Study Guide
Study Guide
#savoniaUAS
Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 LIF8135 |
| Name | Business Intelligence |
| Credits | 5 ects |
| Objectives | Students get basic understanding of Business Intelligence and methods related to this area. Students become familiar with personal computing tools applied to practical business decisions. |
| Content | Spreadsheet functions and BI-tools of Office- programs. Time series and regression analysis. Introduction of optimization-based management science techniques. Formulation decision problems as optimization models and using Excel Solver to formulate, solve and interpret various management optimization problems. |
| Requirements | Assignments. |
| Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
| Course material | Wayne L. Winston: Microsoft Excel 2013: Data Analysis and Business Modeling. Winston, W.L. & Albright, S.C. 2005. Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications: Essentials of Practical Management. |
| Prerequisites | Basic spreadsheet skills, Business Mathematics. |
| Other Considerations | |
| Contact | Suomela Leo |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.