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17	17	[[Task Management for the FLOW Syllabus>>url:http://www.projectmanagementhotel.com/projects/course-free-libre-open/issues?sort=updated_on%3Adesc%2Cid%3Adesc||rel="__blank" title="Task Management for the FLOW Syllabus"]]
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19		-== The OSI Mission, and the Purpose of the OSI-EDU-WG ==
	19	+== Purpose of the OSI-EDU-WG in Relation to the OSI Mission ==
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21		-The OSI has long played a role in community-building and education about how free/libre/open source licenses, and various related domains and business models, can provide a foundation for both socio-economic and business advantages. Through The FLOW Syllabus, the OSI-EDU-WG helps managers of projects, portfolios, organizations and consortia to thoroughly understand and engage the free/libre/open way, encompassing ethics, methods, processes, governance, HR management, strategy, security, law or financing.
	21	+The OSI has long played a role in community-building and education about how free/libre/open source licenses, and various related domains and business models, can provide a foundation for both socio-economic and business advantages. Through The FLOW Syllabus, the OSI Management Education Working Group (OSI-EDU-WG) helps managers of projects, portfolios, organizations and consortia to thoroughly understand and engage the free/libre/open way, encompassing ethics, methods, processes, governance, HR management, strategy, security, law or financing.
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23		-The purpose of the OSI-EDU-WG is to coordinate the resourcing, maintenance and extension of a collectively curated guide to the concepts and methods underlying free/libre/open projects and organizations, tailored to assist "educators" in their design of learning programs.
	23	+The purpose of the OSI-EDU-WG is to coordinate the maintenance, extension and resourcing of a collectively curated guide to the concepts and methods underlying free/libre/open work.
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25		-Target educators are academic and business instructors, advisers (including legal counsel), as well as project and operations managers who need to effectively relate and discuss these topics with team members, executives, business partners, customers or constituents, and who therefore also function as educators. The guide is intended to be useful towards the development of on-site seminars or workshops, and online tutorials or webinars, in both formal or informal venues, including autonomous learning. It is adaptable to any venue or delivery methodology.
	25	+The FLOW Syllabus is tailored to assist "educators" in their design of learning programs, and its structure anticipates the need to associate information, learning objectives and assessment (both [[formative and summative>>url:http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formative-summative.html]]).
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	27	+Our target educators are academic and business instructors, advisers (including legal counsel), as well as project and operations managers who need to effectively relate and discuss these topics with team members, executives, business partners, customers or constituents, and who therefore also function as educators. The guide is intended to be useful towards the development of on-site seminars or workshops, and online tutorials or webinars, in both formal or informal venues, including autonomous learning. It is adaptable to any venue or delivery methodology.
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27	27	,,Anything in this charter that conflicts with requirements of the [[Bylaws of the Open Source Initiative>>url:http://opensource.org/bylaws||rel="__blank" title="Bylaws of the Open Source Initiative"]] shall be considered void. Anything in this charter that conflicts with the parameters of the [[OSI's Working Group Characteristics and Process>>doc:Characteristics of OSI Working Groups||title="OSI's Working Group Characteristics and Process"]] must be ratified by the OSI Board.,,
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29	29	== Purpose ==
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33	33	== Scope ==
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	38	+Topics that are "in scope" for the OSI-EDU-WG include anything related to discussing, developing and disseminating peer-reviewed learning resources and services to help the managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia gain an advanced understanding of strategies, processes and methods to optimize value, to control costs, and to manage risk through effective coordination, resourcing and governance of Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW).
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	40	+Topics that are "out of scope" involve anything not directly related to management education about free/libre/open works. The FLOW Syllabus does __not__ address the relative merits of various economic, political or sociological theories or scenarios. The Syllabus also is not the place for marketing or evangelizing of particular free/libre/open software or services.
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35	35	The FLOW Syllabus is oriented towards the application of explicit free/libre/open arrangements for:
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37	37	* Computer programs and their related specifications, diagrams, tables, documentation and data as [[copyrightable works>>url:http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/102||title="copyrightable works"]]
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116	116	== Scope of this Working Group ==
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118		-In general, the topics that are "in scope" for OSI-EDU-WG include anything related to discussing, developing and disseminating peer-reviewed learning resources and services to help project managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia gain an advanced understanding of strategies, processes and methods to optimize value, to control costs, and to manage risk through effective coordination, resourcing and governance of Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW). ([[Read more.)>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Projects/FreeLibreOpenWorksManagementEducationQuestionnaire#Attachments]] Some examples of these topics are:\\
	125	+In general, the topics that are "in scope" for OSI-EDU-WG include anything related to discussing, developing and disseminating peer-reviewed learning resources and services to help project managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia gain an advanced understanding of strategies, processes and methods to optimize value, to control costs, and to manage risk through effective coordination, resourcing and governance of Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW). ([[Read more.)>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Projects/FreeLibreOpenWorksManagementEducationQuestionnaire#Attachments]]
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120		-* FLOW Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
121		-* Concepts, Methods, Approaches and Legal Cases Relevant to FLOW and:
122		-** Copyright / Droit d'auteur concepts, scope, limitations, management and legal cases
123		-** Artificial Monopolies (e.g. "Patents")
124		-** Licensing, Contracting, Trade Secrets (e.g. "Non-Disclosure Agreements"; "Non-Competition Agreements")
125		-* FLOW Team and Organizational Performance and Strategy
	127	+opics that are "out of scope" involve anything not directly related to management education about free/libre/open works. Some examples of these topics are:
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127		-In general, the topics that are "out of scope" involve anything not directly related to management education about free/libre/open works. Some examples of these topics are:
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129	129	* The relative merits of various economic, political or sociological theories. (i.e. The focus of this Community Group is on optimizing value, controling costs, and manageing risk through effective management of free/libre/open works under any economic, political or sociological scenario.)
130	130	* Marketing or evangelizing of particular free/libre/open software solutions or components.
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