FOSS Course, UPenn, Murphy
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Revision as of 13:48, 16 August 2016
HERE WE GO!
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0. Overview
| Course Name | Open Source Software Development |
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| Course Overview | This course exposes students to the cultural, technical, and legal aspects of FOSS development and provides students with an opportunity to work on a real-world open-source software project, and gain experience in software maintenance and enhancing software quality. |
| Instructor Contact Info | Chris Murphy |
| Student Characteristics | The course is targeted to upper-level undergraduate or graduate students who have completed a traditional software engineering course and have had experience working in groups. |
| Prerequisites | Knowledge required to be successful in this course |
| Infrastructure | classroom, technology, support |
| Offerings | Univ of Pennsylvania: [Fall 2016] |
1. Learning Objectives
- objectives & prerequisites should be active, student-centered, specific, and measurable
- the student will be able to...
- for the entire course, and/or for FOSS-specific parts of the course
- might include content & process skills
- might consider all levels of Bloom's taxonomy
2. Methods of Assessment
- what will students do in this course, and how will it be evaluated
- Exams, assignments, projects, etc.
- should be tied to learning objectives
3. Course Outline
| Week | Topics/Activities | Reading Assignments |
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| 1 | Course Introduction
Blogs, IRC, and GitHub
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| 2 | FOSS Background
FOSS Field Trip and Project Evaluation
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| 3 | Getting Started in FOSS
Start Getting Involved in Project
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| 4 | Ways of Contributing to FOSS
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| 5 | What Motivates People to Contribute to FOSS
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| 6 | Licensing and Legal Issues
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| 7 | FOSS Business Models and Opportunities
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| 8 | HFOSS
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| 9 | FOSS Success Stories
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| 10 | Starting and Growing a FOSS Community
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| 11 | Criticisms of FOSS
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4. Notes to Instructor
- Tips, suggestions, lessons learned (warnings)...
5. Moving Forward
- what next steps are desirable or possible for this course
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