Paper XIV(a): E-Commerce Duration: 2 hrs. (40 Lectures) Max.

Marks: 50 Objective: A student become familiar with the mechanism for conducting business transactions through electronic means. Leading Outcome: After studying this paper, a student should be able to Explain various aspects of E-Commerce. Understand the dynamics of fourth channel. Appreciate the internet technology and its infrastructure. Understand the methodology for online business dealings using E-Commerce infrastructure. Part A 30 Lectures

Unit I : Introduction: Meaning, nature, concepts, advantages and reasons for transacting online, categories of E-Commerce. 3 Lectures Unit 2: Planning Online Business: Nature and dynamics of the internet, pure online vas brick and click business; assessing requirement for an online business designing, developing and deploying the system, one to one enterprise. 6 Lectures Unit3: Technology1 or Online Business: Internet, IT Infrastructure, Middleware, contents: Text and Illtegrating E-business applications. 6 Lectures Unit 4: Mechanism of making payment through internet: Online payment mechanism; Electronic Payment systems: payment gateways: Visitors to website: tools for promoting websites; Plastic Money: Debit Card, Credit Card; 7 Lectures Unit 5: Laws Relating to online transactions: Salient Features 3 Lectures

Unit 6: Applications in E-Commerce: E-commerce applications in manufacturing, wholesale, retail and service sector. 5 Lectures

Part B

10 Lectures

Unit 7: Virtual existence: Concepts, working, advantages and pitfalls of Virtual organisation, workforce, work zone and workspace and staff-less organisation. 4 Lectures
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Unit: 8 Designing an E-Commerce Model for a middle level organisation: The conceptual design, giving description of its transaction handling, infrastructure and resources required and system flow chart. 4 Lectures Unit 9: Security in E-Commerce: Digital Signatures, Network security, Data encryption with secret keys, data Encryption public keys. 2 Lectures

OR Part C Designing web page using a tool: Tool will be notified by the Department. Scheme of Examination: Part A Part B 40 Marks 10 Marks 10 Lectures

Alternatively for Part B students offering Part. C will be assessed through a practical examination of 10 marks. Reading List: 1. Amor, Daniel. E Business R(EvoluJion). Edude: Pearson. 2. Elias M. Awad. Electronic Commerce: From Vision To Fulfillment. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 2003. 3. Greenslein & Feinman. Electronic Commerce. New Delhi: TMH. 4. Joseph, P.T. E-Commerce: A Managerial Perspl'ctive. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 2003. 5. Whiteley, David. E-Commerce: Strategy, Technologies and Applications. TMH.

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