Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE CIS1001

 
TITLE Electronic Commerce 1

 
UM LEVEL 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 2

 
DEPARTMENT Computer Information Systems

 
DESCRIPTION - What is e-commerce? (B2B, B2C, B2G, C2C, Processes)
- eCommerce technology basics (Internet history, networking, www, etc)
- The impact on the business world (Three waves of eCommerce and new revenue models)
- Marketing on the web (strategies, market segments, advertising)
- Barriers to e-commerce (shipping, language, geography, logistics, currencies
- B2B activities (Improving efficiency and reducing costs, purchasing, logistics, EDI)
- Consumer Privacy issues (Spam vs permission marketing, etc)
- E-commerce commodities (books, software, financial products, music)
- Facts and figures for e-commerce transactions around the world
- Case studies of successful and unsuccessful international e-commerce site

Textbook:

Schneider, Gary. (2016). Electronic Commerce. 12th Edition. Cengage Learning.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Presentation Yes 30%
Examination (1 Hour and 30 Minutes) Yes 70%

 
LECTURER/S Colin Layfield

 

 
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