If the goal is to illustrate how the model works and implications to application design then maybe supply a pre-built application that they will continue to evo

If the goal is to illustrate how the model works and implications to application design then maybe supply a pre-built application that they will continue to evolve over the course. In that case - you pick the framework as the prof. If the class is business focused - then they shouldn't be doing much of any coding, right? And a pre-supplied app would work well for them to tinker with to understand the business model.