Finding Research Opportunities
CS Research Methods Class
CCS offers a CS Research Methods course, taught by Phill Conrad. Students attend weekly facutly lectures, where they can learn about various areas of interest and find what speaks to them. Faculty lecturers also have Q&A sessions with the Research Methods students, and are encouraged to approach facutly members about working with them on research.There are a plethora of opportunities, especially summer research programs, available at UCSB, for students of all years. Go to http://discover.cs.ucsb.edu/undergrad/opportunities/ to for more information.
Tutoring
- ACM tutoring - meets once a week for tutoring in lower-division computer science courses
- Tau Beta Pi tutoring - drop-in tutoring offered on most weekdays (see schedule) in math, engineering, and science courses
- Los Ingenieros - Society of Latino Engineers, science, and math majors for tutoring in each of those subjects
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CLAS Tutorials
About CLAS
CLAS provides both tutorials and drop-in tutoring in a wide variety of subjects, including math and science courses. The tutorials meet weekly and supplement the course lectures. CLAS drop-in tutoring provides an opportunity for students to get some one-on-one assistance, and is available Monday through Friday (see the site for schedule information).
Why Use CLAS Services?
Many students find CLAS tutorials to be a valuable resource for math and science courses. In a lecture with 500 students, it can be difficult to keep up. And it's not just for struggling students; many high-achieving students have benefited from their tutorials. CLAS tutorials provide an opportunity to review the material covered in lectures with reduced class sizes. In addition, they cover some topics in more depth and detail than lectures have time for, which can really help a student's performance and understanding. Review sessions for exams are also extremely valuable.
Study Skills Workshops
CLAS also offers workshops on topics such as how to prepare for exams, get the most of of lectures, and improve reading comprehension, which have been popular among UCSB students. Find out more at clas.ucsb.edu/schedule/Gwrkschd.html
Advising
The College of Engineering advisors are great for general engineering and university requirements, but do not handle department-specific advice. They are available during normal work hours.
The CS department advisors are good for questions concerning requirements and the rules and regulations. They are also available during normal work hours.
The CS faculty advisors are usually available during office hours to dicuss matters such as career advice, and how to choose upper-division electives.
Phill Conrad, the undergraduate advisor, has knowledge of the deparment requirements, and is especially good with helping students with academic advice (such as which classes are appropriate for a student for reasons beyond fulfilling university requirements, or how to plan classes in order to take a class with prerequisites by a certain time). See