class: mainpage name: home # # Business Intelligence ## Presentation of the course (unité d'enseignement - UE) --- layout:true .footer[ # Presentation of the Business Intelligence course ## Laurent Brisson - http://formations.imt-atlantique.fr/bi/ ] --- .header[ #.number[Chapter 1] Educational Objectives ] ## Providing all the information you need to: - understand and dialog with business intelligence experts - attend job interviews in the business intelligence field - and obtain your first post in this field ## Introducing you to: - methods and concepts - the tools used in companies - the management of decision-support projects --- .header[ #.number[Chapter 2] Educational Approach ] ## No lectures, but: - readings (website and books) - methodology- or resource-oriented workshops are held - a group project must be carried out ## No final examination, but: Evaluation is based on: - regular formative, ungraded MCQs - interactions with the teaching staff - the performance of your project --- .header[ #.number[Chapter 3] Competency-based evaluation ] ## Five target competencies ### Functional competencies - Analyzing a client's needs and specifying a decision-support solution - Using agile methods to manage a decision-support project - Convincing clients of the relevance of a decision-support solution for managing the implementation of a strategy ### Technical competencies - Developing dashboards that meet a management requirement - Incorporating and consolidating heterogeneous data in a decision-support solution ## Objective - The maximum level corresponds to that of a junior consultant on his or her first mission for a client - Read this page for details about the expected learning outcomes and detailed evaluation scales: [Competency-based evaluation](http://formations.imt-atlantique.fr/bi/bi_evaluation_competences.html) --- .header[ #.number[Chapter 4] Resources ] ## Where do I start? The http://formations.imt-atlantique.fr/bi/ website contains a wealth of information: - register on [Mattermost](https://moodle.imt-atlantique.fr/mod/url/view.php?id=34336) - prepare for your work on the listed content **before** you attend the sessions - carry out bibliographic research on each occasion - allocate tasks within your **group** - write a detailed report on your research (definitions, examples, schemas) - practice, **in groups**, presenting concepts and answering any questions that arise One person alone cannot feasibly do all the work required for the bibliographic research and the project. Contribute to the **group** and waste no time in getting organized! ## Bibliographic resources - Consult the books at your disposal on the [Bibliography](https://formations.imt-atlantique.fr/bi/bi_bibliographie.html) page - Access the electronic versions on [https://www.vlebooks.com/](https://www.vlebooks.com/); log in via Shibboleth