UNSW Handbook Course - Decision Support Systems

Decision Support Systems - INFS4891


	Faculty: Faculty of Commerce and Economics
	School: School of Info Systems, Technology & Management
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: Entry to Honours plan majoring in Information Systems in Commerce or Science programs 3971 and 3979, or 70 WAM in Software Engineering single or combined degree programs.
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

This course covers issues in the design, development and implementation of systems designed to support decision-making tasks in organisations. The course reviews models of individual and organisational decision-making and provides an overview of a number of existing and emerging techniques that support decision-making, such as, management science, statistics, expert systems, artificial intelligence, group decision-support systems, data warehousing and data mining. Methodologies for the development and implementation of DSS applications are discussed. Case studies describing organisational experiences with DSS applications will be discussed.

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