This unit emphasises the concepts involved in using the internet and related technologies (including mobile systems and web services) to conduct core e-business activities.

2005: Existing unit IMS2704 e-business being updated to fit into the new BITS degree structure with new FIT unit code.

FIT3067 Electronic Business Management is an elective 3rd level unit in the Caulfied BITS major in Systems Development.

This unit has similarities to FIT1009 e-Commerce Systems, FIT2013 e-Business Technologies and FIT3009 e-Business Systems, but is focused on management issues rather than implementation issues.

Students undertaking a Systems Development major may need to understand the management of e-Business systems in industry.

• To understand the concept of e-business, that is, how organizations and businesses organise their activities using the Internet and associated technologies to communicate, carry out and record transactions both internally and externally
• To understand the nature of e-business activities across business, government, community and not-for-profit sectors
• To understand core e-business activities and processes e.g. change management, EDI, electronic record keeping, negotiation
• To understand the legal, privacy and security issues and implications of using the internet to conduct e-business.
• To understand the implications for businesses and organisations of trends in e-business.
• To understand the need for the integration of web interfaces with back office systems and other business processes

• To appreciate the complexity of legal, privacy and security issues and their implications for conducting e-business
• To appreciate the impetus of the internet and related technologies in driving internal integration and external business relationships and service provision (including mobile systems and web services)

To be able to analyse the potential for an e-business approach in a specific business or organisational environment and to prepare a simple e-business case

To be able to work in a small team to analyse the potential for an e-business approach in a specific business or organisational environment and to contribute to the preparation of a simple e-business case

ASCED Discipline Group classification: 020399 Information systems not elsewhere classified

This unit introduces students to the ways organisations and businesses use the Internet and related technologies to securely conduct business activities. Students will acquire an understanding of the way e-business is carried out across all kinds of organisations for transactions and other business purposes. Students will analyse and design an e-business solution as part of a preliminary business case in order to gain an understanding of how e-business concepts can be applied to specific organisational and business environments.

Topics include:

• The nature of e-business and its infrastructure components - for businesses, services sector, government, health, communities, not-for-profit etc
• Using Internet concepts and technologies for developing Intranets and intra-organisational systems and integration
• Web interfaces and back office systems integration
• E-business implementation, business process integration and change management
• Inter-organisational systems (IOS) - including current developments in EDI, VANS and VPNs
• Electronic Payment Systems
• Demand chains, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in electronic marketing
• E-procurement and supply chain management
• Mobile systems and e-business
• Electronic recordkeeping and e-business
• The use of Web Services (.NET, XML etc), middleware and object-broking in e-business systems
• Legal, Privacy and security issues in e-business
• E-business models and cases
• Trends for e-business

This unit introduces students to the ways organisations and businesses use the Internet and related technologies to securely conduct business activities. Students will acquire an understanding of the way e-business is carried out across all kinds of organisations for transactions and other business purposes. Students will analyse and design an e-business solution as part of a preliminary business case in order to gain an understanding of how e-business concepts can be applied to specific organisational and business environments.

• Jelassi, T. & Enders, A (2005). Strategies for e-business: Creating value through electronic and mobile commerce. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
• Schneider, G.P. (2004). Electronic Commerce. (5th ed.). Boston: Thompson Learning.
• Eisenmann, T.R. (2002). Internet Business Models: Text and Cases. Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill.
• Forder, J. & Quirk, P. (2001). Electronic Commerce and the Law. Milton: John Wiley and Sons.
• Huff, S.L., Wade, M., Parent, M., Schneberger, S. & Newson, P. (2000). Cases in Electronic Commerce. Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill.

On campus

• Lectures (2 hours)
• Tutorials (1 hour)
• Assignments
• Case Studies

Knowledge and understanding objectives are achieved mainly through lectures and tutorial exercises.

Attitudes and beliefs objectives are achieved mainly through tutorial activities and assignment work.

Practical skills objectives are achieved mainly through tutorial activities and assignment work.

Relationships, communication and team work objectives are achieved mainly through tutorial activities and assignment work.

• Examination: 3 hours (60%)
• Other assessment modes (40%)
  • Tutorials
  • Assignments

Knowledge and understanding objectives are assessed mainly through the examination.

Attitudes, values and belief objectives are assessed mainly through the examination and assignment work.

Practical skills objectives are assessed mainly through assignment work.

Relationships, communication and team work objectives are assessed mainly through assignment work.

12 hours of study per week, comprising:

• Lectures: 2 hours per week
• Tutorials: 1 hours per week
• Assignments: an average of 4 hours per week
• Reading and private study: 4 hours per week

High-tech lecture theatre (data projector, computer, internet access, video) for 2 hours per week

Tutorial rooms with OHP

Nil

One lecturer per semester. One tutor per tutorial session per semester.

Access to the Internet and standard document preparation software such as Front Page and DreamWeaver

Adequate copies of at least the recommended texts listed above.

FIT

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

IMS1704, FIT2023 or equivalent