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The course will be divided into several phases
- 21st March, 2013 - Information Evening. On Thursday the 21st
of March, starting at 7pm, there will be an introductory evening for all
students. The course material will be outlined, and students will be
given some reading material that should be studied before the main
course begins.
- 3rd, 4th, 5th and 10th April - Main course. The main
course will commence on Wednesday 3rd April in the week after Easter.
There will be three intensive days in a row, followed by another one-off
intensive day on the following Wednesday (10th April).
The course will run from 9am to 6pm each day (with breaks).
- 13th April - Student Presentations. On Saturday the 13th of
April each student will give a short presentation on their project.
- 20th April, 27th April, 4th May. Laboratory sessions will be
offered between 2pm and 5pm on the three Saturdays following the main
course. These sessions are intended for students completing the
assessment part of the course.
- Assessment period. After the main course is over, the
students are expected to prepare materials for assessment, which will
be due by Monday, 27th of May (week 13), at 9am. Details on assessment options
are available on the assessment page.
Detailed Schedule
The following is a more detailed schedule for the 5 day intensive part
of the course.
Day 1 (Wednesday 3rd April)
9:00 introduction and welcome
9:30 Lecture: An introduction to FOSS
10:30 morning tea
10:45 Lab: Install a FOSS project - all on one project
12:00 Lecture: Getting started in a FOSS project
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Lecture: Source code management for FOSS projects
15:00 Afternoon tea
15:15 Lab: Installing a FOSS project - choice of 5
17:45 close
Day 2 (Thursday 4th April)
9:00 introducing the course projects
9:30 Lecture: The history of FOSS
10:30 morning tea
10:45 Lab: finding a FOSS project
12:00 Lecture: Inside FOSS licensing
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Lecture: FOSS and the law
15:00 Afternoon tea
15:15 Lab: study of chosen FOSS project
17:45 close
Day 3 (Friday 5th April)
9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
9:30 Lecture: How are FOSS projects governed?
10:30 morning tea
10:45 Lab: getting in touch with the project
12:00 Lecture: FOSS and business
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Lecture: What motivates a FOSS developer?
15:00 Afternoon tea
15:15 Lab: project work
18:00 close
Day 4 (Wednesday 10th April)
9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
9:30 Lecture: Case study: Samba
10:30 morning tea
10:45 Lab: project work
12:00 Lecture: FOSS distributions and platforms
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Lecture: FOSS Culture
15:00 Afternoon tea
15:15 Lab: project work
17:45 close
Day 5 (Saturday 13th April)
9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
9:30 Lecture: Starting a new project
10:30 morning tea
10:45 Lab: project presentations
12:00 Lecture: FOSS Tales
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Lecture: Release early, release often
15:00 Afternoon tea
15:15 Lab: project presentations
17:45 close
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