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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
In this module...
In this module...This module describes the Business Solutions Design Curriculum and explains
where this course fits in the curriculum.
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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
In this section...
In this section...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

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

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

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Course Vision and Purpose
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Course Objectives
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Modules in This Course
In this section...
In this section...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.