Topic Summary
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Welcome to iOS
・Today’s Schedule -
Your Devmountain Team
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Daily Class Summary
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Expectations
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Assignments and Badging
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Learning Tips
Your Devmountain Success Team
Eric Simmons
Campus Manager
Chris Dominquez
Director of Outcomes
Jessica Swenson
Student Coordinator
Christian Dickerman
Graduate Outcomes
Success Coordinator
James Larsen
Graduate Outcomes
Success Coordinator
Brittany Frank
Graduate Outcomes
Success Coordinator
Student Support
Being a student at DevMountain can sometimes feel like drinking from a firehose.
- @Jessica Swenson and @Eric Simmons are here to help manage the water pressure. :)
Student Outcomes
We are committed to you succeeding in your new career.
- The Student Outcomes team is here to help.
- Chris Dominguez - @Outcomes
- Christian Dickerman - @Christian Dickerman
- James Larsen - @James Larsen
- Brittany Frank - @Brittany Frank
Your Instructional team
Austin Goetz
Instructor
Karl Pfister
Program Director
Zeb Watson
Lead Instructor
Cameron Stuart
Instructor
Daily Schedule
Typical Daily Schedule
9:00 am:
10:00 am:
12:30 pm:
1:30 pm:
4:45 pm
5:00 pm:
Stretch Problem
Lecture/Guided Project
Lunch
Project (Paired)
End of Day Attendance
Begin pre-class work
Weekly Items
- Mentor reviews
- Anchor Point
- Optional activities (fun)
- Cohort activities (fun)
Events
- Employment Assistance
- Employer Event- Pending
Outside the Daily
FYI
Important Dates
AP1: Apr 13th - 17th
AP2: Apr 20th - 24th
AP3: Apr 27th - May 1st
AP4: May 4th - 8th
AP5: May 11th - 15th
AP6: May 18th -22th
--- Interim Break ---
Personal (3): June 1-19
Groups (3) : June 22- July 10
Expectations
What you should expect and what we expect
- Respect peers, students, staff
- Go all in, plan on 11-14 hours of work per day
- Have fun!
- Build friendships and connections
- Treat this like a job
- Every single repo, mini project, toy problem
- Use your monitor (dongle it up!)
- Check Canvas and Discord regularly
- Be proactive!
What we expect of you: Do's
What we expect of you: Don'ts
- Disrespect an instructor or interrupt class
- Have your phone out in class
- Play games or watch random videos
- Miss class (Contact via Discord/Slack)
- Interview for jobs prior to the end of class
- Begin an in-class relationship
- Make fun of, harass, or fight with others
- Consume drugs or alcohol
- Download copyrighted material
- Plan on a normal social life
- Work a part-time or full-time job
During Class
- Holistic attendance
- Cameras on, be presentable
- Participation is a must
- In need? Got a question? Want to chat?
- Reach out via Discord
- Check Canvas often so you don't get lost
- Time management
- Surveys
- Expert teachers, Excellent mentors
- A commitment to see you succeed
- Lecture every day (unless we tell you otherwise)
- Modern, project-based curriculum
- Network + Alumni
What to expect from us:
We have thousands of grads
from coast to coast
Your Learning
- Day 1 Prep
- Owning Your Learning
- Bootcamp Experience
- Dealing with Adversity
Prepared to Learn
Own Your Learning
- Education vs Learning
- It's how this industry works
- Hands-on, Videos, and Reading
- Just scratching surface
- You can expect to truly struggle
- You can expect to feel behind
- You can expect to feel overwhelmed
- DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS
A Bootcamp Experience
We have only 13 weeks
DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS
Dealing with Adversity
Students who work the hardest and stay positive can often surpass their "more experienced" peers.
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Give up
Get depressed
Blame others
Work hard, stay positive
Lecture Break
Introduce yourself
- 80% or higher on all assessments
- Two fully functional apps on the App Store
- Personal
- Group
- Job Preparation
- Portfolio
- Resume
- GitHub
- Networking
- Professionalism
- To learn more check Canvas
Requirements
The DevMountain Badge
Learning Tips
Tips for E-Learning
- Be able to communicate through writing or over the internet.
- Be thorough in reading the course content and class communications.
- Be active. Break up your schoolwork with walks and exercise. It will make a difference.
- Be self-motivated and self-disciplined. You are in charge of your success.
- Be willing to "speak-up". We don't know if you need help unless you tell us. You are not alone. Reach out.
- Be aware that high-quality learning can take place without going to a traditional classroom.
- Be aware of your motivations and make sure to keep them up.
- Be committed to making it work.
General Tips for Learning
- Try not to take struggling personally, don't "should" on yourself.
- Do what keeps you mentally engaged.
- Stay organized! Have a system, whatever works for you.
- Collaborate with your peers via the breakout rooms. Teaching others improves your understanding.
- Rewatch the videos.
- Redo the projects.
- Complete every bit of suggested content.
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