When a cohort is created, a Sample Team is automatically a part of that cohort. Once they join the platform, all members of the cohort are automatically added to the Sample team as well. Instructors, Cohort Admins, and Mentors are added as Members (editing permission), while all others (students) are added as Observers (view only).
The primary use for the cohort Sample Team is to present an environment where the Instructor(s) and TA/ GSI/ Admin(s) can understand the role of the student in their project by experiencing the same features and permissions the students harness within their teams. It may also serve as a demo environment when instructing students at the beginning the course.
To generate data within a Sample Team:
1. Navigate to Cohort Settings and select Teams from the dropdown menu
2. Make sure you are in the Teams tab
3. Fill out the Project Description. It must have a minimum of 100 characters to generate.
4. Click the grey lightning icon to generate.
After reviewing the project description from the pop-up, select Generate to confirm and proceed. The icon will appear as green once the generation is complete.
Note: once the project is generated, it can not be regenerated. The Project Description can be edited within the Project Dashboard which will inform all generated data going forward, but will not retroactively effect previously generated data. It will be up to the team members to edit or invalidate any data related to the former Project Description.
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