TOPIC                                     APPROX. # of 75 min LECTURES 

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INTRODUCTION to E-COMMERCE ................................ 2

 	Drivers behind E-Commerce
	Types of E-Commerce
	E-Commerce Business Models

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WEB TECHNOLOGIES  ......................................... 5

	The HTTP Protocol
	HTML
	Client-side programming
	   JavaScript
	Server-side programming
	   Java servlets
	XML

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SECURITY & CRYPTOGRAPHY ................................... 5

	Encryption
	   Secret vs. Public key encryption
	   DES
	   RSA
	Authentication, Integrity and non-repudiation
	   Message Digests
	   Digital Signatures
	      RSA Signature
	      DSA Signature
  	   Digital Certificates
	The SSL Protocol
	Java Crypto APIs
      	Web Security

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PAYMENT SYSTEMS ........................................... 6  

	Credit Card Payments and the SET protocol
	Electronic Cash
	Smart Cards
	   Technology and standards
 	   An Example: The Java Card
	   Programming the Smart Card
	E-Checks
	Micropayment Protocols (ex. Millicent)

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ON-LINE BUSINESS/TRADING & CASE STUDIES .................. 5
	
	Internet Auctions
	Supply Chain Management
 	Case Studies 
	   dot com versus brick and mortar
           versus clicks and bricks
	
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Discussion of Projects and Assignments .................... 2

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Student Project Presentations ............................. 2

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OPTIONAL TOPICS

	Elliptic Curve Cryptography
	Advanced Encryption Standard
	SPKI/SDSI
        JSP and Beans
        Commercial E-Commerce Software (ex. Microsoft BizTalk)
     	M-Commerce   
	Web Search Engines

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