Office Hours

This course offers many different types office hours. The currently available office hours are show in the calendar below. Pick the one that is right for you.

Table of Contents

• Consulting Hours
  • Drop-In Help
  • One-on-One Help
• Instructor Office Hours
• TA Office Hours

Consulting Hours

Consulting Hours are the predominant form of office hours in this course, as they are held every day except for Friday and Saturday. They will largely be held online this semester, though we may make a few exceptions for one-on-one help, which must be scheduled sufficiently in advance.

Drop-in Help

All drop-in office hours will be handled online and are on a first-come first-served basis.
To get help, you should follow these steps:

1. Create a Zoom meeting and copy the meeting URL. It should be a link of the form https://cornell.zoom.us/j/some_10_digit_number?pwd=some_meeting_password
2. Log into queueme.in. The site works best when using Chrome or Firefox. If you are using another browser and experiencing a blank screen and refreshing does not help, try one of these browsers.
3. Make sure you are in CS 1110 queue. If this is your first time logging into the site, enroll yourself in CS 1110. In subsequent visits, it should redirect you to the course’s queue automatically.
4. Click “Join the Queue” for the appropriate office/consulting hour slot.
5. Verify that you see a window similar to the one below with four sections - Categories, Tags, Location, and Question – as shown below.
   
6. Choose one Category (you cannot skip ahead to Tags, Location, or Question without doing this first).
7. Choose some Tags for your chosen Category (again, this must be done before Location)
8. Copy-paste your Zoom Link in to the Location field.
9. Add a brief explanation of what you would like help with in the Question box.
10. Make sure that you start the meeting by the time a consultant comes to help you!

One-on-One Help

Consultants are available to give one-on-one help on a limited basis. One-on-one help is only available for help on exams, course concepts, or labs, and may not be use to get help on an assignment. In addition, one-on-one sessions are not available when student demand is high, such as before an exam or an assignment is due.

To schedule a one-on-one session, you must sign up in CMS. You will be contacted directly by a consultant or TA to arrange the session (either online or in person). If you decide not to use the session, please remove your name from the schedule within an hour of the time slot and notify the consultant or TA.

Instructor Office Hours

Office hours with the professors can be for anything you want. You can ask about an assignment, a lab, an exam, or even just general problems with the course. You should also feel free just to come by and say “Hi” to the various professors.

The downside of these office hours is that there a lot less of them, and certainly not enough for everyone to get help. The availability, and office hour protocols, for the course professors are shown below.

If these times do not work for you, you may always schedule an appointment by e-mailing cs1110-prof@cornell.edu. Keep in mind, however, that appointment requests need a lead-time of a full day (and preferrably two). If you need immediate help that cannot wait, it is best to use consulting hours or post your question on Piazza.

TA Office Hours

TA Office Hours are very similar to the instructor’s office hours. That is, they are drop-in but you join an existing Zoom chat as opposed to creating your own. They are held less often than consulting hours, but they are for any type of question you might have about the course. Like the instructor’s office hours, these are generally held during normal working hours and do not overlap consulting hours (though occasionally a TA may offer a weekend office hour). For the exact hours available, see the table below (or alternatively look at the calendar above).

It is also possible to schedule an appointment with a TA. However, unless you have received permission from the instructor, only contact the TA for your section when requesting an appointment.