MP551 - Open Source Software - Course Description

Student teams will engage in projects in the following areas: administer, create, modify, test, or document Open Source Software (OSS); analyze business and policy issues involving OSS; and create and run outreach/tutorial programs that introduce interested persons to OSS or enhance the skill of persons already using OSS. Project status will be reported during regularly scheduled weekly meetings. Students will document projects on the Clarkson Open Source Institute (COSI) web site and will construct individual, web-based portfolios of their work. Students are expected to have some experience or course preparation in their project areas. Given Pass/No Credit. Given when needed.