Evaluations

There are two times during the coding phase of GSoC where mentors evaluate their contributors' progress and experience and contributors evaluate their mentors.

Below are examples of the questions that may be asked during each of these evaluations.

Mentor

Only one evaluation can be submitted per GSoC contributor project. If there are multiple mentors they can all see the evaluation and edit it but the last updates before the deadline takes precedence.

Midterm

When did you first communicate with your GSoC contributor?
How often do you and your GSoC contributor communicate?
How do you communicate with your GSoC contributor?
How many hours do you spend on your GSoC contributor's project per week?
How often do you require status updates from your GSoC contributor?
Rate the quality of your GSoC contributor's interactions with the project mentor(s)
Please rate the quality of your GSoC contributor's interactions with your organization and community.
How would you rate your GSoC contributor's performance overall?
Is your GSoC contributor on track to complete their project?
What is the quality of code/work your GSoC contributor has produced so far?
For this evaluation, should your GSoC contributor pass or fail?
(If passed) Are you confident in your decision to pass your GSoC contributor?
(If failed) Why did you fail your GSoC contributor?
Feedback for your GSoC contributor (will be shared directly with GSoC contributor)
Anything else you'd like to tell Google?

Final

Did your GSoC contributor complete this project?
On average, how many hours do you spend on this GSoC contributor project per week?
Did your GSoC contributor correctly upload their work? Please verify that the link above clearly points to the contributor’s work and meets the work submission guidelines. Someone looking at that link should be able to tell that this was work completed for GSoC? Invalid or missing submissions should result in failing this evaluation.
How would you rate your GSoC contributor's performance overall?
For the final evaluation, should your GSoC contributor pass or fail?
(If passed) Are you confident in your decision to pass this GSoC contributor?
(If failed) Why did you fail your student?
How do you expect your GSoC contributor's project to impact your org in the long term? (examples: was a critical patch, a standalone module, a new feature, etc.)
I believe GSoC is valuable for my organization (ranking options)
I believe GSoC is valuable for open source (ranking options)
Feedback for your GSoC contributor (shared directly with them)
What advice would you give to future GSoC contributors?
What advice would you give to future GSoC mentors?
What kind of advice would you give contributors and mentors on project scope and focus?
We're interested in your thoughts on the changes we made to GSoC recently: Which of these changes did you like? (opening to non-students, multiple size projects, flexible project lengths)
Any other feedback about these changes?
Anything else you'd like to tell Google or suggestions on how we could improve the program?

GSoC contributor

Midterm

Were you a GSoC student last year?
If yes, which org did you work with?
Is your current project a continuation of your previous year's project?
Did you contribute to this organization before this year's GSoC began?
For how many months did you contribute to this org before the application period began?
When did you first communicate with your organization this year?
How many weeks before accepted orgs were announced did you first communicate with the org?
How often, on average, do you interact with your mentor(s)?
How do you communicate with your mentor(s)?
What is your preferred method of communicating with your mentor? (shared w/Mentor and Org Admin)
Rate the quality of interactions with your mentor(s)
Was the community bonding period before coding began helpful for you?
What would have made the community bonding period more helpful/a better experience for you?
What is the most challenging part of participating in GSoC so far?
Feedback for your organization and mentors
How responsive are your mentor(s)? (shared only w/Org Admin)
Anything else you'd like to tell Google?

Final

Provide a link to the work you did during GSoC this year.
Considering your original project plan, how close are you to having met all the goals you originally outlined?
How many total hours do you think you spent working on your project since the coding period began? (Do not include planning during the community bonding period)
Did you have a job or internship during GSoC? (Part time or full time.)
Were you a student in an academic program when the coding period began?
How many hours of classes were you taking during the GSoC coding period when you were an active student?
What is your favorite part of participating in GSoC?
What do you consider the most challenging part of participating in GSoC?
Would you apply for GSoC again (if you were eligible)?
How would you rate your experience with GSoC overall?
Would you recommend your mentor(s) to other contributors?
Do you plan to continue to contribute to this organization?
Did you have any problems with your mentor or the organization?
Did any of these GSoC changes affect your decision or ability to apply for GSoC?
Will you continue to participate in open source?
Has your work in GSoC helped you get a job offer or internship?
Has GSoC helped improve your programming skills?
Tell us how GSoC helped improve your programming skills.
Would you consider being a mentor or org admin for GSoC?
Did the communications from Google Program Administrators during the program keep you informed?
What advice would you give to contributors participating in GSoC in the future?
Anything else you'd like to tell Google or suggestions on how we could improve the program?
Feedback for this organization and mentors
What could your mentor(s) or this organization do differently to better help contributors in the future? (shared with Mentors and Org Admin)
Any general feedback for {ORG NAME}? (What they could do better or what they exceled at) (shared with organization administrators only)