COMP130 - Introduction to Computing

Class 03 Class Preparation

1. Complete the informal class survey.

2. Complete the following readings and prepare to answer the questions that appear in the Class 03 In-Class Activity.

• Transforming Tech Skills into a Social Good Career. Christopher Watkins, Udacity, 10/04/2016.

• Browse the through a few of the following projects in areas that interest you:
  • Accessibility: Project Possibility
  • Non-Profit Administration: OpenPetra
  • Ecology: OpenAQ or Miradi
  • Education: Sugar Labs
  • Healthcare: Open MRS or Night Scout
  • Relief: Sahana or Ushahidi
  • Microfinance: Mifos
  • Food: Open Food Source
  • If none of those appeal, you can try others from this longer list.
• Select one project from the above and prepare to answer the following questions about it:
  1. When, where and why did it start?
  2. What is their mission?
  3. What community are they serving?
  4. How does the project sustain itself?

• What is Open Source. RedHat, 2019.

• Open Source Basics (video, 5:38). Sarah Mole, 05/29/2014.