# Monal Mahajan Interview ### 6/13 **Course:** iOS **University:** Purdue ### Personal Questions *Tell me about yourself.* - Softmore at Purdue CS major and took the class last semester. *Why do you want to apply as a Tech Fellow?* liked the CodePath class and wanted to be a TF. He likes the real-world applications compared to the HW and classes at school - liked CodePath and wants to improve it by making it more personal *What skills do you have that would contribute as a Tech Fellow? Prior experiences?* - no ios teaching experience bur taught android and other classes *What does it take to build a good community in the classroom?* - want to make it more inclusive - last semester the TF didn't do much they just watched videos and if they needed help they would ask the TF, it wasn't very useful - Wants to have the Tech Fellows as pod leaders and help them with labs and assignments that way it's personal. Has a vision of the beginning of the class go over a broad topic and then in the pods go into more detail. *What skills do you want to build/improve on? (technical/non-technical)* - teaching skills - knowledge of iOS and being a more confident dev - wants to improve the course - connecting with people - inspire people to get involved in mobile dev *What would you improve in CodePath?* - More personable and make the TF valuable - have assistance in renting classrooms and marketing ### Live Demo Applicants should present their favorite tool that they used from the previous course that they've taken with. This should be presented through slides. * **Additional notes:** * **Verdict:** Pass ASK TF IF ANY QUESTIONS? ---