Capstone, Dickinson, Braught
NOTE: THIS IS CURRENTLY A WORK IN PROGRESS!!
NOTE: COURSE WILL BE OFFERED AY16-17. THE MATERIALS HERE WILL BE REFINED THROUGHOUT THAT PERIOD.
| Title | Syllabus for 2-Semester Senior Capstone Course |
| Overview | Students will gain perspective on and experience with H/FOSS projects. In the first semester students will complete readings, exercises and activities that familiarize them with H/F/OSS philosophy/community/tools, select a project in which to participate and produce a plan for their second semester. During the second semester students will work according to their plans while also completing readings on contemporary and ethical issues in computing. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge | This course was designed for use in the final year of a Computer Science major at a small liberal arts college. Students having completed the first three years of an undergraduate CS curriculum should be well prepared for this course. Our students typically have completed the core courses and are competent in: Object Oriented Programming (Java), Data Structures (Java), Analysis of Algorithms, Programming Languages (C/C++, Scheme, Prolog), Organization and Architecture. They may also have completed electives (Operating Systems, Networking, AI, Databases). |
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Background:
The course outlined below assumes 14 2-hour course meetings (1 per week) per semester, plus a 3-hour final exam period. Students are expected to average between 8 and 12 hours of work outside of class per week.
Many of the activities and assignments rely on the use of particular technologies. These can be substituted with equivalent technologies but are currently:
- Virtual Box
- Ubuntu 16.04
- Slack
- Moodle (Wiki/Forums)
Directions:
| Meeting | Topic | Summary | Readings for Class | In-Class Activities | Homework Due Next Class |
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| 1 | Course Introduction | Overview of course goals, expectation and structure and pre-survey. Introduction to Wiki, Slack and Virutal Box. | None |
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| 2 | H/F/OSS Philosophy & Structure | ||||
| 3 | H/F/OSS Licensing | ||||
| 4 | Software Process | ||||
| 5 | Software Architectures | ||||
| 6 | Software Patterns | ||||
| 7 | Software Flaws | ||||
| 8 | Software Testing |
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| ACM Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit | What ACM Computing Curricula 2013 knowledge area and units does this activity cover? ACM_Body_of_Knowledge |
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