CDM Tutoring

Mission

The CDM Tutoring Center provides services to support the academic success of undergraduate students and graduate students in introductory courses of their program in CDM. Tutoring is not provided in School of Computing course numbers greater than 420.

Services / Location

Free tutoring services are available during the fall, winter and spring quarters for undergraduate students and graduate students in introductory courses of their program. TUTORING IS NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE SUMMER SESSION.

The primary location of the Tutoring Center is on the Lobby Level of the CDM building. The tutor for DC courses is located in this location. The tutor for animation courses is available on the 9th floor of the CDM Building. The tutor for networking courses is located in room 348, the networking lab.

Appointments / Walk-in Services

An appointment with a specific tutor can be scheduled through MyCDM. Online students can schedule a virtual session using this system. Tutoring is also available on a walk-in basis. Sessions are ½ hour in length and may be individual or in a small group session if there are other students from the same class. Students are limited to one ½ hour session per day with a tutor.

Student Guidelines

  • Go to class, listen attentively, take notes and ask questions to clarify misunderstandings.
  • Review notes, practice problems and read textbooks
  • Attempt problems on your own. If help is needed, contact the Tutoring Center.

Find a Tutor

Area of Expertise:
Karthik Arunachalam

Skills: Discrete Mathematics, Python

Karthik Arunachalam
Tutoring Hours
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Th 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Th 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Th 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Bio
Karthik is currently a graduate student in Computer Science at DePaul. He received his bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2015. He has experience with Python and Java. Karthik will tutor Discrete Mathematics and Python.
Tutoring Location
CDM 100
Trynn Check

Skills: Game Design, Graphic Design, Illustrator, Unity, Gamemaker

Trynn Check
Tutoring Hours
M 12:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
Tu 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM102
Tu 5:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
W 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM102
Th 12:00PM - 1:30PM in CDM102
Th 5:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
M 12:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
Tu 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM102
Tu 5:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
W 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM102
Th 12:00PM - 1:30PM in CDM102
Th 5:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
M 12:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
Tu 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM102
Tu 5:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
W 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM102
Th 12:00PM - 1:30PM in CDM102
Th 5:00PM - 7:30PM in CDM102
Bio
Trynn is pursuing her MFA in Game Design. She is a DePaul alum with a BS in Game Development. Prior to her masters she worked as an IT Project Manager for an asset management firm in the loop. Trynn is a solo game developer and primarily focuses on VR/AR games along with purposeful design or "deep games". Trynn is available for tutoring in design, Unity, Gamemaker, and any Project Management items.
Tutoring Location
CDM102
Jiahao Deng

Skills: Discrete Mathematics, Python

Jiahao Deng
Tutoring Hours
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Bio
Jiahao Deng is a graduate student majoring in Computer Science. He received his Bachelor’s degree at University of Iowa majoring in Accounting and Information Systems. He had research experience in the fields of Machine Learning and Data mining. He is available for tutoring in Python Programming, Discrete Mathematics, Data Structures and R programming.
Tutoring Location
CDM100
Matthew Feingold

Skills: C#, C++, Python

Matthew Feingold
Tutoring Hours
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
F 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
F 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Bio
Matthew Feingold is a second year graduate student at CDM, pursuing his Master of Science in Software Engineering, Real-Time Game Systems. He is a TA for CSC 241/242(Python), and his current studies include computer graphics and game engine development.
Tutoring Location
CDM 100
Yiqi Niu

Skills: Python, SQL

Yiqi Niu
Tutoring Hours
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
F 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
F 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
F 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Bio
Yiqi is a 2nd year graduate student in Predictive Analytics program. She is from China and holds a Master degree in Finance from University of Maryland. She is available for tutoring in Python, R, SQL for data science.
Tutoring Location
CDM 100
Kari Palmier

Skills: Statistics, SQL, Python

Kari Palmier
Tutoring Hours
M 4:00PM - 9:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 3:30PM - 8:30PM in CDM 100
M 4:00PM - 9:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 3:30PM - 8:30PM in CDM 100
M 4:00PM - 9:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 3:30PM - 8:30PM in CDM 100
Bio
Kari is a 2nd year graduate student pursuing an Masters in Predictive Analytics with a Computational Methods concentration. She received her Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Engineer from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her main areas of focus are statistical modeling, machine learning, and data mining. She is looking forward to helping other students with tutoring in statistics and modeling (classification, clustering, regression, ensemble methods, etc), SQL (not PL/SQL), R, SPSS, Python (CSC 401, CSC 241, or similar intro level) as well as numpy, pandas, and sklearn, Matlab (not image processing toolkit), and SAS (CSC 324 linear regression only for SAS).
Tutoring Location
CDM 100
Melisa Puthenmadom

Skills: CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Melisa Puthenmadom
Tutoring Hours
M 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
M 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
M 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Bio
Melisa is currently pursuing a Master's in Human Computer Interaction. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor's in English, and wrote her honors thesis on identity and empathy in video games. She is available for tutoring in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Tutoring Location
CDM100
Zhen Qin

Skills: Java, Python, SQL

Zhen Qin
Tutoring Hours
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Bio
Zhen is currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at DePaul. He has received a bachelor degree in Network Engineering. Zhen has more than four years working experience in data ETL and developing web applications. He is available for tutoring in different programming languages include Python, Java, Shell and SQL.
Tutoring Location
CDM100
Bowen Qiu

Skills: Java

Bowen Qiu
Tutoring Hours
M 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM 100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
M 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM 100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
M 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 12:00PM - 3:00PM in CDM 100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Bio
Bowen is a graduate student majoring in Computer Science. He received his Bachelor's degree at University of Miami, majoring in Computer Science as well. He worked as a back-end Java Developer focusing on web application. He is looking forward to help with any Java Data Structure questions.
Tutoring Location
CDM 100
Christopher Sosa

Skills: C++, Game Design, C, C#, Unity, Perforce, Unreal

Christopher Sosa
Tutoring Hours
M 1:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM 102
Tu 1:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM 102
W 12:00PM - 4:00PM in CDM 102
Th 12:00PM - 4:00PM in CDM 102
M 1:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM 102
Tu 1:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM 102
W 12:00PM - 4:00PM in CDM 102
Th 12:00PM - 4:00PM in CDM 102
M 1:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM 102
Tu 1:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM 102
W 12:00PM - 4:00PM in CDM 102
Th 12:00PM - 4:00PM in CDM 102
Bio
"Chris is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is currently in his second year of his graduate studies, earning his Master of Science in Game Programming. Chris is available to tutor in C, C#, and C++ for both systems and gameplay; he is also able to assist with any Unity and Unreal 4 questions."
Tutoring Location
CDM 102
Nicholas Stanley

Skills: Java, Python, SQL

Nicholas Stanley
Tutoring Hours
M 4:30PM - 9:30PM in 100
Tu 4:30PM - 9:30PM in 100
M 4:30PM - 9:30PM in 100
Tu 4:30PM - 9:30PM in 100
M 4:30PM - 9:30PM in 100
Tu 4:30PM - 9:30PM in 100
Bio
Nicholas is a graduate student studying Software Engineering. He received his bachelor's in Computer Science from DePaul University last year. Currently, he works for Discovery Education has a member of their I.T. Infrastructure team. He is available for tutoring Java, Python, basic SQL and Data Structures.
Tutoring Location
100
Yimei Tang

Skills: Python, Statistics, SQL

Yimei Tang
Tutoring Hours
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
W 5:00PM - 6:00PM in CDM 100
W 8:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
F 2:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
W 5:00PM - 6:00PM in CDM 100
W 8:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
F 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
W 5:00PM - 6:00PM in CDM 100
W 8:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
F 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM 100
Bio
Yimei is a 2nd year graduate student working on Predictive Analytics with Concentration in Computational Methods. She is originally from China and received her BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management from University of Houston. After graduation, she worked as the development analyst in a hotel management company. She is available for tutoring in Python, Java, Data Structure, Statistics, and R.
Tutoring Location
CDM 100
Prashant Jivanlal Varia

Skills: Network Protocols

Prashant Jivanlal Varia
Tutoring Hours
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
F 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM348
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
F 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM348
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM348
F 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM348
Bio
Prashant Varia is a graduate student pursuing Network engineering and security. He provides tutoring in Networking concepts which include Routing and Switching, TCP/IP, Subnetting and Supernetting, Firewalls, Troubleshooting, Level 1 cabling.
Tutoring Location
CDM348
Yuedi Wang

Skills: Python, SQL

Yuedi Wang
Tutoring Hours
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Th 4:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM100
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Th 4:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM100
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Tu 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
W 5:00PM - 10:00PM in CDM100
Th 4:00PM - 7:00PM in CDM100
Bio
Yuedi is currently pursuing a master degree in Predictive Analytics. And she also holds an undergraduate degree in economics. Yuedi is available to tutor SQL, R, JAVA and Python.
Tutoring Location
CDM100
Christopher Wellems

Skills: Photoshop, Premiere, Flash, Maya, Toon Boom, ZBrush

Christopher Wellems
Tutoring Hours
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
Tu 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
Tu 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
Tu 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM in 9th Floor
Bio
Chris is a graduate student in animation with experience teaching principles of animation, and software to a wide range of ages and skill levels. He has worked as a freelance animator for linguistics and biology programs, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and Calabash Animation Inc. in Chicago, and his animation has been featured by the US Olympic Women's Soccer Team. He is inspired by the multidisciplinary nature of animation, so he enjoys writing music, machine crafts, and learning new creative software as much as he does drawing and storytelling.
Tutoring Location
9th Floor
Kaicheng Yan

Skills: Discrete Mathematics, Java, JavaScript, Python

Kaicheng Yan
Tutoring Hours
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
F 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
F 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Th 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
F 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM100
Bio
Kaicheng is currently a graduate student in the Computer Science program at Depaul. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science as well. He has experience is developing software and web application. Kaicheng is available for tutoring in Java, Python, JavaScript and Discrete Math.
Tutoring Location
CDM100
Wenwen Zhang

Skills: Python

Wenwen Zhang
Tutoring Hours
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
M 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
W 12:00PM - 5:00PM in CDM 100
Bio
Wenwen Zhang is a graduate student in the Computer Science program. She also holds a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Syracuse University. She is available for tutoring in Python.
Tutoring Location
CDM 100

Policies

A tutor can be defined as a helper, advisor and instructor, but never as a grader. A tutor helps the student become a better scholar in the subject area, helps the client learn to catch his or her own mistakes and addresses academic difficulties on various levels. This may mean solving outstanding issues first and addressing more detailed issues in later visits and/or other assignments. Tutors employ interaction strategies and/or focus the discussion to the assignment’s level and the student’s needs.

Students need to provide the tutors with enough information and attention to let them do their jobs successfully and be willing to cooperate with the tutor and abide by the Tutoring Center policies. This includes providing the instructor’s name and class, a copy of the assignment or directions, and specific questions and concerns to be discussed. The DePaul CDM tutors are dedicated to helping students understand the key concepts necessary for success in their courses. While tutors are able to help you with your homework, tutors absolutely will not write code or complete homework assignments. Both students and tutors are required to follow the guidelines of the Academic Integrity Policy of DePaul University.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments or complaints about a tutor or the CDM tutoring program, please email Dr. Terry Steinbach, Director of Student Learning.​​​​​​​

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