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 andcorporatefinance;Intranetsandsupplychainmanagement; remote banking, procurement and purchasing,online marketing and advertisement, home shopping, and auctions. Ecommerce security issues, transaction integrity and electronic payment systems are considered;andlegalaspectsofecommerce. The course includesa major group project, which drawson a wide range of skills of team members to set up an integratedelectronicbusiness.Issuessuchasbusiness-to-business transactionsarealso covered.  Aims:The course aims to provide students with the skills required to design, implement and evaluate robust ecommerce applications. Thetheoryandapplication ofelectronic commerce solutionsontheinternet toimprove business profitarepresented.Thetechniques,toolsand infrastructure required for on-line transactions are presented.