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                                           BBA5D02 - E- COMMERCE

Time: 3 Hours per week                                                                        Credits: 3

Internal : 15,                                                                                          External : 60

Objectives:

To understand the importance of database systems for business management, and, To gain a practical

orientation to database development and maintenance.

Learning outcome :On completing the course the students will be able to Understand the practice of

Ecommerce, epayment and also the security issues.

Module I : 

Introduction to E- commerce : Meaning and concept – E- commerce v/s Traditional

Commerce-E- Business & E- Commerce – History of E- Commerce – EDI – Importance , features &

benefits of E- Commerce – Impacts, Challenges & Limitations of E- Commerce – Supply chain

management & E – Commerce – E – Commerce infrastructure. 15 hours

Module II :

 Business models of E – Commerce: Business to Business – Business to customers –

customers to customers - Business to Government – Business to employee – E – Commerce strategy

– Influencing factors of successful E- Commerce. 10 hours

Module III :

 Electronic Payment system : Introduction – Online payment systems – prepaid and

postpaid payment systems – e- cash, e- cheque, Smart Card, Credit Card , Debit Card, Electronic

purse – Security issues on electronic payment system – Solutions to security issues – Biometrics –

Types of biometrics. Legal and ethical issues in E- Commerce : Security issues in E- Commerce-

Regulatory frame work of E- commerce 23 hours

References:

1. Turban, Efraim, David King et. el.: Electronic Commerce: A Managerial Perspective, Pearson

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Education Asia, Delhi 2002.

2. Kalakota, Ravi: Frontiers of Electronic Commerce, Addison - Wesley, Delhi .

3. Rayport, Jeffrey F and Jaworksi, Bernard J: Introduction to E-Commerce, Tata McGraw Hill,

New Delhi 2003.

4. Smantha Shurety,: