E-Business (LOG409) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
E-Business LOG409 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Nurcan Özyazıcı Sunay
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course introduces students to a wide range of electronic commerce issues for marketers, as a foundation for continual learning in the dynamic e-commerce environment. The basic aim of this course is, to create an idea for designing their own web pages and to provide the necessary information about using the e-commerce by following the current changes in real life.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To gain an understanding of the theories and concepts underlying e-commerce.
  • To apply e-commerce theory and concepts to what e-marketers are doing in "the real world".
  • To improve familiarity with current challenges and issues in e-commerce
Course Content Types of e-commerce, business paradigms, fundamental concepts, tools of e-commerce, types of payment, types of infrastructure such as communication, technology and payment infrastructure, current positions of Turkish companies in e-commerce and data storage technologies for e-business.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Course Introduction; Changing face of E-Commerce Chapter 1 pp.3-39
2 Overview Of E-Commerce Chapter 2 pp. 51- 80 Bölüm 3 pp.103- 114
3 E-Commerce Market Mechanisms Chapter 4 pp.192- 222
4 Retailing in ECommerce: Products and Services Chapter 8 pp. 412- 480
5 Consumer Behavior, Customer Service, and Advertising Chapter 9 pp.481- 498
6 Company-Centric B2B and Collaborative Commerce Chapter 5 pp.259- 281 Chapter 12 pp. 690- 699
7 Midterm Exam
8 Public B2B Exchanges Chapter 4 pp. 229- 244 Chapter 7 pp. 394- 407
9 Intrabusiness, EGovernment, C2C, ELearning Chapter 6 pp. 372- 376
10 Mobile Commerce http://sosyalmedya.co/en/mobile-commerce-report/, Mobile Commerce A-Z: How Turkish Commerce Evolves with Mobile [REPORT]
11 Law, Ethics, and Cyber Crime Thomas Hoeren, “Law, ethics and Electronic Commerce”, International Review of Informationa Ethics, vol.3, 6/2005.
12 Payments and Order Fulfillment Chapter 8 pp. 443- 464
13 E-Strategy, Internet Communities, and Global EC Chapter ss. 319-329 case study
14 Building E-Commerce Application and Infrastructure Class Discussion and student presentations
15 Application and Presentations Student Presentations
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Chaffey, Dave, E-Business and E-commerce Management: Strategy, implementation and practice, 4th edition, Prentice hall, 2012

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 15
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 45
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 55
Percentage of Final Work 45
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains the ability to use knowledge by acquiring conceptual and practical understanding of all core functions of business.
2 Identifies problems related to the field of business and effectively uses scientific approaches in problem-solving and decision-making processes.
3 Demonstrates and analyzes the environmental, social, global impacts and legal consequences of practices related to core business functions.
4 Analyzes information and reports relevant to businesses at national, regional, and global levels, and sets strategic goals based on the results obtained.
5 Gains the ability to use, report, and interpret Business Information Systems and their sub-modules required for business management.
6 Plans the necessary activities such as taking risks, securing resources, conducting market analysis, and preparing business plans for starting a new venture and ensuring its sustainability with innovative and creative thinking, and applies the acquired knowledge accordingly.
7 Supports oneself and the organization in terms of innovation and continuous improvement, while being aware that the process of research and learning is lifelong and following scientific and technological developments related to business.
8 Acquires the necessary leadership and managerial skills to achieve business objectives effectively and efficiently.
9 Conducts scientific research in the field of business and reports the research findings to be used in managerial decision-making processes.
10 Uses effective verbal, written, and visual communication methods to convey information related to the field of business in the language of instruction and professional English.
11 Develops awareness of professional ethics, environmental sensitivity, sustainability, social responsibility, and cultural, societal, and universal values.
12 Takes initiative in working effectively with different disciplines or multicultural teams, assuming responsibility, conducting risk analysis, adapting to change, and applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills
13 .

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 25 25
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 30 30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 40 40
Total Workload 143