Design and development of a situated decision support system for personal finance management

• Main Author: He, Xin
• Format: Others
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/9231/1/He_X_2006.pdf; He, Xin <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/He=3AXin=3A=3A.html> (2006) Design and development of a situated decision support system for personal finance management. Masters thesis, Concordia University.

With the rapid advancement of computer and Internet technology and availability of data and information, the need for decision support is continuously growing. In this context, a new vision of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) called situated DSS (SDSS) has been proposed. The key distinguishing features of SDSS include a tight connection with the problem environment, proactive decision supports, and decision implementation. In this work, a layered model of a SDSS is presented. The model includes three layers: the reactive layer, operational layer, and judgmental layer. Since the layered model is structurally different compared to the traditional type of DSS, a new method for designing and development is proposed. The model and method are illustrated through a personal finance management SDSS prototype. The results of the empirical test are presented and discussed.