Decision Support and Knowledge Management Systems

MIS 499

Spring 2004

Instructor: Karl Altenburg, PhD

Office: Minard 401D

Telephone: 231-6651

E-mail: karl.altenburg@ndsu.nodak.edu

Office Hours: By appointment.

Textbook: Turban E, Aronson JE. Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems (6 ed). Prentice Hall. 867 p.

Course Description: Information system support of the decision-making process and modeling the decision-making process via expert systems, neural networks, and hybrid intelligent systems are the primary focus of this course. The state-of-the-art in knowledge management will be explored. Pre-requisite: MIS 370, CSci 228.

Credit: 3.0 credit hours.

Course Objectives: 1) to understand the use and management of data, information, and knowledge in organizations, 2) To develop a practical understanding of the design of decision support and knowledge management systems, 3) to develop experience in the use and implementation of analytical tools for business decision making, 4) to apply analytical tool design, knowledge representations, and implementation skills in course projects.

Grading: Grading is based on the 90-80-70% grading system.

Evaluation: The emphasis of the course is practical in nature and evaluation will reflect this emphasis. Group and individual projects will contribute significantly to evaluation. However, individual progress will also be evaluated through 3 exams. Presentations, quizzes, and homework may also be used for evaluation. A tentative breakdown of evaluation is as follows:

Exams (2)	100 pts * 2 = 200 pts	20%
Final Exam	150 pts	15%
Larger Projects	350 pts	35%
Smaller projects, homework, quizzes and other assignments	300 pts	30%

Note: Any students with disabilities or other special needs who need special accommodations in this course are invited to share these concerns or requests with the instructor as soon as possible.

Academic honesty statement: All work in this course must be completed in a manner consistent with NDSU University Senate Policy, Section 335: Code of Academic Responsibility and Conduct (http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm).