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.

Background:

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

Finally, in consultation with the academic advisor, the student should prepare the Final Capstone Project Design Document. The format for this will depend upon the particular institution, but may include many of the following items:

  • Project title
  • Faculty members involved in final review of the project
  • Description of the work to be performed, including:
    • Value of the project to the HFOSS community
    • Relationship of the project to institutional capstone goals
    • Expected deliverables
  • Project timeline
  • Relationship to the overall HFOSS project, including dependencies (if any)
  • Prerequisite skills needed
  • Literature review (if needed)
  • Facilities and/or equipment required

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.

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/)

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



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