IB96D-15 Programming Solutions for Enterprise

Department: Warwick Business School
Level: Taught Postgraduate Level
Module leader: Zhewei Zhang
Credit value: 15
Module duration: 10 weeks
Assessment: 100% coursework
Study location: University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

Introductory description

Students will learn basic concepts in agile software development and how to write computer programs in Python language to solve real-world problems. After finishing this course, the students will gain not only essential programming skills that can be useful for later courses and future jobs, but also, more importantly computational thinking, which is critical to understand digital innovation and entrepreneurship in today's information age.

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Module aims

This module aims to offer a broad and contemporary perspective on developing applications for business problems. Specifically, the module will:

Develop students' programming skills for contemporary business applications.
Develop students' understanding of the key principles and practices of managing modern software development

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

The Principles Of Modern Software Management
Agile Development Methodology
Fundamentals of Programming
Flow Control
Functions
Complex Data
File Operation and Exceptions
AI for coding
Git Version control

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of fundamental programming techniques in a core language for business applications
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of managing modern software development
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of practices of managing AI-assisted programming projects
Demonstrate critical understanding of programming in a business context
Demonstrate critical understanding of computational thinking in solving complex problem
Demonstrate critical understanding of adoption of generative AI in knowledge tasks

Indicative reading list

Horstmann, C.S., and BNecaise, R.D. 2016. Python for Everyone, (2nd ed.). Wiley.
Sweigart, A.L., 2015. Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners (1st Ed). No Starch Press.
Meyer, B., 2014. Agile! : the good, the hype and the ugly. Springer
Dowswell, K. (2024). Programming with GitHub Copilot: Write Better Code--Faster! John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

Subject specific skills

Demonstrate development of:
(i) programming design skills
(ii) agile project management skills
(iii) software version control skills

Transferable skills

Demonstrate written skills

Study time

Type	Required
Lectures	10 sessions of 2 hours (13%)
Seminars	10 sessions of 1 hour (7%)
Private study	48 hours (32%)
Assessment	72 hours (48%)
Total	150 hours

Private study description

Private study to include preparation for lectures and own reading

Costs

No further costs have been identified for this module.

You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Assessment group A7

	Weighting	Study time	Eligible for self-certification
Assessment component
Individual Programming Project	100%	72 hours	Yes (extension)
Max 3500 words.
Reassessment component is the same

Feedback on assessment

Assessments are graded using standard University Postgraduate Marking Criteria and written feedback is provided. Feedback for individual essays includes comments on a marksheet.

Courses

This module is Core for:

Year 1 of TIBS-G5N4 Postgraduate Taught Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation