| Module Code | CSU33BC1 |
| Module Name | e-Business I |
| ECTS Weighting[1] | 5 ECTS |
| Semester taught | Semester 1 |
| Module Coordinator/s | Dr Hadi Tabatabaee |
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
LO1. Understand the Architecture of the World Wide Web and its Applications
LO2. Design and program elements of web-based applications and web
services to address an e-business problem.
LO3. Analyse technical choices related to the design and platform selection
for a basic e-business web application in relation to the business context
and requirements
Module Content
- Introduction to e-commerce
- Major EC applications
- CSS, XML, JSON, and encoding
- Structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data
- E-commerce platforms
- Web services (Soap, REST)
- Personalization
- Recommender systems
- Security and Fraud Issues
- Payment Systems
- Blockchain in e-Business
Teaching and learning Methods
Lectures, labs, and course work
Assessment Details
| Assessment Component | Brief Description | Learning Outcomes Addressed | % of total | Week set | Week Due |
| Examination | Take-home examination | ALL | 40% | ||
| Group Project | Programming Project, with multiple milestones to be met. | LO1, LO2 | 40% | all | all |
| Assignment 1 | Case study | LO3 | 5% | 1-2 | 3 |
| Assignment 2 | Case study | LO3 | 5% | 2-4 | 5 |
| Assignment 3 | Case study | LO3 | 5% | 4-6 | 7 |
| Assignment 4 | Case study | LO3 | 5% | 6-8 | 9 |
Reassessment Details
Take-home examination
Contact Hours and Indicative Student Workload
| Contact Hours (scheduled hours per student over full module), broken down by: | 33 hours |
| Lecture | 22 hours |
| Laboratory | 11 hours |
| Tutorial or seminar | 0 hours |
| Other | 0 hours |
| Independent study (outside scheduled contact hours), broken down by: | 83 hours |
| Preparation for classes and review of material (including preparation for examination, if applicable | 36 hours |
| completion of assessments (including examination, if applicable) | 47 hours |
| Total Hours | 116 hours |
Recommended Reading List
Turban, Efraim, et al. Introduction to electronic commerce and social commerce. Springer, 2017.
Module Pre-requisites
Prerequisite modules: None
Other/alternative non-module prerequisites: Good general programming skills in at least one programming language (e.g. JAVA, Python, or PHP).
Module Co-requisites
None