Master of Science (Internet and E-Commerce Technology)

Abreviated Name

M.S. (IEC)

Purpose of the Curriculum

Trained personnel are needed to make Internet and E-Commerce effective for national and social development of Thailand.

Electronic Commerce is the process of buying and selling goods electronically by consumers and from company to company through computerized business transactions. By replacing manual and paper-based procedures with electronic alternatives, and by using information flows in new and dynamic ways, electronic commerce can accelerate ordering, delivery, and payment for goods and services while reducing companies' operating and inventory cost.

No single force embodies electronic transformation more than the Internet. It is generally agreed that Internet will change the way we live, the way we learn, the way we work, and the way we play. Internet will change everything. Everything will converge on the Internet.

The internet is enabling organizations to build new business models in which they are directly linked to customers and suppliers as well as to other parts of their organizations.

The Internet is reapidly becoming the technology of choices for electronic commerce because it offers business an even easier way to link with other companies or individuals at very low cost. The Internet's global connectivity in over 250 countries and ease of use can provide companies with access to businesses or individuals that would normally e outside their reach. Web sites are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Student who completes the Master of Science Program in Internet and E-Commerce Technology will :

• Know how to appraise electronic trade and commerce opportunities in precise terms of costs and benefits.
• Know how to construct a variety of complete electronic commerce systems for selling products and services.
• Know how to construct a variety of complete electronic commerce systems for managing vendor relations.
• Be competent to appraise tools such as HTTP Servers, secure transaction software and firewalls, low and high-end database systems, heterogeneous networks, NNTP Servers, client software, financial institution networking tools, and intelligent agents.
• Be competent in the contracts needed to support electronic trade and commerce on the Internet.
• Be competent to provide the financial accounting infrastructure to support electronic trade and commerce

Expected Starting Dates :

January 1, 2000

Study Plan

CS 6102     Management Information Systems
IC 6001     Internet and E-Commerce Technology
IC 6801     E-Commerce Law and Regulations
IC 6111     Web Programming
IC 6301     Internet Marketing
IC 6201     Computer Networking
IC 6401     Banking and Electronic Payment Systems
IC 6403     Internet and E-commerce Security
IC 7000     Thesis (or IC 6998 E-commerce Practicum)