Conversion of RAMP to a Javascript framework
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following schedule is very much still under construction.
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| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
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| M1 | Introductions, Syllabus | ||
| T1 SR Sem |
Discussion of project possibilities:
Conversion of RAMP to a Javascript framework
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List of project considerations developed in class:
OS / Development Environment
Frameworks
Dependencies
Language(s)
Active (but not over-active!)
Maturity
Complexity
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| W1 |
Read Before Class:
2 sections ("The software crisis" and "'No
Silver Bullet'") in the
Wikipedia
article on the History of Software
Engineering
About 3 methodologies (Waterfall, Spiral, and
Agile) in the
Wikipedia
article on Software Development Methodologies
The first link (Waterfall Methodology)
from the page on
"5
Useful Posts on Agile and Non-Agile
Software Development Methodologies"
The
"Lightweight
methodologies" section
in the
Wikipedia
article on the history of software
engineering
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Choosing OSS projects
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Update Google doc in our
shared
folder
Continue to research potential projects,
either individually or in groups. (If individually,
be sure to share what you find with your group.)
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| F1 |
Discussion of basic software engineering concepts:
Your reaction to the ideas of "the software crisis" and the mythical man-month and teams vs. individual development. The relative merits of the need to "develop a coherent architecture up front" vs prototyping or other, more agile development methods. The methodologies covered in the readings were developed in the context of proprietary software (which most software still is). How do you think they relate (or not) to open source development? Has software development you've done (in class or outside of class) fit a software lifecycle-based or more agile methodology? |
Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by noon on Monday.
(nice example template
using Markdown)
Follow-up if you're interested:
Read the book,
The Mythical Man-Month.
Read the second link (Spiral Methodology) from the page on
"5
Useful Posts on Agile and Non-Agile
Software Development Methodologies"
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| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M2 |
Due Before Class:
Agile
software development, through the section
on "Code vs. documentation" (you may skip the
"Adaptive vs. predictive" section)
The Agile Manifesto
Overview and History sections of
Wikipedia
page on Extreme Programming (XP)
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Very brief intro to the similarities and the
distinction between Free Software and Open
Source Software
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See preparation for W2
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| W2 |
What
is Free Software? (Free Software Foundation)
Why
Open Source Misses the Point (Free Software Foundation)
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Quick comparison of traditional and agile methods
Projects: Talk about downloading and getting started
with various open source projects
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| F2 | For anyone who might be interested in learning Python, here's a recommended tutorial |
Quick report-back
Quality control & professional conduct
Issue tracking & communication
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Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Saturday night.
Groups as of 9/21
Oppia
Binny, David, Gus, Liam V, Lionel, Michael O, Scott, Serita, Sharif, YZ, Zoe OperationCode
Alex, Andrew, Daniel, Hans, Kevin, Tanush, Tim Mifos
Michael M., Noah, Skylar OpenMRS
Caleb, Liam F., Nick Humanitarian OpenStreetMap
Hazel, Lincoln, Sam, Torey Open Data Kit
at the moment, no one is signed up for this |
| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M3 |
Project Work Day
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| W3 |
Project Work Day
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| F3 |
Quick reporting
TBD
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Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Saturday night.
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| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M4 |
History of Version Control -- Michael
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| W4 |
Git (2 tracks) -- Sharif
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| F4 |
IDE Tips & Tricks -- Tim
Quick reporting
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Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Saturday night.
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| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M5 |
Follow-up reading:
Relational
databases (recommended: read the beginning, through
the section on Keys; read more about primary and
foreign keys and indexes about half-way down the page)
Read
this
example of normalizing databases
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| W5 |
Databases in the Real World, with guest Dan Kibby
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| F5 |
Fall Break
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Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Saturday night.
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| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M6 |
Comparison of IDE's -- Scott
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| W6 |
TBD
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| F6 |
Proprietary, Open Source, and FOSS Licenses -- Andrew
Quick reporting
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Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Saturday night.
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| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M7 |
Group Work Day
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| W7 |
Talk about how presentations link together
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| F7 |
Group summaries, including "external" contributions
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Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Saturday night.
Please include an overall reflection on what you've learned so far from working a completely different type of project.
(By the way, here's a very nice
example template
for a Growth Journal Entry
using Markdown.)
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| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M8 |
Structure Charts -- Alyce
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| W8 |
E-R Diagrams revisited -- Kevin
Rumbaugh's OOD & UML -- Serita
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For class on Friday, create and/or update:
a one-page reflection from
one of 3 prompts
a current copy of your résumé
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| F8 |
Bring to class:
a one-page reflection from
one of 3 prompts
a current copy of your résumé
You might be interested in the original justification
we wrote on why this course should be a senior seminar.
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Analyze, discuss, and revise
reflections on this course, future goals, and your
résumé
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Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Saturday night.
Please include a revised version of the reflection you brought to class, or a "meta-reflection" (reflection on Friday's reflective exercise). |
| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M9 |
ACM Code of Ethics -- Hans
Quick reporting
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| W9 |
UI/UX -- David & Lionel
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| F9 |
Requirements Gathering -- Andrew & Nick
Groups plan for summaries next week
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Weekly 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Saturday night.
Please include a reflection on the Collaboration Guidelines hanging in the classroom and the ACM Code of Ethics. |
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| DAY | BEFORE CLASS (Readings, etc.) | IN-CLASS TOPICS | FOLLOW-UP WORK |
| M10 |
Group Work Day
Course Evaluations
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Supplement to Course
Evaluation (OpenDocument format)
Team Evaluations
(HOT Team Eval Form,
Mifos Team Eval Form,
OpCode Team Eval Form,
OpenMRS Team Eval Form,
Oppia Team Eval
Form -- all forms are in OpenDocument format)
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| W10 |
Due Before Class:
Supplement to Course Evaluation
Team Evaluations
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Group summaries, including "external" contributions
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| F10 |
Group summaries, including "external" contributions
Course evaluations & supplemental course evals
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Final 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry
(described here) is
is due by Tuesday night.
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Exam Week
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No Exam:
Final 488/490 Growth Journal
Entry is due by Tuesday night.
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