TCOM OrientationAugust 20071 New Graduate Orientation: MS in Telecommunications August 22 nd, 2007 .

TCOM Orientation August 2007 1

New Graduate Orientation: MS in Telecommunications

August 22nd, 2007

http://telecom.gmu.edu


Outline of Presentation

• Primary contacts

• Key elements to remember

• New developments


Primary Contacts - 1

• TCOM ProgramJeremy Allnutt [email protected] 3-3969Toshiko Uchiyama [email protected] 3-3810

• ECE OfficeJessica Skinner [email protected] 3-1569

• Graduate AdmissionsNicole J. Sealey [email protected] 3-9115

• International Student AffairsSandarshi Gunawardena

[email protected] 3-3964

Room 230, Science & Technology, Building No. 2



• TCOM ProgramJeremy Allnutt [email protected] 3-3969Toshiko Uchiyama [email protected] 3-3810

• ECE OfficeJessica Skinner [email protected] 3-1569

• Graduate AdmissionsNicole J. Sealey [email protected] 3-9115

• International Student AffairsSandarshi Gunawardena

[email protected] 3-3964

Ms. Anna Erdman is acting as Temporary Office Manager


Primary Contacts – 1A

• TCOM ProgramJeremy Allnutt [email protected] 703-993-3969Toshiko Uchiyama [email protected] 703-993-3810

• ECE OfficeJessica Skinner [email protected] 703-993-1569

Room 269, Science & Technology, Building No. 2

Office hours, by appointment, please:3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays



• Getting information



• Getting information– Program Details http://telecom.gmu.edu


Primary Contacts – 2B


Click on:“Course Schedule” for course outlines and syllabi“Programs” for Certificates & Advanced Certificates“Course Information” for core & elective courses“Rapid Updates” for any new information




– Alerts TCOM List File





PLEASE activate your GMU Email account. Everyone is allocated an account and we will use this for broadcast Emails and class lists. You can forward this

account to your personal Email account

Go to http://www.gmu.edu/ and “Activate Mason Email” is the first item in the scroll bar in the center of the home page





– Jobs University LifeTA Positions





– Jobs University Life TA Positions

There is a link on the TCOM home page

http://careers.gmu.edu/patriotjobweb/student/


Primary Contacts – 4B



– Jobs University LifeTA Positions


Primary Contacts – 4C

• Teaching Assistantships (TA)– TCOM program currently has 5 or 6 positions– TCOM MS students may apply with a minimum

of 12 credit hours in the TCOM program– Preference given:

• 1 to seniority in program• 2 to GPA• 3 to knowledge of course

Currently we have 2 Ph.D. in IT (TCOM graduates) and 4

TCOM TAs; other TCOM students work

as BSIT and ECE TAs


Primary Contacts – 4D

• Teaching Assistantships (contd.)– TA positions are sometimes available in other

programs– Most programs require a recommendation

from the TCOM Program Director– Again, highly competitive: GPA of close to 4.0

is a key element


Key Elements - 1

• Non-Degree to Degree status

• Registration

• Prerequisites


Key Elements – 1A

• Non-Degree to Degree status– 12 credit hour limit to courses transferred in

• Registration

• Prerequisites

To earn a GMU master’s degree you must have 18 credit hours in regular degree status


Key Elements - 2

• Non-Degree to Degree status– 12 credit hour limit

• Registration– Check catalog for registration dates:

popular classes fill quickly

• Prerequisites

Patriot Web https://patriotweb.gmu.edu/ and then click ‘schedule of classes’. Select TCOM for the classes that are offered


Key Elements – 2A




• Prerequisites

Patriot Web https://patriotweb.gmu.edu/ and then click ‘schedule of classes’. Select TCOM for the classes that are offered

Don’t forget the $250 late payment fine!!


Key Elements - 3




• Prerequisites– Please make sure you have these

before registering for a class

Make sure you know the drop dates!

Before 2nd lecture – 1.5 cr. ClassesSept. 11th – 3 cr. Classes ( all money back)Sept. 28th – 3 cr. No academic penalty

(and No Money Back)


Key Elements – 3A




• Prerequisites– Please make sure you have these

before registering for a class

Make sure you know the drop dates!

Before 2nd lecture – 1.5 cr. ClassesSept. 11th – 3 cr. Classes ( all money back)Sept. 28th – 3 cr. No academic penalty

(and No Money Back)

If you cannot decide between two classes – do a bit of “grazing”


Key Elements - 4

• TCOM Certificates

• Ph.D. in Information Technology


Key Elements – 4A

• TCOM Certificates– Set up your elective courses carefully to

complete both degree and certificate

• Ph.D. in Information Technology

There are now five certificate programs within the TCOM degree:- Network Technologies and Applications (NETT)- Wireless Communications (WIRE)- Telecommunications Systems Modeling (SYST)- Advanced Network Protocols for Telecommunications (ANPT)- Telecommunications Forensics and Security (TFAS)


Key Elements – 4B



• Ph.D. in Information Technology– Need 3.5 GPA– You can take the qualifying exam courses as

part of your MS in TCOM degree

EG: TCOM 521, TCOM 551, INFS 612, SYST 520

http://ite.gmu.edu/PhDprogr


Key Elements – 4C



• Ph.D. in Information Technology– Need 3.5 GPA

NOTE: Just because you have a GPA of 3.5 does not automatically qualify you for entry into the Ph.D. Program


Key Elements – 4D



• Ph.D. in Information Technology– Need 3.5 GPA– You can take the qualifying exam courses as

part of your MS in TCOM degreeYou will

need to decide fa

irly quickly between

earning a TCOM certificate or ta

king Ph.D.

qualifying courses in

your TCOM program


Key Elements - 5

• Missing a semester

• Missing exams


Key Elements – 5A

• Missing a semester– One semester only: send an Email to Ms.

Nicole Sealey in Graduate Admissions– Two consecutive semesters: as above, but you

may be required to pay a small fee

• Missing [email protected]


Key Elements – 5B

• Missing a semester– One semester only: send an Email to Ms. Vernell

Johnson in Graduate Admissions– Two consecutive semesters: as above, but you may

be required to pay a small fee

• Missing exams– Work with your instructor– May qualify for drop without academic penalty

Please read your catalog as almost all information is there


Key Elements – 6

• Honor Code– Do not copy other student’s work– Do not copy from the web without using

quotation marks around copied work– Usually no more than 40% of content may

be directly quoted– All quotations must have a reference cited– Unfortunately, about 1% of TCOM students

are sent to the honor court each year

If the reference is from a web source, the date of extracting the information must also be given as well as the URL

www.turnitin.com


Key Elements – 6A

• Honor Code– Do not copy other student’s work– Do not copy from the web without using

quotation marks around copied work– Usually no more than 40% of content may

be directly quoted– All quotations must have a reference cited– About 1% of TCOM students are sent to the

honor court each yearPossible e

nd of Academ

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GMU


Key Elements – 7

• Dismissal and Termination– Receiving an “F” grade in any two courses

(whether 1.5 or 3 credit hour courses) and/or– Receiving a “C” grade in any three courses,

will led to dismissal proceedings

• Appeals against dismissal and termination are lodged with the Associate Dean

• Please drop or audit if you look like failing


Some Recent Developments – 1

• New laboratory option– Wireless Networks and Robotics: lecture and

lab (no unique number yet)• Started in the Spring Semester;

this fall it is TCOM 590 003

This wireless networks course may be taken as a core course elective in place of TCOM 514 or 515, or it may be taken as a Specialty Module 2 or 3 elective course.



• Mandatory Core Course Options (prior to Fall 2006)– TCOM 509 (IP) and TCOM 519 (VoIP)

could be taken in place ofTCOM 501 (LAN) and TCOM 502 (WAN) by students with the requisite background.

This change is in the 2006/2007 catalog



• Mandatory Core Course Options (from Fall 2006)– TCOM 509 (IP) and TCOM 529 (Adv’d. IP)

may be taken in place of TCOM 501 (LAN) and TCOM 502 (WAN) by students with the requisite background.

This change is in the 2007/2008 catalog.Students wanting to skip TCOM 501/502 must

replace these with TCOM 509/529 (not 509/519)


Summary of New Core Course Pairs 1

Pre-fall 2006

TCOM 509 TCOM 519

From fall 2006

TCOM 509 TCOM 529

Students with the relevant background may replace TCOM 501/502 as follows:


Summary of New Core Course Pairs 2

Pre-fall 2006

TCOM 509 TCOM 519

From fall 2006

TCOM 509 TCOM 529

NOTE:If TCOM 509/529 are taken in place of TCOM

501/502, then they must be passed with a grade B or higher,

as per the mandatory core course requirements


Summary of New Core Course Pairs

Pre-fall 2006

TCOM 509 TCOM 519

From fall 2006

TCOM 509 TCOM 529

Wherever TCOM 509/519 is written on the web for certificates or core requirements, these should now

be replaced with TCOM 509/529



• New Forensics Course– TCOM 663 “Operations of Intrusion Detection

for Forensics” was approved in December 2006– TCOM 663 was taught as TCOM 690 in Fall

2006– TCOM 663 forms a forensics group with

TCOM 660 “Network Forensics” and TCOM 661 “Digital Media Forensics”


Some Recent Developments – 4A

• We are currently developing within the ECE department a SCHEV proposal for a Master’s in Computer Forensics (MCpFRS)

• The MCpFRS could be approved to start in fall 2008

• The MCpFRS will make use of the existing Forensics courses taught in the TCOM program in the TFAS certificate element



• Other laboratory courses– Basic wireless systems: lecture and lab

• Offered this fall: in collaboration with iRobot and DLink

• Streamlining Progressions– Concentrations

– New Certificates


Some Recent Developments – 5A




– New Certificates


Wireless Course ProgressionTCOM 500

Modern Telecommunications

TCOM 551Digital Communications

TCOM 607Satellite Communications

TCOM 552Intro. Mobile Com.

TCOM 606Advanced Mobile Com.

TCOM 516/526GPS/Advanced GPS

TCOM 707Advanced Link Design

Regular courses New Courses

TCOM 557Wireless lab

Long-term devt.

Core Course

Elective Courses


TCOM 501/502LAN/WAN

TCOM 609IGP Routing

TCOM 610BGP routing

TCOM 611MPLS

TCOM 514Layer 2 Lab.

TCOM 515Layer 3 Lab.

Protocol/Network Course ProgressionRegular courses New coursesLong-term devt.

TCOM 555 Network Management

TCOM 505/510Net. Computers/Client-Servers

Core Courses

Elective Courses

TCOM 509/529IP/Advanced IP

TCOM 519/539VoIP/Adv. VoIP

TCOM 504ATM


Security/Forensics Course ProgressionRegular courses New coursesOther dept. course

TCOM 500Modern Telecommunications

TCOM 548/556Sec. Issues/Cryptography

and Network Security

TCOM 562Net. Security

Fundamentals

CS 471Operating System

TCOM 662Advanced Secure

Networking

TCOM 661Digital Media

Forensics

TCOM 660Network Forensics

TCOM 515Internet Protocol

Routing(Layer 3 lab)

ISA 662formerly INFS 762

TCOM 501/502LAN/WAN

TCOM 509/529Internet Protocols/

Adv. Internet Protocols

Core Courses

Elective Courses

TCOM 663Intrusion Detection

Forensics


Some Recent Developments – 3C




– Advanced Certificates


Some Recent Developments – 3D

• There are two Advanced Certificates– Telecommunications Forensics & Security

(TFAS)• Mix of forensics and security courses

– Advanced Networking Protocols for Telecommunications (ANPT)

• Advanced level protocol courses (IP, BGP, IGP, MPLS)


Some Recent Developments – 3E

• The TFAS certificate will most likely fold into the MCpFRS program when the latter is operational– Current TCOM students taking, or wanting to

take, the TFAS certificate option within their TCOM degree will be “grandfathered” in. They will have the option of transferring to the MCpFRS program or staying in TCOM.


Other Interesting Aspects

• Agreement with UVA with their Information Security Management certificate– 12 credit hours may be transferred in

• Agreement with National Defense University Certificate Programs– 9 credit hours can be transferred in


Orientation August 2007

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TCOM OrientationAugust 20071 New Graduate Orientation: MS in Telecommunications August 22 nd, 2007 .

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