Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Internet for Business
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Coordinator: Assoc Professor Christopher Cheong
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5793
Course Coordinator Email: christopher.cheong@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 80 Level 8
Course Coordinator Availability: Via email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
You must have basic information technology skills including web browsing, e-mail, Windows based program usage, and the ability to use a word-processor for report writing.
Course Description
This course will provide you with an appreciation, knowledge and skills of the Internet and electronic commerce, and how it is affecting the world of business - locally and internationally. You will be introduced in some depth to the role and tools of the World Wide Web. Content includes: the role of ecommerce as a global market, its design and structure, its implementation and architecture, and issues such as security and privacy.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO1 Define and analyse business needs and problems in a complex business environment.
CLO2 Analyse and evaluate eCommerce business models within the global business environment.
CLO3 Identify the challenges and opportunities within global eCommerce markets to develop competitive online strategies.
CLO4 Apply eCommerce principles to the creative and commercial development of a practical eCommerce plan.
CLO5 Demonstrate knowledge of web design principles to create a sample web site reflecting the components of a competitive business plan.
Overview of Learning Activities
You may be involved in laboratory sessions and tutorial work aimed at developing skill and understanding by using HTML code and relating it to a business environment. You will use lecture material and associated reading to develop and understanding of the concepts underlying business use of the internet. Tasks will promote individual research.
Tutorials for Practicals 1, 2, and 3, and drop-in sessions will be delivered online.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:
Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3
Assessment Task 2: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4
Assessment Task 3: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.