Date: March 27, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1889 Museum Road, Room 7200, Gainesville, Florida, 32611
Host: Department of CISE; Faculty Host: Dr. Cheryl Resch
Admission: Free

Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/my/cherylresch

Biography: Yichi Zhang is currently a PhD ABD in CISE with a M.Eng. in Software Engineering and B.S. in Organic Chemistry. He worked as Instructor for multiple undergraduate courses in CISE including Programming Fundamentals and Discrete Math. Prior to that he also worked multiple years as a TA for Analysis of Algorithms and other undergraduate and graduate courses in the department. His doctoral research includes Computational Geometry and Algorithm and applications for biochemical molecular systems.

Title of the Talk: Understanding CS undergrads:
observation, thoughts, and practices

Abstract: Teaching in a large department requires deep
understanding of its students. Students is having a
different set of short- and long-term goals, taking
different courses, and having challenges that are
only applicable to themselves. In his presentation,
Yichi Zhang will share his first-hand experience as
a multi-year TA and instructor in the department
helping students dealing with obstacles and
challenges they face, as well as what he did and
plan to do better in the future as an educator.