An applied Swiss-inspired curriculum combining algorithmic rigour, systems architecture, digital trust and practical engineering capability for modern technology leaders.
The Executive Doctorate in FinTech and Digital Finance at Brookfield School of Computing is engineered to provide deep competency across core computer science, systems design, and targeted domain applications. Students develop fluency in software craftsmanship, distributed architectures, algorithm optimization, and data governance.
Instruction balances rigorous theoretical foundations with practical code repositories, laboratory simulations, and ethical technology review aligned with modern international computing standards.
| Code | Module Title | Type | Discipline & Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOC101 | Philosophy of Technical Sciences & Epistemology in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Examine computational ontology, paradigm shifts, falsificationism and scientific epistemology in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC102 | Doctoral Research Methodology & Design Science Research in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Formulate Hevner's Design Science Research guidelines, rigor vs relevance cycles and doctoral artifact design in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC103 | Empirical Research Formulation & Quantitative Inquiry in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Design formal empirical investigations, controlled computational experiments and statistical hypothesis test suites in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC104 | Theoretical Frameworks & Advanced Systems Modeling in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Deconstruct axiomatic systems models, state transition systems and formal verification in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC105 | Computational Experimentation & Statistical Verification in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Execute Monte Carlo simulations, power calculations and non-parametric statistical tests in FinTech and Digital Finance using R and Python. |
| DOC106 | Critical Literature Synthesis & State-of-the-Art Analysis in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Perform systematic literature reviews (PRISMA), meta-analyses and theoretical gap identification in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC107 | Systems Epistemology & Architectural Thinking in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Evaluate socio-technical systems theory, emergence in complex adaptive architectures and structural decoupling in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC108 | Research Ethics, Responsible Innovation & Swiss Standards in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Audit doctoral research protocols against Swiss human research ethics, algorithmic safety and data governance in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC109 | Doctoral Research Scoping & Initial Proposal Portfolio in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Author the preliminary doctoral scoping portfolio defining novel research questions, significance and scope in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Discipline & Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOC201 | Advanced Doctoral Proposal Defense & Technical Roadmap in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Defend the comprehensive doctoral research proposal, methodology and experimental roadmap in FinTech and Digital Finance before a faculty panel. |
| DOC202 | Empirical Prototyping & Research Artifact Engineering in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Construct the foundational computational artifact, reference architecture and experimental software testbed in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC203 | Advanced Statistical Learning & Model Evaluation in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Derive generalization bounds, cross-validation asymptotics and high-dimensional estimation theory in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC204 | Field Experimentation & Data Collection Methodology in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Deploy telemetry collectors, empirical logging probes and instrumentation across production testbeds in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC205 | Enterprise Systems Integration & Sociotechnical Impact Analysis in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Analyze organizational adoption dynamics, human-in-the-loop interfaces and sociotechnical integration barriers in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC206 | Intellectual Property, Open Research & Technical Dissemination in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Manage doctoral software patent disclosures, dual-licensing models and open-source scientific repository governance in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC207 | Technology Innovation Strategy & Industrial Research Collaboration in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Structure university-industry research partnerships, industrial consortium agreements and technology transfer in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC208 | Mid-Candidature Doctoral Milestone & Progress Review in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Successfully pass the comprehensive mid-candidature doctoral review demonstrating substantial empirical progress in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC209 | Applied Research Colloquium & Working Paper Series in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Present working research papers, collect expert peer critique and author academic pre-prints in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Discipline & Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOC301 | Doctoral Fieldwork & Experimental Artifact Evaluation in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Conduct exhaustive empirical fieldwork and evaluate the research artifact across multi-organization deployments in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC302 | Comprehensive Data Analysis & Computational Verification in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Perform advanced statistical triangulation, sensitivity analysis and algorithmic verification of empirical data in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC303 | Doctoral Dissertation Drafting: Architectural & Empirical Synthesis in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Draft dissertation core chapters: theoretical foundation, artifact architecture and empirical findings in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC304 | Doctoral Dissertation Drafting: Results Validation & Benchmarking in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Author dissertation comparative benchmark chapters validating novel contributions against state-of-the-art baselines in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC305 | Academic Journal Manuscript & Peer Review Preparation in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Prepare high-impact peer-reviewed journal submissions conforming to top-tier ACM/IEEE editorial standards in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC306 | Industry Technology Transfer & Executive Briefing in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Synthesize academic findings into actionable executive advisories and commercial technology transfer briefs in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC307 | Final Doctoral Dissertation Submission & Quality Audit in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Complete the full academic dissertation manuscript and pass formal institutional originality audits in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC308 | Doctoral Oral Defense (Viva Voce) Preparation in FinTech and Digital Finance | Theory | Master academic rhetorical defense, anticipate committee objections and articulate unique scholarly contributions in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
| DOC309 | Final Executive Doctoral Defense & Research Dissemination in FinTech and Digital Finance | Practical | Successfully defend the doctoral dissertation in public viva voce examination and disseminate scholarly findings in FinTech and Digital Finance. |
Master’s degree in computing or related quantitative discipline with significant technology leadership experience. Research concept proposal required.
Brookfield School of Computing is an independent private education institution in formation. Academic programmes, entry requirements, fees and awards are subject to institutional review and applicable Swiss legal regulations.