Literature review of Current Educational Decision Support Systems

Literature review of Current Educational Decision Support Systems

Abstract

The following analyses the situation of technology adoption by the Universities in Syria and proposes the use of decision support systems by them . The decision support systems have taken on importance with businesses in the corporate sector , however these systems can also provide the education sector with sources of efficiency for streamlining their operations and supporting decision making in the organization . The initially provides information pertaining to the use of the nature of the decision support systems , their characteristics and their

benefits . The components of the DSS are also provided . The then continues to depict the importance of decision support systems in the environmental and the organizational context . The benefits and the advantages of the Decision support system are highlighted in the regarding their role ion enhancing efficiency , reducing costs and making the operations more accurate and , integrated and controlled . The education Sector of Syria is then described , and the specific technology adoption regarding information systems and DSS in Syria is also depicted

The also highlights the currently available decision support systems that are being utilized and employed in the education sector around the world . The specific deficiencies that are present in the Syrian education system , specific to the University are depicted . The provides how the decision support system can overcome these deficiencies and make the procedures and processes of the university more dynamic and efficient . The systems dynamic approach is provided for the simulation for the DSS as a tool for aiding the university . The present DSS providers and systems are analyzed and Stella I chosen as the most suitable software as it is dynamic , easy to use and easy to implement , enabling the implementers and the end users to do away with complex mathematical calculations when simulating . The concludes by providing scopes of future research for DSS systems and Universities in the education sector

Introduction

Decision support systems are computer based systems having a software hardware and communication component which are employed by businesses as well as corporations to aid in their decision making activities . The decision making system is unique form other computer based systems as it has a separate knowledge based quotient . This is the characteristic that allows the decision support systems to learn knowledge and information and retrain it . This formation is then presented in different graphical tabular as well as in report formats to aid the decision makers in their decision making activities

The Decision supporting systems are used in varying formed by enterprise and organizational s around the world , the most common functionality for which they are favored is because of their ability to gather intelligence and generate meaningful alternates and choices for the decision makers . While the decision support systems are able to analyze the problem like a case study and present all the salient features and alternatives available , they are still used by the decision makers as a supporting tool for their decision making process...