Overview

Prior to F22 we have had co-ops it’s just their startup guides weren’t formally tracked here in confluence.

In F22, @Sahil Kale noticed recent feedback for the past 2-3 terms for interns was heavy around a lack of task definition and getting onboarded. In order to address this, an initiative was started with endorsement from @Jinghao Lei and @Aidan Bowers (Deactivated) to create startup guides to aid new co-ops with ramping up.

In early F24 @Daniel Puratich changed up the whole organization of the administration confluence with this new roles section and rephrasing a lot of this stuff!

Contents of the startup guide

The startup guide must contain:

• Contact information

• Some background information on WARG

  • Including the broader context of co-op work (i.e. the reason for the project)

• Onboarding procedure

  • Including required administrative steps (e.g. required training, safety)

• Expectations beyond onboarding

  • Mandatory meetings and flight tests

  • What does success look like

Template

• Kind of a template: [term] Startup Guide - [co-op student name]

• Or just update/modify an existing one from Startup Guides for Co-op Students