WIT Boot Camp 2018

GGC WIT Summer Boot Camp will be held from Wednesday, May9, 2018- Friday, May 11, 2018. The purpose of this boot camp is to:

• Prepare students to succeed in the Java Programming courses
  • Group for beginners who have never taken programming
  • Group for students who have been exposed to Java through introduction to programming and would like a refresher to prepare for other IT classes
• Enable women in IT to form a community of support with peers, student mentors, and IT faculty
• Provide professional development opportunities such as guest speakers and off-campus field trips

 The time will be used for programming labs, Tech Talks, peer mentoring sessions and plenty of breaks. Participants will be expected to work on a project and can expect assistance from instructors and student mentors.

Tentative Schedule of  WIT Boot Camp 2018

	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	May 9	May 10	May 11
8:30 – 9:00 am	Consents and Pre-survey	Focus group for student assistants with breakfast	Focus group for participants with breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 am	Orientation and breakfast President’s visit	Programming 3 (9-11)	Programming 5
10:30 – 11:30 am	Programming 1 and Pre-test	Tech Talk (Dr. Sherly Abraham)	Student Panel (11-11:30)
11:30 am – 12:30 pm	Lunch Guest speakers Ms. Jennifer Rusz (Sterling Consulting)	Lunch	Lunch and Round table mentoring session in small groups
12:30 – 3:00 pm	Programming 2	Programming 4 (12:30-1:45) and TAP Workshop (2-3)	Programming 6 (12:30 – 1:45) and Post test and post survey (1:45-3 pm)
3:00 – 4:30 pm	Faculty panel	Professional Development Workshop (Ms. Andrea Holyfield)	Alumni Panel and closing
4:30 – 5:00 pm			Focus group for alumni

There is a $25 fee for participating in the boot camp. The fee includes a T-shirt, meals, and other required supplies. Ready to apply? Application is available
HERE.

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