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-<font color="#931515" size=+3>COMP8440: Schedule</font>
+<font color="#931515" size="+3">COMP8440: 2010 Schedule</font>
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+</center>
The course will be divided into three phases
-<ul> <li><b>2nd April - Information Evening</b>. On Thursday the 2nd
-of April starting at 7pm there will be an introductory evening for
+<ul>
+<li><b>24th March - Information Evening</b>. On Wednesady the 24th
+of March starting at 7pm there will be an introductory evening for
students. The course material will be outlined, and students will be
given some reading material that should be studied before the main
course begins. The main presentation for the information evening will
be recorded so that students who are not in Canberra on that day can
see the material.
-<li><b>14th to 18th April - Main course</b>. The main course will be
-from the Tuesday to the Saturday (inclusive) in the week after
-Easter. The course will run from 9am to 6pm each day (with breaks).
+<li><b>6th to 10th April - Main course</b>. The main course will be
+from the Tuesday to the Saturday (inclusive), in the week after Easter.
+The course will run from 9am to 6pm each day (with breaks).
-<li><b>25th April, 2nd May, 9th May</b>. Laboratory sessions will be
+<li><b>17th April, 24th April, 1st May</b>. Laboratory sessions will be
offered between 2pm and 5pm on the three Saturdays following the main
course. These sessions are intended for students completing the
assessment part of the course.
<li><b>Assessment period</b>. After the main course is over, the
students are expected to prepare materials for assessment, which will
-be due by Friday the 22nd of May. Details on assessment options will
-be made available on this website closer to the start of the course.
+be due by Friday the 14th of May. Details on assessment options are available on the <a href="assessment.php">assessment page</a>.
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Detailed Schedule</h2>
+
+The following is a more detailed schedule for the 5 day intensive part
+of the course.
+
+<pre>
+Tuesday
+ 9:00 introduction and welcome
+ 9:30 Lecture: An introduction to FOSS
+10:30 morning tea
+10:45 Lab: Install a FOSS project - all on one project
+12:00 Lecture: Getting started in a FOSS project
+13:00 Lunch
+14:00 Lecture: Source code management for FOSS projects
+15:00 Afternoon tea
+15:15 Lab: Installing a FOSS project - choice of 5
+17:45 close
+
+Wednesday
+ 9:00 introducing the course projects
+ 9:30 Lecture: The history of FOSS
+10:30 morning tea
+10:45 Lab: finding a FOSS project
+12:00 Lecture: Inside FOSS licensing
+13:00 Lunch
+14:00 Lecture: FOSS and the law
+15:00 Afternoon tea
+15:15 Lab: study of chosen FOSS project
+17:45 close
+
+Thursday
+ 9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
+ 9:30 Lecture: How are FOSS projects governed?
+10:30 morning tea
+10:45 Lab: getting in touch with the project
+12:00 Lecture: FOSS and business
+13:00 Lunch
+14:00 Lecture: What motivates a FOSS developer?
+15:00 Afternoon tea
+15:15 Lab: project work
+17:45 close
+
+Friday
+ 9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
+ 9:30 Lecture: Case study: Samba
+10:30 morning tea
+10:45 Lab: project work
+12:00 Lecture: FOSS distributions and platforms
+13:00 Lunch
+14:00 Lecture: FOSS Culture
+15:00 Afternoon tea
+15:15 Lab: project work
+17:45 close
+
+Saturday
+ 9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
+ 9:30 Lecture: Starting a new project
+10:30 morning tea
+10:45 Lab: project presentations
+12:00 Lecture: FOSS Tales
+13:00 Lunch
+14:00 Lecture: Release early, release often
+15:00 Afternoon tea
+15:15 Lab: project presentations
+17:45 close
+</pre>
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