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5 #+TITLE: Google Summer of Code 2012
6 #+AUTHOR: Thorsten Jolitz
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19 Org Mode info-page for GNU's application to <a href="http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012">GSoC 2012</a>
22 <a href="http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012"/>
23 <img src="../../images/gsoc/2012/beach-books-beer-60pc.png" alt="Beach, Books
31 * Org Mode GSoC 2012 Mentor Page
32 Please note the following disclaimer before relying on the information
36 "The following information is quoted verbatim from Google's excellent [[http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs][faq]]
37 page. It summarizes all the information relevant for GSoC 2012
38 *mentors*. "We" in the following text stands for "Google",
39 not for "Org Mode" or "GNU".
41 This page only serves as a quick overview for one particular group of
42 GSoC participants, the mentors. It might be incomplete, out of date
45 If you want the complete, up-to date and authorized information,
46 please visit [[http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012][Google's GSoC 2012]] page."
49 ** How do evaluations work?
51 Google will pre-publish the evaluation questions for both students and
52 mentors. Mentors will fill out mid-term and final evaluations for
53 their students via the Google Summer of Code 2012 site. These
54 evaluations will be visible in the system to the mentor and the
55 mentoring organization's administrator(s). Students will fill out a
56 mid-term and final evaluation of their mentors online as well, and
57 their evaluations will only be visible in the system to the mentoring
58 organization's administrator(s). Program administrators from Google
59 will have access to all evaluation data.
61 Any student who does not submit an evaluation by the evaluation
62 deadline will fail that evaluation, regardless of the grade the mentor
63 gives the student. If a student submits his or her evaluation on time
64 but the mentor does not, then the student is in an “undecided” state
65 until the program administrators can speak to the mentor and determine
68 Students who fail the mid-term are immediately removed from the
69 program: it’s not possible to fail the mid-term, stay in the program,
70 and then have a final evaluation.
72 In almost all cases, students will never see their mentor's evaluation
73 of their progress, nor will a mentor see a student's evaluation of
74 her/his mentorship. However, in the case where the mentoring
75 organization's administrator and a student's mentor are one and the
76 same, the student's evaluation will be shared with the mentor. If you
77 are a student in a situation where your mentor is also your
78 organization’s administrator and you would like to discuss an issue
79 with the program, please contact the Google Summer of Code program
80 administrators. Organization administrators are expected to review
81 mid-term and final evaluations and to provide course corrections where
82 necessary. In some cases, Google's program administrators may need to
83 share the results of evaluations with the student and mentor, such as
84 to arbitrate when payment should not be made. Should this need arise,
85 all parties will be notified in advance.
87 In the unlikely event that a mentor and organization administrator do
88 not agree on a student’s grade for any evaluation, the decision of the
89 organization administrator is the final one.
91 In the also unlikely event that a student does not agree with a
92 mentoring organization’s evaluation decision at either the midterm or
93 the final, the student may choose to submit his/her entire project
94 plan, timeline and code sample to Google’s program administrators.
95 Google will choose an independent engineer to review the code and
96 arbitrate the decision. The decision of Google’s independent engineer
99 Finally, any mentor who misses a deadline for an evaluation of his/her
100 student without notifying the program administrators beforehand will
101 not be allowed to attend the Google Summer of Code mentor summit.
102 Timely evaluations of Google Summer of Code students are crucial to
105 ** What are the eligibility requirements for mentors?
107 Google does not have specific eligibility requirements for mentors, as
108 we know our mentoring organizations will be best able to determine the
109 selection criteria for their mentors.
111 ** I would like to participate in Google Summer of Code as both mentor and a student. Is this possible?
113 We've given this question a lot of thought, and we've decided it is
114 best not to allow participants to act as a mentor to another Google
115 Summer of Code student while they are working on their own Google
116 Summer of Code student project. We want to make sure that each project
117 and student receives sufficient attention, and we're concerned that
118 this split in focus could create a bad experience for those involved.
119 Please choose whether participation as a mentor or a student is more
120 appealing to you and plan to apply accordingly.
122 ** How much time is required to participate as a mentor in Google Summer of Code?
124 While the answer to this question will vary widely depending on the
125 number of students a mentor works with, the difficulty of the
126 proposals, and the skill level of the students, most mentors have let
127 us know that they underestimated the amount of time they would need to
128 invest in Google Summer of Code. Five hours per student per week is a