CIS 4640 Business Data Mining

Research Paper 1- An Overview of Business Intelligence/Data Mining

 

Maximum Points: 50                                                                    Due Date: ____TBA_______

 

I. The purpose of this assignment is:

a)  to gather information about this emerging topics of Business intelligence (BI) and Data Mining (DM), with emphases on their: i) their importance in the IT world and  ii)  impact on businesses and other organizations.

b)  to assess what relevance and value they  have for you as a student and your future employment.

c)  to determine how you approach this course to get the best out of it including hours you can spend for  this course outside class room. Please specify the hours.

 

II. Content Specification: Follow the order of the content organization given below. Give the titles and sub titles as given. Remember, the main source is the internet.

1. Definitions

• Distinction between Business intelligence and Data mining.
• Citing many definitions, you may arrive at your definitions for BI and DM.

1. Brief Descriptions
2. Origin and Evolution
3. Business Importance
4. Overview of Software Technologies (packages like SAS Enterprise Miner or Cognos)

• Name and Brief Description of each
• Create a Matrix/Table with column headings as follows:

Name, Source, Cost (if available), Function, Application, HW/SW Requirements

1. Relevance for CIS majors
2. Employment Opportunities
3. Salary Levels

 

III. Format Specifications

1. Cover Sheet
   1. Upper RH Corner:

Line 1àWIN# (last 4 digits),

Line 2àLast Name, First Name

1. Centrally located are:

Line 1à  Project Title

Line 2à  Course Number

Line 3à Class Meeting Time

1. Lower Portion:

Line 1à    Semester

Line 2à    Department

 

Line 3à     College / University

1. Table of Contents
2. Organization of  the Paper – Follow the organization given in Section II

Introduction à 0.5 -1.0 Page

Body            à 5.0 – 10.0 Pages

Conclusion   à 0.5 -1.00 Page

References    à One Page

(Most of your references may very well be from the Internet)

 

IV. Allocation of Points

 

Content                      – 80 percent

Style and format        – 20 percent

 

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