Master of Electronic Commerce

Testamur Title of Degree:	Master of Electronic Commerce
Abbreviation:	MElecComm
Home Faculty:	Informatics
Duration:	1 year (2 full-time sessions) or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	48
Delivery Mode:	Face-to-face
Starting Session(s):	Autumn/Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	1518
CRICOS Code:	042561G

Overview

This degree is designed to prepare managers for the Electronic Commerce world. The recent surge in the use of the Internet to conduct all forms of business has left many graduates without the required skills to maximise their effectiveness in the new business economy. Employees skilled in electronic commerce concepts and practices will be well placed to operate more effectively and take advantage of the opportunities of doing business in the e-world.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

A degree equivalent to a three-year Australian Bachelor degree with at least a 60% average, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer or Telecommunications Engineering, Commerce, Management or a related discipline.

Course Requirements

Candidates must successfully complete eight (8) subjects, including:

1. Two (2) Core Subjects (12cp);

2. Two (2) subjects (12cp) from Group A (Applied eCommerce);

3. Two (2) subjects (12cp) from Group B (eCommerce Management); and

4. Two (2) electives (12cp) to be chosen from subjects in Group A, B or C or any other subject approved by the Course Coordinator/s prior to commencement.

Note: Any advanced standing granted for this course will be deemed to be Electives not Core. Students must still complete 12 credit points from Group A and 12 credit points from Group B.

Course Program


Subjects		Session	Credit Points
Core Subjects
ITCS938	eBusiness Technologies	Autumn	6
BUSS907	Electronic Commerce	Autumn/Spring/ Summer	6
Group A: Applied eCommerce
Students must choose at least 12 credit points from the following:
BUSS909	Office Automation and Intranets	n/o 2007	6
IACT901	IT Strategic Planning	Spring	6
IACT906	Business On-Line	Spring	6
IACT924	Corporate Network Design & Implementation	Spring	6
ITCS932	Web Design	Spring	6
ITCS936	Detailed Design of Integrated Solutions for eBusiness	Spring	6
ITCS937	Security, Risk Management & Control in Electronic Commerce	Autumn	6
ITCS940	Multimedia Programming Foundations	Autumn	6
ITCS950	Patterns for eBusiness	Autumn	6
ITCS951	Web Services for Dynamic eBusiness	Spring	6
Group B: eCommerce Management
Students must choose at least 12 credit points from the following:
ACCY936	Management & Information Systems	Autumn/Spring	6
BUSS952	Strategic Information Systems Management	Autumn	6
BUSS953	Management of Information Systems Development	Spring	6
ECON915	Electronic Commerce & the Economics of Information	n/o 2007	6
MARK901	Marketing on the Internet	Spring	6
TBS908	Supply Chain Management*	Autumn	6
Group C: Elective Subjects
ACCY901	Accounting for Managers	Autumn/Spring	6
or
TBS901	Accounting for Managers*	Autumn	6
BUSS950	Systems Development Methodologies	Autumn	6
BUSS951	Critical Issues in Information Systems	Spring	6
CSCI946	Multimedia Studies	Autumn	6
IACT917	Information Management	Autumn	6
ITCS933	Software Engineering Requirements & Specifications	Spring	6
ITCS934	Software Process Management	Autumn	6
MARK922	Marketing Management	Autumn	6
or
TBS903	Managing People in Organisations*	Spring	6
TBS904	Marketing Management*	n/o 2007	6
TBS905	Economic Analysis of Business Environment*	n/0 2007	6
TBS906	Information Systems for Managers*	Autumn	6
* Offered by the University of Wollongong Graduate School of Business. Start dates differ from the standard University Calendar.

Other Information

Students may be able to undertake some subjects for this degree at the Sydney Business School. Please refer to the University Subject Database for availability.