1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Graduate Diploma in Electronic Commerce

Graduate Diploma in Electronic Commerce - GradDipElecCom

General
Course objectives
Admission requirements
Technology requirements
Fees
Duration
Mode of offering
Credit for work done previously
Course structure

General

Course code: 1738
Course director: Dr John Brown-Parker
This course recognises that the advent of, and the increase in application of, electronic methods of conducting business will have a wide social and commercial impact. The term electronic commerce embraces such diverse areas as electronic data interchange (EDI), e-mail, video conferencing, computer fax, bar coding, electronic catalogues, electronic banking and payment systems including smart cards, shared databases and on-line services delivered via the Internet. Analysis of this impact, predicting its timing and direction, and the design and implementation of strategies for coping with the resultant change requires an understanding of change within the context of all the major business disciplines: management, marketing, law, finance, banking, and the economics of business overall.
The implications of electronic commerce for business include:

the macroeconomic and microeconomic impact, particularly in the area of payment systems;
the management of information and how it is distributed - data arriving earlier through faster communications channels inviting faster decision making;
the legal ramifications of paperless trading;
the security and privacy issues of electronic information exchange, particularly in the area of value settlement of economic transactions;
the role of the accountant in a computerised environment;
marketing in an expanding electronic global marketplace;
and workplace change management and cultural issues.

All of the above will have a profound effect on business operations, and in fact influence the ongoing survival of many organisations in industry and government. Each of these effects is reflected throughout the subjects that make up the graduate diploma.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students will have:

a knowledge of the major technological elements and protocols underlying the strategies and requirements of electronic commerce;
critical, analytical and technical skills in dealing with a range of electronic commerce applications;
the ability to communicate the concepts and processes of electronic commerce clearly and effectively within their organisations;
an understanding of the importance of change management and its application in a variety of practical contexts;
independent learning and research skills in the electronic commerce environment.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution or an executive certificate from this faculty with an average grade of credit or above.

Technology requirements

Students must have full access to a personal computer as it is an essential tool for electronic commerce and for this course (the School of Business and Electronic Commerce operates in an IBM-compatible environment). Access to the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) is also necessary for access to subject materials, to communicate electronically with lecturers, tutors and other students to conduct research for assignments. Advice is available from Monash in relation to purchase of a computer system and connection to the Internet and WWW.

BEG9601 Introduction to electronic commerce
BEG9670 Change management and electronic commerce
BEG9671 Information exchange technologies and processes
BEG9672 Applications in electronic commerce
BEG9673 Information systems and technologies in electronic commerce
BEG9674 Reengineering electronic business processes
BEG9675 Technology management and organisational change
BEG9676 Research project in electronic commerce