osu!Catch Community Mentorship Program
2017 Spring Cycle (Cycle 2)
It's time for Round 2!
Are you an aspiring osu!catch mapper or modder who wants to learn new skills, tricks and tips to help you improve? Then look no further!
We present the second cycle of the osu!catch Community Mentorship Program!
Details
- This will be for the osu!catch mode only. Mentors who are proficient in more than one mode (example STD/CTB) are encouraged to leave the contents of your lessons to ONLY osu!catch.
- This program will be aimed at mappers who have a basic grasp of the editor, so that valuable time is not wasted in teaching people the intricacies of "how to change OD or AR".
- Mentorships are operated on a per-cycle basis as 10 weeks of lessons + 2 weeks of reorganization. The downtime allows us to make any necessary changes, reorganize things, and generally let everyone have a break.
- Each cycle will begin with Mentor and Mentee stating their goals for the entirety of the session. At the end of the cycle, both will re-evaluate the session, question if those goals were met, and will begin the 2 week reorganization period.
- Cycles culminate in a small-scale mapping event. This could be Mentees and Mentors presenting work they have undertaken together, Mentees organising themselves in smaller groups to make a set together for a song of their choice, etc.
- During the reorganization period, the pupil is encouraged to continue mapping, but is still free to ask questions to the mentor. Even though this time is allotted for mentors to rest, pupils should not feel discouraged to ask questions or gather opinions from their mentor.
- After each cycle ends, the mentor and pupil can decide whether or not they want to continue for another cycle, or take on a new pupil. Pupils who part with a mentor are still eligible for future cycles so long as they have a total of less than 3 total cycles. Keep in mind that mentors should be considering these pupils as returning participants, and consider their improvements as a mapper instead of a first impression.
- You must inform an Organizer or Helper of significant periods of absence. Not informing anyone about your absence wastes time and can get you excluded from the current cycle.
19.02.2017 00:00 UTC+0 to 30.04.2017 00:00 UTC+0
Mentor Requirements
- Mentors will be accepted on a case-by-case basis as chosen by the Organizers. As well as being reliable, you should have significant experience in mapping/modding, have previous experience of teaching or mentoring and a positive attitude. A predictable schedule also helps!
- The average workload over the course of 1 week should be 2 hours. During this time, you are expected to be fully committed to your pupil in whatever way you see fit.
- Mentors joining this cycle may choose one Mentee while Mentors from the previous cycle may choose two if they wish to. This is necessary because Mentors from previous cycles have proven to be able to commit to the program, while newcomers have not.
- When selecting Mentees, avoid significant timezone differences. Separations of >5 hours have proven to be very difficult to arrange productive online meetups between both parties.
To apply as a Mentor, fill out THIS form before 19.02.2017 0:00 UTC+0
Mentee Requirements
- Each applicant is eligible for any mentor. If a mentor who was not your first or second choice wants to mentor you, we will notify you.
- You must have a basic knowledge of the editor and difficulty criteria.. This ensures that time is not eaten away explaining things that are easy to learn on your own, and allows you to make more rapid progress.
- You should be mentally prepared to know that your maps need improvement, and be open to advice and constructive criticism. Familiarise yourself with the Code of Conduct for Mapping and Modding on the Ranking Criteria to know what this means.
- Your availability and timezone should match the Mentor(s) you are applying for. This is recommended due to being easier for both parties.
Code of Conduct
- We want to focus on a more "discussion" oriented view in these events. We are not supposed to teach you how we would map according to our styles. We will most likely tell you how things should be done and why (not) to do them. We will give you constructive criticism rather than a “you missed my style!”.
- If you do not agree with some Mentor in particular being assigned to you within the first week, you will be put in cooldown until we can assign you someone else. This will not have any consequences, yet we want you to at least give them a try.
- We are not going to be picky if you do not show yourself up once, though, we do not want you to abuse this. Unless you are able to explain why you could not attend a session with your Mentor, you should be aware that at one point this will have consequences. As a Mentor, you must be able to properly be on time; as a Mentee, you should behave and follow certain and similar rules in time and form.
- Please report any inappropriate behaviour you see. We will investigate the case and take appropriate measures according to it. We will not tolerate a Mentor and a Mentee getting into fights/”rage-quitting” because of this.