Its 531 – business intelligence research project you are team of

1. ITS 531 – Business Intelligence Research Project
You are team of IT professionals working at a Business
Intelligence firm. I am the chief administrator (CEO, President,
Chancellor, Chairman of the board, Big-Boss, etc.) of an
organization that has contracted you to provide us with a
presentation on the benefits that a business intelligence solution
could have for our organization. Our organization has provided
you with access to one or more of our databases to aid in the
identification of potential benefits. In addition to providing a
presentation on the general benefits of business intelligence and
proposing a business intelligence solution (software tool), you
will also need to identify one key problem that your team has
already identified as one that you propose that business
intelligence can solve. You should also provide at least one
example of the type of information that your business
intelligence solution can provide.
You can choose or make up any organization that you like as the
organization that I head and to which you will be presenting.
Choose at least one dataset as that which was provided to you
by my organization. You may use or create any data you like,
but here are some resources that may be helpful to you in
locating a dataset. The dataset should actually be relevant to my
organization (or vice-versa).
https://sqlbelle.com/2015/01/16/data-sets-for-
bianalyticsvisualization-projects/
https://www.springboard.com/blog/free-public-data-sets-data-
science-project/
https://r-dir.com/reference/datasets.html
You will also need to select an Online Analytical Processing
(OLAP) software solution that your team proposes to use. Many
OLAP tools are available in a trial version (though some may
take you longer than we have to activate).
Your paper/presentation should include the following
components:

2. · A general explanation of what business intelligence is
· The type(s) of data in your data set
· How the data is housed and any proposals for potentially
consolidating it
· How the data was, or will need to be prepared
· The OLAP software solution your team is proposing to use
including features it offers (dashboard, “What if” analysis,
interactive reports, etc.)
· How your chosen OLAP software differs from its competitors
and why you chose it
· A model used in your analysis of our data
You will need to back up your claims with source material, at
least half of which should be scholarly.
You should prepare both a paper (use Microsoft Word for the
paper) and a presentation (you may use PowerPoint, Slides,
Presi, Flash, etc. for the presentation).
Your paper should be formatted using APA guidelines 7th
Edition and should contain the following sections:
· Title Page
· Abstract
· Table of Contents (Use the auto-generation features in
Microsoft Word for the TOC)
· Main Body
· Introduction
· Problem Statement
· Research Question
· Literature Review
· Methodology
· Findings
· Conclusion
· References
Your presentation file can be organized any way you like;
however, you are still required to use APA guidelines with
regard to in-text citations and a references page.

3. ESSAY CHECKLIST FOR DEVELOPMENTAL
INTEGRATED READING AND WRITING
DIRW0493
Requirements for Finished Essays:
1. All essays must follow MLA format.
2. Top and bottom margins should be one inch; left and right
margins should be one inch. Indent the first word of each
paragraph one-half inch.
3. Please use New Times Roman, Arial, Verdana, or Courier
New. 12-point is the accepted font size.
4. Pages must be numbered in the upper right-hand corner, with
last name followed by the page number, 1/2 inch from the top of
the page. (Use the “Header” feature instead of typing the header
manually; your header should not move if I adjust your font size
or line spacing.)
5. DO NOT USE A SEPARATE COVER OR TITLE PAGE.
The first page, in the upper left-hand corner, must include the
following IDENTIFYING INFORMATION DOUBLESPACED
(MLA Format):
Name
Instructor's Name
Course Number and Section Number
Current Date
6. The title of the essay should be double-spaced below the
identifying information; it should be centered. Do not underline

4. or use quotation marks in the title. Every essay needs an
informative, meaningfultitle! The title should not be the name
of the assignment (i.e. Do not use “Narrative Essay” as a title
for your narrative essay.)
7. Essays should be carefully proofread and edited. You may
use spell checkers and/or grammar checkers, but do not depend
on these computer utilities to catch all mistakes or stylistic
problems. Read over the revised copy carefully before turning
it in. Your essay should be as perfect as you can make it before
you submit it!
8. Use a file name that includes your last (family) name!
9. You may also want to view the MLA How-To PowerPoint
included in the Lesson 3 folder.