DSS Outline-PGP-Modjeski

Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)
PGP 2005-2007 : Term-VI
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]

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: An Overview
4	4	Modeling and Analysis
5	5	Business Intelligence
6	5	Data Mining
7	6	Decision Support System Development
8		Midterm Examination
9	7	Collaborative Computing Technologies
10	7	Group Support Systems
11	8	Enterprise Information Systems
12	9	Knowledge Management
13	10	Knowledge- Based Systems: AI & ES
14	11	Knowledge Acquisition, Representation, & Reasoning
15	12	Advanced Intelligent Systems
16	13	Intelligent Systems Over the Internet
17	14	Electronic Commerce
18	15	Integration of Technology
19	15	Future Management Support Systems
20		Final Examination

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