Changes between Version 13 and Version 14 of projects/techies-of-color/workplan


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Apr 15, 2012, 5:21:35 PM (13 years ago)
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    88The mentors and mentees will have four quarterly face-to-face sessions lasting 1 and a half days each. In addition, mentees are expected to spend 20 - 30 hours per month on projects developed during the course of the project. And mentors are expected to devote 15 - 20 hours per month providing supporting and feedback to both assigned mentees via email, online chat, and telephone.
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    10 For the pilot project, we will recruit four mentees who will be mentored by two established techies. In addition, we will recruit additional trainers for the four face-to-face sessions.
     10For the pilot project, we will recruit six mentees who will be mentored by two established techies. In addition, we will recruit additional trainers for the four face-to-face sessions.
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    12 The face-to-face meetings will last one and half days and will be scheduled during the work-week. We will house travellers via solidarity housing. All meals will be provided as will the cost of transportation.
     12The face-to-face meetings will last one and half days, with the exception of the first meeting (in Detroit in conjunction with the Allied Media Conference) will be held in New York City and will be scheduled during the work-week. We will house travellers via solidarity housing. All meals will be provided as will the cost of transportation.
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    1414== First Quarter ==
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    2020'''Topic: Getting started / Establishing Communications Protocol'''
    2121
    22 Pre-meeting reading materials
     22Pre-meeting reading materials and preparation
     23 * All mentees will be provided with a netbook at the first face-to-face meeting to be used for the project that will be used throughout the year as their "Trusted Physical Console"
    2324 * [http://cmrg.fifthhorseman.net/wiki/TrustedPhysicalConsole Trusted Physical Console]
    2425 * Intro to Debian:
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    3031==== Agenda ====
    3132 '''June 26'''
    32  *  9:00 am. - 11:00 am. Introductions/ hanging out
    33  * 11:00 am. - 12:00 pm. Presentation and Discussion: Purpose of this Training
     33 * 9:00 am - 9:30 am. Introductions
     34 * 9:30 am - 10:30 pm. Presentation and Discussion: Purpose of this Training
    3435   * Why we are here
    3536   * How this will work/ how should this work?
    36  * 12:00 pm. -  1:00 pm. Lunch
    37  *  1:00 pm. -  3:00 pm. Discharge Sessions: Technology Feelings
    38  *  3:00 pm. -  3:15 pm. Break
    39  *  3:15 pm. -  5:15 pm. Overview  and discussion of laptops
     37 * 10:30 am -  12:00 am. Discharge Sessions: Technology, emotions, racism; creating an environment for addressing conflict
     38 * 12:00 pm -  1:00 pm. Lunch
     39 *  1:00 pm -  2:00 pm. Overview  and discussion of netbooks
    4040    * TPC computing or how we use and secure our local machines.
    4141    * Why we use Debian (and will be starting folks off there as well).
    42     * What to expect from the install process or why installing Linux isn't as bad as you think.
     42    * Install methods (review USB and network install - we will use USB install)
     43 * 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Installing Debian on netbooks
     44 * 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm. Reflections/feedback reflections on day
    4345
    4446 '''June 27'''
    45  *  9:00 am. - 11:30 pm. Skills Sharing -- Install Linux on your laptop
    46  * 11:30 am. - 12:30 pm. Explanation of everything else we'll be doing during this quarter
    47  * 12:30 pm  - (as long as wanted/ needed) Troubleshooting/ finishing up installs if needed.
     47 * 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Mentee groups work with mentors to make new laptop functional (configuring email, how to use IRC and establish communication protocols for the year
     48 * 11:00 am - 11:15 am. Break
     49 * 11:15 am - 12:00 pm. Check-in on environment/communication
     50 * 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm. Discussion of rest of quarter's tasks
     51 * 12:30 pm  - 1:30 pm. Lunch
    4852
    4953=== First Quarter's work ===
    5054
    51 Perfect the Installation, troubleshoot problems and familiarize yourself with Open Source communications tools:
     55Post-meeting reading materials and preparation
     56 * Public Key encryption
     57 * LVM
     58 * Disk encryption
     59
     60Tasks for first quarter: perfect the Installation, troubleshoot problems and familiarize yourself with Open Source communications tools:
    5261
    5362 * Install specific software to use for communication, administration and projects throughout the training.
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    7988 * 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
    8089 * 1:00 - 3:00 pm Interactive lecture on core competancies Part I
    81         * understanding netmask, ip address and gateway settings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR CIDR notation] (e.g. "/27 network")
    82         * configuring your network card manually using the ip suite of commands
    83         * understanding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_bridge network bridges] and the use of the brctl command
    84         * understanding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUN/TAP virtual network devices (aka tap devices)] and how to create them with the ip command
     90  * understanding netmask, ip address and gateway settings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR CIDR notation] (e.g. "/27 network")
     91  * configuring your network card manually using the ip suite of commands
     92  * understanding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_bridge network bridges] and the use of the brctl command
     93  * understanding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUN/TAP virtual network devices (aka tap devices)] and how to create them with the ip command
    8594  * understanding dhcp (watching dhcp sessions by using ifup/ifdown)
    8695  * dns: using dig to query name servers
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    124133
    125134   1. Will vary depending on needs of mentees - could be an Internet server, could be a office file server
    126         1. Prepare server for production use and environment
     135  1. Prepare server for production use and environment
    127136   1. Install, document, and publicize
    128137
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    151160== Budget ==
    152161
    153  * Mentor Fees (for two trainees each): $3600 per year
     162=== Income ===
     163
     164 * Praxis Project: $10,000
     165 * PTP: $10,000
     166
     167=== Expenses ===
     168
     169 * Mentor Fees (for three trainees each): $3600 per year
    154170  * Total Mentor Fees: $7200
    155171 * Face to Face Trips for Trainees
    156   * Per trip per Trainee: $500
    157    * (4 trips for 4 trainees): $9,000
    158   * Meals During Face to Face Sessions (for 4 trainees):
     172  * Average trip per Trainee (some by bus): $400
     173   * (4 trips for 6 trainees): $9,600
     174  * Meals During Face to Face Sessions (for 10 people total):
    159175   * Breakfast (2): $50
    160176   * Lunch (2): $150
    … …  
    162178  * Total per Face to Face: $350
    163179  * Total Year: $1,400
    164  * Laptop computer for each trainee: $400
    165   * Total: $1,600
    166  * Total for Year Project: $19,200
     180 * Laptop computer for each trainee: $350
     181  * Total: $2,100
     182 * Total for Year Project: $19,700
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