At the end of the course, students should be able to:
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Understand the fundamentals of the collection of technologies called Business Intelligence (BI)
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Understand the relationships between BI technologies within a typical BI architecture
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Relate the theoretical foundations to professional experiences in daily practice
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Experience the typical steps performed in a BI implementation project
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Obtain hands-on experience with professional BI tooling
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Understand current state-of-the-art research in BI technologies
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This course deals with a collection of computer technologies that support managerial decision making by providing information of both internal and external aspects of operations. They have had a profound impact on corporate strategy, performance, and competitiveness, and are collectively known as business intelligence.
During this course the following BI topics will be covered:
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Business perspective
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Statistics
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Data management
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Data integration
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Data warehousing
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Data mining
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Reporting and online analytic processing (i.e., descriptive analytics)
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Quantitative analysis and operations research (i.e., predictive analytics)
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Management communications (written and oral)
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Systems analysis and design
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Software development
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