Exam 3 Planning – 04/19/2016
The primary material covered in Exam 3 will be on the Design aspects of the course with focus on the topic discussions and exercises reviewed in Classes 8 through 11.
Class 9 – Persona/Scenario/Prototype
- While the exam will focus on design aspects of the discussion there will be reference to the analysis tools (process flow, data entities and business rules) found in some of the questions and applied in the case portions of the exam.
- A review of chapter 6 in the text book and the class discussion on the analysis tools will also be helpful
Class 6 – Data Mapping and Relationships
Class 7 – Business Rules and Decision Tree
The exam has three sections: (all multiple choice)
1) A set of question on general knowledge of the above subject areas (mostly on Design Topics)
2) A set questions based on a case review which is focused on data elements and there application in a mocked up design solution (Report designs and layouts will be included in the case material)
3) A set question on a separate case review which will focused on the identification / evaluation of business rules and their applicability to a developing potential solution.
To prepare for the question pertaining to the two cases in the exam, review previous case work assignments and practice identifying the key process steps, data elements and business rules that would be pertinent to creating a solution.
Overall this exam will test you skills in analyzing the information supplied in a case an applying it to a solution