Using Redmine for Capstone Project Management

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Could the open-source project management tool Redmine be used to improve tutoring of capstone projects? A simple pilot run at the University Carlos III of Madrid is described. The conclusion is that certain aspects are very useful, but they need to appear at beginning of the project methodolosy and other tools need to extend its functionality to cover academic aspects.

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Using Redmine forCapstone Project Management

Towards Excellencein Capstone ProjectsBarcelona, June 2012

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Why? Case Study

For the tutor For the student

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Why?

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TasksTrackingResources

Pedagogy?

Not that used in education

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Why? Case study

Case study

Computer sciencestudent working on aSoftware developmentproject.

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The platform

Initial use,moderateactivity

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Why? Case Study

For the tutor

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• Better communicationtutor-student

• Improves planning• Simple interface

• Slightly unstable• Too rich• File intensive

projects?

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Why? Case Study

For the tutor For the student

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• Very intuitive• Useful, specially

for thesis• Good for my

future

• Forum not quite useful• Time to update tasks

X In project methodology from the start

X Integration with corporate LDAP

X Use SVC platforms (git, SVN)

X Diversify: github, bitbucket

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Using Redmine forCapstone Project Management

Abelardo Pardowww.slideshare.net/abelardo_pardo

Rom

anaK

leeflickr.com