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School of Engineering and Informatics (for staff and students)

E-Business and E-Commerce Systems (943G5)

E-Business and E-Commerce Systems

Module 943G5

Module details for 2024/25.

15 credits

FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)

Module Outline

The module provides a theoretical and technical understanding of the major issues for existing large-scale E-Business and E-Commerce systems. Theoretical aspects include alternative E-Business strategies, marketing, branding, customer relationship issues and commercial website management. Technical part covers the standard methods for large-scale data storage, data movement, transformation, and application integration, together with the fundamentals of application architecture. Examples focus on the most recent developments in E-Business and E-Commerce distributed systems. Critical analysis of current and emerging technologies for e-Business and e-Commerce is carried out during seminars.

Module learning outcomes

Systematically understand and interpret the operation of the major parts of any enterprise E-Business or E-Commerce system to a significant level of detail. Included in this is an understanding and evaluation of the opportunities presented by new E-Business and E-Commerce technologies, and the prerequisites for successful adoption of those technologies.

Effectively manage and communicate within technical and highly complex environment.

Research multiple information sources at multiple levels of technology detail and write technical reports.

Critically evaluate information about trends and methodologies from multiple research sources and be able to defend their point of view in oral presentation and in writing.

TypeTimingWeighting
Coursework100.00%
Coursework components. Weighted as shown below.
PresentationT1 Week 11 30.00%
ReportA1 Week 1 70.00%
Timing

Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.

Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

TermMethodDurationWeek pattern
Autumn SemesterLecture2 hours01111111111
Autumn SemesterSeminar1 hour00011111111

How to read the week pattern

The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.

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