Curricula

Objectives

Purpose of the course

One important thing to learn in software development is project work, where different skills and areas of software development are combined to form a bigger whole. In this module, you will participate in the implementation of a small software project using the skills you have learned during your first year of studies.

Course competences

- Operating in a workplace: Is able to work constructively in a work community and promotes their own and their work community’s wellbeing.
- Proactive development: Solves problem situations creatively and reforms operating methods together with others.
- Ethics: Takes others into account and promotes equality and non-discrimination.
- Software Engineering Competence: Is familiar with tools and methods related to software engineering and able to apply the knowledge in practical work.
- Software Engineering Competence: Is able to define, plan, test and/or implement software products.
- Application Development Competence: Knows the technologies used in application development and recognizes the significance of different technologies and their relationships.
- Application Development Competence: Is able to program and develop secure applications.
- Information System Competence: Is familiar with typical information systems and services and understands the importance of security in utilizing services.

Learning objectives of the course

After completing the course, you will be able to combine your own and others' knowledge to form larger entities. You will be aware of the parts of a software project and be able to work in a productive role in teamwork situations. You are able to implement small software projects in collaboration with the rest of the team.

Content

During the course, a small-scale application or prototype is implemented as project work using the skills learned in the 1st year courses. You will deepen your own knowledge in the areas you have already learned, and learn new things about software project management. You will apply your previous knowledge to solve different development challenges. You will learn teamwork skills and patterns that you can use in any other studies in the future.

Time and location

Viikot 17-20, intensiivisesti ma-pe klo 9-16.

Teaching methods

The course is delivered intensively during the last month of the spring semester, weeks 17, 18, 19 and 20.
During this period you will be involved in the day-to-day work on a software project.

The work will be accompanied by small lectures and information sessions on relevant topics.

Practical training and working life connections

Companies and organisations can bring their own project ideas to the course.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

There will be no exam on the course.

Alternative completion methods

Other project work that develops substantive skills can also be counted as a substitute. Please discuss the details with your tutor.

Student workload

The software project will be carried out as an intensive project lasting about a month. Project work requires daily presence.

Further information for students

Avoin amk 15 (sis. max-määrään)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

You will be able to contribute to a software project in a production role. You understand the basics of application development, and can apply what you have learned in the 1st year courses to a project. You will be able to apply your knowledge to solve problems. Be able to work in a team.

Prerequisites

To participate in the course, you must have completed the 1st year of basic studies. You should be able to work in a production role in a software development project, either programming or interface design. You should have a basic understanding of software development tools.