| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Contribute to solving a problem through decision-making methods.
- Will be able to report the results obtained for presentation to decision-makers.
- Define evaluation criteria for decision support systems.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | The purpose of this course is to establish a decision support system (DSS) that assists decision-makers in solving semi-structured and unstructured problems using information technologies and solution models and to establish evaluation criteria. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Overview of decision support systems |
|
2nd Week |
Rational decision-making and the concept of decision support |
|
3rd Week |
Components of a decision support system: data |
|
4th Week |
Components of a decision support system: model |
|
5th Week |
Components of a decision support system: user interface |
|
6th Week |
Standards of decision support systems |
|
7th Week |
Designing a decision support system |
|
8th Week |
Midterm exam |
|
9th Week |
Management of decision support systems |
|
10th Week |
Advantages of decision support systems |
|
11th Week |
Object-oriented technologies and decision support system design |
|
12th Week |
Development of decision support systems |
|
13th Week |
Information and dashboard management |
|
14th Week |
General review |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | Sauter, V. L. (2011). Decision support systems for business intelligence. Wiley.
Power, D. (2009). Decision support basics. Business Expert Press.
Taylor, J. (2011). Decision management systems: A practical guide to using business rules and predictive analytics. IBM Press. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Attendance |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
|
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Course hours |
13 |
3 |
39 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
|
| Total Work Load | 143 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.76 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |