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# Get more open source code created and released for the benefit of all | # Get more open source code created and released for the benefit of all | ||
| − | # Inspire young developers to begin participating in open source development | + | # Inspire young developers to begin participating in open source Eclipse PDT development |
| − | Help | + | # Help our project identify and bring in new developers and committers |
| − | Provide students the opportunity to do work related to their academic pursuits during the summer | + | # Provide students the opportunity to do work related to their academic pursuits during the summer |
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| − | + | ====Is this program a recruiting program?==== | |
| − | + | Not really. | |
| − | How many | + | ==== How many students does this program to take part in the program ==== |
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| − | + | We funded 3 student projects this year. | |
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| − | When can I apply for Google Summer of Code? | + | ==== When can I apply for Google Summer of Code? ==== |
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| − | The student application period begins Monday, | + | The student application period begins Monday, June 15, 2009 and ends Friday, July 31st. |
| + | For full details, see the [[PDT/StudentsProgram2009timeline program timeline]]. | ||
| − | + | ==== How does the program work? ==== | |
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| − | How does the program work? | + | |
Here are the steps: | Here are the steps: | ||
| − | + | Mentors and Students submit project proposals online to work with particular mentoring organizations. | |
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| − | Students submit project proposals online to work with particular mentoring organizations | + | |
Mentoring organizations rank student proposals and perform any other due diligence on their potential mentees; student proposals are matched with a mentor | Mentoring organizations rank student proposals and perform any other due diligence on their potential mentees; student proposals are matched with a mentor | ||
Google allocates a particular number of student slots to each organization | Google allocates a particular number of student slots to each organization | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 20 June 2009
Eclipse PHP Development Tools (PDT) Students Program Frequently Asked Questions
About
What is Eclipse PDT Students Program?
Eclipse PHP Development Tools (PDT) Student Program is a global program that offers student developers stipends to contribute code for the Eclipse PDT project. Through this program, accepted student applicants are paired with a mentor or mentors from the Eclipse community, thus gaining exposure to real-world software development scenarios in areas related to their academic pursuits. In turn, the Eclipse PDT project can more easily identify and bring in new developers. Best of all, more source code is created and released for the use and benefit of all.
What are the goals of this program?
- Get more open source code created and released for the benefit of all
- Inspire young developers to begin participating in open source Eclipse PDT development
- Help our project identify and bring in new developers and committers
- Provide students the opportunity to do work related to their academic pursuits during the summer
Is this program a recruiting program?
Not really.
How many students does this program to take part in the program
We funded 3 student projects this year.
When can I apply for Google Summer of Code?
The student application period begins Monday, June 15, 2009 and ends Friday, July 31st. For full details, see the PDT/StudentsProgram2009timeline program timeline.
How does the program work?
Here are the steps:
Mentors and Students submit project proposals online to work with particular mentoring organizations. Mentoring organizations rank student proposals and perform any other due diligence on their potential mentees; student proposals are matched with a mentor Google allocates a particular number of student slots to each organization Students are notified of acceptance Students begin learning more about their mentoring organization and its community before coding work starts Students begin coding work at the official start of the program, provided they've interacted well with their community up until the program start date Mentors and students provide mid-term progress evaluations Mentors provide a final evaluation of student progress at close of program; students submit a final review of their mentor and the program Student uploads completed code to Google Code hosted project How do evaluations work?
Google will pre-publish the evaluation questions for both students and mentors. Mentors will fill out mid-term and final evaluations for their students via the Google Summer of Code 2009 site. These evaluations will be visible in the system to the mentor and the mentoring organization's administrator(s). Students will fill out a mid-term and final evaluation of their mentors online as well, and their evaluations will only be visible in the system to the mentoring organization's administrator(s). Program administrators from Google will have access to all evaluation data.
In almost all cases, students will never see their mentor's evaluation of their progress, nor will a mentor see a student's evaluation of her/his mentorship. However, in the case where the mentoring organization's administrator and a student's mentor are one and the same, the student's evaluation will be shared with the mentor. Organization administrators are expected to review mid-term and final evaluations and to provide course corrections where necessary.
In some cases, Google's program administrators may need to share the results of evaluations with the student and mentor, such as to arbitrate when payment should not be made; should this need arise, all parties will be notified in advance.