INFO253-14S2 (C) Semester Two 2014

Internet Business and Technology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2014

Description

An introduction 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 prototype B2C applications. 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:

1.  Identify and describe unique features of internet technology and their business significance.
2.  Apply e-commerce business models to various settings and make recommendations to achieve strategic business purposes.
3.  Explain and apply key usability principles to design web pages.
4.  Identify key security threats in e-commerce environments.
5.  Identify the tools to establish secure internet communication channels.
6.  Discuss the ethical, social and political issues raised by e-commerce.
7.  Demonstrate knowledge of the role of internet technology in the supply chain and procurement process.
8.  Design a prototype B2C application.

Prerequisites

(1) 15 points from (INFO123, INFO125, COSC121, COSC122)
(2) An additional 15 points from the Commerce schedule

Restrictions

INFO233

Course Coordinator

Nelly Todorova

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Individual Homework Assignment 5%
Final Exam 40%
Term Test 35%
Group Assignment 15 Oct 2014 20%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Laudon, Kenneth C. , Traver, Carol Guercio; E-commerce : business, technology, society ; 8th ed; Pearson, 2012.

Additional readings and supporting material will be provided as necessary.

Course links

Course Outline 2014 outline
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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $748.00

International fee $3,388.00

* 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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