Intro to FOSS, RPI, Turner

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Course	CSCI-4961 Introduction to Open Source
Institution	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Instructor(s)	Wesley D. Turner
Term	Summer Semester 2018
Course Overview	Goals: Familiarize with open source software development, be familiar and eager to learn new technology stacks, Reading and Understanding Good Code. Patch an existing open source project. Work on a team collaborative project. Become aware of/conversant in team project and diversity issues. Prepare a new RCOS project for the following semester. The goal of this course is to provide a strong foundation in open source software development in preparation for jobs in industry or for more advanced courses.
Course Length	summer semester
Student Characteristics	typical class size, student background, etc
Prerequisites
Infrastructure	classroom, technology, support, textbooks, course paths, etc.

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

what will students do in this course, and how will it be evaluated
- Exams, assignments, projects, etc.
should be tied to learning objectives

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