Course content

Business intelligence (BI) is about searching for, collecting, integrating, analyzing and presenting data in such a way that they provide a good basis for decision-making for organizations. The course includes: Decision support / decision process, reasons for operating with BI, data warehousing, reporting and OLAP, dimensional modeling Business intelligence & analytics, data visualization

Learning outcome

Knowledge

Candidates:

• has knowledge of the potential of business intelligence systems to help decision makers search, collect, integrate and analyze data
• Has insight into the various components that are part of a BI solution
• Has insight into challenges related to BI
• Has knowledge of principles, methods, concepts and models related to business intelligence

Skills

Candidates:

• Can design multidimensional data models
• Are able to build analysis models in a BI system (eg Tableau or Power BI)
• Can use BI tools to perform analyzes

General competence

Candidates:

• Can apply knowledge and skills in such a way that he/she can play an active role in the design of BI solutions in a specific business context
• Can communicate with ICT consultants about needs related to specific BI solutions

Learning methods and activities

Lessons, video and compulsory exercises

Compulsory assignments

• Mandatory assignments

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Basic knowledge of programming and databases

Course materials

Stated at the start of the semester

Credit reductions