Using Web Content Management Systems in University E-Commerce Courses
The aim of this paper is to elaborate and present the advantages of using Web Content Management Systems (primarily Joomla!) in e-commerce courses at universities. E-commerce is taught to many non-IT students who possess various previous knowledge in IT, which can often cause problems. Content Manag...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Kassel University Press
2010-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) |
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| Online Access: | http://online-journals.org/i-jet/article/view/1249 |
| Summary: | The aim of this paper is to elaborate and present the advantages of using Web Content Management Systems (primarily Joomla!) in e-commerce courses at universities. E-commerce is taught to many non-IT students who possess various previous knowledge in IT, which can often cause problems. Content Management Systems can circumvent those problems by avoiding the need for teaching HTML, PHP, SQL etc, and enabling non-IT students to focus on content management which is crucial for e-commerce. Characteristics of Web Content Management Systems are explained, followed by brief explanation of Joomla!. Examples are presented, along with experiences from the university. |
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| ISSN: | 1863-0383 |