2013 Unit of Study
The session(s) below are for 2013. For Summer School 2013 unit of study availability please visit the Summer School website (main Summer session January/February 2013).
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| Business Intelligence for Managers | |
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| UoS Code | INFS3050 |
| Credit points | 6 |
| Offered | Semester 2 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Corequisites | |
| Prohibitions | |
| Assumed Knowledge | INFS1000 or equivalent |
| Additional Information | |
| Lectures | 1x 3hr seminar per week |
| Assessment | Tutorial work (10%), Midsession exam (30%), Practical assignment (20%), Final exam (40%) |
| Description | To gain or maintain their competitive edge, more than ever before, organisations need to rely on high-quality information to support decision making processes at all organizational levels. Business Intelligence (BI) is now being recognized as one of the top business priorities world-wide. While in the past, the term BI was used to describe a very broad range of software applications, the latest thinking in this field emphasises IS support for human intelligence, in the context of business decision making. In this unit you will learn how to model, integrate and analyse multidimensional data and will gain hands-on experience in using a commercial BI platform. These practical skills, combined with in-depth analytical skills will enable you to help any organization (regardless of its size and industry domain) to derive more intelligence from its data, improve its performance and ultimately, compete on analytics. Issues are explored from the business rather than the technology perspective. This unit does not require prior programming experience. |