CIS tutoring and help from TAs begins
September 28, 2026 for Fall Term

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

Tutor’s Name

Subject able to tutor

Days and Times

Link

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A,
       40, 41A, 21JA

Monday:                10:00 am – 02:00 pm*
Tuesday:                10:00 am – 02:00 pm*
Wednesday:          10:00 am – 02:00 pm*
Thursday:              10:00 am – 02:00 pm*
Friday:                    10:00 am – 01:00 pm

Hung

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

Monday:                02:00 pm – 05:30 pm*
Tuesday:                02:00 pm – 05:30 pm*
Wednesday:          02:00 pm – 05:30 pm*
Thursday:              02:00 pm – 05:30 pm*
Friday:                    01:00 pm – 03:30 pm

Note: Bold with * indicates session can be in person or loline, your choice

Helpful Guides:

Guide for Tutees

Guide for Tutors & Volunteer Teaching Assistants

CLICK TO REGISTER FOR TUTORING

 Help Both Online and In Person, Monday - Friday 11:00 am - 3:00 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.

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

Day 

Name 

Subject able to assist 

Hour Schedule 

Monday 

Link

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A,
       40, 41A, 21JA

10:00 am – 02:00 pm*

Jiancheng

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

10:30 pm - 12:30 pm*

Henry

CIS 22A, 22B, 22

12:00 pm - 02:00 pm*

Yitong

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

01:00 pm - 03:00 pm*

Thy

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

01:30 pm - 03:00 pm*

Hung

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

02:00 pm - 05:30 pm*

Javid

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

03:00 pm - 05:00 pm*

Ibrahim

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

03:00 pm - 05:00 pm*

Tuesday 

Link

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A
       40, 41A, 21JA

10:00 am – 02:00 pm*

Moni

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 
       40, 41A

10:30 am – 12:30 pm*

Henry

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

12:00 pm – 02:00 pm*

Eloise

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

12:30 pm – 02:30 pm*

Thomas

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

01:30 pm – 05:30 pm*

Hung

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

02:00 pm – 05:30 pm*

Yitong

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

02:30 pm – 04:30 pm*

Amelia

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

03:30 pm – 05:30 pm*

Wednesday 

Link

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A
       40, 41A, 21JA

10:00 am – 02:00 pm*

Oak

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

10:00 am – 12:00 pm*

Jiancheng

CIS 22A. 22B. 22C, 21JA

12:00 pm – 02:00 pm*

Thy

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

01:30 pm – 04:00 pm*

Hung

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

02:00 pm – 05:30 pm*

Ibrahim

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

03:00 pm – 05:00 pm*

Amelia

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

03:30 pm – 05:30 pm*

Thursday 

Link

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 
       40, 41A, 21JA

10:00 am – 02:00 pm*

Oak

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

10:00 am – 12:00 pm*

Ravi

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

12:00 pm – 02:00 pm*&
03:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Eloise

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C

12:00 pm – 02:00 pm*

Hung

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

02:00 pm – 05:30 pm*

Javid

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

03:00 am – 05:00 pm*

Friday 


Link

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 
       40, 41A, 21JA

10:00 am – 01:00 pm

Hung

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

01:00 pm – 03:30 pm

Moni

CIS 22A, 22B, 22C, 35A, 
       40, 41A

03:30 pm - 05:30 pm

Please note * and Bold denotes that tutoring session may be in-person as well as online.

Volunteer Teaching Assistants Fall 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, CIS 41A.

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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