Phase I: Preparation (Weeks 1–5)#

1. Week 1 — Module Introduction & IPD Overview (What is Product Development?)
2. Week 2 — From Idea to Requirement (User Story and Requirement Gathering)
3. Week 3 — User Story Mapping & Product Backlog
4. Week 4 — Product Roadmap & Release Plan
5. Week 5 — MVP & MDP

Phase II: Agile Theory & Norming (Weeks 6–12)#

1. Week 6 — Scrum Framework & Roles (How Scrum Teams Operate)
2. Week 7 — Sprint Planning & Daily Scrum (Daily Stand-up Meeting)
3. Week 8 — Sprint Review & Retrospective (Continues Improve)
4. Week 9 — Product Design & Confirmation
5. Week 10 — Agile Testing & Quality Building-In
6. Week 11 — Social, Legal, Ethical & Professional Issues (Responsibilities of Professionals)
7. Week 12 — Project Management Tools & Part B Presentation

Session Objects#

• Learning and Development in the AI Era: Navigating Your Intelligent “Co-pilot”
• Academic Research and Literature Review
• Product Development Metrics: Velocity, Technical Debt and Burn-ups
• Systems Issues – Errors, Failures, Risks and Hazards
• Finance and Product Cost Management

S2 Sprint Plan — Your Roadmap#

At the end of each Sprint: Product Backlog + Sprint Plan + Sprint Review + Sprint Retrospective

Assessment Reminders — S2 Deadlines#

Session Objects#

• New - Case Study
• New - Coursework Part C - Employability Portfolio

Courseworks#

1. Coursework Part C - Employability Portfolio
2. Coursework Part D – Individual Journal of Agile Development
3. Coursework Part D – Class Test

Coursework Part C - Employability Portfolio#

• Set – Semester 2, Week 1;
• Due – Semester 2, Week 11
• Reward: 10% of the module mark
• Total word count – 1000 words

Section 1. Developing a Career Plan
Section 2. Building CVs and Covering Letters
Section 3. Job Descriptions and Interview Questions
Section 4. Interviews
Section 5. Formative Feedback
Section 6. Psychometric Tests
Section 7. Assessment Centre Preparation

Agile Development#

3 Sprints to complete your MVP(Minimum Viable Product)

Agile Project Ideas#

The ideas include bullets – indicating essential features of the product, with some ideas for extending the core system.
Make the project your own, by developing your own features.
https://ipd.cdut-sinobritish.com/coursework/agile-project-ideas

S2 Expectations — What We Need From You#

As a student, S2, you need to:

1. Proactively drive projects. Don’t wait for lectures to tell you what to do; initiate sprints
2. Maintain high-quality journals. Write immediately after each Sprint, reflecting honestly
3. Collaborate as a team. Hold daily stand-ups (Daily Scrum) consistently; the Scrum Master drives this process
4. Submit work on time. Part C (Week 11) and each journal round have deadlines

As a Module Leader, I will provide:

1. Weekly lectures provide specialized knowledge support.
2. Provide Product Owner-style feedback during the Sprint Review
3. Feel free to reach out to me anytime if you have any questions.

Where Do You Manage Your Working Results?#

1. Your Code/Framework/Prototype/etc.
2. Your UI Design/Tech Research/etc.

Standardized Gitee Workflow#

https://ipd.cdut-sinobritish.com/reading-materials/git/standardized-gitee-workflow

Where Do You Track Your Project Progress?#

Product Backlog -> Current Sprint -> In Progress -> Peer Review -> Done

Retrospective