Developer EQF 7

The Developer full stack curriculum is being designed by Warsaw School of Computer Science (PL). It is one of the two training units made up from full MSc model curriculum, dedicated to Developer’s role for the purpose of ESSA piloting. The Developer full stack curriculum is an EQF level 7 programme to be used primarily at higher education institutions. The curriculum may be used as a separate full stack training programme (20 ECTS) or as a basic part of MSc full studies in advanced full stack developer software engineering course (120 ECTS). The targeted groups are post graduate students with the purpose to upskill or reskill with developer full stack competences. The curriculum is made up of 8 learning units covering 510 study hours (192 contact hours). Recommended delivery method is blended (presence classroom/virtual classroom) but also other methods and platforms may be used such as e-learning platforms i.e. moodle. The main objectives of the course are to familiarize participants with various aspects of advanced programming tasks in the context of frontend and backend development. The course program covers topics related to understanding project requirements and interpreting design documentation, implementing IT solutions using modern techniques, tools, and software development standards. An important element of the course also includes cloud-based approaches and selected aspects related to implementing solutions that require both a team-oriented approach and knowledge of DevOps techniques and solutions. The curriculum's takes into account local characteristics adapted to context of national labour market. Current technology maturity state and future direction in software engineering development and the legal context are included. Also best international practices are considered in the curriculum.