MGT220 eCommerce (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Management (MANAG)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject is about conducting business in the digital environment. The origins, growth and technical operation of the Internet are examined with respect to business practices, strategies and performance. This subject introduces the use of computerised information systems specifically in the area of e-Commerce, such as systems that record, summarise and report events arising from an organisation's interactions with its environment, such as customers and suppliers. In addition it examines the legal, ethical and social justifications of e-Commerce and the areas of information security. No prior knowledge of computers is required to successfully complete this subject.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
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| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: MGT220
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed ACC356
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to evaluate applications of electronic commerce in organisations and analyse the barriers to successful implementation of these technologies;
- be able to identify the effects of IT on business results and measure the contribution of IT to firm performance;
- be able to analyse information needs in specific situations and information structure and learning in group decision making;
- be able to evaluate problems posed by the information stream itself, including accuracy, timeliness and overload; and,
- be able to discuss the information system planning processes and the managerial and organisational contingencies affecting the relationship between IT and the organisation.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to electronic commerce - Introduction to business information systems - E-market places - Business to consumer electronic commerce - Business to business electronic commerce - E-supply chains, collaborative commerce and portals - Security issues, network and electronic commerce - Electronic payments systems - E-commerce strategy - Economics and justification of e-commerce - Legal, ethical and social impacts of e-commerce - Future of Ecommerce
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.