Agile Master

Course 01 - Course Introduction

Slide 1

Course Introduction

Topics Discussed

Welcome!

Introductions

Learning

Getting Ready

About the Exam

Getting Started

Course

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Slide 2

Classroom Introductions

• Please share your:

– Name

– Company

– Title/function

– Job responsibilities

– Reasons for attending

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Slide 3

Why Are You Here?

• Why do you need to learn this?

• How do you plan on improving your learning experience?

• How can your experience help?

• What will this course help you do or solve?

• What are you going to get out of this course personally?

7-Steps to Becoming an Effective Learner

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Slide 4

Using Bloom’s Taxonomy

• Knowledge

• Comprehension

• Application

• Analysis

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

Introductory

Intermediate

Advanced

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Slide 5

What do you Expect?

• This course

• Study materials

• Your instructor

• Your fellow students & peers

• Yourself

What Adult Learners Want

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Slide 6

Housekeeping in the Classroom & Online

• Class hours

• Planned Breaks

• Interruptions

• Laptops, mobile & other annoying devices

• Absence from course of study

• Executing study plan

– Milestones

– Review

– Revise

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Slide 7

Conventions Used

• Learning Objectives• Terms to Know

– Critical Terms & Concepts

• Icons– In Depth

– Definition

– Note

– In the News

– Practically Speaking

– Acronym

– Listen

– Role Definition

In Depth

Def-i-ni-tion [def-uh-nish-un] n.

Note

In the News

Practically Speaking

Acronym

Listen

Role Definition

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Slide 8

Quizzes & Exercises

• End of unit quiz

– Confirm learning objectives

• Inline quiz

– Reinforce key concepts & knowledge

• Exercises

– Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge and concepts

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Slide 9

Getting Started

• You are responsible for your own learning experience– Make a study plan and stick to it

• Know what you need to know– Review the learning objectives

• Understand terms & concepts– Are they new to you, or just called something different?

– Learn to think and talk in Scrum terms and concepts

• Scrum isn’t wrong … it may be different from what you know

– The certification exam is about Scrum

– The certification exam is NOT about what you think of Scrum

• Use the available resources– Read & understand the learning objectives – they will be on the test

– Understand the terms & how they are used – they’ll be on the test

– Participate in the online mentoring community by asking questions, taking part in discussions & sharing your experiences

– Do the quizzes & exercises to help prepare for the exam

– Do the sample papers to see what the real exam is going to be like

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Review Questions:

1. What is the best way to get started?

1. Accept responsibility for your own learning.

2. Invest time to learn what you need to know.

3. Understand the terms and concepts.

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 1 and 3

D. All of the above

Answer Key:

1. D

D is the correct answer.