General Information:
The lecture "Business Intelligence and Reporting" is offered as bachelor module by virtuelle Hochschule Bayern (vhb).
Registration period: October 1st 2020 - January 30th 2021
Contact person for organizational issues and exam: Julia Holzmann, M.Sc.
Language of instruction: German
Exam date: Feburary 06th 2021, 2.00PM - 3.00PM, in Munich
Exam registration is necessary via both TUMonline and vhb, latest registration date is January 15th 2021.
Content
Content of the course:
Considering an increasing amount of data, complexity and fast-paced economy, decisions become more and more dependent on information technology. Those companies that know how to provide their decision makers with high-quality information according to their needs generate important competitive advantages. The course "Business Intelligence und Reporting" takes up the problem described. In an applied way the basics of analytical information systems will be taught. This includes the beginning of data work in companies, with topics such as data storage and preparation, as well as the final graphical preparation in dashboards or management reports.
In addition, the knowledge imparted is used to build a fundament for future trends in the field of data work - such as Big Data, Advanced Analytics or Industry 4.0. In addition to theoretical content, automated case studies and hands-on exercises are integrated into the online course. This is intended to give participants the opportunity to check their own learning success and to apply the theoretical content in a practice-oriented way using applicable open source software (Pentaho BI-Suite).
Course outline
- Module 1: Introduction to analytical information systems
- Module 2: Introduction to relational database management systems
- Module 3: Data warehouses and data marts
- Module 4: Modelling data warehouses
- Module 5: ETL, OLAP and MDX
- Module 6: Reporting and visualization
- Module 7: Analysis of information needs
- Module 8: Implementation, operation and maintenance of BI systems
- Module 9: Operational BI and latency optimization
- Module 10: Future trends in BI