Open Source Degree Confirmation

From Wikiversity

[edit] Reasoning

Since Wikiversity does not grant actual degrees (yet!), one way the computer science student can develop a strong resume is to work on real life projects in the Open Source community. There are many open source projects that have a limited and more simplistic scope for beginners.Most open source projects provide a very welcoming environment to help you get on board and you can start by getting involved in many aspects of the project. Programming and mathematics must be mastered first and foremost. This generally can take 5-10 years of programming experience. Yet in the 1980's many witnessed high school students creating video games for the Apple II, TRS-80, and other microcomputers by their own efforts. So this premise is not at all impossible, and is surely plausible. For computer science (see: School:Computer Science ) this is easy. For other schools, similar methods can be used.

[edit] Demand

Employers want programmers and computer professionals who have danced the dance, that is, worked on "real" software and contributed for several years. In the 1980's students were being hired right out of high school due to their computer and programming expertise.

[edit] Resume and Achievements

The resume (Wikiversity degree) of a student can be a growing and growing list of verifiable Open Source contributions. While not accredited, with open source development sites such as http://sourceforge.net and www.apache.org will show the exact contributions of participants.