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No. ofLecture(s)

Topics ReferenceChapter/Additional

Reading

TeachingMethodology

EvaluationParameters

1. Decision Making and Computerized Support1.1 1 Decision Making: Introduction

and DefinitionsET#2– Page No. 41

Power PointPresentation or

Chalk & Talk

1.2 1 Managers and Decision Making ET#1– Page No 7-91.3 2 Decision Making and Information

Systems and Computer SupportET#– Page No 11-15

1.4 2 Overview of Systems and Model ET#2– Page No. 44-451.5 1 Phases of the Decision Making

ProcessET#2– Page No. 45-59

1.6 1 Computerized Decision Support,Framework for Decision Supportand Supporting Technologies

ET#1– Page No. 11-16,26-282. Decision Support Systems (DSS)

2.1 1 Decision Support System:Concept, Characteristics andCapabilities and Components

ET#3- Page No 74-89

Power PointPresentation or

Chalk & Talk

2.2 1 Modeling: Definition, Static andDynamic Models

ET#4-Page No.149, 1782.3 1 Decision Analysis with varying

alternativesET#4-Page No.161 Quiz -1

2.4 2 Structure of MSS MathematicalModels, MathematicalProgramming Optimization

ET#4-Page No.145,1522.5 2 Multiple Goals, Sensitivity

Analysis, What-If and GoalSeeking

ET#4-Page No.1572.6 1 Heuristic Programming and

Simulation, Visual InteractiveModeling and Simulation

ET#4-Page No.171, 1772.7 1 DSS Development: An overview ET#4-Page No.104

3. Group Support Systems and Enterprise Information Systems3.1 1 Making Decisions in Groups:

Characteristics, Process, BenefitsET#10-Page No.423

Power PointPresentation or

Chalk & Talk

3.2 1 Group Decision Support Systems(GDSS): Overview, IntegratedGroupware Suites

ET#10-Page No.4363.3 1 Group Support Systems (GSS) :

OverviewET#10-Page No. 448

3.4 1 Products and Tools for GDSS/GSSand successful implementation

ET#10-Page No.4483.5 1 Emerging Collaboration Tools: ET#10-Page No.453

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VoIP and Wikis3.6 1 Enterprise Systems, Executive

Information Systems: Conceptsand Definitions

ET#10-Page No.4173.7 1 Executive Support Systems:

Characteristics, Capabilities,Comparing and Integrating

ET#10-Page No.422 Unit Test-1

4. Intelligent Decision Support Systems4.1 2 Introduction to Knowledge and

Knowledge Management SystemsET#11-Page No.474

Power PointPresentation or

Chalk & Talk

4.2 2 Information Technology inKnowledge Management

ET#11-Page No.4934.3 3 Knowledge Management Systems

ImplementationET#11-Page No.498

4.4 3 Concepts of KnowledgeEngineering and Methods ofKnowledge Acquisition

ET#12-Page No.532,5535. Intelligent Systems over the Internet

5.1 1 Web-Based Intelligent Systems ET#13-Page No.613Power Point

Presentation orChalk & Talk

5.2 1 Intelligent Agents: An Overview ET#13-Page No.6135.3 2 Characteristics and Classification

of Intelligent AgentsET#13-PageNo.615,619 Quiz-2

5.4 1 Types of Agents: Internet-BasedSoftware Agents, DSS Agents andMulti-Agents

ET#13-Page No.6195.5 1 Semantic Web: Representing

Knowledge for Intelligent AgentsET#13-Page No.700http://www.just.edu.jo/~mzali/courses/Winter2011/Cis430/slides/IS430-CH14.pdf5.6 1 Web-Based Recommendation

Systems

6. Decision Support Horizon and Emerging Trends6.1 2 Emerging Trends: RFID, Reality

Mining, Virtual Worlds andCommunities

ET#14-Page No. 636-652Power Point

Presentation orChalk & Talk

6.2 2 Decision Support Tools UsingDashboards

CW#44-Page No. 1516.3 2 Competitive Intelligence Systems CW#46-Page No. 1956.4 1 Information Visualization for

Decision SupportCW#68-Page No.699 Unit Test-2

Text Book: Efraim Turban, Ramesh Sharda, Durshan Delen, Decision Support Systems and Business Intelligence Systems, Pearson

Education (ET)References Books:

Efraim Turban, Jay Aronson, Ting-Peng Laing, Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems, Pearson Education C. W. Holsapple, Handbook on Decision Support Systems 1-Basic Themes, Springer (CW)

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Efrem Mallach, Decision Support and Data Warehouse Systems, Tata McGraw Hill Laudon, K., Laudon, J. Management Information System: Managing the Digital Firm, Prentice Hall of India. James O’Brien, Management information Systems, Tata McGraw Hill.

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