Classroom FAQs for DECI – DECI

Between instructional content, quizzes, projects, and other course-related activities, we recommend allocating 10-15 hours a week for learning.

You can always reach out to your Session lead on the Student Community. They can answer your questions, point you to helpful resources, and give you guidance to complete the program successfully. Your Session Lead is there to help you successfully navigate your Nanodegree straight through from enrollment to graduation.

Once you are enrolled, you will be given access to the Student Community specific to this program. You will receive your Student Community invitation via email once you are enrolled. This enables you to connect directly with your classmates in real time; all Udacity students regularly use these forums to support each other's work, answer each other's questions, and share relevant ideas and resources. Also, the community team will be available to answer your non-technical questions. Students who are active in our Student Community tend to submit projects before the deadline and graduate on time so we highly encourage you to join the conversation and contribute to our vibrant community.

The learning language for Levels 1 and 2 can be changed from the classroom settings page.
If you are in Levels 3 or 4, the learning language cannot be changed.

Every time you submit a project, you will receive personalized feedback on your project submission from one of our expert human project reviewers. They will not only tell you what you got right and wrong, but they will also provide some guidance on what you should try next and give suggestions on how you can go even further with your project. Once your review is ready, you will get an email notification, which you can follow to the review.
There are three results for the review:

Meets Specifications: This means you passed your project as you met all requirements.
Requires Changes: This means that you failed your project. However, the reviewer will highlight which part that requires to be edited so that you pass the project on to your next submission. You can resubmit your project again after editing it through your classroom.
Ungradeable: This means that the reviewer was not able to grade your project. This could be because you either submitted the wrong files or the files submitted can not be opened because they are in an unsupported format. You can resubmit your project again from your classroom after addressing these issues.

Plagiarism is any act claiming or implying another person’s work is your own project, we advise you to avoid Plagiarism ”Cheating”, do not copy the code, or part of the code, or use any cut and paste mechanisms verbatim, learn more about Plagiarism by clicking on this link.

Yes, you will have indefinite static access to the content after you graduate from your program. Static access will include classroom content that will not be updated over time. Such access will not include access to projects that were not previously submitted, as well as certain services, such as community channels, project reviews, workspaces, labs, or quizzes. Also, please note that learners will lose access to the content if they fail to finish within the program’s deadline.