[gsoc] GSOC 12 Midterm Reports

Lukas Fryc lfryc at redhat.com
Mon Jul 9 04:01:57 EDT 2012


Hey Marius,

I came across following detailed instructions for mentors (bellow) on 
gsoc-mentors mailing-list.

As I understand it, you should see the evaluation form visible once 
evaluation starts,
consisting of questions attached in Carols email bellow.

Cheers,
~ Lukas



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[GSoC Mentors] [Announce] 2012 GSoC Mentor Midterm Evaluations 
9 July - 13 July
Date: 	Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:41:41 -0700
From: 	Carol Smith <carols at google.com>
To: 	Google Summer of Code Mentors List 
<google-summer-of-code-mentors-list at googlegroups.com>



Hi GSoC 2012 Mentors and Org Admins,

Per the program timeline [0], starting 9 July you will will be able to 
submit an evaluation of your student(s)' progress on their projects 
thus far. Here's some important info on midterm evaluations for those 
not familiar:

Midterm evaluations are done via Melange [1]. Starting at 19:00 UTC on 9 
July you will be able to submit an evaluation for your student(s).You 
can find the evaluation links on your dashboard under 'Evaluations', one 
for each student you are a mentor (or co-mentor) for. If you are curious 
about who can see evaluations after they are submitted, please check out 
the FAQ on Evaluations [2]. I have also pre-published the 
evaluation questions below in this email so you can 
prepare.  The deadline is 19:00 UTC on 13 July.

You may not submit your evaluation before or after the evaluation 
window. Please ask your org admin to submit your evaluation for you if 
you absolutely cannot submit yours during the time allotted. Primary 
mentors, co-mentors, and org admins may all submit evaluations of their 
students.**Students must have an evaluation on file from both themselves 
*and* their mentors in order to receive their midterm payments.** There 
is no excuse for missing the submission of a student's evaluation.

You must submit an evaluation for every student you are the primary 
mentor for this year. You must fill out the entire survey in one session 
as there's no auto-save in Melange. You may submit, modify, and resubmit 
an evaluation as many times as you choose up until the deadline.

Please note that failing a student at the midterm evaluation means *this 
student is immediately removed from the program.* There is no way to 
fail a student at the midterm and have the student continue with the 
program to try to "make it up" at the final. If your student fails, your 
student is out.

You might find the FLOSS manual on GSoC evaluations [3] helpful as 
well. There's some excellent wisdom in there from your fellow mentors 
and org admins on the evaluation process.

Finally, a reminder: This year we will not allow any mentor who misses 
an evaluation deadline to attend the mentor summit (assuming no one else 
submits the evaluation on the mentor's behalf before the deadline 
either). Also, any org that misses 2 or more evaluation deadlines (for 
the midterm, final, or midterm and final combined) will not be invited 
to attend the mentor summit this year.

Please let me know directly if you have questions or concerns.

[0] - http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2012
[1] - http://google-melange.com
[2] - 
http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs#evaluations
[3] - http://www.booki.cc/gsoc-mentoring/evaluations/

Cheers,
Carol

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 1. How many years have you been a mentor for Google Summer of Code
    (Total - this doesn't have to be consecutive)?
     1. This is my first year
     2. 2-3 years
     3. More than 3 years
 2. If you answered 2-3 years or more than 3 years, what years did you
    participate?
 3. How many years have you been a student in Google Summer of Code?
     1. I have never been a student
     2. 1 year
     3. 2 years
     4. 3+ years
 4. If you answered 1 year, 2 years, or 3+ years, what years did you
    participate?
 5. At what point did you first make contact with your student?
     1. Before the program was announced
     2. After my organization was selected to participate in Google
        Summer of Code
     3. During the student application/acceptance phase of the program
     4. During the community bonding period
     5. After the start of coding
 6. How often do you and your student interact?
     1. Daily
     2. Every few days
     3. Weekly
     4. Every few weeks
     5. Monthly
 7. How do you communicate with your student? (Check all that apply)
     1. Voice (phone, Skype, etc.)
     2. IM/IRC
     3. Private emails
     4. Mailing Lists
     5. Student blog updates
     6. In-person meeting(s)
     7. Google+ Hangout
     8. Other
 8. Of the communication methods listed above, which do you use most
    frequently?
 9. How much time do you spend on Google Summer of Code per week (take
    into consideration your interactions with your student as well as
    time working with your org and on your own).
     1. 1-5 hours
     2. 5-10 hours
     3. 10-15 hours
     4. 15-20 hours
     5. More than 20 hours per week
10. How many time zones apart from your student are you?
     1. Less than 3
     2. 3-6
     3. More than 6
11. How often do you require status updates from your student?
     1. Daily
     2. Every few days
     3. Weekly
     4. Only when explicitly asked for by me
12. Please rate the quality of your interactions and communications with
    the student (consider his/her communication with you as well as your
    responses).
     1. Very Good (Student is regularly responsive and the quality of
        communication is high)
     2. Good (Student is somewhat responsive and the quality of
        communication is ok)
     3. Bad (Student is only somewhat or not at all responsive and the
        quality of communication is low)
13. Please rate the quality of the student's interactions with your
    organization and community.
     1. Very Good (Student is regularly responsive and the quality of
        communication is high)
     2. Good (Student is somewhat responsive and the quality of
        communication is ok)
     3. Bad (Student is only somewhat or not at all responsive and the
        quality of communication is low)
14. Is your student on track to complete his/her project?
     1. The student has already completed his/her project
     2. He/she is ahead of schedule
     3. He/she is on schedule
     4. He/she is behind schedule
15. Please rate the quality of code/work the student has produced thus far.
     1. Amongst the best people I've ever worked with
     2. Solid-quality performance
     3. Good performance
     4. Mediocre performance
     5. Disappointing or not performing at all
16. Give an example of a very good or very bad interaction you had with
    your student.
17. What one thing could you do to improve the quality of interaction
    and communications with your student?
18. Anything else you'd like to tell us or suggestions on how we could
    improve the program?

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   On 07/05/2012 06:14 PM, Marius Bogoevici wrote:
> Thanks, Anil, especially for the backup :)
>
> Is there an evaluation form that we can use? Cannot tell right now what the evaluation should consist of.
>
>
> On 2012-07-05, at 12:05 PM, Anil Saldhana wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>    the mentors can do it directly also on melange. But since the window
>> is 4 days, I was just trying to be the backup. Afaik, the students get
>> part of their payment after midterm evaluation.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Anil
>>
>> On 07/04/2012 01:36 AM, Salaboy wrote:
>>> Hi Anil,
>>> So instead I waiting for the google site we should answer all the questions via email? We should also do it in the google site the 9th?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On 3 Jul 2012, at 23:31, Anil Saldhana <Anil.Saldhana at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Mentors,
>>>> https://community.jboss.org/wiki/GSOC12JBossCommunityStudents
>>>>
>>>> I will need to evaluate the students that are part of the gsoc12
>>>> program.  The midterm evaluation is going to start July 9th and window
>>>> will be open for 3-4 days.
>>>>
>>>> Please send me your evaluations directly to me. :)
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Anil
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