This unit aims to develop and extend students understanding and knowledge about the information technology infrastructure that supports and enables modern electronic commerce systems. This infrastructure includes communication networks (wireline and wireless), the Internet, payment mechanisms, and a range of enabling technologies, such as XML, server technologies, software agents, various emerging protocols and standards. Applications and recent developments in such enabling technologies including mobile commerce are explored. The unit approaches some infrastructure issues from the perspective of security in electronic commerce, focussing on real and potential security problems and the techniques for addressing them. Privacy and legal issues concerning electronic commerce are discussed.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk
Students will be expected to spend a total of 12 hours per week during semester on this unit.
For on campus students, workload commitments each week are:
Distance education students will have online access to all teaching materials from the unit website, and the same hourly commitments.
GCO3601
FIT2005 or GCO2852 or GCO9806 or BEG1601 or equivalent
Gour Karmakar
Tarirai Chani
Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Report on a selected infrastructure topic | 30% | 3 April 2012 |
| XML based application or design | 20% | 15 May 2012 |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
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Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
Public domain software is available for use in this unit. Software may be downloaded from http://www.xmlspy.com/download.html. Similar software is also available from other sources, please check the unit website for updates.
Prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library.
Simson Garfinkel, Gene Spafford, and Debby Russell. (2002). Web Security, Privacy and Commerce. () O'Reilly & Associates.
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Internet history and standards | |
| 2 | Web Client / Server Infrastructure | |
| 3 | Securing the Enterprise Infrastructure | |
| 4 | Security Mechanisms: Authentication & Encryption | |
| 5 | Security Policies and Protocols: Four Case Studies | |
| 6 | Mobile Commerce | Assignment 1 due 3 April 2012 |
| 7 | Enterprise Messaging and XML | |
| 8 | XML: Developing E-Commerce Applications | |
| 9 | Intelligent Agents | |
| 10 | Web Services and the Semantic Web | |
| 11 | Enterprise Networks: Acceptable Use | Assignment 2 due 15 May 2012 |
| 12 | Intellectual property | |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your MUSO (Blackboard or Moodle) learning system.
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/unit-assessment-hurdles.html)
Description of Technology Infrastructure, Understanding of Topic, Relevance to E-commerce, Future Impact/Significance, Presentation and Bibliography.
Well-formedness, XML Syntax, Correctness and comments.
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz).
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.
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Key educational policies include:
The University provides many different kinds of support services for you. Contact your tutor if you need advice and see the range of services available at www.monash.edu.au/students. For Sunway see http://www.monash.edu.my/Student-services, and for South Africa see http://www.monash.ac.za/current/
The Monash University Library provides a range of services and resources that enable you to save time and be more effective in your learning and research. Go to http://www.lib.monash.edu.au or the library tab in my.monash portal for more information. At Sunway, visit the Library and Learning Commons at http://www.lib.monash.edu.my/. At South Africa visit http://www.lib.monash.ac.za/.
Academic support services may be available for students who have a disability or medical condition. Registration with the Disability Liaison Unit is required. Further information is available as follows:
Michael P. Papazoglou and Pieter Ribbers, e-Business, 1st edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.
Michael J. Young, "XML step by step", 2nd edition, Microsoft Press, 2002.
Ford W. and Baum M.,"Secure Electronic Commerce", Prentice Hall, 2001.
Ghosh, Anup K., "Electronic Commerce Security:- Weak Links, Best Defenses", John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
Carey K. and Blatnik S., "XML: Content and Data", 1st edition, Prentice Hall, 2002.