Welcome to Electronic Business 8504, Semester 2 2007 Announcements at Ozebuzz Self-selected activities, readings and seminars challenge you to envision electronic business benefits for corporations, governments, organisations, events, industries, etc. -- now and in the future. Tentative weekly programme Introductions and orientation - 23 July The flat world and you - 30 July Innovation everywhere - 6 August [submit Technology report] Workflow software, communities and outsourcing - 13 August Offshoring - 20 August [sit Test 1] Supply chaining, insourcing and in-forming - 27 August [present group project] Convergence on steroids - 3 Sept Evolving supply chains - 17 Sept [submit Case 1] New norms and business in a Flat World - 24 Sept [submit Case 2] eBusiness reality check - 1 Oct Adoption and Implementation - 8 Oct [submit Case 3] Revision and reflection - 15 Oct [sit Test 2] Project presentations - 22 Oct Group project due by 2pm on 2 Nov Your required texts: (19 April 2006) The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman (1918) The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jnr and E. B. White: paperback, html and pdf (2007) Marketing and Advertising Using Google [You will get a print copy this 3mb .pdf file in class.] Extra eBusiness and English grammar resources Hints and frequently asked questions (FAQs) Postgrad unit: Not for first-term MCom students Meets: Monday, 5-8pm, SSS 2233 Lecturers and Consultation: Jamie Murphy, SSSouth 2227, tel 6488 1979 Office: Monday and Wednesday 1-3, and by appointment Email: jmurphy@biz.uwa.edu.au MSN: by appointment, jmurphy@ecel.uwa.edu.au Skype: ad hoc and by appointment, "jamiejr" Steffen Zorn, SSSouth 2233, tel 6488 2879 Office: Tuesday 11:00-12:00 and by appointment Email: szorn@biz.uwa.edu.au Skype: by appointment, "steffenzorn"   Objectives: after this unit, you should be able to Discuss how digital communication technologies impact business processes Evaluate applying digital tools and systems in a business Apply marketing in an e-business environment Given the chance, choose to discuss electronic business Given the chance, choose to discuss ethics in the digital age Discuss how your qualifications will help and hurt your employment in an increasingly Flat World Given the chance, choose to discuss how businesses should react to an increasingly Flat World Generate and defend an e-business plan for a given entity Assessment UWA Business School | UWA | Legalese Page last updated: 23 Jul 2007 | this page looks best on my computer Copyright © 2004-2007 Jamie Murphy, with thanks to Sharon Purchase, Steve Bellman, Charles Hofacker, Larry Neale and Richard Lee