Web Site - Project 1

Assessment Details

Note: this is an externally assessed project.

Brief:

You are to prepare a report discussing open source and proprietary business models. We will have three guest speakers this year who will discuss how they run their businesses and why they have chosen the business models that they have. The three speakers will cover: 1) open source, 2) a combination of open source and proprietary, and 3) proprietary and will range from business models to software use.

You are expected to compare the different approaches and contrast them to reveal the impact of each on the community they operate in and the wider community.

Requirements:

• Attend the talks given by our three industry speakers
• Identify the key responsibilities of each of the business models represented and the role(s) they play in the community
• Explore the different constraints (legal and ethical) that are apparent in each business model and use this as a base for comparison
• Compare each of the business models and evaluate how each benefits the community they operate within
• Contrast each of the business models to identify the key differences and the impact these differences have on the community