FAQWhat is the Cosi JBS? A 10 week summer program at Brandeis University. The program covers concepts, techniques, tools and practices that go into the creation of a web based app.Who takes this course? The course is offered to undergraduate and graduate students at Brandeis University. This year we had 11 students. The requirements are only that they have taken one year of Computer Science and represents 12 course credits (i.e. 3 courses) towards their degree. What are those products? A key part of the Cosi JBS is the product incubator. During the very first week of class, the students brainstorm and come up with over 50 product ideas. Some of these are fleshed out and eventually the students selected 4 products to design and build. What happens to the products now that the course is over? It's up to the students. The course does not require that the students continue development. In years past some products have continued, some have evolved into something new and different.. Watch this space! How was the course organized? Other links of interest:
WikiWitnessImportant events that shape the future of our world happen constantly – the Occupy movement, Arab Spring. Most people rely on the large media oligopolies to learn what happened, but WikiWitness represents an alternative: a centralized repository for first person accounts of important events WikiWitness gives everyone who was actually present a voice and a place to tell their story.  Features
TeamKendall McCarthy kem@brandeis.edu Mustapha Isa misa@brandeis.edu Spy GameThe Spy Game is an exciting phone-based take on the classic children’s game Hide-and-Seek. Players use their smartphones as a “spy tool” to track down and capture other players. The game aims to promote physical activity and social interaction on a face-to-face level by setting the game in the real world.  
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TeamJeremy Coffman jcoffman@brandeis.edu Rachel Burkhoff rachelburkhoff@gmail.com Sam Beller sammbeller@gmail.com Volunteer HoursVolunteer Hours is a web application that helps community service organizations to create events, publicize them and track volunteer hours. Volunteers will have an online profile page with all their community service activities. The site includes gamification features such as Badges that encourage volunteers to be more active in volunteering and reaching out to the community.  Features
TeamFatima Abudeeb abudeebf@brandeis.edu Avishek Neupane avishek@brandeis.edu |