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LTI Graduate Programs

LTI Graduate Programs. Robert Frederking Chair of Graduate Programs Language Technologies Institute Carnegie Mellon University August 2001. LTI student body:. Master of Language Technologies: Intended primarily as a professional degree

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LTI Graduate Programs

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  1. LTI Graduate Programs Robert Frederking Chair of Graduate Programs Language Technologies Institute Carnegie Mellon University August 2001

  2. LTI student body: • Master of Language Technologies: • Intended primarily as a professional degree • Curriculum designed for maximum flexibility; students allowed to be narrow in focus • 14 MLT students as of August 2001 • 5 expected to graduate by Spring 2002 • PhD in Language Technologies: • Intended to create new LT researchers • Designed to give broad, deep education; requires demonstration of research competence • 43 LTI PhD students as of August 2001 • Several expected to graduate by Spring 2002 • (8 in “thesis mode”)

  3. General issues: • Come see Chris or me at the start of each semester • Everyone gets an advisor in first semester • new this year: Marriage Process (next slide) • Register for at least 48 units every semester (new!) • See LTIweb pages for available courses: http://www.lti.cs.cmu.edu/Courses/ • At least 24 units of Directed Research ( “at least ½ time on research”). New version of 11-910: Directed Research. • ABD in absentia (ABS) is 5 units, after you defend • New 40-unit Summer Research course • LTI Department Handbook is online (under “Education”) • Reasonable Person Principle

  4. LTI “Marriage Process” • Formalizes a previously informal process • Does not apply to already-funded MLTs • Initial plan: • Student goes to all research talks, meets one-to-one with faculty of interest as soon as possible • Student indicates 1st, 2nd, and maybe 3rd choice for advisor • Faculty indicates number of new students desired and preferences • Whole faculty meets as “Marriage Committee” to find optimum match

  5. Masters in Language Technologies: • LTI MS Requirements: • 120 units of senior-to-graduate courses • Including at least 6 LTI courses and 2 other SCS • Can include 12 units of Directed Research • Within those units, student must pass: • Both 11-711 Alg for NLP and 11-791 SoftEng I, and • Either one lab, 11-792 SoftEng II, or a project Masters Thesis • One “Task Orientation Focus” class • Masters Thesis is optional!! • My recommendations: • If you want a PhD, research results are the most important thing • Either in directed research or 11-792

  6. PhD in Language Technologies: • LTI PhD Requirements: • Course work: • No more than 2 courses per semester (new!) • At least 6 LTI courses and 2 other SCS courses • Of those, at least one from each “Focus Area”, and at least two 6-unit lab courses (which are ½ course each) • Senior level courses do not count • Proficiencies: • Writing, Presentation, Programming, Teaching (2 TAs) • Thesis Proposal • Committee: advisor, two other LTI, one external • Thesis Defense

  7. PhD in Language Technologies (cont): • My recommendations: • Pick your advisor carefully • Spend at least ½ time on research, starting this semester • Do not try to conquer the world in your thesis

  8. Semi-Annual Student Evaluation • (“Black Friday”) • Whole LTI faculty meets, discusses each student’s progress • A letter is sent to each student; short is good. • Your advisor is your advocate • It’s important that your advisor think you are doing well!

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