Independent Capstone Project Design

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Title	Independent Capstone Project
Overview	The student will create a detailed plan for an independent capstone project in an (H)FOSS community
Prerequisite Knowledge	Basic knowledge of software development skills
Learning Objectives	The student will prepare a detailed plan for a project that demonstrates the totality of skills required by a CS graduate.

How will the activity be graded?

How will learning will be measured?

Include sample assessment questions/rubrics.

Criteria	Level 1 (fail)	Level 2 (pass)	Level 3 (good)	Level 4 (exceptional)
The purpose of the project
Why the project is open source

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	How long should it take for the student to complete the activity?
Materials/Environment	What does the student need? Internet access, IRC client, Git Hub account, LINUX machine, etc.?
Author	Who wrote this activity?
Source	Is there another activity on which this activity is based? If so, please provide a link to the original resource.
License	Under which license is this material made available? (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)

Suggestions for an open source community member who is working in conjunction with the instructor.

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 |'''Prerequisite Knowledge''' || Basic knowledge of software development skills
 |-
-|'''Learning Objectives''' || The student will demonstrate the totality of skills required by a CS graduate.
+|'''Learning Objectives''' || The student will prepare a detailed plan for a project that demonstrates the totality of skills required by a CS graduate.
 |}
 === Background: ===
-Is there background reading material?
-Are there other activities the student should have done first?
-What is the rationale for this activity?
-Include helpful hints to faculty here.
 === Directions: ===
-What should the student do?
+# '''Learn about (H)FOSS'''
+# '''Investigate an (H)FOSS Community'''
+# '''Prepare The Capstone Plan'''
 === Deliverables: ===
-What will the student hand in?
+# '''Final Capstone Project Proposal'''
 === Assessment: ===
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 === Comments: ===
-What should the instructor know before using this activity?
-What are some likely difficulties that an instructor may encounter using this activity?