Catalog Navigator : E-Commerce Technology

Modern organizations are designing and deploying Internet-based technologies for integrated e-commerce transactions. Students of the Bachelor of Science in E-Commerce Technology program learn the most in-demand Internet skills for evolving new economy.

The BS in E-Commerce Technology focuses on applying Internet technologies for a wide variety of e-business solutions, including:

online retail
banking
e-supply chain management
customer relationship management
e-government

Students learn methodologies for web engineering and project management, interactive design and e-business process/technologies. This dual emphasis of e-business concepts and technologies has resulted in plentiful job opportunities for many E-Commerce Technology graduates.

What students learn from this program:

Computer programming and database technology
Web engineering methodology, user-centered design, and systems development life cycle
Web services, e-commerce servers, Web 2.0
Project management
Networking and middleware

The Liberal Studies program is the general portion of the curriculum at DePaul. Click here to view the CDM courses that qualify for liberal studies credit.

Four-year schedule of courses:

First Year

Major Field Courses (6)

IT 130     The Internet and the Web   Self Placement Test Available
IT 201     Introduction to Information Systems
IT 240     Introduction to Desktop Databases   Self Placement Test Available
IT 263     Applied Networks and Security
IT 230     Building Internet Applications
MAT 140 Discrete Mathematics I
   or BMS 125 Business Calculus I

Liberal Studies (6)

Second Year

Major Field Courses (7)

IT 223       Data Analysis   Self Placement Test Available
IM 210      Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
IT 215       Analysis and Design Techniques   Self Placement Test Available
CSC 211   Programming in Java I   Self Placement Test Available
CSC 212   Programming in Java II
ECT 330   Advanced Internet Application Development
WRD 204 Technical Writing [formerly Eng 204]
   or WRD 301 Writing in the Professions

Liberal Studies (5)

Third Year

Major Field Courses (5)

ECT 355 Internet Systems: Collaboration, Commerce, and Media
ECT 360 Introduction to Xml
ECT 365 Web Server Operations
SE 330    Object Oriented Modeling
CMN 212 Small Group Communication
   or CMN 220 Public Speaking

Liberal Studies (4)
Open Electives (3)

Fourth Year

Major Field Courses (2)

ECT 372 Software Project Development and Management
ECT 359 E-Commerce Technology Senior Project

300-level CDM elective (2) - chosen in consultation with student's adviser.
Liberal Studies (4)
Open Electives (4)

Open Electives
Open Electives may be taken from any department or program. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the undergraduate Bulletin for details). If you wish to pursue a minor, most minor field courses will be credited as open electives.

Note: Grades for all courses in the students major (i.e. non-Liberal Studies and non-Open Elective) must be 'C' or better. Grades of 'C-' may be accepted provided the overall grade point average in the major is 2.0 or better.