CS @ uWaterloo announcements

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The School of Computer Science is running an  Early Researcher Experience Program (EREP)  that aims to provide an earlier exposure to research to students (e.g., in their first or second year), and to increase the number of women and gender-marginalized students who pursue research-focused graduate degrees in computing.   The best way to think of the EREP program is as an enhanced URA program. Student participants will  Work on a research project in a group of 2 or more students, with a graduate student mentor or faculty member.  Attend an online research methods course. This course will be a weekly, 2-hour, virtual, synchronous meeting that will be interactive. Assessments will ask the students to practice research skills in the context of their research project. The workload for the student will be 8-10 hours a week for 10 weeks (so the time commitment is higher than for a normal URA). You can either get course credit for their participation (CS 399 Read

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS486 for Fall 2023 as per the information on the  course enrollment page . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Tuesday, September 19, 2023 11:59 PM (EST).

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS241E, 245E, 246E, 335, 338, and 346 for Fall 2023 as per the information on the  course enrollment page . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Tuesday, September 19, 2023 11:59 PM (EST).