I’m doing an BS MS in Data Science at and one of my classes is basically just… AI.

The slides look AI-generated. The lecture voice is AI. There’s barely any actual teaching happening. I’m paying graduate tuition to essentially listen to a robot read through what feels like ChatGPT-generated slides.

What makes it even more ridiculous is that if I submitted AI-generated work without permission, I could get reported for academic misconduct. NJIT’s own policy says unauthorized AI use can violate the Student Code of Conduct.

But when I looked into the faculty side of things, it basically falls under “instructor autonomy,” and apparently there isn’t even a requirement that professors disclose when AI is being used to create course content.

So… AI is potentially academic misconduct when students use it, but apparently completely fine when the class we’re paying thousands of dollars for is being taught by it?
I’m genuinely curious: is this happening across the MS Data Science program at NJIT, or did I just get extremely unlucky with this section? Class ds644

TL;DR: Paying grad-school tuition for AI-generated slides read by an AI voice, while students can get in trouble for using AI themselves. If this isn’t acceptable work from students, why is it acceptable teaching from faculty?

Heyy super senior here and wow idk why today first day of classes I’ve come now to realize after 5 years how anti social and closed off everyone is at this school like damn😭 I’m miserable coming back to school as well but now that I think ab it it’s always been like that, anyways take the stick out yalls asses and get yourselves out there more!!

Happy first day🙂

Is anyone else’s Symmetry Mobile not working. Mine says active but when I try to use it at ID card terminals it doesn’t work. My physical id works

Ok so its my first year and im commuting with a four hour gap in my schedule. I get tired fast. Any nap spot recommendations?

I am only going to school 1 day a week this sem so I did not take the parking pass. I see the Njit parking garage is 6.50 per day plus 1 dollar service fee so like 7.50 per day with spot hero. I am not risking parking on the road is this the best option.

Hello I'm a freshman who is a CS major and was wondering if I could change classes because I don't like my professor.

I was unable to attend the first day of classes today as I'm hella sick. I only had Math 337 with Prof Alptekin and Math 341 with Prof. Subramanian. If possible, can anyone taking either course dm/share with me the notes for either or both of the 2 classes if possible? Would help a lot.

My question is how long do I have until they kick me out of classes? I don’t even have enough right now to start a payment plan, but towards the end of the semester I should be in a better spot financially to pay it off. Can I make it to the end of semester with that balance?

Hello. I have a 9am class tomorrow (Wednesday) and I’m a transfer student from community college. Should I get there by 8am for parking? How is it?

Planning to visit our kid over the weekends on campus. Where should we park? Are there any outdoor spaces (parks) closed by that we could bring our dogs and picnic there? Thanks

Hiii this is probably a long shot but im currently in COM 313 in section 105 on tuesdays from 6-8:50 and was wondering if anyone currently in section 021 on tuesdays and thursdays from 11:30-12:50 might want to switch with me. message me if you want to trade :))

I'm an incoming Master's student, and honestly, I have no idea how things work here yet. I don't know anyone at the university, and everything feels a little overwhelming at the moment.
I'll be on campus tomorrow to collect my student ID card and make sure I've completed all the requirements in case I've missed anything during the enrollment process. Since I'm still figuring things out, I thought I'd reach out here and see if anyone has advice.

I'm particularly curious about:

How course registration and academic advising work

The best ways to meet people and make friends

Any tips, mistakes to avoid, or things you wish you had known before starting

If you're a current student, another incoming student, or an alumnus, I'd really appreciate any guidance. If anyone else is in a similar situation and will be around campus tomorrow, feel free to reach out.

Long story short, the hinge on my laptop snapped and I haven’t had the money to fix it until now. The thing is I have an assignment for cs490 to do during the first week when I assumed I didn’t need a laptop. Should I hold off on fixing my laptop or are the library laptops/desktops good enough to run whatever programs I need? TIA

So classes start tmrw, and I havent recieved any information from the professors whos classes are tmrw. What do i do abt that?? And my laptop is gon take a few days to come so is it okay if i use my macbook for the first week?(im a BME student) Also some guy asked so now I'm confused, do I follow the tuesday schedule since its tuesday or monday schedule since its first day SORRY IDK

ALSO HOW R THE FRESHMEN FEELING FOR CLASSES STARTING TMRW (im lwk dreading it)

Hi! We are researchers from the Department of Informatics at YWCC

Purpose of study
We are studying new interaction techniques that help people better chat with Large Language Models (LLMs). We are seeking participants for a 1.5-2 hr study where you will use a new LLM chat system for a variety of professional topics (e.g., academic and work settings), followed by a brief interview about your experience. The study will be conducted remotely via Zoom.

Eligibility: 

• 18 years old and above
• Have a laptop or desktop computer with a Chrome or Safari browser
• Have stable internet connection during the study

What's involved:

• Using two interfaces to chat with a chatbot
• Answering survey questionnaires
• Answering interview questions at the end of the study

Compensation: $25 Amazon gift card
Location: Online via Zoom
Dates: 9/1 – 9/10

If you're interested in participating, please fill out this form to specify your availability. To prevent spam, please log in with your NJIT account to access the sign-up form. If you have non-NJIT friends who are also interested, you can fill out the form for them.

Please email Lei Zhang (lei.zhang[at]njit.edu) with any questions. Thanks!

I’m in an extremely stressful situation, I have a 10.5k payment due from previous semester and I still haven’t paid it. I waited too long and procrastinated sending required documents for state aid. I know this makes me look really irresponsible but I was dealing with some other issues. Is there anything I can do? I still haven’t told my parents about this, I’m so scared n anxious.

I'm in Chester Shawns section right now and is it me or nobody knows what time his lectures are yet? If anybody does know please let me know I am in section 009. Right now you can see the Friday's time.

I’m commuting to NJIT and my first class is at 1 PM. For anyone who drives to campus, what time would you recommend getting there to reliably find a parking spot?

I know parking can get pretty packed depending on the time, so would getting there around 12–12:30 be fine, or should I aim for earlier?

Also, which parking deck/lot usually has the best chance of having spots around that time?

Thanks

For anyone that has taken Bme 383 how was the class and the labs and what do you recommend to focus on?

I was supposed to get a car before this fall semester, but some stuff happened and I'm not getting it for a week or two. The site says that you can register up to two vehicles, but I want to make sure it's at any time. My brother will lend me his car for a day out of the week, so I was considering registering his for the time being as I wait to obtain my own.

Need to know if I should drop his class, taking CE 414 with him

NJIT sent out that email saying everyone has to enroll in the new eRefund system through TouchNet. I’m trying to add my bank account, but it keeps saying “refund method isn’t valid.”

I opened my official checking account earlier this month, so it’s been a few weeks now. I’m using my normal checking account + routing number, selecting checking, and it still won’t accept it.

Anyone else running into this? Or know what I might be doing wrong?

Hey y’all, for anyone who had to drop a class and add/swap into another one during the add/drop period, how was the process for you?

Was it pretty straightforward, like you just dropped the old class and registered for the new one, or did you have to deal with advisors, holds, forms, approvals, etc.?

I’m a freshman and might need to swap one of my classes, so I’m just curious how it went for other people. Did everything get handled pretty quickly or did it take a little while?

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who’s gone through it!

Ive taken FED as a mech eng but because I switched to MET this semester, I have to take this course. Is it possible for me to use FED (took first semester) as my MET 103 course instead because of how similar they are or do I have to still take this course. Is it possible for me to take MET 105 instead?