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Department of IS
Faculty of Computing and Information Technology King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
CPIS604 – Emerging Technologies in Business Course Syllabus
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LEMENTSCredit hours: 3 Pre-requisites: Co-requisite CPIS601 and CPIS602
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ESCRIPTIONThis course aims to develop the students’ understanding of how individuals, communities and organizations make use of new trends in technology such as social media principles and platforms, mobile and pervasive computing applications and Web services technologies, to engage with one another and to develop innovative business models. The course emphasizes on the role of teamwork in the business environment through a group project.
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BJECTIVE• To provide students with awareness regarding the changing business environments which creates a need for new business models.
• To provide an overview of the different applications in mobile and ubiquitous computing in the business sector.
• To examine how social networks, location-based technologies, virtual reality and IoT are being utilized to increase revenues.
• To provide an introduction to blockchain technology fundamentals.
• To introduce the students to research (via projects) to prepare them for masters’ thesis.
• To enhancing the students’ teamwork skills.
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UTCOMESUpon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Students will learn how emerging technologies are shaping the business landscape and are becoming the “differentiating” factors for companies and products.
2. Students will learn how mobile and ubiquitous technologies are utilized in the business field.
3. Students will learn about social commerce (including social shopping) and social enterprise and how they are applied in a business environment.
4. Students will understand the basic fundamentals regarding blockchain technologies.
5. Students will apply and evaluate the use of one or more emerging technology in the field of educational technology (project).
6. Students will learn how to write a scientific research paper to report their work.
7. Students will gain interpersonal skills through presentations.
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ATERIALS ANDR
EADINGS• Electronic Commerce: A Managerial and Social Networks Perspective (8th
Edition) by Efraim Turban, Jae Lee, Ting-Peng Liang and Deborrah Turban (2015).
• Blockchain, IBM’s 2nd Edition. This a downloadable e-Book.
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PTIONALC
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ATERIALS ANDR
EADINGS• In addition to Hands-out, slides and exercises from the Instructor that will be made available via Blackboard.
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OURSE SCHEDULE AND OUTLINEWeek Topic
Week 1 Course Orientation
Week 2 Chapter 1: Overview of Electronic Commerce Week 3 Chapter 6: Mobile Commerce & Ubiquitous Computing
Week 4 Chapter 6: Mobile Commerce & Ubiquitous Computing (continued) Week 5 Chapter 7: Social Commerce
Week 6 Chapter 7: Social Commerce (continued) Week 7 Mid Term Exam
Week 8 Chapters 8: Social Enterprise and Other Social Commerce Topics Week 9 Chapter 8: Social Enterprise (continued)
Week 10 An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (external resources – mentioned in reading section).
- Blockchain Fundamentals.
- How Blockchain Works.
Week 11 An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (continued) - Blockchain in Business.
- Case Study.
Week 12 Revision
Week 13 Student Groups finalize project work (practical + report + presentation) and submit to instructor.
Week 14 Group Project Final Presentation
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ETHODS● Final Exam: 40% (Individual assessment) on: 05/04/1440 – 12/12/2018 (10-12).
● Project (Report + Presentation + Software): 50% (Group assessment).
The final exam of this course is an open-book for the textbook and all other books and notes.
Make-up exams will not be given except in case of a serious emergency. If you must miss an exam, even if you are sick or injured, you or someone must contact the instructor as early as possible. You must show evidence that you are physically unable to take the exam, such as a
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clearly worded doctor's note, before the exam (with exception to sudden unforeseeable circumstances).
No make-ups will be granted for personal reasons such as travel, to ease exam week
schedules, or leisure. No student will be permitted to take an exam early except for medical reasons (delivery due date, for example).
The project has a number of milestones (proposal, implantation, reports and presentation).
Each milestone has a specific set date, any delay in submission will result in a deduction of marks (1 per day).
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ROJECT1- Please form a team of 3-4 students.
2- Choose a topic related to new trends and technologies in learning, training or
educational such as those presented in: http://eu-acerforeducation.acer.com/education- trends/8-education-technology-trends-for-2018/
3- Write a short proposal (1 page including title and references).
4- You would be submitting three reports for this project (each max 4 pages).
5- You will combine all three reports in a research paper for final assessment (templets and guidelines will be provided).
6- You will have a group presentation at the end of the semester.
7- Your project has to have a technical part (programming, using a software tool, creating a mock-up, simulation, etc).
Deliverables Submission Dates (hard and soft copies)
Marks % Proposal:
Title+ Research Problem+
proposed solution (1-2 pages)
16/01/1440 – 26/09/2018 8
Progress Report 1:
Introduction + Literature Review (max. 4)
01/02/1440 – 10/10/2018 8
Progress Report 2:
Analysis, Design and development (max. 4)
22/02/1440 – 31/10/2018 8
Progress Report 3:
Results, Discussion and Conclusion
max. 4)
13/03/1440 – 21/11/2018 8
Final paper (submission version):
Template format + full references.
(max. 10-12)
27/03/1440 – 05/12/2018 8
Software Development 10
Presentation
(max. 30 minutes with Q&A)
25/03/1440 – 03/12/2018 10
Total 60
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OOLS FOR THE COURSE(P
RACTICALACTIVITIES)
Students would use different tools depending on their specific project.4 of 4
I
NSTRUCTOR& C
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NFORMATION Instructor: Dr. Maram MeccawyOffice: 141-S
Email: [email protected]
Office hours: 12-1 (Mondays & Wednesdays)
