Business Intelligence Systems is offered as INFO 4555 (undergraduate) and INFO 5556 (graduate) and is a four credit hour course formerly offered under Information Science INFO 4940 Special Topics (Fall 2016-2018). This course covers the fundamental technical and organizational concepts and challenges related to the development of Business Intelligence Systems, a key component crucial to the competitiveness of a wide range of organizations.  Topics covered include: data profiling, dimensional data modeling, data transformation, metadata systems, data governance, data delivery options, and an overview of emerging technologies in this space.  Course is comprised of interactive lectures, work/lab sessions, and a substantial team project.

 Learning Outcomes

• A core understanding of Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse design, with a focus on dimensional data modeling, and industry accepted practices.
• How to use BI/DW techniques to enable data informed decision making.
• An understanding of current products and product classes and how they are used in conjunction to support an organization’s information needs.
• Hands on experience developing a working Proof of Concept BI solution using industry leading BI/DW products.
• An understanding of the Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, and Data Analytics technologies used in modern enterprise data solutions and how these systems are used to solve various data challenges.