Difference between revisions of "Summer of Code/Application/2013"

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During the program, we will make sure that the students will feel comfortable with their tasks. Our mentors already have experience with that. Moreover, in difficult situations in the past there was not just a single person feeling responsible for a particular student, but rather the whole project was trying to help when needed. These reflexes on behalf of the mentor group but also on behalf of the active team members of ScummVM have proven to be a pretty good "tool" and we are going to do our best this year too.
During the program, we will make sure that the students will feel comfortable with their tasks. Our mentors already have experience with that. Moreover, in difficult situations in the past there was not just a single person feeling responsible for a particular student, but rather the whole project was trying to help when needed. These reflexes on behalf of the mentor group but also on behalf of the active team members of ScummVM have proven to be a pretty good "tool" and we are going to do our best this year too.


Based on our more negative experience last year, this year we will also make sure that internal project tensions stay internal and under control, since they were an identified cause of demotivation of our disappearing student. The new project management structure should make sure that it will not as easily happen in the future.
Based on our more negative experience two years ago, we will also make sure that internal project tensions stay internal and under control, since they were an identified cause of demotivation of our disappearing student in 2011. The current project management structure should make sure that it will not as easily happen in the future.


===  What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors? Please be as specific as possible. ===
===  What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors? Please be as specific as possible. ===

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