[PD] Plan your Life as a Developer

[maz786]

From Induction created by kfklein15: CodeYourFuture/Induction#7

Coursework content

The typical CodeYourFuture trainee (you) will have made a plan in their head on how to take an intensive training like ours and still find time to work, look after a family, and children, solve legal issues, get healthy, commute, etc. This plan is typically inaccurate to the actual time and energy levels needed to dedicate enough time to each one of the activities, particularly studying.

This plan will typically last until you graduate, at which point you will have planned to return to your everyday life until you find a job. We know that successful CYF graduates begin their lives as developers when they begin our course and continue throughout life.

If you want to be a developer, you have to act like a developer daily. Becoming a developer is not about getting a job. It’s about playing a role in software development weekly, daily, if possible.

Becoming a professional in this field requires constant improvement and practice. It doesn’t stop after your training. This training will be just the beginning. Whatever plan you make, you must project it for the rest of your life.

Estimated time in hours

0.75

What is the purpose of this assignment?

If your goal is to move into tech, you must commit to it. And that doesn't mean only committing during the training, but committing until you find a job in tech - which doesn't have a fixed deadline.

This exercise will help you identify your time to plan it accordingly, to always have enough time to be healthy, happy and a developer.

Let's identify your weekly activities and availability,

• Make a copy of this spreadsheet onto your drive
• Fill in the number of hours for every weekly activity. Consider an average week so you don't have to update this week by week. Your summary will give you a detailed description of how your week passes between these activities. You do not need to provide details about these activities, just how much time you dedicate to each. Make sure you include the time you spend in each. If your week changes a lot, describe a week that summarises the hours you dedicate to each activity.
• Add a row if you have an activity not included in these items.

How to submit

Feel free to share this with anyone you feel comfortable to do so.

• It's good to have a review to ensure you have everything and are being optimistic/pessimistic about your time and tasks.

[maz786]

@kfklein15 it looks like the spreadsheet needs special permission for access. I could make a copy only from the CYF account.

[maz786]

Comments from focus group:

• Make it clearer that this is an average week and should not change week by week
• The link of the submission should not be public as it will contain private information. It has to be shared only with specific people

[maz786]

Hi German,

I changed the link on the coursework, forgot to send it to you. But it works now :)

On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, 10:54 German, @.***> wrote:

Comments from focus group:

• Make it clearer that this is an average week and should not change week by week
• The link of the submission should not be public as it will contain private information. It has to be shared only with specific people

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[maz786]

I have amended it, @gbencci . But I could only think that they will have to add a screenshot since we won't know who the reviewers will be - could be anyone. Unless we don't review this coursework.

[maz786]

Kamino cloned this issue to maz786/Coursework-Planner

[maz786]

Kamino cloned this issue to maz786/Coursework-Planner

[kfklein15]

@maz786 , please don't forget to close this issue - otherwise it stays open and we will see it on our "mentioned/assigned" list forever :D