Al-Isra Private University
Faculty of Science and Information Technology
Department of Software Engineering
Course Plan
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Course No.:
601451
Course Name:
Electronic Transaction
Course Website:
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Course Classification:
Department Compulsory (CS,CIS,SE)
Time Division:
3 Lectures
Semester &Year: Second, 2008/2009
Course Description
(3 credit hours, Prerequisite No. 605317/ Name: / Internet Web Design1)
In this course, you will examine the history of the Internet and its influence on E-Commerce; and
the validity of E-Commerce and why it is increasingly being integrated into the business model.
You will also explore the fundamental business concepts as they relate to E-Commerce, such as
customer relationship management; e-procurement; security and staffing issues; planning; metric
identification techniques for measuring the success of E-Commerce initiatives; marketing strategies
on the World Wide Web; and information on E-Commerce software, hardware, and service
providers.
Course Intended Outcomes
At the end of the course, students are expected to learn:
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Define electronic commerce (EC) and describe its various categories, and the content and
framework of EC
Describe the major types of EC transactions, and EC business models.
Discuss the benefits of EC to organizations, consumers, and society
Describe the limitations of EC
Develop an understanding of the managerial issues and new management practices needed
for electronic commerce
Develop knowledge of the electronic commerce and its enabling technologies.
Describe Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C), Government to
Consumer (G2C), and Government to Business (G2B).
Demonstrate an understanding of infrastructures that support e-commerce applications.
Course Outline
Week
Sun Class (Text Sec.)
Tues Class (Text Sec.)
Feb 22
JavaScript Review
JavaScript Review
Mar 1
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Describe the benefits of
EC to organizations,
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Discuss
some
major
managerial issues regarding
EC.
Thurs Class (Text Sec.)
1.
Define electronic commerce
(EC) and describe its various
categories (Chapter 1 from 1.1
to 1.5)
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Distinguish
between
electronic
markets
and
interorganizational systems.
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Describe and discuss the
content and framework of EC.
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Understand the forces that
drive the widespread use of
EC
Describe the limitations of EC
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Al-Isra Private University
Faculty of Science and Information Technology
Department of Software Engineering
Course Plan
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consumers, and society
2- Technologies
and
Infrastructures that support
Electronic
Commerce
(Lecture Notes)
 VAN
 EDI
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Intelligent Software Agents
Digital watermarks
XML
3- E-Commerce Market
Mechanisms (Chapter
2: 2.1, 2.3, 2.6 and 2.7)
 E-Market Palaces
 Supply chains
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E-Catalogs
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Auction
4- Retailing
in
ECommerce
&
Consumer
Behavior
(Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.9
and 3.11)
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E-Tailing Business Models
Online purchase Decision
Aids
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Problems with E-Tailing &
Lessons Learned
Mar 8
Holiday
Mar 15
Mar 22
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Mar 29
Apr 5
Apr 12
Apr 19
Apr 26
May 3
5- Electronic Payments &
security
for
EPayments (Chapter 10)
ASP
Tutorial
Notes)
6- Electronic
Payments
&
security
for
E-Payments
(Chapter 10)
(Lecture
ASP Tutorial (Lecture Notes)
First Exam
(7/04/09)
Return and Discussion of the
First Exam Results
ASP Tutorial (Lecture Notes
8- EC Strategies: Concepts and
overview (Chapter 11: 11.1)
7- Electronic Payments &
security
for
EPayments (Chapter 10 Continued)
9- EC
Strategies:
Concepts and overview
(Chapter 11: 11.1)
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10- EC Strategies: Concepts and
overview (Continued)
Review
11- B2B
E-Commerce
(Chapter 5)
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Concepts
and
characteristics of B2B
EC
 B2B models
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12- Building
Applications
Notes)
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May 10
Electronic Retailing (ETailing)
EC
(Lecture
Major
steps
developing
applications
Electronic
(Continued)
Payments
Benefits of B2B
B2B infrastructure
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Major EC applications and
their major functionalities
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Characteristics of internetbased EDI and the role of
XML
Critical success factors of
B2B EC
EC development options EC
application maintenance
in
EC
Second Exam
(12/05/2009)
Return and Discussion of the
Second Exam Results
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Al-Isra Private University
Faculty of Science and Information Technology
Department of Software Engineering
Course Plan
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May 17 10- EC Security, ethics, 11- EC Security, ethics, privacy  Free of speech and censorship
privacy and cyber crime and cyber crime (Chapter 9the internet
(Chapter 9)
continued)
May 24
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Legal and ethical issues
Privacy and property
rights
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Free of speech and
censorship the internet
(continued)
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Cyber crime Internet security
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Cyber crime Internet security
Final Exam
May 31
Jun 7
Textbook
Electronic Commerce 2004: A Managerial Perspective, By David King, Jae Lee, Merrill
Warkentin & H. Michael Chung, Prentice-Hall, 2004
Suggested references
1. Electronic Commerce, 4 th ed. By Schneider, G. Boston : Thomson Course
Technology, (2003).
2. Introduction to e-Commerce, By Rayport, J. F. Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
3. Introduction to E-Commerce, Efraim Turban, David King, Printice-Hall, 2003.
4. Administrator's Guide to E-Commerce : A Hands-On Guide to Setting Up Systems and
Websites Using Microsoft Backoffice, by Louis Columbus (1999).
5. E-Commerce Security : Weak Links, Best Defenses by Anup K. Ghosh (1998)
6. E-Commerce: Internet-Enable Your Cash Flow by Donna M. Hinshaw.
7. Visual Basic Developer's Guide to E-Commerce with ASP and SQL Server by Noel Jerke
(2000).
Marking
First Exam
Second Exam
Activity
Final Exam
25 marks
25 marks
10 marks
40 marks
Regulations
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There will be three term exams given during this semester. The best two out of three will be considered for
the First and Second Exam. This means: there will be NO makeup exams! Missing one of the two left
exams means a ZERO grade will be given for that exam.
There will NOT be any makeup for quizzes
Attendance is mandatory and University regulations will be enforced.
All Cheating incidents will be reported to the chair. The following activities are considered cheating:
a. Turning in assignment that includes parts of someone else's work.
b. Turning in someone else’s assignment as your own.
c. Giving assignment to someone else to turn in as their own.
d. Copying answers in a test or quiz.
e. Taking a test or quiz for someone else.
f. Having someone else take a test or quiz for you.
See Student handbook for other regulations.
Assignments and/or Projects
Al-Isra Private University
Faculty of Science and Information Technology
Department of Software Engineering
Course Plan
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Assignments /
Projects
H.W.1
H.W.2
Quizzes
Description
Due Date
Marking
Client web application
Server web application
Three or more quizzes
22/03/2009
26/04/2009
4 MARK
4 MARK
2MARK
4
Emailing Guidelines:
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All homework, assignments, projects, etc., are sent by email to the email address shown below (under
Instructor’s Information).
Be sure to send them before the due date.
Fill in the subject field of the email using the following format:
SE601451_Family-Name_First-Name_Subject, where:
a) SE601451 is abbreviation for the course. Other courses should have similar abbreviations
b) Family-Name and First-Name are replaced by your family name and your first name.
c) Subject is replaced by the title of the assignment, project, etc.
You may also use the email to ask questions about the course. In this case, just type the world “question” in
the place of _Subject as described in 3-c above.
Instructors' information
Section: 1 Lecture Room
: 4140
Instructor's Name: Dr. Shadi Aljawarneh
Email: shadi.jawarneh@ipu.edu.jo
Time: 12:00 – 1:00
Office No.: 4225
Office Hours:
Other office hours are available by appointment
Important: The content of this syllabus may not be changed during the current semester.
Instructor
Council Chair