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FIT3009 e-Business systems - Semester 1 , 2008

Unit leader :

MD MAHBUBUR RAHIM

Lecturer(s) :

Clayton

  • MD MAHBUBURRAHIM

Introduction

Unit synopsis

ASCED Discipline Group Classification: 020305 Systems Analysis and Design.

This unit incorporates organisational, inter-organisational and foundational technological issues in e-Business systems. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of trading systems so they can be better placed within an e-Business context. Various types of e-business models are discussed. Contents and processes involved in e-business planning and strategy development are reviewed. Ways to manage changes caused by e-business initiatives are discussed. Electronic auctions and their relationships with business procurement processes are discussed. Security mechanisms safeguarding e-business transactions are reviewed.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

1 Knowledge - A knowledge of various types of e-business models adopted by organisations.

2 Comprehension - To understand how e-Business projects facilitate trading processes found in organisations, the role of strategic planning to e-Business initiatives, and the basics of various types of web-enabled auction strategies and how they relate to electronic procurement projects undertaken by organisations.

3 Application - To develop an ability to identify and manage changes caused by introducing e-Business initiatives.

4 Analysis - To develop an ability to select appropriate e-Business projects to business

Attitudes, Values and Beliefs

5 Valuing - To develop a professional attitude towards the management and development of e-Business projects.

Practical Skills

6 Set -To develop the skills for preparing e-business strategy in alignment with business goals.

Relationships, Communication and TeamWork

Objectives in this domain cover skills for building relationships and working collaboratively. They include communication skills, teamwork skills and leadership and management skills. This domain is closely linked to the affective domain, but involves objectives that develop skills related to group work.

Workload

The expected workload commitments are:

  • two-hour lecture and
  • two-hour tutorial  (requiring advance preparation especially for case study scenarios)
  • a minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of contact time in order to satisfy the reading and assignment expectations.

  • You will need to allocate up to 5 hours per week in some weeks for assignments.

Unit relationships

Prerequisites

Before attempting this unit you must have satisfactorily completed

Completion of 12 points from FIT.

, or equivalent.

Relationships

FIT3009 is a [core/elective] unit in the [enter the name(s) of the major(s)] of the [enter the names of the degrees].

It is a prerequisite/corequisite for Before attempting this unit you must have satisfactorily completed

Completion of 12 points from FIT.

, or equivalent..

You may not study this unit and

BUS2710

in your degree.

Continuous improvement

Monash is committed to ‘Excellence in education' and strives for the highest possible quality in teaching and learning. To monitor how successful we are in providing quality teaching and learning Monash regularly seeks feedback from students, employers and staff. Two of the formal ways that you are invited to provide feedback are through Unit Evaluations and through Monquest Teaching Evaluations.

One of the key formal ways students have to provide feedback is through Unit Evaluation Surveys. It is Monash policy for every unit offered to be evaluated each year. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the surveys as they are an important avenue for students to "have their say". The feedback is anonymous and provides the Faculty with evidence of aspects that students are satisfied and areas for improvement.

Student Evaluations

The Faculty of IT administers the Unit Evaluation surveys online through the my.monash portal, although for some smaller classes there may be alternative evaluations conducted in class.

If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to http://www.monash.edu.au/unit-evaluation-reports/

Over the past few years the Faculty of Information Technology has made a number of improvements to its courses as a result of unit evaluation feedback. Some of these include systematic analysis and planning of unit improvements, and consistent assignment return guidelines.

Monquest Teaching Evaluation surveys may be used by some of your academic staff this semester. They are administered by the Centre for Higher Education Quality (CHEQ) and may be completed in class with a facilitator or on-line through the my.monash portal. The data provided to lecturers is completely anonymous. Monquest surveys provide academic staff with evidence of the effectiveness of their teaching and identify areas for improvement. Individual Monquest reports are confidential, however, you can see the summary results of Monquest evaluations for 2006 at http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/cheq/evaluations/monquest/profiles/index.html

Unit staff - contact details

Unit leader

Dr Mahbubur Rahim
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 990 59952

Lecturer(s) :

MD MAHBUBURRAHIM

Contact hours : Tuesday 11AM to 1PM

Teaching and learning method

Teaching and learning approach will be based on the use of behaviourism and cognitivism theories. This is because the students are very much given a controlled environment with a pre-defined set of learning objectives which they must satisfy by demonstrating measurable outcomes through tutorials and assignments. The theory of cognitivism is suitable for this unit because the learners have their knowledge built by the lecturer who aims to convey his mental construct of the concepts of advanced business information systems to the learners. The message passed by the lecturer helps learners in understanding and internalizing the principles of the unit.

Tutorial allocation

On-campus students should register for tutorials/laboratories using Allocate+.

Communication, participation and feedback

Monash aims to provide a learning environment in which students receive a range of ongoing feedback throughout their studies. You will receive feedback on your work and progress in this unit. This may take the form of group feedback, individual feedback, peer feedback, self-comparison, verbal and written feedback, discussions (on line and in class) as well as more formal feedback related to assignment marks and grades. You are encouraged to draw on a variety of feedback to enhance your learning.

It is essential that you take action immediately if you realise that you have a problem that is affecting your study. Semesters are short, so we can help you best if you let us know as soon as problems arise. Regardless of whether the problem is related directly to your progress in the unit, if it is likely to interfere with your progress you should discuss it with your lecturer or a Community Service counsellor as soon as possible.

Unit Schedule

Week Topic References/Readings Key dates
1 E-business overview Turban (2008) text book  
2 E-marketplaces Turban (2008) text book  
3 E-tailing Turban (2008) text book  
4 B2B e-commerce: private emarkets Turban (2008) text book  
Mid semester break
5 B2B exchanges & directories Turban (2008) text book  
6 E-supply chains Turban (2008) text book  
7 E-government and C2C commerce Turban (2008) text book  
8 Legal & ethical issues in E-business Turban (2008) text book  
9 E-business strategy Turban (2008) text book  
10 Economics of E-business Turban (2008) text book  
11 E-business security Turban (2008) text book  
12 Middleware and e-commerce integration Turban (2008) text book  
13 Exam revision Turban (2008) text book  

Unit Resources

Prescribed text(s) and readings

  • a) Dave Chaffey, E-business and e-commerce management, Financial Times, Prentice Hall, 2002 or recent edition

  • b) Turban, E., King, D., Lee, J. and Viehland, D., Electronic commerce: A Managerial perspective, Prentice Hall, Pearson Education International,

    • Text books are available from the Monash University Book Shops. Availability from other suppliers cannot be assured. The Bookshop orders texts in specifically for this unit. You are advised to purchase your text book early.

    Recommended text(s) and readings

  • a) Dave Chaffey, E-business and e-commerce management, Financial Times, Prentice Hall, 2002 or recent edition

  • b) Turban, E., King, D., Lee, J. and Viehland, D., Electronic commerce: A Managerial perspective, Prentice Hall, Pearson Education International,

    • Equipment and consumables required or provided

    Students studying off-campus are required to have the minimum system configuration specified by the Faculty as a condition of accepting admission, and regular Internet access. On-campus students, and those studying at supported study locations may use the facilities available in the computing labs. Information about computer use for students is available from the ITS Student Resource Guide in the Monash University Handbook. You will need to allocate up to n hours per week for use of a computer, including time for newsgroups/discussion groups.

    Study resources

    Study resources we will provide for your study are:

    • Weekly detailed lecture notes outlining the learning objectives, discussion of the content, required readings and  exercises;
    • Weekly tutorial or laboratory tasks and exercises
    • Sample exam paper;

    Library access

    The Monash University Library site contains details about borrowing rights and catalogue searching. To learn more about the library and the various resources available, please go to http://www.lib.monash.edu.au.  Be sure to obtain a copy of the Library Guide, and if necessary, the instructions for remote access from the library website.

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    You can access MUSO and Blackboard via the portal (http://my.monash.edu.au).

    Click on the Study and enrolment tab, then Blackboard under the MUSO learning systems.

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    For example :

    • Blackboard supported browser
    • Supported Java runtime environment

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    http://www.monash.edu.au/muso/support/index.html

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    Assessment

    Unit assessment policy

    To pass this unit, a student must obtain :
    • 40% or more in the unit's examination and
    • 40% or more in the unit's non-examination assessment
       and
    • an overall unit mark of 50% or more

    If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination assessment then a mark of no greater than 44-N will be recorded for the unit.

    Assignment tasks

    • Assignment Task

      Title : Assignment 1: Title: B2B and B2C emarketplaces: A comparison of success factors

      Description :

      This assignment is designed to test students' understanding about e-marketplaces. It aims to compare how success factors discussed in the e-business literature can explain the success of a typical B2B and B2C e-marketplce selected ffrom the internet search. 

      Weighting : 20%

      Criteria for assessment :

      Assignment will be evaluated for the relevance and accuracy of analysis of information collected from exsiting literature and real life e-marketplaces that operate in industry settings

      Due date : April 10, 2008

    • Assignment Task

      Title : Assignment 2: Investigating e-government initiatives: A country report

      Description :

      This assignment aims to differentiate between various types of e-government initiatives that are generally undertaken by government agencies. It may also highlight the influence of cultural factors in initiating e-government projects. Each student should select a country and produce a report.

      Weighting : 20%

      Criteria for assessment :

      Useful criteria involves presenting evidence that shows the depth of critical analysis of the problems, benefits and motivations involved in initiang e-government projects.  These issues need to be discussed in the light of the themes discussed in lectures/tutorials.

      Due date : May 16, 2008

    Examinations

    • Examination

      Weighting : 60%

      Length : 2 hours

      Type ( open/closed book ) : Closed book

      Remarks ( optional - leave blank for none ) :

      Exams paper consists of three parts: MCQ, Discussion questions and case study based analytical questions

    Assignment submission

    Assignments must be submitted by paper.  On-campus Students submit their assignments to the Office of the Clayton School of IT, Building 63 by the specified submission dates, with the appropriate cover sheet correctly filled out and attached.

    Assignment coversheets

    Assignment coversheets can be found  via the "Student assignment coversheets" ( http://infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/assignments/ ) page on the faculty website

    University and Faculty policy on assessment

    Due dates and extensions

    The due dates for the submission of assignments are given in the previous section. Please make every effort to submit work by the due dates. It is your responsibility to structure your study program around assignment deadlines, family, work and other commitments. Factors such as normal work pressures, vacations, etc. are seldom regarded as appropriate reasons for granting extensions. Students are advised to NOT assume that granting of an extension is a matter of course.

    Late assignment

    Assignments received after the due date will be subject to a penalty of minus 5 marks each working day.

    Return dates

    Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later.

    Assessment for the unit as a whole is in accordance with the provisions of the Monash University Education Policy at http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/assessment/

    We will aim to have assignment results made available to you within two weeks after assignment receipt.

    Plagiarism, cheating and collusion

    Plagiarism and cheating are regarded as very serious offences. In cases where cheating  has been confirmed, students have been severely penalised, from losing all marks for an assignment, to facing disciplinary action at the Faculty level. While we would wish that all our students adhere to sound ethical conduct and honesty, I will ask you to acquaint yourself with Student Rights and Responsibilities (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/committees-groups/facboard/policies/studrights.html) and the Faculty regulations that apply to students detected cheating as these will be applied in all detected cases.

    In this University, cheating means seeking to obtain an unfair advantage in any examination or any other written or practical work to be submitted or completed by a student for assessment. It includes the use, or attempted use, of any means to gain an unfair advantage for any assessable work in the unit, where the means is contrary to the instructions for such work. 

    When you submit an individual assessment item, such as a program, a report, an essay, assignment or other piece of work, under your name you are understood to be stating that this is your own work. If a submission is identical with, or similar to, someone else's work, an assumption of cheating may arise. If you are planning on working with another student, it is acceptable to undertake research together, and discuss problems, but it is not acceptable to jointly develop or share solutions unless this is specified by your lecturer. 

    Intentionally providing students with your solutions to assignments is classified as "assisting to cheat" and students who do this may be subject to disciplinary action. You should take reasonable care that your solution is not accidentally or deliberately obtained by other students. For example, do not leave copies of your work in progress on the hard drives of shared computers, and do not show your work to other students. If you believe this may have happened, please be sure to contact your lecturer as soon as possible.

    Cheating also includes taking into an examination any material contrary to the regulations, including any bilingual dictionary, whether or not with the intention of using it to obtain an advantage.

    Plagiarism involves the false representation of another person's ideas, or findings, as your own by either copying material or paraphrasing without citing sources. It is both professional and ethical to reference clearly the ideas and information that you have used from another writer. If the source is not identified, then you have plagiarised work of the other author. Plagiarism is a form of dishonesty that is insulting to the reader and grossly unfair to your student colleagues.

    Register of counselling about plagiarism

    The university requires faculties to keep a simple and confidential register to record counselling to students about plagiarism (e.g. warnings). The register is accessible to Associate Deans Teaching (or nominees) and, where requested, students concerned have access to their own details in the register. The register is to serve as a record of counselling about the nature of plagiarism, not as a record of allegations; and no provision of appeals in relation to the register is necessary or applicable.

    Non-discriminatory language

    The Faculty of Information Technology is committed to the use of non-discriminatory language in all forms of communication. Discriminatory language is that which refers in abusive terms to gender, race, age, sexual orientation, citizenship or nationality, ethnic or language background, physical or mental ability, or political or religious views, or which stereotypes groups in an adverse manner. This is not meant to preclude or inhibit legitimate academic debate on any issue; however, the language used in such debate should be non-discriminatory and sensitive to these matters. It is important to avoid the use of discriminatory language in your communications and written work. The most common form of discriminatory language in academic work tends to be in the area of gender inclusiveness. You are, therefore, requested to check for this and to ensure your work and communications are non-discriminatory in all respects.

    Students with disabilities

    Students with disabilities that may disadvantage them in assessment should seek advice from one of the following before completing assessment tasks and examinations:

    Deferred assessment and special consideration

    Deferred assessment (not to be confused with an extension for submission of an assignment) may be granted in cases of extenuating personal circumstances such as serious personal illness or bereavement. Information and forms for Special Consideration and deferred assessment applications are available at http://www.monash.edu.au/exams/special-consideration.html. Contact the Faculty's Student Services staff at your campus for further information and advice.