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Academic Resources
Effective Fall 2007
Peer Advising
The Peer Advising office was developed to serve students in making decisions regarding academic scheduling and planning. They are also "a source of information for goings-on in the department, job/internship opportunities, and general chatter regarding your department."- Related Links:
- CIS Peer Advising
Office of Academic Advising
Tutoring
Many good students find that tutoring can be the extra boost needed to do well in classes. You can locate a qualified tutor by filling out a tutor request form in the CIS office. If a tutor is available for the class you are taking, they will contact you. Terms are negotiated between the student and the tutor. The CIS office serves only as a contact point and makes no guarantee about services.
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- Academic Learning Services offers tutoring and a variety of programs designed to help students succeed.
Disability Services provides assistance meeting accessibility issues related to physical or learning disabilities.
Other Academic Services are offered by Services for Students.
Reference Materials
The Knight Library offers many reference materials, as does the more specific section of UO Libraries for Computer and Information Science majors. Information Services Collaboration Center has computer science books, magazines, training CDs and videos, and some software available for checkout. Topics include programming, networking, graphic and web development, etc. They also have a good selection of Linux distributions (and books of course) available for checkout. The Collaboration Center is located on the ground level of McKenzie Hall in Room 175.
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Documents Room hours of operation
- During the academic term:
9:30-5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday - Between academic terms:
12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
- During the academic term:
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Checkout periods:
- Books: 2 weeks
- Magazines (back issues only): 2 days
- CDs and Videos: 1 week
- Software (with UO ID only): 1 or 2 days
Going on to Graduate Studies
If your goal is to apply to graduate schools, it is wise to start preparing early in your academic career. You should plan to take the GRE early in your senior year, and be ready to apply for admission before the deadline for schools you are interested in. (This is often around January.) All of the career growth suggestions on this page are good preparation for graduate school.
- Related Links:
- UO Graduate School
Computing Research Association report is aimed at women, but useful for all students.
Academic Honesty
When you turn in a paper with your name on it, you are stating that it is your work (or your team's work, in the case of team learning) exclusively, so please make sure that it is.
To turn in another's work under your name is plagiarism, and qualifies as academic dishonesty. The results can be quite serious. Basing your assignment on work done in a previous year is also prohibited, as is using the work of students not presently enrolled in the course. Also, do not hand your work over to another student to read. If you allow anyone to copy your work, in part or in whole, you are liable as well.
Academic dishonesty (e.g., plagiarism, cheating on exams, etc.) is a serious violation of the rules of fair play; the consequences can be both severe and permanent, up to and including expulsion.