First Section
January 2003
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+ Introductions

  Students usually like to know who you are and why you're teaching them.
  Giving some background and an idea of your character helps to humanize
  the course and perhaps open them up a bit, which should happen in section.
 
  - Write and say your name.
  - Write and say your department.
  - Write and say your office, e-mail, and office hours.
  - Talk a bit about your background and how/why you are teaching this course.

+ Get student info

  At some point you might wish to hold section in a lab, or you will get
  sick. Having an e-mail list will help! Note that students change sections,
  so you will have to occasionally update your list.

  - Write LAST NAME, FIRST NAME..........NET-ID on a sheet of paper.
  - Tell students about why you want to keep an updated list.
  - Pass around the sheet and pick it up at the end.
  - Bring the sheet for a few more weeks.

+ Collect waivers (if any)

  - We need waivers to gather an updated list of who's taking the class. 
  - We need waivers so that we know and what we can e-mail a student.
  - Waivers go to the CA.
  - Getting waivers *NOW* is crucial.
  - Waivers can be found linked off at the Syllabus in "What To Do First".

+ Explain role of section

  See Syllabus! Students are required to attend section. If they do not go, 
  they must cover the material on their own.

  - Primarily answer questions about any course material, usually homework.
  - Occasionally teach topics not covered in lecture.

+ Answer course questions
  
  - Use Syllabus to answer.
  - Write down questions you cannot answer (figuring you might be new, too!)
    and ask instructor.
  - Post the answers in News.

+ Explain the required format for submission of assignments
  (what's text, Java, and zip...some don't know...)

  see CMS Instructions

+ Explain how to use JDK from command-line on PC
  (which is how we'll be doing most grading)

  see Fall 2002 Section 2 notes

+ Answer questions about homework (if any)
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