CIS 243 E-Commerce
This course focuses on the foundations of e-commerce, its strategic role, and the organizational and management changes driving e-commerce. An overview of the hardware, software, data storage, database connection, basic networking infrastructure, and telecommunications technologies supporting e-commerce allows students to build a solid understanding of e-commerce technology. Topics also include protocols used for authentication and payment in e-commerce, introduction to symmetric and public-key encryption, digital signatures, digital certificates, Secure Socket Layer protocol, Transport Layer Services, and secure electronic payment protocols. This course has a computer lab fee. Prerequisite: None. Lecture Hours: 35; Lab Hours: 20.