CSC322.01 2016F, Class 03: About the Partners ============================================= _Overview_ * Preliminaries. * Admin. * Upcoming Work. * Extra Credit. * Questions. * Prebrief on client meetings. Preliminaries ------------- * Susan Sanning from CLS will run most of today's class. * I'll try to take notes, but you should also take your own notes. ### Admin * Group assignments distributed on Monday afternoon. * I know that many of you are frustrated to be finishing mostly-done projects. Our alumni mentors are concerned about this issue, too. So we may be combining "Finish one project" and "Start a new project". Susan Sanning and I are looking at new projects. ### Homework * Find, download, and try to get working the current version of your project. * Do Rails for Zombies, available at . ### Good Things to Do * CS Extras (Thursday, 4:15 p.m., 3821): Graduate school * Hear About Diversity and Inclusion from Intercultural Affairs Candidate Friday, Sept. 2 4:15 p.m., Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 209 * Convo, September 8 (Thrusday, 11:00 a.m., JRC 101): Roberto Gonzales on "From Undocumented to DACAmented: Understanding Legal Status in a New Policy Context". * Get a free copy of his book _Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America_ by visiting Macy 203 during regular office times. * Grinnell Prize Winners first week of October. * Workshop on sustaining your social justice dream * Workshop on making a career of changing the world * Workshop on fun and ding your social just dream Everything you wanted to know about meeting with clients, but didn't know to ask -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _Susan Sanning is our community outreach coordinator with CLS._ Question: What does our community think about Grinnell Colelge students? * Rich, privileged * Raucous * Drink a lot * Super liberal * Self-centered * Think they can walk in the middle of the street whenever they want How about positives? * Study hard * Smart, really smart * Volunteer a lot * Access to skills that don't necessarily exist in our community On that last item * In a larger city, many of the things our class (and other classes) do would be done by a local company or consultant or ... * You have a chance to effect this community Grinnell trivia (that is not trivial) * What is the unemployment rate in this community? 12% 30% 6%. It's 2-3% * What is the poverty rate in this community? 20% 30% 15%. Depending on who you ask it's between 30% and 60%. About 40% of our students are on free and reduced lunches. * Our community members are chronically underemployed/underpaid, working multiple jobs, and don't have a lot of time to do things. * Who has access to Internet in our community? Poverty is an issue. Rurality is an issue. Transportation is an issue. * There is a lot of consolidation and putting things online. * $400+/month for 30 gb rural Internet connections (ouch!) * For the MICA projects, we should be paying a lot of attention to bandwidth and related issues. Why are you here? * Required. * Making a difference seems important. Like doing something impactful. * Learn about making software. * Make things that people will use. * Applicable skills. * Looks good on my resume. * Assorted other ones that I can't hear. What will be harder in terms of working with clients? * People who understand less about technology. That means we have to work on * communication skills * translation * managing expectations * higher standards / mistakes have different implications * Time management * Certain times of day * Need to make appointments * Need to communicate when you need to push deadlines because, for example, you've found a glitch * Missing things has a cascade effect * And you are taking them away from important things, so use their time wisely. * Assess professional dress. * Communication: * Should you text at 3am? Probably not, unless they say that they turn their phones off. * Better: Email, phone call, *whatever they tell you* * Lead time! How much do you need? * Think about Iowa Nice! * Ask people about response windows! * "Sam plans differently" What do you know about GPCF? * Granting organization * Provides back-office support for nonprofits. How do I help the organizations that I give to run better? * All non-profits must have a board of directors. * Grant application management systems cost a lot of money * Our nonprofits are funded by grants, so it's important that they get funding. Head Start * Makes preschool accessible to those who might not otherwise have access * Provides access to resources that might not otherwise be available (to both kids and their families) Resource Guide * How is information disseminated in rural small town America ... word of mouth, churches, etc. * There isn't a good one-stop shop for finding out about resources. * Even those who provide support don't know all of the resources. Transportation * Most of the time, you can walk. * We have a request form for transportation. 48 business hours ahead of time. * 19+ plus two-years of clean driving record lets you sign up to drive * Certified driver is a paid gig. * Go in groups Opportunities * We have service-learning work-study positions. Next semester you can get paid to support the rollout/launch of the project. Other Notes * Kristina Weber can be a resource for folks working with MICA. * Danielle is incredibly busy ... oversees five different sites. Good at setting boundaries. * Chris Hunter from Sociology is on the board of MICA. * Jamie Chambers from MICA/Marshalltown is our tech contact. * Good question: Who else in your organization should we talk to? * We need to think about confidentiality agreements.