Support from Teaching Assistant (TA), Quantitative Reasoning Associate (QRA), Quantitative Reasoning Center, and Computer Science Help Room

If you have a problem with homework, a lab, or any class material, there are several ways to get help. We are fortunate to have both a Quantitative Reasoning Associate (QRA) and a Teaching Assistant (TA) supporting us in this course. In addition, Dickinson's Quantitative Reasoning Center and the departmental Computer Science Help Room are available to assist students. Details are as follows.

• Teaching Assistant: Our TA is Shannon Loughin (loughins@dickinson.edu). Shannon will assist during lab sessions, typically Tuesdays 3-5pm. Shannon will also be available in the Computer Science Help Room on Wednesday evenings, 9:30-11:00pm. (See below for more information on the CS Help Room.)
• Quantitative Reasoning Associate: Our QRA is Alex Nash (nasha@dickinson.edu).
  • contact Alex via email (nasha@dickinson.edu) or Teams
  • Alex will hold office hours every Wednesday 5-6pm at this zoom link.
  • He is available in the Computer Science Help Room every Sunday 8:00-9:30pm. (See below for instructions on how to connect to the help room.)
  • Alex has a shift in the Quantitative Reasoning Center 7:30-9:00pm on Mondays. (See below for instructions on how to connect to the QR Center.)
• Quantitative Reasoning Center: Dickinson College provides additional support for students taking courses with quantitative content across the curriculum through the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Center. For the spring 2021 semester, the QR Center will offer remote tutoring for COMP132 in addition to general quantitative support. It is strongly recommended to make an appointment, as follows:
  • Please use WCONLINE to make an appointment.
  • Access the drop-down menu under "limit to" at the top of the scheduler and select COMP132. This will restrict the tutor list and schedule to only those tutors approved for this course.
  • When you make your appointment, please also paste or upload your assignment and any work that you have done.
• Computer Science Help Room: The computer science program runs a Help Room staffed by TAs in the evenings, from Sunday to Thursday, 8-11 PM, beginning on the Sunday after the first week of classes. Details of how to access the Help Room remotely are available on Moodle.