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