Students are expected to be able to: Understand the central role of information systems and of the world- wide- web in organisations. Identify the elements of hardware and software used for the transmission, storage and retrieval of information.Demonstrate how the quality of management decision making is enhanced by information systems. Assignment Task Assignment Task: E-Commerce has become the conventional method of conducting business today; both for transactions between Business to Business (B2B) & Business to Customer (B2C) trading. Discuss how this new internet based platform has changed the way business is conducted today in comparison to the ‘bricks & mortar’ trading of previous generations. Deliverables Your primary responsibility is to produce a 2000 word report detailing the impact eCommerce has had in creating new markets, introducing new services and increasing business productivity. The report should aim to discuss: The impact of E-Commerce on the ‘Retail industry’. Customer information and how it is used on an e-commerce platform. Improved marketing techniques of e-commerce. Security issues that are associated with conducting business over the internet and the methods that are used to combat these security vulnerabilities. E-commerce and the use of social media.

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