FIT3021 - Infrastructure for e-commerce

Leader: J Kamruzzaman

Offered

Gippsland First semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Sunway Second semester 2008 (Day)
Singapore First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
South Africa First semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

National and global infrastructures in use and planned for business using electronic commerce. Infrastructures at the local and workplace levels. Wide area networks and server technologies, multimedia; software agents; Internet security issues; introduction to XML; computer-mediated human and corporate communications; Internet commerce applications using XML; electronic payment mechanisms, including smart cards and smart card security, credit, debit and stored-value cards; privacy and anonymity technologies

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. develop a comprehensive knowledge about global information infrastructure;
2. understand the threats to electronic commerce on the Internet and potential security problems;
3. understand the process for the design of secure systems;
4. demonstrate the understanding and need for security protocols and procedures;
5. understand the security issues and vulnerabilities of eCommerce servers and know the defensive strategies;
6. be aware of the problems arising from active content technologies;
7. be familiar with the XML standard and examine how it can be applied to develop ecommerce applications;
8. be familiar with the mobile commerce technology and the services it offers.
9. understand and evaluate electronic payment mechanisms;
10. appreciate the privacy and legal issues and be familiar with anonymity technologies;
11. understand the applicability of intelligent software agents in electronic commerce.
12. appreciate the importance of a secure information infrastructure in conducting electronic commerce;
13. appreciate the privacy and legal issues;
14. grasp the ongoing development in emerging electronic commerce technologies including mobile commerce.
15. develop skills in XML to produce small applications.

Assessment

Exam: 50%; Assignments: 50%

Contact hours

one x 2hr Lecture/week, one x 2hr Tutorial/week

Prerequisites

FIT2005 or GCO2852 or GCO9806 or BEG1601 or equivalent units

Prohibitions

GCO3601 (Translation set:GCO3601)