BEG2621

Commercial aspects of electronic commerce

(BUS)

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week + Distance, approximately 12 hours per week + Second semester + Gippsland + Prerequisite: BEG1601

Synopsis: Commercial aspects of electronic commerce practices as part of an extended economic system. Social, legal and economic implications of each application. Other issues include systems lifecycles and information systems architecture; electronic exchanges; security issues, authentication, smart cards, banking practices using electronic commerce, information exchange processes and EDI; encryption methodologies; control and audit issues; legal issues and their implications at national and international levels.

Assessment: Assignment 1 (2000 words): 20% + Assignment 2 (research report - 2500 words): 30% + Examination (3 hours): 50%