Every step you'll take this term, in order — and the three moments where the system waits on somebody other than you.
There's no password. Type your email, we send a one-time code, you type the code. Do that again whenever you're signed out.
Tell us about yourself: what you're into, what you've built, what you want out of capstone. Add a photo and your resume if you like.
Until your profile has something in it, you can't ask to join a project. Teams read it when deciding who to vote in — it's the only thing they know about you.
Pitch an idea: what it is, who it's for, roughly what it'd take. Suggesting one is part of your participation grade — and you don't have to join the one you suggest.
Ask the questions you'd want answered before committing eight months to something. Commenting is graded too — you need to comment on several.
Star anything you like the look of. Stars are private, ungraded, and just a shortlist for you.
A project has to reach Idea Approved before anyone can join it. Some proposals get merged, reshaped, or set aside.
Put your hand up on as many approved projects as you like. This isn't a commitment — it tells those teams you're available and points them at your profile.
If a project has nobody on it yet, you can claim the first seat with one click. There's no one to vote, because there's no one there. After that, admission is by vote.
Someone already on the team nominates you. Every current member has to approve — one no, and the nomination stops. This is why your profile matters.
A unanimous vote turns into an offer, and it's yours to take or turn down. You'll see it at the top of every page in the portal until you answer.
You can only be on one team. The moment you accept a seat, every other request you've made is withdrawn and the other teams stop considering you. Turning an offer down keeps you in play everywhere else.
Now you're the one nominating and voting. Read the profiles of everyone who asked to join, put forward the people you want, and answer the nominations waiting on you — a team stalls when its own members don't vote.
Once every seat is filled the project sits at Team Pending until staff sign it off. After that it's settled — this is the project you'll build, with the people you'll build it with.