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Monash University

FIT3021 Infrastructure for e-commerce - Semester 1, 2014

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.

Mode of Delivery

  • Gippsland (Day)
  • Gippsland (Off-campus)
  • South Africa (Day)

Workload Requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 2 hours of lectures
  • One 2-hour tutorial

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

  • Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 8 hours independent study per week for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.

Additional workload requirements

Distance education students will have online access to all teaching materials from the unit website, and the same hourly commitments.

Unit Relationships

Prohibitions

GCO3601

Prerequisites

FIT2005 or GCO2852 or GCO9806 or BEG1601 or equivalent

Chief Examiner

Campus Lecturer

Gippsland

Joarder Kamruzzaman

South Africa

Tarirai Chani

Sheelagh Walton

Your feedback to Us

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Previous Student Evaluations of this Unit

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Academic Overview

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
  • develop a comprehensive knowledge about global information infrastructure;
  • understand the threats to electronic commerce on the Internet and potential security problems;
  • understand the process for the design of secure systems;
  • demonstrate the understanding and need for security protocols and procedures;
  • understand the security issues and vulnerabilities of eCommerce servers and know the defensive strategies;
  • be aware of the problems arising from active content technologies;
  • be familiar with the XML standard and examine how it can be applied to develop ecommerce applications;
  • be familiar with the mobile commerce technology and the services it offers.
  • understand and evaluate electronic payment mechanisms;
  • appreciate the privacy and legal issues and be familiar with anonymity technologies;
  • understand the applicability of intelligent software agents in electronic commerce;
  • appreciate the importance of a secure information infrastructure in conducting electronic commerce;
  • appreciate the privacy and legal issues;
  • grasp the on-going development in emerging electronic commerce technologies including mobile commerce;
  • develop skills in XML to produce small applications.

Unit Schedule

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 on Friday 11 April 2014 (midnight)
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 on Friday 23 May 2014 (midnight)
12 Intellectual property  
  SWOT VAC No formal assessment is undertaken in 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 learning system.

Teaching Approach

Lecture and tutorials or problem classes
This teaching and learning approach provides facilitated learning, practical exploration and peer learning.

Assessment Summary

Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Assessment Task Value Due Date
Report on a selected infrastructure topic 30% Friday 11 April 2014 (midnight)
XML based application or design 20% Friday 23 May 2014 (midnight)
Examination 1 50% To be advised

Assessment Requirements

Assessment Policy

Assessment Tasks

Participation

  • Assessment task 1
    Title:
    Report on a selected infrastructure topic
    Description:
    Students will be required to submit a research report of 2500 words on a topic related to electronic commerce. Students can choose a topic out of the list given in the assignment specification or propose a new topic. This assignment will test students' understanding of the infrastructure needs for electronic commerce.
    Weighting:
    30%
    Criteria for assessment:
    • Description of Technology Infrastructure
    • Understanding of Topic
    • Relevance to E-commerce
    • Future Impact/Significance
    • Presentation and Bibliography
    Due date:
    Friday 11 April 2014 (midnight)
  • Assessment task 2
    Title:
    XML based application or design
    Description:
    Students will design an XML based application for electronic commerce.
    Weighting:
    20%
    Criteria for assessment:
    • Well-formedness
    • XML Syntax
    • Correctness and comments
    Due date:
    Friday 23 May 2014 (midnight)

Examinations

  • Examination 1
    Weighting:
    50%
    Length:
    3 hours
    Type (open/closed book):
    Closed book
    Electronic devices allowed in the exam:
    None

Learning resources

Reading list

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.

Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html

Faculty of Information Technology Style Guide

Feedback to you

Examination/other end-of-semester assessment feedback may take the form of feedback classes, provision of sample answers or other group feedback after official results have been published. Please check with your lecturer on the feedback provided and take advantage of this prior to requesting individual consultations with staff. If your unit has an examination, you may request to view your examination script booklet, see http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/students/procedures/request-to-view-exam-scripts.html

Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:

  • Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes
  • Graded assignments with comments
  • Solutions to tutes, labs and assignments

Extensions and penalties

Returning assignments

Assignment submission

It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/student-academic-integrity-managing-plagiarism-collusion-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). Please note that it is your responsibility to retain copies of your assessments.

Online submission

If Electronic Submission has been approved for your unit, please submit your work via the learning system for this unit, which you can access via links in the my.monash portal.

Required Resources

Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of 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 text(s)

Limited copies of 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. The full text of this book is available at http://proquestcombo.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/0596000456.

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Students who have a disability or medical condition are welcome to contact the Disability Liaison Unit to discuss academic support services. Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) visit all Victorian campuses on a regular basis.

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