CSC322.01 2016S, Class 02: Partner Meetings =========================================== _Overview_ * Preliminaries. * Admin. * Upcoming Work. * Extra Credit. * Questions. * Debrief on client meetings. * User stories. * User stories exercise. * Plan for client meetings. * Client meetings. Preliminaries ------------- ### Admin * Don't forget to send me your resume if you have not done so already. * Today will include time for you to meet with your team and discuss things, while AOA and I help. * You will also meet with community partners. I'd like the Resource Portal team to be responsible for transporting the Notification Team. I will transport the other two teams. * Alumni mentors will be here next week. Plan to be with them noon to 5:30 p.m. * Does every team have a person who knows about user stories? Yes. ### Upcoming Work * Assign roles. * Send email to your mentor introducing yourself. * Review the codebase - Albert will provide. ### Good Things to Do #### Academic * CS Extras *Thursdays*! Today's topic: \LaTeX. Next week: Alums. * CS Table *Tuesdays*! Upcoming topic: Copyright. * Cool talk Monday at 4:15 on Working in Public. * Important talk Monday on "The Complex Relation Between Alcohol and Sexual Assault." 7:30 in JRC 101. #### Peer * Track and Indoor Field 10 a.m. Saturday * BBall a week from Saturday. * Saturday, 2000 Harris * Move off campus and vote for the Reverend ### Questions Debrief on client meetings -------------------------- * We are going to have fun. * We need introductions so that our visitor, Susan Sanning, can know about people. * "Portal" + "Pool" = "Resource Puddle" * If Chaplain Sanning picks on you, she will give you absolution with chocolate or jelly bellies. * But you have to make a pilgrimage to CLS. * We are going to talk about professionalism. * Don't behave like Sam. * It's not about how you dress, it's how you behave. * What are the stereotypes of how Grinnell students are? * Intellectuals * No street smarts * Arrogant * Stoners * Liberals * "There's a reason that Dr. Rebelsky used to hand out bars of soap in her office." * Grinnellians wear t-shirts and pajama bottoms * Even worse time management skills than SamR - show up late; don't realize that other people have schedules * On the other hand, they communicate wonderfully * Militant in beliefs * Communicate - mostly via email, rather than * How do you think about local people? * How do they dress? Button down or polo. * Time management. "Rural, slow, laid back." * Eye contact: Yes. Nerve racking to some. Avoided with others. * "Very white" * Friendly to your face * Communicate - Talking (f2f, phone, Herald Register); Facebook * Who has high-speed Internet service? Only people in town. Outside of town (five minute drive), no real Internet service. * "Professionalism is all about knowing about the person." * What should I wear to Ahrens Foundation/Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) * GPCF * Founded by Claude Ahrens to grant money for community good * Now does back-office support for non-profits in town * How do you form a board of directors? * .... * GPCF helps * You might need lawyer, financial person, etc. * Contact is Nicole Brua-Behrens * MICA - Mid-Iowa Community Action * Center point for helping people in the community * Both direct help and referral * A clearing house for resources to help people in poverty * The Resource Puddle is digitizing this * Primarily serves five counties: Hardin, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, and Tama * Contacts Danielle Wonderly (director) / Lindsey Fujimoto (intern; start here) / Jamie Adkins (tech liason) * Why the Resource Puddle/Portal is important * Counselors may assumptions about what you as an individual need; by giving people direct access you empower them to figure out their own kinds of support. * Head Start * Works through MICA * What would Professional Dress be for GPCF? Khakis and button-down shirt. Be aware of what your dress says in the context you are in. Put forth a professional image. * Smell is important. * Be aware. * Don't be self conscious, be self aware. And point them out to each other. * Self Gov says that you have to tell your fellow students about their annoying habits so that they don't screw up in interviews. * Firm handshakes, no limp stuff. * Know peoples' names. * Assume that you should address people by last name (with Mr. and Ms.). * Susan knows our community partners well; so she can help Good questions for your clients * How should we contact you? (Phone, email, ....) * How much advance notice do you want for meetings? * If I send you a question, when do I need a response? Transportation and More * You get priority, particularly for site visits * You may need to meet with Jamie in Marshalltown * You may need to go to the Head Start buildings * We would prefer that you use college vehicles * sannings@grinnell.edu More things with Susan * You can use Susan as a resource. She's overbooked, but she prioritizes students. * You (can) make a huge difference in this community. Plan for client meetings ------------------------ Sam will meet the board bank out front (8th) at 2:50 and the grant board team out front a little after 3pm. The resource puddle will transport the other two groups. * "What do you see as the primary mission of your organization?" * "We are new" (or "this is a new project"); "Can you describe the goals of the project from your perspective?" * "What things do you think it is most important for the project to do?" * "What are things that went well or less well with the previous group of students?" * "We are basing our project on particular assumptions. What assumptions have been made that seem a bit inaccurate?" For Head Start and Resource Group * "What do you see as the language potential issues for our project?" For Head Start * "When would be a good time to meet with the (other) Head Start people?"