The Department of Computer Science provides consultants in Hayes 025 to assist students with lab exercises assigned in computer science classes. The graduate students serving as consultants are there to assist you, but will not complete the assignments for you. They have been instructed to provide general assistance and answers to specific questions.

During the current semester, consultants will be available on a regular schedule, as posted.

Here are some suggestions to help you get the most benefit from the consultants:

• Sign the sheet indicating that you would like assistance and where you are working in the lab. The consultant will come to you when it's your turn.
• State clearly the problem you are having and how you have already tried to fix it.
• Make sure that you understand the suggestions you receive from the consultant.
• If you are still having difficulties after making the suggested changes, attempt to resolve the remaining problem(s) yourself before returning to the consultant.
• Consultants work only with individual students and not with groups of students (unless you are working on a group project).
• Let the consultant know if he or she is suggesting language features that you have not yet studied in class.
• Bring your textbook to the lab so that the instructor can refer you to the appropriate pages for assistance.

If the lab is busy, the consultant has been told to limit the time for each consulting session to about five minutes. If you still need more help, allow other students to get their questions answered and then return to the consultant later.