Shell Train-to-Hire Scholarship

Connect Sessions occur every week on Zoom, lead by a dedicated Session Lead (per Nanodegree) who will be helping scholars through the entire scholarship. Scholars are expected to attend each session, which will cover the course material from the Weekly Schedule and address any questions or concerns about projects for your Nanodegree program.

To make the most of your Connect sessions, we recommend the following:

• Make sure you have a desktop or laptop computer with enough power to last two hours

• Attend the session in a quiet place with no interruptions if at all possible

• Be sure to have a working microphone so you can vocally participate in the session

• Cover the material listed on the Weekly Schedule to ensure you're prepared

• Prepare any questions or concerns about the Nanodegree program or project ahead of time!

The details for each Connect Session will be available inside your Udacity Classroom, so be sure to check there for the latest details!

Your Session Leader is there to help you successfully progress through your track from enrollment straight through to graduation.

Session Lead is the person who will be conducting your periodic connect sessions. He/She will answer your questions, help you overcome any technical challenges, point you to helpful resources and give you guidance to complete the program successfully. Once you are enrolled in your track, you will receive an email informing you about your Session Lead. You can also learn more about your Session Lead, among other session details, from your classroom.

The schedule and details to join these sessions is available in the Weekly Schedule

On Slack Community, you can find your Session Leads by the following Slack Display Names:

• Data Scientist Nanodegree - @Balaji.Data.SessionLead

• Software Engineer Nanodegree - @Kinjal.Software.SessionLead & @Nitish.Software.SessionLead

Udacity Connect sessions are focused on delivering three key benefits:

1. Collaboration: You'll have the opportunity to work with your Session Lead and peers to complete projects, overcome challenges, and master new concepts.

2. Accountability: You'll benefit from check-ins with your Session Lead, who will help you with goal-setting, time management, and motivation.

3. Efficiency: By attending your connect sessions and spending around 10 - 15 hours per week on your independent study, you will successfully complete your track just in time.

You must reach out to your session lead in advance on Slack to inform him or her that you will not be able to attend your session, as the Session Lead is responsible to track your attendance.

If you have already missed your connect session, please reach out to your Session Lead immediately with a clear explanation of why you did so and why you were not able to inform him/her of this in advance of the session. The Periodic connect sessions are very important and are considered one of the main pillars of the program. Missing sessions might cause you to fall behind and could put your enrollment in jeopardy.

Attending Connect Sessions is strongly encouraged and participation is monitored.

Udacity Connect Sessions will take place on the same day and time periodically. Attending Connect Sessions is a mandatory part of participating in the program and failure to keep up with attendance will put you at risk of losing your Nanodegree. The exact timing for your weekly sessions will be shared with you at the beginning of your track via email and will also be available on your classroom home page in your classroom card.

Each of your Weekly Connect Session will be 2 hours long!