Description:
This course is not being offered in the 2020-21 academic year; the schedule for 2021-22 and beyond is yet to be determined.
This course examines the technologies used to transact business electronically. It investigates a range of social, economic and security issues related to such transactions, and the design of websites that facilitate these transactions.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and evaluate the technologies web developers use to create e-commerce websites.
- Identify issues of security, privacy, intellectual property, digital currency, and propose web solutions.
- Undertake comparative cost analysis in terms of doing business online versus the costs of doing business in a physical location.
- Understand and apply strategies (such as advertising, risk management) appropriate to conducting business in a digital environment.
- Analyze e-commerce sites to identify why some sites work more successfully than others.
- Develop a business plan for transacting business in an electronic environment.
- As part of a team process, develop a prototype e-commerce website for a locally-based organization.