ECMM 6000 -- Overview of E-Commerce

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Fall 2012 (Sep6-Dec4)
Faculty of Computer Science
Dalhousie University

ECMM 6000 — Overview of E-Commerce

Time:	Tuesdays and Thursdays, 13:05-14:25; labs: Wednesdays, 11:35-12:25
Location:	McCain Arts & SS 1116; Labs in Teaching Lab 3, Goldberg CS building
Instructor:	Vlado Keselj, office: CS bldg 326, phone: 494-2893, e-mail: vlado@cs.dal.ca
Office hours:	"Open-door" policy, unless in a meeting or on a phone call. To be sure that I am available, please make an appointment by e-mail.
TA:	Frank Ye, email: hye@cs.dal.ca
E-mail list:	ecmm6000@lists.dnlp.ca

Course Description

Electronic commerce deals with the conduct of business using computer and communication technologies. It takes place in an environment shaped by government and business policies as well as social attitudes. The class examines issues in global electronic commerce and an understanding of the impact of the interaction and interdependencies of technology, business, and policy on electronic commerce. (link to calendar description)

Evaluation Scheme

30%	Assignments (theory and programming)
25%	Exam
15%	Class Presentations and Participation
30%	Project Report

Academic Integrity Policy

Course Calendar

References

Required Textbook:
E-Commerce: Business. Technlogy. Society. by Kenneth C. Laudon and Carol Guercio Traver, 8/e, Prentice Hall, 2012, ISBN 978-0-18-801881-8.
Recommended Reading:
Effortless E-Commerce with PHP and MySQL by Larry Ullman, 1st Edition, New Riders (www.newriders.com), 2011, ISBN 978-0-321-65622-3. PHP, MySQL & JavaScript by Robin Nixon, 1st Edition, O'Reilly, 2009, ISBN 978-0-596-15713-5. Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL by Hugh E. Wiliams and David Lane, Second, O'Reilly, 2004, ISBN 978-0-596-00543-6. Learning Perl, 5th Edition by Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, Brian D. Foy, 5th Edition, O'Reilly, 2008, ISBN 978-0-596-52010-6. Available on-line from Dalhousie: http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596520106.