MDST220 E-Commerce PracticesIstanbul Okan UniversityDegree Programs Foreign Trade General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
Foreign Trade
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

General course introduction information

Course Code: MDST220
Course Name: E-Commerce Practices
Course Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 7
Language of instruction: TR
Course Requisites:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Öğr.Gör. MÜRÜVVET AKAR
Course Lecturer(s): Öğr.Gör. MÜRÜVVET AKAR
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to inform the students about basic concepts and
definitions for electronic commercial, technology used, market structure, selling
through e-commerce without operating, e-commerce between businesses.
Course Content: Students will be informed about the preparation of the technical infrastructure,
the importance of the internet and the rules and rules of marketing channels and
how to use foreign trade in the business life by using the most modern and
technologically advanced techniques.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Understands the concept of e-commerce in an integrated structure
2) Establishes the relationship between e-commerce and conventional commerce.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
1) Designes an e-commerce concept that can create added value.
2) Applies its own professional knowledge in e-commerce
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) • Information economy and electronic commerce • Process of transformation from primitive society to information society • Primitive society and primitive economy • Agricultural society and agricultural economy • Industrial society and industrial economy • Information society and information economy • Information economy • Developments leading to the birth of the information economy • Factors of production in the information economy • Labor • Capital • Soil • Entrepreneurs • Information Lecture notes
2) • Basic features of the information economy • Measurement of the information economy • Information economy and new economy • Information economy and electronic commerce Types of electronic trade • Advantages of electronic commerce • Preferred products and services in electronic commerce • The situation of developed countries in terms of electronic commerce • The situation of developing countries in terms of electronic commerce • The development of electronic commerce in Turkey Lecture notes
3) • Infrastructure of electronic trade • E-commerce and internet connection • E-commerce infrastructure • Networks • Technology infrastructure • Network types • Internet • Intranet and extranet • Information dissemination and messaging technologies Lecture notes
4) • File transfer protocol (FTP) • Simple mail transmission protocol (SMTP) • Network news transmission protocol (NNTP) • Www and hypertext communication protocol (HTTP) • Payment tools (systems) in e-commerce • Electronic money • Electronic check • Credit cards Lecture notes
5) • Security in electronic commerce • Security concept, criteria and threats in e-commerce • Security planning • Security measures and threats • Security measures • Security threats • Prevent security attacks • Protection of Internet communications • Encryption • Digital signature • Numerical envelopes Lecture notes
6) • Digital certificates and public key infrastructure • Protection of communication channels • Secure sockets layer (ssl) • Secure http protocol (s-http) • Virtual private networks (vpn-virtual private networks) • Protecting networks • Firewalls • Proxy servers • Server and client protection • operating system controls • Anti-virus software Lecture notes
7) • Explanation of marketing and e-marketing concepts • Different aspects of marketing on the Internet than traditional marketing • Business e-marketing usage levels • Internet marketing opportunities • e-marketing in terms of marketing mix elements • Product • Price • Location (distribution channels) • Promotion (marketing communication) Lecture notes
8) Midterm exam
9) • Retention strategies for attracting customers in e-marketing • Online ads • E-bulletins and e-mail communication • Search engines and other guide pages • Links from other sites: co-branding and sponsorship • Viral marketing • Social media • Online retention techniques Lecture notes
10) Electronic trade and related legal regulations • Basic legal problems in electronic commerce • Electronic trade and intellectual property rights • Creating a web presence • Domain names • Domain name contests • Intellectual property rights • Brand • Patent Lecture notes
11) • Intellectual property rights and world intellectual property organization • Electronic commerce and unfair competition • E-commerce direction • Transaction security in electronic commerce and electronic signature (e-signature) transaction security • Electronic signature • Electronic contracts • Electronic commerce and taxation • Electronic commerce in terms of tax law in general • Opinions on taxation of electronic commerce • Studies on taxation of electronic commerce Lecture notes
12) • European Union (EU) • OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) • Taxes on income and electronic commerce • Taxes and electronic commerce on expenditures • Value-added tax • Customs tax • Bank and insurance transaction tax • Stamp duty Lecture notes
13) Electronic Commerce and Logistics • Logistics and logistics management • The role of logistics management in businesses and the future • Information technology in logistics management • Objectives of information technology in logistics management • The importance of information technology in logistics management Lecture notes
14) • E-commerce in logistics management • Logistics management and internet • New developments in logistics management and e-logistics • E-logistics activities Lecture notes
15) Final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Okuma materyali, ödev fotokopileri ile birlikte haftalık olarak verilecektir.
Reading material will be given on weekly basis together with the assignment
sheets
References: E Ticaret
Gonca Telli Yamamoto, 2013
İş Deneymi
İnternette Pazarlama Mehmet Marangoz

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes

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4

Program Outcomes
1) Being knowledgeable in the field of foreign trade and knowing the various documents used
2) Having basic knowledge about export and customs legislation
3) Having the knowledge of associating foreign trade with logistics management
4) To have knowledge about international trade organizations and European Union
5) To have knowledge of foreign trade financing
6) To have the practice of researching and reporting information with graduation Project
7) Being conscious about Atatürk Principles and having knowledge about History of Turkish Revolution
8) To have basic knowledge in business administration and vision of international business
9) To have knowledge about basic methods used in financial accounting
10) Having effective communication skills in oral and written
11) Use at least one foreign language as scientific language

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Being knowledgeable in the field of foreign trade and knowing the various documents used
2) Having basic knowledge about export and customs legislation
3) Having the knowledge of associating foreign trade with logistics management
4) To have knowledge about international trade organizations and European Union 4
5) To have knowledge of foreign trade financing
6) To have the practice of researching and reporting information with graduation Project
7) Being conscious about Atatürk Principles and having knowledge about History of Turkish Revolution
8) To have basic knowledge in business administration and vision of international business
9) To have knowledge about basic methods used in financial accounting
10) Having effective communication skills in oral and written
11) Use at least one foreign language as scientific language

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Individual study and homework
Lesson

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Individual Project

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 1 3 3
Midterms 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 5