« Electronic Commerce Engineering »
Electronic Commerce engineering as a branch of Information Technology (IT) Engineering was established, as a university degree program, due to first, the vast volume of information and its undeniable crucial role in management and administration, second, the increased instrumental role of computer technology in the quality of collection and organization of information, and third, development of Internet infrastructures in rapid transfer of information. The main goal of e-commerce as a postgraduate degree major is training students who, after completing the course, are capable of formulating strategies, designing, and managing e-commerce systems, in order to remove obstacles to utilize the existing potentials in information technology and e-commerce.
Definition and Objectives
This master course in IT is comprised of a coordinated set of training-research modules in information systems management, e-commerce, multimedia systems, information security, and computer networks. Depending on the subject, the program utilizes a theoretical, experimental, or hybrid modality of research. The training component is, in fact, a means of overcoming theoretical shortcomings of students prior to their research.
Among the objectives of this course are:
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Reviewing emerging research methodological approaches
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Reviewing recent scientific, research, and technological advances in electronic commerce engineering
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Localization of new technologies
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Innovating new areas of science and research
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Contributing is academic developments in the edge of knowledge
Graduate skills
Utilizing the skills acquainted in this course, graduates will not only be employed in a variety of jobs as e-business designer and developer, but will be equipped with everything an entrepreneur needs to create new job opportunities in information systems, design and analysis of information resources. They may also provide advising services in information systems and e-commerce for public and private organizations.
Curriculum
Taught modules of MSc in electronic commerce Engineering include (Students must take those compensatory modules that the Department ask them to):
Program contents
| Course |
Credits |
| Compulsory and professional taught courses |
24 |
| Research components |
8 |
| Total |
32 |
List of compulsory and professional courses
| Course |
Credits |
| E-commerce and E-marketing concepts and models |
3 |
| Electronic supply and supply chain management |
3 |
| Design and evaluation of e-business systems |
3 |
| Comprehensive e-business strategies and plans |
3 |
| E-commerce security |
3 |
| Data warehousing and data mining |
3 |
| Technologies and tools for integrated e-commerce development |
3 |
| Re-engineering business processes in e-commerce |
3 |
| Legal and ethical issues of e-commerce |
3 |
| Intelligent agents in e-commerce |
3 |
| Mobile e-commerce |
3 |
| Knowledge management |
3 |
| Banking and electronic payment systems |
3 |
| Selected topics in electronic commerce |
3 |
Research components
| Course |
Credits |
| Master seminar |
2 |
| Dissertation |
6 |
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