ISL382 Decision Support Systems


About The Course

Airline data for the project

Syllabus, Fall 2017

Course Description

A decision support system (DSS) is a computer-based information system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities. DSSs serve the management, operations, and planning levels of an organization (usually mid and higher management) and help people make decisions about problems that may be rapidly changing and not easily specified in advance—i.e. Unstructured and Semi-Structured decision problems. Decision support systems can be either fully computerized, human-powered or a combination of both.

This course focuses on decision support systems of the management information systems (MIS) function. Exposure is provided to important technical topics related to information systems, decision-making, business analytics. The unifying theme is the types of DSS applications being used at middle or top levels of an organization and how DSS applications being used as strategic tools for an organization and how DSS assists managers to perform their jobs. This course provides an overview of DSS in the business world. It presents an organizational view of how to use information technology to create competitive firms, manage global organizations, and provide useful products and services to customers.


Course Objectives

The students who succeeded in this course will be able;

  • to explain (1) the relationships among management, information, and systems; (2) the relationship between a manager’s need for information and his/her position in the organization; (3) how hardware, software, data, people, and procedures are combined to form a decision support system; and (4) how information technology can be used by a business organization to gain a competitive advantage.
  • to understand (1) the evolution of decision support systems; (2) basic data concepts and decision-making processes; (3) the types of decision support systems that are needed to support the strategic view of a business enterprise; and (4) the process of analyzing, designing, and developing a decision support system.
  • to develop (1) an understanding of the needs for and roles of DSS within business organizations; (2) an awareness of critical issues faced by the DSS profession, including international information flow; and (3) problem solving and managerial decision making skills using information systems and information technology.


 


Materials

Required Textbook

  • Decision Support Systems for Business Intelligence, 2e. V. L. Sauter, Wiley, 2010. ISBN-13: 9780470433744.


Software

We will use HTML, XML, Javascript and little Java to gain a good "hands-on" experience on concepts and techniques used in this course. Addition to them, you can use cloud tools as well.


Lecture Slides

Lecture slides will be followed up on the course schedule at the bottom of this page.


Website

Short URL: http://goo.gl/qLkhuW

URL: http://hkilter.com/index.php?title=ISL382_Decision_Support_Systems


 


Grading

Student will get a letter at the end of the semester. This grade will reflect his/her personal academic performance in this semester. Additional works to gain some points may be accepted. Course evaluation is totally and only related to student’s course performance and course-based academic performance.

Some assignments and quizzes may be awarded by instructor with a couple of extra points. Additional bonus points may be given in midterm and final examinations. Participation is not attendance. Instructor may evaluate your in-class performance and give credits free from your other gained points.

You can also measure your overall performance according to the Evaluation System by Letter.

Grading Items

Item Percentage
Quizzes, Assignments, and Participation 20%
Midterm exam 40%
Final exam 40%
Total 100%


Grading Scale

Point* Point** Grade
90-100 94-100 AA
85-89 88-93 BA
80-84 82-87 BB
75-79 76-81 CB
70-74 70-75 CC
65-69 64-69 DC
60-64 58-63 DD
0-59 0-57 FF

* As in Article 27 of TOBB ETU Student Regulations.
** Revised grading scale for this course.

 


Facts

Assignments and Quizzes

There will be several assignments during the semester, and you will receive credit for simply completing them correctly. The quizzes may cover any material discussed in class or assigned in the text. The quiz will be given at the end of class. There will no make-up quiz.


Exams

Your examinations are closed-book and closed-notes. The exams are in a particular format with conceptual type questions. The exams will test your understanding of the material covered in this course. The main objective is to find out how reflective you are in answering the questions correctly, subject to a limited time constraint.

Exam papers will be available to check for 5 days following the announcement of exam points. Please check your exam paper!


Responsibilities and Academic Honesty

You have a responsibility to yourselves, your fellow classmates, and me, as an instructor, to come prepared and to participate in classroom discussions. You are responsible for all material presented in class whether or not they are presented. This material includes the lectures and discussions.

Cheating of any type will not be tolerated. Anyone caught plagiarizing, copying from other students, or allowing others to copy his or her work will receive a grade of "0" on the relevant assignment, quiz, or exam. In certain cases additional penalties may be applied as provided by university regulations.

 


Schedule

You can see it in the course syllabus.