CIS tutoring and help from TAs begins
July 1, 2025 for Summer Term

Tutoring sessions held only virtually on Zoom for Summer 2025.

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, and CIS 64B/364B.

Tutor’s Name

Subject able to tutor

Days and Times

Saba

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
40, 41A, 21JA,
18A, 64B

Monday:         1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Wednesday:   1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Friday:            10:00 am –  1:00 pm

Ferit

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

Tuesday:        10:00 am –  1:00 pm
Thursday:      10:00 am –  1:00 pm

Helpful Guides:

Guide for Tutees

Guide for Tutors & Volunteer Teaching Assistants

CLICK TO REGISTER FOR TUTORING

 Help Online Only for Summer, Timing: Monday - Friday 10:00 am -  4:00 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.

Summer 2025 - Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants available to assist CIS students: 

Day

Name

Subject able to assist

Hour Schedule

Monday

 
Jay CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mobin CIS 35A, 36A, 36B

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

RJ CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Jacob CIS 35A, 36A, 36B

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Saba CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
40, 41A, 21JA,
18A, 64B

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Luyang CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Tuesday

   
Ferit CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
35A, 36A, 36B, 40, 21JA
10:00 am –  1:00 pm
Yankui

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 36A

10:00 am –  12:00 pm
Audrey CIS 35A, 36A, 36B 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Aadi CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Shreyas CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Shunyao CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Joe CIS 22A, 22B 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
     

Wednesday

   

Jay CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mobin CIS 35A, 36A, 36B 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
RJ CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Jacob CIS 35A, 36A, 36B 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Saba

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
40, 41A, 21JA,
18A, 64B

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Luyang CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
   

Thursday

   
Ferit

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

10:00 am –  1:00 pm
Yanjui CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 36A 10:00 am –  12:00 pm
Audrey CIS 35A, 36A, 36B 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Aadi CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Shreyas CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Shunyao CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Joe CIS 22A, 22B 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
 
Friday    
Saba CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
40, 41A, 41B, 21JA,
18A, 64B
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Toma CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Haodong CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 21JA 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
     

Volunteer Teaching Assistants Summer 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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