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Utopian is creating an
Open Source economy

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in which contributors to Open Source projects
are rewarded for their valuable work.

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This work can come in
a variety of forms.

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So to keep things organized Utopian
has identified several categories

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into which contributors
can submit their work.

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One of these categories
is Tutorials.

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Education is at the heart of innovation and to
foster learning in the Open Source community

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Utopian is supporting the development
of high quality learning resources.

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The Tutorial category is
part of this initiative.

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It is crucial that contributions to the
Tutorial category be educationally sound.

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Contributions must contain highly engaging,
educational and original text and visuals.

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Let’s have a closer look at what makes
an excellent tutorial contribution.

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Utopian wishes to maintain consistency of format
and quality in all tutorial contributions.

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To achieve this Utopian has provided you with some
tools to help in the creation of consistent content.

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First, Utopian has developed a thorough
set of general rules and guidelines

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which apply to all
contribution categories.

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These must be followed
by all contributors.

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Utopian has also created a set of guidelines
specific to the tutorials category

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to help contributors create
educationally sound content

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and to aid Utopian Moderators in
the evaluation of this content.

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Let’s have a closer look at a few of the
guidelines for the Tutorials category.

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Your tutorials must address
concepts which would be a challenge

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for average learners to
figure out on their own.

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Tutorials addressing circuit design and the
construction of specific electronic modules

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are a appropriate for Utopian.

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Your lessons should provide
skills and knowledge

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which can be applied to a wide
variety of creative applications.

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Tutorials teaching concepts which
are found in other applications

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or tutorials which focus on how to create
content will not be supported by Utopian.

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Along with adhering to the
general and category guidelines,

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Utopian has provided a tutorial template to
guide you in formatting your submission.

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Let’s have a closer
look at the template.

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As you have seen in the
guidelines, it is critical

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that you associate your Tutorial contribution
with appropriate Github repository.

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In this section of your
contribution you will itemize

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each of the concepts you will
be addressing in your tutorial.

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These concepts must
be substantial

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and not things an average user
can figure out themselves.

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While it is important to cover
multiple concepts in your tutorial,

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covering too many substantial concepts in one
tutorial can be overwhelming for learners.

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If you have numerous concepts
which need to be addressed

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you may consider creating multiple tutorial
submissions to cover the learning materials.

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In this section of your submission you must
list all the software and hardware requirements

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for learners to
complete your tutorial.

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Indicate the level of skill and
knowledge a learner must possess

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in order to complete
your tutorial.

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Here you will provide highly detailed
text and images for your tutorial.

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You need to address each of
the substantial concepts

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and provide supporting
information to aid the learners.

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Utopian encourages the development
of sequential tutorials

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to thoroughly cover the concepts
of Open Source project.

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Any code samples and supplementary content can
be placed in your personal Github repository.

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There are two subcategories
of the tutorial category:

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Code writing contributions and
end-user focused contributions.

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Code writing contributions must provide clear
sequential instruction on programming concepts.

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As you introduce
concepts and techniques

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you must clearly explain how
and why you are using them.

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Code writing can be complex

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so it is important to be thorough
and sequential in your instruction.

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End-user focused tutorials are focused on
complex functions of Open Source applications.

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As with code writing contributions, these
submissions must be sequential and thorough.

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When selecting a topic for
your tutorial contribution

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you must insure that your content provides
educational value to the community.

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Research existing learning
resources related to your topic

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and avoid submitting content which is
already addressed sufficiently elsewhere.

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Choose topics which you are both
knowledgeable in and passionate about.

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Consider your audience and create content
which is suited to their learning needs.

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Once you have researched and
chosen a topic for your tutorial

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it is time to create your contribution
with your favourite Steem interface.

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First choose an appropriate
title for your contribution.

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Using the tutorials template, create
the body of your contribution.

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Be sure to include all the required
information outlined in the template.

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Tagging your contribution
is very important.

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Your first tag must be utopian-io and
your second tag must be tutorials.

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Before you publish
your contribution

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proof read everything to insure
that there are no mistakes.

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Once you’re happy with your
contribution it’s time to post.

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Education is at the heart of
the Open Source community.

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Your contributions to the Tutorial
category will empower learners

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to use and develop new
Open Source applications

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and in turn strengthen
the community around us.