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Master of Electronic Commerce

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 three-year degree equivalent to an Australian Bachelors with a 60% average, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer or Telecommunications Engineering, Commerce, Management or a related discipline.
An intensive five-week Pathways program is offered through Wollongong University College for those with little IT background.

Course Requirements

Candidates must successfully complete 8 subjects, which includes:

  1. Two Core Subjects (12cp);
  2. Two subjects (12cp) from Group A (Applied eCommerce);
  3. Two subjects (12cp) from Group B (eCommerce Management); and
  4. Two 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 & 12 credit points from Group B.

Course Program

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

 
 
 

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