ITL31019 Business Intelligence (Spring 2025)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leader:
- Stig Henning Johansen
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
This course is compulsory in
Bachelor in Information Systems - Software Engineering
Elective course for others.
Recommended requirements
Knowledge equivalent to the course Database Systems.
Lecture Semester
4th semester (Spring).
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student
is able to describe and understands the need for Business Intelligence
can articulate modern concepts, theories, and research in the field of Business Intelligence (BI)
can discuss the social and ethical issues related to the use of Business Intelligence technologies in organizations
Skills
The student can
use Business Intelligence to formulate and solve corporate problems and to support managerial decisions
use data analysis techniques to make better decisions
work on BI development projects in a team environment
Content
Organisations have an increasing availability of information, and Business Intelligence provides clever methods, technologies and strategies to manage the huge amount of data.
The course provides a broad introduction to the field Business Intelligence and Analysis. In this course, the students will gain a better understanding of both established and cutting-edge processes used to retrieve data and to turn this information to key resources for the organisation.
Forms of teaching and learning
Lectures, exercises and supervision.
Workload
Approx. 250 hours.
4 hours of lectures + practice per week
Examination
Portfolio and oral exam in groups
The exam consists of two components:
A portfolio comprising of up to 4 deliverables. The deliverables (individual or in groups of 5-8 students) must be delivered within given deadlines and according to specifications given by the course instructor. A tentative individual grade is awarded on the basis of an overall assessment. This grade can be adjusted up to 2 stages at the oral exam. Grading scale A to F. The portfolio must have received a passed grade before the oral exam can be given.
Oral exam in group of 5-8 students: Duration approx. 20-40 min. On the oral exam, each member of the group will be given individual questions related to the curriculum. No support materials permitted. An individual grade is awarded using grading scale A to F.
An overall individual final grade is awarded for the course using grading scale A to F.
Examiners
External and internal examiner, or two internal examiners.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
In the case of resit or rescheduled examinations, both exam components must be retaken.
In the case of resit and rescheduled examinations, the content of the portfolio must be agreed with the course instructor.
Resit/rescheduled exam must be taken in connection with the next ordinary course examination. The department management may, however, decide to arrange a deferred examination in the following semester for students with valid absence from the regular examination.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
End-of-term evaluation (compulsory)
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the department of Computer Sciences and communication.
Literature
The current reading list for 2024 Spring can be found in Leganto