course Pairs 1 Students with the relevant background may replace TCOM 501/502 as follows: Pre-fall 2006 TCOM 509 TCOM 519 From fall 2006 TCOM 509 TCOM 529 August 2007

  40. Summary of New Core Course Pairs 2 NOTE:If TCOM 509/529 are taken in place of TCOM 501/502, then they must be passed with a grade B or higher, as per the mandatory core course requirements Pre-fall 2006 TCOM 509 TCOM 519 From fall 2006 TCOM 509 TCOM 529 August 2007

  41. Summary of New Core Course Pairs Wherever TCOM 509/519 is written on the web for certificates or core requirements, these should now be replaced with TCOM 509/529 Pre-fall 2006 TCOM 509 TCOM 519 From fall 2006 TCOM 509 TCOM 529 August 2007

  42. Some Recent Developments – 4 • New Forensics Course • TCOM 663 “Operations of Intrusion Detection for Forensics” was approved in December 2006 • TCOM 663 was taught as TCOM 690 in Fall 2006 • TCOM 663 forms a forensics group with TCOM 660 “Network Forensics” and TCOM 661 “Digital Media Forensics” August 2007

  43. Some Recent Developments – 4A • We are currently developing within the ECE department a SCHEV proposal for a Master’s in Computer Forensics (MCpFRS) • The MCpFRS could be approved to start in fall 2008 • The MCpFRS will make use of the existing Forensics courses taught in the TCOM program in the TFAS certificate element August 2007

  44. Some Recent Developments – 5 • Other laboratory courses • Basic wireless systems: lecture and lab • Offered this fall: in collaboration with iRobot and DLink • Streamlining Progressions • Concentrations • New Certificates August 2007

  45. Some Recent Developments – 5A • Other laboratory courses • Basic wireless systems: lecture and lab • Offered this fall: in collaboration with iRobot and DLink • Streamlining Progressions • Concentrations • New Certificates August 2007

  46. Long-term devt. Regular courses New Courses Wireless Course Progression TCOM 500Modern Telecommunications Core Course Elective Courses TCOM 557Wireless lab TCOM 551Digital Communications TCOM 552Intro. Mobile Com. TCOM 516/526GPS/Advanced GPS TCOM 607Satellite Communications TCOM 606Advanced Mobile Com. TCOM 707Advanced Link Design August 2007

  47. Long-term devt. Regular courses New courses Protocol/Network Course Progression TCOM 501/502LAN/WAN TCOM 514Layer 2 Lab. Core Courses Elective Courses TCOM 504ATM TCOM 505/510Net. Computers/Client-Servers TCOM 555 Network Management TCOM 509/529IP/Advanced IP TCOM 519/539VoIP/Adv. VoIP TCOM 515Layer 3 Lab. TCOM 610BGP routing TCOM 609IGP Routing TCOM 611MPLS August 2007

  48. Other dept. course Regular courses New courses Security/Forensics Course Progression TCOM 501/502LAN/WAN TCOM 500Modern Telecommunications Core Courses Elective Courses TCOM 509/529Internet Protocols/Adv. Internet Protocols TCOM 548/556Sec. Issues/Cryptography and Network Security TCOM 562Net. Security Fundamentals CS 471Operating System TCOM 515Internet Protocol Routing(Layer 3 lab) TCOM 663Intrusion Detection Forensics TCOM 660Network Forensics TCOM 662Advanced Secure Networking TCOM 661Digital Media Forensics ISA 662formerly INFS 762 August 2007

  49. Some Recent Developments – 3C • Other laboratory courses • Basic wireless systems: lecture and lab • Offered this fall: in collaboration with iRobot and DLink • Streamlining Progressions • Concentrations • Advanced Certificates August 2007

  50. Some Recent Developments – 3D • There are two Advanced Certificates • Telecommunications Forensics & Security(TFAS) • Mix of forensics and security courses • Advanced Networking Protocols for Telecommunications (ANPT) • Advanced level protocol courses (IP, BGP, IGP, MPLS) August 2007

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