Tutoring

CIS tutoring and help from TAs begins September 28, 2026 for Fall Term

Tutor explains construct one-on-one with 30 minute sessions. Assistance is currently being offered for CIS 22A, CIS 22B, CIS 22C, CIS 35A, CIS 40/CIS 340 (CIS 340 is noncredit class mirroring credit CIS 40), CIS 41A, and CIS 21JA.

Register for Tutoring

Help Both Online and In Person, Monday - Friday 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Contact us at dacislab@fhda.edu

De Anza College - Computer Science & Information Systems Lab

Weekly Tutor Schedule

Tutor’s Name, Subject able to tutor, Days and Times
Tutor’s Name Subject able to tutor Days and Times

Link

Tutor Link

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 40, 41A, 21JA
  • Monday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.*
  • Tuesday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.*
  • Wednesday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.*
  • Thursday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.*
  • Friday: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Hung

Tutor Hung

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A
  • Monday: 2 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
  • Tuesday: 2 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
  • Wednesday: 2 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
  • Thursday: 2 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
  • Friday: 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Note: Bold with * indicates session can be in person or online, your choice

Notes

  1. Tutoring request is for the current week or one week in advance.
  2. Once you receive the confirmation/invitation to Zoom session, log into Zoom with your "first name, course name and instructor name" to be Admitted.
  3. Each tutoring session is approximately 30 minutes per student per day.
  4. Your scheduled tutoring time will be cancelled if you are 10 minutes late.
  5. To cancel your scheduled appointment, please email to notify us

Helpful Guides

Guide for Tutees (PDF)
Guide for Tutors & Volunteer Teaching Assistants (PDF)

Teaching Assistants

TAs will be available in online Zoom sessions to assist you with that syntax (code won't compile), logic error (incorrect results), or execution error (execution halts with nasty error message). Select instructors will have TAs imbedded in their Canvas course.

Fall 2026 – Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants available to assist CIS students. Open a day to see who is available. Please note * denotes that tutoring session may be in-person as well as online.

Monday

Monday Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants
Name Subject able to assist Hour Schedule
Link CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 40, 41A, 21JA 10 a.m.–2 p.m.*
Amelia CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 10 a.m.–11 a.m.*
Jiancheng CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.*
Rajiv CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 11 a.m.–1 p.m.*
Henry CIS 22A, 22B, 22C noon–2 p.m.*
Thy CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 21JA 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.*
Hung CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A 2 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
Javid CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 3 p.m.–5 p.m.*

Tuesday

Tuesday Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants
Name Subject able to assist Hour Schedule
Link CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 40, 41A, 21JA 10 a.m.–2 p.m.*
Amelia CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 10 a.m.–11 a.m.*
Ravi CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 10:30 a.m.–noon*
Henry CIS 22A, 22B, 22C noon–2 p.m.*
Thomas CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
Hung CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A 2 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
Amelia CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*

Wednesday

Wednesday Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants
Name Subject able to assist Hour Schedule
Link CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 40, 41A, 21JA 10 a.m.–2 p.m.*
Oak CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 10 a.m.–noon*
Jiancheng CIS 22A. 22B. 22C, 21JA noon–2 p.m.*
Thy CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 21JA 1:30 p.m.–4 p.m.*
Hung CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A 2 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
Rajiv CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*

Thursday

Thursday Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants
Name Subject able to assist Hour Schedule
Link CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 40, 41A, 21JA 10 a.m.–2 p.m.*
Oak CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 10 a.m.–noon*
Hung CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A 2 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*
Moni CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 40, 41A 2 a.m.–4 p.m.*
Javid CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 2 a.m.–4 p.m.*
Ravi CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 3 p.m.–5:30 p.m.*

Friday (Zoom only)

Friday (Zoom only) Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants
Name Subject able to assist Hour Schedule
Link CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 40, 41A, 21JA 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Hung CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Moni CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 40, 41A 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Please note * and Bold denotes that tutoring session may be in-person as well as online.

Volunteer Teaching Assistants Fall 2026

CIS students and CIS faculty appreciate the assistance our volunteer teaching assistants alias tutors provide. Benefits for the tutees is being helped over the little hurdle in understanding a topic or finding that mischievous error in the code.

Prospective Volunteer Teaching Assistants

Advantages for the teaching assistants include a letter of recommendation to College(s) and/or employers. Most importantly you will develop the ability to work with another person's code and to develop team work skills - all in abiding by the mantra "help the student, not the assignment".

Become a Teaching Assistant

  1. Complete the form Application for Teaching Assistant Position (Word) including signature of CIS instructor who is recommending you. Email completed form to liudi@fhda.edu and cc papemary@fhda.edu at the end of the previous quarter before the quarter you want to start. Student who have completed at least one of the following courses are eligible: CIS 22B, CIS 35A, CIS 36B, CIS 41A.
  2. Complete an interview with the either the Computer Lab Coordinator in ATC 203 or Department Chair Mary Pape.
  3. Complete all paperwork including the background and fingerprinting as mandated by the State of California.

Hearing from Teaching Assistants: Past and Present Survey (PDF)

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