CIS Tutoring - Fall 2023

 CIS remote tutoring and help from TAs via Zoom begins
October 2, 2023 for Fall Term

Tutoring: Tutor explains construct one-on-one with 30 minute sessions. Assistance is currently being offered for  CIS 4, CIS 22A, CIS 22B, CIS 22C, CIS 35A, CIS 36A, CIS 36B, CIS 40/CIS 340 (CIS 340 is noncredit class mirroring credit CIS 40), CIS 41A, CIS 41B, CIS 21JA, CIS 18A, CIS 28, CIS 29, CIS 44A, CIS 46, and CIS 102.

*In person tutor

Tutor's name and the time in bold means tutor is available in-person in CIS Lab AT 203 as an option.

Tutor’s Name

Subject able to tutor

Days and Times

Sofya

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 18A, 46

Monday:           10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tuesday:            1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday:          1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday:              10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ken

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
4, 35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 28, 29, 102

Monday:           10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tuesday:           10:00 am - 1:00 pm*
Wednesday:     10:00 am - 1:00 pm*
Thursday:         10:00 am - 1:00 pm*
Friday:               10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Colin R.

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 44A

Monday:             4:00 - 5:30 pm
Tuesday:             4:00 - 5:30 pm
Wednesday:       4:00 - 5:30 pm
Friday:                 3:00 – 5:30 pm

Helpful Guides:

Guide for Tutees

Guide for Tutors & Volunteer Teaching Assistants

CLICK TO REGISTER FOR ONLINE TUTORING

 Online Help Timing: Monday - Friday 10:00 am -  5:30 pm
Contact us at dacislab@fhda.edu
De Anza College - Computer Information Systems Lab (virtual)
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


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.

Spring 2023 - Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants available to assist CIS students: 

Day

Name

Subject able to assist

Hour Schedule

Monday

 
 Sofya CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 18A, 46
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Ken CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
4, 35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 28, 29, 102
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Collin H. CIS 18A, 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 21JA 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Timothy CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
 Hamza CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm*
Colin R. CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 44A
     4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
   

Tuesday

     
Ken CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
4, 35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 28, 29, 102
10:00 am - 1:00 pm*
Ella CIS 40, 41A 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Levina CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Samuel CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 11:00 am - 12:00pm
Phue CIS 22A, 22B, 35A, 36A, 21JA 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sofya CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 18A, 46
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Colin R. CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 44A, 21JA
   4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Travis CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A    4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
     

Wednesday

   
Ken CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
4, 35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 28, 29, 102
10:00 am - 1:00 pm*
Kate CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 21JA

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Halvor CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 21JA

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

 Collin H. CIS 18A, 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 21JA

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Timothy  CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

 2:30 pm -3:30 pm

Hamza CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm*

Colin R. CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 44A

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

   

Thursday

   
 Ken CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
4, 35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 28, 29, 102
10:00 am - 1:00 pm*
 Travis CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Samuel CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Phue CIS 22A, 22B, 35A, 36A, 21JA 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sofya CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 18A, 46
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jovan CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Kate CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 21JA 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
     
Friday    
Sofya CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 18A, 46

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

 Ken CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
4, 35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 28, 29, 102

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

 Levina CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A  1:00 pm  – 3:00 pm
Colin R. CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 40, 41A, 41B, 21JA, 44A
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sue CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
     
 

Volunteer Teaching Assistants Fall 2023

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:

Step 1:

Complete the form Application for Teaching Assistant Position including signature of CIS instructor who is recommending you. Student who have completed at least one of the following courses are eligible: CIS 22B, CIS 27, CIS 36B, CIS 35A.

Step 2:

Complete an interview with the either the Computer Lab Coordinator in ATC 203 or Department Chair Mary Pape.

Step 3:

Complete all paperwork including the background and fingerprinting as mandated by the State of California.


Hearing from Teaching Assistants: Past and Present Survey

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