BCS - Foundation Certificate in Architecture Concepts and Domains

Curriculum

BCS Foundation Certificate in Architecture Concepts and Domains

Fundamentals of Architecture (25%)

• Identify the meaning and levels of architecture.
• Identify the various subdomains of enterprise architecture and the interactions between them.
• Explain the purpose and role of standards and frameworks in architecture.
• Identify relevant frameworks and professional standards which apply to architecture.
• Explain the meaning and objectives of governance, risk management and compliance.
• Describe an architect’s contribution to a business case.
• Explain the purpose and methods of performing gap analysis.
• Describe a range of drivers for architecture.
• Describe the purpose and use of an architecture description.

Business Architecture (10%)

• Identify the meaning and objectives of Business Architecture.
• Describe the key artefacts commonly used in business architecture.
• Describe the key activities undertaken by a business architect
• Describe the structure and behaviour of a business system

Applications Architecture (10%)

• Identify the meaning and objectives of applications architecture.
• Describe the key artefacts commonly used in applications architecture.
• Describe the key activities undertaken by an applications architect.
• Describe the use and behaviour of applications in a business.
• Explain the purpose and use of cross-reference grids.
• Identify different kinds of application.

Data Architecture (10%)

• Define the meaning and objectives of data architecture.
• Describe key artefacts commonly used in data architecture.
• Describe key activities undertaken by a data architect.
• Explain the differences between data and information and how they are used.
• Describe the data structures used by a business and/or its applications.

Infrastructure Architecture (10%)

• Define the meaning and objectives of infrastructure architecture.
• Describe key artefacts commonly used in infrastructure architecture.
• Describe key activities undertaken by an infrastructure architect.

Software Architecture (10%)

• Define the meaning and objectives of software architecture.
• Describe key artefacts commonly used in software architecture.
• Describe key activities undertaken by a software architect.
• Describe system modelling techniques.
• Describe the role of APIs in software architecture.

Security Architecture (10%)

• Identify the meaning and objectives of security architecture.
• Describe the key artefacts commonly used in security architecture.
• Describe the key activities undertaken by a security architect.
• Identify legislation and professional standards relevant to security architecture.
• Identify the key concepts in data architecture security
• Identify the key concepts in applications architecture security
• Identify the key concepts in infrastructure architecture security

Solution Architecture (15%)

• Identify the meaning and objectives of solution architecture.
• Describe the key artefacts commonly used in solution architecture.
• Describe the key activities undertaken by an solution architect.
• Describe different types of solution requirements.
• Explain the purpose and stages of the solution architecture lifecycle.
• Identify stakeholder categories in solution architecture.