CS3250 Managment Support Systems

Synopsis

This course introduces students to the use of computer-based systems in support of managerial decision making in organizations.The course provides students an appreciation of decision making in organizations and the use of computer-based systems to support decision making. Topics include: evolution of management support systems; decision making and decision makers; modeling; development of DSS; data-, and model-management in DSS; organizational DSS; EIS; GDSS; data warehousing and mining; integration and implementation issues. MAGNUS, a simulated decision environment and management support software is used to support lectures and illustrate applications.

Syllabus

• Overview of management support systems
• Decision making and decision makers
• MAGNUS, a simulated environment for decision making
• Introduction to decision support systems
• Decision modeling
• Overview of DSS software
• Spreadsheet modeling
• Modeling with Visual DSS
• Development of DSS
• Decision modeling for MAGNUS
• Data Management, warehousing and mingin
• Group decision support systems
• Enterprise/Executive information systems
• Implementation, integratiln & impacts of MSS

Learning objects developed for the course:

AHP and ExpertChoice
Visual DSS Introduction, Part 1
Visual DSS Introduction, Part 2
Visual DSS Introduction, Part 3

Details are on the course page in IVLE.