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CS190J W19
Name:
(as it would appear on official course roster)
Umail address: @umail.ucsb.edu section
Optional: name you wish to be called
if different from name above.
Optional: name of "homework buddy"
(leaving this blank signifies "I worked alone"

h00: Bios and Photos

ready? assigned due points
true Fri 01/11 08:00AM Thu 01/18 11:59AM

You may collaborate on this homework with AT MOST one person, an optional "homework buddy".

MAY ONLY BE TURNED IN IN THE LECTURE/LAB LISTED ABOVE AS THE DUE DATE,
OR IF APPLICABLE, SUBMITTED ON GRADESCOPE. There is NO MAKEUP for missed assignments;
in place of that, we drop the lowest scores (if you have zeros, those are the lowest scores.)

  1. In this assignment we ask submit a recent photo and bio to share with our students. The idea is to help them get to know you better.

    (a) (50 pts) Upload your photo as a jpeg file to this Mentor photos Google folder Use the naming convention CSXX-W19-FirstName-LastInitial.jpg, where XX is the course number that you are tutoring for, one of 08, 16, 24, 32, or 56

    (b) (50 pts) Write your bio and a welcome message (300 to 400 words): Introduce yourself (name, major and year). Write your preferred name if its different from your first name. Include your pronouns (i.e. he/him/his, she/her/hers, they/them/theirs). Write about why you are excited about being a TA or tutor and what type of help you hope to offer students as part of the course. Mention other topics that you can offer advice on that contributes to student success in CS e.g. : research, student orgs, internships, projects, improving coding skills etc etc. Mention hobbies and interests outside academics!

    Save your bio in a .txt file, following the naming convention Bio-CSXX-W19-FirstName-LastInitial.txt and upload it to the Mentor Bio Google folder

    For Head TAs: After the due date of this assignment, collate all the information for your course and publish it on the course website.

    Samples of bios in previous courses are below: