MIT Emerging Talent Group-5 Project

▶️ Research Focus Area

  • Education

▶️ Initial Study of the Problem domain

  • The focus of this study is to understand why education is successful in some countries as well as why it is failing in other countries
  • To understand the challenges and profer vaible solution(s) to these challenges so all people from all over the world irrespective of where they live can have access to a quality and affordable education.

▶️ Scoped, Actionable Research questions

  • How to make education globally accessible regardless of gender, race, and geography?
  • Why is education successful in some countries and failing in other countries?
  • What are the effects of wars and politics on Education?
  • How to create a globally accepted curriculum to make credit transfer easier.

Group Norms

:accessibility: Cognitive & Affective Trust:

  • Encourage open communication, active listening, and reliability. Acknowledge and celebrate successes.
  • Address issues openly and honestly, seek to understand perspectives, and work towards rebuilding trust through actions, not just words.

:accessibility: Discussion & Debate:

  • Define when each is appropriate; for instance, use discussion for idea generation and debate for critical decision points.
  • Be open to adapting the balance based on the nature and urgency of the task.

:accessibility: Meeting Times and Agendas:

  • Agree on regular meeting times to accommodate everyone and stick to agendas to maximize efficiency.
  • Be open to adjusting schedules when necessary, considering time zones and individual commitments.
  • Meetings will be held at the same time as the workshops but on days that we do not have workshops considering team members commitments and time zone differences.

:accessibility: Communication Channels:

  • All the project-related communication for our team will happen through the following platforms: Whatsapp, Slack, and Email.

:accessibility: Respect:

  • All members should demonstrate respectful considerations, such as active listening, acknowledging others' perspectives, and giving credit where it's due.
  • it is important to address disrespectful behavior privately initially. If the issue is not resolved through private discussion it can be brought up in a group meeting.

🔰 Learning Goals:

  • Working effectively as a cross-functional team in a remote setting.
  • Develop the capability to conduct thorough research and analyze project related data
  • Learning to implement knowledge in real-life research and analysis scenarios.
  • Gain practical, hands-on experience in applying data science concepts and techniques.
  • Learning Github .
  • Gain project management skills.

‼️ Constraints:

  • Time Zone difference
  • Team members availability
  • Time constraints of the project milestones

🌏 Communication Plan:

  • Regular meetings twice a week (One during the week, one on weekend, more if necessary)
  • Daily communication on Whatsapp/Slack