# CSCCE Interview 2 Prep The CSCCE Community Participation Model describes five modes of member engagement that can occur within, and sometimes outside, of a community. The Model provides a framework for community managers to think about their own member engagement and activities. This can help community managers with evaluation of programs and setting goals for growth. <!---![CSCCE Community paritcipation Model Chart](https://www.cscce.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSCCE_CPM_Final_with-logo-01-1536x1002.jpg)--> ### Features of this Model - model scales from more passive interaction to more active interaction types - model also scales different levels of community manager pariticipation across modes - *champion* is cross cutting of the other modes. It can also occur both externally and internally - spreading info about the community outside or taking a leadership role in the community - community members may engage in the same activities at in different modes - provides shared language and mental model to discuss community management with peers ### Community Participation Model in Data Science Hub Community In order to provide a realistic example for the course I'm developing, I applied the community participation model to evaluate the different activities of the [Data Science Hub](https://datascience.wisc.edu/hub/) Community. #### Convey/Consume - Reading the Newsletter - Reviewing the Website - Watching Youtube Videos - Reading emails - Reading Twitter posts - Attending Workshops - Attending Coding Meetup - Attending the Research Bazaar - Attending an ML Community Event #### Contribute - Providing feedback through surveys - Contributing to Lesson Development - Providing feedback on a Workshop - Submitting a session proposal for the Research Bazaar - Contributing to a session at the Research Bazaar - Presenting at an ML Community #### Collaborate - Joining a team to create a new lesson using the Carpentries lesson infrastructure - Participating in the Research Bazaar Planning Committee\* - Hosting a Coding Meetup Session\* - Joining the ML Community Organizing Committee\* - Teaching or helping at a workshop\* - Joining the Steering Committee\* #### Co-Create - Hosting a workshops\* *\* indicates **Champion** role* #### Summary I was surprised to discover there are frequently different ways community members may engage in the same activities. Before sorting the Hub's activities into the model, I would have said the Hub had a lot of *collaborate* and *co-create* activities. However, upon reflection it seems it doesn't yet have many *co-create* type activities and most of the more transformational/interactive activities are *champion* opportunities. The Hub may want to think about how to support/encourage more community-led activities. The guide makes an important point about the transfer of power, the Hub team may need to think more about training/on-boarding to encourage co-creation. Next step in the evaluation could be to relate these modes to the existing and upcoming strategic planning, since the Hub may not need co-create activities depending on its goals. An activity for learners in the community building course I'm creating may be to sort the activities above, or a subset, into the participation model categories. A follow-up activity may be to strategize with a small group about ways the Hub might support more co-create activities.