Soren Larsen

Teaching Assistant @Baskin Engineering At Ucsc

Santa Cruz, CA, US

Teaching Assistant for 3 courses spanning both lower- and upper-division courses in the Computer Science and Technology Information Management departments, assisting 150–160+ students per courseCSE 140: Artificial Intelligence- Assisted Professor Niloofar Montazeri in teaching AI fundamentals including search, game playing, machine learning, and symbolic/neural approaches- Held office hours, led discussion sections, and provided student support through Ed Discussion, emphasizing accessible and proactive help- Managed course infrastructure: created assessments using QuizGen, configured autograders, and organized rubrics and scanning processes for Gradescope- Assisted in coordinating TA, tutor, and grader collaboration; implemented academic integrity checks through plagiarism detection tools.TIM 58: Systems Analysis and Design- Lead TA for Professor Paul Vroomen, supporting students learning systems analysis, Agile/SCRUM, UML modeling, and project lifecycle fundamentals- Mentored student teams on app development projects from stakeholder interviews through sprint planning and iterative refinement- Assisted with grading and provided in-depth feedback on technical documentation, models, and presentations.TIM 50: Business Information Systems- Lead TA for Professor Paul Vroomen, coordinating the TA/grader team- Held office hours, graded assignments and exams, and provided targeted academic support on SQL, relational databases, and enterprise system design- Occasionally guest lectured on key business-IT integration topics.