Decision Support Systems - 42 Resources

Overview

A decision support system (DSS) is a computer program application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily. It is an "informational application" (in distinction to an "operational application" that collects the data in the course of normal business operation). Typical information that a decision support application might gather and present would be: -Comparative sales figures between one week and the next -Projected revenue figures based on new product sales assumptions -The consequences of different decision alternatives, given past experience in a context that is described

Publications (33)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Decision Support Systems.

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Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views	Ranking
EQM0846	Ask Good Questions by Starting with Key Decisions Deborah Keyek-Franssen and Charlotte L. Briggs Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	11/17/2008	3,227
ERS0508	Academic Analytics: The Uses of Management Information and Technology in Higher Education Philip J. Goldstein and Richard N. Katz Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	12/12/2005	7,193
EQM0749	Taking “From Scratch” Out of Problem Solving Wayne A. Brown Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	11/20/2007	1,755
ERB0321	Expert-Driven Assessment: Making It Meaningful Marilee J. Bresciani Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	10/14/2003	6,160
ECM0508	Academic Analytics: The Uses of Management Information and Technology in Higher Education Roadmap Philip J. Goldstein, with Richard N. Katz Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	12/12/2005	3,238
ECP0602	The Future of Higher Education: A View from CHEMA Philip J. Goldstein Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	09/21/2006	3,572
EKF0508	Academic Analytics: The Uses of Management Information and Technology in Higher Education - Key Findings Philip J. Goldstein, with Richard N. Katz Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	12/12/2005	3,772
EPS164	Reporting and Decision Support Services Ora Fish Effective Practices	Community Recommendation	01/01/2003	1,272
ECS0509	University of Phoenix: Driving Decisions Through Academic Analytics Judith A. Pirani and Bob Albrecht Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	12/12/2005	3,723
ECS0510	University of California, San Diego: Increasing Operational Efficiencies Through Business Process Redesign and Analytics Judith A. Pirani and Bob Albrecht Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	12/12/2005	3,784
ERB0420	Knowledge Management, Information Systems, and Organizations Lisa A. Petrides Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	09/28/2004	5,231
ERM013A	READY for Some Decision-Making Help? Victoria Cross Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2001	4,695
CSD3881	Business Intelligence Technology: SuperData Matthew Villano Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	3,123
ESI05C	Reporting, Modeling, Analysis, and Decision Support in Higher Education ECAR Surveys	ECAR	02/20/2005	2,411
ERB0319	Digital Dashboards: Driving Higher Education Decisions Elazar C. Harel and Toby D. Sitko Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	09/16/2003	8,737
CSD3497	Business Intelligence Software: Get Smart Joseph C. Panettieri Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,991
CEM9536	PRO*CAST: Providing Timely Information to Monitor Progress Toward University Goals T. Jackson, G. Hammon, M. Smith Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)	01/01/1995	6,484
CEM9548	Lessons from a Successful Data Warehouse Implementation John Porter, John Rome Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)	01/01/1995	6,617
CMR9702	Advances in DSS Metadata Delivery via the WWW William C. Ivy Articles, Papers, and Reports	CUMREC (Archives)	01/01/1997	5,040
CMR9732	The Development and Delivery of an Academic Departmental Management Information System through the use of World Wide Web Technologies Ryan Cherland Articles, Papers, and Reports	CUMREC (Archives)	01/01/1997	5,131
CMR9806	Clarity: Integrated Decision Support Via the Web Daniel P. Moloney, Susan M. Grotevant, Allie R. Gentry Articles, Papers, and Reports	CUMREC (Archives)	01/01/1998	4,193
CNC9734	Clarity: The Synergy of WWW Technology and Enterprise Application Systems Allie R. Gentry, Susan M. Grotevant, and Daniel P. Moloney Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE (Archives)	01/01/1997	4,453
CEM9539	OLAP: A Fast, Easy, Affordable Executive Information System -- Finally! Henry Stewart Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)	01/01/1995	5,954
CEM961C	Partnering with a Vendor to Prototype a Data Warehouse in Ninety Days R. May , T. Stankiewicz Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)	01/01/1996	5,755
CNC9235	Experiences Implementing a Decision Support System (DSS) Within a Management Plan Weitz Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE (Archives)	01/01/1992	6,984

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Presentations (8)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Decision Support Systems

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EDU06033	Performance Management Strategies: Best Practices from the Battlefield William H. Graves, William A. Ihlenfeldt, Brian Madocks, and Thomas L. Maier Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/10/2006	3,360
EDU06239	Using a Dashboard for Business Intelligence Sue B. Workman Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/11/2006	2,159
EDU0197	Improving Institutional Planning: A Decision Support System for University Administrators Sara Connor and Lucretia Parham Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2001	6,176
MAC07058	Enterprise Reporting and Business Intelligence: A Practical Solution Using Data Warehousing Firepower and Cognos 8 Refinement Stephen Brandt Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/17/2007	1,766
MWR07091	Information for Leadership: Vehicles for Effective Web-Based Communication James Kulich Presentations/Speeches	Midwest Regional	03/14/2007	1,443
MAC0331	Innovative Technologies for the 21st Century Decision Maker: Research, Retrieve, Organize and Manage Information Reynolds Ferrante and Sondra K. Patrick Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/01/2003	5,033
NCP0528	Implementing Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence at McMaster University Debbie Weisensee, Eric Matthews and Anne McInnis Presentations/Speeches	NERCOMP	03/07/2005	2,979
EDU05231	Creating a Change Management System from Scratch Laura Joyce Moriarty Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/20/2005	3,794

Podcasts (1)

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E2005 Podcast: Creating a Change Management System from Scratch   Play | Show Notes | Download (21.56 MB audio/mpeg)	3,857	03/01/2006