COMP 321 - Introduction to E-Business
Fall 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

Instructor/Office Hrs Lecture Schedule Reference Books Suggested Prerequisites Course Objectives Course Topics Teaching Materials Grading Grading Policy Assignments Quizzes Assessments Resources Teaching Assistant Useful Links

Instructor and Office Hours:

Ajay Kumar
Office: PQ 835 
Meeting Hours: Wednesday 4:30pm - 5:30pm or by appointment.

Lecture schedule:

First Class for Fall 2013 starts on September 12 in QR-403

Wednesday	8:30am - 11:00am	QR-403

Lab/Tutorials: Group 2 - Wed 11:30-12:30 (PQ 604c), Group 3 - Wed 15:30-16:30 (PQ 604C), Group 1 - Thus 12:30-13:30 (PQ 604C)

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nK. C. Laudon and C. G. Traver, E-Commerce 2013: Business, Commerce, and Society, Prantice Hall, Nineth Edition, 2013.

D. Chaffey, E-Business and E-Commerce Management, Prentice Hall, Fourth Edition, 2012.

J. A. O’Brien and G. M. Marakas, Introduction to Information Systems, 16th Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2013.

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The course will be directed to provide a broad understanding of information systems so as to streamline intra-organizational and inter-organizational e-business process. This course also provides hands on training on developing the e-business applications and web sites using currently popular software packages, web authoring and development tools. The business processes enabled by integrating information systems, telecommunications and internet-based technologies formed in various industry, e-security challenges, along with their ethical and social impact will also be covered

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Teaching Materials:

• Lecture Notes #1 --- (Course Outline, Motivation, Schedule and Evaluation)
• Lecture Notes #2 --- (Overview of E-Business)
• Lecture Notes #3 --- (Software Solutions for E-Business)
• Lecture Notes #4 --- (Technical Infrastructure for E-Business)
• Lecture Notes #5 --- (Developing Business Plan and Solutions)
• Lecture Notes #6 --- (Trusted Electronic Transactions)
• Lecture Notes #7 --- (E-Business Environment)

Grading:

The tentative marks associated with each grading component is as follows:

• Assignment 1 - 12 Marks
• Assignment 2 - 18 Marks
• Class Quiz - 8 Marks
• Lab Quiz - 10 Marks
• Mid Term Test -  12 Marks
• Final Exam -  40 Marks

• Quiz 1 - 10/10/2013 (Class Quiz - Completed!)
• Quiz 2 -  14/11/2013 (Lab Quiz - Completed!)
• Participation Reviews/Quizzes - Any time/day during regular classes