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For courses on e-Commerce Systems and e-Commerce courses that cover both the business and computing issues when developing e-Commerce systems.
This book discusses the business and computing issues and activities essential to developing successful e-Commerce systems. The author takes a complete life-cycle approach and uses a combination of user, business, and computing viewpoints to identify the range of commerce and computing issues that need to be resolved together to ensure a successful result. The book provides ample guidance on applying this approach within organizations. Developing e-Commerce Systems does not require any programming or other systems development skills as a prerequisite.
From the Back Cover
e-Commerce stands for more than just "electronic commerce." It is, in fact, "evolving commerce:" With e-Commerce systems, the task of development is never done. This ongoing development requires a new approach that supports the evolution that is essential to remain competitive.
Developing successful e-Commerce systems requires combining a unique set of computer science and business development skills. This book describes a systems-development life-cycle approach to developing successful e-Commerce systems. It presents knowledge that is essential to a wide range of current and aspiring software developers and organizational professionals.
This innovative textbook
- describes the context of e-Commerce systems development
- discusses the major issues involved in e-Commerce development
- explains how to apply systems-development life-cycle processes to developing successful e-Commerce systems
- incorporates the latest research and international standards relating to the development of e-Commerce systems
- discusses how both computer professionals and organizations can apply this development information
- suggests how students can apply selected development processes and techniques in a series of interrelated assignments
- provides examples of applying these processes to an e-Commerce application
- discusses challenges and opportunities that students and/or professionals have in developing real e-Commerce systems
The companion website to this book should help to keep the reader informed of the latest developments in a wide range of topics and provide an abundance of references to additional detailed information:
www.prenhall.com/carter_ecommerce.
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