Technology-Enhanced Business
Format/Schedule: instructor-led, Web-based distance learning format; starts Spring 2009 (1/20) and Fall 2009 (9/2); 4 credits.
The course has two main components: e-business aspects and the new Web-related technologies (mainly on the client-side) supporting new business methods and models.
Lectures and assignments cover the following main topics:
- The basics of the client-server architecture model
- Principles of good user interface design
- The main Internet standards in Web design
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Web 2.0 technologies including Ajax, RSS, blogging, mashups, and some others
- Web service architectures, protocols and organization
- Light server-side scripting/programming against various data sources allowing to create complete application projects
- New business models and methods
- Technology-based methods of dynamic pricing and various payment systems
- Architecture and principles of “Enterprise 2.0” business organization
- Event-based model of business adaptability and modern business process management
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