School of Computing and Mathematics  
 
 
CSY-30002 Electronic Commerce  
Co-ordinator: Mr D Collins    Room: CR121, Tel:33251  
Teaching Team:  
Level: 3 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
School Office: Tel: 01782 733075
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Prerequisites
Satisfactory completion of Level II CS/IS
Barred Combinations
None
Description

Provides a theoretical and practical understanding of the problems involved in the development of web-based electronic commerce applications
Aims
To provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the problems involved in the development of web-based electronic commerce applications.
Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

  • use scripting languages in server-side transaction-based applications;

  • understand the technological issues and their implications in web-based e-commerce applications;

  • understand business issues such as trusted third-parties and the validation of electronic documents;

  • critically evaluate technologies for e-commerce applications;

  • design and implement web-based e-commerce solutions;

  • develop and critically evaluate a business strategy for the migration of business activities to a web-based solution.
Study hours
20 Hours Lectures
18 Hours Supervised Practicals
24 Hours Unsupervised Practicals for coursework
88 Hours Private Study
Description of Module Assessment
1: 2 Hour Unseen Exam weighted 50%
Unseen exam - 2 hours
2: Practical Assessment weighted 50%
Practical Assessment
Version: (1.04S) Created: 04/Jun/2010

This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information.