Credits: 3
Prerequisites: 04:547:202 or an equivalent course (such as 01:198:113 or 01:198:211). Open only to Major.
Corequisites: None
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.