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9 <font color="#931515" size="+3">COMP8440: Schedule</font>
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22 The course will be divided into three phases
25 <li><b>2nd April - Information Evening</b>. On Thursday the 2nd
26 of April starting at 7pm there will be an introductory evening for
27 students. The course material will be outlined, and students will be
28 given some reading material that should be studied before the main
29 course begins. The main presentation for the information evening will
30 be recorded so that students who are not in Canberra on that day can
33 <li><b>14th to 18th April - Main course</b>. The main course will be
34 from the Tuesday to the Saturday (inclusive) in the week after
35 Easter. The course will run from 9am to 6pm each day (with breaks).
37 <li><b>25th April, 2nd May, 9th May</b>. Laboratory sessions will be
38 offered between 2pm and 5pm on the three Saturdays following the main
39 course. These sessions are intended for students completing the
40 assessment part of the course.
42 <li><b>Assessment period</b>. After the main course is over, the
43 students are expected to prepare materials for assessment, which will
44 be due by Friday the 22nd of May. Details on assessment options will
45 be made available on this website closer to the start of the course.
48 <h2>Detailed Schedule</h2>
50 The following is a more detailed schedule for the 5 day intensive part
55 9:00 introduction and welcome
56 9:30 Lecture: An introduction to FOSS
58 10:45 Lab: Install a FOSS project - all on one project
59 12:00 Lecture: Getting started in a FOSS project
61 14:00 Lecture: How are FOSS projects governed?
63 15:15 Lab: Installing a FOSS project - choice of 5
67 9:00 introducing the course projects
68 9:30 Lecture: The history of FOSS
70 10:45 Lab: finding a FOSS project
71 12:00 Lecture: Inside FOSS licensing
73 14:00 Lecture: FOSS and the law
75 15:15 Lab: study of chosen FOSS project
79 9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
80 9:30 Lecture: Source code management for FOSS projects
82 10:45 Lab: getting in touch with the project
83 12:00 Lecture: FOSS and business
85 14:00 Lecture: What motivates a FOSS developer?
87 15:15 Lab: project work
91 9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
92 9:30 Lecture: Case study: Samba
94 10:45 Lab: project work
95 12:00 Lecture: FOSS distributions and platforms
97 14:00 Lecture: FOSS Culture
99 15:15 Lab: project work
103 9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
104 9:30 Lecture: Starting a new project
106 10:45 Lab: project presentations
107 12:00 Lecture: FOSS Tales
109 14:00 Lecture: Release early, release often
111 15:15 Lab: project presentations
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