Objective: On successful completion of the course the students should have:
- Learnt to analyze the business model of firm, and determine the role that the internet(and related technologies) can play to support or even enable this model
- Understand the key issues involved in managing electronic commerce initiatives
- Utilize the internet to collect information to conduct research.
Unit: I Telecommunication Networks
Introduction- LAN-WAN- internet- what is electronic commerce- brief history of electronic commerce- advantages and limitations of electronic commerce- types of electronic commerce- integrating electronic commerce key questions for management.
Unit: II The Internet and The World Wide Web
The internet today- history of the web- unique benefits of the internet- internet architecture – world wide web concepts and technology- creating web pages- launching a business on the internet.
Unit: III Electronic Payment Systems
Overview of the electronic payment technology- requirements for internet based payments – electronic payment medias- electronic commerce and banking.
Unit: IV E-Security
Security in the cyberspace- designing for security- virus- security protection and recovery encryption- the basin algorithm system- authentication and trust- key management internet security protocols and standard- other encryption issues.
Unit: V Web Based Business
Business-to-business electronic commerce- intranets and extranets- intranets and supply chain management- legal and ethical issues- case studies.