This document provides an introduction to a course on data warehousing and data mining. It outlines the reference books and additional materials for the course. It describes a semester project where students will develop an application for an organization and collect necessary data. It discusses the approach of the course, which will develop an understanding of relational database concepts, data warehouses, online analytical processing, data mining, and their applications. It emphasizes that knowledge is power and intelligence in today's data-driven economy.