GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS/5341308
Course Title: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof.Dr. Uğur ÖZCAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/uozcan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  uozcan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The course objective is to teach general aspects of information systems, management information systems and decision support systems which help decisi
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course is carried out only in the form of formal education.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to decision support systems
2. Week  Decisions and decision makers
3. Week  Organizational decisions
4. Week  Modeling decision processes
5. Week  Group decision support and groupware technologies
6. Week  Executive information systems
7. Week  Expert systems and artificial intelligence
8. Week  Knowledge engineering
9. Week  Learning machines
10. Week  Data warehouse
11. Week  Data mining
12. Week  The systems perspective of a decision support systems
13. Week  Designing decision support systems
14. Week  Implementing and integrating decision support systems
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Finlay, P., Introducing Decision Support Systems, Blackwell, 1989. Marakas, G.M., Decison Support Systems,, Prentice-Hall, 2003 Turban, E., Aronson, J.E., Liang, T.P., Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems,, Prentice-Hall, 2005. Laudon, K.C., Laudon, J.P., Management Information Systems, 9th Ed., Prentice-Hall, 2005.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration.
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
20
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
30
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
70
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
0
0
 Reading
8
3
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
5
35
 Designing and Applying Materials
6
6
36
 Preparing Reports
5
6
30
 Preparing Presentation
5
2
10
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 ECTS: 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Rule the information technologies and systems used in the units of the Business, have enough knowledge on the system management.X
2Master the information systems and technologies used in the units of the Business, design the system regarding the needs of the Business.X
3Make the related analyses for an information system and know all of the processes at the analysis, design and implementation stages of the database that belongs to the system.X
4Be able to follow current developments in modern business techniques and technologies; especially information technologies, gain know how.X
5Follow current affairs and convey information about trends systematically.X
6Be aware of the social transformation especially in their own field and social, legal and moral responsbilities belongs to other work field.X
7Understand the disciplines and the interaction between his discipline and other relational ones, regard the disciplines and interactions in team works.X
8Develop their knowledge to the level of expertise which they obtained in license level.X
9Carry out a work which requires an expertness in this field.X
10Construct and perform an academic work in the field of Management Information Systems.X