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Facebook Open Academy
New for the spring 2014 semester at Purdue: Computer Science juniors and seniors can enroll in a course to participate in the Facebook Open Academy. Join students from 21 other universities to learn about the world of open source software development. You choose from a set of open source projects (see below), are paired with a professional software mentor, and dig in to making a contribution. The course includes an intensive long weekend in California to work face-to-face with your teammates and mentor.
Here is a flier about the course and some recent publicity.
To participate you must be a junior or senior in CS (having completed CS 25200). Browse the set of projects below and send your rank-ordered choice of five projects to me. Notification of acceptance will be sent by December 9, 2013.
Note: This course is available for Software Engineering Senior Project credit. Please see Prof. Dunsmore, if you are interested in this option.
Purdue Course Schedule
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| November 20 | Release of open source projects (see list below) |
| December 9 | Applications for course admission (including project choices) due; sent to Open Academy organizers |
| Late December | Students are assigned to projects and are introduced to their mentors |
| Late December/Early January | Students receive a 1-2 page “how to prepare to work on this project” document from mentors |
| January 13 | Students begin formal work at start of semester |
| February 7-9 | Kickoff event at Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California |
| March/April | Virtual project showcase (format TBA) |
| May 9 | Grades submitted/classes conclude |
Projects Involving Purdue Students (Spring 2014)
Available Projects
Click on project title to see description.