B.Com (Hons.) CBCS
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Generic Elective: Commerce Group B
Paper GE 4: E-COMMERCE
Duration: 3 hrs. Marks: 100 Lectures:
65
Objectives: To enable the student t o become familiar with the mechanism for conducting
business
transactions through electronic
means
Contents
Unit 1: Introduction: (13
Lectures)
Meaning, nature, concepts, advantages, disadvantages and reasons for transacting online,
types of E-Commerce, e-commerce business models (introduction , key elements of a
business model and categorizing major E-commerce business models), forces behind e-
commerce.
Technology used in E-commerce: The dynamics of world wide web and internet( meaning,
evolution and features) ; Designing, building and launching e-commerce website (A systematic
approach involving decisions regarding selection of hardware, software, outsourcing vs. in-house
development of a website)
Unit 2: Security and Encryption: (13
Lectures)
Need and concepts, the e-commerce security environment: (dimension, definition and scope of e-
security), security threats in the E-commerce environment (security intrusions and breaches,
attacking methods like hacking, sniffing, cybervandalism etc.), technology solutions (Encryption,
security channels of communication, protecting networks and protecting servers and clients),
Unit 3: IT Act 2000 and Cyber Crime (13
Lectures)
IT Act 2000: Definitions, Digital signature, Electronic governance, Attribution, acknowledgement
and dispatch of electronic records, Regulation of certifying authorities, Digital signatures
certificates, Duties of subscribers, Penalties and adjudication, Appellate Tribunal, Offences and
Cyber-crimes
Unit 4: E-payment System: (13
Lectures)
Models and methods of e–payments (Debit Card, Credit Card, Smart Cards, e-money), digital
signatures (procedure, working and legal position), payment gateways, online banking (meaning,
concepts, importance, electronic fund transfer, automated clearing house, automated ledger
posting), risks involved in e-payments.
Unit 5: On-line Business Transactions: (13
Lectures)
Meaning, purpose, advantages and disadvantages of transacting online, E-commerce
applications in various industries like {banking, insurance, payment of utility bills, online
marketing, e-tailing (popularity, benefits, problems and features), online services (financial, travel
and career), auctions, online portal, online learning, publishing and entertainment} Online
shopping (amazon, snapdeal, alibaba, flipkart, etc.)
Suggested Readings
9. Kenneth C. Laudon and Carlo Guercio Traver, E-Commerce, Pearson Education.
10. David Whiteley, E-commerce: Strategy, Technology and Applications, McGraw Hill
Education
11. Bharat Bhaskar, Electronic Commerce: Framework, Technology and Application, 4
th
Ed.,
McGraw Hill Education
12. PT Joseph, E-Commerce: An Indian Perspective, PHI Learning
13. KK Bajaj and Debjani Nag, E-commerce, McGraw Hill Education
14. TN Chhabra, E-Commerce, Dhanpat Rai & Co.