CP2017 - Interactive e-Business

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Business

This subject will introduce students to the ways in which organisations and businesses use the Internet and emerging technologies in business activities. Concepts and features of e-business and m-business technologies will be presented. The nature of core e-business and m-business activities will be discussed. Topics covered are technology infrastructure, business models, security challenges, legal and ethical issues, trends, and case studies for e-business/m-business.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate in-depth knowledge of internet and emerging technologies enabling e-business and m-business;
• demonstrate a good understanding of the principles and nature of e-business/m-business activities;
• evaluate and choose appropriate technologies and strategies for a given e-business or organisational environment;
• demonstrate familiarity with history and trends in e-business technologies and applications;
• understand the legal, privacy, and security issues and their implications in e-business/m-business activities.

Graduate Qualities

• 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 deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Assumed Knowledge:

Students are expected to understand the basics of computer hardware and software, as well as understand the fundamental concepts in data communications and the Internet.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Carrie Lui
Lecturer:	Mr Lindsay Ward.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours tutorials - One two-hour tutorial each week starting in week 2.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 60%); other exams (10% - 15%); presentations (5% - 10%); assignments (15% - 35%).

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.