E-commerce
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E-Commerce
Ecommerce Definition: e-commerce, or
electronic commerce is the conduct of a financial transactions
by electronic means. With the huge success of commerce on the Internet, e-commerce usually refers to shopping at online
stores on the World Wide Web, also known as e-commerce Web sites.
Example of E-commerce
Online Shopping
- Buying and selling goods on the Internet is one of the most popular examples of ecommerce. Sellers create storefronts that are the online equivalents of retail outlets. Buyers browse and purchase products with mouse clicks.
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Online Shopping |
Electronic Payments
- When buying goods online, there needs to be a mechanism to pay online too. Electronic payments reduce the inefficiency associated with writing and mailing checks.
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Electronic payment |
Online Auctions
- When you think online auction, you think eBay. Physical auctions predate online auctions, but the Internet made auctions accessible to a large number of buyers and sellers. Online auctions are an efficient mechanism for price discovery.
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Online Auctions |
Internet Banking
- Today it is possible for you to perform the entire gamut of banking operations without visiting a physical bank branch. Interfacing of websites with bank accounts, and by extension credit cards, was the biggest driver of e-commerce.
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Bank Islam Internet Banking |
Online
Ticketing
- Air tickets, movie tickets, train tickets, play tickets, tickets to sporting events, and just about any kind of tickets can be booked online. Online ticketing does away with the need to queue up at ticket counters.
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Air Asia Online Ticketing |
Advantages&Disadvantages of E-commerce
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E-banking
- Online banking (or Internet banking or E-banking) allows customers of a financial institution to conduct financial transactions on a secure website operated by the institution, which can be a retail or virtual bank, credit union or building society.
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An Internet banking customer accesses accounts from a browser— software that runs Internet banking programs resident on the bank’s World Wide Web server.
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Must have personal Internet access - must register with the institution for the service, and set up some password (under various names) for customer verification.Features
- viewing account balances
- viewing recent transactions
- downloading bank statements, for example in PDF format
- Paying third parties, including bill
- Loan applications and transactions, such as repayments of enrollments
- Funds transfers between the customer's linked accounts
E-banking in Malaysia
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Affin bank Sdn Bhd |
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Bank Islam Sdn Bhd |
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CIMB Sdn Bhd |
Security ( Online Transaction )
- Exchanging sensitive information without the appropriate encryption technology or security measures can make a computer user or identity particularly vulnerable.
- There are several ways to help ensure safe transactions on the Internet. The following list provides some tips on how to make sure your transaction is secure:
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Online security is important |
1. Use the latest Internet browser.
2. Read the privacy policy.
3. Only use one credit card.
4. Never give out passwords or user ID information online unless you know who you are dealing with.
5. Keep records of all of your Internet transactions.
6.After you've made purchases online, check your e-mail.
Enterprise wide technologies and methodologies
Several technologies adapted by enterprise allow them the flexibility and the ability to move swiftly in a business environment. Some of the common technologies used in enterprise include portals, electronic data interchange, data warehouse, extranets, web service, work flow and virtual private networks. Here are some example of the technologies that have been used nowadays:
1. Collaboration Key : companies set up smart hubs that are not only used by
their own customers, but also interact with other companies' sites.
2. Supercharged Kiosks : The customer could even purchase the TV directly from
the kiosk for later deliver.
3. IM's New Role : instant messaging likely will be beefed up to handle
everyday business processes.
4. Speeding Things Up : the real-time aspect of future e-commerce technologies
will allow users to engage in "threaded discussions" as they
negotiate contracts and share data.
5. Wireless e-commerce : also called mobile commerce or m-commerce.
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Technology on our hand. Together we move forward |
Scenario
Collaborative Online Learning
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Changes in both the levels of funding and the profiles of students have led to an increasing emphasis on the use of flexible methods of course delivery in higher education and as part of that trend there is increasing interest in the use of communication and information technologies (ICT). Here are some example of collaborative tools in e-learning:
1)Online Forum
2)Wikis
3)Podcasting
4)Second Life
ONLINE FORUM
- An Online Forum , is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
- Online Forums offer focused content on a wide array of current topics, presented by professionally coached and engaging speakers.
- They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived. Also, depending on the access level of a user or the forum set-up, a posted message might need to be approved by a moderator before it becomes visible.
- Depending on the forum's settings, users can be anonymous or have to register with the forum and then subsequently log in in order to post messages. On most forums, users do not have to log in to read existing messages.
Things you need to know about Online Forum
- User Group
-Privileges
and rights are given based on user groups. The privileged is set by the
administrator.
- Moderator
posts and threads of all members for the purpose of moderating
discussion and also keeping the forum clean.
- They have access to all posts and threads.
- Administrator
site.
-Promote members to moderators, manage the rules, create sections and
sub-sections, as well as perform any database operations.
- Post
user's details and the date and time it was submitted.
-Members are usually allowed to edit or delete their own posts.
- Thread
displayed – by default – from oldest to latest, although this is typically
configurable.
- Emoticon
convey emotional content in written or message form.
WIKIS
- Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser.
- Easiest and most effective Web-based collaboration tool in any instructional portfolio.
- Provides direct (and immediate) access to a site’s content, which is crucial in group editing or other collaborative project activities.
- Wiki is a combination of a CGI script and a collection of plain text files that allows users to create Web pages “on the fly.”
- Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly.
PODCASTING
- A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication.
- One obvious use of podcasting in an educational context is to create an archive of class lectures that students can listen to their convenience.
- Podcasting is a time-shifting technology. Learners can download an audio file to a portable device and listen to it at their convenience.
- In an educational context, instructors might create guided audio tours for field trips, or perhaps commentary or instructions for an internship or residency. Conversely, students can create podcasts to report their observations or conduct interviews.
- In an education field, Podcasting could be used for:
- guest lectures
- student presentations
- student-produced podcasts
- interviews with guest experts
- tours/fieldwork
- internships/residencies
- feedback/evaluation of student work
This short video shows about the usage of podcasting in education
SECOND LIFE
- Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab.
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In Second Life participants use avatars, virtual selves that reflect the creator's personalities, to interact with one another within the online environment.
- In terms of educational practice, this virtual world allows for a re imagining of the classroom as one that meets the new needs of online instruction while providing students with a sense of belonging to a learning community.
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Second Life is used as a platform for education by many institutions, such as colleges, universities, libraries and government entities.
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New educational institutions have also emerged that operate exclusively within Second Life, taking advantage of the platform to deliver a high quality service to a world wide audience at low cost.This video shows how educator can use Second Life as a teaching method.SCENARIO
In your opinion, do you think Online teaching method really can brings a benefit in developing student performance?
LEARNING AND COMMUNICATING
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Communication skills are some of the most important skills that you need to master. Communication, therefore, is a process that involves at least two
people – a sender and a receiver. For it to be successful, the receiver
must understand the message in the way that the sender intended. This sounds quite simple. But have you ever been in a situation where
this hasn't happened? Misunderstanding and confusion often occur, and
they can cause enormous problems. If you want to be an expert communicator, you need to be effective at
all points in the communication process, and you must be comfortable
with the different channels of communication. When you communicate well,
you can be very successful.One of the most popular channel nowadays is internet.
NETWORK LEARNING
Network learning can be defined as a process of developing and maintaining
connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way
so as to support one another learning.
Network learning can be practiced in both informal
and formal educational settings. In formal settings the learning
achieved through networked communication is formally facilitated,
assessed and/or recognized by an educational organization. In an informal setting, individuals maintain a learning network for
their own interests, for learning "on-the-job", or for research purposes.
HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TEAM PLAYER IN ONLINE FORUMS
“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.”-
This a good quotation that shows about the power of teamwork. To succeed, teamwork requires trust in leadership and confidence in one another; principles that apply to your team member just as well.The question is, how to be an effective team player?here are some tip that i would like to share:
Demonstrates reliability
Communicates constructively
Listens actively
Functions as an active participant
Shares openly and willingly
Exhibits flexibility
Works as a problem-solver
Treats others in a respectful and supportive manner
Shows commitment
SCENARIO
You have been given a task that need you to do it with group.What type of characteristic as a qualification to be your group member?
Netiquette
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What is NETIQUETTE?
The word netiquette is a combination of ’net’ (from internet) and
’etiquette’. It means respecting other users’ views and displaying
common courtesy when posting your views to online discussion groups. -Wendy M Grossman | 9th September 2010. In a simple clarification just refer to the formula below:
NET+ETIQUETTE=NETIQUETTE
Assume that Internet is a country..So that we, user as a citizen..There is a term given to those who live, work and spend time on the internet.We call it as Netizen..Does it sounds cool do you think??hehe
NET+CITIZEN=NETIZEN
Rules of NETIQUETTE
Since you are living in the 'country'. So there's must be some rules that you need to know and follow.
1. DO NOT CAPITALISE
EVERYTHING!
It is consider as very rude..looks like you are shouting at people
2.Criticism
It is hard to interpret people’s mind over the Internet;
sometimes people meant to say otherwise.
3.Think
Before Posting
It is important to note, what is posted online today,
may come back and haunt the writer tomorrow.
4.Pay
Attention to Language Issues
Avoid from using Improper,
inappropriate or bad language.
Internet Security
1.Keep
Personal Information Private
Posting private and personal
information in the wrong location can have serious consequences.
2.Obey
Copyright Laws
3.Be Aware
of Cyber bullying
SCENARIO
This is a video about technology in a future..In your opinion, do you believe that technology can loose the relationship between human?