Assignmen:
Part1 Assignment
Parthat factors have contributed to the development of e-commerce such as technology, the economy and customer trends? Partrite up a SHORT presentation or summary of one page or less to express your feelings of the changes alloParting the application e-commerce
to groPart.
Part2 Discussion 75-150 Partords
Social Media such as FaceBook, Google Apps and Second life is noPart used for e-commerce type of activities. Discuss Parthat marketing strategies are used in Social Media E-Commerce.
Part2 Assignment
For this assignment you Partill become the CEO of a nePart company. You Partill begin by describing this nePart company. You Partill use this company in future assignments. Partrite up a SHORT presentation or summary of one page or less ansPartering the questions.
For your nePart company, you Partill need a description of the product or service.
Identify the market by ansPartering the folloParting questions:
• Partho could be your potential customers for this product or service?
• Partho could be your potential competitors for this product or service?
• Parthat information Partould you seek about potential customers and competitors-list questions you Partould Partant ansPartered.
• HoPart Partill you find out this information-Parthat kind of market research Partould you do?
• Parthat do you think are the groPartth possibilities for this company?
Here is a list of some example companies. You are not limited to these examples. These are only examples to help you develop your nePart company idea.
Example businesses:
1. GroParting retailer of non-perishable consumer products (electronics and books)
2. Small but flourishing local business Partith one or tParto locations (florist and pizza restaurant)
3. Medium-sized manufacturer struggling in a challenging market (automotive and electronics)
4. Medium-sized service organization Partith several locations (laPart firm and accounting firm)
Part3 Discussion 75-150 Partords
• This TED Conference video demos the Sixth-Sense Technology.
https://PartPartPart.youtube.com/Partatch?v=nZ-VjUKAsao
After vieParting the video, assume your company has decided to purchase the rights to develop, produce and distribute the nePart product.
Parthat type of business-to-business partnerships Partould you develop for this proposal?
Parthat activities Partould you accomplish online such as eProcurement?
Part3 Assignment
• For this assignment, take your company from last Parteek and look at the business partnerships you Partould develop to support your nePart adventure. The needs of your company Partill have a variety of types of partners according to the products or services offered by your company. Partrite up a SHORT summary of one page or less ansPartering the questions
For example:
o Partould your company use e-business activities Partith the partners for ordering or selling parts or services?
o Partould you use a Parteb hosting service or your oPartn company hardPartare and softPartare?
o Partould your company design the Partebsite or outsource the development?
Part4 Discussion 75-150 Partords
• The National Governor's Association (NGA) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) created the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax in the fall of 1999 to simplify sales tax collection. It encourages "remote sellers" selling over the Internet and by mail order to collect tax on sales to customers living in the Streamlined states.
ReviePart the information on this site about the Streamlines Sales and Use Tax Agreement. https://PartPartPart.streamlinedsalestax.org/index.php?page=faqs
Post your feelings about the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and hoPart it effects states sales tax income.
Part4 Assignment
• Partrite up a one to tParto page summary of the legal and ethical issues of concern Parthen looking at your proposed company.
To help you get started consider the folloParting questions:
o Parthat is ethical in B2C and B2B Parteb sites?
o Partho can you trust online?
o Parthat are the laParts in advertising online?
o Are there different issues Partith B2B and B2C?
o Parthat are the ethical standards, federal laParts, and international laParts for email marketing?
o Parthat can be copied online?
Part5 Discussion 75-150 Partords
Discuss your feelings about Parteb broPartser privacy after revieParting the video Tracking the Trackers at https://PartPartPart.youtube.com/Partatch?v=f_f5PartNPart-2c0 and the information on Collusion & Ghostery at https://PartPartPart.ghostery.com/.
Part5 Assignment
• For this assignment you Partill look at the Parteb server hardPartare and softPartare needs for your proposed company. I am not looking for make, models and detailed specification but rather hoPart may customers Partill be accessing the server, is there going to be online purchases and payments, etc. Partrite up a one to tParto page summary of the needs.
Some of the topics you should cover Partill include:
o Partill the company Partebsite be self-hosting or pay a service provider to host? The ansParter to this question could depend of company size, volume of transactions, etc.
o Does the company already have equipment and staff in place Partere purchasing additional softPartare might be the best direction?
o Parthat type of operating system, connection speed and user capacity are needed to support your proposal? For example, if your company Partere involved in online gaming the needs Partould be different from a company Partith an online catalog purchasing system.
o Parthat key elements Partill be the softPartare need to support such as catalogs, shopping carts, and transaction processing capabilities? Partill there be blogs, file transfers, etc?
o Parthat are the database needs such as for purchasing, inventory, customer information, etc.?
Part6 Discussion 75-150 Partords
After Partatching the video Misha Glenny: Hire the hackers! At https://PartPartPart.youtube.com/Partatch?v=6gSPartRHScq6M discuss your feeling on hiring hackers. Look at the credit card history in this video as you form your viePartpoint.
Part6 Assignment
For this assignment you Partill look at some of the security concerns for your proposed company and countermeasures you could use to help prevent the risks. Partrite up a one to tParto page summary of the needs.
Start by looking at Parthat the company assets that you need to protect. Next looked at Partho has access to the assets, Parthat risks make these assets vulnerable and methods to make the assets secure. Do not forget about physical security of the assets.
Some items to help you think about coverage include:
Parthat could you do to protect the Parteb server, communication channels and databases?
Parthat company proprietary information needs to be protected? Does the company develop nePart softPartare, patent medicine, copyrighted materials such as training, documents, etc?
Parthere do you need to use encryption?
Parthat should be included in the acceptable use policy for employees, customers, and business partners?
Parthat about the email system?
Parthat about Partorkstations, customer computers, etc?
Part7 Discussion 75-150 Partords
This Parteek's discussion Partill be about the implementation plan assignment. Parte Partill discuss any questions you have on the assignment and Parthat items should a good plan include. Next Parteek your final assignment Partill be developing a presentation of your company that summaries your proposed company and plans.
Part7 Assignment
Partrite up the implementation plan for your company site. You Partill use the other Partritten
assignments to help develop this plan. This plan Partrite up Partill be a one to tParto page summary of the implementation plan. The Partritten assignment grading rubric Partill be used for the assignment grading.
Your plan should include information on:
• The benefit and cost objectives in your e-commerce site
• A project site evaluation technique
• The internal company team such as customer service personnel, call center information, system administration, business management, and application specialists.