This course will examine the design, development and implementation of information technology based systems that support managerial and professional work, including Communications-Driven and Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS), Data-Driven DSS, Model-Driven DSS, Document-Driven DSS, and Knowledge-Driven DSS.
Course Objectives
As a result of our work together in this course, you should be able:
- To review and clarify the fundamental terms, concepts and theories associated with Decision Support Systems, computerized decision aids, expert systems, group support systems and executive information systems.
- To examine examples and case studies documenting computer support for organizational decision making, and various planning, analysis and control tasks.
- To discuss and develop skills in the analysis, design and implementation of computerized Decision Support Systems.
- To examine user interface design issues and evaluate the user interfaces and capabilities of Decision Support Systems.
- To improve hands-on skills using HTML, Microsoft Access and Excel, and JavaScript for building state-of-the-art Decision Support Systems, especially Web-Based systems that use advanced computing and networking technologies.
- To understand that most Decision Support Systems are designed to support rather than replace decision makers and the consequences of this perspective for designing DSS.
- To discuss organizational and social implications of Decision Support Systems.
