[gsoc] GSOC 12 Midterm Reports

Richard O. Legendi richard.legendi at gmail.com
Mon Jul 9 04:52:34 EDT 2012


Hi Mauricio,

According to the official timeline [1], we can begin submitting the 
mid-term evaluation today evening:

    /[GSOC] Mentors and students can begin submitting mid-term
    evaluations.//
    When: Mon, July 9, 12pm -- 1pm/

[1] http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2012

Best,
Richard

On 2012.07.09. 10:47, Mauricio Salatino wrote:
> Hi Guys, did you find the Evaluation Section inside Google Melange?
> I didn't find it and it was supposed to be published yesterday.
> I will be sending to Anil the questions answered today via Email, just 
> in case.
> Cheers
>
> On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Lukas Fryc <lfryc at redhat.com 
> <mailto:lfryc at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
>     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> <mailto:carols at google.com>
>     To: 	Google Summer of Code Mentors List
>     <google-summer-of-code-mentors-list at googlegroups.com>
>     <mailto: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
>
>     ------------
>     *
>
>      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>  <mailto: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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