(Unit 2 of 4 units in Business Process Analysis and Optimisation) |
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Overview:
A Business Analyst plays an important role between business sponsors, business users, and the technical IT solution development and implementation teams. Success depends on the knowledge and experience of a variety of techniques to gather, model, and document business problems, issues, strategies, and solution requirements. This course teaches essential data gathering and modelling techniques, as well as how to choose the right technique for the right situation.
This is part of the Monash Professional Business Process Analysis and Optimisation course, comprising ten days instructor led training. Course 606: Data Modeling is the second unit and can be taken in conjunction with:
- unit 1, Course 604: Process Mapping, Analysis and Modelling
- unit 3. Course 616: Business Process Metrics
- unit 4 Course 626: Software Tools for Process & Data Modellers
Learning Methods:
Instructor Led
This course uses a combination of instructor presentation, and student hands-on practical exercises.
Who will benefit from this course?
Anyone needing to understand how to define and manage business related data, including:
- Business Analysts
- Project Managers
- Financial Managers
- Process Improvement professionals
Pre-requisites:
The course does not require any previous experience with data or databases.
What can you expect to gain from this course?
On completion of this course you will:
- be able to identify and work with Entities
- be able to identify and work with Relationships
- be able to identify and work with Attributes
- understand the E-R Diagram Structure
- understand Cardinality
- understand keys
- understand normalisation
- understand data modelling components
- understand UML
Course Content:
Module 1:Introduction to Data Modelling
- Introduction: Define Entity
- Activity 1: Define Relationships
- Activity 2: Attributes Introduction
- Activity 3: E – R Diagram Structure
- Understand Cardinality
- Data Modelling
- Activity 4
Module 2:Advanced Data Modelling
- Introduction: Understand Attributes
- Activity 5: Keys Introduction
- Activity 6: Normalisation
- M:M
- Data Modelling Components
Module 3:Introduction to UML
- Introduction: UML Diagrams
- Activity 7
- Activity 8
- Activity 9
- Wrap-up
Optional Assessment
Out of class assessment: 1.5 hours duration
A Business Analyst plays an important role between business sponsors, business users, and the technical IT solution development and implementation teams. Success depends on the knowledge and experience of a variety of techniques to gather, model, and document business problems, issues, strategies, and solution requirements. Learn essential data gathering and modelling techniques to choose the right technique for the right situation.