This unit is intended to provide students with a framework for understanding business intelligence systems as well as the provision of high quality, integrated data for decision support through data warehousing. The unit has a particular focus on the evolutionary process of developing a business intelligence system and multi-dimensional modelling for structuring business intelligence data. The unit also presents students with coverage of several important aspects of business intelligence and data warehousing, including architecture, design, implementation, data sourcing, organisational issues and governance. The unit will present this material using relevant research, case studies and practical exercises. Students will develop a prototype business intelligence system using a business intelligence software package.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
FIT5095, FIT5093
FIT5132 or FIT9003 or equivalent
Steve Remington
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This is the second offering of the unit, and at the time of writing, SETU feedback from the previous semester was not available. Based on informal feedback from students and a teaching staff review of the unit, minor changes have been made to the major assignment, combining two previously separate assignments into a single integrated deliverable with two submissions. This will streamline students' work and avoid reptition across the two assignments while still allowing for feedback throughout the semester.
If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Understanding Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing | Student Portfolio submissions made throughout the semester |
| 2 | Business Intelligence Interfaces 1 | |
| 3 | Business Intelligence Interfaces 2 | |
| 4 | Dimensional Modelling for Business Intelligence Applications | |
| 5 | Dimensional Modelling for the Data Warehouse | |
| 6 | Designing for Customer Relationship Management and Data Warehousing Architectures | |
| 7 | Data Quality and the Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) Process | |
| 8 | Development Lifecycles | Business Intelligence Application Design due |
| 9 | Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing Case Studies | |
| 10 | Governance for Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing Projects | |
| 11 | Contemporary Directions in Business Intelligence | Data Warehouse Design Specification due |
| 12 | Guest Lecture | Final Student Portfolio due before SWOT VAC |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Design Assignment Part 1: Business Intelligence Application Design | 20% | Week 8 |
| Design Assignment Part 2: Data Warehouse Design Specification | 15% | Week 11 |
| Student Portfolio | 15% | Submissions made throughout the semester. Final Portfolio due before SWOT VAC |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see resources and tutorials at http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academic-integrity/
Each portfolio task will have customised assessment criteria. Typical criteria for a modelling task would be:
Typical criteria for a reflective piece would be:
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
Faculty of Information Technology Style Guide
Examination/other end-of-semester assessment feedback may take the form of feedback classes, provision of sample answers or other group feedback after official results have been published. Please check with your lecturer on the feedback provided and take advantage of this prior to requesting individual consultations with staff. If your unit has an examination, you may request to view your examination script booklet, see http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/students/procedures/request-to-view-exam-scripts.html
Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.monash.edu.au/exams/special-consideration.html
Students should follow the instructions in the Referencing section of the Faculty Style Guide.
For information on how to cite and reference correctly, see the Library Guides for Citing and Referencing at http://guides.lib.monash.edu/content.php?pid=88267&sid=656564
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/student-academic-integrity-managing-plagiarism-collusion-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz). Please note that it is your responsibility to retain copies of your assessments.
Students should have access to a Windows or Mac OS computer for work on assignments. Software will be available in student computer labs as well as for download and installation on personal computers.
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Key educational policies include:
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