Our People

Administration

The Undergraduate Studies Manager provides leadership to the Instructional Support Group (ISG) and ensures communication between ISG, faculty administrative appointees to undergraduate studies, course instructors, the School of Computer Science administration and theÌýComputer Science Computing FacilityÌý²µ°ù´Ç³Ü±è.

Instructional Support Coordinators are responsible to the Undergraduate Studies Manager. ISAs, IAs and TAs report indirectly through their Instructional Support Coordinators.

The Undergraduate Studies Administrative Coordinator (USAC) assists with the operation of ISG.ÌýThis includes acting as the À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµWorks liaison for hiring co-op students (i.e. ISAs), administrating HRÌýpay authorization forms for ISAs, handling issues related to payroll/tax forms, and assisting with ISA orientations and training.Ìý

The USAC also provide assistance to the School's undergraduate programs and operations such as the URA program, full-time research awards, TA assignments, course-related classroom bookings and undergraduate events.ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Name of Admin Staff Email Location
Shoshannah Holdom shoshannah.holdom@uwaterloo.ca MC 4016
Daniel Huab drhuab@uwaterloo.ca MC 4014

Instructional Support Coordinators

The primary role of theÌýInstructional Support CoordinatorÌý(ISC) is to assist instructors by managing the administrative aspectsÌýof running a course, and to provide continuity and consistency from term to term.

ISCs have knowledge of the rules and administrative procedures that must be followed when it comes course delivery.ÌýThey manage the ISAs, IAs and TAs who are assigned to a course for a particular term. ISCs also handle special situations such as academic integrity issues and students’ exemption requests.

To determine which courses are supported by which ISC, please visit our ISC/Course allocation page.

Instructor/Coordinators

Instructional/Coordinators teach CS courses, provide instructional support similar to ISCs mainly to upper year courses, and take the lead in ISG projects.

To determine which courses are supported by which Instructor/Coordinator, please visit our Course Allocation page.

Name of Instructor/Coordinator Email Location
Barbara Daly barbara.daly@uwaterloo.ca MC 4007
Sylvie Davies sylvie.davies@uwaterloo.ca MC 4019D
Caroline Kierstead caroline.kierstead@uwaterloo.ca MC 4008
Olga Zorin (on leave) ozorin@uwaterloo.ca ¶Ù°äÌý3115
Barbara Daly (ISC) working with course staff

Temporary staff

ISG employs temporary staff each term to make up course teams to support instructors in their teaching roles. The temporary staff members include:

ISAs are employed through the co-op hiring process and IAs and TAs are assigned positions by the CS TA Assignment Team.

Deven Wolff and two ISAs
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