Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will
- Learn different management roles and decision types
- Learn the rational decision making process and the characteristics of different management styles
- Understand the status of DSS in Business Information Systems
- Apply techniques such as Linear Programing, Decision Trees, Simulation, Multiple Criteria Decision Making and Data Mining to solve simple problems by hand or using a tool
- Learn different types of DSS and enabling technologies: Group Support Systems, Simulation, Expert Systems and Data Mining&Warehousing, Knowledge Management, Business Performance Management
- Use some DSS enabling software packages with some hands-on capability
- Understand DSS development methodologies and future directions