Description
The Computing Science Help Centre Staff Member scheduled time in the lab to provide assistance to students, primarily with their programming assignments including theory, algorithms and data structures, computational complexity, and correctness.
Position Requirements
The staff member will engage with students, review their code, make suggestions regarding testing, view test results, assist in ascertaining correctness, and, if necessary, assist in debugging
The staff member will also help the student understand the principles at work in the assignment. In particular, one-on-one sessions allow the staff member to follow the student's logic and pose interesting queries or make observations that lead to more correct code, or more efficient code, or code that is more easily understood or utilizes relevant conventions.
Graduate Attributes Associated
Students in this position will gain skills in creative thinking, inquiry and ways of knowing, reading, written communication, scientific literacy, and technological literacy.
Position Type
- This is a paid Work-Op position
- This position is available in the spring and fall
Sign Up Directions
For more information, please email Sarah Carruthers, Professor, Computer Science. Sarah.Carruthers@viu.ca