SYS5290

Developing electronic commerce systems

P Swatman

6 points
* One 3-hour seminar per week
* First semester
* Caulfield

Objectives At the completion of this subject students will have learned the overall principles and practice of developing electronic commerce (EC) systems in the commercial arena and gained an understanding of the corporate and social impacts of EC systems development. They will have developed skills to apply the theories of systems analysis and design and of inter-organisational systems to the development of electronic commerce systems and developed attitudes which will enable them to make effective use of systems development techniques in the building and implementation of EC systems.

Synopsis Specific topics will include the nature of inter-organisational systems (IOS) which will involve an understanding of the issues involved in building multi-organisational information systems; the types of electronic commerce systems available and the issues these diverse types of systems (with their particular problems and opportunities) raise for systems developers, in terms of technical systems development and project management. Requirements elicitation for EC systems will cover: informal and formal techniqes, together with the benefits and disadvantages of specifying IOS and EC systems; analysis and design techniques for IOS and EC systems; and the management of EC and IOS system implementation. The special problems of developing systems on the Internet will include coverage of available techniques and a discussion of the tools currently in use and under development.

Assessment Written: 100%

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