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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Computer Science (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Academic Year at City of Bath College Academic Year at Weston College Academic Year at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take LP10378 |
| Description:
| Aims: This unit will equip learners with the following knowledge and skills: * Identifying both the technical and commercial characteristics of E Commerce. * Identifying and critically examine the main technical requirements that underpin E-commerce solutions. * Equipping the student with sufficient knowledge and skills to: - Plan for the development of an E Commerce solution; - Design an E Commerce solution; - Manage and develop an E Commerce solution; - Publish market and present an E Commerce solution; - Evaluate an E Commerce solution. Learning Outcomes: At the completion of the unit, learners will be able to: * demonstrate an understanding of the technical and commercial characteristics of E Commerce * plan a strategy for the deployment of an E Commerce solution, which must include a detailed briefing of the technical and security issues, requirements and procedures. * plan and design an E Commerce solution. * develop, build, manage and publish an E Commerce solution. * critically evaluate, problem solve, test and present, an E Commerce solution. Skills: Academic skills - Research, analyse, compare and contrast, apply, evaluate. (F/A) Practical skills - application design skills, development skills, presentation skills, programming and coding skills.(T/F/A) Personal skills - time management, personal organisation, problem solving, and research. (F/A) Communication skills - presentations, demonstrations, working with a client. (F/A) Content: Characteristics - technical and commercial Defining and positioning, scope, The Internet (features and communication), types, use of e commerce, front end application and interface design, usability, accessibility, internationalisation, legal, ethical and moral issues. Impact and challenges Risk assessment, impact on management, customer support, integrity of data, logistics, intellectual property and copyright threats, future growth and technology. Plan a strategy Working with client brief, identifying goals, marketing, creating a security policy, security threats and solutions, E payment systems, international legal ethical and moral issues, meeting customer needs, , content management, electronic payment systems, network, choice of hardware and software. Test, publish, evaluate, and present Review with the client, usability testing, application testing, have the clients and customers needs been met, problems solving, demonstrate application. Design, test, build and evaluate Design, functionality, back and front end site design, testing, presenting, evaluating. |
| Programme availability: |
LP20542 is Optional on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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