Computer Science 002

Tutor and Grader Information

See the feedback form below!

This page has news for tutors and graders, and a form for submitting section grades. It requires a password.

Grades are entered one lab and section at a time. They should only be entered by the grader responsible for that section.

Try not to leave grades blank. If the student is in your section, and failed to attend or turn anything in, then give him a 0.

This form cannot change a grade once it has been entered. So try to get it right the first time! If you make a mistake, email the TA and he will fix it.

It is not possible to enter grades for students not in the class database. Send email to the TA to add students, and remember to enter their grades later.

Tutor Feedback Form

You are expected to send feedback to Roger at least once per week. This form logs each time you send feedback to him, and your final evaluation will reflect whether you have stayed in contact or not. Even if you correspond with him regularly through e-mail, you should correspond at least once per week through this form to avoid being penalized at the end of the quarter. Simply select your name below and fill out your message in the large text box and your message will be sent to Roger.

Cmps002 - guidelines for tutors

Who are we?

You and I are all members of the cmps002 staff. We all work hard to ensure that students have a rewarding learning experience. We work together, not against each other.

Therefore:

do the best you can to help students learn;
it is OK to let the student know that you don't know something, but you must show genuine interest in help even then.
do not criticize work of other staff members in front of our students. If you see something wrong, either tell the person or bring to my attention.
we all make mistakes. be understanding

What are your obligations?

Be there on time.
Let the students know who you are.
Try to get to know all the students in your sections.
Check that the grades of your sections are correctly assigned.
Report the grades for your sections in a timely manner. Do not hold up grade reporting because a few students need make up work. You may report the missing grades later.
Read the manual before each lab. Some material may be different than when you learned. If you see anything you are not familiar, try to use the lab before your students. Resort to me or a TA if you have any problem.
Send me email once a week to let me know how things are going. If everything is fine, tell me.

Grade Reporting

These are the procedures:

Each section has one and only one tutor in charge.
Even though there may be two tutors present, one is responsible for taking the attendance and grading students for that section.
Students are initially assigned to the tutor that reported the attendance grade for lab #2. If a student wants to be transfered later, the new tutor may request our TA to reassign the student.
If a grade is missing for a student, we will ask the tutor in charge to find out what the problem is.
The class records are online, and you submit your grades online for your section.
We will send you, every week, a list of grades for the students you are responsible for. Make sure those grades are correct. You may have the students check this list. We will no longer fix grades at the end of the quarter. Report any corrections to our TA. We understand you might have reported the grade correctly, but, please, just send the corrections if any.
Grades can be corrected by emailing the TA.
Students are supposed to make sure they are enrolled in the correct section. If the online list has errors, please help us correct them. You can only enter grades for students enrolled in your section.