Career in E-Commerce and Information Systems
E-Commerce or Electronic Commerce is a technology enabled communication
of a business organisation with its customers and suppliers. In other
terms, e-commerce means conducting business through the electronic
media, particularly through paperless information technology such as
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). E-commerce transactions may take
place involving business to business (B2B) or business to customer
(B2C). Unlike a traditional 9-5 company, e-commerce site remains 24
hours operational, besides reaching unreached. Due to its completeness
and interactive nature it can engage customers more directly, bypassing
complex distribution network that includes manufacturers, wholesalers /
distributors or brokers, retailers and the customers. In fact, we are
rapidly progressing towards a new business era, where traditional
concepts of dong business will be as far out of mainstream as a
business without a telephone today.
E-commerce in India
India
is currently in the midst of an E-Commerce revolution. The increasing
usage of internet together with escalating growth of web-based business
is leading us to E-Commerce both on the B2B and the B2C sides.
E-Commerce trends in India are constantly changes as per the global
market. As per the study, E-Commerce activities within India can earn
more than US$10 billion by 2008.
Experts have argued that the low
cost of personal computer, growing internet usage and increasingly
competitive Internet Service Provider (ISP) market will help E-Commerce
growth day by day. The B2B market has expanded following greater
investment in the Indian telecommunication infrastructure, particularly
by addressing intellectual property rights and legal protections.
In
order to promote e-commerce in India, Government has already passed the
Information Technology Act to provide legal recognitions to
transactions carried out by means of any electronic medium including
the Internet. This Act has enforced authentication of an electronic
record by a person using electronic means. As per the survey conducted
on the plans and capabilities of software companies in India, the
Supply Chain Management optimisation and Customer Relation Management
are going to be one of the strongest drivers of the global e-commerce
solutions market. As per survey 72% Indian software houses have shown
strong expertise in Supply Chain Management and Customer Relation
Management.
Benefits of E-Commerce
· It allows us to carry out transactions without the barriers of time or distance
· It minimizes the cost of transaction
· It is ideal for niche products
· It is cheapest means of doing business
· It reduces the delivery time, labour and other intangible costs.
· It is effective and powerful communication and market tool
Enabling E-Commerce requires
· Domain name
· Web-hosting
· Digital certificate
· Provider of online transactions
· Designing / purchasing a shopping cart software
Where to start an E-Commerce career
In
order to start E-Commerce career there are various entry points. First
entry point would be after 10+2 stage. At this point various options
include Certificate course in EDI and E-commerce, E-commerce
application programme, certificate course in web and e-commerce
technology, Certificate in web and internet programming. Second entry
point start after graduation. The courses offered at this stage include
Bachelor of e-commerce (BE-Com), Bachelor of Business Administration in
e-Commerce (BBA-e-Commerce). Third entry level starts after graduation.
Here one can go for Ecommerce MBA (eMBA), Master of Business
Administration in e-Commerce (MBA-e-Commerce), Master in e-Commerce
(MeC), Master of Engineering in e-Commerce(ME e-Commerce), Master of
Science in Information Technology and e-Commerce (MS-IT &
e-Commerce), Master of Science in e-Commerce Applications (MS
e-Commerce Applications), Master of Information Technology-e-Commerce
(MIT-EC), Post Graduate Diploma in e-Commerce Applications (PGD
e-Commerce Applications), PG Diploma in Information Technology &
Management in e-Commerce (PGDITM-EC), Advance Diploma in Web &
e-Commerce Technology, e-connect, e-commerce visual application
developer, E-commerce application programmer etc. In addition to the
programmes mentioned above Anna University offers a unique e-commerce
programme in collaboration with Opensource, Inc., USA for the students
who have already passed ME, MCA, MBA, M.Com and M.Sc.
Ecommerce Careers
· Web site design and developer
· Content developer
· Web programming and application developer
· Database administrator
· Webmaster
Website
design and development : The activities involved in web site design and
development are web site layout design, creation of web pages, graphic,
multimedia and animation design using HTML or graphical Web authoring
tools that allow us to create attractive web sites with ease.
Skills required:-
o Knowledge of Internet and World Wide Web
o Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
o
Familiarity with web creation tools such as Macromeda Dreamweaver,
Hotmetal Pro, Fusion, adobe photoshop, Corel Draw, Fireworks, Gif
Animator and Macromedia Flash etc.
Content development: Web
site and portal creations have created a great demand for people who
can do research and provide written matter for the web sites. The job
involves extracting and analyzing information form varied source
including Internet, write synopsis and prepare final content. People
having knowledge and experience are hired to research and prepare
write-ups in their area of expertise. Experience as a copy writer in an
advertising agency or journalistic background can be an added
advantage.
Skills required:-
o Writing and communication skills
o Subject matter specialization
o Research ability
Web
programming and application development: Web development is fully
technical job in the web development. The web programmer creates web
pages that constitute a web site and also adds the required programme
functionality to it. At advanced level, the programmer creates complex
applications that provide dynamic content, using databases and even
provide electronic commerce functionality using shopping cart software.
Skills required:-
o HTML / DHTML
o VB Scripts, Java Scripts, CGI/C, Active Server Pages (ASP), Java Server Pages (JSP)
o Java, Java Servlets
o KML / PHP/ PERL
Database
administrator: Database administrator is responsible for design,
development and maintenance of database systems that act behind the
scenes of commercial and information intensive web sites.
Skills required:-
o MS SQL Server
o Oracle / MySQL
o Sybase
o Informix
o Informatica
Webmaster
: Webmaster is backbone of web design and development team. He keeps
web site running all the time, protects the site from hackers, virus
attacks and hardware problems. He should be well versed with Operating
System, Server Hardware and software.
Skills required:-
o IIS, Apache, Java Web Server.
Institutes / Universities offering courses in e-Commerce and Information Systems
In India like any other courses in frontier areas of IT, it is the
private sector training institutes, which were the first to introduce
courses in e-commerce. Several Universities have also started offering
e-commerce programmes both at UG and PG level. The following
Universities/ Institutions are offering various courses in e-Commerce:-
S.No. Name of the University Course offered Duration Collaboration
01. Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003 PGD e-Commerce 1 year Sitech
02.
All India Management Association, Centre for Management Education, New
Delhi- 110 003 MIT-EC 2 year Thapar Institute of Engineering
and Technology
03. e-Commerce Centre, Anna University, Chennai-600 025 Certified e-Commerce Programme 1 year Opensource, Inc., USA
04.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576 119 ME e-commerce
/Diploma in e-Commerce 1 year Aptech Computer Education
05. Bharatidasan Univerity, Tiruchirappalli-620 024 PGD e-Commerce 1 year Bitech
06.
Bhubaneswar Institute of Management and Information Technology,
Bhubaneswar – 751 010 MBA with e-commerce (Certification
Programme) 2 year IBA-Asset International
07. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Institute of Management Studies, Indore-452 001 MeC / BeC 2 year / 3 year -
08. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Univeristy, Agra-282 004 BE Ecom. 3 year -
09.
Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University, New-Delhi-110 006 MBA
e-Commerce / Bachelor of e-Commerce 2 / 3 years Zee Interactive
Learning Systems Ltd.
10. Centre for Information Technology,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishakapathi, Thiruvelveli – 627
012. MS-IT & e-Commerce 2 year Radiant
11. S P Jain
Institute of Management & Research School of Information
Technology, Mumbai-400 058 e-Commerce Application Training 6
months IBM
12. Institute of Professional Studies and Research, New Delhi Diploma / Advance diploma in e-commerce 1 year -
13. Manonmaniam sundaranar Univsity, Abishekapatti, Thirunelveli – 627 021 MS – e-Commerce Applications 2 years -
14. All India Management Association PGDITM-EC 1 year -
15. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra – 136 119 Diploma in e-Commerce 1 year -
16. Madurai Kamaraj Univerisity, Palkalainagar, Mudurai – 625 021 PG diploma in e-Commerce 1 year -
17.
U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, 17, Maharshi Dayanand Marg,
Allahabad – 211 001 Bachelor of Computing & e-Commerce (BECE)
3-6 years -
18. -do- International Marketing and International e-Business (DIMB) 1-3 years -
Besides
these Universities and Institutes some reputed private sector
Institutions also offers the following courses in e-Commerce :-
S.No. Name of the Institute Course offered Duration
01. Aptech Computer Education eACCP 3 years
02. Asset International e-Commerce Professional 7 months
03. CMC Computer Education Diploma in Advanced Computer Technology-EDI& E-Commerce 2 year
04. Datapro Diploma in Software technology (e-commerce tract) 6 months
05. EL Net-3L Academy e-Commerce 1 year
06. Kashyap Radiant Systems e-Commerce 1 year
07. KarRox technologies eMBA 2 ½ year
08. NIIT Futurz (E-commerce + Internet) 2 year
09. Software Solutions Integration E2com 1 year
10. Software Technology Group(STG) Advance Diploma in Web & e-Commerce technology 6 months
11. Tata Infotech education e-technology 1 year
12. Wintech e-commerce 1 year
13. WWW Institute Certified e-com expert 2 year
14. Zed Career Academy Zap-e-prodigy 7-8 months
15 -do- e-connect 6 months
Future of e-Commerce
There
is a promising future in development of e-Commerce in India and it is
expected that overall e-commerce will increase exponentially in coming
years. But based on the growing trend of e-commerce in global business,
it is also expected that B2B transactions will represent the largest
revenue. Online retailing, financial services, travel, entertainment
and groceries will also enjoy a drastic growth. With the viable
technology and standard agreement it will be easy to create e-commerce
site, protect it against payment fraud, share information with
suppliers and customers.
of a business organisation with its customers and suppliers. In other
terms, e-commerce means conducting business through the electronic
media, particularly through paperless information technology such as
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). E-commerce transactions may take
place involving business to business (B2B) or business to customer
(B2C). Unlike a traditional 9-5 company, e-commerce site remains 24
hours operational, besides reaching unreached. Due to its completeness
and interactive nature it can engage customers more directly, bypassing
complex distribution network that includes manufacturers, wholesalers /
distributors or brokers, retailers and the customers. In fact, we are
rapidly progressing towards a new business era, where traditional
concepts of dong business will be as far out of mainstream as a
business without a telephone today.
E-commerce in India
India
is currently in the midst of an E-Commerce revolution. The increasing
usage of internet together with escalating growth of web-based business
is leading us to E-Commerce both on the B2B and the B2C sides.
E-Commerce trends in India are constantly changes as per the global
market. As per the study, E-Commerce activities within India can earn
more than US$10 billion by 2008.
Experts have argued that the low
cost of personal computer, growing internet usage and increasingly
competitive Internet Service Provider (ISP) market will help E-Commerce
growth day by day. The B2B market has expanded following greater
investment in the Indian telecommunication infrastructure, particularly
by addressing intellectual property rights and legal protections.
In
order to promote e-commerce in India, Government has already passed the
Information Technology Act to provide legal recognitions to
transactions carried out by means of any electronic medium including
the Internet. This Act has enforced authentication of an electronic
record by a person using electronic means. As per the survey conducted
on the plans and capabilities of software companies in India, the
Supply Chain Management optimisation and Customer Relation Management
are going to be one of the strongest drivers of the global e-commerce
solutions market. As per survey 72% Indian software houses have shown
strong expertise in Supply Chain Management and Customer Relation
Management.
Benefits of E-Commerce
· It allows us to carry out transactions without the barriers of time or distance
· It minimizes the cost of transaction
· It is ideal for niche products
· It is cheapest means of doing business
· It reduces the delivery time, labour and other intangible costs.
· It is effective and powerful communication and market tool
Enabling E-Commerce requires
· Domain name
· Web-hosting
· Digital certificate
· Provider of online transactions
· Designing / purchasing a shopping cart software
Where to start an E-Commerce career
In
order to start E-Commerce career there are various entry points. First
entry point would be after 10+2 stage. At this point various options
include Certificate course in EDI and E-commerce, E-commerce
application programme, certificate course in web and e-commerce
technology, Certificate in web and internet programming. Second entry
point start after graduation. The courses offered at this stage include
Bachelor of e-commerce (BE-Com), Bachelor of Business Administration in
e-Commerce (BBA-e-Commerce). Third entry level starts after graduation.
Here one can go for Ecommerce MBA (eMBA), Master of Business
Administration in e-Commerce (MBA-e-Commerce), Master in e-Commerce
(MeC), Master of Engineering in e-Commerce(ME e-Commerce), Master of
Science in Information Technology and e-Commerce (MS-IT &
e-Commerce), Master of Science in e-Commerce Applications (MS
e-Commerce Applications), Master of Information Technology-e-Commerce
(MIT-EC), Post Graduate Diploma in e-Commerce Applications (PGD
e-Commerce Applications), PG Diploma in Information Technology &
Management in e-Commerce (PGDITM-EC), Advance Diploma in Web &
e-Commerce Technology, e-connect, e-commerce visual application
developer, E-commerce application programmer etc. In addition to the
programmes mentioned above Anna University offers a unique e-commerce
programme in collaboration with Opensource, Inc., USA for the students
who have already passed ME, MCA, MBA, M.Com and M.Sc.
Ecommerce Careers
· Web site design and developer
· Content developer
· Web programming and application developer
· Database administrator
· Webmaster
Website
design and development : The activities involved in web site design and
development are web site layout design, creation of web pages, graphic,
multimedia and animation design using HTML or graphical Web authoring
tools that allow us to create attractive web sites with ease.
Skills required:-
o Knowledge of Internet and World Wide Web
o Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
o
Familiarity with web creation tools such as Macromeda Dreamweaver,
Hotmetal Pro, Fusion, adobe photoshop, Corel Draw, Fireworks, Gif
Animator and Macromedia Flash etc.
Content development: Web
site and portal creations have created a great demand for people who
can do research and provide written matter for the web sites. The job
involves extracting and analyzing information form varied source
including Internet, write synopsis and prepare final content. People
having knowledge and experience are hired to research and prepare
write-ups in their area of expertise. Experience as a copy writer in an
advertising agency or journalistic background can be an added
advantage.
Skills required:-
o Writing and communication skills
o Subject matter specialization
o Research ability
Web
programming and application development: Web development is fully
technical job in the web development. The web programmer creates web
pages that constitute a web site and also adds the required programme
functionality to it. At advanced level, the programmer creates complex
applications that provide dynamic content, using databases and even
provide electronic commerce functionality using shopping cart software.
Skills required:-
o HTML / DHTML
o VB Scripts, Java Scripts, CGI/C, Active Server Pages (ASP), Java Server Pages (JSP)
o Java, Java Servlets
o KML / PHP/ PERL
Database
administrator: Database administrator is responsible for design,
development and maintenance of database systems that act behind the
scenes of commercial and information intensive web sites.
Skills required:-
o MS SQL Server
o Oracle / MySQL
o Sybase
o Informix
o Informatica
Webmaster
: Webmaster is backbone of web design and development team. He keeps
web site running all the time, protects the site from hackers, virus
attacks and hardware problems. He should be well versed with Operating
System, Server Hardware and software.
Skills required:-
o IIS, Apache, Java Web Server.
Institutes / Universities offering courses in e-Commerce and Information Systems
In India like any other courses in frontier areas of IT, it is the
private sector training institutes, which were the first to introduce
courses in e-commerce. Several Universities have also started offering
e-commerce programmes both at UG and PG level. The following
Universities/ Institutions are offering various courses in e-Commerce:-
S.No. Name of the University Course offered Duration Collaboration
01. Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003 PGD e-Commerce 1 year Sitech
02.
All India Management Association, Centre for Management Education, New
Delhi- 110 003 MIT-EC 2 year Thapar Institute of Engineering
and Technology
03. e-Commerce Centre, Anna University, Chennai-600 025 Certified e-Commerce Programme 1 year Opensource, Inc., USA
04.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576 119 ME e-commerce
/Diploma in e-Commerce 1 year Aptech Computer Education
05. Bharatidasan Univerity, Tiruchirappalli-620 024 PGD e-Commerce 1 year Bitech
06.
Bhubaneswar Institute of Management and Information Technology,
Bhubaneswar – 751 010 MBA with e-commerce (Certification
Programme) 2 year IBA-Asset International
07. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Institute of Management Studies, Indore-452 001 MeC / BeC 2 year / 3 year -
08. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Univeristy, Agra-282 004 BE Ecom. 3 year -
09.
Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University, New-Delhi-110 006 MBA
e-Commerce / Bachelor of e-Commerce 2 / 3 years Zee Interactive
Learning Systems Ltd.
10. Centre for Information Technology,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishakapathi, Thiruvelveli – 627
012. MS-IT & e-Commerce 2 year Radiant
11. S P Jain
Institute of Management & Research School of Information
Technology, Mumbai-400 058 e-Commerce Application Training 6
months IBM
12. Institute of Professional Studies and Research, New Delhi Diploma / Advance diploma in e-commerce 1 year -
13. Manonmaniam sundaranar Univsity, Abishekapatti, Thirunelveli – 627 021 MS – e-Commerce Applications 2 years -
14. All India Management Association PGDITM-EC 1 year -
15. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra – 136 119 Diploma in e-Commerce 1 year -
16. Madurai Kamaraj Univerisity, Palkalainagar, Mudurai – 625 021 PG diploma in e-Commerce 1 year -
17.
U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, 17, Maharshi Dayanand Marg,
Allahabad – 211 001 Bachelor of Computing & e-Commerce (BECE)
3-6 years -
18. -do- International Marketing and International e-Business (DIMB) 1-3 years -
Besides
these Universities and Institutes some reputed private sector
Institutions also offers the following courses in e-Commerce :-
S.No. Name of the Institute Course offered Duration
01. Aptech Computer Education eACCP 3 years
02. Asset International e-Commerce Professional 7 months
03. CMC Computer Education Diploma in Advanced Computer Technology-EDI& E-Commerce 2 year
04. Datapro Diploma in Software technology (e-commerce tract) 6 months
05. EL Net-3L Academy e-Commerce 1 year
06. Kashyap Radiant Systems e-Commerce 1 year
07. KarRox technologies eMBA 2 ½ year
08. NIIT Futurz (E-commerce + Internet) 2 year
09. Software Solutions Integration E2com 1 year
10. Software Technology Group(STG) Advance Diploma in Web & e-Commerce technology 6 months
11. Tata Infotech education e-technology 1 year
12. Wintech e-commerce 1 year
13. WWW Institute Certified e-com expert 2 year
14. Zed Career Academy Zap-e-prodigy 7-8 months
15 -do- e-connect 6 months
Future of e-Commerce
There
is a promising future in development of e-Commerce in India and it is
expected that overall e-commerce will increase exponentially in coming
years. But based on the growing trend of e-commerce in global business,
it is also expected that B2B transactions will represent the largest
revenue. Online retailing, financial services, travel, entertainment
and groceries will also enjoy a drastic growth. With the viable
technology and standard agreement it will be easy to create e-commerce
site, protect it against payment fraud, share information with
suppliers and customers.
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