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Introduction to E-Commerce - Putting your Business on the Web
(16 hours)

Course Description
This course will introduce you to the basic concepts, technologies, and resources needed to build an E-Commerce website. Topics to be covered include: what the Internet can and can't do for your business, an overview of the web design process from hiring a web designer to doing it yourself, and what processes are involved in the Electronic Commerce marketplace.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Effective Web Design. (Text is included with the course fee)

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

· Understand what resources are on the Internet.
· Understand networks, Internet network protocols, and UNIX.
· Understand hardware requirements, connection options, and alternative connections.
· Understand web addresses, and graphical browsers.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Overview of the Internet
· Internet Basics
· What the web can and can't do
· What it Costs
· Web Hosting Options

Lesson 2: Building Your Site
· Site Content
· Interface Elements and Features
· Site & Page Design
· Saving Money by Doing it Yourself
· Working with a Web Designer

Lesson 3: Going Online
· Uploading your Site
· Directing Visitors to your Site
· Maintaining Your Site

Lesson 4: Understanding How Electronic Commerce Works
· The E-Commerce site model
· Databases - the backbone of E-Commerce
· Programming Languages needed for E-Commerce
· Transactions and Merchant Accounts
· Putting it All Together

Text
Putting Your Small Business on the Web by Peachpit Press

Course Requirements
Students must complete at 80% of the scheduled course, and score a minimum of 70% on a final end of course test.