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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BIL 3123	DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	5

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

1	Recognize and use problem solving techniques through the use of decision support systems.
2	Create modeling concepts through the use of integrated software resources for decision making.
3	Analyze the advantages and disadvantages for decision support.
4	Demonstrate knowledge of building decision support systems with various functionalities through spreadsheet, database, and decision support software.
5	Use of decision support system components.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Decision Making and Computerized Support Introduction to Decision Support Systems
2	Definitions and Basic Concepts Decision Making Situations, Styles, Contexts
3	The Problem Modeling Process Decision Making Frameworks and Informational Design
4	Data Modeling and Database Design
5	Model Analysis and Design for DSS
6	Model Analysis and Design for DSS (Cont.)
7	Basic concepts in multiobjective analysis
8	Multicriteria decision making
9	Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Expert Choice
10	Introduction to stochastic multiobjective programming
11	Introduction to expert systems; Knowledge representation; Production rules
12	Fuzzy multiobjective optimization; Applications
13	DSS Project Presentations
14	DSS Project Presentations

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

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	VZ	Vize
2	FN	Final
3	BNS	BNS	VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4	BUT	Bütünleme Notu
5	BBN	Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu	VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

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

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Tutorials	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.10
LO.1	3	3	5
LO.2	3	3	5
LO.3	3	3	5
LO.4	3	3	5
LO.5	3	3	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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