Introduction
INF3014F is a first semester half course for students majoring in IS that wish to gain an understanding of electronic commerce. The course covers both theoretical e-Commerce issues as well as the practical skills required to develop of a small e-Commerce website. Research skills are also developed through an academic essay.
The theory component covers the fundamentals of e-Commerce, overview of the underlying internet technologies, retailing in EC, e-business models, payment systems, marketing, legal issues, management and future trends in e-Commerce, and user experience design.
The practical component includes website planning and structuring, advanced HTML editing, client-side and server-side scripting, database connectivity, marketing, website usability. The practical component will culminate in a group project in which an e-commerce website is built.
You can download the latest INF3014F course outline and schedules from the course Vula website
Course Contacts
Course Coordinator:
Michael Pollock
Course Lecturers
Dr. Adheesh Budree
Course Administrator
Natasha Samuels
Last updated : 08 Jan 2018
Staff Members on this course :
Mr. Michael Pollock
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Adheesh Budree
Lecturer
Ms. Natasha Samuels
Senior Secretary