CIS tutoring and help from TAs begins
April 14, 2025 for Spring Term

Times in bold with asterisk have the option of meeting in person in Computer Science & Information Systems Lab or online via Zoom; rest of times are sessions held only virtually on Zoom.

Tutoring: Tutor explains construct one-on-one with 30 minute sessions. Assistance is currently being offered for  CIS 18A/318A, 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 21JA, 64B, and 89A.

Tutor’s Name

Subject able to tutor

Days and Times

Hamza

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

Monday:         1:00 pm – 5:30 pm*
Tuesday:        10:30 pm - 1:00 pm*

Wednesday:  12:00 pm – 5:30 pm*
Friday:                3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Mei

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

Monday:        11:00 am - 1:00 pm*
Tuesday:        10:00 am –   10:30 am*
Wednesday:  12:30 pm - 2:30 pm*
Thursday:      10:00 am –   10:30 am*

Mark

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

Tuesday:         2:30 pm  - 5:00 pm*
Thursday:        10:30 pm – 12:30 pm*
                           2:30 pm – 5:00 pm*

Ferit

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

Tuesday:        1:00 pm –  2:30 pm*
Wednesday:  11:00 am – 12:30 pm*
Friday:10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Justice

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A,
36A, 36B, 21JA, 89A

Friday:               12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

*option to meet in lab or online

Helpful Guides:

Guide for Tutees

Guide for Tutors & Volunteer Teaching Assistants

CLICK TO REGISTER FOR TUTORING

 Help Online/In-person Timing: Monday - Friday 10:00 am -  5:30 pm
Contact us at dacislab@fhda.edu
De Anza College - Computer Science & Information Systems Lab 
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 2025 - Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants available to assist CIS students: 

Day

Name

Subject able to assist

Hour Schedule

Monday

 
John CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
40, 41A, 21JA
10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Amr CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 36B
10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Shunyao CIS 22A, 22B 10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Mei CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 36B,
40, 41A, 21JA

11:00 am - 1:00 pm*

Amarjargal CIS 22C, 21JA

11:00 am - 1:00 pm*

Mobin CIS 35A, 36A, 36B

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm"

Yusuf CIS 22A, 22B

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm"

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

1:00 pm – 5:30 pm*

Ryan CIS 22B, 22C, 40, 21JA

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm*

Nyi CIS 22A,22B, 22C

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm*

Ming CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 36B
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm*

Tuesday

   
Mei CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 36B
40, 41A, 21JA
10:00 am –   10:30 am*
Saba

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA,
40, 41A, 21JA, 64B

10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Jay CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Siyi CIS 22A, 22B 10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Hamza CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B, 40, 41A, 21JA, 18A 10:30 am - 1:00 pm*
Joe CIS 22A, 22B 11:00 am – 1:00 pm*
Kyi CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 11:30 am - 1:30 pm*
Triniti CIS 22A, 22B 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm*
Ferit CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B, 40, 21JA 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm*
Ryan CIS 22B, 22C, 40, 21JA 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm*
Amr CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A,
36A, 36B
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm*
Alex CIS 22A, 22B 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm*
Haoyun CIS 22B, 22C, 21HA 1:30 pm - 3/3:30 pm*
Mark CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 36B, 21JA
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm*
Yair CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm*
     

Wednesday

   

John CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 
40, 41A, 21JA
10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Triniti CIS 22A, 22B 10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Shunyao CIS 22A, 22B 10:30 am - 12:00 pm*
Yigit CIS 22A, 22B, 21JA 10:30 am - 2:30 pm*
Ferit

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

11:00 am - 12:30 pm*
Hamza CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B, 40, 41A, 21JA, 18A 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm*
Yusuf CIS 22A, 22B 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
RJ CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm*
Mobin CIS 35A, 36A, 36B 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm*
Ming CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 36B
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm*
Nyi  CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm*
   

Thursday

   
Mei CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A,
36B, 40, 41A, 21JA
10:00 am - 10:30 am*
Saba CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40,
41A, 21JA, 64B
10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Siyi CIS 22A, 22B 10:00 am - 12:00 pm*
Mark CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 
36B, 21JA
10:30 am - 12:30 pm &
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm*
Amarjargal CIS 22C, 21JA 11:00 am - 1:00 pm*
Joe CIS 22A, 22B 11:00 am - 1:00 pm*
Kyi CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 11:30 am - 1:30 pm*
Mei

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

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm*
Aadi CIS 22A, 22B 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm &
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm*
Jay CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm*
Alex CIS 22A, 22B 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm*
Yair CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm*
Friday    
Ferit CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A,
36A, 36B, 40, 21JA
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Elora CIS 22A, 22B 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Justice CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B, 21JA, 89A 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Haodong CIS 22A, 22B 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Hamza CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A,
36A, 36B, 40, 41A, 21JA, 18A

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

     

*option to meet in lab or online

Volunteer Teaching Assistants Winter 2025

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. Email completed form to liudi@fhda.edu and cc papemary@fhda.edu . 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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