IS484 IS Project Experience (FinTech)
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Course Description:
- This is an SMU-X course designed in collaboration with participating Banks, FinTechs, and other FIs, to serve as project sponsors. Collectively, industry sponsors will supply a minimum of 5 projects ideas to select from.
- Students will form teams of 5 or 6, and select one the 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/mentor 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.
- Sponsors will specify the technologies to be used, including; development tools/languages, OS, database, 3rd party libraries, target deployment environment e.g. cloud environment.
- 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.
Course Prerequisites:
1. Software Project Management (IS212) is a pre-requisite or a co-requisite.
2. Any two (2) track courses from the track that you are declaring for your project. One of these courses can be a co-requisite.
Project Timeline:
| Activities | Timeline | Term 1/ Term 2 | Action By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Sourcing and Registration | Week -14 to Week -10 | Form teams. Review the below set of predefined projects provided by Citibank, OCBC, NETS, UBS, and others. Fill up the Project Team Signup Sheet at the below link, listing your preferred projects. FT Track Coordinator will finalize the matching of teams to projects. | Students |
| Project Matching | Week -10 | FT Track Coordinator will finalize the matching of teams to projects. | FT Track Coordinator |
| Proposal | Due before the start of Week -8 | Submit your project proposals to your Track Coordinator(s). For mixed-track teams, both track coordinators need to review your proposal. | Students |
| Decision on Proposal | Week -4 | Your Track Coordinator(s) will confirm that the project has sufficient scope to fulfill your respective track requirements for IS Project Experience. | Track Coordinator, Students, (Optional: Sponsor) |
| Start of Project | Week 1 | Supervisor - Teams | Student |
| Midterm | Week 8 | Presentation | Students, Supervisor, Reviewer (Optional: Sponsor, Track Coordinator) |
| Finals | Week 14 to Week 16 | Presentation | Students, Supervisor, Reviewer (Optional: Sponsor, Track Coordinator) |
Project Team Signup Sheet:
AY2025/26 Term 1
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q-2qNkXGcjPxybU52s-1cazP5k4zhHTYRn7SKxz5Hjg/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Current Projects - FY2025/26 Term 1
Pending project information from sponsors - to be advised...
Archived Past Projects and Groups
Past Project Descriptions
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f7r2y1n6USWAYVTVyWkZkYxJt7HCoxlc-z3jAGzX7LQ/edit?gid=0#gid=0
