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 HFOSS 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.

Directions:

Step One: Learn about HFOSS

Complete the following Foss2Serve Learning Activities:

1. Intro to FOSS Activity
2. Project Anatomy Activity
3. FOSS Field Trip Activity
4. Project Evaluation Activity
5. As needed, activities to learn about contemporary tools commonly used in FOSS communities:
   1. Wikis: Wiki Activity
   2. IRC: Intro IRC Activity
   3. Blogging: Blog Activity
   4. Bug Trackers: Bug Tracker Activity
   5. Git: Git Activity

At the conclusion of Step One, the student will meet with the academic advisor to discuss the material covered and answer any questions.

Step Two: Select and Investigate an HFOSS Community

The student should investigate and a select an HFOSS community in which this capstone project will be performed.

After selection, the student should complete the Project Evaluation Activity, in order to ensure that the HFOSS project is mature enough to support the capstone project.

Upon completion of the Project Evaluation Activity, the student will meet with the academic advisor to discuss the results and ensure that the selected community is mature enough to support the capstone project.

Step Three: Prepare The Capstone Plan

First, the student should complete the following activities in order to identify possible concrete tasks and/or deliverables that could be used within the selected HFOSS community:

1. FOSS In Courses Activity
2. FOSS in Courses 2

Deliverables:

The only deliverable is the Final Capstone Project Design Document, outlined in Step Three above.

Assessment:

The project is successful if the student's department accepts the project proposal and allows the student to begin work on the capstone project.

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	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 Open Source Community:

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

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