DC Bootcamp FAQs

• Training for each Section will be conducted according to the following schedule:
  
  
  

  Coverage	Format	Week	Lesson
  Core Topic(s)	F2F (SP Campus)	1	Four-Hour lessons on Friday, 2 pm to 6 pm.
  Core Topic(s)		2
  Core Topic(s)		3
  Core Topic(s)		4
  Quiz & Capstone Project		5

• Weekly learning structure and Commitment
  • Up to 1.5 hours on e-learning contents [required]
  • Up to 1.5 hours on hands-on tasks [required]
  • 4 hours to attend the practical workshops on Friday [required]

• Structure of weekly practical workshops
  
  The practical workshop will focus on the Weekly Tasks and Capstone Project. The trainer will guide students through the answers, including debugging the students’ codes and explaining why the codes did not work properly.  The students can also bring up relevant questions for discussion during the practical workshop.  Each lesson will typically consists of the following:
  
  Weeks 1 to 4
  

  Time taken	Lesson Plan
  1 to 1.5 hours	Quick Recaps of the Key Learning of the week (Concept, Techniques).
  1 to 1.5 hours	Walk-through of the Weekly Task solutions.
  1 hour	Q&A, debugging, consultation
  1 hour (if time permits)	Recommended Topic

  
  Weeks 5
  

  Time taken	Lesson Plan
  2 hours	90-minute quiz + administration and preparation.
  1 to 2 hours	Walk-through of the solutions of capstone project.
  1 hour (if time permits)	Recommended Topic

A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who fulfilled the following criteria:

a. Attended at least 75% of the lessons.

b. 75% of the Weekly Tasks must be submitted with reasonable completeness.

c. Capstone Assignment must be submitted with reasonable completeness.

d. Achieve at least a pass (50%) for the Quiz in week 5.

The Certificate of Completion will be jointly issued by Singapore Polytechnic and Govtech.

• A 100% refund will be available if the withdrawal request is submitted more than or equal to 14 days before the course start date.
• A 50% refund will be available if the withdrawal request is submitted less than 14 days before the course start date.
• No refund will be available if the withdrawal request is submitted after the course start date.
• Failure to meet 75% Attendance: Should any participant fail to meet the 75% attendance, s/he would not receive the Certificate of Completion. Any penalty of fees will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

a.      Hardware

Each participant MUST have a personal or work laptop/desktop with full administrative rights and unrestricted access to the Internet.  This is because participants are required to (a) install software and (b) upload files to SP’s PoliteMall.  Without such a device, the participant will not be able to complete the required tasks required, and thus, he/she will be unable meet the requirements for course completion.

iPads and tablets can be used for viewing the e-learning contents but they are NOT able to replace the laptop/desktop for the mandatory hands-on tasks.  Visualization software can only be installed on Windows or MacOS.  (Tableau Public can be accessed from both Windows and MacOS but Microsoft’s Power BI can be installed only on Windows.)

GSIB laptops are strongly NOT recommended as such laptops are not able to facilitate file uploads and installation of additional software by the users themselves.

b.     Access to Udemy

The participants MUST ensure they have access to Udemy contents.  Most, but not all public officers, have access to Udemy through CSC Learn App.

c.      Software License

The training can be completed using open-source software (for Python, Data Wrangling, and Machine Learning sections) and free license (for data visualization section).  No paid license is required.