THAMES INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

Course Plan
Course Title:

E-commerce

Course Code:

ITC 206

Credit Hours:

Term:

Spring, 2014

Contact Hours:

45- 48 Hours (3 Hours per week)

Course Duration:

15-16 Weeks

Instructor:

Siddhartha Manu Marasini

Email:

marasinis@thamescollege.edu.np

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to E-Commerce, E-Commerce Terminology, Business Models for E-Business. The
Network infrastructure for E-Commerce, Electronic Data interchange, Network Security and
Measures, Electronic Payment System, E-Market and Strategy, and M-Commerce.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This module aims to provide the students with the theoretical background of e-commerce and its
applications in business.
USEFUL READINGS:

Kalakota, Ravi and Whinston, Andrew B. Frontiers of Electronic Commerce,

Pearson Education, Inc.
Adhikari, Shankar N., 2013, Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Asmita Publications, Kathmandu

Sigdel B.S. et al., 2011, Introduction to E-commerce, Hamro Ocean Publication

Reference
E- commerce web portals ( hamrobazar.com. muncha.com, etc)
Rich, Jason R. Starting an E-Commerce Business. IDG Books, Delhi, 2000.
Kalakota, Ravi and Whinston, Andrew B. Electronic Commerce A Managers Guide,
Pearson Education, Inc.

COURSE LOAD:
We will meet 3 hours a week as a class and complete the course over a period of 15 weeks. Please
refer to the schedule provided by the department office.

In order to successfully complete the course, students are advised to work on their course material
independently at least 9 hours a week (approximately 140 hours a semester) besides the supervised
class hours.
Supervised Class Hours: 45- 48 Hours
Independent Study Hours: 140 Hours
Students are advised to regularly refer to the course plan and prepare in advance and do the necessary
readings before you come to the class hours. Students will be able to make best use of the limited
lecture hours, if you have read in advance the contents to be covered in the following meeting.
Assessment and Evaluation
This is a small class designed specifically to encourage in-class participation, group work, and a
collaborative approach. Participants will be assessed based on the following:

20% Attendance

15% Assignment ,Tasks, Quizzes & Tests

15% Final Project

20% Midterm Exam

30% Term Exam

Attendance Policy
Students are expected to comply with the Colleges attendance policy, and attend all classes.
Where attendance falls below 80%, penalties will be incurred. Students are also graded for
their attendance.
You may not miss the first week of any class.
If you have excessive absences, you and your parents will be contacted. You
will be in jeopardy of failure.
Students must be present at the STATED START TIME for a class and remain in
class for the duration. Failure to do so will result in the student being marked as
absent.
Due Dates and Deadlines

Students are expected to submit their assignments, tasks and projects on the due dates and deadlines
assigned. Failure to meet the deadlines will have negative impact on the grades.
Details

Due Dates

Details

Due Dates

Web-Portal Analysis

April 4

Presentation

June 5

Presentation

April 28

Reviewing Chapter 5,6,7

and 8

June 15

Project work and Group

Finalization

May 5

Preliminary submission of
Final Project

June 15

Reviewing Chapter 1,2,3 and 4

May 13

Final Project Submission

July 7

Final ProjectThe final Project will include developing an e-commerce web portal along with the project
report. The final project will be a group work. The group and the project topic need to be
finalized and submitted for acceptance by Week 5. Once the topic is accepted the project has
to be developed and submitted before term end exam.
Mid Term
Mid Term Exam will be conducted in 9 th Week of the semester. The exam will be 90 minutes
long and carries a weightage of 20% towards the final grade.
Term Exam
Term Exam will be conducted towards the end of the semester. The exam will be 3 hours
long and carries weightage of 30 % towards the final grade.

COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1:

Tentative Dates: March 30- April 5, 2014 (Chaitra 16 -22, 2070)

Contents to be covered:
E-Commerce \/s Traditional Commerce, E-Commerce Terminologies and Fundamentals, Elements of
E-Commerce Application, Benefits and Limitation of E-Commerce.

Readings:

Sigdel B.S. et al., 2011, Introduction to E-commerce, Hamro Ocean Publication

Assignment: Surf and analyze the working procedure of an e-commerce web portal.
Week 2:

Tentative Dates: April 6 -12, 2014 (Chaitra 23-29, 2070)

Contents to be Covered:
E-Commerce Framework, Business Models for E-Business (Business-to-Business (B-2-B), Business
to Consumer (B-2-C), Consumer to Consumer (C-2-C), Brokerage Model)

Readings:

Sigdel B.S. et al., 2011, Introduction to E-commerce, Hamro Ocean Publication

Week 3:

Tentative Dates: April 13 -19, 2014 (Chaitra30-Baishak 6, 2070/71)

Contents to be Covered:
Business Model (Aggregator Model, info - mediary Model, Community Model, Value Chain Model,
Advertising Model.)
Network Security (Client/Server Security: introduction, Dimensions of E-Commerce Security,
Firewalls and its Types, Data and Message Security (Secret Key Cryptography, Public Key
Cryptography)
Readings: Stallings W., Computer Security, Pearson Education

Week 4:

Tentative Dates: April 20 -26, 2014 (Baishak 7-13, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:
Digital Signature, Digital Certificate, Certificate Authority, Third Party Authentication, SSL, VPN,
SET.
Readings: Stallings W., Computer Security, Pearson Education

Week 5:

Tentative Dates: April 27 May 3, 2014 (Baishak 14-20, 2071)

CRICKET WEEK

Week 6:

Tentative Dates: May 4 - 10, 2014 (Baishak 21-27, 2071)

Contents to be Covered :
Electronic Payment System (Introduction (Requirement, Risk), Digital Token: E-Cash, E- Cheque,
and Smart Card, Credit Card (working, benefits and limitations).

Week 7:

Tentative Dates: May 11-17, 2014 (Baishak 28- Jestha 3, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:
M-Commerce (Introduction, Comparison between E-Commerce and M-Commerce, Application of
M-Commerce, M- Commerce Technology (WAP, GPRS, 3G).

Readings:

Sigdel B.S. et al., 2011, Introduction to E-commerce, Hamro Ocean Publication

Assignment: Presentation on Emerging Technologies (WAP, 3G, 4G, GPRS)

Week 8:

Tentative Dates: May 18-24, 2014 (Jestha 4-10, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:

E-Market and Strategy (Internet Marketing (benefits and limitations), Marketing Strategies,
Advertising on the Internet, E-Supply Chain, ECRM)
Readings: Rich, Jason R. Starting an E-Commerce Business. IDG Books, Delhi, 2000.

Week 9:

Tentative Dates: May 25-31, 2014 (Jestha 11-17, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:

Mid-Term Exam
Readings:
Assignment:
Week 10:

Tentative Dates: June 1-7, 2014 (Jestha 18-24, 2071)

Contents to be Covered :
Electronic Data Interchange (Basic Concepts, EDI Vs. E-mail. EDI Benefits, How EDI works, EDI
Application in various field, Security and Privacy issues of EDI, EDI for E-Commerce.

Week 11:

Tentative Dates: June 8-14, 2014 (Jestha 25-31, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:
The Network infrastructure for E-Commerce (Introduction to information Superhighway (l-Way),
Components of the I-Way, internet as a network infrastructure)

Readings: Tanenbum, 2009,Computer Network, Tata McGraw Hill,

Assignment: Reviewing Chapter 1,2,3

Week 12:

Tentative Dates: June 15-21, 2014 (Ashad 1-7, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:
TCP/IP Protocols Suite, intranet, Extranet, Software Agents (Static and Dynamic). Broadband
Technologies (XDSL, Wi-Fi, Wide Area Wireless).

Readings: Tanenbum, 2009,Computer Network, Tata McGraw Hill,

Assignment: Reviewing Chapter 1,2,3
Week 13:

Tentative Dates: June 22-28, 2014 (Ashad 8-14, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:

Web language, HTML, Web Designing

Readings: www.w3schools.com, www.tizag.com, www.php.net, www.quickr.com,
www.hamrobazar.com

Week 14:

Tentative Dates: June 29- July 5, 2014 (Ashad 15-21, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:

Final Submission of Project work.

Readings:
Assignment:
Week 15:

Tentative Dates: July 6-12, 2014 (Ashad 22-28, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:
Reviewing Chapter 4,5,6,7
Readings:

Sigdel B.S. et al., 2011, Introduction to E-commerce, Hamro Ocean Publication

Tanenbum, 2009,Computer Network, Tata McGraw Hill,
Adhikari, Shankar N., 2013, Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Asmita Publications, Kathmandu

Assignment:
Week 16:

Tentative Dates: July 13-19, 2014 (Ashad 29- Shrawan 3, 2071)

Contents to be Covered :
TERM END EXAM
Readings:
Assignment:
Week 17:

Tentative Dates: July 20-26, 2014 (Shrawan 4-10, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:
Reviewing chapter 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Readings:
Assignment:

Week 18:

Tentative Dates: July 27- August 2, 2014 (Shrawan 11-17, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:
Readings
Assignment:

Week 19:

Tentative Dates: August 3-9, 2014 (Shrawan 18-24, 2071)

Contents to be Covered:
Readings:
Assignment:
Week 20:

Tentative Dates: August 10-16, 2014 (Shrawan 25- 31, 2071)

Contents to be Covered :
Readings:
Assignment: