| Academic Unit: |
Management Information Systems |
| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
| Prerequisites: |
MIS103 |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Course Unit: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
- - |
| Course Objectives: |
To provide conceptual foundations of managerial decision making and major frameworks of computerized decision support. |
| Course Contents: |
Managerial decision making, computerized support for decision making, the concept of decision support systems, decision making models, phases of the decision making process, components of decision support systems, the data management subsystem, the model management subsystem, the user interface (dialog) subsystem, management support systems modeling with spreadsheets, multiple goals, solver, what-if analysis, goal seeking, decision analysis with decision tables and decision trees, pivot tables. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
- 1- Ability to understand DSS components and how they integrate
- 2- Ability to analyze business cases and solve business problems
- 3- Ability to apply analytical skills through the use of the software decision support tools
- 4- Ability to use and design spreadsheets for DSS modeling and solution
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: |
In class lectures, problem solving cases, homework, quizzes, midterm and final exams. |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
| 1 |
Decision Support Systems |
Chapter1 |
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Decision Making, Systems, Modeling, and Support |
Chapter2 |
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Decision Support Systems Concepts, Methodologies and Technologies: An Overview |
Chapter3 |
| 4 |
Modeling and Analysis |
Chapter4 |
| 5 |
Applying Fundamental Spreadsheet Skills and Tools in Problem Solving |
Cases #1 |
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Solving Problems with Statistical Analysis Tools |
Cases #2 |
| 7 |
Determining Effective Data Display with Charts |
Cases #3 |
| 8 |
Applying logic in decision making |
Cases #4 |
| 9 |
Retrieving Data for Computation, Analysis and Reference |
Cases #5 |
| 10 |
Evaluating Financial Impact of Loans and Investments |
Cases #6 |
| 11 |
Organizing Data for Effective Analysis |
Cases #7 |
| 12 |
Using Data Tables and Scenarios for What-If Analysis |
Cases #8 |
| 13 |
Enhancing Decision Making with Solver |
Cases #9 |
| 14 |
Troubleshooting Workbooks and Creating Spreadsheet Applications |
Cases #10 |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High
