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Modern Software Development (5 cr)

Code: YTSP0100-3004

General information


Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 08.09.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 19.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of Technology

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

20 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Master's Degree Programme in Information Technology, Full Stack Software Development

Teachers

  • Juha Peltomäki
  • Piotr Krawczyk
  • Juho Pekki
  • Marcin Topolewski

Groups

  • YTS23S1
    Master of Engineering, Degree Programme in Information Technology, Full Stack Software Development

Objective

The student understands terminology and principles of modern software development and knows most of the important use cases to create and manage modern software architecture.

Content

The key topics of the course are:
- Modern software and micro-service architecture
- Modern software development on common cloud services
- Serverless development and function as a service
- DevOps methods
- Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD pipeline)
- Containers and container orchestration
- Common modern front-end and back-end frameworks

Location and time

The course will be implemented in the fall semester of 2023.

Materials

The learning material can be found in the Moodle and GitLab environments.

Teaching methods

- lectures/online lectures
- distance learning
- exercises
- learning tasks

Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work, which means that the load of five credits is approximately 135 hours. The load is distributed in different ways depending on the course implementation.

Further information

The course is evaluated based on the returned assignments. The assessment methods are reviewed at the beginning of the course.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: The student understands and demonstrates practical implementations of modern software development. The student is able to design and implement a technical pipeline/platform for a modern development environment. The student reflects on his/her own learning commendably.

Fail 0: The student does not meet the minimum criteria set for the course.

Qualifications

Basics of JavaScript programming