Course Instructor: Nirvana Popescu

The course covers the theory and practice of electronic commerce such that every student should understand and realize an e-commerce site. At the end of this course, students are capable of understanding the goal of e-commerce and they could create, maintain and optimize an e-commerce site. They could troubleshoot electronic commerce sites, understanding the structure, the functionality and the way in which they operates in a secure environment.

Syllabus:

• Introduction to E-commerce. Basic concepts.
• Business models: B2B, B2C.
• Processes involved in e-commerce sites development.
• E-commerce architectures.
• Standards and tools.
• Content Management Systems.
• Technologies for secured e-commerce sites.
• Web analytics.
• Online payment methods
• Data mining techniques for e-commerce.