STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1.   Distinguish between electronic commerce and traditional commerce

 2.   Compare B2B with B2C e-commerce

 3.   Describe the general structure of the network of networks supporting the Internet and electronic commerce

 4.   Understand the role of advertising and marketing in e-businesses

 5.   Explain broker based services and how they are performed online

 6.   Explain the advantages of e-commerce for B2B business processes

 7.   Discuss the hardware requirements of typical web server software packages

 8.   List the basic functions that electronic commerce software packages should provide

 9.   Explain computer and e-commerce security threats

 10. Discuss what security measures can reduce or eliminate intellectual property theft

 11. Explain methods to collect payments in B2B and B2C

 12. Describe how to establish a business presence on the web

 13. Discuss the laws governing electronic commerce

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      What is e-commerce's background, history

 II.     Marketing an e-business

 III.    Advertising and promotion

 IV.     Broker-based services

 V.      B2B and B2C

 VI.     Reorganizing business processes for e-commerce

 VII.    Technology needs

 VIII.   Web site management

 IX.     Shopping cart technology

 X       Legal and ethical issues

 XI.     Copyright and trademarks

 XII.    International e-commerce

 XIII.   Careers

 XIV.    Online business plans