Course Description:
WEB-150 is an introduction to the Internet and its development into a key platform for business success. Examines how a business can use the web for selling products, services, and information, and how to incorporate a web presence into business practice. The student will learn how to develop an effective website structure and marketing strategy. Students will develop an understanding of the global nature of the web including international and intercultural issues.

Topical Outline:
1. Introduction to the Internet - its history as a commerce platform
2. Review various types of online commerce.
3. The use of business process and value chains to analyze an online business.
4. Analysis of various types of businesses to determine business needs and prospective online business models.
5. Introduction to the Internet consultant &/or agency.
6. The impact of the technological environment for web-based business.
7. Business requirements and the project life cycle
9. Proposal development and project management practices for web-based business project implementation.

Student Outcomes:
1. Trace the impact of the Internet on business and business process
2. Describe value chains in the business process
3. Analyze the use of the Internet as a contributing factor in the business process
4. Assess the use of the Internet as a vehicle for a particular business process
5. Establish the technological environment for a web-based business
6. Establish the international and socio-economic environment for a web based business
7. Written communication by developing a compelling proposal for a web-based business
8. Oral Communication by presenting business analysis and Web proposals

Textbooks
Required Book: Electronic Commerce (7th Edition)Schneider

Software
The software listed below will be used often during the course.
1. This course requires a Web Browser.
2. You may elect to create web pages and may use whatever tools with which you are comfortable. You may need to transfer your web pages to a web server using the FTP protocol. Core FTP is a freeware FTP client application that you can use to manage your web server account.

Required Equipment
There is no equipment requirement for this course.
You will need a reliable Internet service provider and at least a 33.6K modem installed on your system.

Course Schedule - Subject to Change Throughout Semester
Although the instructor may deem it appropriate to deviate from the following schedule, the basic design of the course is shown below. Material will be posted no less than one week before it is due.

Reading
You should finish the reading for each class date before the time that the class meets – this is the material we will discuss in class, and you will be graded not only on your participation in the discussion, but a quiz on the reading assignment as well, every other week.

Quizzes
Quizzes will consist of a mix of multiple choice, short answer and essay questions on the topics covered since the previous quiz. You must complete the work without assistance from anyone else. Your final test grade will be the average grades received on all quizzes. There will be absolutely NO make-ups for quizzes. You MUST attend class to take a quiz and to receive credit for it. If you are ill and cannot come to class, arrangements will be made to either deliver the quiz via e-mail (to be completed within 24 hours) or to alter your grade accordingly. NO quiz make-ups will be issued for absences other than illness.

Abstract
An abstract is a short (50 - 200 words) report on a technology issue you have discovered from a current trade magazine, list server or web site. The topic appears on the syllabus, and will coincide with the weekly reading and discussion. This should be a written report or memo such as you might submit to a boss or colleague. An Abstract consists of a link to an external source, a description of the information and how you think it applies to the material we have covered until that point in the course.

Course Schedule
Please click here for a printable version of the course schedule.

Emails –
You are encouraged to send emails if you have any questions regarding assignments to the instructor.

Project
– More information on the project will be distributed later in the semester. It will be a group project, emulating the professional setting, to roughly coincide with the PLANNING and PROJECT MANAGEMENT material covered in the last 1/3 of the course schedule. The project will be delivered in-person and verbally by the entire group. Attendance for your group presentation is REQUIRED, and failure to appear will result in a grade of zero points, or an “F”.

Participation
Not only is class participation one of the factors considered in student evaluation, but the sharing of thoughts, questions, and critical assessments provides an enrichment that no amount of solitary reading and study can give. Besides in-class discussions, you may interact with other class members using e-mail and/or the online discussion area of the blog or Facebook page provided for this purpose. You may earn up to 50 points per week for the first 12 weeks, for a semester total of up to 600 participation points. Your participation in the final group project will be part of your final project grade, and will be evaluated by your fellow group members and the course instructor.

Evaluation of Final Grades
Evaluation is based on the following criteria:
Written Assignments 25%
Test Score 25%
Project 25%
Participation 25%

Abstracts and written assignments will receive 100 points if they:
1. Answer the question or complete the task
2. Are presented in a profession manner with regards to format, grammar and supporting information
3. Are received by the instructor on or before their due date

Abstracts and written assignments with lose points for the following:
1. Do not answer the question or complete the task
2. Are submitted without regard for presentation with regards to format, grammar or supporting information
3. Are received after their due dates
You may request an extension for any assignment before the assignment is due. Send me an email at least 48 hours prior to the due date and you may have an extension for any reason. This is designed to mimic the professional consulting environment where activities often run over their projected time but a good consultant always lets the client know, in advance, of any schedule changes.

The participation portion of your grade is calculated by the number of posts you make to the ongoing discussion on the class Facebook page.

The component will be calculated on a curve from 70 - 100.
The following scale will be used to determine grades:
A 93+
A- 90-92
B+ 87-89
B 83-86
B- 80-82
C+ 77-79
C 73-76
C- 70-72
D 60-69
F Below 60

Academic Honesty
Feel free to ask questions of other students in the class. You'll probably learn this material faster and more thoroughly if you interact with other students in the class. However, your work must be your own. There is a clear line between asking another student to explain a concept and copying that student's work and turning it in as your own. Simply ask yourself, "Do I understand what my classmate did, and can I now do it myself without help?" If you can answer "Yes" to this question then you haven't cheated, rather you've learned from the help provided by the classmate. This type of interaction is strongly encouraged in this class!

In addition, students may not cut and paste answer to assignments, quiz questions or projects without citation. You must answer question in your own words. Students may not copy others’ assignments or copy content from other students or websites verbatim without proper citation.

In the preparation and presentation of any assigned work--including examinations, tests, quizzes, term papers, reports, themes and other written or oral exercises--every student shall conform to a strict standard of academic honesty. Any attempt to deceive a faculty member or to help another student to do so will be considered a violation of this standard. In all assignments, students must acknowledge the words and/or ideas of others taken from print or electronic media, whether a direct quotation or a paraphrase; any omission of this is dishonest. Cheating on examinations or tests consists of knowingly giving, receiving or using-or attempting to give, receive or use-unauthorized assistance during an examination or test. A faculty member may record a grade of zero for any assignment on which a student has plagiarized or cheated. For repeat offenses within a single course, the faculty member may record a grade of “F” for the course. Violations of this policy in multiple courses may result in dismissal from the College. A student may appeal these decisions according to the Academic Grievance Procedure

Disabilities
If you believe that you have a disability requiring accommodations in this class, please contact the Coordinator of Support Services for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible. After you receive your accommodation form, please see me so that I can work with you to implement them in a timely fashion. It is the student's responsibility to seek and secure accommodations prior to the start of a test or project.

Janine Allo office: Hauke 007; phone: 802-651-5961; email: allo@champlain.edu

Class during an Extended Campus Closure
Champlain College is taking precautionary measures to ensure that this class can continue in a “virtual environment” even during an extended emergency such as severe weather, contagious disease, physical infrastructure failure, campus closure, or similar incident. This course will continue either online through a college-provided learning management system (Angel), or through some other process unless cancelled.
In the event of such an emergency, students are expected to continue instructor-designated class activities, as directed by the instructor. Due to the nature of the “virtual environment” learning activities may differ slightly from the on-campus course. In order for this emergency preparedness plan to be effective, you are asked to do the following:
Immediately
• Ensure that you will have a computer and broadband Internet access at the location (home or other) in which you will reside during an extended campus closure.
• Prepare yourself with the basic skills of logging into Angel via the my.champlain.edu dashboard, finding your course(s) and entering them.
• Participate in a “warm up” online activity in the “virtual environment” when directed to do so by your instructor.
During an Emergency
• Test your broadband Internet access immediately upon arriving at your chosen residence during the campus closure.
• Log into Angel and enter your courses.
• Check for emergency information on Champlain College main website (www.Champlain.edu) which will indicate the semester week and day on which college classes will resume online.
• Enter your class and go to the appropriate week of class where you will receive directions from your instructor.