Decision Support Systems Project Guidelines (Team)
Part I (10%): Project Topic & Outline due
1. Define the problem.
2. Develop a proposal (Justification, Benefits, Integrate with course material and other internet and academic research material)
3. Find data
Part II (10%) Due
4. Build an Access and Excel model. Build a MiniTab, SPSS or SAS data model. Show queries in Access and Excel. Show the appropriate analyses in SPSS.
5. Summary- What is this project all about. Find the appropriate academic literature. Research question- What are your research questions? Theses are to be supported with your data analyses. Contribution- What is the value of theses analyses?
6. What are the Attributes, Independent, and dependent variables?
7. What are the dimensions of the model?
Part III (20%) Build the BI model, write the report and PowerPoint Presentation; Present in class.
8. Implement the system using software using: Excel, Minitab or SPSS, Access, Cognos and Tableau.
9. Compare and contrast Cognos with Tableau.
10. Present the system- Demonstration of systems and presentation of steps 1-7, use overheads and Presentation software (i.e. PowerPoint).