What is the point of a professor having office hours?

Question

For senior seminar, I have to go to an assigned professor to help with my paper and group presentation. I've been going to his office during his office hours, and he was never there. I told my seminar professor and later, the assigned professor emailed me "I'm only in my office when I'm supposed to be there" What is the point of having office hours, which shows when he's supposed to be there, if you're not going to be there, when you say you would be?

Answer 1

Well, looks like the solution is to make an appointment with the assigned professor every time. You could inform the department chair that this particular professor isn't in he or she's office during the office hours.

Answer 2

Many professors don't bother staying during office hours if nobody has made an appointment.



Let the professor know that you'll be there.

Answer 3

That's why many say "by appointment". I do. When you sit in your office for an hour, no one shows up.

Answer 4

He should be there during posted office hours. That's part of his job. Maybe if you made an appointment he would follow the schedule.

Answer 5

report to the dept. chair or dean. Explain he is not available or in his office during assigned hours, and when you asked to meet, he refused to meet any other time. This is a violation of his contract. If your grade is in jeopardy or you need to meet with him outside class as part of the couse assignment, he is failing to meet your academic needs.