ENTERPRISE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
BUS5EBI
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Business intelligence (BI) is a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analysing data, and providing access to decision-making information to business managers in a range of business areas like accounting, finance, human resources, sales and marketing. OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) systems, as a means of providing BI are discussed. Students are introduced to intelligent data mining technologies and how they are used for finding useful information in enterprise information systems as well as analysis of patterns in data stored in databases. An emphasis is placed on business applications of data mining in areas like retail, banking and finance. A business intelligence tool will also be used to provide hands-on experience to the students.
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Mei-Tai Chu
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: FIN5SBF, BUS5AFS, BUS5MMS, ECO5POE
Co-requisites: BUS5BID if enrolled in LMBISC
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: If enrolled in LMBISC
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Mei-Tai Chu
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| class activities and assessment | equivalent to 1,000-words | 10 |
| lab activities and assessment | equivalent to 1,000-words | 10 |
| one 2,000-word assignment | 20 | |
| one 2-hour final examination | 60 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Mei-Tai Chu
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| class activities and assessment | equivalent to 1,000-words | 10 |
| lab activities and assessment | equivalent to 1,000-words | 10 |
| one 2,000-word assignment | 20 | |
| one 2-hour final examination | 60 |