In Brief
When the internet took off in the 1990s we were inundated with the promise of trade borders crumbling, frictionless commerce, level-playing fields, and every mom-and-pop store becoming a global business. We'll explore how the Internet facilitates international trade and how well it has lived up to its promises.
Schedule
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Week 1,
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Introduction.
What is e-commerce?
What is the promise of e-commerce?
What does the international trade work-flow look like?
What is the promise of e-commerce to international trade?
Basics on: B2B, e-marketplaces, auctions, intermediation. An overview of course assignments and tasks
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Week 2,
Sep 4 |
Standards for international e-commerce
From EDI to XML to Web Services Read: Articles linked/stored on Blackboard |
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Week 3, Sep 11 |
Security.
Security technologies in messaging and networks.
Digital IDs/signatures and Public Key Infrastructure.
Trust: theory and application. Student presentations: TSM - Technologies, Services & Marketplaces for international trade
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Week 4,
Sep
18 |
Payment Systems
–Online
payment systems,
Wireless payments, Digital cash, Wallets, Smart cards, electronic
Letters of Credit, etc.
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Week 5,
Date TBD |
 Case Study: TradeCard -- an international B2B e-commerce transaction enabler. The firm developed the first "credit card" for international trade. Guest speaker: TradeCard CEO.
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Week 6,
Oct 2 |
Case
Study: Fox Industries,
-- A "user" B2B company engaging in international trade.
What are the actual issues facing such a company?
Guest
speaker
Fox Industries CEO.
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Week 7,
Oct 9 |
Policy issues for international e-commerce. Taxation, privacy, regulation, law Final Paper Presentations by Students
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10 Case -
TradeCard Part 1 (posted on Bb)
10 Case - TradeCard Part 2 (posted on Bb)
10 Case - Fox (posted on Bb)
10 XML assignment (posted on Bb)
25 Final Paper & Presentation
15 TSM summary
presentation
10 Hands-on tasks x 3 (see below)
10 Participation
100 Total
Hands-on tasks
This assignment is composed of 3 small tasks that together will form hands-on introduction and exposure to key e-commerce technologies.
- Digital ID. Set up your Personal Digital ID for secure e-mail. Use Verisign. You can use the 60 day free ID or buy one that will last you for a while. You assignment is to send one digitally signed e-mail message to Prof. Carmel.
- Auction. Numerous sites have consumer auctions, eBay is the best known. Bid and win in an e-auction or place an item on sale and sell it.
- Internet Based Payment System. Send $5 to a friend using a service such as PayPal. [in exchange have the friend send $5 back to you].
Provide paper evidence that you have completed these tasks by printing out documents or receipts to hand in.
AU's Blackboard system has additional required and suggested documents and web links. There is no textbook.
