E-Business ms320 (2012/13) - Course Outline - Objective Lecturer The objective of this course is to develop an enhanced knowledge among students of the potential of information technology to enable E-Business. Name Office Ext E-mail Dr. Murray Scott Room 367 Cairnes building 5286 murray.scott@nuigalway.ie Day Time Venue Times Lectures: Tues 2pm 4pm Room 243 Cairnes building Lab Sessions: tbc tbc Room 242 Cairnes building Upon completion of this course you will be able to: Overall Learning Outcomes Format Programme Demonstrate advanced knowledge of technical and business issues related to E-Business and E-Commerce Describe the key features of web server architecture Write programs in VB.NET and Jscript.NET, within the ASP.NET framework Work as part of a team in developing a real world business software solution Work in a virtual team environment, developing high-level business requirements Evaluate Mobile Business and related technologies Discuss contemporary technologies for globally distributed teams Identify key aspects of effective virtual teams The course will comprise one two-hour lecture each week across 12 weeks, plus two hours of hands-on computer laboratory sessions across 5 weeks. 3 rd year BSc in Business Information Systems Course Material A course web is available at http://blackboard.nuigalway.ie Murray Scott E-Business ms320 Page 1 of 6
ecommerce, business, technology, society, 4 th Edn., Pearson Education. Authors: Laudon, K, and Traver, C. ISBN: 0-13-500932-4 Core Text Internet & World Wide Web: How To Program, 3 rd Edn., Pearson Education. Authors: Deitel, H., Deitel, P., and Goldberg, A. ISBN: 0-13- 124682-8 Note: Students do not need their own copy. The 3 rd edition is preferable. The library has 11 copies of the 3 rd edition on 3-day hire. Wireless Internet & Mobile Business: How to Program, 2002, Pearson Education. Authors: Deitel, H., Deitel, P., Nieto, T and Steinbuhler, K. ISBN: 0-13-009288-6 E-Business & E-Commerce: How to Program, 2001, Pearson Education. Authors: Deitel, H., Deitel, P. and Nieto, T. ISBN: 0-13-028419-X Building e-commerce Sites with the.net Framework, 2002, Sams Publishing. Authors: Bentrum, J and Whatley, J. ISBN: 0-672-32169-6 Secondary Texts Developing Web Applications with Visual Basic.NET and ASP.NET, John Wiley & Sons. Authors: Alexander, J., and Hollis, B. ISBN: 0-471-08517-0 Instant CGI/Perl, McGraw-Hill. Authors: Sol, S., Birznieks, G., and Chines, P. ISBN: 0-07-213387-2 Developing Web Applications with Visual Basic.NET and ASP.NET, John Wiley & Sons. Authors: Alexander, J., and Hollis, B. ISBN: 0-471-08517-0 Advanced Programming Using Visual Basic 2008 Edition, McGraw-Hill. Authors: Bradley, J., and Millspaugh, A. ISBN: 0-07-131007-9 Note: These do not need to be purchased, and are available either on Blackboard or in the library. 1. End of semester examination 50% 2. Continuous Assessment 50%* Assessment Workload * Continuous assessment involves the submission of individual assignments (5%), participating in PBL workshops (20%), together with a group-based inter-subject collaborative learning project. This project will carry marks associated with a number of subjects: the project will carry 25% of the available marks for this subject. Note: A minimum of 35% is required in the final written examination before marks for continuous assessment can be included in the determination of the overall mark for the subject. Credit weighting: 5 ECTS Lecture hours: 24 Tutorial hours: 10 Independent assignment work: 11 Murray Scott E-Business ms320 Page 2 of 6
Grouped inter-subject project: 15 Independent study: 38 Associated hours: 25 Examination: 2 Total Student Effort: 125 hours Murray Scott E-Business ms320 Page 3 of 6
Agenda Topic Topic 1: Introduction to E-Business Technical Overview of E-Business Essential elements of B2C E- Commerce Websites Retailing in E-Commerce o E-Commerce Models o Internet Marketing Topic 2 Enabling for E- Commerce Applications Electronic Payment Systems o Credit Card Transactions o B2B Transactions o Online Banking Computer and Network Security o Cryptography o Digital Signatures o Security Protocols Legal, Ethical and Social Issues o Privacy, IP o Disabilities Internet Taxation Required Reading Chapter 1 & 2 Chapter 5, 7 & 8 Supplementary Reading** Deitel Internet Chapter 38 Bentrum & Whatley Chapter 1 Deitel E- Business Chapters 3, 4 Deitel Internet Chapter 38 Deitel E- Business Chapters 5, 6, 7 Case Studies Course Resources Topic 3 Web Servers System Architecture Client- and Server-Side Scripting Accessing Web Servers Creating Web Servers o Internet Information Services (IIS) o Apache Chapter 3 & 4 Deitel Internet Chapter 38 Case Studies Course Resources Topic 4: Active Server Pages.NET NET Framework Programming ASP.NET with Jscript o Object Oriented aspects of JScript.NET Web Forms in JScript.NET Cookies Deitel Internet Chapter 23 Alexander & Hollis Chapters 1, 2, 5 Murray Scott E-Business ms320 Page 4 of 6
Topic 5: ASP.NET Connectivity ASP.NET and Datafiles ASP.NET and Databases o Database Connectivity o ASP.NET and SQL ASP.NET and Web Services ASP.NET and XML Deitel Internet Chapter 23 Class examples Topic 6 & 7: Building a Shopping Cart using ASP.NET Project Overview State Management in ASP.NET The Data Model Order Management Functionality o Creating an order o Storing an order o Adding, Updating and Deleting an order o Displaying an order Topic 8: PHP and MySQL What is PHP PHP Scripts Programming with PHP o Implementing PHP Arrays o Using & Writing PHP Functions Business Logic and Server Form Processing in PHP PHP form-processing Scripts o Managing data o Usernames and Passwords PHP and Database Connectivity Using MySQL with PHP o Client forms o Client-Server data flows o Server-based database control o Client feedback forms o Dynamic form content in PHP Bentrum & Whatley Chapter 14 Deitel 3 rd edn Chapter 26 Class Examples Murray Scott E-Business ms320 Page 5 of 6
Topic 9: Wireless Internet and Mobile Business E-Business ms320 E-Commerce Infrastructure B2E and B2C applications Creating m-business m-marketing o Wireless Marketing o Tracking Data o Wireless CRM m-payments o Wireless Payment Standards o Transaction Enablers International Wireless Communications Chapter 7 Deitel Wireless Chapters 2, 4, 5, 8 Topic 10: Wireless Internet and Mobile Business II Wireless Hardware and Access Wireless Platforms and Programming Languages Bluetooth Wireless Technology o Bluetooth Profiles o Security o Devices and Applications Deitel Wireless Chapters 9, 10, 23 Chapter 7 PBL Workshop Blackboard Course Resources Topic 11: Collaborative E-Business Enabling technologies for Globally distributed teams Virtual Teams Deitel Wireless Chapters 9, 10, 23 Chapter 7 PBL Workshop Blackboard Course Resources Course Material 1. A course web site is accessible on http://blackboard.nuigalway.ie/. This course outline and other information are available on this site. Please visit blackboard and self-enroll for this module as soon as possible. 2. Some lecture materials will be available solely on the network drive under Q:\accountancy and finance\mscott\ms320. These materials will be of use mainly in tutorials. 3. Express versions of some of the software used on this course are available from the lecturer. Murray Scott E-Business ms320 Page 6 of 6