IS 574 Business Intelligence and Analytics Systems
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Summary
This course introduces the concepts of business intelligence (BI) as components and functionality of information systems. It explores how business problems can be solved effectively by using operational data to create data warehouses, and then applying data mining tools and analytics to gain new insights into organizational operations. Detailed discussion of the analysis, design and implementation of systems for BI, including: the differences between types of reporting and analytics, enterprise data warehousing, data management systems, decision support systems, knowledge management systems, big data and data/text mining. Case studies are used to explore the use of application software, tools, success and limitations of BI as well as technical, managerial and social issues.
Texts
No assigned textbook is used. Students are required to purchase one Harvard Business School case pack from https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/927083 (at a discounted price)
- Caterpillar Tunneling: Revitalizing User Adoption of Business Intelligence Frances Leung; Murat Kristal
- Managing with Analytics at Procter & Gamble (613045-PDF-ENG) Thomas H. Davenport; Marco Iansiti; Alain Serels
All the other reading materials are provided online available via Books 24X7 through the DePaul Library: http://library.books24x7.com.ezproxy.depaul.edu/bookshelf.asp?
- Business Intelligence Guidebook – From Data Integration to Analytics by Rick Sherman ISBN-13: 978-0124114616 ISBN-10: 012411461X
- Practical Text Mining by Gary Miner
Grading
- Assignments
- Quizzes
- Project 1
- Project 2
- Case Studies
- Class Participation
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25 points
20 points
40 points
40 points
50 points
25 points
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Total Possible: 200 points
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Grade Assignment Scale
– A 94.0% +
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C+
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77.0%
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– A- 90.0%
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C
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73.0%
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– B+ 87.0%
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C-
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70.0%
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– B 83.0%
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D
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60.0%
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– B- 80.0%
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F
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less than 60%
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Prerequisites
See course catalog for current prerequisites
Assignments
Homework consists of assigned readings as well as supplemental materials. Details of each assignment, case study, and project will be posted on D2L. All assignments, case studies, and project deliverables are due on the due date associated with the submission folder. No credit can be earned when an item has been graded and returned to other students, when the solution has already been discussed in class, when an online discussion forum’s time window has ended, or when an item has been turned in after the last class session.
Late submissions will be penalized unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. You will lose 25% of the possible credit if less than 1 week late, 50% of the credit if 1- 2 weeks late, and 100% of the credit if more than 2 weeks late.
Participation
In addition to online lectures and supporting Power Point Presentations, participation in online discussions is required as part of class attendance for this course. These will be posted to D2L will be due by the end of day the following Monday. For example, a discussion topic that opens on April 4th will close at 11:30 PM on April 11th. Discussion questions will be locked after the due date and no more posts/replies will be accepted. Posts and replies need to show depth of thought to get credit. One-word responses or short phrase responses will not earn credit. In general, to receive credit and show thought, posts will need to be a paragraph or more as a general guideline. In addition, just cutting and pasting content from other sources will not earn credit. The point is to share your thinking on a topic with the rest of the class. In general, participation in a specific discussion question can earn up to 5 points.
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
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Students complete the evaluation online in CampusConnect.
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