- Discuss the meaning of e-Commerce from a business and technical perspective
- appreciate the business environments conducive to the use of successful e-Commerce applications
- compare and report on the types of e-Commerce and their application to business
- review the technologies used to deploy an e-Commerce solution
- apply an understanding of the development needs of a basic e-Commerce web site using one of these technologies
- illustrate understanding of the design, maintenance, business principles and administration of an e-Commerce site
- discuss ethical, social and political issues in e-Commerce
Your e-Commerce business proposal should address:
- clearly identified e-commerce business model(s)
- how the e-commerce business will derive revenue (i.e. revenue models)
- what network and communications infrastructure will be required
- what applications will be required to meet specific e-commerce business goals
- how you will address security issues
- how you will address e-marketing requirements
- what choice of payment systems will be used
- how you will address privacy and other relevant ethical concerns
- how you will address legal issues connected with the e-commerce business
- how you will address customer service issues
- how you will measure the success of your proposal (metrics, tools)