The student
o Can explain the need for computerized support of managerial decision making;
o Can explain the business intelligence (BI) methodology and concepts and can relate them to decision support systems (DSS);
o Can design data models, database schemas, and SQL queries;
o Can apply data management and web related technologies (e.g., MySQL);
o Can design, access and use a database for simple Web based applications;
o Can apply the basic definitions and concepts of data warehouses;
o Can evaluate and compare the different types of data warehousing architectures;
o Can explain the process of developing and managing data warehouses and collecting data for business intelligence applications;
o Can analyse the all-encompassing nature of performance management (BPM) and apply some of the best practices in planning and management reporting;
o Can evaluate the objectives and benefits of business analytics and data mining, recognize the wide range of applications of data mining;
o Can apply, compare and evaluate the theoretical knowledge of BI in designing and implementing BI applications.
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The course will introduce students to business intelligence concepts and provide with an understanding how to represent information using data models; create, pupulate and query a database; create a data warehouse to analyze and solve business problems, extract data patterns using data mining techniques, represent insights using dashboards.
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