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Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence

 1.1 What is Business Intelligence (BI)?


o Definition and overview
o Importance of data-driven decision-making in organizations
 1.2 Key Components of BI Systems
o Data sources
o Data Warehousing
o Reporting, Analytics, and Visualization
 1.3 Business Intelligence vs Business Analytics
o Key differences and synergies

Module 2: Data Warehousing (Villalva)

 2.1 Introduction to Data Warehousing


o What is a data warehouse?
o Characteristics and architecture
o Operational vs Analytical data stores
 2.2 Data Warehouse Design
o Star Schema, Snowflake Schema
o Facts and dimensions
o Data modeling and normalization
 2.3 Building a Data Warehouse
o ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process
o Tools for ETL: Informatica, Talend, Microsoft SSIS
 2.4 Data Warehouse Management
o Storage, maintenance, and performance optimization
o Metadata and data governance

Module 3: Data Integration & ETL (Suela)

 3.1 Introduction to ETL Process


o Importance of ETL in BI
o Overview of tools (Informatica, Talend, Pentaho, SSIS)
 3.2 Data Extraction
o Data extraction from various sources (databases, CRM, ERP, flat files)
o Common challenges in extraction
 3.3 Data Transformation
o Data cleaning, validation, and aggregation
o Handling inconsistencies and errors
 3.4 Data Loading
o Loading data into a data warehouse or data mart
o Real-time vs batch loading

Module 4: Data Mining & Advanced Analytics (Tobio)


 4.1 Introduction to Data Mining
o Definition, techniques, and processes
o The role of data mining in BI
 4.2 Data Mining Techniques
o Clustering, Classification, and Regression
o Association Rules, Decision Trees
o Popular algorithms (K-Means, Naïve Bayes, Random Forests)
 4.3 Tools for Data Mining
o Introduction to tools: R, Python, RapidMiner, KNIME
o Real-world applications of data mining
 4.4 Predictive Analytics
o Time series forecasting, trend analysis, and correlation
o Implementing predictive analytics in business scenarios

Module 5: Reporting & Querying (Perez)

 5.1 Introduction to Business Reporting


o Types of reports (operational, strategic, tactical)
o Reporting needs and objectives
 5.2 Reporting Tools and Technologies
o Introduction to tools: Crystal Reports, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau,
QlikView
o Hands-on with reporting tools
 5.3 Designing Effective BI Reports
o Best practices for creating insightful reports
o Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Metrics
 5.4 Report Automation
o Automating report generation and distribution

Module 6: Data Visualization and Dashboards (Escobedo)

 6.1 Introduction to Data Visualization


o Importance of visualization in BI
o Best practices for effective visualization
 6.2 Data Visualization Tools
o Introduction to Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, QlikView
o Hands-on with visualization tools
 6.3 Dashboards
o Purpose of dashboards in BI
o Building interactive dashboards using BI tools
o Monitoring business performance using dashboards
 6.4 Real-Time BI
o Real-time data processing and visualization
o Use cases of real-time dashboards

Module 7: OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) (Aninon)


 7.1 Introduction to OLAP
o OLAP vs OLTP (Online Transactional Processing)
o Multidimensional data analysis
 7.2 OLAP Cube Design
o Dimensions, hierarchies, measures
o Cube operations: slice, dice, drill-down, pivot
 7.3 Hands-on with OLAP Tools
o Using Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
o Performing OLAP queries with MDX (Multidimensional Expressions)

Module 8: Self-Service BI (Espinoli)

 8.1 Introduction to Self-Service BI


o Empowering non-technical users to create reports and dashboards
o Benefits and challenges of self-service BI
 8.2 Tools for Self-Service BI
o Power BI, Tableau, and Qlik Sense
o Hands-on exercises: Creating simple reports and visualizations
 8.3 Data Governance in Self-Service BI
o Managing data quality, security, and compliance

Module 9: Advanced BI Topics (Dela Torre)

 9.1 Introduction to Big Data and BI


o Big Data vs traditional BI
o Tools for Big Data: Hadoop, Spark, Hive
 9.2 Artificial Intelligence in BI
o Machine learning and AI for decision-making
o AI-based predictive analytics and automation
 9.3 Cloud BI
o Cloud-based BI platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
o Advantages and challenges of cloud BI
 9.4 Future Trends in BI
o Automation in BI
o Natural language processing (NLP) in BI tools
o Edge computing and BI

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