This is an SMU-X course designed in collaboration with Citibank, and has since been extended to include other banking/fintech sponsors such as OCBC, UBS, and NETS. Sponsors will each supply 3-5 projects ideas to select from. Students will form teams of 5 or 6, and select one of the sponsors’ project ideas to work on. Project selections do not need to be unique, meaning multiple teams can select the same project idea.
Each student project team will be assigned to a sponsor and an SMU faculty supervisor. Sponsors will provide project scope and management for student teams to have practical industry learning experiences. Student teams will have weekly check in meetings, either virtually or physically, with their sponsor.
Student project teams will be expected to develop a working software application prototype, to be delivered to the sponsor at the end of the course. Sponsors will specify the technologies to be used, including; development tools/languages, OS, database, 3rd party libraries, target deployment environment e.g. cloud environment.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to gain:
- Practical industry experience working directly with the sponsor.
- Project management experience on a real-world industry project.
- Software development experience on a real-world industry project.