Office Location
DBH 4062 (Bren Hall)
(if I have a department meeting 12:30-2:00; on these days I'll move my hours to 2:00pm-3:00pm)
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Course Help
Instructor Office Hours: Please feel free to drop by any time during my office hours, without an appointment (these are open office hours). If you cannot make any of these times and want to schedule an appointment at some other time, call or e-mail me to arrange one (or, if the question is small, just send me e-mail asking it). I answer e-mail periodically throughout the day (from about 8:30am to 10:00pm). Note that I will attend Tu/Th labs, so that is another time to talk to me.Instructor Online Hours: I will hold online evening office hours every evening before our class meets (typically Monday-Thursday and Sunday, 9:00pm to 10:00pm) where I am reachable by by AIM handle richardepattis.
Course Email: To broadcast questions to the instructor, staff, and all the other students in ICS-23 (or answer questions already sent to everyone), email to the
ICS-23 Email Discussion List (ics23-W12@classes.uci.edu). All students in the course will automatically receive emails sent to this address. I will respond to these emails; my staff and all the students in the course are also welcome to answer these questions, comment on any answers, or generally expand the discussion further. This forum is appropriate for questions relevant to ALL the students in course; directly email your instructor for questions of a more individual nature. All messages (questions, answers, discussion) sent via this discussion list will be archived on the ICS-23 Email Discussion Archive web page.Course Forums: I have created a Message Board for this class (ICS 23/Winter 2012) and started four Forums: Java and Eclipse, Lecture Material, Programming Assignments, and Quizzes and Exams. Feel free to ask questions and answer other students' questions on these forums. I will also read them daily. Use the Java and Eclipse forum to ask questions about/discuss any issues related to using the Java programming language and Eclipse enviornment. Use the Lecture Material forum to ask questions about/discuss any of the material covered in the lectures or readings. Use the Programming Assignments forum to ask questions about/discuss any aspects of the programming assignments (Don't post solutions/code, but feel free to ask about/discuss all other aspects of the programming assignments). Use the Quizzes and Exams forum to ask questions about/discuss any aspects of the quizzes or exams (again, Don't post solutions/code, but feel free to ask about/discuss all other aspects of the quizzes and exams). If the need for other forums arise, I will create them: feel free to suggest forums to me.
In past quarter, the message board/forum mechanism have seen a good amount of traffic: course material has been clarified, questions have been asked and answered, and many interesting discussions have ensued. But the efficacy of these discussions depends on your participation. Also remember to read the Announcements link daily, on the course web; I tend to post long-lived information here, rather than via email.
Lecture/Section Meeting Places and Times
| Lecture/Lab(s)/Discussion | Classroom | Days | Start | Stop |
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| Lecture | ICS 174 | MWF | 11:00 am | 11:50 am |
| Discussion | SSL 248 | F | 1:00 pm | 1:50 pm |
| Lab 1 | ICS 189 | TuTh | 11:00 am | 12:20 pm |
| Lab 2 | ICS 189 | TuTh | 12:30 pm | 1:50 pm |
| Lab 3 | ICS 189 | TuTh | 9:30 am | 10:50 am |
It is well known (but underappreciated) fact that consistent attendence of lectures/lab is strongly correlated with good course performance; therefore, I expect all my students to attend classes regularly. Plan on arriving punctually -I make important announcements at the start of each class- paying attention, and treating your classmates with respect.
If you do miss a class, your first point of contact should be other students who attended the class to determine what you missed and how you can catch up (see the course Web too). One of the most "hated" questions by faculty is, "I missed class yesterday; did you do anything important?"