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Citi go Back to Uni

More than 100 students attended a series of lectures delivered by Citi at Queens University Belfast throughout the month of February.  The lectures were designed to be integrated into a 2nd year Computer Science module;  promoting Citi as a  ‘Centre of Excellence for Technology’ while providing 2nd year Computer Science students with a foundation in the key areas of the software development lifecycle. 

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Citi staff who delivered the lectures (l-r):   Gary Davies, Stephanie Brooks, David Waddell, Brian Lunny, Patrick Farren, Theresa McHugh, Jason Walsh, Paul Jeynes. Claire Russell & Niall O’Hagan (not present)

A total of 5 lectures were delivered.  The lectures included topics such as

  • Project Management Fundamentals - The foundations of project management and advice on how to management a software development project
  • Communication and Teamwork – An overview of the key soft skills required to ensure the success of a project
  • Build Automation - Continuous integration, build scripting and guidance on best practices
  • Code Management & Code Quality - Version control, code review and unit testing
  • Quality Assurance - An overview of testing types, typical tester tasks and an insight into Quality Assurance as a career

All of the subject matter covered was aimed at providing guidance and industry best practice to the core theory being taught, and to give the students additional insight into a future career in Technology.

To complement the lecture series and provide practical examples, several lab sessions were developed to give the students hands on experience of applying the material and tools covered in the lectures to their real life student projects.

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Brian Lunny and Stephanie Brooks pictured with students from Queen’s University

The feedback from the students and university professors was fantastic. 

“We have been delighted this year that members of Citi’s Belfast staff have provided guest lectures and tutorial material for the Level 2 module Software Engineering and Group Project.  This has been an excellent opportunity for our students to learn first-hand about the techniques and technologies that are used in commercial software development.”

Dr Ian O’Neill
Lecturer in Computer Science, Queen’s University Belfast

Overall the lecture series proved to be a huge success providing local students with an insight into key areas of software development and encouraging them to apply for the full range of opportunities available within Citi.

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