CPT 423 E-Commerce

The purpose of this course is to enrich and to enhance the student's knowledge and appreciation of business activities on the World Wide Web in areas such as: technologies relevant to electronic commerce, keeping up with what's happening in electronic commerce, and future trends on the Internet. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Identify the key players in the Internet industry
• Distinguish the strengths and weaknesses of the Internet industry players
• Explain the basic technologies of the World Wide Web, including HTTP and HTML
• Explain the emerging technologies that are relevant to electronic commerce, including multicasting and XML
• Identify the motivation for using XML, especially in business-to-business e-commerce
• Explain the concept of public key cryptography for encryption and authentication
• Explain mechanisms for facilitating e-commerce, especially digital certificates, digital signatures, and digital rights management
• Identify mechanisms that threaten privacy, e.g. cookies and Web bugs

TOPICS

• Infrastructure for Electronic Commerce
• Commercialization of the Internet
• Application of Electronic Commerce to the World Wide Web
• Network Security
• Electronic Payment Systems
• Consumer-Oriented Electronic Commerce
• Inter-Organizational Commerce
• EDI Implementation, and MIME
• Advertising and Marketing
• Consumer Search and Resource Discovery
• Emerging Trends and the Future of the Internet 

Comments to Course Coordinator: Professor Ho

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