csc426: Open Source Software Engineering

Berea College

• Course Syllabus
• Zoom Channel - for virtual attendance if ill

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Day 26: Wednesday, December 4, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Class photos for us and for the Runestone blog
  • team presentations
  • IEQs
• Before final exam period:
  • Complete your second confidential teammate evaluation TE2: Teammate evaluation 2 due at or before the time of the final exam, Friday, December 13, 2019 by 8:30 am. This is to be completed individually and will not be accepted late.
  • The portfolio will be due at or before the time of the final exam, Friday, December 13, 2019 by 8:30 am. This is to be completed individually and will not be accepted late.
  • We will not meet as a class during the final exam period.

Day 25: Monday, December 2, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • scrum report
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
  • Work on presentation
• Announcements:
  • The team presentation will be given next time, the last day of class, Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in class.
  • The portfolio will be due at the time of the final exam, Friday, December 13, 2019 by 8:30 am. This is to be completed individually and will not be accepted late. We will not meet as a class.
• Before next class:
  • Complete Scrum Report 12-4-2019
  • Complete, submit, and be ready to deliver the team presentation.

Day 24: Monday, November 25, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • scrum report
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Announcements:
  • The team presentation will be given on the last day of class, Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in class.
  • The portfolio will be due at the time of the final exam, Friday, December 13, 2019 by 8:30 am. This is to be completed individually and will not be accepted late. We will not meet as a class.
• Before next class:
  • Spend additional time working on your bug/issue and reporting on what you did as an individual.
  • Make twenty-sixth blog post based on Prompt 26 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 12-2-2019

Day 24: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • scrum report
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Announcements:
  • The team presentation will be given on the last day of class, Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in class.
  • The portfolio will be due at the time of the final exam, Friday, December 13, 2019 by 8:30 am. This is to be completed individually and will not be accepted late. We will not meet as a class.
• Before next class:
  • Spend additional time working on your bug/issue and reporting on what you did as an individual.
  • Make twenty-fifth blog post based on Prompt 25 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 11-25-2019

Day 23: Monday, November 18, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Brad will join us and meet with us today
  • Scrum report
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Read Here’s why you should throw yourself a party the next time you reach a goal
  • Watch Looking under the rug: the art of learning from failure by Isa Silveira
  • Make twenty-fourth blog post based on Prompt 24 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 11-20-2019

Day 22: Wednesday, November 13, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • scrum report
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Spend additional time working on your bug/issue and reporting on what you did as an individual.
  • Make twenty-third blog post based on Prompt 23 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 11-18-2019

Day 21: Monday, November 11, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • scrum report
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
• Skim Web Design 101: How HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Work, The Relationship Between HTML, CSS and JavaScript Explained by Building A City, and CSS tutorial at W3 Schools.
  • Make twenty-second blog post based on Prompt 22 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 11-13-2019

Day 20: Wednesday, November 6, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • scrum report
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • No new readings! We only have a month left in our term! 😯 So rather than assign additional reading over the weekend, I want you to spend additional time working on your bug/issue and reporting on what you did as an individual. This is meant as a counterpoint to the Scrum blog entries, in which you comment on your team’s progress as a whole. It would be completely appropriate to coordinate what you work on with your team members in class today.
  • Complete your first confidential teammate evaluation TE1: Teammate evaluation 1
  • Make twenty-first blog post based on Prompt 21 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 11-11-2019

Day 20: Monday, November 4, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • scrum report
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Read How to Manage Tasks Effectively? 10 Tips for Effective Task Management
  • Read Elon Musk’s ‘Timeboxing’ Method to Manage Time Effectively
  • Make twentieth blog post based on Prompt 20 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 11-6-2019

Day 19: Wednesday, October 30, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Read Chapter 4 “Processes: Simple is Sustainable” in the Art of Community pps 97-131.
  • Make nineteenth blog post based on Prompt 19 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 11-4-2019

Day 18: Monday, October 28, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Watch Academic Coach, Mamie Morrow’s TEDx talk Why Self-Efficacy Matters
  • Computer Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Computer Experience: An investigation throughout a Computer Science degree
  • Make eighteenth blog post based on Prompt 18 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 10-30-2019

Day 17: Wednesday, October 23, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Read Intrinsic Motivation in Open Source Software Development Note: You may need to be logged in to Berea get to this.
  • Read Why Hackers Do What They Do: Understanding Motivation and Effort in Free/Open Source Software Projects
  • Make seventeenth blog post based on Prompt 17 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 10-28-2019

Day 16: Monday, October 21, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Read Employers Want To See These Attributes On Students’ Resumes
  • Read Teamwork and Introversion in Software Development
  • Read Seven secrets to Effective Teamwork
  • Read Building Better Software by Building Better Teams
  • Make sixteenth blog post based on Prompt 16 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 10-23-2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

• No classes due to Mountain Day

Day 15: Monday, October 14, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Go to T08 Runestone Project Launch
  • Read Software developers need confidence, too
  • Read Intellectual Self-doubt and How to Get Out of It
  • Read Wikipedia: Maria Klawe
  • Watch Maria Klawe: The Proof is in the Painting
  • Make fifteenth blog post based on Prompt 15 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 10-21-2019

Day 14: Wednesday, October 9, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Read Leadership characteristics and developers’ motivation in open source software development
  • Watch The Mind behind Linux - Linus Torvalds
  • Read Chapter 5 The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement
  • Make fourteenth blog post based on Prompt 14 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 10-14-2019

Reading Day: Monday, October 7, 2019

• no classes

Day 13: Wednesday, October 2, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Read Chapter 5 in the Art of Community: Supporting Workflow with Tools and Data
  • Read Git Branches vs Forks
  • Read The Definitive Guide to Forks and Branches in Git
  • Make thirteenth blog post based on Prompt 13 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 10-09-2019

Day 12: Monday, September 30, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone.
• Before next class:
  • Read Your first open source contribution: a step-by-step technical guide
  • Read this shorter summary: Got Commands to Keep a Fork Up to Date
  • Read Git 2.5, including multiple worktrees and triangular workflows
  • Optional reading if you want a good summary of the basics: Understanding Git (part 1) — Explain it Like I’m Five
  • Make twelfth blog post based on Prompt 12 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 10-02-2019

Day 11: Wednesday, September 25, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • RunestoneServer QuickStart
  • Git Quickstart
  • Introduction to Scrum
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone as time permits.
• Before next class:
  • Watch How Scrum Works Video
  • Read Just Getting Started with Scrum
  • Make eleventh blog post based on Prompt 11 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Complete Scrum Report 9-30-2019

Day 10: Monday, September 23, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Practice effective Git by changing: T07: Working with Git which, when completed will serve to update a link to all student websites from our class website
  • Continue making contributions to Runestone as time permits.
• Before next class:
  • On Runestone for Intro Courses
  • Runestone Dashboard
  • A reStructuredText Primer
  • An Overview of Runestone Interactive
  • GitHub For Beginners: Don’t Get Scared, Get Started, skipping anything that you already know or does not seem relevant to you.
  • Github Cheat Sheet
  • Make tenth blog post based on Prompt 10 AND copy post into Moodle

Day 9: Wednesday, September 18, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Discussion of reading and blog post
  • T06 Making Contributions
  • This page may be helpful: Runestone Interactive Overview
• Before next class:
  • Read Homesteading the Noosphere in The Cathedral and the Bazaar pp 65-111.
  • Read the discussion on Talk:Homesteading the Noosphere
  • Make ninth blog post based on Prompt 9 AND copy post into Moodle

Day 8: Monday, September 16, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Discussion of reading and blog post
  • Website show and tell
  • Work with Git
  • T04 NEW RunestoneServer
• Before next class:
  • What is Linux
  • Why Develop on Linux?
  • Virtualization 101: What is a Hypervisor?
  • Make eighth blog post based on Prompt 8 AND copy post into Moodle

Day 7: Wednesday, September 11, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see the list from last time)
• In class:
  • Discussion of reading and blog post (hi class!)
  • Begin and possibly complete and submit T05: Git and Website
• Before next class:
  • Complete and submit T05: Git and Website
  • In the Cathedral and the Bazaar read Appendix A: How to Become a Hacker pp. 195-213
  • Make seventh blog post based on Prompt 7 AND copy post into Moodle

Day 6: Monday, September 9, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see list from last time)
• In class:
  • Discussion of reading and blog post
  • Begin T4 RunestoneServer - don’t worry about finishing or submitting.
• Before next class:
  • Read The Impact of the Tech Giants on Open Source
  • Make sixth blog post based on Prompt 6 AND copy post into Moodle

Day 5: Wednesday, September 4, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see list from last time)
• In class:
  • Discussion of reading and blog post
  • Complete and submit T3 Building Books and Connections
• Before next class:
  • Read the Cathedral and the Bazaar in The Cathedral and the Bazaar pp 21-63
  • Make fifth blog post based on Prompt 5 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Go to Box and download the Ubuntu clone image.
  • Install VirtualBox if you haven’t already.

Day 4: Monday, September 2, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see list from last time)
• In class:
  • Discussion of reading and blog post
  • Begin T3 Building Books and Connections
• Before next class:
  • Read the Foreword, Preface, and A Brief History of Hackerdom in The Cathedral and the Bazaar pp ix-17
  • Read Committing Code: General Rules
  • Make fourth blog post based on Prompt 4 AND copy post into Moodle

Day 3: Wednesday, August 28, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see list from last time)
• In class:
  • Discussion of reading and blog post
  • T2 Engaging with Runestone
• Before next class:
  • Read Chapter 3 in The Art of Community pp 71-96
  • Make third blog post based on Prompt 3 AND copy post into Moodle

Day 2: Monday, August 26, 2019

• Before class: Complete all work due before class today (see list from last time)
• In class:
  • Discussion of reading and blog post
  • T1 A Guided Tour of SugarLabs
• Before next class:
  • Read Chapter 1 in The Art of Community pp 1-20 paper or pp 33-52 pdf
  • Read FOSS Definitions
  • Make second blog post based on Prompt 2 AND copy post into Moodle

Day 1: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

• In class:
  • Welcome
  • Discussion of course: content, texts, tools, syllabus, flow, etc
  • Brainstorming of skills and characteristics of good open source software developers
• Before next class:
  • Read GitHub vs Resume: Why Bother With a Resume in the Age of GitHub?
  • Set-up a blog for this course
  • Make first blog post based on Prompt 1 AND copy post into Moodle
  • Install Git and get a GitHub account if you don’t already have them. We will work with this next time.

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