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ECM-210 Intro. to E-Commerce 3 (2-2) S
Prerequisites: ENG-085; CIS-110 or CIS-111
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the concepts and tools to implement electronic commerce via
the Internet. Topics include application and server software selection, securing
transactions, use and verification of credit cards, publishing of catalogs, and site
administration. Upon completion, students should be able to setup a working e-
commerce Internet web site. (2003 FA)
ECM-220 E-Commerce Plan. & Implem. 3 (2-2) S
Prerequisites: ENG-085; CIS-110 or CIS-111
Corequisites: None
This course builds on currently accepted business practices to develop a business plan
and implementation model for e-commerce. Topics include analysis and synthesis of
the planning cycle, cost/benefit analysis, technical systems, marketing, security,
financial support, Internet strategies, website design, customer support and feedback
and assessment. Upon completion, students should be able to develop a plan for e-
commerce in a small to medium size business. This course is a unique concentration
requirement of the E-Commerce concentration in the Business Administration
Program. (2000 FA)
ECO Economics
ECO-151 Survey of Economics 3 (3-0) S SS
Prerequisites: ENG-095, MAT-070
Corequisites: None
This course introduces basic concepts of micro- and macroeconomics. Topics include
supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, prices and wages, money,
interest rates, banking system, unemployment, inflation, taxes, government spending,
and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to explain
alternative solutions for economic problems faced by private and government sectors.
This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation
Agreement as a general education course in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.,
A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the general education course
requirement in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees. (1997
SU)
ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics 3 (3-0) FS
Prerequisites: ENG-095; MAT-080, MAT-115, MAT-120, MAT-121, or
MAT-140
Corequisites: None
This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry
choices in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and
demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor
markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon
completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business
alternatives in order to efficiently achieve economic objectives. This course has been
approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general
education course in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S.
degrees. This course also satisfies the general education course requirement in
Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees. (1997 SU)