Sometime in April, a PCB Design course (unaffiliated with AAC) will open that is 100% free to participants. 50 students will get a free course, free parts, free PCB, free assembly. Everything is covered by sponsor companies. The question becomes how to select the students for the course, as I anticipate more than 50 people signing up.
Thought 1) All of the sponsors of the course send out marketing blasts at the same time to all of their recipients -- signups are on a first-come-first-served basis.
Thought 2) Signups are open for a two week period, participants are selected by lottery.
Thought 3) A Meritocracy -- participants are somehow selected based on their likelihood to continue their study beyond this first project (don't ask me how, I have no idea)
Thought 4) Some combination of 2 and 3.
There is a plan in place to "wait-list" a dozen or so participants as well -- these people would be able to take the course and would replace any students who fell significantly behind.
Does anyone have any thoughts about how to select participants? I'm open to suggestions.
Thought 1) All of the sponsors of the course send out marketing blasts at the same time to all of their recipients -- signups are on a first-come-first-served basis.
Thought 2) Signups are open for a two week period, participants are selected by lottery.
Thought 3) A Meritocracy -- participants are somehow selected based on their likelihood to continue their study beyond this first project (don't ask me how, I have no idea)
Thought 4) Some combination of 2 and 3.
There is a plan in place to "wait-list" a dozen or so participants as well -- these people would be able to take the course and would replace any students who fell significantly behind.
Does anyone have any thoughts about how to select participants? I'm open to suggestions.