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BMIS 470 Course Syllabus
COURSE SYLLABUS
BMIS 470
EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVES ON E-COMMERCE TECHNOLOGY
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The capstone course for the Web Technology and Design degree. The course synthesizes
material presented in previous courses highlighting the challenge of communication electronic
commerce technology issues to non-technically oriented executives. Specific topics will include:
models of web business strategy; and non-business web applications in government and
education. (Formerly ISYS 470)
RATIONALE
This course applies the knowledge and skills gained in the prerequisite courses in real-world
projects designed to reinforce and expand the knowledge and skills of the student through more
advanced web-based technologies.
I.
PREREQUISITES
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic
Course Catalog.
II.
REQUIRED RESOURCE PURCHASES
Click on the following link to view the required resource(s) for the term in which you are
registered: http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/liberty.htm
III.
IV.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEARNING
A.
Computer with basic audio/video output equipment
B.
Internet access (broadband recommended)
C.
Aptana Studio 3 (Free download)
D.
Filezilla or other FTP program (Free download)
MEASURABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
V.
A.
Integrate e-commerce concepts with a Biblical worldview.
B.
Apply e-commerce fundamentals, including business goals, legal issues, web
technologies, security, etc. associated with e-commerce designs.
C.
Build websites for selling virtual and physical products.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS
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A.
Textbook readings and presentations/notes
B.
Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will
complete the related checklist found in Module/Week 1.
C.
Discussion Board Forums (4)
Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, there will be
4 Discussion Board Forums throughout this course. The student is required to
write a thread in response to the provided topic for each Discussion Board Forum.
Each thread is to be 50–100 words and integrate information drawn from
experience and the course readings. In addition to the thread, the student is
required to reply to 1 other classmate’s thread. The reply should be 25–50 words.
D.
Host Setup
This assignment includes domain registration, hosting setup, and FTP preparation.
The student must submit the URL for his/her hosting service/domain name.
E.
Websites (2)
The student will build 2 websites in this course. Website 1 will focus on selling
virtual products, and Website 2 will focus on selling physical products.
F.
Payment Setup
The student will use Authorize.net to setup the payment system and submit
his/her testing account information.
VI.
COURSE GRADING AND POLICIES
A.
Points
Course Requirements Checklist
Discussion Board Forums (4 at 25 pts ea)
Host Setup
Website (2 at 350 pts ea)
Payment Setup
Total
B.
10
100
100
700
100
1010
Scale
A = 900–1010 B = 800–899 C = 700–799 D = 600–699 F = 0–599
C.
Late Assignment Policy
If the student is unable to complete an assignment on time, then he or she must
contact the instructor immediately by email.
Assignments that are submitted after the due date without prior approval from the
instructor will receive the following deductions:
1.
Late assignments submitted within one week of the due date will
receive a 10% deduction.
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2.
Assignments submitted more than one week late will receive a 20%
deduction.
3.
Assignments submitted two weeks late or after the final date of the
class will not be accepted.
4.
Late Discussion Board threads or replies will not be accepted.
Special circumstances (e.g. death in the family, personal health issues) will be
reviewed by the instructor on a case-by-case basis.
D.
Disability Assistance
Students with a documented disability may contact Liberty University Online’s
Office of Disability Academic Support (ODAS) at LUOODAS@liberty.edu to
make arrangements for academic accommodations. Further information can be
found at www.liberty.edu/disabilitysupport.
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COUR ### Course Schedule
COURSE SCHEDULE
BMIS 470
Textbook: Ullman, Effortless E-Commerce with PHP and MySQL (2014).
MODULE/
WEEK
READING & STUDY
1
Ullman: chs. 1–2
2 presentations
Course Requirements Checklist
DB Forum 1
10
25
2
Ullman: chs. 3–4
2 presentations
Host Setup
100
3
Ullman: chs. 5–6
DB Forum 2
25
4
None
Website 1
350
5
Ullman: chs. 7–8
DB Forum 3
25
6
Ullman: chs. 9–10
1 presentation
Payment Setup
100
7
Ullman: ch. 11
DB Forum 4
25
8
None
Website 2
350
TOTAL
1010
ASSIGNMENTS
POINTS
DB = Discussion Board
NOTE: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at
12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week
ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.