COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Computer Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMEL KURUOĞLU KANDEMIR

Offered to

Computer Science

Course Objective

This course aims at an introduction to the Decision Support Systems (DSS) and their use in supporting the decision making process in different organizations. It includes
DSS components, DSS technology levels, DSS analysis and design, managerial
cognitive styles, development languages and their applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Turban, E., Aronson,J. E., and Liang, T.-P., Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems, 7th Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 0-13-046106-7.
Supplementary Book(s):
Olson, D.L., and Courtney, J.F., Decision Support Models and Expert Systems, Maxwell Macmillan International Editions, 1992.
Mockler, R.J., Developing Knowledge-Based Systems Using an Expert System Shell, Maxwell Macmillan, 1992.
Turban Efraim, Sharda Ramesh, & Delen Dursun., Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned and presented in a discussion session. In some weeks of the course, results of the homework given previously are discussed.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

emel.kuruoglu@deu.edu.tr
ovgu.tekin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes