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[COP3530 Fall 2024]
COP3530 will be offered in Fall 2024 for campus students and you will have access to video lectures. Exams and discussion activities will be in person only.
[Generic Requests] The best way to contact me is through email.
My email address is
kapooramanpreet@ufl.edu. I reply most emails within 72 business hours
unless I am out-of-office. In the latter case, you will recieve an automatic
message stating when I will be back.
[UF students in my Course] In case you are a student enrolled in my course at the University of Florida, the best
way to contact me is meeting me directly in office hours or messaging via Discord. I will not reply any email that consists of any course related
requests.
[Waiver of Pre-requisites] The department has a strict policy on not waiving prerequisites.
So you will not be able to take COP3530, if you haven't completed COP3503 and COT3100. Concurrent enrollment with pre-requisites is not allowed.
Office Hours
If you are a UF student, the best way to meet me is at office hours.
I will be holding office hours virtually over Zoom.
You can discuss course and career related questions. Also, I would be
happy to discuss pretty much anything only if we do not have long
lines. These office hours are based on a community-based model
(idea influenced by
Philip Guo and
Scott Klemmer)
which means I hold office hours together for students across different courses
and academic years.
If you want to discuss something more privately, either tell me during
office hours so that we can go to a break-out room or send me a slack message
or email to setup time to meet.
Letter of Recommendation
If you were an undergraduate student researcher or TA working under my supervision
or a student enrolled in one of my courses, and if you would like me to write a Letter
of Recommendation for you, reach out to me on
my email and complete
this form at least three weeks before the deadline.
I can only write the letter if I know you personally and we had interactions beyond the class. That is because
I write highly personalized letters. If you are one of the students I never interacted
with me throughout the course or if you scored a grade below B, I will not be able to write you a strong recommendation letter. And a generic letter will not help you with your application and I recommend reaching out
to others who you know more personally and can evaluate you better.