2023-2024 volunteers for Tufts University Human Factors Engineering/Engineering Psychology capstone course
Details
The UX Department is sponsoring the Tufts University Human Factors Engineering/Engineering Psychology Capstone Course for the 2nd year in a row! Tufts is part of our GitLab for Education program. Consider volunteering if you're looking for an opportunity to:
- Improve your mentoring and coaching skills by working with students who are new to GitLab
- Improve your communication skills, specifically around the concepts we work with every day using clear language that simplifies complexity
- Get more experience with public presence by supporting the design and research community
We are looking for 2-5 UX team members to volunteer to work with a student group this year. Any level role in UX Research, Technical Writing, and Product Design can contribute!
📖 Helpful resources
- All the details about the capstone course.
- Check out last year's issue to see how it went in 2022-2023.
- Watch the student's presentation during our UX weekly last year.
- See how the student's findings played a role in the iterations of the CI/CD catalog and pipeline authoring experience.
Important dates and volunteering responsibilities
- Sign up by November 17th.
- Propose project ideas in this thread by December 1st.
- Confirm you'll be participating by December 15th.
Volunteering responsibilities:
- Meet with the students: At least 1 volunteer must be dedicated to meeting with the students for 30 min/week from Jan 17th-May 10th. Students will be in Eastern Standard Time and the times you meet will vary on their class schedules, which means this may be outside of working hours.
- Grant access to materials and resources: At least 1 volunteer must help the student team get the materials and resources they need to carry out their project. This can include setting up recruiting issues for them to get in touch with their target audience, providing them a list of resources that will help them get up to speed on different GitLab concepts, giving them access to specific programs, etc.
- Provide feedback: 1 or many volunteers can provide feedback on student deliverables.
Capacity impact and to-dos
Before the spring semester begins (Now - January 17th)
📅 To-do list
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(10 min) When you sign up
- Reach out to your manager for awareness and to discuss how participation might impact your capacity. -
When you commit to sign up
- Assign yourself to this issue. -
(5 min) Due by Dec 1st
- Read the Tufts GitLab-sponsored Tufts University Human Factors/Engineering Psychology Capstone Course handbook page. -
(30 min) Due by Dec 1st
- Brainstorm project proposals for the students to take on following this guidance. -
(1 hour) Due by Dec 1st
- Share 2 project ideas with Linda and Nick through email and set up a time to meet with them to decide which 1 to move forward with. -
(5 min) Due by Dec 15th
- Create an official write-up for the project following these guidelines and email it to Linda and Nick. -
(Optional 1-2 hours) Due by Jan 17th
- Follow the best practices to prep resources and materials for the students to begin in January. -
(10 min) Due by Jan 17th
- Once the students select projects in early January, spend a few minutes following our SAFE framework by working with@igorman
to create an NDA.
During the spring semester (January 17th until May 10th)
📅 To-do list
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(30 min/week) Jan 17th - May 10th
- Meet with the students once a week to review deliverables and provide them guidance. -
(30 min/week) Jan 17th - May 10th
- Work with the team async to ensure they have access to necessary resources and people.
🤚 Volunteers
Add your name below
All responsibilities
- Chad Lavimoniere
- Michael Le
- Marcin Sedlak-Jakubowski
Coordination/admin tasks
- Gina Doyle
Admin tasks
- Veethika Mishra
- Ben Leduc-Mills (UXR tasks such as recruiting)
- Amy Qualls (including helping with Git and GitLab itself)
Providing feedback on deliverables
- Russell Dickenson (+sharing TW expertise)
- Graham Bachelder (+sharing design expertise)
- Camellia X Yang (TBD on meeting with students)
Project proposals
- Amy Qualls
- Susan Tacker
❓ Questions
Please add questions to this comment thread.