Jimma University

Faculty of Computing and Informatics

Program Information Technology
Course Code ITec3093
Course Title: E-Commerce
Target : 3rd year Information Technology
Year /Semester Year: III, Semester: II
Pre-requisites Advanced Internet Programming (ITec3092)
Course Description
E-commerce is one of the fast growing areas of computer and network applications. Although E-
commerce systems can be built using different functional components, there is a set of concepts,
principles, and technologies that are important in developing reliable E-commerce systems. The
purpose of this course is to introduce and overview such concepts, principles, and technologies. This
course will cover several topics, including architectures of e-commerce systems, Internet and the Web
infrastructure, e-commerce software components and programming tools, scalability, security, and
payment systems.
Course Objective
 To study the fundamental concepts and basic technologies needed in the development of an
electronic commerce system.
 To gain an understanding of the theories and concepts underlying e-commerce.
 To apply e-commerce theory and concepts to what e-marketers are doing in "the real world".
 To improve familiarity with current challenges and issues in e-commerce.
 To understand the possibilities and limitations of electronic commerce systems.
Course outline
Ch-1: Introduction (Overview) of e-commerce • Major e-commerce enablers
• E-commerce and describe how it differs from e-
• How e-commerce affects key business concepts and
business
strategies
• The unique features of e-commerce technology and
Ch-3: E-commerce software building blocks
discuss their business significance
• Key e-commerce technology concepts behind the
• Traditional vs Electronic commerce
Internet
• The major types of e-commerce
• E-commerce and Business strategies
• Successes in E-commerce
• E-commerce and client server computing
• The major academic disciplines contributing to e-
• Current structure of the Internet
commerce research
• Web based E-commerce architecture
Ch-2: The E-commerce Business Models
Ch-4: Ecommerce Security and Cryptography
• The key components of e-commerce business
• E-commerce crime and security problems
models.
• The key dimensions of e-commerce security
• The major B2C business models.
• The tension between security and other values
• Major B2B business models.
• Key security threats in the e-commerce
• Business models in other emerging areas of e-
environment
commerce.

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• Various forms of encryption technology help • Use and Protection of Intellectual Property in
protect the security of messages sent over the Internet Online Business
• Tools to establish secure Internet communications • Online Crime, Terrorism, and Warfare
channels • Ethical Issues
• Tools used to protect networks, servers, and clients Assessment Evaluation
Appreciate the importance of policies, procedures, Quiz---------------------- %
and laws in creating security Test --------------------------%
Ch-5: Electronic Commerce: Legal, Ethical, and Assignment------------------ %
Tax Issues Project------------------------- %
• The Legal Environment of Electronic Commerce Final------------------------ %
Reference
Electronic Commerce, Gary P. Schneider and James T. Perry, Course Technology, 2007, 7th Edition.