CISB594 Business Intelligence Introduction

What will we look at today Lecturer Learning Outcomes Course Structure Materials Reference Texts Assessments Expectations Your first assignment CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Your Lecturer Name:Rohaini Ramli Name:Rohaini Ramli Contact: ext 2343 Contact: ext Office:BW-4-C16 Office:BW-4-C16 CoIT Building Office Hour:9am to 5pm (Consultation by appointment only) Office Hour:9am to 5pm (Consultation by appointment only) CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, you should be able to: Explain the concept and the importance of business intelligence in contributing to the delivery of business value and competitiveness in modern organizations Describe and explain the role of data warehouses in decision support, explaining the requirement for handling its development, implementation, administration and security issues Explain the importance of business analytic (BA) and Data Visualization in organizations Describe data, text and web mining and its objectives and benefits to organizations Explain business performance management (BPM) and its objectives and benefits to organizations CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Proposed Course Structure WEEKActivity 2-3 Introduction to module/lecturer/students Introduction to Business Intelligence Changing Business Environments and Computerized Decision Support A Framework for Business Intelligence The major theories and characteristics of Business Intelligence Competitive Intelligence and advantages Example of successful business intelligence implementation 4-6 Data Warehousing Concept The Data Warehousing definitions and concepts Data Warehousing Process Overview Data Warehousing Architecture Data Integration and the Extraction, Transformation and Load Processes (ETL) Data Warehousing Development Data warehousing development approaches and issues Real Time Data Ware Housing Data Warehouse Administration Issues Data Warehouse Security Issues CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Proposed Course Structure WEEKActivity 7-9 Business Analytics Business Analytics Overview OLAP Real Time Business Intelligence Multidimensionality Data Visualization Introduction to Data Visualization Geographic Information Systems Business Analytics and the Web Usage, Benefits and Success of Business Analytics Data, Text and Web Mining Data Mining Concepts and Applications Data Mining Techniques and Tools Data Mining Project Processes Text Mining Web Mining CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Proposed Course Structure WEEKActivity 12 Business Performance Management BPM Overview BPM Planning BPM Strategy BPM Monitoring BPM Methodologies Performance Management Architecture and Applications Performance Dashboards Business Activity Monitoring Revision and Presentation CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Assessments Assignment I : Individual Assignment - Research Paper & Presentation in week 6, 7 & 8. Student to submit their completed research paper at least 2 days before the presentation. Assignment II : Group Assignment - Case Study Assignment Take home/ Open Book quiz Mid Term (20%) – after week 7 Final Exam (50%) CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Assessments AssignmentDate PublishedDue DateWeightage Individual Research Paper & Presentation Week 2Students are to present in week 6,7 and 8 The research paper is to be submitted at least 2 days before the presentation date 120 marks (30%) Individual Open book/Take home Quiz To be announced To be Announced Group Case Study Assignment Week 4Week 12 Individual Mid Term Week 740 marks (20%)

Reference Text CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Materials All materials and assignment questions are available at metalab.uniten.edu.my/~rohaini/CISB594 Business Intelligence. Please check under the correct semester folder CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Context of this subject CISB594 – Business Intelligence

What is expected of you Critical reflection Critical reflection – Tertiary education work demands higher level thinking Literature & other media review Literature & other media review – Multiple inputs - from many disciplines, with correct referencing (academic writing) – Avoiding plagiarism, take note of citations & references Teamworking Teamworking – Excellence comes from interaction & sharing Problem Solving Problem Solving – Applying your knowledge You must be able to demonstrate the following : CISB594 – Business Intelligence

What is expected of you Behavioral Code Punctuality Punctuality Electrical devices/Mobile phones – do not disrupt the lesson Electrical devices/Mobile phones – do not disrupt the lesson Adherence to UNITEN rules & regulations Adherence to UNITEN rules & regulations Timely submission of assignments / projects / homework Timely submission of assignments / projects / homework Supporting document for being absent Supporting document for being absent – DO NOT conveniently get sick during important dates like mid term, final exam and presentation. Unless for a very-very strong reason such as being hospitalized, NO chance for a retake will be given. CISB594 – Business Intelligence

What support is available for you Face-to-face Meeting (through prior appointment) Face-to-face Meeting (through prior appointment) – to lecturer’s address – to lecturer’s address UNITEN metalab UNITEN metalab Library Resources Library Resources Internet Resources Internet Resources CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Assignment Overview two pieces You are to complete two pieces of course work which is worth 30 % of the module overall marks. 1. T o produce an academic paper on Business Intelligence (research writing on Business Intelligence) Individual Work 2. A discussion and proposal report based on a case study. Will be given out in week 4 Group Work CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Assignment 1 Each student is to conduct a research on “Business Intelligence in Health Industry”. The outcome of this research should be presented in a form of an academic paper, of not less than 1200 words (not inclusive of the list of references) in length. The scope of the research may cover the emergence of Business Intelligence, its’ importance, challenges and opportunities and planning, from the perspectives of a health industry. The paper is to be written complete with evidence of research and referencing. Students are advised to apply the correct use of suitable academic writing format and style throughout the paper. It is important that at this level, students do not just regurgitate the points from their reading materials. It is expected that students show overall understanding of what has been written and also to demonstrate a good level of critical thinking. CISB594 – Business Intelligence

Each student is to present his/her paper in week 6, 8 and 9. The schedule will be published in week 2. Each student is given 20 minutes for their presentation. It is the responsibility of each presenter to be aware of the time and ensure the presentation is delivered only within the 20 minutes allocated. The presentation slides should not be more than 8 slides (including the cover) Student is to submit the completed paper and print outs of their slides at least 2 days before the presentation date. Assignment 1 – Research Paper

Week 6 Wednesday 20 Nov Week 8 Wednesday 4 December Week 9 Wednesday 11 December 1.Saleh hussein alnahdi1.Muhammad Fitrihakim bin M.Suhairi Lim Ming Jeh2.Nur Amirah Fatin binti Abdul Aziz Nur amirah binti Muhammad Mothusi Thipe Nur Alifah bt Mohd Said5. Assignment 1 – Presentation Schedule

Your task today Get yourself grouped Go get materials from journals/conferences proceedings (library online) Start writing

Your task today – getting the research material

Marking Scheme & Submission The following are marks that are to be awarded for assignment 1 CISB594 – Business Intelligence Individual AssignmentMarks 30 Research & Referencing – Use of appropriate and credible sources to support viewpoints discussed in the paper 10 Overall understanding of Business Intelligence10 Documentation format, paper presentation and demonstration of professionalism in the submission 10

Academic Writing – Research and Referencing

KNOWLEDGE CRITICAL ANALYSIS COMMUNICATION SKILLS Characteristics of a Graduate

Plagiarism and Referencing What is plagiarism? – the use of the ideas and/or words of others without due acknowledgement. – copying material from the Internet, library books and the work of others without the use of quotation marks and/or acknowledgement of the source. – summarising or paraphrasing another person's work by simply changing a few words without acknowledgement – an assessment offence, and carries major penalties

Avoiding Plagiarism : Differences between References & Citations Citations According to Thomas and Watzman (2005), teenagers seem the most vulnerable to potential negative effects as they use the Internet for more hours than do adults. Reference Thomas, T.S & Watzman, A (2005) Computers and kids: Pulling the plug can protect the planet, Phi Delta Volume 84 Number 8. Retrieved May 10, 2003 from

Avoiding Plagiarism – some samples of citations Technology, though useful is never problem free. According to Teicher (1999), “no technology is fail-safe”. In addition, Emmans (2000) has pointed out that students must be made aware of the cyber responsibilities as the solutions designed to address the problems can only do so much as “no software and no policy can be foolproof”. Reference List at the end of the document Emmans, C. (2000). Internet Ethics. Technos: Quarterly for Education and Technology. Volume 9, Number 1. Retrieved May 10, 2003 from Teicher, J (1999) An Action Plan For Smart Internet Use. Educational Leadership. Volume 56 Number 5. Retrieved May 7, 2003 from This is your statement The green texts are your citations – to support your statement

Paraphrasing – Change text into your own words – Must also include citation e.g. …as stated by Kotler, 2000 According to Hoyer and MacInnis (2001), satisfied customers form the foundation of any successful business. They said that customer satisfaction is critical and it leads to repeat purchase, brand loyalty, and positive word of mouth. Reference List at the end of the document Hoyer, W. D. & MacInnis, D. J., 2001, Consumer Behaviour. 2nd ed., Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company. Avoiding Plagiarism - paraphrasing

Avoiding Plagiarism – copying word for word Copying word for word from a source – Only copy a small amount “Today’s companies are finding it increasingly unrewarding to practice mass marketing or product-variety marketing. Mass markets are becoming ‘demassified’. They are dissolving into hundreds of micromarkets characterised by different buyers pursuing different products in different distribution channels and attending to different communication channels ” (Kotler, 2000) Reference List at the end of the document Kotler, P., 2000, Marketing Management. 10th ed., New Jersey, Prentice- Hall.

The majority of literatures viewed for this research agree that the Internet in particular is reputed to be one of the reasons for social and ethical problems among school’s students. (Affonso, 1999; Davies, 2001; Piercey, 2000). On the other hand, Rahman (2002), brings up a valid point by stating that the blame for teenagers social and ethical misconducts should not be put on the technology alone, other factors like the family background and the children's upbringing should also be considered. Avoiding Plagiarism & Demonstrating Critical Thinking

Reference List at the end of the document Affonso, B (1999). Is the Internet Affecting the Social Skills of Our Children? Retrieved May 7, 2003 from Davis, R. (1999). Is internet addiction real? Victoria Point Multimedia. Retrieved May 7, 2003 from Piercey, D. (2000) Students' psychological well-being and the Internet.WWWise Retrieved May 7, Rahman, A. S. (2002) Blaming the Internet Unjustly.Computimes Malaysia, Jan 28, Retrieved May 7, 2003 from bin/buddy/erc

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