Fundamentals of Scrum and becoming a Scrum Master (8 ECTS)

Code: TT00EM75-3005

General information

Timing: 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2023; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 8 ECTS

Virtual portion: 8 ECTS

Campus: Karaportti 2

Teaching languages: English

Seats: 0 - 1000

Degree programmes: Information and Communication Technology

Teachers: Virve Prami

Teacher in charge: Janne Salonen

Course: TT00EM75

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Learning outcomes

The goal of this course is for students to get familiar with Agile Methodologies and its Frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. The student will learn about the events, artifacts, and rules in an agile management system. After passing this course, the students will be able to join any kind of agile team and engage with the development team more effectively. In the end, the students will get familiar with Trello and Jira, two of the most useful and well-known agile management tools.
The student will specifically get familiar with the topics related to becoming a Scrum Master to lead agile and scrum teams.
The student will also get prepared for the Scrum Master Certificates.

Content

What is Agile? - Agile Values and Principles
Scrum: The most common approach (Scrum Team Members - Scrum’s primary Artifacts - Scrum Events - Scrum Board - Scrum Charts)
Extreme programming
Kanban
Introducing Trello and Jira
Introduction to Azure DevOps - Getting more into the details
Preparing to become a Scrum Master

Teaching methods

This course is 100% virtual thanks to the comprehensive interactive material and content prepared for this course.

Course includes:
- Tutorial Videos
- Exercises
- Quiz
- Project
- Self-study

Location and time

Course is online in TechClass environment and it can be done in own pace.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Online in TechClass environment.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Online in TechClass environment.

International connections

N/A

Student workload

Lectures = 80h
Assignments = 50h
Self-study = 80h
Quiz = 10h
Project = 40h
Essay = 10h
Total = 270 hours

Content scheduling