| Module Identifier |
CS37420 |
| Module Title |
E-COMMERCE: IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY |
| Academic Year |
2004/2005 |
| Co-ordinator |
Dr Mark B Ratcliffe |
| Semester |
Intended for use in future years |
| Next year offered |
2007 |
| Next semester offered |
1 |
| Other staff |
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| Pre-Requisite |
CS25820 , CS27420 , CI25910 |
| Mutually Exclusive |
CS31220 |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 40 Hours |
| |
Seminars / Tutorials | 4 two hour practicals |
| Assessment |
| Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Conventional examination. | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Report (5000 words) detailing investigation of practical E-commerce possibility. | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Report (5000 words) detailing investigation of practical E-commerce possibility. | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 2 Hours Conventional examination | 50% |
|
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Identify, classify, and select implementation strategies for potential e-commerce projects.
Implement an e-commerce system conforming to the three tier model, selecting appropriate technology.
Select and justify appropriate payment methods for specified e-commerce activities.
Advise businesses on appropriate security for e-commerce systems.
Aims
Our proposed new degree in Business Information Technology has a strong emphasis on the construction of Web-based systems and enterprise-wide database systems. This module brings those strands together, considering the issues involved in web-based commercial systems using enterprise database systems.
Brief description
E-commerce is still an expanding field, despite the bursting of the dotcom bubble. Companies which have an ineffective e-commerce presence are losing significant ground in some areas of commerce. This module covers both the practical and the managerial issues of building an effective e-commerce presence for a company.
Content
Introduction to e-commerce: Examples of types of e-commerce (B2C, C2C, B2B, C2B). The 3 tier model for e-commerce systems. (4 lectures)
Client-side technologies for e-commerce: linking e-commerce to already known web technology material. (2 lectures)
Distributed application models: a survey of available models from a functional standpoint. J2EE, .NET (12 lectures)
Internet payment systems: characteristics of internet payment systems, 4C payment methods, SET credit card payment protocol, micropayments. (4 lectures)
Advanced technologies for e-commerce: mobile agents/WAP, data mining, use of XML. (6 lectures)
Managing e-commerce: developing e-commerce applications, business models of e-retailing, content management, inter-company integration. (6 lectures)
Secure internet transactions: The threats to electronic transactions. Modern cryptography. Digital signatures and digital certificates. SSL and SET. (6 lectures)
Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Text
Weidong Kou (ed.) (2003) Payment technologies for E-commerce
Springer 3-540-44007-0
Laudon, Kenneth C. and Traver, Carol Guercio (2002) E-Commerce: Business, Technology, Society
Addison Wesley 3-540-44007-0
Chan, H et al (2001) E-commerce : fundamentals and applications
Wiley 0-471-49303-1
Chaffey, Dave (2002) E-Business and E-Commerce Management
Prentice Hall 0-273-65188-9
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6