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.
1. Romana Klee flickr.com
Using Redmine for
Capstone Project Management
Towards Excellence
in Capstone Projects
Barcelona, June 2012
Abelardo Pardo
www.slideshare.net/abelardo_pardo
2. VFS Digital Design flickr.com
Case Study
Why?
For the tutor For the student
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3. VFS Digital Design flickr.com
Why?
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4. Tasks
Tracking
Resources
Pedagogy?
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5. Sean Dreilinger flickr.com
Not that used in education
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6. Abelardo Pardo Using Redmine for Capstone Project Management 6
7. VFS Digital Design flickr.com
Case study
Why?
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8. Case study
Computer science
student working on a
Software development
project.
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9. The platform
Initial use,
moderate
activity
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10. VFS Digital Design flickr.com
Case Study
Why?
For the tutor
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11. Tricia Wang flickr.com
• Better communication
tutor-student
• Improves planning
• Simple interface
• Slightly unstable
• Too rich
• File intensive
projects?
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12. VFS Digital Design flickr.com
Case Study
Why?
For the tutor For the student
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13. pjf@cpan flickr.com
• Very intuitive
• Useful, specially
for thesis
• Good for my
future
• Forum not quite useful
• Time to update tasks
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14. Space & Light flickr.com
In project methodology from the start
Integration with corporate LDAP
Use SVC platforms (git, SVN)
Diversify: github, bitbucket
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15. Romana Klee flickr.com
Using Redmine for
Capstone Project Management
Abelardo Pardo
www.slideshare.net/abelardo_pardo