Lassi Tissari
20% Face-to-face, 80% Distance learning
Sharda, Delen & Turban: Business Intelligence. A Managerial Perpective on Analytics. Pearson OR Sharda, Delen & Turban. Business Intelligence and Analytics. Systems for Decision Support. Pearson
Having completed the study unit the student is able to:
•understand the connection between the analytical tools that can be used on real data in companies and the decision-making.
•use analytical skills and tools to work with the data, to understand it and to turn it into intelligence for particular decisional contexts.
Contents
•Decision Making Support and Analytics
•Data Warehousing
•Reporting
•Visualization
•Data Mining
•Text and Web Analytics
•Big Data
Tools
•Excel + Power Pivot (and other Excel add-ins)
•Microsoft Power BI (Desktop and Cloud)
•Some demonstrations of other BI Tools
Assessment of this study unit is based on
•Team Assignments
• and Individual Assignments which have to be completed but are graded only as Pass/Fail.
01.09.2021 - 10.12.2021
24.05.2021 - 30.05.2021
20 - 56
Laurea Leppävaara, liko
Jouni Takala, Lassi Tissari, Marjaana Ajanto
Complementary competence, bachelor’s studies in English (CCH2), Business, administration and law, Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOH2), Kauppa, hallinto ja oikeustieteet
Laurea Leppävaara
4 credits
H-5
Visiting lecturers - Business Case - examples of practical projects and implementations
Online Zoom sessions Materials Topics
1.9 Session 1 (Lecture) Link to material pages Orientation
8.9 Session 2 (Lecture) Link to material pages Theory 1 + exercises
15.9 Session 3 (Lecture) Link to material pages Theory 2 + Individual assignments
29.9 Session 4 (Textbook Exam) Link to exam 4 chapters from the book
6.10 Session 5 (Lecture) Link to material Team assignment introduction
3.11 Session 6 (Feedback Meeting) Students provide Status check
1.12 Session 7 (Presentations) Students provide Final presentations and reports
Contents
Theory from a business perspective
- Decision support and analytics
- Data Warehousing, Reporting and Data Visualization
- Text and web analytics
- Big Data concepts
Practical exercises with the following tools
- Microsoft Power BI (Desktop and Cloud versions)
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASIS, INFORMATION SEARCHING AND REPORTING – use professional concepts in a consistent manner and demonstrate his/her familiarity with the knowledge basis – report and communicate in a professional manner PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT – act independently taking into account the operating environment – take responsibility for interaction with customers and/or co-operation partners and for responding to their needs TEAMWORK SKILLS, LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY – describe the significance of his/her actions for successful co-operation – describe his/her competence in relation to the learning outcomes
– critically evaluate information and justify their actions with science-based knowledge PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT – propose creative solutions at work – promote professional co-operation and enhance customer and partner relationships TEAMWORK SKILLS, LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY – act in a manner that promotes the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work -describe the development of his/her competence in relation to the learning outcomes
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASIS, INFORMATION SEARCHING AND REPORTING – analyse the acquired information, draw conclusions and combine theoretical knowledge with experiential knowledge PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT – evaluate the applicability of produced knowledge, skill or idea to other contexts as well as their impact – anticipate needs of customers and/or co-operation partners TEAMWORK SKILLS, LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY – evaluate and develop the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work – evaluate the possibilities for utilising competence and plan his/her personal development and development of the team