The new coursebook
The general timetable for the first 8 weeks. This does differ from week to week - see each week's schedule for specific schedules.
Time |
Activity |
Description |
09:45 |
Intro Reading |
Reading around this week's topic |
10:00 |
Intro Presentation |
Mentors present on this week's topic |
10:30 |
Workshops |
|
13:00 |
Lunch |
|
14:00 |
Workshop |
|
16:00 |
Tech for Better |
Workshops as part of Tech for Better programme |
18:00 |
Finish |
|
Time |
Activity |
Description |
09:45 |
Intro Reading |
|
10:00 |
Design Burst |
A short presentation on an aspect of design |
10:30 |
Design Workshop |
A follow-on workshop on the design topic |
11:00 |
Workshop |
|
13:00 |
Lunch |
|
14: 00 |
Project intro |
Mentors will introduce the project and its learning outcomes |
14:30 |
Technical Spikes |
Research into a technical topic you'll need this week |
16:30 |
Spike Presentation Prep |
|
17:00 |
Spike Presentations |
|
18:00 |
Finish |
|
Time |
Activity |
Description |
09:45 |
Intro Reading |
|
10:00 |
Morning Challenge |
A workshop to challenge your understanding of this week's topic |
11:00 |
Project |
|
13:00 |
Lunch |
|
14:00 |
Project |
|
17:00 |
Speaker |
A technical talk from an employment partner or FAC alum |
18:00 |
Finish |
|
Time |
Activity |
Description |
09:45 |
Project |
|
13:00 |
Lunch |
|
14:00 |
Project |
|
18:00 |
Finish |
|
Time |
Activity |
Description |
09:45 |
Code Review |
Review another team's project code |
10:45 |
Respond to issues |
Refactor your project based upon the feedback you got in code review |
12:15 |
Presentation Prep |
|
13:00 |
Lunch |
|
14:00 |
Presentations |
Present your project from this week |
16:00 |
Stop, Go, Continues |
Cohort and team retrospectives |
16:45 |
Update User Manuals |
Update user manuals with reflections from the week |
17:00 |
Speaker |
A talk about careers and employment from an employment partner or FAC alum |
18:00 |
Finish |
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