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• This course will teach the DOD Architecture Framework (DODAF) using the UPDM modeling language. It consists of 5 days of lecture with a hands-on practical exercise after each module, plus a 4-hour lab exercise.
• While there are no prerequisites for this course, previous systems engineering or enterprise architecture modeling experience is helpful.

Course Curriculum

Day 1

Module 1 - Getting Started with MagicDraw

• Overview of MagicDraw tool interface
• Common/basic modeling features and operations
• Getting Started with MagicDraw

Module 2 - UPDM/DODAF Overview

• DODAF and UPDM Overview

Module 3 - Operational Views

• OV Overview
• OV-1 High Level Operational Concept Graphic
• OV-2 Operational Node Connectivity Description

Day 2

Module 4 - Operational Views (continued)

• OV-5 Operational Activity Model
• OV-3 Operational Information Exchange Matrix
• OV-4 Organizational Relationships Chart
• OV-6a Operational Rules Model
• OV-6b Operational State Transition Description
• OV-6c Operational Event-Trace Description

Day 3

Module 5 - Systems Views/Services Views

• SV-1 Systems Interface Description
• SV-4 Systems Functionality Description
• SV-6 Systems Data Exchange Matrix
• SV-2 Systems Communications Description
• SV-3 Systems-Systems Matrix
• SV-5 Operational Activity to Systems Function Traceability Matrix
• SV-10a Systems Rules Model
• SV-10b Systems State Transition Description
• SV-10c Systems Event-Trace Description
• SV-7 Systems Performance Parameters Matrix
• SV-8 Systems Evolution Description
• SV-9 Systems Technology Forecast

Day 4

Module 6 - Capability Views

• CV-1: Vision
• CV-2: Capability Taxonomy
• CV-3: Capability Phasing
• CV-4: Capability Dependencies
• CV-5: Capability to Organizational Mapping
• CV-6: Capability to Operational Mapping
• CV-7: Capability to Services Mapping

Module 7 - Project Views

• PV-1: Project Portfolio Relationships
• PV-2: Project Timeline
• PV-3: Project to Capability Mapping

Module 8 - Standards Views

• StdV-1 Technical Standards Profile
• StdV -2 Technical Standards Forecast

Day 5

Module 9 - Data and Information Views

• DIV-1:Conceptual Data Model
• DIV-2: Logical Data Model
• DIV-3: Physical Data Model

Module 10 - All View

• AV-1 Overview and Summary Information
• AV-2 Integrated Dictionary

Module 11 - Wrap Up

• Course Review
• Feedback Session
• Questions & Answers

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