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Electronic commerce, often referred to as simply E-Commerce, refers to business that is conducted over the Internet using a wide variety of applications such as the world wide web, email, web services, XML data transfer, and EDI, among others. E-Commerce can be conducted between businesses and also between a business and a consumer. The E-Commerce major is designed for students interested in the business-oriented aspects of Internet and web technologies. Students will learn business fundamentals (accounting, marketing, advertising, economics) as well as foundational concepts in information systems that relate to Internet technologies and E-Commerce transactions. The primary goal of the program is to provide an educational background that bridges the gap between business and technology. The culminating experience of the program will be a cooperative education experience that allows the student the opportunity to gain real-world business experience in a field related to E-Commerce. In addition to the E-Commerce major for the Bachelor degree (details below), there is also an E-Commerce Associate of Science degree. Requirements for E-Commerce Major All courses which are applied to the major must be completed with a grade of C- or higher. CIS 111 Word Processing Applications CIS 112 Spreadsheet Applications CIS 113 Data Management Applications CIS 129 Fundamentals of Information Systems CIS 201 E-Commerce CSCI 139 Web Design and Development CSCI 179 Programming in Visual Basic CSCI 319 Database Management I CSCI 331 Web Programming CSCI 351 Information System Security and Forensics CSCI 439 Data Communications and Networks ACCT 113 Principles of Accounting I ACCT 123 Principles of Accounting II BADM 324 Advertising BADM 454 Marketing ECON 221 Principles of Microeconomics Cooperative Education Experience The student, in consultation with his/her major advisor, must also select 3 courses from the following list. At least 2 courses must be numbered 300 or higher: CIS 211 Interactive Web Animation CIS 241 Project Management CIS 469 System Analysis CSCI 189 Java Programming CSCI 427 Operating Systems CSCI 431 Professional Web Portfolio BADM 300 Introduction to Entrepreneurship BADM 355 Business Law I BADM 364 Business Ethics BADM 374 Principles of Management ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics ART 126 2-D Design ART 186 3-D Design ART 240 Intro to Graphic Design ACCT 233 Managerial Accounting or Acct 313 Cost Accounting NOTE: At most one of the Acct courses may be selected.