Google Code In 2017 Mentors

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= Mentors =

If you're interested in mentoring students for an OSGeo project, please fill out the Google form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_p46X0aExtGAFGpu4lrVnjitLsqOnqRfa2kfvCm_sI0/

= Mentor Responsibilities =

...to OSGeo gci-admin team


 * Communicate availability and interaction expectations
 * Inform gci-admin team when mentoring capacity will be reduced, as early as possible (e.g., family, health, vacation)
 * Inform gci-admin team when there is an issue with a student
 * Lacking communication, activity, visibility (MIA), or progress
 * Participant Agreement violations (e.g., plagiarism, harassment, fraud)
 * Bad fit or stepping down
 * Formally evaluate student participation

...to your Students


 * Help and/or teach the student how to
 * be a part of your community
 * communicate more effectively and in the open
 * work with your org’s preferred communication channel (IRC, Slack, etc)
 * use your org’s version control system
 * ask good questions and get answers to their questions
 * provide convincing technical argument and constructive discussion
 * be independently motivated and productive
 * solve difficult technical problems
 * Keep track of their progress, keep student informed as to their status
 * Give constructive feedback, be patient (particularly for GCI), and be respectful
 * Respond to questions within 24 hours (occasionally under 36 hours is ok)
 * Establish realistic work objectives and timeline expectations
 * Re-evaluate scope with student when significantly ahead of or behind expectations
 * Give them extra time on a task as warranted
 * Work with devs and community to facilitate acceptance of student work