FTA 3890 - Experiential Learning

Description

This course engages students in collaboration with industry partners to address real‑world Fintech challenges. Students work with industry mentors to identify Fintech needs, formulate client‑defined problem statements, design and iteratively validate business solutions through continuous feedback loops, and present professional recommendations. Guided by industry mentors and business decision‑makers who share day‑to‑day operational activities, current challenges, and emerging trends, students gain applied skills that mirror professional practice in today's digital financial ecosystem. Students gain professional experience, and organizations benefit from innovative, "outside-the-box," perspectives generated by students-creating a mutually beneficial, win-win collaboration between academia and industry.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• LO1: Explain FinTech payment products, services, client needs, and associated business challenges.
  
• LO2: Define a client-focused FinTech problem statement based on stakeholder input and business context.
  
• LO3: Develop FinTech solution prototypes aligned with business and technical requirements.
  
• LO4: Test the FinTech solution using iterative feedback and experimentation.
  
• LO5: Present validated project recommendations aligned with client feedback and industry expectations.