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Specialty Mentorship
Personal Project: Software Design Mentorship
A custom mentorship path for self-directed students building a real software project, testing it with users, and revising through mentor feedback.
How it works
- Students can bring an existing software idea or begin from a provided project path
- The mentor helps scope the project, set goals, assign custom work, and choose useful readings or explorations
- Meetings focus on progress review, feedback, decisions, testing plans, and next steps
- When possible, students find real users or testers so the project improves through actual feedback and use
Best fit
- Best for students with some software or project-building experience who can work independently between meetings
- Good fit for students who want a portfolio-style project, real revision, and honest feedback loops
- Assignments are personalized to the project rather than pulled from a fixed class track
- Tools, languages, and technical pathways may vary based on the project and the student's goals
Registration
Enrollment is open for this mentorship. Start enrollment to begin the project fit and placement discussion.