tothe
ProfessionalScience
Master'sProgram
NewStudentOrientation
HowtogetyourNetID
1.
Gotohttps://netid.rutgers.edu/index.htm
WhatisaNetID?
Allfaculty,staff,andstudentsareassignedaRutgersuniqueidentifierknownasaNetID,comprisedof
initialsandauniquenumber(e.g.jqs23).Inordertoaccessmanyoftheelectronicservicesavailableto
youatRutgers,youneedtoactivateyourRutgersNetID.YourassignedNetIDwillappearonthe
activationscreen.
WhatdoesNetIDandServicesActivationdo?
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Setsyourauthenticationpassword
Thisisthepasswordyouwilluseformostelectronicservices.
Allowsyoutosetupyoursecurityquestionsandanswers
Youcanchoosetoselectthreequestionsandanswersthatwillhelpyouresetyourpassword.Pleasenote
thisisonlyavailableforstudentsnotemployedbyRutgersUniversity.
Allowsyoutoselectservices
Youcanchooseservicesforwhichyouareeligible,includingScarletApps(GoogleforRutgers),orlocally
providedemailandwebsiteservices.
EstablishesyourRutgersemailaddress
ThisistheemailaddresstowhichRutgersUniversitywillsendofficialcommunicationsandnotices.
AllowsyoutochoosewhereyouwouldlikeyourofficialRutgersemaildelivered
YoucanchoosetohaveyourRutgersemailaddressforwardedtoadifferentaccount,oryoucanchooseto
useaRutgersprovidedemailservice.
1. Toaccessyoure‐mailpleasegoto:http://webmail.eden.rutgers.edu
2. Formoreinformationregardingyoure‐mailpleasevisitthiswebsite:
http://nbcs.rutgers.edu/services/communicating/email‐overview.php
HowtoobtainaRutgersIDcard
TheRUconnectionCardistheofficialphotoidentificationcardissuedtofaculty,staff,students,and
guestsonallRutgersUniversitycampuses.ThisunifiedphotoIDcardservesastheprimaryformof
identityverificationthroughouttheuniversity.
BasedonyourrolewithintheRutgersUniversitycommunity,theRUconnectionCardmaybeusedto
accessservicesincluding:
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CheckoutprivilegesatanyoftheRutgersUniversitylibraries
Accesstorecreationcentersandcomputerlabfacilities
Entrytofootballgamesandotherevents
Accesstopurchasedmealplansanddebitaccountoptions
Accesstoassignedhousingandotherbuildings
Identificationfortransactionswiththeuniversitycashierandregistrar
Attendanceverificationforclassesandexams
CampusspecificinformationaboutobtainingyourRUconnectionCardcanbefoundbyclickingon
yourlocationbelow.
GraduatestudentshaveaccesstoRutgersUniversitylibraries,computerlabs,recreationcenters,RUExpress
accounts,andmealplansviatheirRUconnectioncard.
First‐YearGraduateStudentRUconnectioncardsmaybeobtained:
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Oneweekpriortothestartofclasses
AtanyRUconnectioncardoffice(noappointmentnecessary)
Withavalidgovernment‐issuedformofphotoIDsuchasadriver'slicenseorpassport
Atnochargeforthefirstissueofthiscard
Thecardwillbeissuedimmediately
GraduateStudentsinUniversityHousingRUconnectioncardsmaybeobtained:
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Immediatelyinoffice
WithaformfromtheGraduateHousingOffice
AtanyRUconnectioncardOffice(noappointmentnecessary)
Withavalidgovernment‐issuedformofphotoIDsuchasadriver'slicenseorpassport
Atnochargeforthefirstissueofthiscard
HousingOfficeHours
8:00amto5:00pm
Monday‐Friday
OfficeLocations
BuschCampus,HousingOffice
581TaylorRoad
Phone:732/445‐0044
Cook/Douglass,HousingOffice
PALBuilding
Phone:732/932‐9625
LivingstonCampus,HousingOffice
LyntonTowerNorth
Phone:732/445‐2346
RUExpress/BoardPlanoffice
RegularOfficeHours
8:00amto8:00pm
Monday‐Friday
Winter/SummerBreakHours
8:00amto6:00pm
Monday‐Friday
CollegeAvenueCampus
102RecordsHall
Phone:732/932‐8041
Fax:732/932‐3915
Pleasevisitthissiteformoreinformation:http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ruconxn/
OfficeoftheRegistrar
Theregistrar'sofficeisinchargeofcalendars,transcripts,diplomas,grades,andrecords.Allstudent
registrationinquiries,includingclassregistration,addresschanges,andcontactinformationarehandled
bytheregistraraswellasgraduationandcommencementinformation.
AdministrativeServicesBuilding
65DavidsonRoad
Rooms200‐A,B,F,L
BuschCampus
Piscataway,NJ08854‐8096
OfficeHours:Monday‐Friday
8:30AM‐5:00PM
http://nbregistrar.rutgers.edu//CALEN‐NB.HTM
myRutgers
(source:my.rutgers.edu)
ThemyRutgersportalisaone‐stoptoolthatprovidesyouwithaccesstoimportantinformationatRutgers.Using
thecustomizablechannelsinmyRutgers,youcanreadyouremail,checkyourgrades,signupforclasses,searchthe
Rutgerslibraries,seeacalendarofeventsattheuniversity,andmuchmore.TologintomyRutgers,goto
http://my.rutgers.eduandclickonthelinkthatsays"Login".YouwillneedtouseyourvalidRutgersNetIDand
password.
ForhelpsettingupandusingmyRutgers,takealookatthemyRutgersUserGuide,locatedat
https://my.rutgers.edu/portal/help.pdf.
ThroughmyRutgersyouwillhaveaccessto:
 e‐mail
 scheduleofclasses
 degreenavigator
 unofficialtranscripts
 eCollege
 grades
 financialinformation
 featuredevents
 maps/buildings
 buses/shuttles
 diningmenus
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parking&transportationinformation
InternationalStudents
InternationalStudentwebsites:
NewBrunswick:http://internationalservices.rutgers.edu/
Newark:http://oiss.rutgers.edu/
Camden:http://studentaffairs.camden.rutgers.edu/international.html
**Allforeignstudentsmustbefulltime**
Parking&Transportation
(source:http://rudots.rutgers.edu/)
DepartmentofTransportationServices
PublicSafetyBuilding
55CommercialAvenue
NewBrunswick,NJ08901
MainOffice732‐932‐7744
Fax732‐932‐1450
FAQaboutParking
http://rudots.rutgers.edu/faq.shtml
UniversityBuses
UniversityScheduleofClasses–Howtoseewhatcoursesareavailable
o Goto:http://sis.rutgers.edu/soc/
o SelectTerm,Locationofcourses&LevelofStudythenclickContinue
o Selectwhetheryou’dliketosearchbynumber,keyword,etc.Inthisexample,Keywordsearchwasusedto
find16:137:502,PrinciplesofCommunication&Leadership:
o Onceyouseethecourselisted,clickonthelineofthecourse.Oncethelineisdroppeddown,youwillseeon
therightside:Registerinblueletters.
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Follownextsectiononhowtoregisterforcourses.
HowtoRegisterforCourses
HowtoObtainSpecialPermissionNumbers
OtherRutgersDepartments
PleasecontactthedepartmentforwhichyouneedSP#sfor.Donotcontacttheprofessordirectlyunless
thedepartmentadministratorsaysso.
MBScourses
Pleasesubmitrequestonourwebsite.
BusinessSchoolCourses
Pleasesubmitrequestonourwebsite.DONOTEmailProfessorsorRBSforSP#s.Theyaregivenoutby
theMBSofficeaftertheyareproperlyrequested
Pleasenotecourserequestsmaytakeafewdays.Yourpatienceisgreatlyappreciated.
https://sims.rutgers.edu/webreg/
o ClickontheleftonWebRegLoginforRutgersStudents
o TypeinyourNetIDandpassword.
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Selectwhichsemesteryou’dliketosee/registerfor:
**Ifyougetpromptedwiththemessagebelow,pleasecontactAlexandraBachmannatthe
Graduateschoolat848‐932‐7449tohavetheblocklifted.
o Youcanaddcoursesdirectlybyenteringtheindexnumberofthecoursesifyouknowthem,
elseclickontheCourseLookuptab.Youcanseetheindexnumberslistedinourwebsiteat
http://psm.rutgers.edu/academic/mbs‐courses/fall
o AfterclickingontheCourseLookuptabchoosethesemester,LocationandLevelofstudy.
o InthedropdownmenuchooseBusinessandScience(137)forMBScourses.Choosetherespective
subjectsforcourseofferingintheirdepartment.
*Courseswillbelistedthisway:
Sc
(School)
Subj
(Subject)
Crs/Index
(CourseIndex#)
Sec
(Section)
Title
(TitleofCourse)
Cred/Instr
(Credits)
12.Choosethedesiredcourseandclickregister.Addthecoursestoyourlist.
13.AspecialpermissionnumbermaybeneededtoregisterforsomeoftheMBScoursesandtheother
graduatecourses.Eachcourseneedsitsownspecialpermissionnumber.ForBusinessorMBS(Business
andScience‐137)courses,pleasecontactourofficetogetaspecialpermissionnumber.Contactthe
respectivedepartmentsforSpecialPermissionNumbersforthecoursesinthatdepartment.
PleaseNote:Newstudentsmayhavetocalltheregistrar'sofficetounblocktheiraccount.
*Ifyouarestillhavingtrouble,pleasecalltheRegistar'soffice:(732)445‐7000ext0fortheNew
Brunswickcampusand(856)225‐6053forCamden.Orpleasevisittheir
website:http://registrar.rutgers.edu/
Sakai&eCollege
Sakai
(source:sakai.rutgers.edu)
Sakaiisdesignedtohelpyousetupyourownonlinecollaborativeworkenvironment.Itisusefulfor
communicatingwithyourclasses,receivingandgradingassignments,andorganizingdiscussions.Sakai
alsocanbeusedtosetupprojectgroupsforyourresearchsothatyoucancollaboratewithcolleagues
bothonandoff‐campus.
HowyouusethefeaturesofSakaidependsentirelyonyourneeds.YoucanlimityouruseofSakaitobasic
coursefunctions,likepostingsyllabiorsendinge‐mailtoyourstudents.Ifyou’refeelingmore
technologicallyadventurous,youcanusetheWikitoolwithinSakaitocreateacollaborative
environment.YoucancreatetheSakaithatyouwantbychoosingonlythetoolsyouneed.
Pleasevisit:http://oirt.rutgers.edu/sakai/helpdocs/orientation.htmlforabrieforientationonhowto
usetheprogram.
eCollege
(source:eCollege.rutgers.edu)
eCollegeisanothertoolusedbyprofessorsandstudentsfordistancelearning.Studentscanaccesstheir
onlinematerialsforclassaswellashavethreadeddiscussions,receivinggrades,assignmentsamongst
manyotherthings.
TheProfessionalScienceMaster’sProgramisplanningonusingeCollegeforonlinecoursesinthefuture.
*Youreden/netIDwillbeconnectedtoyoureCollegeaccount.Pleasecheckyouredenmailfor
updates.
AcademicStandardsintheUniversity
Allgraduatestudentshavearesponsibilitytounderstandandtoupholdthestandardsoftheacademic
community.Withoutacommitmentfromallmembersofthecommunitytoworkhonestlyandfairly,
intellectualinquirywillsuffer.Ahighstandardofhonestyandintegrityisexpectedofyou—asastudent,
asaresearcher,andasateacher.
Becauseacademicintegrityissuchabasicelementinthescholarlyenterprise,itisusefultoreviewthe
expectationsoftheinstitutionandofyourcolleaguesinrelationtoyouracademicworkandyour
teachingresponsibilities.Itistheresponsibilityofeverystudenttounderstandthesestandards
thoroughlyandtoactinaccordancewiththem.
Thisbrochureoutlinestheexpectationstheuniversityhasforitsgraduatestudents.Inaddition,most
disciplineshaveacodeofcon‐ductbywhichtheirmembersareexpectedtoabide.Graduatestudentsare
expectedtobeawareoftheUniversity’spolicyandoftheirdiscipline’sethicalcodeandactaccordingly.
Failuretocomplywiththesecodesisgroundsfordismissalfromagraduateprogram.
AsaStudent:
Allworksubmittedinagraduatecoursemustbeyourown.
ItisunethicalandaviolationoftheUniversity’sAcademicIntegrityPolicytopresenttheideasorwords
ofanotherwithoutclearlyandfullyidentifyingthesource.Inadequatecitationswillbeconstruedasan
attempttomisrepresentthecitedmaterialasyourown.Usethecitationstylepreferredbyyour
discipline.
Studentsmaynever
Quoteorparaphraseanother,includingmaterialfromtheInternet,withoutcompletecitation;
Citeasourcethathasbeenidentifiedthroughasecondarysourcebuthasnotbeenconsulted;
Collaboratewithothersonassignmentsorexamswithouttheexplicitpermissionoftheinstructor;
Usematerialsduringanexamthathavenotbeensanctionedbytheinstructorofthecourse;
Lookatorcopytheworkofanotherstudentduringanexam;
Submittheworkcompletedinoneclasstofulfillanassignmentinanotherwithouttheconsentofthe
instructor.
AsaResearcher:
Datamustbeaccurateandcomplete.Appropriatecreditshouldbegiventoallwhocontributetoa
project.
Thefollowingactionswould,inmostcases,constituteaviolationoftheresearcher’sethicalcode
Falsify/fabricatedataorresults;
Selectivelywithholddatathatcontradictsyourresearch;
Misusethedataofothers;
Presentdatainasloppyordeceptivemanner;
Failtomaintainaccuratelaboratorynotebooks;
Failtocreditauthorsappropriately.Allcontributorsshouldbeacknowledged;
Sabotage/appropriatetheresearchofanother;
Misuseresearchfundsoruniversityresourcesforpersonaluse;
Developinappropriateresearch/industryrelationshipsforpersonalgain;
Failtocomplywithfederaland/orRutgersguidelinesforthetreatmentofhumanoranimalsubjects.
AsaTeacher:
Allteachershavearesponsibilitytotheirstudentsto:
Haveoracquiretheknowledgetoteachtheassignedcourseandtheteachingskillstofacilitatelearning;
Informstudentsoftheirexpectationsandrequirementsatthebeginningofthesemester;
Evaluatestudentperformanceinafairandtimelymanner;
Treatallstudentsfairly;
Avoidsexualrelationshipswithstudents;
Insurethatwhiletheirteachingmaybeinformedbytheirpersonalbeliefs,itshouldnotbecontrolledby
them;
Keepallinformationaboutstudentsconfidential;informothersonlyonaneed‐to‐knowbasis.
Plagiarism
Plagiarismistherepresentationofthewordsorideasofanotherasone’sowninanyacademicwork.To
avoidplagiarism,everydirectquotationmustbeidentifiedbyquotationmarks,orbyappropriate
indentation,andmustbecitedproperlyaccordingtotheacceptedformatfortheparticulardiscipline.
Acknowledgmentisalsorequiredwhenmaterialfromanysourceisparaphrasedorsummarizedin
wholeorinpartinone’sownwords.Toacknowledgeaparaphraseproperly,onemightstate:to
paraphrasePlato’scomment...andconcludewithafootnoteorappropriatecitationtoidentifytheexact
reference.Afootnoteacknowledgingonlyadirectlyquotedstatementdoesnotsufficetonotifythe
readerofanyprecedingorsucceedingparaphrasedmaterial.Informationthatiscommonknowledge,
suchasnamesofleadersofprominentnations,basicscientificlaws,etc.neednotbecited;however,the
sourcesofallfactsorinformationobtainedinreadingorresearchthatarenotcommonknowledge
amongstudentsinthecoursemustbeacknowledged.Inadditiontomaterialsspecificallycitedinthe
text,othermaterialsthatcontributetoone’sgeneralunderstandingofthesubjectmaybeacknowledged
inthebibliography.
Sometimes,plagiarismcanbeasubtleissue.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtodiscussanyquestions
aboutwhatconstitutesplagiarismwiththefacultymemberteachingthecourse.
FromtheRutgers‐NewBrunswickInterimAcademicIntegrityPolicyforUndergraduateandGraduate
Students
AcademicIntegrityPolicy
TheAcademicIntegrityPolicyoftheUniversityrecognizesfourlevelsofviolations;forgraduatestudents,
however,nearlyallviolationsareconsideredlevelfourviolations,themostseriousbreachesofacademic
integrity.ThesanctionforlevelfourviolationsofthePolicyis“permanentexpulsionfromthe
university....Notationof‘academicdisciplinaryseparation’willbeplacedonastudent’stranscriptand
remainpermanently”(Rutgers‐NewBrunswickInterimAcademicIntegrityPolicyforUndergraduateand
GraduateStudents).
AccordingtothePolicy,thefollowingactionsconstitutealevelfourviolation:
Fabricatingevidence,falsifyingdata,quotingdirectlyorparaphrasingwithoutacknowledgingthesource,
and/orpresentingtheideasofanotherasone’sowninaseniorthesis,amaster’sthesis,adoctoral
dissertation,ascholarlyarticlesubmittedforpublication,oranyotherworkrepre¬sentedashisorher
ownbyagraduateorprofessionalstudent.
FromtheRutgers‐NewBrunswick
InterimAcademicIntegrityPolicyforUndergraduateandGraduateStudents
AcopyofthefullInterimAcademicIntegrityPolicyforUndergraduateandGraduateStudents
maybefoundonlineathttp://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/integrity.shtml
UsefulReferenceGuides
Ifyouarenotwhollyfamiliarwithconventionsofcitation,purchaseareferenceguidethatisstandardfor
yourdiscipline.Amongthemostwidelyusedguidesare:
TheChicagoManualofStyle(15thedition).Chicago:TheUniversityofChicagoPress,2003.
MLAHandbookforWritersofResearchPapers(6thedition).JosephGibaldi.NY:TheModernLanguage
AssociationofAmerica,2003.
PublicationManualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(5thedition).Washington,DC:American
PsychologicalAssociation,2001.
Ifyouhavequestionsaboutacademicintegrity,getthemansweredbeforejeopardizingyourcareer.
Speaktoyourfacultyadviser,yourgraduateprogramdirector,oroneoftheDeansoftheGraduate
School‐NewBrunswick(732‐932‐7747).
August2008
TheGraduateSchool‐NewBrunswick
AcademicIntegrity:IssuesforGraduateStudents
Colloquium in Science & Technology Management
16:137:503(0) or 16:137:504(1)
Name: ______________________________________________________________ Degree: ____________________________________________________________ Concentration:_________________________________________________
Admission Date:________________________________________________
Graduation Date:_______________________________________________
Date Lecture/Workshop/Event PSM Event (y/n)
______________________________________ has completed this program’s requirements and has attended the minimum 12 Lectures/Workshops/Events for the satisfactory completion of the Colloquium requirement. _______________________________________________________________________ PSM Program Director/Associate Director Date