Wed, 5 Oct 2011, 14:05

A student writes:

> Dr. Patt,
> 
> I am a member of Longhorn Band and we are leaving Friday morning 
> for Dallas for the OU game. My question is about my discussion 
> section for 306 which is scheduled at 11pm on Friday. 
> 
> I looked at the website to see if I could attend a different one, 
> and I saw that all disscussion sections are Friday morning, however 
> I have classes Friday morning that conflict with the times that I would 
> be able to attend (we leave at 10:30).
> 
> What do I need to do?
> 
> <<name withheld to protect the student who can't be in two places at once>>

Congratulations on being a member of the Longhorn Band.  I am sure it provides
a valuable addition to your college experience.  

However, like all extracurricular activities, it is your responsibility 
to figure out how to accomodate both all your class responsibilities and 
the demands of this additional activity.  One way that students have found
useful in the past is to identify another student in a discussion section 
who will be at the discussion session to take notes and then go over those 
notes with you when you get back.  

The focus of Friday's discussion session will be on the first programming
assignment, any detailed insights regarding it, and how to test it on the
Simulator/Debugger.  Not a great session to miss.

In addition, as always, my TAs and I have limited office hours for those 
who need extra help, and as you have already learned, I also respond to email.

Enjoy your time in Dallas, and also enjoy successfully completing the first
programming assignment on time.

Yale Patt