Orientation Schedule

From Humanitarian FOSS Summer Institute

Week One Orientation

Tuesday 5/27 Project Overview

AM: 9 AM - 12 PM Overview of HFOSS and Summer Projects

• The Sahana/VM/China story and how it ties in to CS Education
• Summer Projects Overview
  • Sahana
  • OpenMRS
  • AppTrac/LVGH
  • Posit/Android
  • Instedd Machine Learning
• Goals, Expectations, Deliverables

Lunch: 12-1:30 PM (Student center?)

PM: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Getting set up

• Installing/Using Eclipse
• Using the source code repository
• Exercise: Group programming problem on SVN
  • Solution should be in Java.
  • TwelveDays is the name of the class.
  • Public methods:
    • Public String method returns the entire song: sing(): String
    • Public String method returns nth verse to end of song: sing(int n): String
    • Public String method returns just the nth verse: singOnly(int n): String
• Logistics: Getting ID cards, paperwork

Wednesday 5/28 More detailed looks at the projects

AM: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM System Code/Design Overviews

• InSTEDD Machine Learning project (Nicolas di Tada, Skype)
• Sahana PhP/MySQL Overview
• Exercise: Sahana Module
• Overview of Reviews

PM: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Java projects

• OpenMRS Java Overview
• Posit -- Java/Android
• AppTrac
• Exercise: Java/OpenMRS Exercise?

Thursday 5/29 Programming/Development Exercises

AM: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Exercise Details and Deliverables

• Development Team Assignments
• Description of exercises in
  • Sahana
  • OpenMRS Exercise
  • Posit
• Deliverables
  • Source code
  • Documentation (code and log)

PM: 1:30 - 5:30 PM Group Projects

• Groups work on exercises

Friday 5/30 Exercise Completion and Reporting

AM: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Complete group exercises

• Groups complete exercises/documentation
• Groups prepare and present code/design reviews

PM: 1:00 - 4:00 PM Group Presentations

• Group Presentations
  • Powerpoint (Problem, Design, Development Process, Demo)
  • Code/documentation review