Electronic Commerce

Course Description:  The topics covered in this course include: computerized trading systems, electronic funds transfer, automatic product identification and bar code technology, electronic data interchange; the infrastructure of electronic commerce; electronic payment systems;  Electronic commerce retailing and corporate finance; Intranets and supply chain management; remote banking, procurement and purchasing, online  marketing  and  advertisement,  home  shopping,  and  auctions.  E commerce security issues, transaction integrity and electronic payment systems are considered; and legal aspects of ecommerce. The course includes a major group project, which draws on a wide range of skills of team members to set up an integrated electronic business. Issues such as business-to-business transactions are also covered.                                                                                                                                                                                                     Aims: The course aims to provide students with the skills required to design, implement and evaluate robust  ecommerce  applications.  The  theory  and  application  of  electronic  commerce  solutions  on  the internet to improve business profit are presented. The techniques, tools and infrastructure required for on- line transactions are presented.