Drumbeat/events/Festival/program/FSMaster

Defining the curriculum of a Master Degree on Free Software

• Contact: David Jacovkis [david at freeknowledge dot eu]
  
• Hosts: Knowledge Institute, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Libresoft
  
• Proposed 'space' or theme: ?
  
• Status: tentative

Summary

A group of distance and non-distance education universities are working to define a common curriculum for a Free Software Master Degree. Help us decide what should be included and what shouldn't!

What do you want to achieve? (goal)

• Discuss on the minimum curriculum that can be common to all participants and on interesting branches and tracks that can be completed with elective courses.

Who should come? How many? For how long? (audience)

• University staff interesting in setting up or collaborating with a master-level programme on Free Software.
• Anyone else interested in promoting FS in official curricula

• Any number of participants between 5 and 30

• The discussion/brainstorm can be limited to 2h.

What will they do when they get there? (activities)

• Share existing curricula and programmes in this area
• Discuss the minimum content and additional / elective tracks

What will you / they have at the end? (outputs)

• A curriculum for a full master degree on free software that can be re-organised and completed to fit different tracks on specific topics.
• A list of interested institutions, educators and learners who wish to continue working on these topics

Related links

Free Technology Academy - Taskforce International Master Programme in Free Software