CIS 110 {{FULL_TERM}} - Recitation Assignment and Change
Requests
CIS 110 uses its own system for assigning recitations that is
independent of PennInTouch. Our system allows us to make you get
assigned a recitation you can attend, even if the course is full,
and also to balance the number of students in each recitation so
none is too large or too small.
Please read the following information carefully; it covers many
common questions about the CIS 110 recitation assignment system.
When you are done, click the link at the bottom to access the
system.
[17 Sep] The final round of recitation change requests
will be processed this weekend. If you would like to change
recitations, fill out the change
form by Friday, 20 Sep, 9:00pm. Note that, if you
mark your current recitation as "can attend," you
will not be switched to a different recitation that is
also marked "can attend." You may be switched to a
recitation that you "would like" if there is space in one of
them. This will allow you to request a more convenient
recitation without running the risk of getting switched to a
less convenient one.
- The system automatically assigns you to a
recitation session based on your preferences and
conflicts. Rather than picking among the open
recitations, you may select:
- which recitations you would prefer to attend (your first
choices),
- which you are able to attend (your second choices), and
- which ones you are unable to attend (your conflicts).
This gives a reasonable trade-off between individual choice and
ensuring that all students are able to attend vibrant
recitations.
- You must provide specific conflicts for each recitation
you say that you are unable to attend. If you do
not, your request may be rejected and you will need to enter a
new request.
- It is your responsibility to keep the system updated if
your preferences or class schedule change. You will
be able to modify your existing request, and it will be
processed according to the modification time. If you fail to
modify your request, you may be assigned a recitation that is no
longer convenient.
- We will start processing requests on Monday, August 26.
Recitation assignment requests received prior to 11:59
PM on Sunday, August 25 will receive equal consideration.
Requests received after that will be handled in the order
they are received, except that priority will be given to
assigning recitations for new students over change requests.
Late Penalty:
- If you do not submit a first recitation assignment request
prior to submitting your first homework, there will be a
point deduction on every homework assignment until you submit
your recitation request. This reflects the fact that
recitation attendance is required.
Tips and Notes:
- It is up to you whether to mark very few or lots of the
recitations you can attend as "preferred." However, the fewer
recitations you mark as preferred, the more likely you are to be
assigned one of your "able to attend" recitations, and it may
not be one you want. We encourage you to list all reasonably
convenient recitations among your "preferred" recitations to
minimize the chance you will be assigned a very inconvenient
one.
- There is no advantage to an early vs. a late recitation time
in terms of course material or homework. Recitations generally
focus on this week's material and next week's homework,
never on the assignment that is imminently due. There is also
no advantage to one recitation vs. another in the same time
slot: all recitations will be held in Towne, Lavine, and David
Rittenhouse Laboratories (DRL). Towne and Lavine are part of
the Engineering complex at 33rd and Walnut; DRL is just across
33rd. The exact room assignments will be posted to the course
web site during the first week of class.
- Once the semester starts, we typically process change requests
once a week until the add deadline. We cannot process change
requests more quickly or on an individual basis. Unless you have
an actual conflict for your recitation time, we generally allow
you to switch recitations only if it improves the balance
between recitations or allows other students to switch into
recitations they would prefer as well. We can only make those
types of switches by considering change requests in groups. (We
definitely encourage you to submit a change request if you would
prefer a different recitation. The worst that happens is we
leave you in your current recitations.)
- There is at least a one-day delay from
when you register for the class in PennInTouch to when you can
sign up for recitation. This is a limitation of
PennInTouch, which only sends us updated class lists once a day.
The request form is only available to registered students.
Accessing the Recitation Assignment System: