IMS3280

Electronic commerce

(IT)

C Butler

6 points + 3 hours per week + First, second semester + Caulfield, Clayton + Prerequisites: SYS2001 or SYS3002 + Prohibitions: SYS4280, IMS5007, SYS3280

Synopsis: The subject provides a study of the theory and nature of electronic commerce, and in particular Internet commerce. Topics include: electronic commerce definitions and taxonomies; key business issues (such as disintermediation, the marketspace, security, and mass customisation); new organizational forms; electronic commerce and supply chain management; key technologies and applications; product numbering/bar-coding; Electronic Data Interchange; Internet EDI; electronic payment systems. electronic commerce in action: banking, retailing, manufacturing, online publishing.

Assessment: Examination: 50% + Assignment: 30% + Syndicate work: 20%