Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Logistics
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
LOG206 e-Business (Spring 2019)
About the course
The course covers the transition from traditional to electron business. The following concepts are discussed:
- Incentives and problems in e-business
- Transition strategies for e-business
- Legal rights and problems and technical standards for cooperation
- Trade and trade channels: buyer, seller, distributors, competitors, network economics, lock-in
- New business structures: within companies, between companies, virtual business, models for trade between companies (B2B) and between companies and customers (B2C)
- Customer relations management (CRM)
- Supply chain management (SCM)
- Electronic document exchange
- Electronic payment, security
- Network infrastructure and internet technologies for e-business
- Pricing policies pricing of services
- Planning e-business to generate value increases
A required project must be handed in. The groups can consist of 1-2 students. The groups will be give a list of topics to choice from ¿ only one topic per group. At least one person from each group will present the project. Projects may be reviewed by peer-review.
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration
- Individual Study Courses/Part- time studies
- 1- Year Program in Information Processing
- Bachelor in Petroleum Logistics and Economics
- Bachelor in Sustainable Logistics and Circular Economics
- Bachelor in IT and Digitalization
- Exchange programme - Bachelor's level
Recommended requirements
None
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| LOG206N – Digital Business Management (online) | 7.5 |
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
The course will give an overview of the incentives and opportunities resulting from the development of e-business. Furthermore, there will be a discussion of relevant economic concepts, the character of organizations, participation in this new market place and use of information technology, which has caused a transition from traditional to electronic for the purpose of creating larger and faster increases in the value chain.
The successful candidate shall with fulfillment of this course:
- have knowledge in the subject area
- can evaluate the appropriateness and application of various methods in the use of ICT in an e-Business project
- can make their own or evaluate a strategic plan for the use of ICT in business
Forms of teaching and learning
4 hours (2 + 2) of lecture per week.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)
- Courseworks given:
- Courseworks required:
- Presence: Not required
- Comment: Compulsory exercises within given deadlines.
Examination
- Form of assessment: Written school assessment
- Proportion: 100%
- Duration: 4 Hours
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: Only general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version