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.

Background:

Directions:

Step One: Learn about (H)FOSS

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: Introduction to Wikis
    2. IRC: Introduction to IRC
    3. Blogging: Blogging Activity
    4. Bug Trackers: Bug Tracker Activity
    5. Git: Git Activity

Step Two: Select and Investigate an (H)FOSS Community

Complete the following Foss2Serve Learning Activities:


Step Three: Prepare The Capstone Plan

Deliverables:

HFOSS Field Trip Report

Final Capstone Project Proposal

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.

Comments:

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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