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Site
Introduction
This page is to help you better use this website to find what you
need and get to know our program.
Since this site is used by a number of populations -- prospective
students, current students, colleagues, parents, advisors, and staff
-- it is nearly impossible to design the artifact perfectly for so
many interests and purposes. So the layout of the site will necessarily
not suit everyone.
First, the artifact should be revealed to its user... visit the Site Map for an overview of the layout of the site. Each element in the map will link you to that point
in the site, so you can use the site map as a jumping off point for
any destination you'll need.
The site is designed in terms of categories of information, with
the assumption that, more often than not, you are here to gather your
info from only one category. But this is not always the case; sometimes
the task at hand is complicated or multidimensional, and the resources
you need are spread across the site. So, below are some of those tasks
anticpated for you, with links to various locations in the site that
you might find helpful.
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Getting here:
* contact us
* faculty
* online resources for ucsd and uc
* online resources for the san diego area
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After all this information, you are convinced that this place may
very well be right for you. But you need to see and hear more. The
first thing you might do is go to the "CONTACT
US" page to get the phone numbers
of our faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate program advisers.
They will be very helpful in planning your visit, scheduling meetings
with faculty you are interested in speaking to, and helping with
flights, reservations, etc. You might also visit the "FACULTY"
page to e-mail anyone you are particularly eager to talk to -- often
e-mail is the best way to strike up the conversation you hope to
continue when you arrive. Then you might jump to "ONLINE
RESOURCES FOR UCSD AND UC", where you can find links to the
campus map and to Yahoo's mapping programs to help you get here.
Finally, if you are staying for more than a few hours, check "ONLINE
RESOURCES FOR THE SAN DIEGO AREA" for some help finding restaurants
and other things to occupy your leisure time.
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program:
* introduction
* faculty
* past courses
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online workspace
* talks
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Lots of the material in this site is designed as an introduction
to this program. The most obvious is the "INTRODUCTION",
which you may have already visited. The introduction is divided
into several parts: a description of the program "what
we do" is followed by particulars about the "undergraduate
program" and the "graduate program".
You can "contact us" here at
the department for more info on applying, or "request
an application online" if it is the graduate program you
are interested in.
But
beyond the official introduction, there are other materials you
might want to explore before you apply or schedule a visit. You
might read about our "FACULTY",
where you can get a sense of what they study and write about.
You'll also be able to see their courses listed on the "PAST
COURSES" page, some of which have syllabi online. And finally,
you might check the department's "ONLINE
WORKSPACE", which may give you a glimpse into some of
the department's ongoing projects. Nearly anything you find on
this site will give you insight into our program and community,
so explore. We have a page with TALKS
offered by some of our faculty, grads and visitors and finally
an ANNOUNCEMENTS
page with information about conferences, seminars etc. at UCSD
and other institutions.
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for courses:
* StudentLink
* present
courses
* upcoming courses
* past courses
*graduate students
* undergraduate program
* graduate program
* scholarships
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You can't precisely register for courses through our department
website; you need UCSD's "StudentLink"
for that. StudentLink allows you to log in as a private user and
adjust your UCSD schedule. But, to do so you certainly need to know
about what is being offered. First, check "PRESENT
COURSES" or "UPCOMING COURSES
to see what is being offered in the quarter you are registering
for. These pages often list the relevant registration codes as well
as descriptions and schedules of the courses. Next, take a look
at "PAST COURSES" to see what
a professor has offered in the past. Their syllabus may be available
online. You can also e-mail your appointed TA by checking the "GRADUATE
STUDENTS" and finding their e-mail address. You can also check
the department requirements for the "UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM" and the "GRADUATE PROGRAM".
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| Designing
a webpage:
* email Claudia DaMetz
or Bruce Jones
* online resources for using and publishing to the web
* undergraduate students
* graduate students
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If
you are a student of this program, either undergraduate or graduate,
there is space set aside for you on the communication web server
if you want to design your own web page(s). The person to contact
is Claudia DaMetz or
Bruce Jones who runs
the server and can give you more specific advice about what needs
to be done. But beyond Bruce's and Claudia's help, there are some
resources online that can help you as you design. First, check the
"ONLINE RESOURCES FOR
USING AND PUBLISHING TO THE WEB", where you will find lots of
useful material: links to online guides for learning HTML and web
design, online HTML reference manuals, search engines to help you
find sites similar to yours that are already published. Then check
"UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS"
and "GRADUATE STUDENTS" to see
what Comm students have already created. Your work will have a link
from one of these pages once it is finished and posted. As you design
your pages, check the "COMMWEB ICONS";
you are free to include these images on your page, and they are
already housed on the Comm server for your convenience.
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