Help

COS 126 is a challenging course. Below you will find some of the various ways you can get help in COS 126. If you are falling behind, be proactive. Contact your preceptor as soon as possible and schedule a meeting with them. In the meeting, review the material and make a plan for success in this course. If you don’t feel comfortable talking to your preceptor, contact the course instructors as soon as possible to arrange to get some help. We will be happy to meet with you.

Ed Discussion. Ed Discussion is where will make course announcements. Access Ed via Canvas. Please make sure you monitor Ed! It is also an online forum where you can ask and answer short questions. The course staff monitors this forum regularly. We strongly encourage students to answer posted questions! Answering your peers’ questions is not only a terrific way to help the COS 126 community, but also a great way to learn the course material.

Preceptor Office Hours. For more substantial questions about the course materials, you should attend preceptor office hours. You’re welcome to attend any preceptor office hours. Some office hours are in person and some are on Zoom. Please check the calendar. Office hours can be used for help on assignments, for questions about course topics, or even general advice on computer science. We expect, however, that you have watched the appropriate lecture and attempted the corresponding precept exercises before going to office hours.

Intro COS Lab. The Intro COS Lab, located in Lewis Library, is staffed by undergrads and is available to help you debug your code. Please make sure you have first made a reasonable effort to identify the bug and isolate the problem. This also means you should have watched the appropriate lecture and attempted the corresponding precept exercises before going to the Intro COS Lab.

McGraw. McGraw is helping students to create their own, student-led, study groups (as well as many other amazing resources). Information can be found here for up to date information. McGraw also offers many additional resources!

Peer Tutors. If you feel you need a peer tutor, please contact your preceptor and/or your residential college Director of Studies / Dean.