MIS271 - Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2, 2020 will be online. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | MSC273 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Van-Hau Trieu |
| Prerequisite: | MIS171 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour class, 1 x 1 hour lab per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 11 x 2 hour class (recordings provided) + 3 x 1 hour online seminar |
Content
With the ever growing volume of data, as well as the increasing complexity of corporate information, it is now becoming more difficult for organisations to identify and take advantage of valuable business information. Contemporary Business Intelligence addresses this conundrum by delivering the right information to the right people at the right time and in the right format. This unit aims to provide an introduction to the business uses, value and technologies of business intelligence. It will give students a broad overview of business intelligence and introduce current theories, techniques, frameworks, applications and technologies in business intelligence that satisfy business stakeholder requirements. It will also provide students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in using the industry-standard business intelligence system (Microsoft Power BI).
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | |
| ULO1 | Explain the technologies, architecture, multi-dimensionality concept, and implementation issues of business intelligence and data warehouse. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Recognise the requirements, methodologies and technologies for business performance management and data/web mining. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Critically analyse the business intelligence, reporting and analytics requirements and recommend innovative solutions. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Collaborate constructively in a team to share knowledge and produce innovative BI solutions. | GLO7: Teamwork |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
| Assessment 1: (Group of 4 students) - BI solution development (Deliverables - completed BI dashboards) and report | 5000 words | 40% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) -Group assignment reflection report | 10% | Week 9 | |
| Examination | 2 hours | 50% | Exam period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MIS271 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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