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Overview of Stevens Institute of Technology George P Korfiatis, Provost
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Overview of Stevens Institute of Technology George P Korfiatis, ProvostCharles Suffel, Dean of Graduate AcademicsAugust 14, 2013
Historical Perspective
Founder of the Institute: Edwin A. Stevens●1795 - 1868●Founded Institute in 1871●Stevens family made fortune in transportation: toll roads,
ferries and railroadsFirst steam railroad, Perth Amboy to Camden, NJPhoenix, the first steamship to make an ocean voyage
●Edwin sailed the America in the first race of what became the America’s Cup International Challenge Races (they won)
Enrollment Spring 2013
Undergraduate –2513●73% Male 27% Female●39 different states represented●10% underrepresented minorities in Engineering or Science●5% International●Degrees awarded: B.A., B.S. & B.E.
Graduate –2736●Full-Time: 50%; Part-Time: 50%●New Graduate Students : 233●New Full-Time Students : 127
Domestic Students: 27International Students: 100
●Doctoral Enrollment 322Total Doctoral Students3 New Students (2 Domestic; 1
International)
School of Systems and Enterprises
School of Technology Management
School of Engineering and Science
Academic CouncilChair - Provost Members – Vice Provost, Deans
College of Arts and Letters
Cross disciplinary emphasis
Historical, cultural, global perspective, ethics, communication
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Academic Structure
Graduate Program Overview
Masters and Ph.D Degrees in:
Various Engineering, Science, Management and Liberal Arts disciplines
Interdisciplinary and/or focused programs on important areas at the forefront of Engineering, Science and Management
For those seeking graduate level education in focused areas we offer Certificate Programs such as: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices System Design and Operational Effectiveness Water Recourses Construction Management Technology , Policy and Ethics Etc. Etc.
Graduate Program Overview (continued)
DISCIPLINARY MASTERS PROGRAMS ● Systems Engineering & Engineering Management● Technology Management● Information Systems ● Biomedical Engineering● Civil, Ocean, Environmental and Naval Engineering● Chemical & Materials Engineering● Electrical and Computer Engineering● Mechanical Engineering● Pharmaceutical Manufacturing● Computer Science● Chemistry and Chemical Biology● Mathematics● Physics and Engineering Physics● Technology, Policy and Ethics
Graduate Program Overview (continued)
INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTERS PROGRAMS
Cover areas across traditional disciplines
Are characterized by a systems focus:
Integrated Product Design (IPD) Maritime Systems
Microelectronics and Photonics Water Resources
Wireless Communications Construction Management
Networked Information Systems Nanotechnology
Product ArchitectureAd-hoc (administered by Office of Graduate Academics)
Course Locations
In-house at company locations
Picatinny Arsenal, Dover NJ
Stevens Hoboken campus
Online via WebCampus (worldwide)
Graduate Program Overview (continued)
Each of the graduate programs out of SES, SSE and STM offer opportunities to engage in advanced study and research leading to PhD
There are a number of Research Centers at Stevens through which Doctoral research leading to Ph. D. can be conducted:
Examples of Research Centers:● Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science
Education● National Center for Secure and Resilient
Maritime Commerce● Systems Engineering Research Center● Center of Excellence for Business Process
Innovation
Structure and Functions of the new Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
1. Education – Inculcate entrepreneurship skills and training throughout the four-year educational experience;
2. Entrepreneurship Support – Facilitate connections between Stevens students, faculty, staff, and administrators and the outside world through mentorship, networking, showcasing, and start-up assistance to maximize entrepreneurial start-ups;
3. Technology Licensing – Conclude licensing agreements, secure IP protection, manage Stevens IP portfolio, and assist in negotiations for industrial contracts
Provost Office
Office of Innovation and
EntrepreneurshipVice Provost
Education Integration of I&E in the Curriculum
Faculty /Students Entrepreneurship
Support
Technology Licensing, Spin
offs
I&E Faculty Committee
External Advisory Committee
Master’s Program (MA, ME, MS, MSTM,MBA)
- 30 credits (MA, SES, SSE)
- 36 credits (STM)
- 36 credits for Master of Science in Technology Management (MSTM)
- 48 credit for MBA (STM)
- Can include thesis
5 - 10 credits in MA, SES, SSE
6 - 12 credits in STM
Graduate Program Offerings
NEW PHD REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
• Credit requirements ≥ 54 credits beyond Master’s degree
- at most 1/3 of course credits from the 54 required credits can be transferred in (need approval of advisory committee; can’t have been used for completion of any other degrees).
- 3 of the 54 credits must be “signature credits”
• Qualifying examinations- recommended that the student take the department
(school) qualifying exam within two (2) years after admission to the doctoral program or receipt of master’s degree, whichever comes first.
• Preliminary Examinations- dissertation proposal is required to be defended no
later than one (1) year after passing qualifying exam
Graduate Program Offerings
• Time limit - maximum of six (6) years to complete requirements for PhD after earning master’s degree or the equivalent (requests for extensions must be approved by the Dean of Graduate Academics)
• Dissertation Advisory Committee- selected within six (6) months after becoming a
PhD candidate - Committee composed of four persons, one of whom must be a Stevens professor from another department or program -chair, or co-chair, must be a tenured, tenure-track professor, professor emeritus or an approved (by the appropriate school) non-tenure track faculty - must meet at least once per year
Graduate Program Offerings - continued
• Dissertation Defense and Publication Requirement - dissertation MUST be defended publically - at the time of the defense at least one peer-
reviewed paper will have been submitted for publication
• Signature Credits- 3 credit course administered by the Dean of
Graduate Academics and the Associate Provost of Academic Entrepreneurship
- Course objectives: enhance the PhD experience to inculcate communication skills, intellectual property knowledge, ethical behavior, academic entrepreneurship, systems thinking and involve multidisciplinary experience
- Course requirements: write and defend the dissertation proposal; serve on a team confronted with a multidisciplinary scenario and report on teams findings
MUST PASS SIGNATURE COURSE
Graduate Program Offerings - Continued
Graduate Certificates - 3 – 5 courses in a “specialization” - usually count toward master’s, PhD, Engineering
degree
Engineers Degree *(Chemical Engineering, Civil, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics)
Master of Philosophy (HSTM)*
* - terminal degree beyond masters * - 30 credits beyond masters * - includes design project (8 – 15 credits)
Graduate Program Offerings -continued
• most courses earn 3 credits• delivery modes – - face – to – face:
- one 2.5 hr session/week for 15 weeks fall, spring, offerings - two 2.5 hr session/week for 6 weeks summer A, summer B offerings
- on-line (Web Campus) - week by week syllabus, 13 weeks fall, spring 1, spring 2, summer A, summer B, winter can access course materials 24 hrs/day
Graduate Courses
Remarks: 1) Course content same for face-to-face and on-line
2) F1 students: maximum of one on-line course/semester
ALSO: if only one course remains- cannot be online
ALSO: normal full time load- 9 credits (except last semester)
- modular format (SSE) intensive one week delivery
preliminary readings & assignments certification of acquired knowledge
Graduate Courses - continued
Grades
Grade Point Average (GPA):Compute weighted value for each course, i.e. grade value times # credits course
- Add all such weighted values- Divide by total # of credits
Graduation requirements: For courses on Application for Candidacy
3.0 or greater in major3.0 or greater overall (B average)
(for master’s degree, engineers degree, PhD degree, graduate certificates) (No Rounding UP!)
A4
A-3.667
B+3.333
B3.0
B-2.667
C+2.333
C2.0
C-1.667
F0
Graduate Courses - continued
• S-U – in progress; interim grade for special problems, courses, theses, and projects
• AUD –auditing a course
• ABS – absent from final exam with instructor and Dean of Graduate Academics approval
• INC – in class for at least 10 weeks, in good standing; given at instructor’s discretion
• W – withdrawal; - if before end of 10th class session automatic approval, after
10th class session need instructor and Dean of Graduate Academics approval; - appears on the transcript but does not affect GPA; - for schedule of refunds see Student Service Center
Other Grades
ELC Policies and Procedures for International Graduate Students
• ALL International graduate students are assessed by the College of Arts and Letters faculty based on the pre-assessment of the TOEFL scores and given a Stevens assessment PLACEMENT EXAM DURING ORIENTATION WEEK.
• PLACEMENT LEVELS- ELC 70 – students who are very much in need of English
language and communication training- ELC 80, ELC 90 – students with a higher level of fluency
• ELC 70 students – required to take a 2nd semester of ELC- If grade in ELC 70 is C-, C, C+, B- student is placed in ELC 80- If grade in ELC 70 is B, B+, A-, A student is placed in ELC 90- If grade is F student must repeat ELC 70
ALSO PLACED ON ACADEMIC PROBATION
English Language & Communications (ELC)
• ELC 80 students may be required to take an additional ELC course
- if grade is C-, C, C+, B- student must take ELC 90- if grade is B, B+, A-, A student is not required to
take additional ELC courses- if grade is F student must repeat the course
• Course Load- ELC 70 plus two (2) program courses during 1st
semester- ELC 80, 90 plus two (2) program courses (permitted)
during first semester; may take three (3) program courses if advisor
approves- OVERLOAD (≥ 4 courses) are subject to approval by advisor and DEAN OF GRADUATE ACADEMICS when taking ELC courses
English Language & Communications (ELC) – Cont.
Good Standing: current GPA 3.0 or greater -at most 2 C’s, no F’s Probation: Either 1) below 3.0 GPA after taking at least 10 credits 2) 3 or more C’s 3) an unimproved F
Remediation: If on probation student meets with advisor and develops a remediation plan
Academic Standing
Meet with assigned faculty advisor(s) Develop a “study plan” in concert with
advisor(s)
Study Plan FILED IN REGISTRAR’S OFFICE Remark – Study plan is “IMPORTANT”
- it is a contract between YOU & SIT
Fashioning a Degree Program
TA position – stipend (20 hours per week work authorization) - 18 credits/academic year
- no other work assignments for pay are permitted without Dean’s approval
RA position – same as above Innovation & Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellowship for - FT students - 2 years - stipend, tuition - administered by the Office of Academic Entreprenuership - no other work assignments for pay are permitted without Dean’s
approval
Stanley Fellowship – for FT students - 1 yr (possible renewal)
- stipend, tuition - USA citizens - administered by Office of Graduate Academics - no other work assignments for pay are permitted without Dean’s
approval
Financial Aid (PhD students)
Academic integrity is a national, indeed a world-wide, priority.
Apart from the negative effect that any systemic form of dishonesty has on the moral fiber of society, academic dishonesty is extremely detrimental to continued technological progress. The world requires a population of competent engineers, scientists and managers of technology to attack and solve some of the very pressing present day technological problems.
Of course the competence of a student who commits
academic improprieties is at best suspect and Stevens is committed to curbing such acts of academic dishonesty.
“An academic impropriety is meant to include, but is not
limited to cheating on homework, during in-class or take home examinations and plagiarism” (Ref: Student Handbook: Academic Standing)
Academic Integrity
•Dictionary Definition – Copying or imitating the language, ideas and thoughts of another author and passing it off as one’s own original work.
•Types of Plagiarism (Ref: “Ghost Writer”), http://sse.stevens.edu/fileadmin/sse/academics/resources/PlagiarismUpdate.pdf
- completely copying another’s work, word-for- word without citation;
- copying pieces of one or more sources without citations;
- paraphrasing a large portion of another’s work without citation;
Plagiarism
- improper citation (leaving out information or providing
inaccurate information);
- mixing proper citation and no (or improper) citation;
- copying one’s own work from a previous publication or
assignment without indicating that it was a previous work;
•Turnitin.com – an antiplagiarism software service.
•My advice – consult with your Professor.
Plagiarism - continued
DO NOT register for MORE courses than you intend to complete
Register for courses on your study plan (or get advisor’s approval and modify the study
plan)
Observe pre-requisite requirements (or obtain instructor’s and advisor’s approval)
Speak only English in the classroom especially when taking exams.
Academic Ethics
Web Sources
Stevens Home Page
Academics – - Registrar - Office of Graduate Academics (Student Handbook) - Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship