Using open source projects in higher education: A two-way certification framework

Pantelis M. Papadopoulos; Ioannis G. Stamelos; Antonio Cerone

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-54338-8_22

Using open source projects in higher education: A two-way certification framework

Pantelis M. Papadopoulos, Ioannis G. Stamelos^*, Antonio Cerone

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Abstract

The paper proposes a framework for the certification of free/libre open source software (FLOSS) projects. The process is two-fold and is based on our experience over the last four years of using FLOSS for teaching software engineering in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The premise of the paper is that students' engagement with real open source projects, and more specifically with the respective open source communities, can be an effective instructional method for skill development. We argue that through such a process, the students are able to get familiar with tools and technologies used in FLOSS and receive certification as FLOSS participants. On the other hand, the students can also review and evaluate the FLOSS project they use during the learning activity from different perspectives. In more advanced learning activities, this evaluation can be based on certification standards, providing in that way a valuable source of feedback to the open source community.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Technology and Open Source
Subtitle of host publication	Applications for Education, Innovation, and Sustainability - SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaSD, and OpenCert, Revised Selected Papers
Publisher	Springer
Pages	274-280
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9783642543371
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54338-8_22
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2012 - Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: 1 Oct 2012 → 5 Oct 2012 Conference number: 10

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	7991 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2012
Abbreviated title	SEFM
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Thessaloniki
Period	1/10/12 → 5/10/12

Keywords

Communities of practice
FLOSS in education
Open source projects
Software certification

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Papadopoulos, P. M., Stamelos, I. G., & Cerone, A. (2014). Using open source projects in higher education: A two-way certification framework. In Information Technology and Open Source: Applications for Education, Innovation, and Sustainability - SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaSD, and OpenCert, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 274-280). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7991 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54338-8_22

Papadopoulos, Pantelis M. ; Stamelos, Ioannis G. ; Cerone, Antonio. / Using open source projects in higher education : A two-way certification framework. Information Technology and Open Source: Applications for Education, Innovation, and Sustainability - SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaSD, and OpenCert, Revised Selected Papers. Springer, 2014. pp. 274-280 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Papadopoulos, PM, Stamelos, IG & Cerone, A 2014, Using open source projects in higher education: A two-way certification framework. in Information Technology and Open Source: Applications for Education, Innovation, and Sustainability - SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaSD, and OpenCert, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 7991 LNCS, Springer, pp. 274-280, 10th International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1/10/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54338-8_22

Using open source projects in higher education: A two-way certification framework. / Papadopoulos, Pantelis M.; Stamelos, Ioannis G.; Cerone, Antonio.
Information Technology and Open Source: Applications for Education, Innovation, and Sustainability - SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaSD, and OpenCert, Revised Selected Papers. Springer, 2014. p. 274-280 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7991 LNCS).

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Papadopoulos PM, Stamelos IG, Cerone A. Using open source projects in higher education: A two-way certification framework. In Information Technology and Open Source: Applications for Education, Innovation, and Sustainability - SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaSD, and OpenCert, Revised Selected Papers. Springer. 2014. p. 274-280. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-54338-8_22

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