Students are welcome to and encouraged to attend faculty office hours. If you have any questions about the course material, the assignments, the schedule, anything else related to the course, or even if you just want to chat, feel free to drop in. In fact, even if it is not an official office hour, if my door is open, you are welcomed to come, ask a question or chat.
Also, if for whatever reason you are having trouble finding me or you need to discuss something and do not want to be interrupted by other students dropping in, email me and we can set up an appointment.
The CS Tutors run study sessions in the Filene Center. The tutors for this course are Francesca Sajedi and Jackson Reed (a couple more will be added soon, and their tutoring schedule will soon posted on the main page of the course.
You are encouraged to participate in these study sessions to prepare for exams, to discuss programming concepts, and to get friendly assistance in working on lab assignments. However, tutoring hours are best used for quick fixes and finishing touches on assignments. If you need help on the big picture, you should really ask the instructor.
Tutors are instructed to help guide you through any topics, but will not provide solutions/direct answers to programming problems. If you are having troubles with your programming assignment, please be prepared to describe what steps you have already taken to solve the problem. (The same goes for seeking help during office hours and/or on piazza). While our tutors are dedicated, please do not seek them out outside of tutoring sessions - they are students just like you who need some off time to finish their own course work!
To provide additional help have we established a class discussion forum through Piazza. If you have questions outside of ninja sessions and office hours, you can post the question to the class and/or privately to the instructors through Piazza. This allows students to see common problems and to also engage in discussions about course topics. Students are expected to regularly check the discussion page and use this in place of emailing the instructors directly about course content and labs. In addition, students are expected to follow the posting policy outlined on Piazza. For example, you should not post solutions to homework/lab questions and your post will be deleted if it is attempting to fish debugging solutions without specific inquiries. Small snippets of 2-3 lines of code are permissible unless they give away a key point of the lab. Students are encouraged to respond to other student's questions as this will form part of your participation grade.
.Wheaton is committed to ensuring equitable access to programs and services and to prohibit discrimination in the recruitment, admission, and education of students with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Autumn Grant, Associate Director for Accessibility Services at the Filene Center for Academic Advising and Career Services, accessibility@wheatoncollege.edu, or (508) 286-8215.