Course

Electronic Commerce - ZEIT8114

Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

School: School of Engineering & Information Technology @ UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html

Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Restricted to students enrolled in Graduate Diploma or Masters programs.

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course provides students with an overview of the technological and managerial issues associated with electronic commerce (e-commerce). The different categories of e-commerce transactions are examined together with the technologies and applications that underpin them. Aspects of the strategic and legal environments in which e-commerce applications are implemented are also examined.

Please Note

The additional information below reflects the most recent offering and may be subject to change.

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Describe the fundamental concepts of e-commerce and its impace on business
2. Apply e-commerce stategies to existing business operations
3. Recognise e-commerce activities and strategies in operation in their lives
4. Discuss the likely future direction of e-commerce, in paticular the impact of Web 2.0

Delivery Mode

Distance

Topics

  • Introduction and Initial Administration
  • The Hype of e-Commerce
  • Overview of e-Commerce
  • Online Business
  • The Back Office
  • Security and Trust
  • e-Business Architectures
  • Launching an e-Commerce Business
  • Social Computing and Web 2.0
  • Marketing Online
  • e-Learning, Mobile commerce
  • e-Government
  • The Dot-Com Bubble

Assessment

The Pitch - PowerPoint presentation 10%
The Plan - Business plan 35%
The Prospectus - Shareholder prospectus 15%
The Takeover Play - Business Plan analysis 25%
Personal Job Application (Quiz) 15%

Course Texts

Prescribed Texts:
Turban, E, King, D, and Lang, J (2011) Introduction to
Electronic Commerce, 3rd Ed. Prentice Hall

Recommended Texts:
Nil

Software:
Nil

Resources

N/A
Library

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