DSS Outline-ExPGP-Modjeski

Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)
ExPGP 2004-2007 : Term-IX ( 4-20 december 2006 )
Decision Support Systems

Richard B. Modjeski Ph.D. Instructor
P.O. Box 9114
Silver Spring, MD 20916 – 9114
modjeski@ximb.ac.in

Course Objective:

To review decision making & computerized support using DSS; Collaborative Computing; Enterprise DSS: Intelligent Systems; DSS Implementation & Integration

Major Topics:

Decision Making & Computerized Support; Decision Support Systems; Collaboration, Communication, Enterprise Decision Support Systems, and Knowledge Management; Intelligent Decision Support Systems; Implementing Management Support Systems in the E-Business Era

Textbook:

Turban, E., Aronson, J.E., & Liang, T-P. (2005). Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems (7th edition). Delhi: Pearson Education. (ISBN 81 – 7758-111 – 2)
Kalam, A.P.J. & Rajan, Y.S. (2002). India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium. Delhi: Penguin.

Instructional Methods & Grades:

Lectures, case studies, exercises: Exercises (25%); Midterm (25%); Final (25%); Project (25%) [Note: Midterm & Final are take – home exams due 12 Jan 07 & 19 Jan 07] [Project due 26 Jan 07]

Project:

Use any method(s) from DSS to double the agricultural output of India using only the variable of water supply.

Course Outline

Class	Chapter	Topic
1	1	Management Support Systems: An Overview
2	2	Decision Making, Systems Modeling, and Support
3	3	Decision Support Systems Overview
4	4	Modeling and Analysis
5	5	Business Intelligence
6	6	DSS Development
		Midterm Examination
7	7	Collaborative Computing Technologiest
8	8	Enterprise Information Systems
9	9	Knowledge Management
10	10	Knowledge- Based Systems: AI & ES
11	11	Knowledge Acquisition, Representation, & Reasoning
12	12	Advanced Intelligent Systems
13	13	Intelligent Systems Over the Internet
14	14	Electronic Commerce
15	15	Integration of Technology

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