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eBusiness

Unit Code: HBG270




Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 Semester

3 Hours per Week

Hawthorn, Sarawak

HBM110 The Marketing Concept and  HIT1401 /HET113 The Internet and World Wide Web 1

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points


Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Multimedia (Business Marketing).
Note: Students should not undertake this unit if they have completed HBQ230 Electronic Marketing or HBM270 eBusiness.

Aims & Objectives:

To facilitate understanding of the broad spectrum of eBusiness, specifically, to examine the changes made possible in business practices and procedures brought about by the diffusion of powerful micro-computers, the extensive software applications they run and the extensive and pervasive networks, such as the Internet, that connect them. To develop an appreciation of how these end-to-end enterprise-wide technologies have, or may, change the way business is conducted.

Teaching Methods:

Lecture, Computer Lab, Online Interaction

Assessment:

Postings and presentations 30%; individual assignment 30%; take-home exam 40%.

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Graduates are capable in their chosen professional areas:

  • Have pertinent skills and abilities.

Graduates are adaptable and manage change:

  • Have a general capacity for flexibility and curiosity.

Graduates are aware of environments:

  • Have a broad understanding of the role of technology in our society.
  • Are able to make a balanced decision taking into account all of these factors.

Content:

  • Overview of eBusiness and trend spotting
  • eBusiness architecture
  • Enterprise resource planning
  • Supply chain management
  • eProcurement
  • Knowledge discovery and knowledge management
  • Customer relationship management and sales chain management
  • The eBusiness design
  • Translation and implementation

Reading Materials:

Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.

References:

Chaffey, D. 2002, E-Business and E-Commerce Management: Strategy, Management, and Application, Pearson Education Limited.
Turban, E, King, D, Lee, J, Warkentin, M, Chung, HM. 2002, Electronic Commerce: A Managerial Perspective, Prentice-Hall.