BEG9601

Introduction to electronic commerce

The subject provides a comprehensive overview of the various concepts and the interrelationships between email, EDI, EFT, barcoding, electronic catalogues, smartcards, CALS and other associated electronic processes and systems. Developments and issues in electronic commerce in Australia and overseas will be examined with particular emphasis on the role and importance of international standards, ethics, privacy legal and security issues and impact on the workplace. The place of electronic commerce in the development of communications and business communications will be addressed. Major contemporary global trends in the adoption of electronic commerce technologies will be identified.

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