What do you think the role of a secondary mentor is?
A role of a secondary mentor is to provide a “second opinion” on the project (whether he or she agrees or disagrees with the progress I’ve done) and to give additional feedback on the project. Perhaps he or she can point out a flaw that the primary mentor could not see; the necessary “third pair” of critical eyes in the team. That mentor could also cover a secondary area of specialization that the primary mentor does not cover.
Where can you find a secondary mentor?
You could find possible secondary mentors under the Informatics Faculty website at http://informatics.iupui.edu/research/. You could look under the desired areas of specialization for your project, such as Human-Computer Interaction, Data Mining, Graphics, Visualization, and Animation.
Who would NOT be a good candidate for this role (the kind of person, not necessarily a name?)
Someone who would not be a very good candidate for secondary mentor, in my opinion, would be someone who isn’t an expert in anything closely related to programs or languages needed for the project of choice. Another thing that would disqualify this person from candidacy would be if the person gave vague feedback, i.e. not pointing me towards a specific directions or pointing out specific mistakes in the project.
Identify at least 2 people who would make a good secondary mentor for your capstone. Interview them in a similar manner you did your mentor candidates.
Todd Shelton
He specializes in Web and Flash development, and has worked in PHP, HTML, MySQL, FlashBuilder, Flex, and Actionscript.
What are your expectations for a capstone student?
I think the student should have a well thought out plan on how to proceed with their capstone and be ready to do a lot of research on their own. The mentor is just that a mentor and to provide guidance not do a persons Capstone or assignments.
What is your general availability for mentoring next semester?
Available
Do you have any project types you are not interested in working with?
Interactive, web, games, mobile applications, audio, but NO Video. That is not my expertise.
What are your thoughts on a secondary advisor?
I believe this is a good fit for some students as the secondary advisor will help in some areas that the main advisor can't.
He is familiar with Flash Builder, but not familiar with Objective-C, the language for Apple iOS and says that Flashbuilder can compile to both iOS and Java (Android phones).
M. Pauline Baker
Baker specializes in Human-Computer Interaction. More specifically, she specializes in “novel technologies”, such as sensor-based and camera-based interfaces.
Expectations of a capstone student: Able to make a good plan or good idea, and carry out the plan or idea. Balance between independence and dependence on mentors.
She is available for secondary mentoring in the Spring 2012 semester.
Projects not interested in working in: None.
She has not worked in Objective-C, but has worked in C, C++, ActionScript, Java, and Lisp. Does not currently know who else works in Objective-C.
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