C 208 E-Commerce

Credits: 2
Lectures: 20
Objective:
The course imparts understanding of the concepts and various application issues of
e-business like Internet infrastructure, security over internet, payment systems and
various online strategies for e-business.

Contents
Unit I:

No. of Lectures
Introduction to E Business

Unit II:

Unit III:

Electronic Business
Electronic Commerce
Electronic Commerce Models
Types of Electronic Commerce
Value Chains in Electronic Commerce
Internet
World Wide Web
Intranet
Business Applications on Intranet
Extranets
Electronic Data Interchange

Security Threats to E-business

Security Overview
Electronic Commerce Threats
Encryption
Cryptography
Public Key and Private Key Cryptography
Digital Signatures
Digital Certificates
Security Protocols over Public Networks: HTTP, SSL, Firewall as Security
Control, Security

Electronic Payment System

Electronic Payment System
Type of Electronic Payment Systems
Smart Cards and Electronic Payment Systems
Electronic Funds Transfer

Unit IV:

e-Business Applications & Strategies

Emerging Trends in e-Business

Mobile Commerce
Internet based Business Models

Suggested Readings
1. Whitley David: E-Commerce Strategy, Technologies and Applications, Tata
McGraw Hill, 2000.
2. Schneider Gary P and Perry James T: Electronic Commerce, Thomson
Learning, 1st Edition, 2000.
3. Bajaj Kamlesh K and Nag Ebjani: E-Commerce: The Cutting Edge of Business,
Tata McGraw Hill, Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 1999.

The list of cases and specific reference including recent articles and research
studies will be notified by the faculty at the commencement of the course.

Evaluation Criteria

Final Exam

Mid Term
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Assignments
Attendance & Class Participation

60%
20%
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10%
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10%
100%