Week 10 — Final presentations + portfolio launch
Capstone presentations day, portfolio launch, peer review.
Show what you built, publish what you built, and walk out with a portfolio that says *I can actually do this*.
What you ship this week
Final capstone presentation (10 min talk + 5 min Q&A), public repository at v1.0 tag, technical writeup published as a blog post or repo doc, portfolio site live with capstone listed prominently.
| Due | Friday 18:00 (Africa/Lagos (UTC+1)) |
|---|---|
| Submission | Drop the repo URL into the week's cohort channel. Peer-review pairing announced Monday of next week. |
| Rubric | Pass / revise. Pass requires green CI, tests covering the public API, and a README a stranger can follow to install and run the code. |
Live sessions and labs
Default weekly cadence below. Cohort-specific dates and Zoom links fill in at intake.
| Day | Time | Block | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 09:00-12:00 | Live instruction + code-along | (post-session) |
| Mon | 14:00-16:00 | Independent lab work + TA office hours | (post-session) |
| Tue | 09:00-12:00 | Live instruction + code-along | (post-session) |
| Tue | 14:00-16:00 | Independent lab work + TA office hours | (post-session) |
| Wed | 09:00-12:00 | Live instruction + code-along | (post-session) |
| Wed | 14:00-16:00 | Independent lab work + TA office hours | (post-session) |
| Thu | 09:00-12:00 | Live instruction + code-along | (post-session) |
| Thu | 14:00-16:00 | Independent lab work + TA office hours | (post-session) |
| Fri | 10:00-11:00 | Industry speaker | (post-session) |
| Fri | 11:30-12:30 | Lab review | (post-session) |
| Fri | 14:00-15:00 | Cohort retrospective | (post-session) |
Learning outcomes
By the end of the week, every participant will:
- Present a technical ML project to a mixed (technical + non-technical) audience.
- Publish a technical writeup of the capstone.
- Ship a portfolio that a hiring manager or collaborator can navigate in five minutes.
- Conduct a constructive peer review of two other capstones.
Topics covered
Technical presentation craft · what a hiring manager scans for · live demo discipline (and what to do when it breaks) · peer-review etiquette · what to do after the bootcamp (job search, open-source contribution, advanced study).
Labs
Lab 1 — Final presentations day
Each participant or team delivers a 10-minute talk + 5-minute Q&A. Industry-speaker panel reviews. Public recording (with consent).
Dataset: Per capstone.
Lab 2 — Portfolio launch
Portfolio site published on GitHub Pages (or equivalent), submitted to the cohort showcase. Internal cross-promotion via mutual social-media tags is optional but encouraged.
Dataset: —
Lab 3 — Peer review of two capstones
Read two other capstones end-to-end. Write a 300-word written review for each. Reviews are exchanged in a structured peer-review session on Friday.
Dataset: Other cohort members' capstones.
Readings
Mandatory
- Before Tuesday. Sample capstones from prior cohorts (linked in cohort channel)