e-Business Part 5: Understanding the Applications

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Summary: e-Business Part 5: Understanding the Applications
Review: Course Overview
This course covers search engines and portals, on-line shopping and resource management software. It also covers Enterprise resource planning and interactive communication software.

Learn To

Identify ways of searching for information on the Internet.
Identify the types of search engines.
Identify ways to optimize search techniques.
Identify the factors to be considered when setting up an online shop.
Identify factors involved in processing orders for an e-Business.
Identify the factors involved in administrating an online shop.
Identify the characteristics of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Identify the benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for e-Business.
Identify the guidelines for selecting an appropriate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application for e-Business.
Identify the benefits of good communication mechanisms to e-Business.
Identify the features of Internet telephony.
Identify the features of videoconferencing for e-Business.

Audience
Technical Manager, Business Manager, Project Managers who have an understanding of business principles and knowledge of how to use a browser. The fifth course in the e-Business curriculum focuses on the various kinds of applications that are available in an e-Business environment.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
7 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: e-Business Applications 2 hours

Identify ways of searching for information on the Internet.
Identify the types of search engines.
Identify ways to optimize search techniques.
Identify the guidelines for registering an e-Business Web site with search engines.
Identify ways of improving the visibility of your e-Business through search engines.
Identify the limitations of search engines.
Identify the advantages of natural language search engines.
Identify the characteristics of intelligent network agents.
Identify the features of portals.
Identify guidelines for establishing a presence for your e-Business through a portal.
Identify the characteristics of a vertical portal Web site.
Identify the guidelines for personalizing a user's online experience.

Unit 2: Online Shopping Issues 2 hours

Identify the factors to be considered when setting up an online shop.
Identify factors involved in processing orders for an e-Business.
Identify the factors involved in administrating an online shop.
Identify ways of improving the quality of your e-Business service.
Identify the business requirements for an e-Business shopping solution.
Match different shopping solutions with their characteristics.
Match different payment systems with their descriptions.
Identify ways in which configurator tools can enhance an e-Business.
Match different product configurators with their descriptions.
Identify the methods for generating revenues.
Identify Internet-pricing methods.
Identify the characteristics of Internet auctions.
Identify ways in which technology that facilitates the free exchange of Internet-pricing information affects e-Business.
Identify the benefits of effective Operational Resources Management (ORM) for e-Business.
Identify business requirements for effective Operational Resources Management (ORM) within an e-Business.
Match the leading Operational Resources Management (ORM) solutions with their descriptions.

Unit 3: ERP 2 hours

Identify the characteristics of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Identify the benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for e-Business.
Identify the guidelines for selecting an appropriate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application for e-Business.
Identify factors to consider before deciding to build or buy an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.
Identify strategies for implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Identify the guidelines for ensuring effective management of your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application.
Identify future trends in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications.
Identify the features of supply chain planning (SCP) that are influencing the evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Identify the functions of Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) in strategy development.
Identify the stages and benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in an e-Business.

Unit 4: Interactive Communication Software 1 hour
Identify the benefits of good communication mechanisms to e-Business.
Identify the features of Internet telephony.
Identify the features of videoconferencing for e-Business.
Identify the characteristics of Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
Identify the benefits of virtual worlds.
Identify the benefits of Internet newsgroups.
Identify the features of digital communities.
Identify the features of Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML).