Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · International Trade and Finance · Undergraduate
Course Objective
In this course, students will learn the basic concepts of developing decision support systems to be used in solving complex real-life problems.
Course Content
Decision support systems and business intelligence concepts, decision support systems and business intelligence, decision making, system modeling and analysis, data warehouse, data visualization, data, text and web mining, business performance management, interactive and computer-aided technologies, decision support systems applications .
Required Resources
Turban, E., Aranson, J.A., Liang, T.P., Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems, Pearson Educational International, 7th Edition, 2005.
Recommended Resources
Mora, M., Forgionne, G., Gupta, N.D.J., Decision Making Support Systems Achievements and Chalanges for the New Decade, IDEA Group Publishing, London, 2003.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students will learn basic decision-making systems concepts.
- Students will have an idea about the place of decision-making systems in the field of Business Administration.
- Students will be able to evaluate real-life problems with decision-making systems.
- Students will be able to design and develop a decision-making system.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Midterm | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Decision Making Theory | Lecturer Notes |
| 2 | A classfication about decision making techniques | Lecturer Notes |
| 3 | Decision Making under Uncertainity | Main ideas of Decision Making |
| 4 | Decision Making Under Risk | Main ideas of Decision Making |
| 5 | Decision Trees and AHP | Lecturer Notes |
| 6 | AHP | Lecturer Notes |
| 7 | Game Theory | Lecturer Notes |
| 8 | Game Theory | Lecturer Notes |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | Lecturer Notes |
| 10 | Goal Programming | Lecturer Notes and Operations Research |
| 11 | Goal Programming | Lecturer Notes and Operations Research |
| 12 | Markov Decision Process | Lecturer Notes |
| 13 | Markov Decision Process Midterm Exam-II | Lecturer Notes |
| 14 | Markov Decision Process Homework Presentations | Lecturer Notes |
| 15 | Data Envelopment Analysis Homework Presentations | Lecturer Notes |
| 16 | Recent Trends on Decision Making Homework Presentations | Lecturer Notes |