This is not your regular bootcamp. You won’t be graded. It’s not about who you’re matched with. It’s not even about what exact product you build. The Co.Lab journey is all about the team experience, and how you adapt, problem-solve, and overcome roadblocks in a real-world product team setting.
In this program, you will collaborate on a cross-functional product team where you will be serving as the lead of your discipline. With great power comes great responsibility! Your teammates are depending on you to contribute your knowledge, skills, time, and expertise, with the ultimate end goal of building and shipping a real product and learning together as a group.
<aside> 🍎 Every student enrolled is guaranteed a Team + Mentor Match - where you’ll be placed on a team of four: One Product Manager, one Designer, and two Developers. Your Industry Mentor will be member #5!
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We ask all of our Co.Laborators to adhere by these rules below, to the best of your ability.
Provider shall match the Student with a team across Product Management, Design, and Development. In case of unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the Provider (e.g. other students intentionally dropping out, personal emergency, and similar situations rendering them incapable to continue with the program), the Provider does not guarantee a replacement will be provided beyond the first week of the program.
Provider shall provide the Student with an Industry Mentor who will guide the team until the end of the program.
Student shall acknowledge that the program is a space for learning and improvement. Therefore, the Student shall do their best to ensure that all their team members are heard and do their part in creating a safe and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves.
Student shall dedicate at least 15-20 hours per week to the program divided ideally as follows:
4a. **** Approx. 3+ hours for group work, such as team meetings and mentor meetings 4b. Approx. 3+ hours for classes 4c. Approx. 12+ hours for independent work
Student shall attend the mandatory team and mentor meetings every Monday and Tuesday from 6:30 - 8:30 PM EST respectively. In case living in a different time zone, Student agrees to make time for said meetings to the utmost of their ability and good faith, including classes, check-ins, and other Provider-scheduled cohort-related meetings.
Teams are not precluded from coming into agreement about a different time, but such consensus are at all times assumed and understood to be in addition, and not in lieu of, these mandatory meetings.
Student shall conduct themselves in a professional manner as the course is a professional development program.
To this end, the Student shall attend their team meetings and mentor meetings, and if unable to attend, will notify their teammates and mentor(s) with advance notice, use language and courtesy that is reasonably expected in a workplace setting, and such other actions necessarily correlated thereto.
Student shall acknowledge that they will get placed into a team at the beginning of the program, and that they may be working with people across different cultures and time zones.
Student shall acknowledge that the program promotes independent problem solving and that the level of support shall be commensurate with this goal. Hence, if blocked and needing help, Student will problem-solve with their team and leverage their mentor(s) and other Co.Lab resources & community members.
Student shall serve as the lead of their discipline and shall ensure that they execute their deliverables in a timely manner.
Upon signing this contract, you may be required to pay as per the requirements shared during your Application process.
If the Student decides to drop out after enrolling, Student acknowledges that:
11a. Upon enrolment, 15% of the total course fee will be considered a non-refundable deposit. This non-refundable deposit may be applied towards a future cohort, however, Provider does not guarantee availability or scheduling for any future cohorts.
11b. For cancellations that come in at least 14 days prior to the program starting (by that day, at 11:59 PM EST), Student will get back the total program cost (outside of the non-refundable deposit).
11c. For cancellations within 14 days of the program starting until 4 days (96 hours) prior to the program starting, Student will get back 50% of the total program cost (outside of the non-refundable deposit).
11d. Any cancellations that come within 4 days (96 hours) of the program starting (by that week’s Tuesday, at 11:59 PM EST) will require the entirety of the program fee to be paid.
11e. Student shall carry the responsibility of letting their team members and mentor know of such fact at the earliest possible opportunity.
11f. Student shall also be ineligible to receive their program completion certificate.