CGS 2554 Introduction to Electronic Commerce (Y) 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CGS 1060 or CGS 1100 or CGS 1570 or CGS 2555 or Internet experience. This course is designed to familiarize individuals with current and emerging electronic commerce technologies using the Internet. Topics include Internet technology for business advantage, managing electronic commerce funds transfer, reinventing the future of business through electronic commerce, business opportunities in electronic commerce, electronic commerce Web site design, social, political, and ethical issues associated with electronic commerce, and business plans for technology ventures. The purpose of this course is to educate a new generation of managers, planners, analysts, and programmers on the realities and potential for electronic commerce. Fifteen hours of electronic commerce Web site development are part of this course. Four contact hours: three lecture hours, one laboratory hour.