Difference between revisions of "Fall 2008 LPT730 Weekly Schedule"
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* All labs are due on Wednesdays 11:59 p.m. at the end of their respective sessions | * All labs are due on Wednesdays 11:59 p.m. at the end of their respective sessions | ||
* Labs are subject to a penalty of 20% of their mark for each 24 hours if completed late | * Labs are subject to a penalty of 20% of their mark for each 24 hours if completed late | ||
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* A single source will not be accepted | * A single source will not be accepted | ||
* Each article/topic entry must be at least 350 words in length | * Each article/topic entry must be at least 350 words in length | ||
| − | * Email your professor with the blog URL so your work can be aggregated for others to see | + | * Email your professor with the blog URL (if applicable) so your work can be aggregated for others to see |
| + | * These rules apply to all labs unless noted otherwise | ||
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** Major Software Licensing Modes | ** Major Software Licensing Modes | ||
** GPL in Detail | ** GPL in Detail | ||
| − | ** | + | ** Open-Source Philosophy |
* Fedora Linux | * Fedora Linux | ||
| + | ** GNOME Desktop | ||
** Package Management | ** Package Management | ||
** Repositories | ** Repositories | ||
| + | * Software authenticity | ||
* Software covered | * Software covered | ||
| − | ** | + | ** GNOME |
** rpm | ** rpm | ||
** yum | ** yum | ||
** pkcon | ** pkcon | ||
| + | ** md5sum | ||
== Lab #1 == | == Lab #1 == | ||
| − | * Research and | + | * Research and blog about the following topics: |
** Topic 1: Software Patents - good or bad? | ** Topic 1: Software Patents - good or bad? | ||
** Topic 2: Proposed Federal Bill C-61 and its potential impact on open source software | ** Topic 2: Proposed Federal Bill C-61 and its potential impact on open source software | ||
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== Lecture == | == Lecture == | ||
| + | * Electronic Mail | ||
| + | * IRC | ||
| + | * Instant Messaging | ||
| + | * VOIP | ||
| + | * Video Conferencing | ||
| + | * Communication Protocols | ||
| + | * The role of encryption | ||
* Software Covered | * Software Covered | ||
** Evolution | ** Evolution | ||
** Mozilla Thunderbird | ** Mozilla Thunderbird | ||
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** Alpine | ** Alpine | ||
** Chatzilla | ** Chatzilla | ||
Revision as of 15:13, 1 September 2008
Contents
- 1 Weekly schedule remarks
- 2 General rules about LPT730 labs
- 3 Meet and Greet (Sept 2)
- 4 Session 01 (Sept 4 - Sept 10) - Course Introduction, Software Licensing
- 5 Session 02 (Sept 11 - Sept 17) - Electronic Communication
- 6 Session 03 (Sept 18 - Sept 24) - Browsers
- 7 Session 04 (Sept 25 - Oct 1) - Finding and Moving Files
- 8 Session 05 (Oct 2 - Oct 8) - File Formats
- 9 Session 06 (Oct 9 - Oct 15) - File Formats Continued and Assignment 1 Presentations
- 10 Midterm Test (Oct 16)
- 11 FSOSS and Study Week (Oct 20 - Oct 24)
- 12 Fun and Games (Oct 27)
- 13 Session 07 (Oct 30 - Nov 5) - Graphics Applications
- 14 Session 08 (Nov 6 - Nov 12) - Multimedia Software
- 15 Session 09 (Nov 13 - Nov 19 ) - Office Productivity
- 16 Session 10 (Nov 20 - Nov 26) - Document Creation
- 17 Session 11 (Nov 27 - Dec 3) - Document Creation Continued and Assignment 2 Presentations
- 18 Course Wrap-Up and Review (Dec 4) =
- 19 Exam Week (Dec 8 - Dec 12)
Weekly schedule remarks
- This schedule is tentative and is subject to change
- This schedule is not intended to be edited by students directly, but student input via email is encouraged
- The instructional portion of the course will consist of 11 weekly sessions
- A "Session" for this course starts on Thursday starting with a lecture followed by a lab on Tuesday
General rules about LPT730 labs
- All labs are due on Wednesdays 11:59 p.m. at the end of their respective sessions
- Labs are subject to a penalty of 20% of their mark for each 24 hours if completed late
- Make sure to reference your work - anything that you did not know and had to find out, even if not quoted directly must be referenced
- An article without references will not be accepted
- A single source will not be accepted
- Each article/topic entry must be at least 350 words in length
- Email your professor with the blog URL (if applicable) so your work can be aggregated for others to see
- These rules apply to all labs unless noted otherwise
Meet and Greet (Sept 2)
- If possible, come and introduce yourself in person
Lab #0
- Open a blog account if you do not have one
- Create a blog section devoted to the LPT730 course
- In the first blog entry tell about yourself
- Education and/or professional background
- Your interests in computers (other than playing games)
- Hobbies away from computers
- Anything else you wish to share with the world
- In another entry write an article about two desktop software applications that you use often.
- Your choices do not have to be Linux-based or open source, but please make an effort to show us something unusual - MS Office, Firefox etc. are not the best choices
- What do you use it for and why
- Highlight strengths and weaknesses of the software
- For each of your choices provide at least one screenshot
Note: this lab is not graded, however mandatory. This lab is exempted from the length and referencing requirements unless something is copied or quoted directly.
Session 01 (Sept 4 - Sept 10) - Course Introduction, Software Licensing
Lecture
- Course Introduction
- Course Outline
- Communication
- Attendance
- Expectations
- Weekly Schedule
- Resources
- Software Licensing
- Major Software Licensing Modes
- GPL in Detail
- Open-Source Philosophy
- Fedora Linux
- GNOME Desktop
- Package Management
- Repositories
- Software authenticity
- Software covered
- GNOME
- rpm
- yum
- pkcon
- md5sum
Lab #1
- Research and blog about the following topics:
- Topic 1: Software Patents - good or bad?
- Topic 2: Proposed Federal Bill C-61 and its potential impact on open source software
Session 02 (Sept 11 - Sept 17) - Electronic Communication
Lecture
- Electronic Mail
- IRC
- Instant Messaging
- VOIP
- Video Conferencing
- Communication Protocols
- The role of encryption
- Software Covered
- Evolution
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Alpine
- Chatzilla
- XChat
- Irssi
- Pidgin
Lab #2
- TBA
