COMP 2121 - E-Business
Fall 2015
 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

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 2015 starts on September 5 in QR-403 
Wednesday	8:30am - 10:30am	QR-403
Lab/Tutorials: Group 1 - Mon 11:30-12:30 (PQ 604A), Group 2 - Thr 14:30-15:30 (QT 402), Group 3 - Thr 11:30-12:30 (PQ 604C)

Reference Books:

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nK. C. Laudon and C. G. Traver, E-Commerce 2015: Business, Commerce, and Society, Pearson, Eleventh Edition, 2015.

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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Course Objectives:

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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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Course Topics:

Overview of E-Business, Software Solutions for E-Business, The Social Infrastructure for E-Business, The Technical Infrastructure for E-Business, E-Business System Design and Development, E-Business Environment

Teaching Materials:

Grading:

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

Grading Policy:

  • Assignments have to be uploaded using BlackBoard or handed in before lecture begins on the due date.
  • No make-up for exams for CA component

Assignments:

  • Assignment 1 - Submission Deadline 10/10/2015 (Over!)
  • Assignment 2 - Submission Deadline 22/11/2015

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Quiz:

Assessments:

  • Continuous Assessments: 60% On 20/10/08 (18:30-20:30; PQ-305) - Results
  • Final Exam Assessment: 40%n 17/11/08 (18:30-20:30; PQ-305) - Results

Resources:

Business Models

Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Challenges for Secured E-Business

Starting Your Own E-Business in Hong Kong

PHP

Teaching Assistant:

  • Mr. Jason Zhao

Useful Links:

Last updated: Friday, 16 October 2015 12:50:19 TST (Ajay Kumar)