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Update: Change in RoadTest Applications

rscasny

Anyone who has followed the RoadTests group is probably aware of my challenges in getting applicants to submit complete applications. My specific challenge is those writing "single-sentence" applications. Given the fact that recently, I have had a roadtest where over 50% were single-sentence applications, I decided to implement a new policy.

 

When you click to enroll in a roadtest, and the official application form opens up, you will see the following message in the comments section of the application form:

 

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Stop and Read the Directions.

 

Please answer the following questions:

 

(a) What is your background?

(b) Why you are applying for this roadtest?

(c) What is your testing procedure?

(d) Give some examples of your element14 community participation

(e) Please verify that you can complete the testing and review writing on element14 within 60 days from the receipt of the product.

 

Single-sentence applications are incomplete and will not be eligible for winning the FREE product.

 

If you are still unsure of what to write about in a RoadTest application, then Click Here to view a short webinar on Writing RoadTest Applications

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To submit a complete application, you must answer the five questions cited above. If you do not, your application is incomplete and will be ineligible for winning the FREE product.

 

The good news is that there will be better quality applications and likely few applicants overall, hence, less competition for winning.

 

Sincerely,

 

Randall Scasny

RoadTest Program Manager

 

 

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  • Update:

     

    I skimmed through all the applications for current roadtests. Only 25% are answering the 5 questions. From my point of view, this means any decent application has a great chance of winning because I am screening out people now who do not submit a complete application.

     

    Up coming roadtests:

     

    a DMM from Keithley

    an Arduino engineering Kit (worth ~200 Us)

    an NXP rapid Iot prototyping kit

    2 NFC kits

    some Pansonic BT and Wifi kits

     

     

     

    Randall Scasny

    RoadTest Program Manager

  • in reply to rscasny

    The formulation of question b) is in principle very simple.


    However, answering this question can sometimes be very complex, especially if you get a lot of emotions when filling out the text boxes and writing your application.
    Answering this question can range from technical discipline with a factual description to the description of his personal inner feeling, or motive.

    Therefore, you can easily get nervous, hoping to get it right.
    Yes, that can be a challenge.

    I need to think about this for a few days, because the planning of the project and the necessary preparation have to come with that as well.

    Needing to answer these 5 questions is just right, to separate the chaff from the wheat.

     

    Best Regards

    Gerald

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  • in reply to geralds

    Gerald,

     

    You makes some good points. Yes, it may take some time thinking about why you want to apply. But there are so many people who so nothing. At the very least, they could say: I want to roadtest this because (a) it will give me hands on experience for my final semester project or (b) it will give me experience for a project I am doing at work, or (c) I want to show my kid about technology or (d) I have done one project with it and want to gain more experience.

     

    Randall

  • in reply to rscasny

    From the issues that have been raised so far, I wonder how long it will be until one of those sentences appears verbatim in an application image

     

    Rod

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