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Graduate Student Orientation

Graduate Student Orientation. Linda Lacey, Dean of the Graduate School Lacey@nmsu.edu. Objectives. Share information about services Discuss workshops and other resources on campus Discuss a critical national issue: Plagiarism. Services of the Grad School.

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Graduate Student Orientation

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  1. Graduate Student Orientation Linda Lacey, Dean of the Graduate School Lacey@nmsu.edu

  2. Objectives • Share information about services • Discuss workshops and other resources on campus • Discuss a critical national issue: Plagiarism

  3. Services of the Grad School • Help with admissions and registration • Provide funding for students • Merit awards for outstanding grad assistants • Conference travel grants • We certify degrees • Professional development workshops

  4. The Web Site of the Grad Schoolhttp://gradschool.nmsu.edu/ • Information for current students • Graduate Catalog (degree requirements) • Graduation requirements/deadlines • List of Workshops • Fellowships • Thesis guidelines

  5. Web Site of the Grad School cont. • Frequently Asked Questions • Signing up for Health Insurance • How to submit your thesis/dissertation • How to register and deal with holds • How to receive your degree: you must apply

  6. Workshops of the Grad School • Three series: • Professional Development • Preparing Future Faculty • How to Succeed in Graduate School Suggest topics on your evaluation form

  7. Guidelines on Employment of Grad Assistants • http://gradschool.nmsu.edu/ga/index.htm • Eligibility for employment • Eligibility for in-state tuition • Enrollment requirements • Max. years of support on state educ. funds

  8. Graduate Assistant Handbook Information on assistantship duties • Personal relationships with students • Discipline problems---speak to your supervisor • Tips on preparing for your classes • Preparing a syllabus • Grading scale • Dealing with cheating and plagiarism---speak to your supervisor immediately

  9. Graduate Assistant Handbook • Duties as a research assistant • Understand human subjects policies • Animal care policies • Environmental health and safety requirements • Duties of a laboratory assistant • Human subjects and Animal care policies

  10. Campus Resources • Teaching Academy • Writing Center • Center for Learning Assistance • Counseling & Student Devel. Center • The Library • Disabilities Office

  11. Plagiarism • Definition of and policies about • make sure you understand them • How to avoid it • Learn how to do proper citations and paraphrasing • What to do if you catch a student • Speak to your supervisor immediately • Don’t discuss the paper in front of the class

  12. Plagiarism Web Site of NMSU • http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/plagiarism/ • Help for students • Basic Do’s and Don’ts • Citation Examples, Tutorials • Faculty • Tips on Preventing Plagiarism • Student Code of Conduct cites conseq.

  13. Questions • What can you do to prevent plagiarism? • What if you think a student has cheated? • What would you do? • What evidence would you collect? • Who would you tell? • What would you say to the student?

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