Mgmt 3270 - Fundamentals of eBusiness - Online

Fall Semester 2003

Course Syllabus

Instructor: Mr. Bruce Brorson
Office:  Dowell Hall 201
Phone: 218-281-8196       E-mail: bbrorson@umn.edu  
Office Hours: Variable each week.  Please e-mail for appointment.


Course Description:
Fundamentals of eBusiness will look broadly at the emerging trends and technologies defining the rules of business in the developing information economy.  Students will examine the business to consumer, business to distribution channel, and business to supply chain software and develop skills in the use of HTML and XML software.


Technology Requirement:

Students are asked to bring computers to class.  They will only be used in selected class periods when software demonstrations will be used to focus on a specific technology.

Unless requested by your instructor, the use of email or instant messaging during a class period is explicitly disallowed.  Students violating this rule will be asked to remove themselves from the classroom.

The instructor will use electronic mail and the course homepage to communicate with students.


Textbook: - "Introduction to E-Commerce" by Efraim Turban and David King, published by Prentice Hall - Pearson Education, 2003 - ISBN 0-13-009406-4


Material to Suuplement the Required Bookstore Purchases:
Materials will also be presented from the course homepage - http://sunny.umcrookston.edu/courses/mgmt/bbrorson/0304/fall/online/3270 as well as within the WebCT materials supporting the course at http://vista.software.umn.edu.
 

Desired Learner Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:

  1. Be able to define the historical growth of electronic commerce and business.
  2. Understand the nature of business change underway as the world economy evolves from an industrial to information focus.
  3. Specify the development and evolution of standards that allow for data to move seamlessly between business enterprises.
  4. Demonstrate skill in creating a full online business platform.

Assessment/Evaluation Methods:

  • Assignments = 125 points
  • Online Discussion Participation = 75 points
  • 4 - Chapter Exams Examinations @ 50 points each = 200 points
  • Final Comprehensive Examination = 100 points

                   Total Points for the Course = 500

Grading Scale:

A= 90 to 100 percent; B= 80-89; C= 70-79; D= 60-69; F= less than 60

Policy Statement on Quizzes, Exams and Assignments

  • All assigned projects are due on the day specified.
  • All chapter exams as well as the final exam must be taken as scheduled. No make-up exams will be given unless you have my prior approval before the exam date. Failure to attain prior approval will result in a missed exam, with the exception of an extreme emergency. "Instructor's prior approval" is only possible with personal discussions between instructor and student. Voice mail and e-mail messages are notifications, not approvals.
  • Our campus has identified 3 core components for everyone's educational development. They are a) Critical Thinking, b) Communication and, c) Working with Others. Your class work and assignments will incorporate these core components.
  • Your academic integrity in this class should be of the highest standard. Unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing academic work is unacceptable and appropriate action will be taken. This includes all forms of cheating, copying, and plagiarizing.
  • Point value for exams, and assignments are listed above. Point values are an approximation. We reserve the right to change this syllabus by adding items, changing items, or deleting items as the pace and environment of the classroom dictates.
  • Unresolved issues between a student and a Center for Business and Technology course instructor regarding class attendance, quizzes, exams, and assignments must be referred to the Center Standards and Appeals Committee, comprised of all tenured faculty in the Center. The student must submit the request for reconsideration in writing and deliver the request to the Center office with five regular working days of the dispute.
  • University of Minnesota guidelines state that students, in order to maintain satisfactory progress, should expect to spend at least 3 hours per week per credit for studying and preparing. Therefore, for a 3 credit course, plan on at least 2 hours effort (outside of class) to prepare for each class.


Class Notes and Session Schedule

Class notes, topics to be covered, and references will be available at the World Wide Web homepage supporting the course.  Point your browser to the following location =  http://sunny.umcrookston.edu/courses/mgmt/bbrorson/0304/fall/online/3270

 
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This document maintained by Bruce Brorson.
Please send comments, suggestions, and questions to bbrorson@umn.edu