Internet and E-business
Illustrate distinction between buy-side and sell-side
e-commerce. 1P
L01 Understand the scope of e-business
.L01/AC:1.1 Describe the environment in which e-business is
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Refer to pdf chapters 2 and 4 .
conducted and business transaction types.
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Discuss PESTLE factors in context of
Refer to week 1&2 hand-outs .
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ebusiness/ecommerce.
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Briefly discuss business transaction types i.e .
business-to consumer (B2C), business-to-business
(B2B), customer-to-customer (C2C), customer-to
business (C2B).
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L01/AC:1.2 Explain the benefits and barriers to businesses
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Refer to week 1&2 hand-outs .
considering an online presence.
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Explain tangible and intangible benefits from
e-commerce arid e-business.
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Discuss briefly .barriers toe-Business/ ecommerce .
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L01/AC:1.3 Assess the security and legislative issues facing an
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Refer to week 3 hand-outs .
online business organisation.
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Very briefly mention the E-commerce Security
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Refer to pdf chapters 2 and 4
Environment. for legislative issues.
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Describe comeuter securit’i. c/assitfcation i.e .
Secrec’iLContfdentia/it’t_, Privac’i. lnteg_rit’t…
Nonreeudiation, Authenticit’t. and Necessit’t.L
Availabilitv.
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Mention three key points of vulnerability in e-commerce environment.
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List most common security threats in the
E-commerce Environment and briefly define
computer virus, worm, DOS and DDOS. Give
example for each.
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State potential technological solutions for security
threats are : Encryption, Symmetric Key Encryption,
Public key encryption, digital signatures, digital
envelopes, digital certificates, Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS), firewalls,
Proxy servers, anti-virus software, upgrades,
patches, and password protection.
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Assess legislative issues facing an online business
organisation e.g Data ~rotection and ~rivacv law
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Disabilitv and discrimination law
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Online
advertising law
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Contract law
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lntellectual ~ro~ertv
rights
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Brand and trademark ~rotection.
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2P
L01/AC:1.4 State the modes of communication available to an
ebusiness and their applications.
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Briefly explain EDI.
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Discuss devices used to communicate online(
i.e.fixed and portable, business communications eg
shopping cart, FAQs, customer follow-up, email ,
Live chats.
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Electronic Fund Transfer .
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Social Networking Media .
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L02 Understand how the internet works
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L02/AC:2.1 Explain the internet technologies and their
importance in making an e-business successful
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Client/server computing
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Discuss how messages are transterred across the
global communications network using packet
switching.
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Explain role otTCP/IP .
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Five-la~er model of e-business infrastructure .
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Very briefly explain internet protocols e.g. FTP,
HTTP, SHTTP and IMAP.
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Define terms URL, Domain name, Domain Name 2P
System, and Bandwidth.
‘L02/AC:2.2 Explain the main features of HTML
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HTML as the language of the www .
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Document Structure (head and body)
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Element, Tags, Container and attributes .
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Title, break, headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, links
and images.
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Briefly mention number of software packages
available to users who can now build pages without
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learning HTML
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Briefly give overview ofXML and XHTML
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‘L02/ AC:2.3 Analyse the functions of client servers and browsers,
and the role of the search engine
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Analyse functions of client, servers, and browsers .
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Analyse role of search engines .
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‘L02/AC:2,4 Evaluate the use of intranets and extranets within
business communication.
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Discuss benefits of intranets and extra nets within lP
business communication .
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l03 Be able to use different e-business models
L03jp_C:3.l~ 3.1 illustrate the different e-business models that can
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be used to generate revenue for a business.
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Refer to week 1&2 hand-outs
–3.2 analyse each model in terms of its capacity to
E-commerce revenue models
generate revenue.
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0 Advertising
Briefly explain different e-business models and how 0 Sales
each model can generate revenue. 0 Subscription
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B2C Models 0 Transaction Fee
0 Portal 0 Affiliate
0 E-tailer 0 Referral fees.
0 Content Provider 0 Commission
0 Transaction Broker
0 Market Creator
0 Service Provider
0 Community Provider
0 Industry Consortia
0 Auction Model
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B2B Models
0 E-distributor
0 E-procurement
0 Exchange
0 Industry Consortia
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L03/AC:3.3 Report on future developments in e-business models
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You own research
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Discuss future developments in e-business models .
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L04 Be able to use good website design
L04/AC:4.1 Use the key elements of good web design structure.
L04/AC:4.2 Evaluate the impact of a well-designed website to an e-business.
Discuss:
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Structure of web-pages. In particular explain the
elements of a web page that may be used by search
engines i.e. head/title; description; body, meta-tags;
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Need for effective navigation and download
considerations e.g. images.
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Discuss effective web pages design features to
engage the visitor i.e.
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Site stickiness .
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Consistent page layout .
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Typography
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Corporate colour and graphic scheme. Consistent
with image of the business (brand) and customer
expectation.
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Pictures and links .
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clear; intuitive; informative;
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encourages visitor to return;
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builds trust and reputation. lP
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Enhanced brand image .
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long term relationship created leading to Repeat
business, increased sales and profits.
~04/AC:4;3 Report on the issues concerning website usability.
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Stakeholder accessibility by meeting the needs of
different audiences e.g. parents, children; multi-sensory access e.g. visually impaired, colour blind.
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Legal responsibilities e.g. discrimination legislation
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.Conclusion
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