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MASTER OF BUSINESS AND SCIENCE

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psminfo@docs.rutgers.edu mbs.rutgers.edu

New Student Orientation Packet

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Table of Contents Welcome.....................................................................................................................................1 NetID and Services Activation..............................................................................................2 Obtaining a Rutgers ID Card................................................................................................3 My Rutgers.................................................................................................................................3 Registering for Courses..........................................................................................................4 Obtaining a Special Permission Number (SPN)...............................................................5 Ofce of the Registrar, Student Accounting......................................................................6 Canvas and PSM Student Resources.................................................................................7 Internships and Externships..................................................................................................8 Veterans Information..............................................................................................................9 Academic Integrity.................................................................................................................10 Academic Standards.............................................................................................................11 Useful Links.............................................................................................................................12

The MBS degree has given me a chance“ to hone my business and technical skills, while also allowing me to make professional connections. This degree is like no other.

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Welcome to the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Program at Rutgers University! Our Master of Business and Science (MBS) degree ofers you outstanding opportunities to prepare for science-based careers in a wide range of industries. We have developed a unique community within a large public research institution that is equally committed to both academic rigor and professional relevance. Our programs ofer curricula personalized to your career goals, hands-on learning opportunities, convenient evening schedules for required courses, and multiple course formats (in-person, on-line, and hybrid). You also have the opportunity to study with outstanding faculty, which include award-winning academics and accomplished business leaders.

The PSM program is unique among its competitors in that it ofers a fexible, integrated, and personalized approach to science and business education. Students in the MBS degree pursue specially developed courses in Life Sciences, Computer and Information Sciences, and Engineering, that focus on building both the deeper learning and hands-on science and technical knowledge needed to succeed in business today. The business and communication courses that students take in the program are also designed to help you better integrate science and business acumen and apply those skills efectively in the job market. Workshops, lectures, and networking events featuring business leaders - what we like to call “The MBS Experience” - help students to further integrate their business and science education and gives students an edge in successfully transitioning into a challenging job after graduation. To date, over 96% of MBS graduates who were available to work after graduation found a job within six months.

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What is a NetID? To obtain your NetID, go to:

https://netid.rutgers.edu/index.htm

All faculty, staf, and students are assigned a Rutgers unique identifer known as a NetID, comprised of initials and a unique number (e.g. jqs23). In order to access many of the electronic services available to you at Rutgers, you need to activate your Rutgers NetID. Your assigned NetID will appear on the activation screen. You will need a NetID to register for classes.

What does NetID and Services Activation do?

Sets your authentication password This is the password you will use for most electronic services.

Allows you to setup your security questions and answers You can choose to select three questions and answers that will help you reset your password. Please note this is only available for students not employed by Rutgers University.

Allows you to select services You can choose services for which you are eligible, including ScarletApps (Google for Rutgers), or locally provided email and website services.

Establishes your Rutgers email address This is the email address to which Rutgers University will send ofcial communications and notices.

Allows you to choose where you would like your ofcial Rutgers email delivered You can choose to have your Rutgers email address forwarded to a diferent account, or you can choose to use a Rutgers provided email service.

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How to Obtain a Rutgers ID Card The RUconnection Card is the ofcial photo identifcation card issued to faculty, staf, students, and guests on all Rutgers University campuses. This unifed photo ID card serves as the primary form of identity verifcation throughout the university.

Please visit this site for more information: https://ipo.rutgers.edu/bs/id-location

myRutgers The myRutgers portal is a one-stop tool that provides you with access to important information at Rutgers. Using the customizable channels in myRutgers, you can read your email, check your grades, sign up for classes, search the Rutgers libraries, see a calendar of events at the university, and much more. To login to myRutgers, go to http://my.rutgers.edu and click on the link that says “Login”. You will need to use your valid Rutgers NetID and password.

For help setting up and using myRutgers, take a look at the myRutgers User Guide, located at https://my.rutgers.edu/portal

Through myRutgers you will have access to:

E-Mail Financial Information

Featured EventsSchedule of Classes

Career Services E-College

Unofcial Transcripts Grades

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16: 137 : 503 COLLOQUIUM IN PROFESSIONALISM FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY .• 0 credits Sections· 1 / 1

16: 137 : 504 COLLOQUIUM IN PROFESSIONAL! SM FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG.. 1 credit Sections· 1 / 1

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How to Obtain a Special Permission Number (SPN)

Some courses require a Special Permission Number (SPN), to register.

All Special Permission Number requests for MBS courses (16:137:xxx) should be made by flling out this form: https://mbs.rutgers.edu/special-permission-number-request

Please include all the felds for the course i.e. Course Number, Course Name and Index Number.

Other Rutgers Departments All other special permission numbers must be requested from the respective department directly. For example: If you need a number from Chemistry, contact the Chemistry department administrator, if you need one for Electrical and Computer Engineering, contact that department.

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The Office of Student Accounting; Billing; and Cashiering:

provides access to your online term bill

processes refunds

administers payment plans

coordinates exit counseling

assists with issues that arise with your student account

Ofce of the Registrar The registrar’s ofce is in charge of calendars, transcripts, diplomas, grades, and records. All student registration inquiries, including class registration, address changes, and contact information is handled by the registrar as well as graduation and commencement information.

To fnd out more information, go to: http://nbregistrar.rutgers.edu/

Student Accounting and Where to Access Term Bill

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Accessing Course Material

Canvas Canvas is a tool used by professors and students for distance learning and for a majority of online MBS courses. Students can access their online materials for class as well as resources specifcally for MBS students, including announcements on events, course planners, career guides, graduation, etc.

To gain access, send an email to vpasigos@docs.rutgers.edu with your NETID. You will then be added to our PSM Student Resources site on Canvas.

To learn more, please visit: https://tlt.rutgers.edu/canvas

Accessing PSM Student Resources The PSM student resouces section on canvas provides you with access to

Announcements Course Planners Career Resources

Graduation Checklist Discussion Boards

In order to get access, please fll out the form linked below: https://forms.gle/ZQyqdmvGmZnCNrNW8

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Internships and Externships InternshipsWe provide students with hands-on coaching and career development to help the student enhance their application and leverage the internship experience in order to build efective working relationships and be highly efective and productive as a member of your team.

For more information, go to this website: https://mbs.rutgers.edu/mbs-internships

ExternshipsThe Rutgers Master of Business and Science (MBS) degree program runs an Externship Exchange opportunity for students and companies where we match up MBS students to corporate sponsored small projects. All projects and teams are directed by the Externship Coordinator, Dr. Nelson. Be part of this unique opportunity to gain experience and professional development in your academic concentration. Unlike internships, Externships are shorter and are completed on campus and/or remotely. An Externship could be your frst ‘real’ professional experience. What are you waiting for!

For more information and sample projects, please visit: https://mbs.rutgers.edu/externships

If you would like to attend a live webinar to learn more about the MBS Externship Exchange and how you can participate, visit this link: https://mbs.rutgers.edu/events?feld_event_type_value=G&feld_colloquium_credits_tid=All

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Veterans Information The Ofce of Veteran and Military Programs and Services goal is to ensures that veteran and military students are fully integrated into campus life and are able to take full advantage of the broad range of intellectual and cultural activities ofered by Rutgers while having veteran and military students share their diverse experiences with the university community.

Our team coordinates one of the most comprehensive range services for veteran and military students found at any college or university in the country and our mission is your smooth transition on to our campus and ultimately your academic success here an Rutgers and in your years beyond the university.

As the result of Rutgers extraordinary commitment to its veterans, the VA has designated Rutgers as a VetSuccess on Campus University and assigned a full-time VA employees to work out of Rutgers Veterans House.

Please visit: http://veterans.rutgers.edu/ to fnd out more.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism is the representation of the words or ideas of another as one’s own in any academic work. To avoid plagiarism, every direct quotation must be identifed by quotation marks, or by appropriate indentation, and must be cited properly according to the accepted format for the particular discipline. Acknowledgment is also required when material from any source is paraphrased or summarized in whole or in part in one’s own words. To acknowledge a paraphrase properly, one might state: to paraphrase Plato’s comment... and conclude with a footnote or appropriate citation to identify the exact reference. A footnote acknowledging only a directly quoted statement does not sufce to notify the reader of any preceding or succeeding paraphrased material. Information that is common knowledge, such as names of leaders of prominent nations, basic scientifc laws, etc, need not be cited; however, the sources of all facts or information obtained in reading or research that are not common knowledge among students in the course must be acknowledged. In addition to materials specifcally cited in the text, other materials that contribute to one’s general understanding of the subject may be acknowledged in the bibliography.

Two levels of violations are recognized by the Academic Integrity Policy– separable and nonseparable. For graduate students nearly all violations are considered separable. Sanctions for separable violations include, but are not limited to: •A grade of XF (disciplinary F) for the course. •Disciplinary probation. •Dismissal from a departmental or school honors program. •Denial of access to internships or research programs.

•Loss of appointment to academically-based positions. •Loss of departmental/graduate program endorsements for internal and external fellowship support and employment opportunities. •Removal of fellowship or assistantship support. •Suspension for one or more semesters. •Dismissal from a graduate or professional program. •Permanent expulsion from the University with a permanent notation of disciplinary expulsion on the student’s transcript.* *from the Rutgers University Academic Integrity Policy

If you are not wholly familiar with conventions of citation, purchase a reference guide that is standard for your discipline. Among the most widely used guides are:

The Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.

MLA Handbook (8th edition). New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2016.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2019.

If you have questions about academic integrity, get them answered before jeopardizing your career. Speak to your faculty advisor, your graduate program director, or one of the deans of the School of Graduate Studies (848-932-7747). 10

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Academic Standards All graduate students have a responsibility to understand and to uphold the standards of the academic community. Without a commitment from all members of the community to work honestly and fairly, intellectual inquiry will sufer. A high standard of honesty and integrity is expected of you as a student, as a researcher, and as a teacher. Because academic integrity is such a basic element in the scholarly enterprise, it is useful to review the expectations of the institution and of your colleagues in relation to your academic work and your teaching responsibilities. It is the responsibility of every student to understand these standards thoroughly and to act in accordance with them. This brochure outlines the expectations the university has for its graduate students. In addition, most disciplines have a code of conduct by which their members are expected to abide. Graduate students are expected to be aware of the University’s policy and of their discipline’s ethical code and act accordingly. Failure to comply with these codes is grounds for dismissal from a graduate program. The Policy on Academic Integrity is online at http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu. Please review it.

As a Student: All work submitted in a graduate course must be your own. It is unethical and a violation of the Academic Integrity Policy to present the ideas or words of another without clearlyb and fully identifying the source. Inadequate citations will be construed as an attempt to misrepresent the cited material as your own. Use the citation style preferred by your discipline. Students may never: •Quote or paraphrase another, including material from the Internet, without complete citation; •Cite a source that has been identifed through a secondary source but has not been consulted; •Collaborate with others on assignments or exams without the explicit permission of the instructor; •Use materials during an exam that have not been sanctioned by the instructor of the course; •Look at or copy the work of another student during an exam; •Submit the work completed in one class to fulfll an assignment in another without the consent of the instructor.

As a Researcher: Data must be accurate and complete. Appropriate credit should be given to all who contribute to a project. The following actions would, in most cases, constitute a violation of the researcher’s ethical code: •Falsify/fabricate data or results; •Selectively withhold data that contradicts your research; •Misuse the data of others; •Present data in a sloppy or deceptive manner; •Fail to maintain accurate laboratory notebooks; •Fail to credit authors appropriately. All contributors should be acknowledged; •Sabotage/appropriate the research of another; •Misuse research funds or university resources for personal use; •Develop inappropriate research/industryrelationships for personal gain; •Fail to comply with federal and/or Rutgers guidelines for the treatment of human or animal subjects.

As a Teacher: All teachers have a responsibility to their students to: •Have or acquire the knowledge to teach assigned courses and the teaching skills to facilitate learning; •Inform students of their expectations and requirements at the beginning of the semester; •Evaluate student performance in a fair and timely manner; •Treat all students fairly; •Avoid sexual relationships with students; •Insure that while their teaching may be informed by their personal beliefs, it should not be controlled by them; •Keep all information about students confdential; inform others only on a need-to-know basis.

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Useful Links General • Net ID • RUID Card • Veterans Information • myRutgers • MBS Student Forms

Educational and Events • Canvas • Internships • Externships • Advising • Events • Blog

Course Registration and Billing • Special Permission Numbers (SPN’s) • University Schedule of Classes • Course Registration • Ofce of the Registrar • Courses by Semester • Student Accounting

International Students • Per Campus

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• CPT/OPT Information

We hope you found this orientation

packet useful. As an added bonus, we

have included links to MBS Students’ most popular resources,

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