This subject provides a detailed overview of the concepts and processes used in doing business electronically. This will include information exchange processes (EDI) and inter- and intra-organisational communications; electronic exchange and business including EFT, smart cards and electronic money; security issues and networks; internets, intranets and extranets; business models and e-commerce; the internet customer and marketing; economics and e-commerce; taxation, business and exchange issues in e-commerce; legal and ethical issues in e-commerce. Students will receive experience in using and adapting existing www and electronic commerce software in developing applications of e-commerce in real-world contexts.