Morning Orientation: Registration

IntroductionsRegistration Materials DiscussionRegistration AdviceBuilding a ScheduleThe Process: Groups & StationsOCs Recommendations: Q/AAfternoon Orientation: A Preview

8/25/052Quote of the Day

There is a division in the student population between those who go to college to learn and those who go to college to earn a diploma.

- J. Blau (University of Washington graduate student, in a letter to the editor, Chronicle of Higher Education, May 24, 2002)

A parable

8/25/053Introductions: SCS Contacts

Freshman Advisor (15-200/15-128): Rich Pattis Upperclass Advisor (15-100/15-128): Scott McElfresh Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education: Mark Stehlik Undergraduate Program Administrator: Cathy Fichtner SCS College Liason/Donner House Fellow: Rowshan Palmer Career Consultant: Kevin Collins

SCS Orientation Counselors: Larissa Atamian, Chris DeLeon, David Everling, Joshua Hailpern, Meghan Laskowski, Jonathan Martin, Ben McCann, Reinaldo Negron, Jim Puls, Anita Taylor, Kim Weston

SCS RA: David Po

8/25/054Registration Materials: 5 Pages

Orange Page The Schedule Planning form that you returned to me; I have highlighted

the Item letters in green (for good) and red (for questionable) Blue Page

This presentation (for reference) Green Page

My current comments/recommendations about your schedule White Page (called a white-print)

CMU credit from AP/IB/Cambridge, credit by exam (e.g., 21-127), and transfer credit (the same information that you can get via SIO)

If you need credit to register for a course today, I can provide it during your registration session; for any other missing credit, see me during the first few weeks of the semester

Purple Page A survey that you will complete about the advising/registration process

If you don’t have these materials, get them from the OCs, now!

8/25/055Sample Green Page

8/25/056Reading the Green Page

IC/CSW Course All students must register for both these courses (no conflicts with IC!) There is only one IC; there are many 1st semester CSWs to choose from

Programming Course Most students will take one programming course, either 15-100, 15-200,

15-113, or 15-211; see me if you disagree with the recommendation. Discrete Math Course: 21-127

All students not placing out must register for section G,H,I, or J (lecture 3) If you place out, you may register for it (if you want to take DM at CMU)

Math Course I have indicated the course that you can (and should) register for.

Science/Engineering and Humanities Courses I have indicated the course you wanted to register for (with a comment).

Total Units –based on my recommendation/your schedule Final Comments

8/25/057Registration Advice

Unit Total must be between 36 and 57 (inclusive) Ensure that you can drop one course and still be above 36 So, 45 units is a reasonable minimum, because a typical course is 9 units

SCS receives about 75 slots for 76-101 each semester Most students want to take this course, so if you are in the second half of

the queue numbers, plan on taking some other humanities course in the fall For all courses, avoid Section W (building MSB). It is in Qatar! You may take a course, even if you have AP/other credit for it. A Typical Schedule Includes

2 seminars: IC/CSW (15-128/99-101) 5 academic: programming, discrete/another math, science, humanities

If you play a varsity sport, I suggest you register for only 4 academics

You may change your registration after today But, non-reserved slots will disappear fast, as HSS students register and

upperclass students return and begin tinkering with their schedules Avoid classes with (long) wait lists. If you are waitlisted, attend class the

first day. Talk to the teacher before/after class: be polite, sincere, etc.

8/25/058Building a Schedule

Poll: How many of you have used the Pulse Scheduler already? OC Demos

Building a schedule using Pulse Scheduler/Tartan ScheduleMan (Jim Puls) Registering using OLR (Josh Hailpern)

Demos will include use of waitlists, mistakes/corrections, etc. Watch closely I, and many of the OCs, will be in the room to help when you register

Levels of Accomplishment for Today Minimal : Register for the IC, a programming course, 21-127

SCS guarantees you a slot in each of these courses Basic : Minimal + a CSW Most : Basic + a math and science course (in a typical schedule) All : Most + plus a humanities course and anything special

I’m available on Friday from 1pm-4pm, for final registration help

8/25/059The Process: Groups and Stations

Registration by Queue Number (on the green page) Group A: 1- 50 Group B: 51- 100 Group C: 100- 143

Schedule for Groups: 3 Stations Group A: 11am-Registration, 12pm-Lunch, 1pm-Connecting… Group B: 11am-Connecting …, 12pm-Registration, 1pm-Lunch Group C: 11am-Lunch, 12pm-Connecting…, 1pm-Registration

Registration: Wean Hall 5419A/5419B When it is your time to register, line up in queue order outside the door When a machine is available, the next student will be called to enter If you are not present and miss your turn, register with Rich on Friday Detach and fill out your survey when done; put it in the box before

leaving Lunch: Pickup in Wean 53??: Eat outside Connecting with CMU (Wean Hall 5403)

8/25/0510Academic Integrity: Registration

I will discuss Academic Integrity in more detail in the afternoon For registration, note that I will consider it an academic violation

if you register (typically on a portable –but any other machine as well) before the time indicated by your queue number

I have set all SCS students to be able to register as of about 10am But don’t do so until your appointed time

There are all sorts of electronic time-stamps placed on things you do with computers, so we can discover when you registered

If we discover that you registered before the time indicated by your queue number

It will be reported to the Dean of Student Affairs I personally will deregister you from all your courses You’ll have to register again, from scratch, after everyone else finishes

If you have already registered, and you tell me immediately, we can work something out (but tell me immediately).

This will ensure fairness. Have a nice day

8/25/0511OCs Recommendations: Q/A

All the “adults” will leave the room The OCs will supply recommendations about the scheduling

process, and about individual courses, instructors, etc. At the end, they will have a question and answer period Arrive at your designated Group activity by 11:15