Re: [ossig] University curriculum for OSS?

[Nan Phin <nplee@tm.net.my>]

> My point: Unis teach concepts and technology, how you define and slice it is
> debatable, and teaching one does not invalidate the other.
>
> On the other hand, the other question is does OSS have any computing
> concepts or valuable experiences that is useful to students. Ok, some say,
> as a social-technology subject. But no core computing concepts can be
> distilled from OSS, as a movement, as a development & programming
> methodology, as distribution mechanism, as literature?
>

i think os is good as teaching vehicles to demonstrate 
fundamental concept in cs, also good candidate for final 
year research projects, 
provided that the lecturers know how to map the concepts to 
the specific components in os.

perhaps we shld find ways to encourage the lectures to participate in
os related activities, one of the areas that OSSIG can contribute to.

and hopefully, like Uwe, lecturers can come out with useful OS related
projects for the final year or post-grad students.

i'm sure the students r willing to learn if the lecturers can provide the
leadership.

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best wishes.
/nan phin

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.


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