Responsibilities
Review team progress, ask clarifying questions, help manage scope, encourage good engineering habits, and flag risks early.
Mentor guide
Support teams through steady, reflective project guidance.
Mentors help ET617 students make better decisions without taking over the project.
Weekly Meeting Structure
Check last sprint commitments, inspect the working build, discuss blockers, review upcoming work, and record action items.
Guidance Workflow
Use GitHub issues, meeting notes, and sprint goals to keep advice concrete and traceable.
Reflection Questions
Useful prompts for weekly mentor-team conversations.
Design and Users
- Which learner need is most important this week?
- What feedback changed the design?
- Where might accessibility or inclusion fail?
Process and Delivery
- What did the team complete since the last meeting?
- Which issue is the highest risk?
- What evidence will show that the feature works?