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Study programmes 2007-2008Last update : 7/05/2008
MARK0746-1  E-business
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
"licencié" business studies, 2nd year2
Sales engineer, 3rd year2,5
Holder(s) :  Philippe Van Der Mersch
Language :  Langue anglaise
Course contents :  - The building blocks of the Internet
- Internet and society
- Internet and the Media
· B2C e-business
- B2B e-business
- Corporate e-business.
Course objective :  Provide a better understanding of the situation and major trends of the internet, in terms of technology, business and overall environment, and of their key implications for business decision-makers.
Prerequisites :  Basic knowledge of the Internet technologies
MKTG 553 International marketing
Organization :  - Ensure understanding of basic components of the internet : "what it is" and "how it works", in particular in Belgium.
- Focus, through interactive sessions, on learning to identify current and future implications on business.
- Illustrate learnings through real-life examples presented by key stakeholders of the Belgian internet community.
- Apply learnings on real cases through project teamwork and presentations, used as evaluation.
Written notes :  - The Economist.
- Cassidy, J. 2002. dot.com The greatest story ever sold. London, Penguin Press.
- McKinsey Quarterly.
- Salvino, S. 2001. Anthropologie de la société digitale. Brussels, ICHEC.
- Thiran, Y. 2000. Sexe, mensonges et Internet. Réseau et transparence. Paris, Castells Labor.
- De Meyer, A. 2002. Belgique on line. 30 propositions pour la e-Belgique de demain. Bruxelles, Fondation Roi Baudouin.
- Liebowitz, S. J. (2002) Rethinking The Network Economy.
Assessment :  1st session assessment : students set up groups of 4 or 5 people and have 2 distinct assignments :
-analyse one of the sessions presented by field actors who master their field
-select a company working in e-commerce, analyse its bisiness model, discuss its perspectives and its impact on the sector
or develop an e-commerce idea, present its business plan, discuss its perspectives and its impact on the sector
2nd session assessment : the students will have to improve their group assignment


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