| Module name (EN): Environmental Decision Support Systems |
| Degree programme: Computer Science and Communication Systems, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017 |
| Module code: KIM-EDSS |
| Hours per semester week / Teaching method: 4V (4 hours per week) |
| ECTS credits: 5 |
| Semester: 2 |
| Mandatory course: no |
| Language of instruction: German |
| Assessment: Group project: requirements specification for an EDSS |
| Curricular relevance: KI869 Computer Science and Communication Systems, Master, ASPO 01.04.2016, semester 2, optional course, informatics specific KIM-EDSS Computer Science and Communication Systems, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017, semester 2, optional course, informatics specific MAM.2.1.2.22 Engineering and Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2013, semester 8, optional course, informatics specific PIM-WI65 Applied Informatics, Master, ASPO 01.10.2011, semester 2, optional course, informatics specific PIM-EDSS Applied Informatics, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017, semester 2, optional course, informatics specific |
| Workload: 60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits). There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation. |
| Recommended prerequisites (modules): None. |
| Recommended as prerequisite for: |
| Module coordinator: Prof. Dr. Ralf Denzer |
| Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ralf Denzer [updated 10.11.2016] |
| Learning outcomes: After successfully completing this module, students will be able to: - Explain the natural and social science foundations of environmental decisions; - Discuss the role of information systems in decision support in general, and environmental decision making in particular; - Describe the difference between Environmental Management Information Systems and Environmental Decision Support Systems (EDSS); - Explain the value of integrating such technologies as geographic information systems, mathematical process modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, linear programming, and expert systems into an EDSS; - Describe the theoretical foundations of geographical information systems; - Compare and contrast vector vs. raster encoding of spatial data layers; - Develop a user-centered design of an EDSS for a specific decision and decision maker. [updated 26.02.2018] |
| Module content: Environmental Decision Support Systems are computer systems that help humans make environmental management decisions. They facilitate "Natural Intelligence" by making information available to the human in a form that maximizes the effectiveness of their cognitive decision processes, and they can take a number of forms. EDSSs are focused on specific problems and decision-makers. This sharp contrast with the general-purpose character of such software systems as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is essential in order to put and keep EDSSs in the hands of real decision-makers who have neither the time nor inclination to master the operational complexities of general-purpose systems. This course will combine seminars on various topics essential to EDSS design with a practical project in which students will specify the fundamental interaction design and software architecture of a system supporting an environmental decision problem of their choice. [updated 26.02.2018] |
| Recommended or required reading: [still undocumented] |
| Module offered in: SS 2021 (probably), SS 2020, SS 2019, SS 2018 |
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