INFO233-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011

Foundations of Electronic Commerce

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2011
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2011

Description

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

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 
Final Exam 45%
Group Assignment 10%
Homework assignment 1 7.5%
Homework assignment 2 7.5%
Mini-tests 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Laudon, K. and Traver, C; E-commerce: business, technology, society ; 6th Edition; Pearson Education, 2010.

Course links

Course Outline

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,304.00

International fee $6,150.00

* 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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