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Electronic business

Course Description: This course is designed to teach students how to create and operate businesses in new and more efficient ways, using the internet as a tool for execution and delivery. The course focuses on management issues, integrating vital topics such as technology, marketing, security, data privacy, and logistics. The core purpose of offering this course is the changing nature of the relationship between traditional business organizations and e-businesses. Learning e-commerce is urgent and essential, given its immense potential to transform economies around the world. Therefore, this course will provide a rigorous and comprehensive introduction to all topics related to the field of e-commerce. Lectures will focus on building an in-depth understanding of e-commerce and e-business technology concepts, evaluating their benefits, analyzing the driving forces behind their use, as well as studying the risks and threats associated with the cyber world.

Credit hours: 3

Objectives of the course :

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Knowledge: Connect contemporary e-commerce issues with relevant theories.
Comprehension: Identify various e-commerce activities, their strengths and weaknesses, and their strategic uses.
3. Application: Demonstrate the ability to apply e-commerce knowledge derived from real-world practices.
4. Analysis: Analysis of contemporary e-commerce case studies.
5. Composition: Innovating and proposing solutions for e-commerce projects.
6. Evaluation: Critical evaluation, synthesis, and development of strategies related to e-commerce issues.

Course outputs :

1. Distinguishing between e-business concepts, principles, and theories.
2. Applying concepts, principles, and theories to diverse e-business contexts and situations.
3. Demonstrate effective written communication skills in an e-business environment.
4. Acquire oral communication skills.
5. Possess skills in using computer applications in the field of e-business.
6. Possessing scientific research skills in e-business.
7. Acquiring critical thinking and analytical skills in e-business fields.
Having strategic thinking skills and finding innovative solutions for e-business.
Belief in and practice of the principle of sustainability in the context of e-business.
10. Possessing leadership, teamwork, and decision-making skills in an e-business environment.
11. The ability to distinguish ethical issues in the context of e-business.
12. Gaining credibility in social responsibility in e-business areas.
13. Acquiring the necessary competence to deal with cultural diversity in various e-business situations.

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Last updated: 2026-04-29