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    Employing not Exploiting Students

    Thursday, May 26th, 2011

    I’ve recently had another request from a company with a tight budget to engage some of our students on a worthwhile project. I’m very keen on helping students get involved in real world projects while they are still studying. There is great value in that for them. They get experience and the opportunity for a [...]

    FSOSS 2009 & Documentation

    Saturday, October 31st, 2009

    Concluding Open Source week in Toronto, Seneca held its annual Free Software and Open Source Symposium (FSOSS) yesterday. I was privileged to have the opportunity to speak about documentation for open source projects. What is truly exciting about open source development is the collaborative and community aspect of it. I love the synergy of keen [...]

    Dependencies: The Bane of Efficiency

    Friday, June 13th, 2008

    Students in the Technical Communication program learn how to manage their documentation projects. I’m fond of drawing the parallel between the Software (or Product) Development Life Cycle and the Document Development Life Cycle. They both have the same phases. The keys to project management of course are to control scope, supervise resources, and manage dependencies. [...]

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