INFO253-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Internet Business and Technology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

An introduction to Electronic Commerce (e-Commerce) principles and practices based on the relationship between business development and strategy, internet technology and the social and legal environment. The course examines a range of internet technologies including social media and mobile technologies focusing on how organisations can use these to improve their performance and relationships with customers and suppliers. Concepts are applied to real life case scenarios. Students develop practical skills by designing a prototype B2C application and applying user experience design principles.

INFO253 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 tutorials based on real life vcase studies. Students develop practical skills by designing a prototype B2C application and applying user experience design principles. 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 internet technology and their business significance.
  • Apply e-commerce business models to various settings and make recommendations to achieve strategic business purposes.
  • Explain and apply key usability principles to design web pages.
  • Identify key security threats in e-commerce environments.
  • Identify the tools to establish secure internet communication channels.
  • Discuss the ethical, social and political issues raised by e-commerce.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the role of internet technology in the supply chain and procurement process.

Prerequisites

(1) INFO123 or INFO125 or COSC121 or COSC131 or COSC122; and (2) An additional 15 points

Restrictions

INFO233

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 16:00 - 18:00 E6 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 16:00 - 17:00 Ernest Rutherford 212 Computer Lab
24 Mar - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 11 May
02 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
24 Mar - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 11 May
03 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Ernest Rutherford 212 Computer Lab
24 Mar - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 11 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 16:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 121
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 446
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
03 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 528
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

Anushia Inthiran

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Term Test 35%
Group Assignment 25%
Final Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Laudon, Kenneth., Traver, Carol Guercio; E-commerce: business technology society ; 18; Pearson.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $998.00

International fee $5,188.00

* 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 .

All INFO253 Occurrences

  • INFO253-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025