الأعمال الإلكترونية


# Course Name Credit Hrs Prerequisite
MIS 626 Electronic Business 3 None

Brief Description


The course is designed to teach students how to create and operate business in new and more efficient ways, using the Internet as a delivery tool. It focuses on the management issues, incorporating topics such as: technology, marketing, security, data privacy and logistics. The rationale for introducing this course is the changing nature of the relationship between traditional business enterprises and e-business. The case for learning e-commerce is quite compelling since ecommerce has the potential of transforming economies all over the globe. Hence, this course will provide a rigorous introduction to all topics associated with the field of electronic commerce.
The focus of the lectures will be on developing an understanding of the concepts of E-Commerce and E-Business technology, evaluating its benefits; and analysing the forces driving its use as well as the dangers and threats of the Cyber-World


Course Objectives


After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Knowledge: Relate contemporary issues in ecommerce to relevant theories.
  2. Comprehension: Identify the various e-commerce activities, strengths/ weaknesses, and their strategic uses
  3. Application: Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge specific to e-commerce derived from real-world practices
  4. Analysis: Analyse contemporary cases in ecommerce
  5. Synthesis: Devise and propose solutions to ecommerce projects
  6. Evaluation: Critically evaluate, synthesize and develop strategies pertaining to ecommerce issues.

Course Topics


  1. Infrastructure of the Internet
  2. E-Commerce Security
  3. E-Commerce Revenues
  4. Legal, Ethical & Tax Issues
  5. Marketing on the Web
  6. Web Server Hardware & Software
  7. Payments in E-Commerce
  8. Business Strategies in E-Commerce

Text Book


Schneider, Gary. (2017) Electronic Commerce, 12th Edition. Boston, Cengage Learning.



Additional References


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  3. Al-Somali, S. A., Gholami, R., & Clegg, B. (2015). An investigation into the factors affecting e-commerce adoption decisions by SMEs: A study in Saudi Arabia. In Strategic e-commerce systems and tools for competing in the digital marketplace (pp. 206-243). IGI Global.
  4. Chaffey, D., Hemphill, T., & Edmundson-Bird, D. (2015). Digital business and e-commerce management. Pearson UK.
  5. Hu, J., & Haddud, A. (2020). Exploring the Impact of Globalization and Technology on Supply Chain Management: A Case of International ECommerce Business. In Supply Chain and Logistics Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1353-1376). IGI Global.
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  7. Kayikci, Y. (2019). E-Commerce in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. In Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Business Operations and Management (pp. 1015-1026). IGI Global.
  8. Laudon, K. C., & Traver, C. G. (2016). E-commerce: business, technology, society.Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.
  9. Niavand, H., & Mahesh, R. (2018). The Role of Internet Marketing on ECommerce. Business and Management Horizons, 6(1); 139-149.
  10. Ojo, M. (2016). E commerce as a tool for resource expansion: postal partnerships, data protection legislation and the mitigation of implementation gaps. In E-Retailing Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Marketplace (pp. 25-48). IGI Global.
  11. Tsagourias, N. (2015). The legal status of cyberspace. In Research Handbook on International Law and Cyberspace. Edward Elgar Publishing.


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