I went to the first (I think) SCEA FastTrack class at the 2001 JavaOne conference. Mark Cade was the insrtuctor and he told us a lot about the exam. I don't remember all of it (Durn it!) but there are parts that stuck in my memory.
From what he said, I think there's a good reason why the SCEA doesn't require SCJP - there's no coding involved.
As an architect, you need to understand what you can do with
Java, but you don't necessarily need to be able to write it yourself.
This may lend a clue as to how much you need to know about EJBs - you don't have to be able to write them, but you do need to know what you can an dcan't do. When
you should use them, and when not to. That sort of thing.
Having said this, let me also say that I
have not taken Part 1 yet so I may be completely wrong. If I am, I expect that several of the folks here who
have passed Part 1 will be happy to correct me.
Thanks for listening,
Burk
whether i should go for the developer exam or the architects exam. Of the last two years of my experience i am involved in developing EJBs. Also i would like to know about the assignment in SCEA does it involves coding or not. 
