Scrum 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
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 3
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Evaluation
Introductory
Intermediate
Advanced
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Slide 4
What do you Expect?
• This course
• Study materials
• Your instructor
• Your fellow students & peers
• Yourself
What Adult Learners Want
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Slide 5
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 6
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 7
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 8
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?
A. Accept responsibility for your own learning.
B. Invest time to learn what you need to know.
C. Understand the terms and concepts.
A. A and B
B. B and C
C. A and C
D. All of the above
Answer Key:
1. D
The best way to get started includes all three statements.