Graduation Requirements and Presentation of Project/Thesis/Dissertation

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Graduation Requirementsand Presentation of
Project/Thesis/Dissertation

• David A. Gaitros

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Overview

• Project/Thesis/Dissertation descriptions
• Graduation requirements
• Project vs. Thesis
• Document guidelines
• Oral Defense
• Degree Requirements

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What are they

• Project
• Thesis
• Dissertation

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How do you sign up for them?

• Contact a member of the Research Faculty members
  with Masters Directive Status
• Have them agree to a subject
• Write a proposal or prospectus
• Fill out and have signed the Individual Course
  Approval Form during the normal enrollment
  period.
• Register for your particular section

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Graduation Requirements

• Project 3 hours and CIS 8966
• Thesis 6 hours and CIS 8976
• Dissertation 24 hours and CIS 8985
• Intro to Research 2 Hours

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Project vs. Thesis

• You can only take 6 hours of project, 9 hours of
  thesis, or 12 hours of dissertation per term
• There are no restrictions to the total number of
  hours that you may accumulate.
• Courses are only valid for 7 years. In general
  you have 7 years to complete the masters degree.
  
• You have 5 years to complete the dissertation
  once you have been admitted to candidacy.
  Otherwise you have to go through the PhD
  preliminary exam again.
• There is no specific format for project documents
  and therefore no guidelines. Format is up to the
  faculty member.
• Faculty provide more assistance on Thesis then
  projects because it contributes to their
  publishing record and research. A project may or
  may not be publishable work.
• Admission to candidacy in the PhD program
  requires a thesis or significant research paper
  at least.

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What is a project/Thesis?

• Consider a project and thesis like a bridge
• A Project is building the bridge
• A Thesis answers the question whether the bridge
  should be built maybe even develop a prototype.
• A Dissertation Creates the concept of a bridge
• Develop an example of a bridge
• Prove that a bridge is useful in several
  situations
• Have others agree that a bridge is useful.
• Write esoteric papers on a bridge and have them
  published in conferences and journals.

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Guidelines and Requirements for Thesis, Treatise,
and Dissertation Writers

• Florida State University
• Office of Graduate Studies
• 408 Westcott
• Tallahassee, FL 32306 1410
• [phone]

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General Information

• Students who continue to use campus resources and
  receive faculty supervision must register for at
  least 2 hours of thesis/project/dissertation.
• This means that if your major professor and
  committee members have not read your final
  document and you have not defendedyou must
  register for at least 2 hours of
  thesis/project/dissertation.
• Registration of thesis/dissertation hours is
  required in the final term for which the degree
  is awarded no matter what.

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General Information

• You must register to graduate within the first
  two weeks of the term.
• The thesis/dissertation manuscript must be
  cleared by the office of Graduate Studies before
  the clearance deadline.
• The project/thesis/dissertation manuscript must
  be turned in at least two weeks prior to the
  defense.

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General Information

• After the defense of the thesis you should submit
  to the office of Graduate Studies
• Final Term Degree Clearance Form
• Electronic Version of the document
• Go to http//etds.fsu.edu/\
• Deadline for submission is usually one month
  before the end of the term.

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General Information

• For a Dissertation you must also must submit
• Final Term Degree Clearance
• Go to http//etds.fsu.edu/ for more information
• A placement information card

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Manuscript Preparation

• Style Guide
• Paper Requirements
• Tables and Figures
• Supplementary Materials
• Pagination
• Margins
• Spacing
• Printer type

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Page Formats

• Title Page
• Signature Page
• Dedication Page ( Optional )
• Acknowledgements Page (Optional)
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• Abstracts
• Text
• Levels of Headings
• Appendix Material
• References
• Biographical Sketch

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Oral Presentation

• To clear a project, thesis, or dissertation you
  must make a formal presentation to your
  committee, faculty, students, and interested
  parties.
• The scheduling of the defense must be approved by
  your major professor, the committee members, and
  the Chair.

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Oral Presentation

• The first slide of your presentation should look
  similar to your title page of your manuscript
• Name
• Title
• Date
• Location
• Names of your major professor and committee
  members
• Acknowledgements are also proper if others
  contributed to your work.

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Oral Presentation

• The next slide should be an overview of list of
  subjects to be covered.
• Any demonstrations should be listed in the
  overview in the order they appear
• Your presentation should be logically ordered.

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Oral Presentation

• The presentation should include as a minimum
• Introduction of the topic
• Background information
• Method of research
• Motivation for the study
• Findings
• Conclusions and Recommendations

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Oral Presentation

• It is polite to make copies of the slides for the
  major professor and committee members
• Who really cares about anybody else
• The presentation itself should end with
  sufficient time to field any questions from the
  floor.
• Schedule about two hours minimum for the entire
  process. If you committee does not like you it
  may take more time.
• Remember that your outside committee
  representative MUST be present at the defense.

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Oral Presentation

• Hints
• Use a clear and concise voice
• Slow your speech
• Practice the presentation to others
• Obtain their feedback
• Time yourself
• Practice any demonstrations on the day they are
  to be given in the room and environment they are
  to be given

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Oral Presentations

• Use cards to remind you of subject matter if
  needed
• DO NOT READ THE SLIDES TO THE AUDIENCEIF THERE
  ARE PEOPLE WHO CANT READ, EITHER DONT INVITE
  THEM OR SHOW A VIDEO WITH SOUND.

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Research Groups

• There are several research groups within the
  Department
• Compiler
• Security/Cryptography
• Data Grid/Database
• Bioinformatics
• Random Numbers/Monte Carlo Methods
• Networks/Architecture/Fault Tolerance
• Real Time Systems
• Learning Systems

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Research Groups

• How does one become involved with a research
  group?
• Listen to the faculty member at Intro to Research
• Take the Faculty members graduate course
• Read the papers the faculty member has written
• Approach the faculty member about his/her research

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Degree Programs and Academics

• All of the Following Information can be found on
  Department and University Web Pages.

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Degree Programs

• PhD Degree requirements
• MS in Computer Science
• MS in Software Engineering
• MS in Information Security
• - Must have the permission of the respective
  committee to enter these programs.

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PhD Degree Requirements

• Finish Required Graduate Course work. Students
  must finish at least 2 of the courses in each of
  the required areas during some period in their
  graduate career.
• CIS 5935 (2) in the first Fall term of enrollment
• With Masters ( At least 4 additional Courses past
  the masters)
• Without Masters ( At Least 6 additional Courses)
• Courses required by your PhD Committee
• Portfolio approval and Oral Exam
• Oral exam covers material in PhD core courses you
  have taken
• Pass Oral Examination of Area/Survey Paper
• Pass PhD Preliminary Exam
• Write and Defend a Prospectus
• 24 hours of Dissertation
• 24 hours of Residency (24 credit hour with 12
  months)
• This is after having earned 30 hours of graduate
  credit or a masters
• Write and defend a Dissertation

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PhD Core Course Requirements

• CIS 5935 Intro to Research ( 2 Hours)
• Software (Select two)
• CEN 5035 S.E.
• COP 5570 Advanced Unix Programming
• COP 5621 Compiler Construction
• Systems (Select two)
• CDA 5155 Computer Architecture
• CEN 5515 Data and Computer Communications
• COP 5611 Operating Systems
• Theory (Select two)
• COT 5310 Theory of Automata
• COT 5410 Complexity of Algorithms
• COT 5540 Logic for CS

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Masters Basic Degree Requirements

• 32 Hours of Graduate Course work
• DIS, Supervised Teaching, Supervised Research,
  and courses that start with CGS may not be
  counted as part of the 32 hours.
• At least a 3.0 GPA ( Not 2.9999999999)
• All courses passed with at least a B-
• Written and defended a Thesis/Project for those
  tracks
• Register for Thesis Defense or Comprehensive Exam
• Applied for Graduation
• There is a seven year time limit from the time
  you start the degree program until completion.

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Masters Basic Degree Requirements

• CIS 5935 Intro to Research ( 2 Hours)
• Software (Select one)
• CEN 5035 S.E.
• COP 5570 Advanced Unix Programming
• COP 5621 Compiler Construction
• Systems (Select one)
• CDA 5155 Computer Architecture
• CEN 5515 Data and Computer Communications
• COP 5611 Operating Systems
• Theory (Select one)
• COT 5310 Theory of Automata
• COT 5410 Complexity of Algorithms
• COT 5540 Logic for CS

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Masters of Science (116610)

• Thesis Option
• 15 Additional hours of Graduate Electives
• CIS 5970r Thesis 6 Hours
• CIS 8976 Thesis Defense 0 Hours
• Project Option
• 18 Additional Hours of Graduate Electives
• CIS 5915r Project 3 Hours
• CIS 8974 Project Defense 0 Hours
• Course Only Option
• 21 Additional Hours of Graduate electives
• CIS 8966 Comp. Exam 0 Hours
• Must have a B average in the three courses taken
  to satisfy the Theory, Systems, and Software
  areas.
• NOTE This is the basic program for the 116610
  major but each degree program has these options.

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Masters of Science (SE - 116630)

• SE Students are required to take the following
  courses which () satisfy the general course
  requirements
• CEN 5035 Software Engineering
• Courses Developed as a plan of study from the
  following list
• CEN 5000 Knowledge Management and Data
  Engineering (3)
• CEN 5020 Applicative Foundations of Software
  Engineering (3)
• CEN 5066 Software Engineering with Graphics (3)
• CEN 5515 Data and Computer Communications (3)
• CEN 5720 Computer-Human Interactions (3)
• COP 5570 Advanced Unix Programming (3)
• COP 5725 Database Systems (3)
• COP 5621 Compiler Construction (3)
• CIS 5930 Software Project Management (3)
• CIS 5930 Software Design (3)
• CIS 5930 Formal Methods in Software Engineering
  (3)
• CIS 5930 Verification and Validation (3)
• CIS 5930 Project Development (3)
• Requires work/experience on large software
  project. Degree program offered at the Panama
  City Campus only.

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Masters of Science(InfoSec 116640)

• Information Security (InfoSec) Major
• A student in the InfoSec major is required to
  take the following courses, some of which ()
  also satisfy the area requirements
• CIS 5357 Network Security, Active and Passive
  Defenses (3)
• CEN 5515 Data and Computer Communications (3)
• CIS 5370 Computer Security (3)
• CIS 5371 Cryptography (3) - required for students
  beginning program Fall 2005 or later
• CIS 5930 Applied Security (3) If enrolled prior
  to Fall 2005, the following course can be counted
  in place of Applied Security
• CIS 5406 Computer and Network Administration (3)
• plus one of the following courses
• CDA 5140 Fault Tolerance and Reliability (3)
• COP 5570 Advanced Unix Programming (3)
• COP 5611 Operating Systems (3)
• COT 5310 Theory of Automata and Formal Languages
  (3)
• COT 5405 Advanced Algorithms (3)
• COT 5410 Complexity of Algorithms (3)
  (considered a core Theory course if enrolled
  prior to Summer 2004)
• This major also includes the award of the
  Information Security Specialist Certificate. For
  details of admission to the program see
  Admissions InfoSec.

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Questions?