TA Help Policies

If you would like to get some help from the TA's, please make sure that you have read these policies to ensure that we can help everyone and give you all the help you need. Remember that we are "Assistants". We are more than willing to assist you as you learn, but we need you to do your part as well.

1. Have read project specifications thoroughly. Sometimes this means 3 – 4 times.
2. Work for at least 30 min. on your own
3. Not use the the pass off drivers as debuggers. This is what the JUnit tests are for.
4. Be up to date on their reading assignments.
5. Try consulting the Java API first(if applicable).
6. Print debugging statements.
7. Write, run and be able to justify the effectiveness of their own test cases.
8. Attend every class.
9. Review and try to understand relative coding examples and PowerPoint files found under “Lecture Files.”
10. Have a well formed question to ask the TA.
11. Put yourself in a frame of mind to accept new ideas.
12. We will only help students if they get on the queue and come to the TA lab first. We will not go to the labs to find you.
13. For the first three projects, do not come pass-off with the TA's unless you have passed with the provided JUnit Tests