Instructor Notes Module 1: Course Overview Introduction This module provides students with an overview of the Business Solutions Design Curriculum and shows where this course fits in the curriculum. Students will learn about the overall curriculum’s vision and purpose, the four courses that constitute the curriculum, and the case study used in all the courses. They will then learn about the vision and purpose of this course and its main topics. After completing this module, students will be able to: ! Describe how the course fits into the entire Business Solutions Design Curriculum. ! Describe how they will use the case study to apply the principles they will learn in the course. Materials and Preparation This section provides you with the materials and preparation needed to teach this module. Materials To teach this module, you will need the following materials: ! Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® file P01_1609a.ppt ! Module 1, “Course Overview” ! Activity 1.1, “Categorizing Existing Information” Preparation To prepare for this module, you should: ! Read all materials for this module. ! Complete the activity. Presentation: 20 Minutes Activity: 25 Minutes 2 Instructor Notes Module 1: Course Overview Activities Activity 1.1: Categorizing Existing Information As the first activity in the course, this activity helps students get used to working in groups and completing a task within a certain amount of time. The output of the activity also begins to orient students toward thinking systematically about data. The process of designing a database involves analytical thinking about requirements as they relate to data. People regularly apply analytical thinking at work and in everyday life. This activity provides an opportunity for students to exercise skills they currently possess as tools that they can apply in this course. After completing this activity, students will be able to: ! Categorize a set of existing information. ! Identify the characteristics and basic relationships in that set of information. ! To prepare for the activity 1. Have one flip chart and a set of markers ready for each group of students. 2. Perform the activity yourself, being sure to categorize the information into various possible groupings. Module Strategy Use the following strategy to present this module: ! Business Solutions Design Curriculum In this section, you should provide a context for the current course by describing the entire curriculum. You can use the “Courses in the Curriculum” slide to describe how the courses relate with one another. Verify that students understand the purpose of the case study and how they will use it in the course and across the curriculum. ! Overview of the Course Use this section to set the stage for the entire course. Summarize the objectives so students will understand the concepts and skills they will learn in the course. Describe the modules so that students can see the process they will use to design data services and data models. . Instructor Notes Module 1: Course Overview Introduction This module provides students with an overview of the Business Solutions. Instructor Notes Module 1: Course Overview Activities Activity 1 .1: Categorizing Existing Information As the first activity in the course, this