TEACHING PORTFOLIO
Najjemba Olivia MBA-IT, BIT
Contact: +256 774 683 902
Email: onajjemba@vu.ac.ug
Faculty of Science & Technology
1.0 Teaching Philosophy and Experience Summary
A highly skilled, competent, energetic and knowledgeable individual with experience a wide range of skills including; Systems
administration with Extensive experience in Networking Communication skills, experience in lecturing and worked as a research
assistant for over 4years, Cisco, Computer skills (software installation, hardware maintenance, programming, typing, Microsoft word,
Microsoft excel, Microsoft power point, Access, can easily learn any new computer software) , data analysis skills, Academic
Research and planning skills, Experience in Website Maintenance Extensive experience in computer maintenance and repair Highly
experienced in Data Analysis with SPSS, Extensive experience in Networking Communication skills Academic Research and
planning skills Working efficiently in a team, Experienced user of Manage Engine Service Desk.
Participated in the Mobile Innovation and Enterprise project (A collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, UK, Funded by
British Council ‘Principal Investigator’) at the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology at Makerere University which was
supervised by Professor Idris A. Rai.
An Associate Member of ITPA (Information Technology Professionals Association)
I currently serve as a lecturer at Victoria University Uganda
2.0 Lesson Plan for E-Commerce
The following lesson plan is designed to teach and provide an in-depth introduction to the field of e-commerce.
We focus on concepts that will help you understand and take advantage of the evolving world of opportunity offered by e-commerce,
which is dramatically altering the way business is conducted and driving major shifts in the global economy. In this i try to provide
students with content that is thought-provoking and current.
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We endeavor to use the most recent data available, and focus on companies that you are likely to encounter on a daily basis in your
everyday life, such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon, YouTube, Pinterest, eBay, Uber, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok and many
more that you will recognize, as well as some exciting startups that may be new to you.
We cover some of the key important topics in e-commerce today ranging from privacy and piracy, to government surveillance,
cyberwar, social, local, and mobile marketing, Internet sales taxes, intellectual property, and more.
Since the e-commerce job market is expanding rapidly and many employers expect new employees to understand the basics of ecommerce, social & mobile marketing, how to develop an e-commerce presence, we therefore equip our students with these
ecommerce concepts that makes them valuable to potential employers.
Every industry today is touched in at least some way by e-commerce. The information and knowledge obtained during the course will
be very valuable throughout the student’s career, and at the end of the course students should be able to participate in, and even lead,
management discussions of e-commerce for organizations / business / firms.
3.0 Learning Activities
The assignment is in the space of E-Commerce and will draw together many of the ideas covered in the course to applying them in
business.
It requires the student to;
1. Integrate offline and online retailing concepts as they can serve customers in the various ways they want to be served
2. Show how online content distributors are moving into premium content production and sales
3. Explore social networks and online communities in relation to e-commerce
Upon completion the following objectives should be met;
1. Understand the environment in which the online retail sector operates today.
2. Analyze the economic viability of an online firm.
3. Identify the challenges faced by the different types of online retailers.
4. Describe the major features of the online service sector.
5. Discuss the trends taking place in the online financial services industry.
6. Describe the major trends in the online travel services industry today.
7. Identify current trends in the online career services industry.
8. Identify the major trends in the consumption of media and online content, and the major revenue models for digital content
delivery.
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9. Understand digital rights management.
10. Describe the different types of social networks and online communities and their business models.
4.0 Assignments and Exams
Activity
Percentage of Module Mark
Group Coursework
40%
(For presentation)
Exams
60%
Submission Date/Deadline
31th August 2023
2nd September 2023
5.0 Syllabus
5.1 Course Description
The topics covered in this course include: computerized trading systems, electronic funds transfer, automatic product identification
and bar code technology, electronic data interchange; the infrastructure of electronic commerce; electronic payment systems;
Electronic commerce retailing and corporate finance; Intranets and supply chain management; remote banking, procurement and
purchasing, online marketing and advertisement, home shopping, and auctions. Ecommerce security issues, transaction integrity and
electronic payment systems are considered; and legal aspects of ecommerce. The course includes a major group project, which draws
on a wide range of skills of team members to set up an integrated electronic business. Issues such as business-to business transactions
are also covered.
5.2 Course Aims
The aim of this course is to:
1. The course aims to;
2. Provide students with the skills required to design, implement, and evaluate robust ecommerce applications.
3. Present the theory and application of electronic commerce solutions on the internet to improve business profit.
4. The techniques required for online transactions are presented.
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5.3 Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to;
1. Explain the issues related to various electronic commerce models and internet/Web business opportunities and practices
2. Appreciate and explain the fundamental technologies for implementing electronic commerce systems
3. Explain the latest developments in electronic commerce and their implications for organizations
4. Implement database-driven electronic commerce websites
5. Appreciate the potential impacts of different electronic commerce strategies
6. Become aware of the security and transaction properties of electronic commerce systems and their solutions.
7. Become aware of some of the regulatory and legal issues of electronic commerce
8. Learn various techniques ensuring web transactions security.
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5.4 Module Schedule
Week
Date
1
7/08/2023
8/08/2023
Topic
Introduction
Activities
Discussion of the course
outline, expectations, and
the assessments
Formulating coursework
discussion groups.
The revolution
E-commerce
computerized
trading
systems (B2C, B2B, C2C,
Social, mobile, local)
The
organizing
themes of
Ecommerce
Outcomes
Assessment

-coursework groups should be a) Have you used Pinterest or
formulated
any other content curation
-students should be aware of the
sites? What are your main

coursework issued
interests?
-students should be aware of how b) Have
you
purchased

the weekly classes are scheduled
anything based on a pin or

-students should have a clear
board on Pinterest or any
understanding of the basic concepts
other curation site?
of e-commerce
c) Why do Pinterest links drive
more
purchasing
than

Facebook links?
d) Will apps eventually make
the Web irrelevant? Why or
why not?
e) Do you think the early
visions of e-commerce are
fulfilled? Give reasons for
your arguments
Electronic Data Lecture/Class
room Students should be able to;
a) How is it possible for any
presentation on
-Discuss the origins of, and the key
government to ―control‖ or
Interchange
 Defining EDI
technology concepts behind, the
censor the Web?
 How EDI works
Internet.
b) Does
the
Chinese
Infrastructure
 Benefits of EDI
-Explain the current structure of the
government, or the U.S.
for
E- 
Internet.
government, have the right
commerce
 The Internet, Web, and -Understand the limitations of
to censor content on the
Mobile Platform
today’s Internet and the potential
Web?
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9/08/2023
E-commerce
Security &
Payment
systems
Building an E-commerce capabilities of the
Presence:
Websites, Internet of the future.
Mobile Sites, and Apps
-Understand how the Web works.
-Describe how Internet and web
features and services support ecommerce.
-Understand the impact of mobile
applications.
Lecture/Class
room Students should be able to;
presentation on
-Understand the scope of e E-Commerce
Security commerce crime and security
Environment
problems, the key dimensions of e Security Threats in the E- commerce security, and the tension
Commerce Environment
between security and other values.
 Technology Solutions
-Identify the key security threats in
 Management
policies, the e-commerce environment.
Business procedures and -Describe how technology helps
Public Laws
secure Internet communications
 Payment Systems
channels and protect networks,
 E-commerce
payment servers, and clients.
systems
-Appreciate the importance of
 Electronic
Billing policies, procedures, and laws in
Presentment and Payment creating security.
-Identify the major e-commerce
payment systems in use today.
-Describe
the
features
and
functionality of electronic billing
presentment and payment systems.
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c) How should companies in
Uganda
deal
with
governments that want to
censor content?
d) What would happen to ecommerce if the existing
Web split into a different
Web for each country?
a)
Why
has
cyberwar
become
more
potentially
devastating in the past decade?
b)
Why has Google been
the target of so many
cyberattacks?
c)
Is it possible to find a
political solution to MAD 2.0?
d)
Do you think your smart
phone is secure when doing
payment online?
e)
What Types of therats do
smartphones face?
f)
Are apps more or less
likely to be subject to threats
than traditional PC software
programs?
g)
What are some of the
benefits of using a digital
currency?
h)
What are the risks
2
2
14/08/2023 E-commerce
Lecture/Class
room
Marketing
& presentation on
Adverting
 Consumers Online: The
Concepts
Internet Audience and
Consumer Behavior
 Digital
Commerce
Marketing
and
Advertising Strategies
and Tools
 Internet
Marketing
Technologies
 Understanding the costs
and benefits of Online
Marketing
Communications
15/08/2023 Legal Aspects Lecture/Class presentation on
of e- commerce
 Understanding Ethical,
Social, and Political
Issues in E-commerce
 Privacy and Information
Rights
 Intellectual
Property
Rights
involved to the user?
i)
What are the political
and economic repercussions of a
digital currency?
j)
Have you or anyone you
know ever used Bitcoin?
a) Where do sites such as
YouTube fit in to a
marketing strategy featuring
video ads?
b) What are some of the
challenges and risks of
placing video ads online?
c) Do you think Internet users
will ever develop blindness
toward video ads as well?
Students should be able to;
-Understand the key features of the
Internet audience, the basic
concepts of consumer
behavior and purchasing, and how
consumers behave online.
-Identify and describe the basic
digital commerce marketing and
advertising strategies and tools.
-Identify and describe the main
technologies that support online
marketing.
-Understand the costs and benefits
of
online
marketing
communications.
a) Is the Internet a form of
Students should be able to;
public speech?
Understand why e-commerce raises
b) How can the different
ethical, social, and political issues.
national perspectives on free
-Understand basic concepts related
speech be managed in a
to privacy and information rights,
global environment like the
the practices of e-commerce
Internet?
companies that threaten privacy, c) Given that the Internet is
supported by governments
and the different methods that can
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 Governance
Public Safety and Welfare
and private companies,
be used to protect online privacy.
should these institutional and
-Understand the various forms of
corporate needs supersede
intellectual property and the
the free speech rights of
challenges involved in protecting it.
individuals on the Internet?
-Understand how the Internet is d) Do you agree with the jury
governed and why taxation of efinding that Samsung
commerce raises governance and
violated Apple‘s patents in
the Samsung Galaxy design?
jurisdiction issues.
e)
Should trade dress patents
-Identify major public safety and
cover basic shape elements,
welfare issues raised by esuch as round-cornered
commerce.
squares used for icons?
f) The Apple ―look and feel‖
has inspired the ―look and
feel of many other Web sites
and devices. How is this
different from the Samsung
case?
g) Given the nature of the
Internet, should sales tax be
based on the location of the
consumer rather than the
seller?
h) Why is there a struggle to
define the nature of small
business? How big is a small
business?
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2
3
16/08/2023 E-commerce in Student/Class presentation on
Action
respective Topics assigned
 Online
Retail
and
(Group
Services
Presentations)
 Online Content and
Media
 Social
Networks,
Auctions, and Portals
 B2B
E-Commerce:
Supply
Chain
Management
and
Collaborative
Commerce
 Remote
banking,
procurement
and
purchasing
21/08/2023
Each Student presents their
to
Class
input in the group assignment
22/08/2023 Presentations
issued.
23/08/2023 Course wrap up 
and a look at the 
Exam rules and
regulations
Course Overview
General Information on
Exam Rules and
Regulations

Question and answer
session
Discussion on issues for
revision
Examination advice
Course
Summary


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Student preparation on the group
assignment
Final presentation on the group
assignment

4
Wrap up of module
Exams
6.0 Important Information
6.1 Attendance requirement
Students must attend all classes of this course.
Any student with absence of 15% of the classes, will be illegible to sit for the final exam
6.2 Important Dates
These are clearly highlighted in the module schedule
7.0 Reading Lists
1. Kenneth, C. L. and Carol, G.T. (2021). E-commerce. Business, Technology, Society (16th Edition).
2. Kenneth, C. L. and Carol, G.T. (2014). E-commerce. Business, Technology, Society (10th Edition).
3. Rayport, J.F and Jaworski, G.J. (2002). Introduction to e-commerce, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0072510242.
4. Rayport, J.F and Jaworski, G.J. (2002). Cases in e-commerce, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 00725000956.
5. Turban, E. et al. (2004) Electronic Commerce 2004. A managerial perspective Upper Saddle River, NJ; Pearson Prentice Hall,
ISBN 0130094935
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