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Course Catalog 1998/99


Business Adm and Social Science

IED001 Decision Support System 4.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q I

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Guohua Bai Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
General qualifications.

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to give the student knowledge on developing and working with Decision Support Systems.

CONTENTS
The course deals with: 1. Systematic view of DSS - an introduction to DSS - Model of human decision making 2. Design of DSS - Methodologies in developing DSS - Structure and Construction of DSS - DSS database, model-base, interface design 3. Use and integration of DSS in work - Constructing work context and tools - Integrated network services in decision making - Some social-technical considerations in developing a DSS

TEACHING
Teaching will take the form of lessons/lectures (in Enlish, on request in Swedish) and project work.

EXAMINATION
Examination will be in the form of written examination and required assignments of project work.
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS
Assignment report 1.50ECTS
Written exam 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Guohua B: Systems approach to DSS, IES/DSV Luleå tekniska universitet, 1997. Edlund/Högberg: Beslutsmodeller i praktisk tillämpning, Studentlitteratur, 1993. Beslutsstödjande system - Röda Tråden, IES/DSV Högskolan i Luleå, 1996. Carlson E.D.: An approach for designing DSS (sid 15-35) Moore J.H.:Meta-design consideration in building DSS (sid 173-204) Sprague R. H.: A Framework for the Development of Decision Support Systems, In MIS Quarterly, Volume 4, No. 4. 1981.Quarterly, Volume 4, No. 4. 1981.

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Valid for school year 1998/99.
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