Ed Discussion. The best way to ask a short question about the course materials is via Ed Discussion, an online forum in which student ask and answer questions. Please do not email your preceptor with such questions; use Ed Discussion. The course staff monitors this forum regularly.
Office hours. For more substantial questions about the course materials, you should attend office hours. You're welcome to attend any office hours. Office hours are currenly posted on the Canvas home page.
Lab TAs. Undergraduate lab TAs are available to help you debug your code, provided you have first made a reasonable effort to identify the bug and isolate the problem.
McGraw Center. Sign up for McGraw matched study groups in COS 126. Simply enter your information, and we’ll group together students (accounting for time zones) who are in the same classes and also provide guidance on how to run effective study groups online. Students will be able to collaborate and schedule times for their group to study together via Zoom. McGraw will contact your group via email during the first week of the semester to get you started.
McGraw is helping students to create their own, student-led, study groups (and offering tutoring and course jumpstarts) in a wide range of courses. See McGraw’s website for up to date information.
COS 126 is a challenging course. 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. We can also ask your residential college to assign you a peer tutor for this course.