The course is included in these curricula and study modules

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

2

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The course objective is to introduce e-business
from a Business
perspective rather than from a technological
perspective.
Concepts, the influence of e-business and
different techniques
are also presented. Students are able to work in
teams and
implement a fully functional webshop.

Learning outcomes

  • The student can identify business critical
    processes
  • The student can define opportunities, problems
    and risks with
    e-business
  • The student can compare different business
    models for
    eCommerce within different lines of business
  • The student can analyze and reflect over
    different electronic
    marketplaces and their functionality
  • The student has a good command of the principles
    for
    advertising, order handling and payments on the
    Internet
  • The student is able to work in teams and
    implement a fully
    functional webshop

Course contents

  • Foundations of e-business
  • Opportunities, problems and risks
  • Business Models
  • Internet sales; Advertising, order handling,
    payments
  • Platforms for e-business
  • Webshop implementation in Arbit e-Business Lab

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Previous course names

N/A

Additional information

none

Recommended or required reading

Laudon & Traver. 2010. E-commerce. Business.
Technology.
Society. Pearson.

Material available in itslearning, Arcada e-
learning environment

Study activities

  • Lectures - 40 hours
  • Excursions and demonstrations - 5 hours
  • Practical exercises - 10 hours
  • Small-group work - 5 hours
  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 43 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 30 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the following
examinations:
Examination 1 : Report on the process of implementing a webshop
for a company
Examination 2 : Implement a functional webshop i Arcadas e-
business lab
Examination 3 : Present the business idea and implemented
webshop in a final seminar

Teacher

Forsström Mikael

Examiner

Forsström Mikael

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until date 2014-01-31

The timetable of the course

see ARBS

Assessment methods

Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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