Office hours

Here is the schedule of office hours.

  • Office hours will be online using Zoom.
  • You need to book (regular) office hours using this link.
  • If you want to book a 30-minutes one-on-one debugging session, please use this link instead.
  • When you book an appointment, you will receive a confirmation email that contains a Zoom link.
  • On your confirmation email, you will have the option to cancel or reschedule the appointment if you must.
  • You should use the provided Zoom link to join the meeting on the designated date and time.
  • You will also receive a reminder email an hour before your meeting.

Have you ever been stuck in the Zoom waiting room? Let me paint a picture for you! It's few hours to the deadline, and you've already been waiting for an hour. You don't know how many people are ahead of you. Another 30 minutes pass by, and you give up. If students book office hours, we think this problem (and a few other ones) will be mitigated.

Booking helps with optimum use of resources too. In the absence of a booking system, some office hours will have a few (or no) visitors, whereas others (particularly those during favorable hours or close to deadlines) will have more than they can handle.

Please note:

  • Office hours are divided into 30-minutes time slots.

  • We allow up to 4 students to book a (regular) 30-minutes time slot.

  • You can book office hours up to two days in advance. (This constraint is enforced; you will only see office hours in advance of two days.)

  • We ask you not to book more than two time slots on the same day. (This constraint is not enforced!)

  • The minimum lead time for booking and cancelation is 1 hour.

We have two services: (regular) office hours and one-on-one debugging sessions.

  • You can book a debugging session if you wish, but this service may be used up to 3-times in this term (see debugging tokens), and it is subject to availability.

  • During an office hour, you may be placed in a waiting or breakout room. Please join the meeting on time and wait for the teaching staff to assist you.

  • You can ask for help on any issues, including debugging, during regular office hours. However, the teaching staff will not spend more than 7-10 minutes per student per time slot.

  • If you need hints on issues we typically don't offer hints (such as test cases on auto-test), you need to spend your clue tokens.