Course title :	NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION (NTIC)
Teacher :	André Cabannes (andre.cabannes@m4x.org)
Objectives :	The course presents an overview of Internet and the Web : history, structure, tools, applications, societal impact, economic figures. Emphasis is put upon E-commerce and Information Systems. The central role of databases and dynamic pages in E-commerce is stressed. By the end of the course the students understand better what is Internet, have a better knowledge of the nature and foreseeable development of E-commerce and a better grasp of the major societal role the Net will play in the near future. They are prepared to manage E-commerce projects and become actors in E-business.
Plan of lectures :	3 october History of computers, Internet and the Web 10 october Finding information on the Net and Tools to find information on the Net : Directories, Engines, Intelligent Agents, Newsgroups, Newsletters, Push, FTP, Financial information, etc. 17 october Basics of HTML : understanding the language (power and limits of HTML ; why XML is the Web language of the future), building a simple site : architecture, coding 24 october Introduction to databases and dynamic pages : basic concepts, relational databases, examples of sites using databases and dynamic pages. Web servers (Apache, IIS), PHP, MySQL, management of databases with PHP and MySQL 31 october Information and databases : deeper into the concepts of information, structured information, and databases. Why databases pervade our lives. 14 november Information systems : principles, usefulness, examples. The new Darpa TIAS program 21 november E-commerce : basic principles, tools, marketing 28 november E-commerce (cont'd) : examples of good and bad sites, E-shops, E-shopping malls, major actors. Why portals are becoming useless. Where the added-value of the Web lies. 5 december Internet and E-commerce : economic figures, course conclusion, NTIC and palaver... 16 january Examination (20 question written examination)
Teaching method :	Lecture, explanations, guidance on the Net and discussion (with a connected computer for each student)
Prerequisite :	None
Bibliography :	Kienan Brenda, Managing your e-commerce business, Microsoft press, 2001 Perry James T., Schneider Gary P., New perspectives on E-commerce –Introductory, Thomson Learning, 2000 Laudon Kenneth C., Laudon Jane P., Management Information Systems – Organization and Technology in the Networked Enterprise, Prentice-Hall, 7th edition, 2001 Atkinson Leon, Core PHP Programming, Prentice-Hall, 2nd edition, 2000 (French version, CampusPress France, 2000)