B. Com (Hons.) (CBCS)
Semester –III
Skill Enhancement Compulsory
Course
SE 302
E-Commerce
(2Credit)
Lectures: 12, Practical: 28
Full Marks: 50
(Internal Assessment 10 + 40
End-Term)
Objectives: To enable thestudent to become familiar with the
mechanism for conducting business transactions through electronic means.
Unit 1
Introduction
4 L
Meaning, nature, concepts,
advantages, disadvantages and reasons for transacting online, types of
E-Commerce, e-commerce business models (introduction, key elements of a
business model and categorizing major E-commerce business models), forces
behind e-commerce. Technology used in E-commerce: The dynamics of world wide
web and internet (meaning, evolution and features); Designing, building and
launching e-commerce website (A systematic approach involving decisions
regarding selection of hardware, software, outsourcing vs. in-house development
of a website) Marks:
8
Unit 2
Security and Encryption
4 L
Need and concepts, the
e-commerce security environment: (dimension, definition and scope of
esecurity), security threats in the E-commerce environment (security intrusions
and breaches, attacking methods like hacking, sniffing, cyber-vandalism etc.),
technology solutions (Encryption, security channels of communication,
protecting networks and protecting servers and clients). Marks: 8
Unit 3
IT Act 2000 and Cyber Crimes
4 L
IT Act 2000: Definitions,
Digital signature, Electronic governance, Attribution, acknowledgement and
dispatch of electronic records, Regulation of certifying authorities, Digital
signatures certificates, Duties of subscribers, Penalties and adjudication,
Appellate Tribunal, Offences and Cyber-crimes. Marks: 8
Unit 4
E-payment System
4 L + 5 P
Models and methods of
e–payments (Debit Card, Credit Card, Smart Cards, e-money), digital
signatures(procedure, working and legal position), payment gateways, online
banking (meaning, concepts,importance, electronic fund transfer, automated
clearing house, automated ledger posting), risksinvolved in e-payments. Mark s: 8
Unit 5
On-line Business Transaction
4 L + 5 P
Meaning, purpose, advantages
and disadvantages of transacting online, E-commerce applications in various
industries like {banking, insurance, payment of utility bills, online
marketing, e-tailing (popularity, benefits, problems and features), online
services (financial, travel and career), auctions, online portal, online
learning, publishing and entertainment} Online shopping (amazon, snapdeal,
flipkart, etc.) Marks: 8
Unit 6
Website designing
10 P
Introduction to HTML; tags and
attributes: Text Formatting, Fonts, Hypertext Links, Tables, Images, Lists,
Forms, Frames, Cascading Style Sheets.
Note: 1. There shall be 3 Credit Hrs. for lectures + One Credit hr. (2
Practical periods per week per batch) for Practical Lab 2. Latest edition of
text books may be used.
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