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MIS41040

Academic Year 2024/2025

Business Decision Support Systems (MIS41040)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
8
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Peter Keenan
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Option.
The module aims to provide an understanding of how various types of information systems provide the information needed to gain business intelligence to support the decision-making for the different levels and functions of the organization.

Topics:
● Organisational decision-making, functions, and levels
● Information visualisation
● Decision support systems
● Business Intelligence
● Geographic Information Systems
● Human factors
● Rule-based systems

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module students should be able to:
● Describe and distinguish between data-driven documents, dashboards, decision support and business intelligence systems, with examples of each
● Assess the importance of the current developments to decision making systems
● Understand the role of metrics and KPIs
● Appreciate the role of human factors in business intelligence and visualisation, including the typical ways in which visualisations can inform or mislead.
● Employ computer software to produce high-quality data visualisations

Indicative Module Content:

Organisational decision making, functions, and levels
Information visualisation
Decision support systems
Geographic Information Systems
Effective business visualisation
Dashboards and Business intelligence Metrics, KPIs
Human factors

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

30
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

180

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Computer practical work
Enquiry & problem-based learning
Student presentations

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Final 2 hour exam. End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

65

 Yes
Group Work Assignment: Visualisation assignment Week 10 Graded No

23

 Yes
Group Work Assignment: Literature case study search Week 5 Graded No

7

 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ test Week 11 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

5

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Annmarie Connolly Tutor
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