Publication in the Diário da República: RCC 01/04/2011 [DR.7678/2011 26.05.2011]
4 ECTS; 3º Ano, 2º Semestre, 15,0 T + 30,0 PL , Cód. 9152228.
Lecturer
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
Students should a)acquire knowledge related with the decision-making process and b)identify decision support systems (DSS),c)define DSS characteristics and components, d)use multicriteria decision applications(Macbeth) and e)business intelligence solutions (SQL Server 2008).
Program
1. The decision-making process
2. Decision theory
3. Decision Support Systems (DSS)
4. DSS application
5. Expert Systems for Decision Support
6. Neural Networks
7. Intelligent DSS
8. Group DSS
9. Multicriteria DSS - MACBETH
10. DSS Databases
11. Business Intelligence: SQL Server 2008 Express.
Evaluation Methodology
Written open-book test/exam. A practical assignment and public discussion with minimum mark of 7/20 in each component.
Bibliography
Teaching Method
Lectures, tutorials and laboratory classes, for propose and solve pratical cases.
Software used in class
Multicriteria decision support software: MACBETH;
Business Intelligence for support decision software: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express - Microsoft Management Studio; Microsoft Visual Studio; Report Builder 3.0;
