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Introduction to E-Commerce Course

Author : Darcey Spears

7.5hrs (102 Lessons) 2005-08-25

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This course provides a user with the fundamentals of analyzing, designing and building an E-Commerce website. The course is taught from the viewpoint of a web developer working with a small business client and covers such topics as proposals, contracts, site design, marketing, financial and security considerations, shopping cart technology, billing, order processing, shipping, confirmation and much more. From beginning concepts to final site setup, this course is essential for anyone wanting to build an E-Commerce website. Work Files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Introduction to E-Commerce lessons.

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Course: Introduction to E-Commerce
Author: Darcey Spears
SKU: 33628
ISBN: 1-932808-79-5
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Subject: Business Applications
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Course outline

Introduction

Welcome and Course Overview

System Requirements / Prerequisites and Caveats (04:46)

Introduction to Callalily and the Sample Site (05:46)

E-commerce Overview

First Generation E-commerce (04:51)

Second Generation E-commerce (04:33)

The Next Generation (04:53)

E-commerce Terminology (04:22)

First Steps With Our Client

The Design and Development Process (05:10)

The Sales Call and First Analysis (06:11)

Detailed Description of the Client Company (05:19)

A Close Look at the Customers (06:11)

Detailed Description of the Products (04:44)

Client Goals Financial Expectations (05:53)

Reviewing the Competition (04:30)

Details From the Client

Past and Future Customer Purchases (03:43)

Customer Expectations of the E-commerce Site (05:06)

Supporting an Internet Sales Channel (05:00)

Supporting Internet Customers (05:15)

Justification and Challenges for E-commerce With This Client (05:16)

Choosing the Type of E-commerce

Hosted Stores (05:07)

Shrink-wrapped E-commerce Plugins (03:49)

Enterprise E-commerce Server Software (03:41)

Custom E-commerce Development (05:06)

Application Programming Language Choices (05:45)

Contracts and Specifications

Specifications: Before or After the Contract? (04:16)

Estimating Timelines for E-commerce Sites (05:54)

Proposal to Callalily (05:18)

Sample Contract and Possible Issues (05:29)

Specifications: Design and Content (05:17)

Specifications: E-commerce Functionality (05:03)

Site Planning and Flow Diagrams

Location, Location, Location (04:23)

Mapping Product Browse and Search (03:32)

Mapping Purchase Flow (04:12)

Site Map and Navigation Elements (03:17)

Design

Colors, Logo, and Look and Feel (05:17)

Home Page Elements and Layout (06:18)

Product Search Results (04:27)

Product Detail View (05:04)

Administration Area Home Page (04:26)

Using Design to Reinforce Credibility (05:34)

Three Comps for Client Review (04:12)

CFML Mock-up

CFML Mock-up: Images (06:29)

CFML Mock-up: CSS Part 1 (05:58)

CFML Mock-up: CSS Part 2 (06:56)

CFML Mock-up CSS Part 3 (04:36)

Header and Footer Files (03:40)

Financial and Security Decisions

Payment Processing Overview (05:45)

Credit Card Options (05:13)

Live Credit Card Processing (03:52)

PayPal (04:05)

Accepting Checks Online (02:49)

Making the Transaction Secure (05:19)

Other Security (03:12)

Sales Tax and S&H Charges

Charging Sales Tax (04:11)

Charging for Shipping (04:53)

Shipping Charge Options (05:52)

Other Shipping Questions (02:26)

Drop Shipping (03:15)

Charging Handling Fees (02:56)

Data Elements and Integration

The Chasm Between Inventory and E-commerce (05:00)

Data in Two Databases (05:42)

Exporting and Importing E-commerce Data (05:59)

Data Storage Requirements (04:40)

Maintaining Records and Proving Sales Approval (04:48)

Data Structure

Choosing the Database (03:55)

Basic Table Schema (05:34)

Reviewing the Products Table (03:38)

Reviewing the Contacts Table (03:00)

Reviewing the Orders Table (03:43)

Reviewing Order_Lines and Order_Shipping (04:03)

Table Relationships (03:03)

Development

Coping With Statelessness (05:09)

Development Methodologies (04:51)

Directory Structure and store.cfm Router (03:25)

Add Item to Cart Part 1 (04:00)

Add Item to Cart Part 2 (02:57)

Add Item to Cart Part 3 (04:01)

Shopping Cart View

Cart Router Template (04:13)

Cart View Part 1 (06:12)

Cart View Part 2 (02:41)

Cart View Part 3 (03:29)

Cart View Part 4 (02:23)

Change, Delete, and Product Detail (03:43)

Add Item Count To Navigation (02:08)

Checkout Billing

Checkout Billing Part 1 (03:16)

Checkout Billing Part 2 (03:08)

Checkout Billing Part 3 (02:42)

Checkout Billing Part 4 (02:22)

Validate Billing Information (04:25)

Checkout Shipping

Checkout Shipping Part 1 (03:09)

Checkout Shipping Part 2 (02:35)

Checkout Shipping Part 3 (02:44)

Validate Shipping and Sales Tax (04:14)

Order Summary

Order Summary Part 1 (02:58)

Order Summary Part 2 (01:59)

Confirm Order (02:22)

Order Processing

Process Payment Part 1 (04:30)

Process Payment Part 2 (02:48)

Finish Processing Part 1 (03:36)

Finish Processing Part 2 (02:00)

Conclusion

Recap and What is Left (04:20)

Credits

About the Author (02:13)