JTA's please read the following before goint for your first
lab-session
This week (jul 31 to aug 5) is critical for cs101 as it will
be the first lab session for both JTAs and students. So, please
remember the following & try your best to make the lab a success..
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arrive in the lab 10 minutes BEFORE.
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login on 1 machine for yourself and start X, netscape.
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keep a window (rxvt) for telnet to kailash.
- login to kailash (your normal cse account)
- type rlogin parvati -l cs101tas from kailash
- then cd bin
- there will be a command here chpwd
which is to be used for setting passwords of students.
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when students come ask them to sit at a terminal and
then come to you one by one.
their login name is n[ROLLNUMBER] example n00005032
(remember if Dual degree there is a capital D in the
roll number --- n00D05012 -- for example)
when the student comes type
chpwd n[ROLL NUMBER]
and ask him to enter his password (twice without mistake).
then he can go to his terminal and login.
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after loggin in ask him to do
startx
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then from cs101 home page
ask students to follow link for Lab Assignment and begin
working.
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also ask them to start a terminal (rxvt) by
using click of mouse and choosing rxvt.
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ask them to POWER off monitors before leaving. not machines.
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at 11pm all CS101 students MUST leave.
Until 11pm no non-CS101 student is allowed.
At 11pm if no others are around, Junior TAs must LOCK the lab
and return the keys to watchman. All Junior TAs with 8:30-11pm
slot must meet Mrs. Date in old S/w lab (she is usually there from
2:30-5pm) and you can go ask her whenever you are free.
and learn the rules for
LOCKING the lab. She will give you clear instructions.
Remember-- some machines may be slow. some mouse may not be ok.
ask such students NOT TO PANIC and that they will get sufficient
time this week and next week to get comofortable.
Finally, if you face any major problems you can call me
at 7725 (office) or 8725 (home) for help as a last resort.
Also, you must email any problems/suggestions to
cs101jtas@cse.iitb.ernet.in with a copy to
siva@cse.iitb.ernet.in so that your colleagues will face less
trouble. Also, for the first week ALONE- you must go for
30 minutes on the next day also to help out your colleague.
that is, if your slot is tue night 6 - 8:30 pm, then your
colleague who did duty on mon night 6 - 8:30 will be with you
for the first 30 minutes. similarly, you must go back to the lab
on wed night at 6pm and help your colleague for 30 mins.
This is for the first week ONLY. for the MONday TAs, a couple of
senior TAs will help in the first half hour.