1. Graduate Student Orientation Martha Pardavi-Horvath Professor of Engineering and Applied Science Associate Dean for Academic Affairs mpardavi@gwu.edu August 28, 2008 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

2. WELCOME TO SEAS ! OPNET

3. http://www.gwu.edu/~gradinfo/ http://www.gwu.edu/~map/imap/ Tompkins Hall of Engineering Academic Center Phillips Hall NEW Science and Engineering Building in the making

4. SEAS SNAPSHOT AY 2007-2008 AY2008-2009 UG enrollment 515569 G enrollment (FT/PT) 1779/1030 1779/1030 Research expenditures $14.1 M

5. Academic Support Resources  Dr. David S. Dolling, Dean, Tompkins Hall, Room 106, Tompkins Hall, Room 106, (202) 994-6080  Dr. Martha Pardavi-Horvath, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Tompkins Hall, Room 101, (202) 994- 8323, mpardavi@gwu.edu mpardavi@gwu.edu  Dr. C. Dianne Martin, Interim Associate Dean for Student Affairs Tompkins Hall, Room 101, (202) 994- 8675, martin@gwu.edu martin@gwu.edu

6. Academic Support Resources Civil and Environmental Engineering  Dr. Kim Roddis, Department Chair, Academic Center, Phillips Hall, Room 643  Joyce Jeffress, Graduate Records Coordinator, Academic Center, Phillips Hall, Room 741 (202) 994- 5989, seajjj@gwu.edu seajjj@gwu.edu

7. Academic Support Resources Computer Science  Dr. Abdou Youssef, Chair Academic Center, Phillips Hall Room 704, ayoussef@gwu.edu ayoussef@gwu.edu  Luis Acevedo, Graduate Records Coordinator, Academic Center, Phillips Hall, Room 704, (202) 994-2755, lacevedo@gwu.edu lacevedo@gwu.edu

8. Academic Support Resources Electrical and Computer Engineering  Dr. Can Korman, Department Chair, Academic Center, Phillips Hall, Room 607  Sariane Leigh, Graduate Records Coordinator, Academic Center, Phillips Hall, Room 607, (202) 994-2751, sariane@gwu.edu sariane@gwu.edu

9. Academic Support Resources Engineering Management and Systems Engineering  Dr. Thomas Mazzuchi, Department Chair, 1776 G Street, NW, Suite 101  Winifred Carr (for M.S. students only) 1776 G Street, NW, Suite 101, (202) 994- 1227, wcarr@gwu.edu wcarr@gwu.edu  Zoe Dansan (for D.Sc. and Professional degree students only) 1776 G Street, NW, Suite 101 (202) 994-6084, dansanz@gwu.edu dansanz@gwu.edu

10. Academic Support Resources Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  Dr. Michael W. Plesniak, Department Chair, Academic Center, Phillips Hall, Room 739  Joyce Jeffress, Graduate Records Coordinator, Academic Center, Phillips Hall, Room 741, (202) 994-5989, seajjj@gwu.edu seajjj@gwu.edu

11. Pre-registration  Obtain GWid, GWid, GWorld ID card, GWorld ID card, GW e-mail account. GW e-mail account.  Register for (and take) the EFL placement test before registering for classes.  Meet with your academic advisor before registering.  Get your SEAS computer account CF (TOMP 404)

12.   http://seascf.seas.gwu.edu http://seascf.seas.gwu.edu  Tompkins Hall, 4th floor   http://seascf.seas.gwu.edu/softwarepackages/ http://seascf.seas.gwu.edu/softwarepackages/ Academic Support Resources SEAS Computing Facility SEASCF

13. Registering for Classes  Register for classes on-line http://www.gwu.edu/~regweb/web-content/index.html http://www.gwu.edu/~regweb/web-content/index.html “paper registration” RTF“paper registration” RTF Colonial Central RTF-EZ Colonial Central RTF-EZ  Add/drop; equal exchange  What does a student do if a class he or she wishes to take is closed or canceled?  What to do in order to withdraw from a class?

14. RTF = Registration Transaction Form RTF-EZ

15. FALL 2008 – Schedule for Registration General Registration DatesDaysCategory Eligible to Begin Early Registration April 11 –August 31All Degree-Seeking Candidates Non-Degree-Seeking Students may register September 2TuesdayFirst day of classes Late Registration DatesDaysCategory Eligible to Begin Early Registration September 2-13All initial registrations incur $80 Late Fee. September 13, 8 pmSaturday Last day for Add/Drop, Late Registration, and Consortium Registration

16. Fall 2009 – Tuition refund schedule 90% refund on or before the end of the first week of classes (by Sept. 6) 60% refund on or before the end of the second week of classes (by Sept. 13) 40% refund on or before the end of the third week of classes (by Sept. 20) 20% refund on or before the end of the fourth week of classes (by Sept. 27) 0% after the fourth week of classes

17. SEAS Advising Structure  Are academic advisors assigned? Yes.  Are they usually professors or professional advisors? Professors.  What is the structure for meeting with advisors? What is advisor availability? Office hours. Are there drop-in hours or scheduled appointments? Usually both.  What should a student do when his or her assigned academic advisor is away?

18. Conversion of D.Sc. to Ph.D.  Same program, same requirements, different (but equivalent) name  Current doctoral students are admitted to D.Sc. program  Starting Spring 2009 new doctoral students will be admitted to the Ph.D. program  WATCH! For doctoral students already in the program there will be a one–time open season in January 2009 to elect which doctoral degree they want: D.Sc. OR Ph.D.  WATCH! For doctoral students already in the program there will be a one–time open season in January 2009 to elect which doctoral degree they want: D.Sc. OR Ph.D. Watch your mail!

19. Structure of Academic Program Administrative Forms  Requirements; grading system A, B, C, F, I, P, NP, IPG, CR  Administrative Forms Form 1 Program of Studies; waiver; transfer of credit; course substitution forms; application for graduation; RTF; Petition; …  Importance of full-time status LOA; Cont. research; cont. enrollment  These are topics to discuss with your advisor

20. Form 1: Graduate Program of Studies Not this Form-1

21. Coursework  Curriculum based on FORM-1  Expectations of the students  Expectations of the instructor  Teamwork and individual work  Code of academic integrity http://www.gwu.edu/~integrity/code.html

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23. WHO IS WHO? Send your photo with this memorial, and the description of it to: mpardavi@gwu.edu

24. WHO IS WHO? Send your photo with this memorial and the description of it to: mpardavi@gwu.edu The winner get s a (sur) PRIZE!

25. Thank you for your attention!

26. EAP (AKA EFL) Placement Exam  Graduate Placement into EAP English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Placement Exam  According to university regulations, if your TOEFL score was 100 or below (Internet-based test), 250 or below (computer-based test), or 600 or below (paper-based test), you must take the EAP Placement Test. You will not be allowed to register for your classes until you have taken the EAP Placement Test as scheduled.  Please register for the test in advance. You may register at the Language Center, Phillips Hall 216.  Please register for the test in advance. You may register at the Language Center, Phillips Hall 216.

27. This visualization represents a macroscopic snapshot of the Internet for two weeks: 1-17 January 2008. The graph reflects 4,853,991 observed IPv4 addresses and 5,682,419 IP links (immediately adjacent addresses in a traceroute-like path) of topology data gathered from 13 monitors probing 48,535,339 /24s spread across 235,286 (49.3% were reached) globally routable network prefixes (94.9% of the total prefixes seen in RouteViews on 1 January 2008).