University of Pune: Loves Microsoft and Windows

[Rishikesh ऋषिकेश]

Hi All,

Following is a list of mention of Microsoft/Windows/Turbo in the
syllabus for various courses run by Pune university. We need to take
this up this issue and mount pressure for changing the syllabus
towards FLOSS. In some places they mention Windows/Linux both, but I
think even that needs to be challenged as Linux s/w is free and gratis
while they've to pay for MS.

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer  Applications (P.G.D.C.A.)

http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Faculty%20of%20Management/6.%20PGDCA%20Syllabus.pdf
Page 5: MS-DOS Technical References Manual.
Advanced MS-DOS Programming (Microsoft press).
Page 9: Using Microsoft Word, Using Microsoft PowerPoint for presentations
Page 11: Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (and list of practicals using MS products)
Page 12: Visual Basic 6
Page 13: Microsoft Windows Common Controls (6.0)

Masters Degree in Computer Management  M.C.M.
http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Faculty%20of%20Management/4.%20MCM%20Syllabus.pdf
Page 43:
Microsoft Visual Basic.NET – Francesco Balena

MSc Computer Science
http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Facutly%20of%20Science/M.Sc.,M.Tech%20College/20%20M.Sc.%20Computer%20Science%20Syllabus.pdf

Page 33:
2. Microsoft Windows Internals, Fourth Edition
                         By Mark E. Russinovich, David A. Solomon
3. Inside Microsoft Windows 2000, Third Edition
  (Microsoft Programming Series)
                         By David A. Solomon, Mark E. Russinovich
Page 2: Turbo Prolog

F Y BSc Computer Science
http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Facutly%20of%20Science/F.Y.B.Sc.%20Computer%20Science/1.%20F.Y.B.Sc%20Comp.%20Sci.%20Syllabus.pdf
Page 9:
3. Introduction to Windows (File operations using windows
explorer,Internet explorer, desktop related operations etc.)
4. Introduction to Linux ( Using basic commands like cat with options,
ls with options, cal, pwd, wc, grep with options, i/o redirection
using >,>>,<,| etc.)


PG diploma in Computer Management
http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Faculty%20of%20Management/19.%20PGDCM%20Syllabus.pdf
Page 4: Introduction to Microsoft Outlook; Office Auomation & MS
Office; Introduction to MS Windows; MS Word; MS Excel

Page 6: Common dialog box( Microsoft-common dialog box 6.0); Other
common controls( MS Windows
common controls 6.0); Visual basic 6.0

MCA
http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Faculty%20of%20Management/3.%20MCA%20Syllabus.pdf
Windows Installer , Rpmbuild etc
page 103: 3.2 Introduction to Microsoft Project

Please forward to those, whoever you feel is concerned person on these issues.

In solidarity

Rishikesh

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[narendra sisodiya]

Hi Rishikesh and others,
      Greeting from Narendra Sisodiya
       I will suggest following thing to make a great efforts,
1) Update the following content here  - http://fosscomm.in/SyllabusReview
2)Join FOSSCOMM mailing list - http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
3) Please format a letter to University with following point
  a) Emphasis on teaching concept rather then proprietary  product
  b) Emphasis on saving money using various available foss tool
  c) Emphasis on adapting open standard for digital industry (like .odt files instead of .doc)
  d) Emphasis on foss software in which student can directly contribute and learn.
4) Please share letter on mailing list.

I hope Team at LFSI can do it.
Thanks and cheers again for good effort to change the syllabus.

PS:May be you can protest on use of proprietary tool.

2009/9/15 Rishikesh ऋषिकेश <rishikes...@gmail.com>

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