Data warehouses enable efficient and effective decision making in
today's organizations by providing real-time business intelligence
that analyzes vast amount of current and historical data from a
variety of sources. This data must be captured, integrated, cleansed,
organized, and put into context in order for it to translate into
valuable information. This course examines how data warehouses are
designed, how data is transformed and how managers and analysts can
successfully gather, structure, analyze, understand and act on the
information stored in data warehouses. The components and design
issues related to data warehouses and business intelligence techniques
for extracting meaningful information from data warehouses are
emphasized. Various software tools will be used to demonstrate design,
implementation, and utilization of data warehouses. Issues related to
ethical and socially responsible use of data warehousing and business
intelligence will also be discussed.