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    Business Intelligence Syllabus Fall 2017

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    Business Intelligence Syllabus Fall 2017

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    The course provides an overview of business intelligence concepts, technologies, and applications to support business decision making. Students will learn BI systems architecture, data mining algorithms, and tools like PowerBI and R. The course aims to equip students to understand and apply BI concepts in business environments through lectures, case studies, assignments, and a final exam.

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    The course provides an overview of business intelligence concepts, technologies, and applications to support business decision making. Students will learn BI systems architecture, data mining algorithms, and tools like PowerBI and R. The course aims to equip students to understand and apply BI concepts in business environments through lectures, case studies, assignments, and a final exam.

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    The course provides an overview of business intelligence concepts, technologies, and applications to support business decision making. Students will learn BI systems architecture, data mining algorithms, and tools like PowerBI and R. The course aims to equip students to understand and apply BI concepts in business environments through lectures, case studies, assignments, and a final exam.

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    Course Syllabus

    Course Name Business Intelligence


    Course Code BUS 503
    Credit Hours 1
    Course Prerequisite None
    Quarter / Year Fall 2017
    Instructor Shams Naveed Zia
    Class MBA
    Session Day & Time 6885- Tue/Fri [6:00 – 9:00 pm]
    6895- Wed/Sat [6:00 – 9:00 pm]
    6897- Wed/Sat [11:30 - 1:30 pm]
    Email [email protected]

    [1]. Course Description:


    Business intelligence (BI) refers to technologies, applications and practices for the collection, integration,
    analysis, and presentation of business information. The purpose of business intelligence is to support better
    business decision making. This course provides an overview of the technology of BI and the application of BI to
    an organization’s strategies and goals.

    [2]. Course Objectives:


    To equip students in understanding the concepts of Business Intelligence
    To understand the technological architecture of Business Intelligence Systems
    To understand tools and techniques to perform “Business Performance Management” using BI
    Tools
    To utilize Mining Algorithms in development of Business Intelligence Applications

    [3]. Learning Outcomes:


    L01: Understand the concepts and concepts of Business Intelligence
    L02: Apply Business Intelligence concepts in Business Environment
    L03: Identify the technological architecture that makes up BI systems
    L04: Use software like Weka to apply data mining algorithms

    [4]. Text Books:


    a. Business Intelligence: A Managerial Approach by Efraim Turban, Ramesh Sharda, Dursun
    Delen, 4th Edition, Pearson

    Note: In addition to book resources, the additional resources will be provided by the resource person in the form
    of handouts, selected readings from the reference books, slides, case studies / research papers / articles etc.

    Reference Books
    c. Business Analytics -Taking Business Intelligence Beyond Reporting by Gert Laursen & Jesper Thorlund, Wiley
    2010 [BA]
    [5]. Grading Policy / Student Assessment:

    Assessment Instrument Percentage Marks


    Exam 50 marks
    Assignments 25 marks
    Quizzes 25 marks

    [6]. Weekly Course Outline:


    Session Topic Reading Assignment Hands-On
    1 Course Overview Using Dashboard Based Business Intelligence
    Systems: An approach to improving business
    performance, by Owen P. Hall, Jr., PE, PhD
    2 An Overview of Business Chapter # 1 Introduction to
    Intelligence, Analytics, and Data PowerBI
    Science Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st
    Century by Thomas H. Davenport and D.J.
    Patil
    3 Descriptive Analytics Chapter # 2
    Nature of Data and Statistical Modeling
    4 Descriptive Analytics Chapter # 2 Create Dashboards
    Data Visualization using PowerBI

    The Intersection of BI and Revenue


    Management Hugh J. Watson with Jon A.
    Higbie
    5 Business Intelligence and Data Chapter # 3 Introduction to R as a
    Warehousing Data Sciences Tool
    6 Predictive Analytics Chapter # 4 Predictive Analytics
    Data Mining Process, Methods, and Algorithms using R --
    Classification
    7 Predictive Analytics Chapter # 5
    Text, Web, and Social Media

    8 Prescriptive Analytics: Chapter # 6 Predictive Analytics


    Optimization and Simulation using R -- Time Series
    Data Analysis
    9 Big Data Concepts and Tools Chapter # 7 Integrate R with
    4 Vs of Big Data PowerBI

    [7]. Expected Class Conduct:


    Students are supposed to be regular and punctual in the class or as per IBA policy.
    Students would not be allowed to go outside during the class or as per IBA policy.
    Cell phone should remain on silent mode during the class or as per IBA policy.
    A fixed time and duration of break will be specified, those students who will come late after the break will
    be marked late for that class or as per IBA policy.

    [8]. Teaching and Learning Methodology:


    Formal classroom lectures
    Case studies, Research Articles and Class discussion
    Lab exercises and Computer based Assignments
    Presentation etc.

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