Decision Support Systems for Business Intelligence

Catalog description

Prerequisites: ACCTNG 4435 and SCMA 5300 . This class examines the applications of data and analytics (models) to support the needs of decision makers. Descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics tools are coupled with Big Data and well-designed user interfaces to provide the necessary tools. Topics such as how to construct the data warehouse, how to clean and store data in the appropriate form, how to construct and implement a useful visualization of data, and how to construct and support decision makers are included. DSS component design in response to decision making and business intelligence needs are discussed. Students may not receive credit for both ACCTNG 5443 and INFSYS 6833 .