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Project Walkthroughs Are Here!

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We are starting with the individual Project Walkthroughs this week. In these live sessions, top mentors will give you detailed overview of the project along with sharing insider tips to succeed in the project.

Further they will share resolutions for major blockers that one faces in completing that project!

| This Week's Schedule for Project Walkthroughs |

[Data Track] Walkthrough of Project 1- Predicting Diamond Prices by mentor Ishita Malhotra.

Meeting Id: 261 810 6809 | Passcode: udacity

Wed, Sept 29, 8:30 AM PT | 3:30 PM GMT | 9:00 PM IST

[Cloud Track] Walkthrough of Project 1- Deploy an Article CMS to Azure by mentor Dhruv Kinger.

Meeting Id: 949 5414 5232 | Passcode: udacity

Wed, Sept 29, 8:45 AM PT | 3:45 PM GMT | 9:15 PM IST

[AI Track] Walkthrough of Project 1- Create a Medical Image Annotation Job by mentor Lucas Oliveira.

Meeting Id: 261 810 6809 | Passcode: udacity

Thu, Sept 30, 8:00 AM PT | 3:00 PM GMT | 8:30 PM IST.

You can also find this schedule on >> Bertelsmann Phase 2 Calendar

You have 9 Weeks to Graduate!

Hello Scholars! Hope you all had a relaxing weekend and are ready to accelerate on your learning journey because as you know you now have 9 Weeks to Graduate and the countdown has begun!

First of all, would like to clarify a concern that many of you shared:

The extended deadline of Phase 2 which is Nov 30th might still not be reflected in your Classrooms but it is an official extension and will be soon reflected there! So don’t worry if your classroom still says Sept 24th/25th as deadline.

If you are planning to submit any projects please go ahead and do that! Your submission will not be affected by the deadline displayed in your classroom.

Secondly as mentioned we are starting with the Project Walkthroughs this week! BUT………..

The mentors need your help in understanding what are the major pain points and blockers for every project. Therefore we request each one of you to share in depth about all the issues in every project that you are working on or you had worked on previously!

The amount of feedback and suggestions you share will determine how useful and thorough these Project Walkthroughs are therefore SHARE ALL YOUR PROJECT RELATED TECHNICAL ISSUES >>>> HERE

First Project Walkthrough for Cloud Track is scheduled on:

Wed, Sept 29 at 8:45 AM PT | 3:45 PM GMT | 9:15 PM IST

• By Mentor: Dhruv Kinger

Stay tuned !

Help us bring your peers to this Slack Community!

As you know, from tomorrow that is from Sept 25th begins the extension period of Phase 2. To realise the hope of having as many of you earn your Graduation using this extension, we want your help!

We know that you have stayed in touch with your peers & many of you are also supporting them in the coursework! Therefore we request you to bring them into this Slack Workspace so that not only can we make them aware of the available and upcoming resources but most importantly so that we can together be a strong support system for each other!

Share this invite link with your Phase 2 peers: https://join.slack.com/t/bertelsmannphase2/shared_invite/zt-vr6naypw-V3aC8X7iD6Y1QUZDLss6Dg

As the Phase 2 extension period starts tomorrow, we will be kicking off the coming week with full force! And we want all our Phase 2 scholars to be there with us when that happens!

WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU TO COMPLETE THIS COMMUNITY!

Hola Scholars!

It is mid-week already and we are hoping that you had the chance to login into your classrooms and make a plan to best utilise the extension! Didn’t get the chance yet? Now or never Take me to the Classroom!

Help Mentors curate Project Walkthroughs for you!

As you know our top mentors are working to create detailed walkthroughs of ‘EVERY’ project in your nanodegree but they need your help in curating these!

HOW CAN YOU HELP? These top mentors are looking for major pain-points/queries that you are experiencing or might have experienced while going through a project! They will then make sure to cover their solutions in the walkthrough sessions.

Therefore if you are going through a project and facing any issues or if you have completed a project and have an idea of possible blockers your peers might face in it, fill them all here TECHNICAL PROJECT ISSUES SURVEY

Recordings of Project Prep Webinars

Your peers who could attend these live webinars found them quite useful in understanding what to and what not to do for a Project Submission! So do go through the recordings of the Project Prep Webinars hosted by Udacity’s own Program Experience Managers:

1. AI Track - Hosted by Farhan Ahmed

• Watch the recording HERE | Passcode: 6^2He=%5

2. Cloud Track - Hosted by Sagar Jaju

• Watch the recording HERE | Passcode: ?3$mv8A@ (Kindly jump at 2:00 minute mark to start with the webinar)

3. Data Track - Hosted by Karan Vazirani

• Watch the recording HERE | Passcode: d?@q?m4x

Keep Learning & Stay Udacious!

Hello Scholars!

We are pumped up to see that many of you have already started getting back on the road to Graduation using the extension period! To anyone who hasn’t been able to get back into their Classrooms yet, we want to say that this extension is a great opportunity to work on the projects, gain the hands-on experience and add new skills to your portfolio!

So do not miss the chance and GET STARTED! And if you are confused as to where to start, we have the answer - PROJECT PREP WEBINARS!

Let’s have a look at this and all other resources that you all can utilise presently

Top Mentors in Knowledge!

Have any question, query, confusion related to the projects? Do not hold it back! Immediately hop onto the Knowledge Portal and post your question there! A dedicated set of mentors are waiting there to help you with all of your technical questions regarding the nanodegree.

You can know more about these mentors here.

Project Prep Webinars (In about 24 hours from now!)

In these one hour live webinars, Udacity’s Program Experience Managers will take you through the project submission process and explain what to expect before, during, and after submitting your technical project.

Everyone is welcome to attend to get a clearer picture about project submissions. But we would specially urge anyone who is yet to submit their first project to attend this session for their track!

Wed, 22nd September, 2021 @ 8 AM PT | 3 PM GMT | 8:30 PM IST

(Separate sessions will take place for each track, check event details for your track on the Phase 2 Calendar or here )

Also, our top mentors from the three NDs have already started working on individual Project Walkthroughs but they need your help in understanding what are the pain points for you in the projects you are working on so that they can cover those during that project’s walkthrough!

How do you let them know of these? Through this survey Technical Project Issues Survey - Bertelsmann Scholarship

Excited to see you all in the Project Prep Webinars later today/tomorrow!

Hello Scholars!

It is soooo good to see you all again and to be in this space with you all! To start off your week on a high note wanted to share details of the Project Prep Webinar Sessions happening this Wednesday with you!!!

Project Prep Webinars - Schedule

During this live webinar, Udacity’s Program Experience Managers will take you through the project submission process and explain what to expect before, during, and after submitting your technical project. This webinar is a must if you have yet to submit your first technical project or have already submitted a project and would like to know more about the process. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Wed, 22nd September, 2021 @ 8 AM PT | 3 PM GMT | 8:30 PM IST

(Separate sessions will take place for each track, check event details for your track below)

1. AI Track :

Project Prep Webinar hosted by Farhan H., School of AI

• Join Zoom Meeting: https://udacity.zoom.us/j/92990437683?pwd=STJZNG5BYkRlQjBjclJsVTZxUzR4dz09

• Meeting ID: 929 9043 7683

• Passcode: udacity

2. Cloud Track :

Project Prep Webinar hosted by Sagar J., School of Cloud Computing

• Join Zoom Meeting: https://udacity.zoom.us/j/95249441725?pwd=VWdPUWVEcHRFZjBCcSsxWUZHY3Yvdz09

• Meeting ID: 952 4944 1725

• Passcode: udacity

3. Data Track :

Project Prep Webinar hosted by Karan V., School of Business

• Join Zoom Meeting: https://udacity.zoom.us/j/99531317266?pwd=MUxxc2NweWMxNDg3ZmdteW96bkM4UT09

• Meeting ID: 995 3131 7266

• Passcode: udacity

Eager to know more about who are the Program Experience Managers hosting these sessions for you? Find more about them here!

See you soon!

Hello Scholars! Welcome to the Phase 2 Slack Community!

First of all, I have to admit that I am super-thrilled to get to collaborate with all of you again as your Community Manager. I truly aspire for all of you to conclude this amazing journey of Bertelsmann Scholarship at the apex by the end of Phase 2. This translates into each one of you earning your graduations from your nanodegree program that you earned after all your hard work in Phase 1.

And I know that together we can get there!

First off, a few notes to help you get upto speed:

Phase 2 Deadline Extended!

• Just a reminder that the Phase 2 deadline has been extended. Now the Phase 2 deadline is Nov 30th, 2021. Which means you have 2 more months to pass all of your projects - to gain in-demand skills from your Nanodegree program!

Bookmark the Scholarship Google Site

Join Track Specific Slack Channels!

• Join your track specific general channels: #track_ai | #track_data | #track_cloud

• Next, jump into the project channels for your track! There is a channel for each of the projects in your respective NDs (for eg. #ai_proj_1 | #cloud_proj_1 | #data_proj_1)

Hop into your Udacity classroom!

• Now or never! Jump back into your Udacity Classroom today itself to gauge your current progress and start planning your schedule to complete the ND by Nov 30th.

Next are the additional technical resources that are being specially curated for this community to help you progress and graduate from your ND. Would highly recommend ALL OF YOU to make the maximum use of these :

• Top Mentors in Knowledge - You might be aware of Knowledge platform where you can get answers for any of your technical questions regarding the nanodegree by expert mentors. To further aid you in this, the top mentors in each of the three NDs are being called upon to cater to all your questions in Knowledge. So jump in Knowledge today and find answers to all your technical questions!

• Project Prep Webinars - Projects are the backbones of Udacity’s ND programs and sometimes it could be complex to understand all the processes involved in going through and completing a project. Which is exactly why, the Program Experience Managers of Udacity will take you through the project submission process - what to expect before, during, and after your project has been submitted.

Wednesday, Sept 22nd, 2021 (Event details coming soon!)

• Technical Project Walkthroughs - Again, top mentors from the NDs are being called upon to conduct Project Walkthroughs for each of the technical projects involved. Major pain-points for a particular project will be gathered through a survey from the community and the mentor will cover these in the respective walkthrough for that project.

Starting Week of Sept 27th!

I will keep you posted about the schedules and updates on these resources! In case you have any program related questions you can tag me (@Palak.Udacity) in the #general_discussion_all channel. For any technical questions, you can always rely on Knowledge. And I will soon be back with the detailed Phase 2 Calendar!

Again, I know that it isn’t easy but I also know that you guys have what it takes to get to the Finish Line and YOU WILL GET THERE.

Keep Learning & Stay Udacious!