General Information

Course Duration
4 hours

Audience
A wide range of information technology (IT) professionals and business managers, including departmental managers, webmasters, IT managers, intranet/extranet/Internet consultants and system integrators

Prerequisites
The courses E-commerce: An Introduction, E-commerce: A Framework, E-commerce: Security Considerations, E-commerce: Consumer Payment Protocols; familiarity with the World Wide Web, the Internet, and web architecture

Topics Covered

• Network infrastructures
• Value Added Networds
• ISDN, X.400 and xDSL

• Standards for EDI
• EDI system requirements
• VAN-based EDI v. Internet EDI

• Intranet architecture
• Intranet applications
• Benefits and drawbacks

Course Aim

To provide an overview of business to business communication, categorize it, and examine its infrastructure and application to business

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the student should be able to

• describe the main types of traditional business to business communications
• describe the basic methods of business communication
• describe how Value Added Networks (VANs) operate
• give an overview of ISDN, X.400 and xDSL technologies
• examine the standards, requirements, and benefits of EDI systems
• define EDI transaction sets and data elements
• describe the different standards governing EDI transactions
• explain how EDI works
• discuss the role of the VAN in an EDI transaction
• outline certain minimum requirements to be met before moving to an EDI system.
• explain VAN-based EDI and Internet EDI
• describe the features of an intranet's architecture
• identify and discuss the major intranet productivity applications
• outline the benefits and drawbacks of an intranet