Postgraduate - UnitFIT5093 - Business intelligence applications

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

print version

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered, or view unit timetables.

Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Information Technology
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Evening)

Synopsis

This unit is intended to provide students with a framework for understanding business intelligence reporting systems with particular focus on the evolutionary process of developing an OLAP-based business intelligence system.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit students will:

understand the scope and application of OLAP technology and business intelligence systems;
have knowledge of the major approaches to the development of business intelligence and reporting systems;
be able to design simple multi-dimensional databases;
be able to develop a simple business intelligence system using an OLAP tool;
be able to develop a simple reporting system;
be able to communicate and foster realistic expectations of the role of OLAP technology and business intelligence systems in management and decision support.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Peter O'Donnell

Contact hours

2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hr laboratory/wk

Prerequisites

One of FIT9003, BUS5071, IMS9003 or equivalent

Prohibitions

IMS5004

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit5093/