GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS
TECH 6357 Section 4QA: Securing Electronic Business
Summer 2008
CONTACT INFORMATION
Professor:
Brett J. L. Landry, Ph.D., CISSP
Office:
Frisco 26
Secretary:
Rosa Smith, 972-265-5716
blandry@gsm.udallas.edu (Best way to reach me)
E-Mail:
Phone:
972-636-8633
Office Hours:
By appointment with 48 hours notice
GSM Communication Center: 972-721-5277; 972-721-5355; comctr@gsm.udallas.edu
e-College website:
http://imba.udallas.edu
877-476-4622 or 303-873-0005 helpdesk@imba.udallas.edu
e-College Help:
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course presents a managerial perspective of the broad study of Electronic Business
including Electronic Commerce. Topics include e-Marketplaces, e-Retailing, electronic
payment systems, Mobile Commerce, e-Auctions, e-Commerce strategy, security and more.
Security issues, trends and solutions as they relate to Electronic Business and e-Commerce
are provided throughout this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
During this course, students will explore the broad and challenging study of Electronic
Business with an emphasis on Electronic Commerce and Security. While this course adopts a
managerial perspective, investigations of some technical aspects such as securing electronic
transactions at a relatively high level are studied. At the completion of the course, students
will be able to:

Analyze how electronic business and e-commerce contributes to modern business

structure.
Understand the fundamental business drivers for electronic business
Evaluate current market trends in electronic commerce
Identify the different business strategies associated with electronic commerce
Understand the business risks and potential rewards associated with e-commerce.
Explain the models used by the most successful electronic businesses
Identify security risks associated with electronic commerce and identify solutions to
address those risks.
Evaluate current trends in electronic threats and security as they relate to e-commerce
Understand the legal, ethical and regulatory aspects of electronic business

REQUIRED TEXTS (2)

Title: Electronic Commerce: A Managerial Perspective 2006 (Fourth Edition)
Authors: Efraim Turban, Dave King, Jae Kyu Lee, Dennis Viehland
ISBN: 0-13-185461-5 Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 2006
Description: This publication will form the basis of our class. While this
book does contain a mixture of electronic business, security & supply chain
management, its content will be the foundation of your learning and group
project.
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Title: Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations, Avoid

Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success (REQUIRED)
Author: Charles Lipson ISBN: 0-226-48473-4 (paperback)
Description: This publication will help all students understand how to
earn the rewards of a well researched paper without the fear of
accidental plagiarism. We will officially be following the Chicago
style of publication for our research papers, and this book will
tell you everything you need to know about that style as well as
others. There is a very important section on Plagiarism that will
be required reading in this text.
OPTIONAL TEXTS
Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 5th
Edition (Optional, but highly recommended)
URL: http://www.apa.org/books/
Author: American Psychological Association
ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 (paperback)
Description: This is the complete guide for writing and citing using APA
version 5.
Publication Date: 2003
ECOLLEGE
All IMBA or online courses at UD are delivered using the eCollege platform. Two days prior
to term open, you should have received an email with your credentials to login to the
secured classroom. This classroom is located at http://imba.udallas.edu. If you did not
receive your login credentials for the online courses, please send an email to Vanessa Cox
(vcox@gsm.udallas.edu) and provide your full name, student ID, this course number and
section number along with your email address that is designated as your primary Banner
email address. This information will allow her to research the issue and help you obtain
your credentials.
It is important that your demographic information is correct in Banner- including your email
address. Banner is the student records system. If you change your email, please go to
Banner and update your account. Then you will need to make sure the primary email is
designated. This is very important correct emails will enable UD to communicate with you
appropriately. Otherwise you may miss important announcements that will affect your
student experience. If you do not know how to update your Banner account, please contact
student records at srecords@gsm.udallas.edu .
Getting technical help for the online environment:
The University of Dallas eCollege online helpdesk is available for online students as technical
support for completing online coursework. The helpdesk staff is available seven days a
week, 24 hours a day. Please note this is provided for students taking online courses ONLY.
The staff is trained in the eCollege platform. This helpdesk DOES NOT cover online
registration or Banner. The contact information for the University of Dallas Online Help
Desk available for your use is toll-free phone: 1-877-476-4622 or email:
helpdesk@imba.udallas.edu
Please note that the helpdesk DOES NOT provide credentials or passwords via the phone.
Once the term begins, should you need to obtain your login credentials for the eCollege
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system, please go to http://imba.udallas.edu and click on "login help". Enter your first
name, last name and your email you selected as your primary email in Banner. Then press
"search". Your credentials will be emailed to you. If you experience issues with this
process, please send an email to Vanessa Cox at vcox@gsm.udallas.edu with your full
name, student id, course number and section number, along with your email on file in
Banner. Please let her know you are experiencing issues with obtaining your credentials.
She will research the issue and work with you to resolve as appropriate.
In addition to contacting the Helpdesk by phone and email, Chat is another way for online
students to seek real-time answers to their technical questions related to the online learning
environment. Since the Chat feature involves a live, online technician this additional
channel of communication may result in quicker resolution times. Users can access a live
chat session by clicking on the link that has been placed on the Help page within the
student's welcome screen. Please note that this Chat function is available from 11 A.M. to
11 P.M. Central Time.
TECHNOLOGY AND WEATHER CONTINGENCY PLANS
Occasionally technology fails or is unavailable due circumstances beyond our control. Should
you find that eCollege, a quiz, or another class component is unavailable, please E-mail the
professor to document the event. Also in cases of extreme weather deadlines may be
extended. In the event of campus closures, network, or power outages, please contact the
GSM Communication Center: at 972-721-5277; 972-721-5355; or comctr@gsm.udallas.edu
COMPUTER FLUENCY
It is assumed that a student in the MBA program would have a basic appreciation for the
Internet, the World Wide Web, and basic computer experiences. Students will need to have
a working knowledge of the WWW and be able to use the eCollege for course deliverables.
E-MAIL POLICY
All class E-mail will be sent out to your E-mail address that is recorded in eCollege. Do not
ask the professor to use another address. If you use a non-UD E-mail account, make sure
that the senders name is your full name and not a nick name, screen name, character, etc
as these E-mails will be deleted before being opened. Please include TECH6357-4QA in
the subject line as these e-mails will be prioritized in my inbox. Also, you are expected to
regularly check for E-mail to communicate important class changes. The professor will read
and respond to E-mail during office hours and possibly during other business hours. Do not
expect instant messaging responses from E-mail. The professor will also deny requests for
copies of lecture notes or detailed discussion of topics. Please visit during office hours for
clarifications.
ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION
Your grade will depend on how well you perform on the following deliverables for the
course: class discussions, article postings, exams, and the term project paper. Read the
instructions for each of the assignments carefully and ensure that you understand their
implications fully. If you are unclear on any aspects of the assignment, contact me
immediately I will answer your questions. Do not make assumptions regarding course
deliverables. I am happy to work with you on any items that you are unclear on. If you do
not ask for clarification and make incorrect assumptions, you are responsible for the
consequences.

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Class Participation
Students are expected and encouraged to participate in the weekly lecture. You are
expected to have read the assigned material and participate in the class discussions on the
topics covered in each unit. Topic questions will be posted to eCollege and discussed.
Students will be selected during the semester to server as moderators for Discussion
threads in eCollege. Grades will be given for moderator performance. Points will be given
based on involvement in online discussions. Past student performance has shown that
involvement in the discussion will assist in learning and exam performance.
Participation/discussion consists of asking pertinent questions, offering related experiences,
evaluating and assessing the lessons learned, and sharing your thoughts with the class. In
addition, students are expected to periodically bring in articles from journals that relate to
the topics under discussion. You are encouraged to offer your own ideas, opinions, and
personal accounts of real-life situations and experiences. You are encouraged to question
each other and the instructor. This is potentially the most valuable component of our course
and the more substantive and well-thought-out your contributions are, the more we will
learn from each other.
To be substantive, your class participation must be thoughtful, insightful, experiential, and
related to the topics being discussed. You should expect to whenever possible participate in
the discussion more than once during each week. You will be graded on a weekly basis.
Points
10
8
6
4
1
0

Description
Value-added participation throughout the discussion
Value-added participation but not every topic
Value-added participation but only about 75% of the time
Value-added participation but only about 50% of the time
Value-added participation but only when asked or about 30% of the time
No value-added regardless of extent of participation; no participation,
meaningless comments, racist, mean-spirited, personal, or other negative
remarks whether to the class, in email or in group sessions.

Article Postings
Each student is responsible for posting to DocShare at least four (4) articles to share with
the class during the semester that are relate to the course.
Case Studies
You will receive 2 Case Study assignments during the semester. They will be assigned
during the weekly update, and due the following week. Each one is worth 50 points. To
ensure a perfect score, you should address all questions posed in the case study thoroughly.
Each question may require a minimum of 1 double spaced text page to properly answer in
addition to any diagrams. I am looking for quality not quantity. You may be able to
thoroughly answer a question in less than 1 page; you are the judge. Format, grammar,
and spelling count!
Exams
There will be two (2) major exams worth 250 points each, which may consist of a
combination of objective (multiple choice, true-false, short answer, fill in the blank) and
subjective (case analyses, essay questions, etc.) questions. Each exam will plainly state the
value of questions in each section.
Exams will be administered a timed event. In other words, you will be given a specific
amount of time to complete the exam after which the test will be closed. Graded exams will
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be returned or posted before the end of the unit following the exam and a thread will be
created for questions or discussion of your answers.
I welcome grading challenges! All grading challenges should be in writing and should
convey information and not emotion. Successful grading challenges will provide articulate,
compelling, and well-supported arguments for the acceptance of alternative answers.
Simply stating that you think you were right does not consist of an articulate or compelling
argument! A typical challenge should be roughly page of typewritten material. Students
have one week following the release of midterm exam results to submit grading
challenges. Final exam challenges are not generally available except under extreme
situations. Late grading challenges will not be accepted.
Questions cover the chapters and other assigned materials specified in the Class Schedule.
Be familiar with these materials prior to taking the exam. The time allotted to the objective
exams has been designed to reward those who have done a thorough job of mastering the
course materials prior to the exam and to be very challenging to those who have not
adequately prepared. Time restrictions imposed on the exams are tight, so be prepared, be
focused and be sure to shut out any potential distractions during the time that you are
taking the exams. Keeping up with the Learning Objectives and weekly Review Questions is
the best way to prepare.
Note: The objective questions found in the exams may cover the assigned materials for all
units prior to the unit prior to the exam, however the majority of questions will
cover the material after the last exam . Expect to see some repeated questions,
especially where material was missed on previous exams.
Term Paper Project:
The term project for this course is an individual effort and has two sequential components:
(1) an E-Business Security Related Paper on a subject to be agreed upon with your
instructor
a. No less than 10 double spaced pages of text (excluding charts, graphs and images)
and no more than 20 pages total;
b. Turn in one copy on or before the due date;
c. Along with...
(2) a Presentation (PowerPoint)**
a. 10-20 Quality Slides covering your research
** Your presentation may be used to augment teaching materials for future classes, so be
accurate and use citations to give credit to your sources!
The keys for success in your paper are making a thorough examination of the subject, cite
your sources, and follow the APA style guidelines and the format defined in the GSMs
Format for Papers 2002 (available in Doc Sharing). Where conflicts may exist between
the Format for Papers and the APA style, follow the APA style. The professor will work
with each of you and will approve each topic concept by the 4th week of class. You
are encouraged to adopt a paper sooner if possible. In support of the aggressive deadline,
the professor will provide ideas upon request for those students needing assistance in
identifying a topic for research.

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Each of the components of the project will be graded separately, and the scores summed to
count as your overall project score. The term project is worth 30% of your final course
grade.
If English is not your first language, there is a service in the Graduate School of
Management to help with your papers. For help, contact writing@gsm.udallas.edu.
As a reminder, cutting and pasting from other sources, especially online sources,
is NOT acceptable. While you are expected to research and cite other authors work
in support of your efforts, you are also expected to create an original work using
your own words. Read the works of others, synthesize the information, draw your
own conclusions, write your paper in your own words supporting all facts and
ideas of others by making correct APA citations and references. Avoid making
extensive use of the Internet resources such as the Wikipedia. Use published
books and journal articles wherever possible. You should have no less than 10
unique references.
Item
Case Studies (2 @ 50 point each)
Class Participation (Discussion Boards)
Discussion Moderator
Posting Articles (4 @ 20points each)
E-Business Paper + Presentation Materials
Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
Total:
GRADING SCALE
The standard GSM grading scale that is used in all courses
will be used in this course. The grading for this course is
based on a 1000-point scale. The weights and points
possible are given below. Please do not petition that a lower
grade be rolled up to the next letter grade, as grades will
not be rounded or rolled up. For example, a student with
an overall total of 799 points will receive a C+'. This
includes academic probation. If your performance in
another class or classes is unsatisfactory, do not appeal for
a grade change in this class. The requirements and due
dates of this class will not be waived due to requirements of
other classes, so students should schedule their time
accordingly.

Points
Available
100
100
20
80
200
250
250
1000

Letter

Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
FA

1000
Point
Scale
4.0
930- 1000
3.7
900 929
3.3
870 899
3.0
830 869
2.7
800 829
2.3
770 799
2.0
730 769
1.7
700 729
1.3
670 699
1.0
630 669
0.7
600 629
0.0
< 600
Failure due to not
withdrawing from the
course.
Grade
Points

Via eCollege, students can also track their grades. The point
distribution is shown below. Final letter grades will not be
posted to eCollege; however using the scale below, you will be able to determine your
score. In accordance with federal guidelines for student privacy, student grades will not be
made available via electronic mail, over the phone, or in a posted list. See Banner for your
final grades.

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Make up quizzes will be rarely given and are not guaranteed. Reasons include emergencies
and conflicts. Emergencies include accidents, family deaths and medical excuses. Conflicts
include job related travel, interviews, etc and should be reported to the professor two weeks
prior to the quiz. It is the student's job to get a make up quiz. Not taking an quiz, and
then requesting a makeup not covered above will result in a zero for that quiz.
POLICY ON LATE WORK
Assignments for course credit that are submitted after the official due date will receive a
loss of one letter grade or 10% of the possible score for each day late. Points lost cannot be
made up. Plan ahead.
WHAT KINDS OF SAFEGUARDS SHOULD YOU TAKE IN THIS COURSE?
Back up every piece of work you do on disk, and make a hard copy. If you
experience computer difficulties, you are responsible for solving your own technical
problems. Heavy Internet usage occurs between the evening hours of 8 and 10. You
will want to consider logging on at other times, if possible.
If you use AOL as your internet service/browser, you are likely to have problems
with some connections and downloads from the eCollege system. You should always
use Internet Explorer as your primary browser for course work.
You will have problems accessing all elements of the course from your office if your
company has a firewall blocking its system. If this is the case where you work, you
should have a computer at home or elsewhere that has Internet access and does not
run through a firewall.
You MUST have speakers with your computer system to hear the sound that goes
with the audio segments of this course. You MUST have Real Player Software to hear
the audio and view the video segments in the course. Real Player is available online
for FREE. Directions on this download are available under the Technical Info area of
the imba.udallas.edu homepage. You should check all technical requirements here
before contacting the helpdesk.
Whenever possible do your writing offline and upload complete assignments.
Network and computer crashes lead to data loss and you will loose all your
information if you work strictly online.
LIBRARY
The William A. Blakley Library is a
valuable resource for this course,
providing access to many electronic
databases that will be useful research
tools for this course.

Business, General

Company Information

Consumer Affairs

E-Commerce

Economics

Finance and Accounting

Industry Information

Information Management

Management

Marketing

Library Subject Guides

Library subject guides are listings of
databases, websites, online journals,
print materials, and other information
on a specific topic.

For a list of other subject guides, please see the Subject Guides List on the Library
homepage.

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Getting Help
For reference questions, you may contact the reference librarian at reflib@udallas.edu, call
972-721-5315 , or fill out an online reference question. Reference librarians are on duty
Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.
For username and password assistance, please contact the GSM computing center at 972721-5030 or libacct@gsm.udallas.edu.
For technical questions regarding access to the databases (except for username and
passwords), please contact Cherie Hohertz at 972-721-5040 or chohertz@udallas.edu.
POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY
All students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the University's policy on
Academic Honesty. Please review the entire Academic Honest policy, which is reproduced at
the following URL: http://www.thedallasmba.com/academics/academicpolicies.cfm#ACH
and in the Graduate School of Management section of the current University of Dallas
General Bulletin. The following is reproduced from the Bulletin:
Plagiarism and cheating are extremely serious offenses and are not tolerated in the
Graduate School of Management. Students who admit to having committed such offenses,
or who are found guilty of them by the Academic Review Board, are subject to dismissal by
the GSM Dean.
Plagiarism. Plagiarism is an attempt to claim as our own, ideas or writings that originate
with others - is a serious offense against the academic community. Plagiarism is not
lessened by paraphrase or even by an extensive rewriting of another's work. Whenever
ideas or words are borrowed, the student must give credit by citing the source. All
credentialed sources of information must be documented in order to give proper credit to
the author. In addition to traditional sources of information (e.g., books, journals,
magazine and news articles), this includes information accessed electronically through the
Internet or other sources.
A student who submits plagiarized work is subject to disciplinary action as described in
detail in the Graduate School of Management section of the University of Dallas General
Bulletin.
Cheating. All work performed by a student to satisfy course or degree requirements must
be the student's original work. This includes courses taught in any type of environment,
including over the Internet. When plagiarism or cheating is found to have occurred, the
student is subject to immediate dismissal from the Graduate School of Management, and
the grade for the course or the work submitted is subject to change. If a degree or
certificate has already been granted at the time the violation is discovered, the degree or
certificate shall be revoked, regardless of the time that has passed.
When cheating is suspected, a formal procedure will be instituted, as described in detail in
the Graduate School of Management section of the University of Dallas General Bulletin.
Professors Policy. Academic integrity standards and consequences apply to all
dimensions of student behavior, including but not limited to assignment submissions,
attendance records, and statements or representations about your own or anothers
performance.
If at any time you submit work that was prepared by another student or other person (even
if only in part) as your own, or if you in any way solicit or lift information from another
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student during an exam, or if you use external reference material during an exam without
prior instructor permission, or if you plagiarize or fail to provide sufficient citation of the
original author, the instructor will: (1) assign an "F" as your final grade for the trimester,
and (2) notify the GSM Deans Office so that a formal disciplinary procedure will be
instituted, as described in detail in the Graduate School of Management section of the
University of Dallas General Bulletin.
POLICY ON DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The University of Dallas is an equal opportunity, co-educational and Catholic institution of
higher learning. It is open to students and faculty of all faiths, and does not discriminate in
admissions or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
POLICY ON THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
The University of Dallas Graduate School of Management complies with the Americans with
Disabilities Act in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with
disabilities. Please present your written accommodation request to your professor and the
ADA Coordinator (972-721-5382), before the second class day.

TERM PAPER PROJECT

The term project (paper) for this course is an individual effort and has two sequential
components: an (1) E-Business Paper on an agreed upon topic, and (2) Submission of
Presentation Material.
This assignment will enable you make an in-depth exploration of one of the many aspects of
E-Business Security. For example, if you are researching the value of role based access
control in e-Business other business and security implications should be addressed. You
may wish to include additional material such as ROI or other cost/business justifications for
the technology. The paper you create will be representative of tasks that face every IA
professional on a daily basis.
(1) E-Business Paper (no more than 20 pages)
The first deliverable in the project is an abstract describing the topic you wish to explore.
This needs to be presented to your instructor and signed off on before your writing begins.
The professor will approve the paper topic to ensure its relevance in the field of study. This
must be done before week 4. It is important to develop your ideas as early. Feel free to
consult with the instructor if you experience any difficulty in formulating the idea for your
project. Each paper should be a minimum of 10 pages excluding non-text materials, but not
exceed 20 pages (excluding tables, charts, figures, diagrams, endnotes, and
bibliographies). You must demonstrate extensive research and understanding of
the topic you select. The paper must not be a regurgitation of existing literature,
but rather your ideas relevant to selected topic.
Papers shall follow the format defined in the GSMs UD Format for Papers, 2002 (available
in the Doc Sharing area on the online site). Graduate level written communications are
expected and clearly described in this document. Use the Doing Honest Work in College
book or the Publication Manual of the APA both as a style guide (using the APA style) and as
a reference to avoiding plagiarism. Points WILL be deducted for problems with spelling,
punctuation, grammar, and failure to follow the APA style in references and citations.
NOTE ON OUTSIDE REFERENCES: It is imperative that you use outside references in
your research paper. Be sure that you cite your sources properly and fully using the APA
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Publication Standards. If you do not have at least a 10 sources for your paper, you
did not fully research your idea or you incorrectly cited information and may be
plagiarizing. Points will be deducted for papers that quote entire paragraphs from
sources. The purpose of the assignment is for you to develop your understanding and
opinions on the topic, not to regurgitate someone elses.
Plagiarism is a serious offence that may involve dismissal from the University. You
must not use another author's effort such that it could be considered your own work. Any
word-for-word or essentially word-for-word statement, fact or idea by another person
should be cited in such a way that the reader knows you did not write or originate the
specific material. References to complete works are not citations for specific material.
Sources of information: Articles in journals such as Information Security, Info Security
News, Computer Security, Information Systems Security, etc. are of great value as provide
you with trends in products, practices and theories. The UDallas Library has numerous
texts as well as subscriptions to many publications; some that can be accessed online at the
following URL: (http://www.udallas.edu/library/). Additionally the library is exploring
partnership sharing arranging regarding research material with other universities. You
should reexamine the status of such relationships each trimester.
There are also many on-line information sources. BEWARE of using online sources
exclusively. Excessive reliance on sites such as the Wikipedia will result in a loss of
points. Wherever possible, look for articles from quality Journals. You may use some online sources, but you must accurately document these using APA citation format as
described in the Doing Honest Work in College book.
Format and Organizational Requirements for Papers.
If you research a topic from your place of employment, you may use non-privileged
company documentation as a reference. However, you must obtain written permission to
use your place of business as research location, and, if you use company documentation, or
other intellectual property, you will need to obtain particular rights to use that material. If
you plan to direct your research in this direction, it is advisable that you contact the
responsible legal officer for your entity. Research concerning your own company or
government entity should not be directed at analyzing infrastructural weaknesses of the
entity (as the research will be placed on our program website).
Submission Formats: Students will submit their completed papers to the professor via the
project drop box in e-College. The paper is due no later than the beginning of class on the
due date.
2) Power Point Presentation Materials
Exceptional papers and presentation materials may be used in future UD IA courses to
augment the regular instructional material. Your presentation material should be an
accurate representation of your research findings presented in your paper. You should
create between 10 and 20 slides which should provide talking points for the findings
presented in your paper. Be sure to provide appropriate citations for your material sources!
Failure to do so will result in a loss of points.
You are NOT obligated to have your material used in future classes, and if you prefer your
assignment is not used in the future you will not lose any points. You MUST however state
plainly in both your final slide and in your conclusions section of your paper that you do not
want your material shared.
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POSSIBLE PAPER TOPICS

Each bullet item is a potential topic for a paper. This is not an exhaustive list. There are also
many other potential topics within each of these subtopics as well as many not mentioned.
Pick something of interest to you. Although security related topics are preferred, you may
also propose an e-business related topic.

Payment Card Industry

o New and Emerging Standards
o Current Requirements for Data encryption
o Customer Data at Rick Recent events and their outcomes
o Smart cards technology: the state of the art
Protecting data in transit
o SSH/TLS protocols for securing data in motion
o Encrypting data streams
o Non-repudiation methods
o Public Key Infrastructure
External attacks on e-Commerce
o Denial of Service how to address them
o Denial of Service a new twist on the organized crime protection racket
o Defacement how to prevent them
o DMZs how they protect the enterprise
o Defeating the DMZ
o New challenges in designing DMZs
o Evil Twins in the webspace
o Misdirection and site hijacking
Wireless commerce
o M-Commerce new and emerging technologies
o Security challenges in m-Commerce
o Evil Twins and the mobile hot spot
o Strategies for making micropayments
o RFID corporate godsend or privacy nightmare
o RFID beyond package tracking
Authentication, authorization, and Auditing
o Authentication mechanisms in e-Commerce
o Electronic signatures their current use in the market
o Biometrics their place in e-Commerce

These are just a few of the many possible topics for a paper. Although these are decidedly
security oriented, other topic in the e-Business/e-Commerce realm will be considered.
Remember to have your instructor sign off on your topic. You should prepare a 1-2
paragraph long abstract describing the topic and approach you wish to pursue for
your instructor to approve.

May 3, 2008
May 17, 2008
May 31, 2008
June 7, 2008
June 28, 2008
July 5, 2008
July 19, 2008
TECH 6357 4QA Syllabus

Important Due Dates

First day of class
Initial Term Paper Abstract Due
Case Study 1 Due
Mid-Term Exam
Case Study 2 Due
Term Paper & Slides Due
Final Exam

Dr. Brett J. L. Landry

Summer 2007

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1
5/3

2
5/10
3
5/17
4
5/25

COURSE TOPICS & CALENDAR

Class Content
Readings
Introductions, Class Outline,
Objectives, Goals,
Expectations, Resources
Doing Honest Work in
College

Course Syllabus
Doing Honest Work in
College pages 3-13, 2656, 105-121, 171-181

In-class introductions

Infrastructure Overview

Turban Appendix A
(Online)

Introduction to E-Commerce

Turban Chapter 1

E-Marketplaces & Retailing in

E-Commerce

Turban Chapter 2-3

Current Article/Event
Discussion

Turban Chapter 16

Current Article/Event
Discussion

Launching a Successful
Online Business

Electronic Payment Systems

PCI-DSS, SET

Turban Online tutorial T1

Turban Chapter 12
PCI-DSS Article
(DocShare)

5
5/31

Deliverables

B2B Commerce

Turban Chapter 5

Paper Topic Selection

Current Article/Event
Discussion
Case Study 1 Assigned
Current Article/Event
Discussion
Case Study 1 Due

6
6/7
7

Public B2B Exchanges

MID TERM EXAM
E-Commerce Security

6/14

Turban Chapter 6

MID TERM EXAM

Turban Chapter 11

8
6/21
9
6/28

E-auctions

Turban Chapter 10

Current Article/Event
Discussion
Current Article/Event
Discussion
Case Study 2 Assigned

Mobile Commerce &

Pervasive Computing

Turban Chapter 9

E-Commerce Strategy

Turban Chapter 14

Current Article/Event
Discussion
Case Study 2 Due

10
7/5

Current Article/Event
Discussion

Current Article/Event
Discussion
Term Paper Due

11
7/12
12
7/19

Legal, Ethical & Societal

Impacts of EC

Turban Chapter 17

Current Article/Event
Discussion

FINAL EXAM

TECH 6357 4QA Syllabus

Dr. Brett J. L. Landry

Summer 2007

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