Instructor NotesModule7:Presenting
Information
Introduction
This module provides students with an introduction to presenting project
information by using a vision document. The module also provides an
opportunity to review the course concepts.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Identify the contents and purpose of a vision document.
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Develop a preliminary vision document.
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Summarize the major concepts of 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 need the following materials:
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Microsoft
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PowerPoint
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file P07_1585.ppt
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Module 7, “Presenting Information”
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Activity 7.1, “Developing a Preliminary Vision Document”
Preparation
To prepare for this module, you should:
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Read all the materials for this module.
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Complete the activity.
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Review the course material to determine possible information to review
with students.
Presentation:
30 Minutes
Lab:
50 Minutes
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Activities
This section provides procedures for implementing interactive activities to
present or review information such as games, simulations, or role-playing
exercises.
Activity 7.1: Developing a Preliminary Vision Document
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To prepare for the activity
1. Review the course activities.
2. Develop a brief outline of a vision document for the Ferguson and Bardell,
Inc. case study.
The activity requires students to review the work that they have completed
throughout the course and summarize it in a vision document. As students work
on the activity, note any problems that they have with sections of the vision
document. You can use this information to structure your review of the activity
and the overall concepts and skills in the course. As you process the activity,
focus on the areas in which you observed students having difficulties.
Although students developed the business challenge and vision statement
earlier in the course, students will need to work quickly to complete the
activity. Keep students focused on the amount of time that they have to
complete the activity. Also, you can suggest that they come to a general
agreement about what they want to develop; then, while the students summarize
their work on flip-chart paper, they can divide the tasks and review them as a
group.
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Module Strategy
Use the following strategy to present this module:
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Summarizing and Presenting the Results
The section starts with a review of the envisioning phase of the Microsoft
Solutions Framework (MSF) Process Model. Emphasize to students that
they have not completed all of the work in the envisioning phase. This
course covers gathering, or research, and analysis. In Designing Business
Solutions (1608), students optimize the information developed in this course
to complete the conceptual design work.
The vision document is a deliverable for the Vision Approved Milestone at
the completion of the envisioning phase. Although students have not
completed the envisioning phase, they develop a preliminary vision
document. The activity allows students to produce a final product at the end
of the course so that they have a way to summarize what they have learned
in the course.
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Activity 7.1, “Developing a Preliminary Vision Document”
Treat the activity as a final review of the material.
Encourage students to be specific when they develop the vision document.
Emphasize the importance of communicating specific business requirements
for the development team. They must also take into account the perspective
of stakeholders and users.
You can use the processing in conjunction with the Review section to
summarize course material and reinforce course content.
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Review
Although there are questions provided on the “Review Questions” slide,
focus on the concepts that you think students had difficulty with and need to
review before leaving the course.
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Instructor Notes Module 7: Presenting
Information
Introduction
This module provides students with an introduction to presenting project
information.
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Module Strategy
Use the following strategy to present this module:
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Summarizing and Presenting