Decision Support Systems
A Knowledge-Based Approach

Course Outline Masters

This page contains course outline masters (Powerpoint files) for Decision Support Systems: A Knowledge-Based Approach which were created by the authors.

These masters are for public use for adopters of the book, both students (for reference notes) and instructors. While it is the authors' intention to provide quality supplemental instructional material, these slides may contain information that is inaccurate or outdated.

These files may be downloaded as a Powerpoint file. To avoid lengthy download times, the files have been broken down by chapter. To download a file, click on the highlighted chapter and choose a path and a file name when prompted.

If you do not have access to Powerpoint, or if you have difficulty, you may obtain hardcopy for these course outline masters by contacting West Publishing Company.

Chapter 1 - Managing to Excel
Chapter 2 - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Chapter 3 - Decision Makers and Processes
Chapter 4 - Knowledge Matters
Chapter 5 - Decision Support Systems Overview
Chapter 6 - Decision Support System Architecture
Chapter 7 - Building Decision Support Systems
Chapter 8 - DSS Development Tools
Chapter 9 - Expression, Text, Hypertext, and Database Management
Chapter 10 - Solver, Spreadsheet, Program, and Menu Management
Chapter 11 - Forms, Reports, Graphics, Rule, and Message Management
Chapter 12 - Overview of Artificially Intelligent Decision Support
Chapter 13 - Rule Management
Chapter 14 - Developing an Artificially Intelligent DSS
Chapter 15 - Advanced Reasoning Topics
Chapter 16 - Organizational Computing for Decision Support
Chapter 17 - Multiparticipant Decision Support Systems
Chapter 18 - Executive Information Systems
Chapter 19 - Knowledge-Based Organizations