Summer of Code/2010/Organization Application: Difference between revisions
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:We will set the expectation that students will not be out of communications for more than 60 hours (ie, the length of a weekend) without prior notification to their mentor. We'll also hold mandatory weekly meetings in IRC for all the students to report on progress made, problems encountered, and proposed next steps. If a student does disappear, their mentor will attempt to contact them through all reasonable means to see what happened. | :We will set the expectation that students will not be out of communications for more than 60 hours (ie, the length of a weekend) without prior notification to their mentor. We'll also hold mandatory weekly meetings in IRC for all the students to report on progress made, problems encountered, and proposed next steps. If a student does disappear, their mentor will attempt to contact them through all reasonable means to see what happened. | ||
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:FWIW, we didn't have this problem in 2009, so perhaps our mechanisms for retention are robust. --[[User:Walter|Walter]] 14:19, 12 March 2010 (UTC) | |||
===What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?=== | ===What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?=== | ||