Induction

There are a few things to know about TechLauncher

Messaging

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Awesome Work from Incredible Students!

You are in good company. TechLauncher is all about turning dreams into reality.

…some outcomes here

Week 1 Activities

Team Formation

Class Representatives

  • We kindly request one representative for each of:
  • COMP3500,
  • COMP4500, and
  • COMP8715.
  • You will be trained!
  • This is an opportunity for some life-long learning

Program Concepts and Objectives

The Knowledge

Value

Real Projects

Freedom

Diversity and Professionalism

Evaluation

Design, Build, Test, Measure, Learn

Many Eyes

Tutor Meetings and Program Structure

Portfolios

Some Resources

TechLauncher

  • The official class forum is on EdStem
    • Please let an examiner know if you are not on that forum
  • We use ANU's Moodle site Wattle.
    • All TechLauncher students must be enrolled in the Wattle program with a title like 'COMP3500_SemN_2024'. Here, N could be either 2 or 1, for Semesters 2 and 1, respectively.

Constraints

Hard Constraints

  • Not in COMP3500 and COMP4500 simultaneously
  • ANU TechLauncher for ENGN4221 credit, please clear with your ADE
  • If you are going off campus to meet your client, get insurance
  • For reimbursement from ANU, you must keep receipts, and write to the school admin team for instructions this process

Recommendations: Team Composition

  • Form a team with COMP4500 student on Project Management
  • COMP8715 students often have valuable industry experience
  • COMP3500 students should seek to complement their coursework through practice in TechLauncher

Legal Items

  • TechLauncher projects proceed with agreement between: (i) the university, (ii) your client's organisation, and (iii) student team members
  • Why? To evaluate and assess your team, we must have unencumbered access to all Project IP
  • Some clients will not proceed without an agreement. Some, but not all, will only proceed if you assign Project IP
  • Our 2023 process is: here
  • PARSA and ANUSA can provide legal advise
  • Contact clients now and ask them about IP. If you do not want to assign IP, make sure your client is happy with that.

Core Events

Workshop Sessions

Supercharge your portfolio, and leverage the Careers Centre and the Academic Skills Centre

Workshop sessions throughout semester help teams to create the best work possible. Talk to convener about facilitating a session for bonus marks.

TechLauncher Showcase

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