Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender,Queer 135 - Technologies for Electronic Commerce

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Colgate University

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V. Ramachandran The explosive growth of the Internet has fundamentally changed how business is conducted. Many of the online services that people use every day rely on important technological advances that motivate and support their success. This course introduces students to the computer science that drives electronic commerce and its consequences for society. Among other topics, students discuss how the Internet's design permits so many uses without being managed by one single entity; how compression and security have affected the distribution of entertainment and have affected the legal system; how to search through and organize massive amounts of information, and how doing so creates new markets and new business opportunities; how a mathematical model of human behavior helps the design of online auctions; and how web interaction and collaboration have created educational and social communities, making problems easier to solve and bringing people together in new ways.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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