Information Package / Course Catalogue
Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
Course Code: KBU107
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable students to analyze complex systems and model them through simulation. In particular, the aim is to model the processes encountered in production, service, logistics and information technology systems, to understand the effect of randomness and to use simulation in the decision-making process.

Course Content

To ensure that students understand data-driven decision-making processes and can create meaningful reports and visualizations using business intelligence tools.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Neslihan BİLİNMEZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the structure of business intelligence and decision support systems.
2.Uses data analysis and visualization tools effectively.
3.Develops decision support applications appropriate for real data scenarios.
4.Designing dashboards in Power BI or alternative BI tools at a basic level
5.Students will learn basic decision-making systems concepts.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems, Efraim Turban, Jay E Aronson, Ting-Peng Liang, Ramesh Sharda, 8/E, 2007
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Business Intelligence
Week 2 - Theoretical
Business Intelligence Process
Week 3 - Theoretical
Business Intelligence Process
Week 4 - Theoretical
Data Warehouses and OLAP
Week 5 - Theoretical
Basic Tools in Business Intelligence
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reporting and Dashboard with Excel
Week 7 - Theoretical
Introduction to Power BI
Week 8 - Theoretical
Visualization with Power BI
Week 9 - Theoretical
Calculations and DAX
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 11 - Theoretical
KPI and Dashboard Design
Week 12 - Theoretical
Scenario Based Application
Week 13 - Theoretical
Information management
Week 14 - Theoretical
Business performance management
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Individual Work141014
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
4
5
4
OÇ-3
5
5
OÇ-4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026