ECMM 6000 -- Overview of E-Commerce

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Fall 2014 (Sep4-Dec2)
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 5, Goldberg CS building
Instructor:	Vlado Keselj, office: CS bldg 326, phone: 494-2893, e-mail: vlado@dnlp.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.
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

25%	Assignments and Quizzes
30%	Exam
15%	Class Presentations and Participation (CEP=5, P=10)
30%	Project Report (P0=1, P1=5, R=24)

Academic Integrity Policy

Course Calendar

References

Required Textbook:
E-Commerce 2014: Business. Technology. Society. by Kenneth C. Laudon and Carol G. Traver, edition 10, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2014, ISBN 10 0-13-302444-X, ISBN 13 978-0-13-302444-9..
Recommended Reading:
Effortless E-Commerce with PHP and MySQL by Larry Ullman, edition 2nd Edition, New Riders (www.newriders.com), 2014, ISBN 10 0-321-94936-6, ISBN 13 978-0-321-94936-3.. Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, Ben Whaley, edition 4th Edition, Pearson Education, 2010, ISBN 10 0-13-148005-7, ISBN 13 978-0-13-148005-6.. PHP, MySQL & JavaScript by Robin Nixon, edition 1st Edition, O'Reilly, 2009.. Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL by Hugh E. Wiliams and David Lane, edition Second, O'Reilly, 2004, ISBN 978-0-596-00543-6.. Learning Perl, 5th Edition by Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, Brian D. Foy, edition 5th Edition, O'Reilly, 2008, ISBN 978-0-596-52010-6.. Available on-line from Dalhousie: http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596520106.