IT Applications - About ECommerce Applications

ECommerce Applications

to introduce a range of e-business models and investigate the relationship with the bricks & mortar model. Review the historical keys to success and failure and recent developments.
to specify and build a commerce-enabled store/website and examine what is needed both to develop and maintain the concept store.
to examine appropriate strategies and technologies for creating a successful e-business.
to consider the implications of mobility on e-business value chains.

Task: Students specify and build an e-commerce website for a case study small business for an organisation of the students' choice.
Business models: Integration of e-commerce business models into a business. Business strategies. Value chain. Standards. Legal and financial issues.
Technical issues: Security. Integration. Availability, scalability and performance. Globalisation. Operational requirements. Tools for development and operation. Measuring performance. Mobility and location awareness.
Business benefits: Virtual communities. Auditing. Reviewing methods. Costs and benefits of different e-commerce services. Anytime-anywhere commerce.
Planning an e-business: Integration with legacy systems. Database tools.

Introduction to Web Authoring using XHTML and CSS or equivalent or basic XHTML and CSS web page authoring.