Description
Aims:
The module aims to:Ìý
- Introduce students to software engineering and product management principles with specific reference to the financial services industry.ÌýÌý
- Provide students with hands-on experience through tutorials, lab practical sessions and case studies.Ìý
- Capacitate students with expertise to understand what effective software engineering and product management techniques are.
Intended learning outcomes:
On successful completion of the module, a student will be able to:Ìý
- Explain the principles of software engineering including agile software development, requirements gathering, prototyping and client/server architectures, and evaluate their applicability in different product management setups.
- Plan, design, and deliver simple software engineering processes.
- Identify the wider issues that form the background to developing software systems at financial services organisations and propose potential solutions.
- Apply the principles of product management including scrum implementation and product life cycle management (PLM) to fintech products.
- Allocate, organise, and assess work within a multi-member team for a software development project.
Indicative content:
The following is indicative of the topics the module will typically cover:
The module introduces students to the basic principles and skills associated with object-oriented software engineering and product management applied in the financial technology sector. The module will cover aspects such as requirements gathering, user story design, prototyping, A/B testing, scrum implementation, CI () / CD (continuous delivery) practice and client/server architectures. It will provide students with the knowledge necessary to be able to architect, analyse and improve systems effectively, as well as to manage a financial services software during the product life cycle.Ìý
Requisites:
To be eligible to select this module as optional or elective, a student must ​be registered on a programme and year of study for which it is formally available.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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