ADMN 293 Electronic Commerce for Professional Management majors in the Business Administration diploma program. This course may also be of interest to students who are interested in learning about implementing e-commerce strategies in an organization. ADMN 293 Electronic Commerce is an introduction to the business models, strategies, marketing design and analytic systems of electronic commerce business solutions. The role of electronic commerce in changing society is also an important topic. The primary aim of ADMN 293 Electronic Commerce is to identify key management considerations required in implementing e-commerce business solutions.
Prerequisites: ADMN 181 or equivalent with a minimum of 60%
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 60 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 4 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Identify opportunities for on-line business delivery
- Define and verify target markets and their digital habits in the online marketplace
- Evaluate strategic opportunities based on existing markets and trends (include market size estimation)
- Plan for internet based vulnerabilities, potential damages and ethical implications
- Apply the marketing funnel to an e-commerce business by developing an on-line marketing matrix
- Develop specific on-line marketing tools bridging target markets to value delivery
- Build a basic website and explain why it addresses the specific online communications / strategy needs
- Apply the social media marketing funnel to an e-commerce business by developing a social media marketing matrix
- Develop specific social media marketing
Teaching and Learning Approach
This course depends on active attendance and participation, as it is based on both lectures as well as in-class
activities. Lectures will introduce and explain concepts, and in-class activities will help to demonstrate the real-
world applicability of the concepts.Learning Resources
No textbook
See Course Moodle Page for link to purchase Learning Resources
Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered
1. 1. Course Overview Introduction to E-Commerce, Business Models, and Concepts
2. 2. Marketspace Analysis
3. 3. Strategic Analysis
4. 4. SWOT & Buyer Persona
5. 5. Building web sites
6. 6. Presentations
7. 7. Web marketing strategy and planning
8. 8. Midterm Exam Week
9. 9. Web marketing advertisement
10. 10. Social media marketing strategy
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11. 1. Social media advertisement
12. 12. Social media advertisement continued
13. 13. Presentation 2
14. 14. Case Study Defenses
15. 15. Exams
Assessment
| Title |
Learning Outcomes |
Value |
| Group Contributions |
All |
20% |
| Written Case Studies |
All |
20% |
| Presentation Case Studies (2) |
All |
20% |
| Presentation Questions |
All |
10% |
| Case Study Defense |
All |
30% |
| Bonus: Accreditation for Shopify, Hootsuite, or any Web Development PaaS |
All |
5% bonus per accreditation obtained independently between course start and finish dates. |
| Total |
100% |
Grading Table
Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
| 90-100 |
A+ |
4.33 |
| 85-89 |
A |
4.00 |
| 80-84 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 76-79 |
B+ |
3.33 |
| 72-75 |
B |
3.00 |
| 68-71 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 64-67 |
C+ |
2.33 |
| 60-63 |
C |
2.00 |
| 55-59 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 50-54 |
P |
1.00 |
| 0-49 |
F |
0.00 |
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DNW |
0.00 |
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Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.