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Overview
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Business Solutions Design Curriculum
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Overview of This Course
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Activity 1.1: Designing a New Type of Motorcycle
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Project Life Cycle
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Looking Forward
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This module describes the Business Solutions Design Curriculum and explains
where this course fits in the curriculum.

First, you will learn about the curriculum: its vision and purpose, its four
courses, and the case study used in all the courses.
Then, you will focus on this particular course: its vision, purpose, and main
topics.
Finally, you will learn about the characteristics of a project life cycle, about the
Microsoft
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Solutions Framework (MSF) Process Model for Application
Development, and how the course relates to that model.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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Describe how the course fits into the entire Business Solutions Design
Curriculum.
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Describe how you will use the case study to apply the principles you will
learn in the course.
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Describe the benefits you will gain by completing the course.
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Describe where gathering and analyzing business requirements fits into an
application development life cycle.
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Describe the parts that constitute a vision document.

Slide Objective
To provide an overview of
the module topics and
objectives.
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Business Solutions Design Curriculum
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Curriculum Vision and Purpose
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Courses in the Curriculum
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Curriculum Case Study
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This section provides an overview of the Business Solutions Design
Curriculum. It also provides the context for the current course. Because the
courses in the curriculum are interrelated, it will help you to see the full range
of knowledge and skills you will learn in each course.
In this section, you will learn about the vision and purpose of both the Business
Solutions Design Curriculum as a whole and of the four courses in the
curriculum.
You will also learn how to use the curriculum case study to apply the concepts
and skills taught in the course.
Slide Objective
To explain the purpose of
the section and what
students will learn in the

section.
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Curriculum Vision and Purpose
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Business solutions analysis and design
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Four Microsoft Official Curriculum courses
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Curriculum focus
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Solution design skills required by developers
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MCSD certification
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Benefits of curriculum
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Solution design tools, skills, and knowledge


The Business Solutions Design Curriculum teaches how to analyze business
requirements and develop business solutions that meet those requirements.
The curriculum includes four Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses.
These instructor-led seminars and workshops provide a clear path to mastering
business solution analysis and design, and prepare participants so that they can
get the maximum benefit from the Mastering Series development courses.
To provide a solid foundation for instruction on design and analysis, the
concepts of the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) are integrated into all

courses in the curriculum. In addition, the courses largely cover the stated
objectives for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) Exam 70-100.
Curriculum benefits include:
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Techniques and tools for designing business solutions.
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Microsoft technology considerations for designing business solutions.
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Practical experience through hands-on activities.

Slide Objective
To describe the Business
Solutions Design
Curriculum.
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Courses in the Curriculum
Course 1607: Microsoft Technology for
Business Solutions (1 day)
Course 1607: Microsoft Technology for
Business Solutions (1 day)
Course 1585: Gathering and Analyzing
Business Requirements (3 days)
Course 1585: Gathering and Analyzing
Business Requirements (3 days)
Course 1609: Designing Data Services
and Data Models (2 days)
Course 1609: Designing Data Services

and Data Models (2 days)
Course 1608: Designing Business
Solutions (5 days)
Course 1608: Designing Business
Solutions (5 days)


The following list describes the four courses in the Business Solutions Design
Curriculum.
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Microsoft Technology for Business Solutions (1607)
This seminar provides an overview of the broad feature set of Microsoft
solutions technologies. It explains how the technologies can be integrated to
solve real business problems.
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Gathering and Analyzing Business Requirements (1585)
This workshop teaches how to gather, analyze, and present business
processes and requirements. Participants learn how to develop and
communicate a project’s vision and scope by using the appropriate MSF
models and processes to capture the business requirements and solution
goals.
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Designing Business Solutions (1608)
This workshop teaches how to use conceptual, logical, and physical models
and the appropriate MSF models and processes to design a business
solution. Participants design the presentation, business, and data layers of a
solution based on business requirements and vision and scope statements.
Participants also learn how to select suitable technologies and architectures
for their solution, based on tradeoff analysis.
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Designing Data Services and Data Models (1609)
This workshop teaches how to analyze business requirements to determine
data storage and data access requirements. Participants learn how to design
data models and the data layer of a Microsoft Windows
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Distributed
interNet Applications (DNA) architecture, and how to select the appropriate
Microsoft technologies.
Slide Objective
To briefly describe the four
courses in the curriculum
and provide context for the
current course.
Lead-in
It will help to understand the
context of this course by
reviewing the four courses
in the curriculum.
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Curriculum Case Study
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Role of the case study in the curriculum
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Company name: Ferguson and Bardell, Inc.


The Business Solutions Design Curriculum uses a case study to provide

continuity across its courses for students who take the entire curriculum. The
information in the case study is used to apply the skills learned in each course.
The case study features Ferguson and Bardell, Inc., a Chicago-based
engineering, architecture, and project management firm. The company has over
800 employees. Corporate headquarters occupy seven floors of a prominent
office high-rise in downtown Chicago, with satellite offices in Detroit,
Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Louisville.
Each course provides a combination of individual, small group, and class
activities built around scenarios involving this fictitious company. The courses
also provide additional practice scenarios as needed to supplement the Ferguson
and Bardell, Inc. case study.
Slide Objective
To introduce the
curriculum’s case study and
show how students will use
it in this course.
Lead-in
Throughout the curriculum,
you will apply the skills that
you learn to a common case
study.
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Overview of This Course

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Course Vision and Purpose
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Course Objectives
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Modules in This Course
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This section provides a closer look at this particular course.
First, you will learn about the vision, purpose, and benefits of the course.
Next, you will learn about the course objectives, which summarize the
performance skills you will have acquired by the end of the course.
Finally, you will review a brief summary of the modules in this course.
Together, these summaries provide an overall picture of the information that
will be covered in the next three days.
Slide Objective
To explain the vision and
purpose of this course and
provide an overview of what
students will learn.