Frequently Asked Questions

 

Departmental Administratia Related Questions

 

IT Related Questions

  • How do I plug my computer into the wired network in Kemper?

  • Instructions can be found here:  https://ssg.cs.ucdavis.edu/wired

  • How can I get new cables / get rid of old ones?

  • You can request new cable and network switches from support@cs.ucdavis.edu. They try to stock Ethernet cables of different sizes and network switches.

  • Where can I find all of the information about my accounts?

  • Assuming you mean your campus account, you can start here: http://accounts.ucdavis.edu/

    CS doesn't manage the campus account and IT has tools that you can use to find out more information about your account but maybe that site gives you all the information you want. 

  • How do I install a CS printer?

  • This is the page we are using to provide instructions on how to install the 4 new shared printers in CS:
    It isn't fully complete yet and we are struggling with Linux while using some security features.  The site should be fully functional very soon.
  • How do I use the existing CS printers?
  • A document explaining how to use the existing CS printers can be found here: https://ssg.cs.ucdavis.edu/printing
  • How do I connect my device to Eduroam?
  • Here is an article that explains how to connect to the UCDavis Eduroam: 
    https://servicehub.ucdavis.edu/servicehub?id=ucd_kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0002025

 

Academic Related Questions

  • How do I submit a grade change?
  • How do I find the photo rosters for my class(es)?
  • How do I find my teaching reviews?
  • How do I reserve a classroom?
  • Who enforces prerequisites for my class?
  • On our policies page on the website: https://cs.ucdavis.edu/policies, we provide an explanation of the process and on the "Prerequisites" webpage we give reasons why a petition will be denied: https://cs.ucdavis.edu/prerequisites
  • How do I know exactly what, when and where I am teaching in a quarter?
  • You can go to the schedule builder (https://registrar.ucdavis.edu/registration/register-for-classes/schedule-builder) and search, or you can go to MyUCDavis (https://my.ucdavis.edu/) which should have your teaching schedule listed.
  • I am being asked for information regarding something called "Desii" ... what and why is that?
  • You may be wondering what Desii is (if you weren't, why are you reading this entry?  :-) ).  Yes, it's another source of data the campus uses to report various aspects of the campus' Instructional Activity which is used by various groups and individuals within the university, and outside the university, to report on UC Davis instructional activities.
     
    Brenda actually reviews all of the information for accuracy each year.  Things like the instructor, course units, schedule etc.  Most of this data is already in the Banner system so it's fairly easy to run the reports and get at this data.
     
    However, there is some data that has to be entered manually, which is what Brenda asks you for each quarter.  The point of asking you for this information is to record the actual hours you engage with your students who sign up for variable unit courses (i.e., 199, 299, 396) and the time that you spend with students outside the lecture.  Banner captures the hours you teach, but it doesn't know if you are also attending your discussion sections.  Banner knows that you have 2 students signed up for 5 299 units each.  However, it doesn't know if you spend 1hour a week with each student or 3hrs a week total with both students.  Banner doesn't know what discussion your TA handles, therefore they don't know how much time a TA (vs. an instructor) is spending on discussions (since they also do office hours and grading).
     
    One reason it's important to send Brenda this data, is so that your hours that you spend with your graduate students or time in discussion sections is documented so that it shows up on your instructional activity report which is used in your merit/promotion packets along the way throughout your career.
     
    I hope this helps to clarify the importance of responding to Brenda every quarter.  If you have any questions, please let me know.
  • How is the teaching load and TA support calculated?

  • For your reference, following are the course load and TA support formulas.

    Faculty:

    Senior Faculty – equivalent of a 4-course load

    Junior Faculty – equivalent of a 3-course load

    Professors of Teaching – equivalent of a 6-course load

    <66 = 1.0

    66-99 = 1.5

    100-199 = 2.0

    200+ = 2.5

    A sabbatical/leave quarter is equivalent to 1 course credit.  For every _3rd_ quarter of leave or sabbatical, it will count as 2 course credits.

    A buyout counts as 1.0 credit towards your teaching load.  You are allowed a maximum of 1 course buyout per academic year.

    If anyone is interested in co-teaching a course, please include that in the comments section of the teaching call.

    We will check actual enrollment numbers vs. projected and will track credits (and debits) for each quarter.  Typically, these credits/debits will be calculated into future teaching loads (usually 1.5-2yrs later).  For example, assume the 24-25 academic year (AY) instructional plan is being created (this would be done in November of 2023) - the enrollment for WQ/SQ24 are unknown, so in general, any credits/debits that happen in the current 23-24 AY won’t be applied until the 25-26 AY instructional plan. 

    Lecturers:

    Equivalent of a 9-course load max

    <100 = 1.0

    100-199 = 1.25

    200-299 = 1.50

    300-399 = 1.75

    400-499 = 2.00

    For Lecturers, we typically increase your percentage of appointment (up to 100%) to accommodate the increase (instead of tracking credits).

     

    TA Support Policy:

    The TA Policy For UG courses (with the exception of 32A/B) is to assign a 25% TA for every 42 students enrolled.  For non-major classes, a 25% TA will be assigned for every 55 students enrolled). 

     

    The TA allocation policy for Grad courses is:

    0-25 = No TA

    25-33 = 1 25% TA w/ Grad Course TA Committee approval

    33-65 = 1 50% TA

    65+ = 1 50% TA, add’l 25% Reader w/ Grad Course TA Committee approval

  • What's up with the Teaching Call?

  • You will receive an email from the IPA system alerting you that the Teaching Call for the 202X-2(X+1) academic year is now open.  You can use the link in the email to access the system or login directly at ipa.ucdavis.edu.  If you login directly, confirm you are looking at the correct AY (top left corner of the window); from the column on the left, select “Instructors”; then “Teaching Calls”.

    A reminder it is very important for you to include your “unavailabilities” for each quarter to record the day/times you are _NOT_ available to teach.  If you don’t include any information in this section, then it will be assumed that you can teach any day and at any time.

    Your teaching preferences are due late October - you will be given an actual date each year.

Departmental Administration/Structure

  • What committees do we have in CS?
  • Department Leadership
    Chair's Advisory Committee

    Academic Personnel Committee
    Awards Committee (CSAC)
    CSCEI Committee
    CSUGA
    Faculty Representative Committee
    Faculty Welfare Committee
    IT
    Lecturer Recruitment committee
    Research & Outreach Cmte (CSROC)
    Social Impacts / Community Outreach Committee
    Social Media Committee
    TA Supervision
    Teaching Infrastructure Committee
    WICS Liason
     
  • What is each committee's charge?
  • Here is a link to an older description of each committee and their charges - this will be updated once the newer document is finished.  https://intranet.cs.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk11286/files/media/documents/Committee_Responsibilities.pdf
  • Who is on each committee?
  • Department Leadership
        Dipak Ghosal, Chair
        Kurt Eiselt, Vice Chair
        Meshell Louderman, MSO

    Chair's Advisory Committee
       Zhaojun Bai
       Patrice Koehl
       Matthew Farrens

    Academic Personnel Committee
        Dave Doty
        Hamed Pirsiavash
        Cindy Rubio-Gonzalez
        Sam King
        Chris Nitta

    Awards Committee (CSAC)
        Zhaojun Bai
        Patrice Koehl
        Kwan-Liu Ma
        Matt Farrens
        Zubair Shafiq
        Francois Gygi
     
    CSCEI Committee
        Kurt Eiselt, Chair
        Matt Farrens
        Chris Nitta
        Setareh Rafatirad
        Dave Doty
        Joël Porquet-Lupine
        Dipak Ghosal

    CSUGA
        Chris Nitta, Chair (Comte for UGEP)
        Kurt Eiselt
        Matt Farrens
        Patrice Koehl
            Joël Porquet-Lupine
        Dipak Ghosal

    Faculty Representative Committee
        Sam King (Security)
        Aditya Thakur (PL, SE)
        Ian Davidson (ML)
        Jason Lowe-Power (Systems)
        Issac Kim (Theory)
        Raissa DSouza (Multidisciplinary)
        Kwan-Liu Ma (Graphics, Viz)

    Faculty Welfare Committee
        Vladimir Filkov (Chair)
        Jason Lowe-Power
        Kari Gage
        Chris Nitta
        Slobodan Mitrovic

    IT
        Jason Lowe-Power
        Matt Farrens (Alt)

    Lecturer Recruitment committee
        Joël Porquet-Lupine
        Chris Nitta
        Setareh Rafatirad

    Research & Outreach Cmte (CSROC)
        (Colloquium)
        (DLS)
        (Industrial Relations)

    Social Impacts / Community Outreach Committee
        Slobodan Mitrovic
        Patrice Koehl

    Social Media Committee
        Maike Sonnewald
        Stanford Caleb
        Slobodan Mitrovic

    TA Supervision
        Patrice Koehl

    Teaching Infrastructure Committee
            Hamed Pirsiavash

    WICS Liason
       Jason Lowe-Power
       Alex Gamero-Garrido
  • What are the mailing lists and who are on them?
  • Campus Supports the Sympa lists at this link: https://lists.ucdavis.edu/sympa/
    A member of the list may not be able to see all the other members of the list but an admin can see all the members.