MIS271 - Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:MSC273
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: William Yeoh
Prerequisite:

MIS171

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour on-campus (livestreamed) lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus practical experience (laboratory) in weeks 1-10

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour class recorded lecture provided each week and  1x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) in weeks 1-10

Content

With the ever-growing volume of data, as well as the increasing complexity of corporate information, it is now becoming more difficult for organisations to identify and take advantage of valuable business information. Contemporary Business Intelligence addresses this conundrum by delivering the right information to the right people at the right time and in the right format. This unit aims to provide an introduction to the business uses, value and technologies of business intelligence. It will give students a broad overview of business intelligence and introduce current theories, techniques, frameworks, applications and technologies in business intelligence that satisfy business stakeholder requirements. It will also provide students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in using the industry-standard business intelligence system (Microsoft Power BI).

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Apply the technologies, architecture, multi-dimensionality concept, and implementation issues of business intelligence and data warehouse.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Apply the requirements, methodologies and technologies for business performance management and data/web mining.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO3 Critically analyse the business intelligence, reporting and analytics requirements and recommend innovative solutions to business managers.

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4 Collaborate constructively in a team to share knowledge and produce innovative BI solutions.

GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Group of 4) Project Proposal 4000 words 40% Week 8
Assessment 2: (Individual)
Part A: Written Reflection (Peer)
Part B: Written Reflection (Self)
Part A: 500 words
Part B: 500 words
Part A: 5%
Part B: 5%
Week 10
End-of-unit assessment task: Written 2 hours 50% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

Hurdle requirement: Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the end-of-unit assessment to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MIS271 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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