Graduate Orientation: Fall 2010
Wednesday Sept 8th 8.30am to 12.30pm - Faculty of Graduate Studies Orientation
- Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) University wide orientation event
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Kenneth Rowe Management Building -- Potter Auditorium
- Attend by RSVP only.
- For more information see the expanded university schedule.
Wednesday Sept 8th 12.30 to 1.30 - Back of Computer Science Building Barbecue and grad courses poster presentation:
- All faculty with graduate courses are encouraged to attend
- Poster dimension (appropriate for GIS plotter) are 4 ft by 3 ft
- Open to all CS undergraduate and graduate programs
Wednesday Sept 8th 1.30pm to 3.30pm - Computer Science Orientation (CS building Auditorium) Welcoming comments:
- CS dean -- Prof Mike Shepherd
- CS graduate society representative -- Marek Lipczak
Orientation:
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Graduate Program overview -- Prof Malcolm Heywood
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Masters Program
- Breadth Requirement - https://www.cs.dal.ca/graduate/breadth
- Transfering between MACS/MCS
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Masters Program
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PhD Program
- PhD program time line - https://www.cs.dal.ca/graduate/phd-timeline
- Milestones - https://www.cs.dal.ca/graduate/phdreq
- Annual Progress Report
- Program administration overview -- Menen Teferra (Graduate Administrative Coordinator)
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TA assignment overview -- Prof Malcolm Heywood
- Three stage process: TAs per course; scholarship PhD assignment; free-for-all
- TA agreement
- Types of TA: 45/ 65/ 90/ 110/ 130hr (per term)
- Summer term exceptions
Additional contacts:
- Marek Lipczak: poster board assembly / disassembly
- Summary of university wide orientation events