INFS 640 Spring 2007 Course Syllabus [Last updated: 15 January 2007]
Course Information |
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Course title: |
Introduction to Electronic Commerce |
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Course number: |
INFS 640, Section 001 |
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Course discipline: |
Internet technologies |
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Course description: |
Course Overview The Internet and the World Wide Web are revolutionizing the
way people, businesses and governments transact business via electronic
commerce. This process is just beginning and will have enormous impact
on our activities and the way we relate to people and organizations.
This course will examine the major technologies and trends that enable
eCommerce, including the Internet, security, software ad hardware
architectures, policy and social/economic issues. The topics covered correspond to those chapters in the textbook, "E-commerce: business, technology and society, Third Edition" by Kenneth C. Laudon and Carol Guercio Traver. There will be additional readings made available through GMU's Digital Library, including articles from the ACM and IEEE Digital Libraries, and supplemental material presented during class sessions.
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Course dates: |
January 23 through May 15 2007 |
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Location: |
Robinson A106 |
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Meeting day & time: |
Tuesdays, 4:30 to 7:10 PM. Please arrive at class on time. We will try to start on time, have a short break in the middle of each class session, and try to finish shortly after 7:00 PM. |
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Prerequisite(s): |
INFS 501, 515, and 590, or equivalent |
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WebCT |
http://webct41.gmu.edu, INFS640-001-S07 |
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Instructor Information |
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Harry J. Foxwell, Ph.D. (GMU 2003), http://cs.gmu.edu/~hfoxwell |
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Emails: |
Please use WebCT email for
all course communications |
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Office location: |
Science and Tech Building 2, Room 330 (see administrator) |
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Office hours: |
By appointment. |
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Phone: |
571-203-6704 |
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Teaching Assistant (TA): |
** TBD ** |
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Grading Policy |
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Student grades will be determined based on class participation, homework assignments and papers, a final exam and a project:
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Grading Guidelines: |
Some assignment components are evaluated objectively: A : 95-100% A- : 90-95% B+ : 85-90% B : 80-85% C : 70-80% |
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Honor Code |
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Objectives and Goals: |
Honor Code All work performed in this course will be subject to GMU's Honor Code. Students are expected to do their own work in the course unless a group project is approved by the instructor. In papers and project reports, students are expected to write in their own words, rather than cutting-and-pasting from sources found on the Internet. If you do use material from books, articles, and the Web, enclose the material in quotes and provide a reference. If a paragraph is used then it should be indented in the text (both left and right margins). [See Format below] |
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Textbooks |
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Required reading: |
E-Commerce : business. technology. society, Third Edition., Kenneth C. Laudon and Carol G. Traver, Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc., 2007. |
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Recommended
reading: |
Developing Web Applications, Ralph
Moseley, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007. Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, Third Edition, Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld, O'Reilly Media Inc., 2006. |
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Assignments |
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Format |
Plain text, PDF, HTML, StarOffice/OpenOffice, OpenDocument, all accepted, but PDF preferred. MS format documents also accepted, but the instructor will have to convert them to one of the previous formats...best to do the conversion yourself. Upload all assignments to WebCT. Papers should be formatted double-space, 10 or 12 point font, 1" margins. Use Chicago Manual of Style for guidance on citation style, usage, etc. (Don't buy the big CMS. See the smaller A Manual for Writers by Kate Turabian). |
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Writing Style |
When grading papers, I generally assign 40% to the quality
and thoroughness of the description, discussion, or explanation of
the specific topic; examples and diagrams to clarify the text are
strongly encouraged. Another 40% is assigned for the
discussion of relevance to E-Commerce concepts and
technologies. That is, the paper must make clear its relevance to
E-Commerce. The final 20% relates to the quality and proper
use of references. Reference other work within the text of your
paper, and list the references at the end of the paper in a
bibliography. Proper references are essential for crediting the work of
others, and to help your readers locate the referenced material. See
cs.gmu.edu/~menasce/papers/cmg00.pdf for one example of how to cite
and list references.
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Specific Assignments and Due Dates |
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Contribute to the in-class discussions, participate in online discussion topics posted on WebCT |
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Homeworks |
(detailed homework requirements
will be provided in class and on WebCT)
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Research Paper |
An analysis and discussion of a current social, economic, or technical issue in E-Commerce. Approximately 10-15 pages, use at least 3 major topic sources (books, research articles, web sites).
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Project |
Implement and demonstrate a model Web 2.0 E-Commerce system.
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