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In the last two decades the world has been witnessing continuous increase in e-commerce, seen in the very high growth of this sector by 28% percent between 2006 and 2010. Various studies predict a large decrease in traditional modes of commerce by 2020, including trading in food products and retailing sector which is pushing in favor of e-commerce at the expense of intensive labor trade. Due to the presence of an advanced electronic environment especially in broad band Internet services and personal computers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, academic specializations in administering e-commerce, from administrative marketing perspective and technical support perspective, are among the areas which will be more attractive to the workforce and accordingly in strong demand from students and graduates.
Program content
The BA in Business Administration (e-commerce) graduates specialists in business administration and commerce through electronic media such as the Internet, mobile phones, and the like. In addition to the basic academic fields and skills, the academic plan covers, skills relevant to e-business and e-commerce strategies, designing commercial Internet sites. Electronic marketing, technological administration, addressing copy-rights issues related to e-commerce, etc. The graduate will thoroughly master the processes involved in e-commerce, and the methods that help advance it, in addition to being able to sell products through virtual cyberspace. In addition to academic courses, the academic plan focuses on practical skills through practical training in case studies used in parallel with most courses, together with a variety of teaching and evaluation strategies. The BA in Business Administration (e-commerce) consists of 130 credit hours covering university requirements, college requirements and specialized courses, and it includes elective courses and practical training.
Program duration
4 years
Program objectives
The BA in Business Administration (E-commerce) aims at preparing a specialized workforce and developing the skills and competencies in e-commerce to meet the needs of the job market.
The graduates of this program are expected to:
1-Show understanding of e-commerce at the level of administration and practical application.
2-Make decision concerning e-commerce to promote the employing organization's performance.
3-Increase the organization's market share in cyberspace.
4-Know technical methods in e-commerce currently used in the international markets.
5-Apply new practices in e-commerce.
6-Design Internet sites for e-commerce and prepare their marketing contents.
7-Market the organization's products through the Internet and other social media.
8-Lay plans and strategies for developing the organization's e-business and trade.
Justification for offering BA in Business Administration
The justifications for the program in e-commerce include:
A.The importance of e-commerce locally and internationally.
B.The urgent need for qualified e-commerce graduates in the job market.
C.The recent development in e-commerce and the investment opportunities in this market.
D.The need in the KSA for enhancing e-commerce which will help increase the country's share of the international market.
E.The attractive nature of studying at SEU.
F.Trends among graduate to opt for more technologically oriented programs.
Employment opportunities
The BA in Business Administration (E-Commerce) prepares graduates to work in a wide variety of jobs in the public and private sectors including:
•E-commerce director
•E-retail analyst
•Smart jobs analyst
•Warehouse database analyst
•E-business consultant
•Information systems E-analyst
•Information security consultant
•IT researcher
•Web-sites commercial developer
University requirements: 34 Credit Hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG001 | English Language Skills | 16 | |
| CS001 | Computer Essentials | 3 | |
| COMM001 | Communication Skills | 2 | |
| CI001 | Academic Skills | 2 | |
| MATH001 | Fundamentals of Math | 3 | |
| ISLM101 | Intro to Islamic culture | 2 | |
| ISLM102 | Professional Conduct & Ethics in Islam | 2 | |
| ISLM103 | Islamic Economic System | 2 | ISLM101 |
| ISLM104 | Social System and Human Rights | 2 | ISLM102 |
| Total | 34 | ||
College Requirements: 57 Credit Hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT101 | Principles of Accounting | 3 | Passing the first year |
| MGT101 | Principles of Management | 3 | Passing the first year |
| STAT101 | Statistics | 3 | Passing the first year |
| ECON101 | Microeconomics | 3 | Passing the first year |
| LAW101 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | Passing the first year |
| ECOM201 | Introduction to E-Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| ACCT301 | Cost Accounting | 3 | ACCT101 |
| MGT322 | Logistics Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| FIN101 | Principles of Finance | 3 | ACCT101 |
| MGT311 | Intro to Operations Management | 3 | MGT101+STAT101 |
| MGT321 | Intro to International Business | 3 | |
| MGT201 | Marketing Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| MGT301 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | MGT211 |
| MGT401 | Strategic Management | 3 | MGT201+ FIN101 |
| STAT201 | Quantitative Methods | 3 | STAT101 |
| ECON201 | Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| MGT211 | H.R. Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| ECOM101 | E-Commerce | 3 | |
| MIS201 | Management of Information Systems | 3 | MGT101 |
| Total | 57 | ||
Department Requirements: 30 Credit Hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT404 | Web Design | 3 | |
| LAW402 | Law of E-Commerce | 3 | LAW101 |
| E-COM421 | E-Business Strategies and Business Models | 3 | MGT401 |
| E-COM402 | E-Supply Chain Management | 3 | MGT322 |
| E-COM301 | E-Marketing | 3 | MGT201 |
| IT403 | Fundamentals of Databases | 3 | IT401 |
| IT401 | Business Computer Languages | 3 | |
| IT402 | Integrated Enterprise Systems | 3 | MIS201 |
| E-COM430 | Internship | 6 | Complete 90 credit hours |
| Total | 30 | ||
Concentrations: E-Commerce Concentration:
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT405 | E-Portals Development | 3 | IT404 |
| ECOM322 | Social Media Marketing | 3 | ECOM301 |
| ECOM425 | Virtual Organization Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| Total | 9 | ||
Accounting Concentration
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT201 | Financial Accounting | 3 | ACCT101 |
| ACCT422 | Tax and Zakat Accounting | 3 | ACCT201 |
| ACCT402 | Introduction to Accounting Information Systems | 3 | ACCT101+ MIS201 |
| Total | 9 | ||
Management Concentration
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGT312 | Decision Making and Problems Solving | 3 | MGT101 |
| MGT323 | Project Management | 3 | MGT311 |
| MGT402 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | 3 | MGT101 |
| Total | 9 | ||
Finance Concentration
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN201 | Corporate Finance | 3 | FIN101 |
| FIN402 | Financial Institutions and Markets | 3 | FIN101 |
| FIN401 | Banks Management | 3 | FIN101 |
| Total | 9 | ||
year1 : Semester 1
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG001 | English Language Skills | 8 | |
| CS001 | Computer Essentials | 3 | |
| COMM001 | Communication Skills | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | ||
year1 : Semester 2
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG001 | English Language Skills (Continued) | 8 | |
| MATH001 | Fundamentals of Math | 2 | |
| CI001 | Academic Skills | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | ||
year2 : Semester 3
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON101 | Microeconomics | 3 | Passing the first year |
| MGT101 | Principles of Management | 3 | Passing the first year |
| STAT101 | Statistics | 3 | Passing the first year |
| LAW101 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | Passing the first year |
| ACCT101 | Principles of Accounting | 3 | Passing the first year |
| ISLM101 | Introduction to Islamic Culture | 2 | Passing the first year |
| Total | 17 | ||
year2 : Semester 4
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN101 | Principles of Finance | 3 | ACCT101 |
| MGT201 | Marketing Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| STAT201 | Quantitative Methods | 3 | STAT101 |
| MGT211 | H.R. Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| ECOM101 | E-Commerce | 3 | |
| ISLM102 | Professional Conduct & Ethics in Islam | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | ||
year 3 : Semester 5
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON201 | Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| MIS201 | Management of Information Systems | 3 | MGT101 |
| ECOM201 | Introduction to E-Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| MGT301 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | MGT211 |
| MGT311 | Introduction to Operations Management | 3 | MGT101+STAT101 |
| ECOM301 | E-Marketing | 3 | MGT201 |
| Total | 18 | ||
year3 : Semester 6
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT301 | Cost Accounting | 3 | ACCT101 |
| MGT322 | Logistics Management | 3 | MGT101 |
| MGT321 | Intro to International Business | 3 | |
| IT401 | Business Computer Languages | 3 | |
| Concentration | 3 | ||
| ISLM103 | Islamic Economic System | 2 | ISLM101 |
| Total | 17 | ||
year4 : Semester 7
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT404 | Web Design | 3 | |
| MGT401 | Strategic Management | 3 | MGT201+ FIN101 |
| IT403 | Fundamentals of Databases | 3 | IT401 |
| LAW402 | Law of E-Commerce | 3 | LAW101 |
| Concentration | 3 | ||
| ISLM104 | Social System and Human Rights | 2 | ISLM102 |
| Total | 17 | ||
year4 : Semester 8
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT402 | Integrated Enterprise Systems | 3 | MIS201 |
| ECOM421 | E-Business Strategy and Business Models | 3 | MGT401 |
| ECOM402 | E-supply Chain Management | 3 | MGT322 |
| Concentration | 3 | ||
| ECOM430 | Internship | 6 | Complete 90 credit hours |
| Total | 18 | ||
Brief Description
The internship provides qualified students with an opportunity to receive professional training and experience in an actual work environment. This Internship is an ongoing seminar between the student, the faculty member and the employment supervisor. It involves an Internship Application and Learning Agreement, periodic meetings with the faculty representative, professional experience at a level equivalent to other senior-level courses and submission of material as established in the Internship Application and Learning Agreement.
Semester
Semester 8 (10 weeks).
Time Allocation and Scheduling Arrangement
One semester after completing 90 credit hours of the study plan.
Number of Credit Hours
6 credit hours.
Intended Learning Outcomes
To understand the expected performance of the various functions associated with the student's focus area.
To apply academic learning to workplace practices.
To develop the professional sense of the trainee.
To develop the trainee's sense of work ethic and business.
To practice and develop professional skills, such as oral, written, and interpersonal communications.
Demonstrate high problem solving capability
Demonstrate awareness of organizational behavior and management methods.
Demonstrate and develop critical thinking.
To improve educational experience away from what is offered in the classroom.
To improve overall understanding of the organization's working structure and mechanisms.
Assessment Procedures
40 % for internship activities (assigned by the on-training supervisor).
30 % for the apprehension and the assiduity of the student (assigned by the academic supervisor).
30 % for the substance and the style of the training report (assigned by the department).
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