University of Maryland University College
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Course Dates: 29 January - 29 April 2007
IFSM 300 or equivalent (or special permission of instructor) is highly recommended. Telnet/FTP capability and regular access to the World Wide Web using a Java-enabled, graphical Web browser are required for the DE version of this course. I suggest having Internet Explorer 7.x or Netscape 7.x. Students will need access to a Win2000/XP/Vista computer for installing, evaluating and utilizing software for this course. Additional (free) software may be required to be downloaded during the course of the semester.
Schneider,Gary P. Electronic Commerce , 7th ed., (Course Technology), ISBN-13: 978-1-4188-3703-7 or ISBN-10: 1-4188-3703-2.
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Summary Table of Contents
An introduction to both the theory and practice of doing business over the Internet and World Wide Web. Topics include the general structure, protocols, utility programs, popular Internet applications, and Web client and server architecture that support the Internet and electronic commerce. The technologies of electronic commerce, including software, security issues, and payment systems, are addressed. Project planning and management issues are also explored.
Computer-based information systems play an essential role in the operation of governments and businesses everywhere. Nearly all current activities are involved in some way in the transfer of sensitive information, data or funds. In this course we will focus on the technologies involved in electronic commerce from an IT (Information Technology) perspective.
A major project, involving
research using scholarly sources in an area of E-Commerce,
will culminate in the sharing of the student's information on a web page on
a UMUC resource. The purpose of the project is to demonstrate the student's
overall knowledge in a specific area of focus, to be determined by the instructor.
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Identify the general components of the e-commerce infrastructure (competence in information technology)
• Describe the protocols, utility programs, popular Internet applications, and Web client and server architecture utilized within e-commerce (competence in information technology)
• Discuss the software, security and privacy issues, and payment systems utilized within e-commerce (competence in information technology, civic responsibility, international perspective)
• Construct a Web site model that demonstrates an understanding of e-commerce infrastructure, project planning, competitive strategy and marketing principles (competence in information technology, effective writing, information literacy).
Academic preparation for this class, requires that you dedicate a minimum of 150 hours for this course of study. Distance learning courses are designed for the University student whose duties, location, time, and/or other circumstances prohibit attendance at a regularly scheduled class. You should note that more of the burden for learning falls on the student in a distance learning course. The instructor will act as a mentor and guide, but the responsibility for reviewing, organizing, and learning course materials falls predominately on the student. For those students who are self-motivated and disciplined, and enjoy learning on their own and collaborating with fellow students, successful completion of these courses shouldn't pose a problem. Please consider this carefully when budgeting your time.
We will be working in groups, and I strongly recommend that you establish close relations with your group members once you have been assigned to a group. Although group grades will not be assigned, group participation will be taken into consideration (5% of of your 30% participation grade). Members of each group will have an opportunity to provide confidential feedback about individual group members' contributions, support and assistance. A group also has the authority to expel a member (by majority vote) under justifying circumstances and after consultation with the instructor (this would have a negative impact on the affected student's participation grade).
There may also be a need to download software from the Internet. If you have a slow connection to the Internet, you will want to consider alternatives. Some potential software required.
Case Studies will be assigned to groups to augment textbook coverage of a particular topic. Students will be graded both on their analysis of the case studies, as well as the constructive critique of other students' analyses. Your case study analysis will be posted to our WebTycho environment in the appropriate week for the chapter being covered. The cases should be a collaborative effort by all members of the group. Although no group grade will be assigned, groups can disassociate (expel) a member for failure to actively participate.
Topics, format, and depth of the project will be coordinated on a one-on-one basis. A formal assignment will be posted electronically by the end of week two in the Course Content area of WebTycho. Although the specifics may vary, students should demonstrate an awareness of and commitment to the process of "Critical Thought." Critical thinking means, among other things, to analyze a topic from different perspectives, to seek out causes or potential consequences of issues and events, and to apply what you have learned to new, possibly unrelated areas. I expect you to not only integrate "critical thinking" into your academic endeavors within our distance learning community, but also to take this concept with you.
A one-page description of
the student's intended project must be submitted no later than virtual
week 4 , to be approved by the instructor NLT week
6. The project is due for evaluation by virtual week
10.
Plagiarism will result in academic failure for the written portion of the assignment. Make sure you understand and respect copyrighted material.
Grades will be based on
the following factors:
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| Participation/Conferencing | 30% | |
| Assignments/Projects | 30% | |
| Final examination | 20% | |
| Mid-Semester Exam | 20% | |
Grading Scale
PENALTIES FOR LATENESS: Written assignments
not in by due date: -5% /day
Participation--WebTycho Protocols
By registering for a WebTycho course, you are making a commitment to participate in your course conferences as well as other online activities. To contact your instructor, use the WebTycho conferencing software or e-mail links provided, which allow you to communicate with the instructor and your classmates in a virtual classroom 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please plan to participate regularly. You will note in the grading policy above that your online conference participation counts heavily towards your final grade.
You are required to participate in on-line conferencing, answer End-of-Chapter questions/case studies, do a term project, and take a proctored mid-semester and an online final examination. The examinations will consist of multiple-choice and essay questions where the most weight will be on the essay/problem solving questions.
Online conferencing questions provide interaction and collaboration with other members of the class. The material in online conferencing questions often finds its way into the midterm and final examinations.
There will be one proctored mid-semester exam and one online final exam. The mid-semester and the final exam are likely to include a mix of multiple choice questions, problems (depending on the subject matter), fill-in-the blanks, and essay questions. There may also be a brief case problem to be analyzed.
Every student must take a proctored mid-semester examination. Arrangements should be made early to schedule availability for this timed examination. Make sure that you follow the proper procedures for taking this examination (see http://www.ed.umuc.edu/de/deprocexam_procedures.html). You must contact the DE Offce if you are not going to be at the location where you registered for this course to take the mid-semester examination.
Your online final examination will be made available during a window of 48 hours; you will have 3 hours to complete the timed exam. More detailed information about the online examination will be provided around week number ten.
Make-Up Exams
There are no make-up exams. Students are expected to take examinations
within the date range indicated in this syllabus or prescribed by the instructor.
Students are also expected to notify the faculty member in advance if one is
not able to visit our virtual class for more than 3 consecutive days.
If you know you're going to be on a business trip or away from an appropriate communicating device and assignments are to be submitted during that week, as shown in the outline, please coordinate submissions with one of your group members to avoid late submission penalties. Late assignments diminish your assigned grade by 5% for each late day. Assignments are always due on a Wednesday. It is better to turn in assignments early to give oneself a buffer for the unexpected, unpredictable event which might otherwise lead to delays. If for some technical reason, our WebTycho class environment is not available/accessible, please notify me by e-mail, but make sure you have tried accessing WebTycho using another computer. It is highly unlikely, but not impossible, that the WebTycho servers will concurrently be unavailable.
Because you are all adults, I consider each of you a course resource as well as a student. Your participation improves the course tremendously. Much educational research has shown that the larger a part you play in your own education, the more you learn and the faster you learn it. All questions which would normally be asked in a classroom, will be asked via the appropriate WebTycho conference by submitting a message for all fellow students to see (and respond to).
Distance education courses offered by the University of Maryland University College Maryland in Europe are conducted through computer conferencing. The distance education program is not considered independent study, and it does not attempt to emulate correspondence courses. Distance education program students can expect to interact frequently with their fellow students and their teacher. Qualitative participation is weighted more than quantitative participation in this course.
It is each student's responsibility to maintain accurate records and transcriptions of correspondence throughout the course. Please make sure you have copies of everything which you are required to submit for grading. In the event of electronic interruptions, an alternative delivery mode will be exercised to inform the affected parties of a problem and suggested resolutions.
You are expected to adhere to the general rules of online etiquette. To prepare to use the online conference you should read the Core Rules of Netiquette. If you are new to Distance Education keep those notes handy; you may need to refer to them during the semester. You will also want to be familiar with emoticons.
Each "to be graded" assignment will be submitted to the WebTycho environment via your "assignment folder." Do not submit assignments or homework to my e-mail address. In case you miss an assignment and can not submit your assignment into the assignment folder, then please use the Workbook area (late charges will apply).
This is a very broad course in which the textbook is our main reference book. The majority of E-Commerce knowledge will be learned through readings, exercises and questions. I expect you to have read the assigned chapters from our main text and be prepared to discuss selected questions. You will be responsible for all chapters as assigned. In addition, you are responsible for all supplemental reading assignments posted to the WebTycho class area by the instructor. You should check our virtual classroom at least three times a week.
Because we have different e-mail systems, as you are experiencing, I would like to ask you all to use your real name at the end of your messages when sending a 0702IFSM455 message to me. Initially, this will serve two purposes, one it will help me to identify the author and secondly it will serve as an end-of-message marker to help identify that a message has been received in its entirety. ALL private e-mail messages sent to me should include the prefix "0702IFSM455:" in the subject line for a timely and proper response. Failure to include the subject header could have your message end up being filtered as spam.
All submissions into WebTycho will be in HTML or plain text ( or marked up by the WebTycho text editor). Please DO NOT submit wordprocessing documents (e.g., MS-Word, WordPro) unless specifically requested by me. You should only use attachments (e.g., PowerPoint, PDF, etc.) withiin the public conference area when graphics or the nature of the content requires it.
The need for additional
policies and requirements may arise during the course. If the need arises,
a new policy and/or requirement may be formulated such that this policy or requirement
will be as valid as any written in this syllabus. Please familiarize yourself
with the current University of Maryland University College European Division
Catalog, as this publication will serve as our guideline for academic policies
and standards not otherwise mentioned within this document. A current
catalog may be obtained either from your local Field Representative or viewed
at the Distance Education web
site (Acrobat Reader required).
All UMUC students are responsible
for adhering to the UMUC policy regarding academic integrity. Obtaining or giving
aid on an examination is considered academic dishonesty and will result in appropriate
academic action.
Students are subject to the UMUC Code of Student Conduct, which can be found at in the current copy of the Undergraduate Catalog or is available from the Office of the Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies. Violations of the code are considered to be violations of UMUC policy and are grounds for discipline by UMUC. Allegations of misconduct by UMUC students should be referred to the associate provost, Undergraduate Student Affairs.
Integrity in teaching and learning is a fundamental principle of a university. UMUC believes that all members of the university community share the responsibility for academic integrity, as expressed in the University System of Maryland policy "Faculty, Student, and Institutional Rights and Responsibilities for Academic Integrity." Details are available from the Office of the Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies.
At UMUC, faculty members are expected to establish classroom environments conducive to the maintenance of academic integrity by promptly giving students a complete syllabus describing the course and its requirements, grading submitted work promptly and adequately, and arranging appropriate testing conditions, including having faculty members monitor examinations given in class.
Students at UMUC are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will contribute to the maintenance of academic integrity.
Failure to maintain academic integrity (academic dishonesty) may result in disciplinary action.
Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to obtaining or giving aid on an examination, having unauthorized prior knowledge of an examination, doing work for another student, and plagiarism.
Plagiarism is the presentation of another person's idea or product as one's own. Plagiarism includes (but is not limited to) copying verbatim all or part of another person's work; using phrases, charts, figures, illustrations, computer programs, or mathematical or scientific solutions without citing the source; paraphrasing ideas, conclusions, or research without citing the source; and using all or part of a literary plot, poem, film, musical score, or other artistic product without attributing the work to its creator.
Students can avoid unintentional plagiarism by carefully following accepted scholarly practices. Notes taken for papers and research projects should accurately record sources of material to be cited, quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and papers should acknowledge those sources in footnotes.
UMUC's policy on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism can be found in the current copy of the Undergraduate Catalog or is available from the Office of the Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies.
If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify student services. Under privacy laws, students are not required to tell their professors about their disability. A student with a disability need only notify the appropriate office. That office will, in turn, notify the instructor about whatever accommodations that student requires.