BU5123 - e-Business and e-Commerce for Managers

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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This subject delivers a solid perspective of the e-business arena, its inherent activities, strategies and opportunities. An extensive strategic project is incorporated requiring students to develop an internationally focussed e-business solution, which delivers e-strategic approaches over the immediate future. The subject offers a current and global focus. It requires students to participate, and to apply theory to real e-business and e-commerce situations.

Learning Outcomes

• the role of the business enterprise in international trade, investment policies, business strategies and expansion into the international arenas.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 31
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Face to face teaching 17-Jan-2005 to 11-Mar-2005
Coordinator:	Professor John Hamilton
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(25%); (20%); (15%); (40%).
, , Study Period 38
Census Date 08-Jul-2005
Face to face teaching 24-May-2005 to 15-Jul-2005
Coordinator:	Professor John Hamilton
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(25%); (20%); (15%); (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.