This course is designed to build capability and knowledge in the management of open source businesses. An open source business is a business built around an open source offer. Studies of open source have often focused exclusively on open source development. This course will take the broader perspective of how businesses can be built on open source. Students will learn about leveraging open source in products, managing open source communities, and open source business models; gain familiarity with the practitioner and research literature; and become proficient with practical managerial skills, which can add value in their engineering organizations.
- Instructor: Michael Weiss