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Expectations

When you enroll in an MP*51 course, the number of credit hours you register for determines the expectations. There are also some activities that are required of all students enrolled in an MP*51 course even those taking MP*51 for zero credits. The following table describes these expectations. Exceptions can be made to adjust requirements on a case by case basis (e.g. taking 2 credits but not following an existing open source group because you are contributing heavily to an open source project), but that requires prior discussion and arrangement.

Everyone including zero credit students are responsbile for attending regular COSI meetings, submitting a web page at midterm time and at the end of the semester and contributing to COSI-wide projects as specified by the student directors and faculty advisor of COSI. Students present their web portfolio in the lab meetings at the end of the semester and often at the midterm time as well.

Credits	Description	Requirements
0	Attend	Attend regular COSI meetings 5 hours contribution to overall COSI projects including open houses, lab maintenance Web page summarizing experiences/contributions at midterm time and updated for end of semester
1	Learn, Summarize and Report	All requirements for 0 credits. Overall projects should require approximately 3 hours per week of work. Additional 5 hours contribution (10 total) to overall COSI projects including open houses. lab maintenance Actively seek knowledge on specific topics related to computing and open source software, master new skills Share what you are learning with others, produce tutorials/documentation Take on an active role/responsibility in the lab. Must produce and post documentation about what you learned.
2	Teach/Outreach	All requirements for 1 credit. Overall projects should require approximately 6 hours per week of work. Additional 5 hours contribution (15 total) to overall COSI projects including open houses. lab maintenance Run a workshop or lab session in which you share your expertise with others Must produce and post notes/presentation materials. Take on active role/responsibility in the lab.
3	Produce/Solve/Lead	All requirements for 2 credits. Overall projects should require approximately 9 hours per week of work Additional 5 hours contribution (20 total) to overall COSI projects including open houses. lab maintenance Produce specific improvements to COSI and the open source community (write code for an open source project, take a leadership role in managing/maintaining the COSI lab )

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