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Re: Stanford University Offers Facebook Development Class

Pete — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:10:17 -0000

Thanks for the info, Dan.

Re: Stanford University Offers Facebook Development Class

Dan Ackerman Greenberg — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:12:28 -0000

I'm Dan, the head Course Assistant for the Stanford Facebook class.

UPDATE: We've had two great classes so far, and in two weeks, our students will launch their first versions of their apps.

A clarification: grading will not be based solely on users, but we will be more focused on user engagement and the use of metrics to improve and iterate on the user experience.

There's a lot of excitement in the air, and we've upped our enrollment cap to about 90, from 40!

Stay tuned, because our students are going to build some really cool apps over the next 6-8 weeks.

Dan Ackerman Greenberg
http://www.ackermangreenber...

Re: Stanford University Offers Facebook Development Class

David — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:18:12 -0000

We are looking to hire a Facebook Developer. So if you are one or are looking for some freelance work let us know.

Re: Stanford University Offers Facebook Development Class

BJ Fogg — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:20:55 -0000

I'm teaching the Facebook course along with Dave McClure. Thanks for covering it.

A few clarifications for your story:

1. Your statement about grading isn't quite right. Students will be evaluated on how well their apps engage users, not on the sheer number of users. We're also evaluating students on how well they work in teams, among other things.

2. At the end of the course, we're having a public expo. This expo is not designed to win investors, as you say. I imagine some VCs will come, but this is not the purpose. We want to give students experience in presenting and discussing their work with the public.

I'm happy to answer other questions you have about this course.

--BJ Fogg
captology.stanford.edu

Re: Stanford University Offers Facebook Development Class

Bethgranter — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:44:30 -0000

The grading also seems flawed if the rich kids are allowed to buy advertising for their app...