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Revision as of 16:39, 26 January 2016
| Title | Career Planning |
| Overview | An in-class exercise for students to think about the role of open source projects in their career planning. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge | Sophomore standing and a declared major or minor in computer science. |
| Learning Objectives | Students will think about where they are in their learning and project where they can be by graduation. |
Background
Many students do not stop to think about how they will get a job after graduation. They simply expect that having a degree in computer science will result in job offers. The goal of this exercise is to get students thinking about their future and the types of activities they can do as an undergraduate to make their resume and job application stand out.
Directions
- (10 minutes) As a “Think, Pair, Share” exercise (see http://www.readingquest.org/strat/tps.html:
- Describe the ideal candidate for an entry-level programming position.
- What would the resume of such a candidate look like?
- (10 minutes) Questions for class discussion:
- What technologies would you list on your resume? What information do you intend to convey with this list? What can an employer conclude from such a list?
- If thousands of students graduate each year with a degree in computer science, how can an employer differentiate between applicants?
- Is it the responsibility of the school to prepare you for your career? What is your responsibility?
- (5 minutes) Mini-lecture on open source projects
- What it means to be open
- Common technologies used (version control, etc.)
- Online presence
- (10 minutes) Class discussion:
- How can participation in an open source project help differentiate you in a job candidate pool?
- Real-world experience with the software development process
- Experience using common tools
- Experience with a large code base
- Record of contrubutions
- How can participation in an open source project help differentiate you in a job candidate pool?
Deliverables:
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| Criteria | Level 1 (fail) | Level 2 (pass) | Level 3 (good) | Level 4 (exceptional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The purpose of the project | ||||
| Why the project is open source |
Comments:
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Additional Information:
| ACM Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit | What ACM Computing Curricula 2013 knowledge area and units does this activity cover? ACM_Body_of_Knowledge |
| ACM Topic | What specific topics are addressed? The Computing Curriucula 2013 provides a list of topics - https://www.acm.org/education/CS2013-final-report.pdf |
| Level of Difficulty | Is this activity easy, medium or challenging? |
| Estimated Time to Completion | 30 Minutes |
| Materials/Environment | paper and pencil |
| Author | Who wrote this activity? |
| Source | Ben Coleman |
| License | CC BY-SA FIXME check that this license is appropriate |
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