TU BCA MIS and E-Business Sylalbus
Course Title: MIS and E-Business
Course Code: CACS301
Year/Semester: III/V
Class Load: 5 Hrs./Week (Theory: 3 Hrs., Practical: 2 Hrs.)
Course Description
This course provides fundamental knowledge of Management Information Systems (MIS) and E-Business, along with associated infrastructure, security, and protection issues. It also covers payment systems and focuses on the live implementation of a web application in a web server.
Objectives
The primary objectives of this course are:
- To provide fundamental knowledge of MIS and E-Business.
- To implement a web application on a Web Server.
Unit 1: Introduction to E-Commerce [7 Hrs.]
- Definitions and Concepts
- Defining E-Business
- Pure Versus Partial EC
- EC Framework, Classification of EC
- Benefits of E-Commerce
- Electronic Markets
- Role of Internet and Web in E-Commerce
- The Limitations and Barriers of EC
- Social Networks and Social Network Services
- M-Commerce: Concept, Scope, Attributes, Benefits
- Location-based I-commerce
- I-Commerce Infrastructure
- Location-Based Services and Applications
Unit 2: The Network Infrastructure for E-Commerce [8 Hrs.]
- Introduction to Information Superhighway (I-Way)
- Components of the I-Way
- Internet as a Network Infrastructure
- Wireless Application Protocol (WAP): Architecture, Working, and Wireless Technologies
- ADSL, WiMAX, WLAN, WMAN, Wi-Fi
- UMTS (3G), LTE (4G), 5G NR
- Security Issues Related to Wireless Communications
Unit 3: Introduction to Management Information System [8 Hrs.]
- Data, Information, and Computer-Based Information System (CBIS)
- Information System Resources
- Management Information System (MIS)
- Transaction Processing System (TPS)
- Decision Support System (DSS)
- Executive Information System (EIS)
- Supply Chain Management (SCM) Systems
- Customer Relationship Management Systems (CRMS)
- International Systems:
- Outsourcing and Off-shoring
- Enterprise Systems and Implementation Challenges
- Managing System Implementations
Unit 4: E-Commerce Security and Fraud Issues and Protections [10 Hrs.]
- EC Security Terminology, Threats, and Attackers
- EC Security Requirements:
- Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
- Authentication, Authorization, and Non-repudiation
- Technical Malware Attacks:
- Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, Heartbleed, Distributed Denial of Service, CryptoBlocker, Page Hijacking, Botnets, Malvertising, Ransomware, Sniffing
- Non-technical Malware Attacks:
- Social Phishing, Pharming, Identity Theft, and Fraud, Spam Attacks
- EC Defense Strategy:
- Access Control (Authentication and Authorization, Biometric Systems)
- Encryption and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- Firewalls, VPNs, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
Unit 5: E-Payment Systems [6 Hrs.]
- Online Payment Cards: Credit Cards, Charge Cards, Debit Cards, Smart Cards
- Processing Cards Online, Credit Card Payment Procedure
- E-Micropayments, E-Checking, and Online Processing
- Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network
- Mobile Payments (Digital Wallets)
- Mobile Payment Participants and Issues
- International Payments and Emerging EC Payment Systems:
- Cryptocurrency, Virtual Currency
- A Case Study: Emerging Trends in Online Payment Systems in Nepal
Unit 6: Launching a Successful EC Website [10 Hrs.]
- Planning Online Businesses:
- Business Plan, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Risk Elements of a Business Case, Funding a New Online Business, EC Model Selection
- The Process of Building a Website: Basic Hierarchical Website Structure
- Website Hosting and Domain Name Management:
- cPanel Management, Uploading EC Site to Web Server
- Web Content Creation and Management:
- Types of Content, Content Maintenance, Catalog Management
- Website Design Criteria: Site Map, Navigation, Web Page Layout Grid, Colors, and Graphics
- Website Usability and Performance
- Website Promotion and Implementation of Payment Systems
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Laboratory Works: [32 Hrs.]
Laboratory work should cover all topics discussed above, and students should complete a project to implement a fully functional E-Commerce Web Application along with a payment system.
Textbook
- Turban, E., & Volonino, L. (2018). Electronic Commerce: A Managerial and Social Networks Perspective. New York: Springer.
Reference Books
- Chaffey, D. (2009). E-Business and E-Commerce Management: Strategy, Implementation, and Practice (4th Edition). Harlow: Prentice Hall.
- Kalakota, R., & Robinson, M. (1996). Frontiers of Electronic Commerce. Pearson.
- Laudon, K. C., & Traver, C. G. (2014). E-commerce: Business, Technology, Society. New York: Pearson Education Limited.