Business intelligence and data warehouse programs in higher education institutions: current status and recommendations for improvement

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explore the current situation and the main challenges in existing Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehouse (DW) curricula. On the base of this research, certain recommendations for their improvement are made. At the same time, the paper gives concrete guidelines for the development of a clear and comprehensive graduate profile with knowledge, skills and social competence in the field of BI and DW. This is particularly beneficial for universities and other higher education institutions, that seek to offer courses with high quality content and tendencies, adequate to the latest education, in the concerned area. The paper is written within the Erasmus plus KA2 project “Developing the innovative methodology of teaching Business Informatics” (DIMBI), 2015-1-PL01-KA203-0016636.

Keywords

• : Business Intelligence
• Data Warehouse
• education content
• improvements in Business Intelligence education
• BI curriculum
• Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing skills