MIS41040 Business Decision Support Systems

Academic Year 2023/2024

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
● Geographic Information Systems
● Effective business visualisation
● Dashboards and Business intelligence Metrics, KPIs
● Human factors

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Curricular information is subject to change

What will I learn?

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

How will I learn?

Student Effort Type	Hours
Specified Learning Activities	50
Autonomous Student Learning	100
Lectures	30
Total	180

Am I eligible to take this module?

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Strategy

Description	Timing	Open Book Exam	Component Scale	Must Pass Component	% of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Practical projects	Throughout the Trimester	n/a	Graded	No	35
Examination: < Description >	2 hour End of Trimester Exam	No	Graded	No	65

Carry forward of passed components
Yes

What happens if I fail?

Resit In	Terminal Exam
Autumn	Yes - 2 Hour

Assessment feedback

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Associated Staff

Name	Role
Ms Annmarie Connolly	Tutor

When is this module offered?


Spring
Lecture	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33	Thurs 09:30 - 10:20
Lecture	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33	Thurs 11:00 - 12:30
Lecture	Offering 2	Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33	Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Lecture	Offering 2	Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33	Thurs 15:30 - 17:00
Spring