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Course syllabus - Information Retrieval and Business Environment Analyses
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
KIN465
Valid from
Autumn semester 2013
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Innovation Technology
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2013-02-14
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Omvärldsanalys i praktiken
1. uppl. : Malmö : Liber, 2008 - 112 s.
ISBN: 978-91-47-08901-7 LIBRIS-ID: 10895391
URL: Omslagsbild
Den uppmärksamma organisationen : från business intelligence till intelligent business
Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2002 - 171 s.
ISBN: 91-44-01633-6 : 378:00 LIBRIS-ID: 8435222
Reference literature
Omvärldsanalys
1. uppl. : Malmö : Liber ekonomi, 2001 - 280 s., [8] pl.-s. (huvudsakligen i färg)
ISBN: 91-47-06254-1 (korr.) (inb.) LIBRIS-ID: 8354475
Other materials
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Objectives
The course shall give the student a basic knowledge of the field business intelligence and it´s context, tools and goals.
Learning outcomes
After fulfilled course the student should be able to manage:
- planning and implementing basic information retrieval project
- explaining and discuss source critical criterias and their impact on a source material
- some common models for analyzing environmental changes
- explaining the business information intelligence rôle in the knowledge society
Course content
Interpretation theory and source criticism
Analyze models for environmental scanning
Project works in information retrieval and business intelligence.
Research in real life, on the World Wide Web and in databases.
Discussions about the business intelligence rôle in the knowledge society.
Tuition
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Requirements
General entry requirements
Examination
Exercise GRU1), 4 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Exercise (INL1), 3 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Participation (NÄR1), 0.5 credits, marks Pass (G)
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Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail