On the educational curriculum in finance and technology

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Karkkainen, Tatja and Panos, Georgios A. and Broby, Daniel and Bracciali, Andrea; Diplaris, Sotiris and Satsiou, Anna and Følstad, Asbjørn and Vafopoulos, Michail and Vilarinho, Thomas, eds. (2018) On the educational curriculum in finance and technology. In: Internet Science. Lecture Notes in Computer Science . Springer, GRC, pp. 7-20. ISBN 9783319775463 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77547-0_1)

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Abstract

Recent technological developments have enabled a wide array of new applications in financial markets, e.g. big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, and robo-advising, inter alia. While traditionally comprising of computer programs and other technology used to support or enable banking and financial services, the new fintech sector is often seen as enabling transformation of the financial industry. A more moderate and critical view suggests that for the full transformative potential of fintech to be enabled, there is a need for an updated educational curriculum that balances knowledge and understanding of finance and technology. A curriculum that provides a skill portfolio in the two core components and complements them with applied knowledge can support the enabling forces which will render fintech as a true opportunity for the financial service industry and for society as a whole. We attempt a scholarship inquiry into the educational curriculum in finance and technology, aiming to inform this modern educational agenda. We review skills shortages, as identified by firms and experts, and examine the state-of-the art by some of the first educational programs in fintech.

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Karkkainen, Tatja, Panos, Georgios A., Broby, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5482-0766 and Bracciali, Andrea; Diplaris, Sotiris, Satsiou, Anna, Følstad, Asbjørn, Vafopoulos, Michail and Vilarinho, Thomas
  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:63670
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    13 March 2018
    Published
    13 March 2018
    Published Online
    12 February 2018
    Accepted
    Notes:This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77547-0_1.
    Subjects:Education > Theory and practice of education > Curriculum
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Accounting and Finance
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:10 Apr 2018 10:58
    Last modified:13 Dec 2024 01:04
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/63670
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