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COMP303 Decision Support Systems

Updated: 11 December 2008
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 On line
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level
  • Level D - Comp/internet essential
  • Level E - Wholly online unit
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12 cp in COMP
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMP503
Notes

on-campus online D; off-campus online E; 200- and 300-level COMP units (excluding COMP 286) require a knowledge of, and programming experience with the C or C++ language. Any student who completed COMP130 prior to 1995 should contact the School of Science and Technology for advice. It is recommended that students enrolled for 200-level and above COMP units have access to an IBM compatible computer running the Linux Operating System.

Combined Units COMP503 - Decision Support Systems
Coordinator(s) Kankana Chakrabarty (kchakrab@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit explores the area of Decision Support Systems (DSS) and investigates the fundamental techniques associated with them. In this unit, students will learn about the frameworks for decision support and Business Intelligence (BI) systems, modeling/analysis, data warehousing fundamentals, Business Analytics/Data Visualisation and Group Support Systems. The characteristics, capabilities, classifications, and components of DSS are also discussed. COMP503 further includes the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems
ISBN: 9780131986602
Turban, E., Aronson J.E., Liang Ting-Peng and Sharda, R., Pearson/Prentice Hall 8th ed. 2007
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On Campus and Online
Referenced Material
Optional
Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Decision Support Systems in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9780130922069
Marakas, G.M., Prentice Hall 2nd ed. 2002
Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On Campus and Online
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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