IT 227 E-Commerce Technologies

COURSE GUIDE

Introduction and Course Description

Welcome to E-Commerce Technologies! This course provides a comprehensive and practical guidance on how companies can get the most out of the web and Internet technologies to meet their business goals.  

The rapidly increasing adoption of the Internet technology by both consumers and businesses makes it imperative that all organizations must have a web and mobile presence to survive in today’s economy. The issue now is not to decide on whether to have an online presence or not, but on how to deploy their businesses online.

The aim of this course is to provide you with a comprehensive guide to the concepts, techniques and best practice to support e-commerce applications and exploit opportunities of conducting business online while minimizing the risks.

A basic course in web programming such as CMSC 100 or IT 210 is a prerequisite for this course.

CMSC 272 Strategic Information Systems Development

COURSE GUIDE

 Introduction and Course Description

Welcome to strategic information systems development! This is your course guide for CMSC 272. First, let us get to know more about the course. Strategic Information Systems are computer systems that integrate the information needs and the business directions of an organization. While most information systems are limited to the task of automating current operations for better efficiency, control and effectiveness, strategic information systems are designed to consider a wider vision for an organization and achieve its competitive advantage.  

This course will focus on how you can develop strategic information systems. We will study several guidelines in planning and systems engineering to help you avoid developing information systems that will lead to future financial and performance disasters. In this course, you can look forward to using several modeling tools and making strategic recommendations both as an individual and as a member of a team. Do not hesitate to take a stand and defend your specific strategies that you think is the best. The rationale and your supporting documents for your strategic recommendations will be more important than your actual recommendations.