(FALL 2009)

A required course in the Specialized Studies Program in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. An elective course in the Certificate Program in Web Intelligence.
Learn how to make better business decisions, use fewer resources, and improve your company's bottom line by developing and using a data warehouse. This course provides an overview of business intelligence and data warehousing and gives you a look at all the major facets of developing and using a data warehouse to make effective business decisions. You'll work on a single project that allows you to develop a project plan and business case for a data warehouse, develop a dimensional model, develop a data staging process, and develop a data access process. You'll also learn about careers working with business intelligence and data warehousing as well as the educational requirements for this field.

Bernie Jeltema, B.A., is a business intelligence and data warehousing coach and has participated in assessing and building data warehouses in a variety of industries. After a career with IBM, he founded Strategic Frameworks in 1989 where he is president and principal consultant. He has taught at UCI Extension since 1994 and introduced the first data warehousing course in 1996. He is the designer, principal instructor, and outside coordinator of the UCI Extension's Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Specialized Studies Program.