INFO233-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Foundations of Electronic Commerce

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 May 2013

Description

An introduction to the principles of electronic commerce and the development of commercial applications based on internet and World Wide Web technologies

INFO233 introduces the student to Electronic Commerce (e-Commerce) principles and practices covering Business-to-Consumer and Business-to-Business systems as well as the technological infrastructure necessary to support these systems.  Practical application of concepts will be carried out in weekly labs involving the design and construction of business web sites.  Included in the course will be discussion of legal and societal issues related to this important development in the field of Information Systems.

Learning Outcomes

  • On completion, the students will be able to:
  •  Identify and describe unique features of e-commerce technology and their business significance
  •  To understand and apply e-commerce business models to various settings to achieve strategic business purposes
  •  Understand and apply key usability principles
  •  Explain the process of building a web site
  •  Identify and understand major considerations involved in choosing hardware and software for e-commerce sites
  •  Identify key security threats in e-commerce environment
  •  Identify the tools to establish secure internet communication channels
  •  Describe main technologies to support online marketing
  •  Understand the ethical, social and political issues raised by e-commerce
  •  Understand the role of e-commerce technology in the supply chain and procurement process
  •  Develop a prototype B2C application

Prerequisites

30 points from (INFO123, ACIS123, INFO125, ACIS125, COSC121, COSC122)

Restrictions

AFIS233, ACIS233

Course Coordinator

Nelly Todorova

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Test 35%
Group Assignment 29 May 2013 20%
2 Homework Assignments 5%
Final Examination 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Laudon, K. and Traver, C; E-commerce: business, technology, society ; 7 th Edition; Pearson Education, 2011.

Additional readings and supporting material will be provided as necessary.

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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,411.00

International fee $6,650.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .

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