CIS tutoring and help from TAs begins
January 12, 2026 for Winter Term

Tutoring: Tutor explains construct one-on-one with 30 minute sessions. Assistance is currently being offered for  CIS 18A/318A, CIS 22A, CIS 22B, CIS 22C, CIS 35A, CIS 36A, CIS 36B, CIS 40/CIS 340 (CIS 340 is noncredit class mirroring credit CIS 40), CIS 41A, CIS 21JA, and CIS 64B/364B.

Tutor’s Name

Subject able to tutor

Days and Times

Saba

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
       40, 41A, 21JA, 18A, 64B

Tuesday:            1:00 pm – 5:30 pm*
Wednesday:    11:30 pm – 4:00 pm*
Thursday:          1:00 pm – 5:30 pm*
Friday:                10:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Triniti

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,
             35A, 36A, 36B
  

Monday:               1:30 pm – 5:30 pm* 
Tuesday:             10:30 am – 1:00 pm* 
Thursday:           10:30 am – 1:00 pm* 

Ferit

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A,
         36A, 36B, 40, 21JA

Thursday:             3:30 pm – 5:00 pm* 
Friday:                   2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

* Asterisk and bold indicates session is available in-person as well as online via Zoom

Helpful Guides:

Guide for Tutees

Guide for Tutors & Volunteer Teaching Assistants

CLICK TO REGISTER FOR TUTORING

 Help Both Online and In Person, Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Contact us at dacislab@fhda.edu
De Anza College - Computer Science & Information Systems Lab 
NOTES:
1) Tutoring request is for the current week or one week in advance .
2) Once you receive the confirmation/invitation to Zoom session,
log into Zoom with your "first name, course name and instructor name" to be Admitted.
3) Each tutoring session is approximately 30 minutes per student per day.
4) Your scheduled tutoring time will be cancelled if you are 10 minutes late.
5) To cancel your scheduled appointment, please email to notify us


Teaching Assistants: TAs will be available in online Zoom sessions to assist you with that syntax (code won't compile), logic error (incorrect results), or execution error (execution halts with nasty error message). Select instructors will have TAs imbedded in their Canvas course.

Winter 2026 - Tutors and Volunteer Teaching Assistants available to assist CIS students: 

Day 

Name 

Subject able to assist 

Hour Schedule 

Monday 

Kaishuo

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C 

10:00 am – 12:00 pm*

Hung

CIS 35A, 36A, 36B

10:00 am – 12:00 pm*

Jiawei

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A  

10:30 am – 12:30 pm*

RJ

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A

11:00 am - 12:30 pm*

Roy 

CIS 35A, 36A, 36B, 22C in Java

11:00 am – 1:00 pm* 

Soyeon

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

11:00 am – 1:00 pm* 

Jiancheng

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm*

Triniti 

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

1:30 pm – 5:30 pm* 

Shreyas

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm*

 Hengli

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm*

Tuesday 

 Audrey

 CIS 22A, 35A, 36A, 36B, 40

10:00 am – 12:00 pm*

Bofeng

CIS 22A, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B, 21JA

10:00 am – 12:00 pm*

Triniti 

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

10:30 am – 1:00 pm* 

Shunyao 

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

11:00 am – 1:00 pm* 

Saba 

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A, 21JA,
    18A, 64B

1:00 pm – 5:30 pm*

Kijun 

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm* 

Mobin

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm*

Wednesday 

Kaishuo

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

10:00 am – 12:00 pm* 

Hung

CIS 35A, 36A, 36B

10:00 am –  12:00 pm*

Jiawei

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A

10:30 am – 12:30 pm* 

Roy

CIS 35A, 36A, 36B, 22C in Java

 11:00 am – 1:00 pm* 

Saba

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A, 21JA,
   18A, 64B

11:30 pm – 4:00 pm* 

Jiancheng

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm* 

Hengli

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C,35A, 36A, 36B

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm*

Ferit

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B,
   40, 21JA

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm* 

Mobin 

CIS 35A, 36A, 36B

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm* 

Thursday 

Audrey

CIS 22A, 35A, 36A, 36B, 40

10:00 am – 12:00 pm* 

Bofeng

CIS 22A, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B,
   21JA

10:00 am – 12:00 pm* 

Triniti

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

 10:30 pm – 1:00 pm*

Shunyao

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

11:00 am – 1:00 pm* 

Saba

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A, 21JA,
   18A, 64B

  1:00 pm – 5:30 pm*

Kijun

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B

  1:30 pm – 3:30 pm*

Shreyas

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

  2:00 pm – 4:00 pm* 

Soyeon

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A,36A,36B

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm* 

Friday 

(Zoom only)


Saba

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 40, 41A, 21JA,
   18A, 64B

10:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Ferit

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 36A, 36B,
   40, 21JA

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

* Asterisk and bold indicates session is available in-person as well as online via Zoom

Volunteer Teaching Assistants Winter 2026

CIS students and CIS faculty appreciate the assistance our volunteer teaching assistants alias tutors provide. Benefits for the tutees is being helped over the little hurdle in understanding a topic or finding that mischievous error in the code.

Prospective Volunteer Teaching Assistants

Advantages for the teaching assistants include a letter of recommendation to College(s) and/or employers. Most importantly you will develop the ability to work with another person's code and to develop team work skills - all in abiding by the mantra "help the student, not the assignment". 

Become a teaching assistant:

Step 1:

Complete the form Application for Teaching Assistant Position including signature of CIS instructor who is recommending you. Email completed form to liudi@fhda.edu and cc papemary@fhda.edu . Student who have completed at least one of the following courses are eligible: CIS 22B, CIS 27, CIS 36B, CIS 35A.

Step 2:

Complete an interview with the either the Computer Lab Coordinator in ATC 203 or Department Chair Mary Pape.

Step 3:

Complete all paperwork including the background and fingerprinting as mandated by the State of California.


Hearing from Teaching Assistants: Past and Present Survey

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