Demonstrate your ability to design e-Commerce solutions
3.1 Investigate market potential for an e-Commerce opportunity that is relevant to your company. Alternatively, you might
have a business idea and you would like to launch it using an e-commerce solution. Present your business idea and investigate
its potential.
3.2 Evaluate current e-Commerce systems in use by organizations. Which of these e-commerce systems is more suitable for the
e-commerce opportunity presented in 3.1? Why?
3.3 Discuss the financial implications of the e-Commerce solution which you have found most suitable to the e-commerce
opportunity from 3.1.
3.4 Now that you have investigated market potential for an e-commerce opportunity (in 3.1) and evaluated the most suitable
e-commerce system for it (in 3.2), taking in consideration the financial implications (of 3.3), design an e-Commerce solution
taking in consideration all of your findings in 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 if possible.
3.5 Evaluate the suitability of the e-Commerce solution which you have proposed in 3.4.
Notes:
1. Your report has to cover all the points above in no more than 15 pages (excluding table of contents, self-evaluation and
Bibliography) in addition to the drawings.
2. A bibliography of the resources you used in your research to be attached to the notes
• Wikipedia is not allowed to be used as an academic reference.
3. Self-evaluation in 1 page where you reflect and assess your own weaknesses, strengths and areas for improvement.
Assessment Criteria for this Assignment
LO1 Understand the structure and aims of business organisations
1.1 assess an organisation’s core business functions
1.2 evaluate an organisation’s business aims and show how they relate to stakeholders
LO2 Understand the impact of e- Commerce
2.1 analyse the impact, including the risks, of introducing an e-Commerce system to an,organisation
2.2 discuss the global impact of e-Commerce on society
LO3 Be able to design e-Commerce solutions
3.1 investigate market potential for an e-Commerce opportunity
3.2 evaluate current e-Commerce systems in use by organisations
3.3 discuss the financial implications of an e-Commerce solution
3.4 design an e-Commerce solution
3.5 evaluate the suitability of an e-Commerce solution.
Merit criteria assessed:
M1: Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions
– Effective judgments have been made about at least the following:
? Business functions of an organisation.
? Global impact of e-commerce.
– An effective approach to study and research has been applied. A bibliography of sources used should be given at the end of
your work
M2 : Select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques
– The design of methods/techniques has been justified
– A range of sources of information has been used
M3 : Present and communicate appropriate findings
– Coherent, logical development of arguments and design have taken place.
– The appropriate structure and approach has been used.
Distinction criteria assessed:
D1 Use Critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valued conclusions
– Conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been justified.
– Self-criticism has taken place.
– A self evaluation where weaknesses, strengths and areas of improvement are identified and evaluated by student.
D2: Take responsibility for managing and organising activities e.g.
– Independence has been demonstrated:
Deadline has been met and your assignment has been appropriately planned and managed from the research stage to the final
output
D3: demonstrate convergent/lateral/creative thinking e.g.
– Clear evidence of innovative and creative thought is demonstrated in proposed solutions.
– Receptiveness to new ideas is evident. Your ideas should be creative yet realistic.
– Show evidence of high accuracy and attention to detail.
