Module Title:Project (Digital Transformation)
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 10
NFQ Level:6
Module Delivered In 1 programme(s)
Teaching & Learning Strategies: This module is delivered in a studio enviornment where students work on a projects developing their problem solving, teamwork and communication skills. Some tutorials and lectures will be provided but most interaction will be facilitating a problem based learning environment and project supervision by the lecturer.
Module Aim: To introduce the student to project work with a minor and major project. The minor project is an individual project drawing on the students’ own personal abilities and the major is a group project requiring interaction with a small number of fellow students.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Identify an opportunity to re-engineer an existing business process.
LO2 Design and present a solution to transform a business model/operations/activity/process.
LO3 Develop a solution according to a specification.
LO4 Participate as a team member in developing an web based application that enables digital transformation
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

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Incompatible Modules
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Web Based Applications for Digital Transformation
Students will be provided with an introduction to the idea of Digital Transformation and given some practical examples. Other topics to be covered include, project management guidelines, project lifecycles and GDPR requirements.
Functional Specification
Students work individually on a functional specification for some common type of business process to be re-engineered. This involves making contact with an appropriate local business, conducting interviews, obtaining forms, dockets, brochures etc. in order to ascertain what functionality is required.
Application (Web Programming / Database)
Students work on a web based dynamic database project in groups of 3 or 4 to a detailed specification to transform some business process. They produce database layouts, user interface and code.
Supervision
Each student and group (depending on component) is assigned to a tutor, with scheduled weekly meeting times. Detailed standards and guidelines are published and strictly enforced for each component.
Assessment Breakdown%
Project100.00%
No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project Research design solutions using web based technologies to transform a business model/operations/activity/process. Students then present this solution. 1,2 35.00 n/a
Project Web development application: Students are given a brief that details a businesses need to transform its business model/operations/activity/process using a web based application. Students must participate in a team. Deliverables include a project design report and a web based application. Students must also demonstrate the application. 3,4 65.00 n/a
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecturer-Supervised Learning (Contact) Every Week 0.25
Project Every Week 5.75
Total Hours 6.00
 

Module Delivered In

Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CW_KWCAP_C Higher Certificate in Computing 2 Mandatory