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Electronic
Commerce (E-Commerce), online course
Department of Integrated Science and Technology | College of Science
Fall 2006
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Instructor
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Brian M.
Morgan
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Office
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Prichard Hall 212
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Phone
Number
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(304) 696-6469
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Fax
Number
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(304) 696-6533
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Office
Hours
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You can email me with
the VISTA Mail Tool
or use the Who's Online tool. Should you ever find yourself on
campus during the semester, you can also look me up in person.
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E-Mail
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brian.morgan@marshall.edu
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This course begins on August
21, 2006 and ends on December 12, 2006.
Please note that all times are Eastern.
Please see the University
Academic Calendar for course withdrawal dates.
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Course
Materials and Cost
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There are no required textbooks for this
course, but the following textbooks are recommended:
Professional PHP4 Programming, by Rawat,
Thomas, Choi,
Sani, et al;
Wrox Publishing;
ISBN: 1-861006-91-8, 2002.
PHP Professional Projects, by Wilfred, Gupta, and Bhatnagar; Premier Press; ISBN:
1-931841-53-5, 2002.
Programming Data Driven Web Applications with ASP.NET, by Donny Mack and Doug Seven; Sams Net; ISBN:
0672321068, 2001.
Beginning ASP.NET
1.1 E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional, by Cristian Darie and Karli Watson; Apress; ISBN: 1590592549, 2004.
The books can be found
online at sites such as Amazon.com
or in bookstores such as Borders.
- For minimum hardware/software
requirements please see:
http://www.marshall.edu/muonline/hardwaresoftwarecheck.asp
- Be sure to run the free web
browser Tuneup:
http://www.marshall.edu/muonline/support/tuneup.asp or http://www.webct.com/tuneup/
- If you have technical
problems, please go to the Help Desk:
http://www.marshall.edu/muonline/technicalfaq.asp
- Help Desk Phone Numbers:
(304) 696-3200 (Huntington,
WV)
(304) 746-1969 (Charleston, WV)
(877) 689-8638 (Toll free)
- Supplemental
materials can be found contained within the Vista environment (http://vista.marshall.edu/). I
will be sending class announcements, updates, etc. using your Vista account. Access to a WWW browser is required
(Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher or FireFox 1.0 or higher) and Adobe
Acrobat Reader (available for download free from Marshall University's Computing Services
download page at http://www.marshall.edu/computing/).
It is also recommended that you download and install MySQL 4.1 or higher, mySQL
Administrator, and PHP 4.4 or higher (5.0.x will be fine) onto your
local computer to work on course projects from your home PC. Links and
instructions to these software packages are found under the "Steps for Configuring Software for IST430"
link on the course's homepage within Vista.
Course Description:
This course
examines electronic commerce with group decision making and collaborative
applications through the Internet. Student will also develop applications
that retrieve and store information in distributed databases.
Credit:
The
course is three (3) credit hours. It includes lectures (online notes), a
final exam, and a number of programming projects utilizing mySQL, PHP, and
ASP.NET. Students will participate in projects that illustrate the
implementation of concepts in creating a general Electronic Commerce
application.
Pre/co-requisites:
IST160 or IST163 or permission (student should have taken at least one
programming course in the past).
Desired
Objectives/Outcomes:
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Discuss the
design and management issues related to E-commerce sites.
- Discuss the
challenging issues encountered when building E-commerce sites.
- Identify
proper E-commerce strategy and design, and its incorporation into
E-commerce architecture.
- Employ
modern scripting languages (PHP and ASP.NET) to develop an E-commerce
web site
- Possess necessary technical
skills to assist real world business in migrating from a traditional
business model into contemporary E-commerce model
Instruction method:
In the traditional classroom setting for this course, there are 3 contact
hours of classroom lecture and hands-on development projects each week. Since
this is an online course, you should spend at least three hours per week
reading over lecture notes and working through the examples presented in the
Course Content section of the course. A number of projects throughout the
semester will bring together a complete E-commerce site covering the major
topics of the course. Students may work on their projects in University
computing facilities or from home.
Evaluation method:
Evaluation of student's performance will be based on the quality of your
performance on the course projects and a comprehensive final exam.
Grading Policy:
Final grades are based on performance on projects and a final exam as
indicated below.
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Final Exam
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20%
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Project 1 -
E-Commerce Site Write-Up
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5%
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Project 2 -
Product and Customer Database Design
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10%
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Project 3 -
Site Template
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5%
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Project 4 -
Product Listing (Catalog)
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10%
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Project 5 -
Customer Friendly Features
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5%
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Project 6 -
Shopping Cart Application
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10%
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Project 7 -
Additional Product Listing Features
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5%
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Project 8 -
Customer Checkout System
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10%
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Project 9 -
Customer Account Page
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10%
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Project 10
- Administrative Web Site
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10%
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Attendance
& Participation
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0%
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Assessment of
Projects:
The grading of all
projects will take into account the following:
- Although the most important
attribute of a project is correctness, grading will take into
consideration such items as efficiency, documentation, etc.
- Programs must have proper
inline documentation and must be properly indented. 10% will be deducted
for poorly documented and/or poorly indented code.
- Code that contains syntax
errors will receive a grade of 0. Code that contains logic errors will
receive partial credit.
- Although interactions with
other students are encouraged, you must compose your own answers, unless
otherwise noted.
Individuals who utilize
other people's code, thoughts, or ideas must provide appropriate references
to said resources. Failure to provide such documentation will result in a
failing grade for the project, and may result in a failing grade for the
course.
Final letter grades are determined based on the following grading
scale:
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90-100%
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A
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80-89%
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B
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70-79%
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C
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60-69%
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D
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Below 60
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F
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The
instructor reserves the right to change these values depending on the overall
class performance and/or extenuating circumstances.
There will be only one
exam this semester, a comprehensive final examination. This exam can be taken
at any time once you have completed project 10, but must be completed before the end of
the day on December 12, 2006. This exam will be
sent to you via e-mail. You will have to e-mail me with the date and time
that you wish to take the exam and once I receive this e-mail, I will send
you a Microsoft Word document containing the questions for the exam. After
receiving the exam and reading over all of the questions, type each of your
answers in Microsoft Word (you can use the same file that I send you) and
Submit the Word file back to the Vista
dropbox area
that is labeled Final Exam. A proctor will not be required for this exam, nor
will any other special arrangements be required other than access to a
computer with Internet access for a minimum of 2 hours to take the exam. The
exam will be essay and short answer in nature and will be open note and open
book.
The course includes a number of projects. All projects should be
completed by the suggested due date
that is listed within your course syllabus. By doing so, you will ensure that
you will complete the course on-time without having to be rushed at the end
of the semester. All projects must be submitted through the Vista Assignment
Tool, and the description of each project/assignment is currently found
within Vista's
Assignments Tool, linked to the course homepage. Please do not
procrastinate in working on your projects or trying to submit through Vista as many others have done in the past. If you wait
until the last night to start on the project or the last minute to submit,
chances are, you will fail. For projects two through 10, you will add your
work to the course's project workspace on isat-cit.marshall.edu (see the link
entitled Steps for Configuring Software for IST430 on your Vista
course homepage for information on how to submit your project files to this
server). You will then add your files to the Vista dropbox
when you are ready to have the files graded so that I will know when you are
ready for me to look over the files. As with the exam, all projects must be
completed and submitted by the end of the day on December 12, 2006.
The Discussions tool
within Vista will be
used to make any general announcements, last minute changes, etc. It is mandatory
that you monitor your Vista
course messages at least once a day. You as a student can also use the
discussions tool to post any questions/comments that you have about the
course content, projects, specifics of what is to be done, etc.
Because this
is an online course, there is absolutely no requirement that you come to
campus. You can communicate with me via the course Mail tool or the Who's
Online tool.
My Academic
Honesty Policy
Academic Dishonesty is
defined as any act of a dishonorable nature which gives the student engaged
in it an unfair advantage over others engaged in the same or similar course
of study and which, if known to the classroom instructor in such course of
study, would be prohibited. Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated as
these actions are fundamentally opposed to "assuring the integrity of
the curriculum through the maintenance of rigorous standards and high
expectations for student learning and performance" as described in Marshall University's Statement of Philosophy.
If you are found cheating
on projects or plagiarizing answers from the Internet or other sources (among
other things), there will be no second chance. Your penalty is that you will
receive a failing grade for the course. In those cases in which the offense
is particularly flagrant or where there are other aggravating circumstances,
additional, non-academic, sanctions may be pursued through the Office of
Judicial Affairs. Notice of an act of academic dishonesty will be reported to
the Department Chair, Dean of the College of Science, and to the Office of Academic
Affairs. Please refer to the Marshall University Undergraduate Catalog for a
full definition of academic dishonesty.
Make-up Exams and Late
Penalty: A Make-up final exam after December 12, 2006 will not be given except under unusual
circumstances and satisfactory written justification. Any student who fails
to complete the exam by this date due to an unexcused reason will receive a
grade of zero for that exam with no opportunity for make-up or substitution.
University excused absences or those occurring with a good reason will be
excused. The decision whether to give a make up exam rests with the
instructor.
Passing
grade: Programming projects
and the final exam are required parts of the course and must be
satisfactorily completed to pass this course. A student must have a passing
grading in each area. A failing grade in either area may result in a
failing grade in the course.
Withdrawal
Policy: The University withdrawal
policy is followed in this course. The last day to drop an individual course
for the Fall of 2006 is October 27, 2006.
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Topics
and Methodologies / Schedule
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A detailed schedule of
topics covered in this course can be found under the schedule link on the
course homepage in Vista. Please refer to
this schedule as it contains the suggested dates for which you should read
over the notes, complete the course projects, and the final exam.
For each topic discussed in the notes, specific experience of other
students and the instructor will be posted to the discussions forums to
enhance the characteristics involved. Projects for the course will be based
on creating a fully-functional E-Commerce solution. Additional material may
also be covered in the class.
Effort Required:
As a 400-level course, a considerable amount of development and research
effort is required of the student. Students are expected to put in an effort of at least 10
hours per week studying, trying examples, and programming. Upon background
and preparedness, some students may have to put in additional effort. Please
do not procrastinate. Procrastination and the placing of blame on other
factors than yourself
has become very large problems for college students. Prioritize, schedule,
and take responsibility for your actions and you should do very well in this
class.
Me: Don't hesitate to contact me
directly with questions or concerns. You can reach me through the VISTA Mail Tool or if necessary by phone at
(304) 696-6469. Please don't let your questions hang out there and simmer. If
you are not sure about something the best thing to do is to ask about it
right away! Something that may seem obvious to me may not be obvious to you
at all! I answer e-mails every evening before going to bed, so if you do not
hear from me within 24 hours of sending your message, it may not have reached
me.
Support Services
Marshall University offers a variety of support
services to students enrolled in online courses:
BRIAN M.
MORGAN, BS, MS
Assistant
Professor, Integrated Science and Technology
Marshall University
Brian Morgan
is a resident of Proctorville,
OH and holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Marshall University and a Master of Science Degree in
Technology Management from the Marshall University Graduate College.
Professional
Experience
Assistant Professor,
Integrated Science and Technology Program, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. (July 2000-Current).
Director, Center for
Instructional Technology, Marshall University, Huntington,
WV. (October 1997-June 2000).
Responsible for everyday duties of the Center, as well as managing
Instructional Technology and World Wide Web Development on both the Huntington
and South Charleston campuses of Marshall University, and coordinating
faculty and staff IT development training programs.
Part-Time Faculty,
Marshall University Community and Technical
College, Huntington, WV.
(August 1997-Current). Have taught Computer Technology 107, 107E, and 108;
Information Technology 107E, and have designed the electronic versions of
Computer Technology 107E and Information Technology 107E.
Instructional
Technologist, Marshall University, Huntington,
WV. (November 1996-October
1997). Responsible for working with Information Technology staff and faculty
from a variety of disciplines on the selection and production of CD-ROM-based
and WWW-based multimedia instructional materials, assist faculty and staff,
through training and consulting, in integrating computing and information
resources into the curriculum, track current and emerging Internet and
development technologies, and aid in the progression and completion of
technology grants. I have created distributable Computer Based Training
modules for both Distance Education and Faculty Training, as well as worked
with several Internet course creation tools for placing classes
"on-line."
Computer Programming,
Marshall University College of Liberal Arts and College
of Science, Huntington, WV.
(April 1996-May 1997). Responsible for developing and programming multimedia
tutorial programs for the University as well as programming multimedia
modeling software for science laboratory courses.
Computer Programming and
Research, NASA and National Science Foundation Grant through Marshall University,
Huntington, WV. (Spring 1996-Fall 1996). Responsible
for developing and programming lecture-room demonstration educational project
programs through a NASA and NSF grant for Marshall University.
Marshall University
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