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Electronic Commerce
New Program!
Electronic Commerce
Associate of Applied Sciences Degree
and
Business Specialist Certificate
This program includes all aspects of business processes enabled by Internet technologies. E-Commerce involves many different technical skills, as well as business, project management, communication and creative design skills.
University Transfer Opportunities
» University of Texas at Arlington
» Texas A&M Commerce
Jackson Nhan
Jackson is taking advantage of the economical tuition rates at Richland College by enrolling in academic transfer courses, as well as technical transfer courses. He is following the University of Texas at Arlington's (UTA) Texas Two-Step transfer agreement. His Associate of Applied Sciences Degree enables him to use his technological interest as part of a four-year Bachelor's Degree. Jackson is achieving his academic goals and making him competitive in the job market.
Nhan is very interested in the Technical Specialization offered in the Electronic Commerce A.A.S. degree. The college's technical advisor suggests that he also consider the Multimedia A.A.S. or the Computer Information Technology Web Developer Specialist Certificate, because those curriculums may be of more interest to the technically-inclined Nhan. He chooses the Multimedia A.A.S. degree for his major field of study and decides to minor in the Electronic Commerce Business Specialist Certificate.
Rodney Vanessa
Rodney is "self-taught" on web design software. He is unable to find a web master job or something close to it, because he lacks on-the-job experience. Foot-in-the-door administrative support jobs are not being offered to him, because he is not a "power user" of Microsoft Office Professional (an office application software suite). His wife has a successful home business making and selling candles. They decide to launch their own web site for the wife's business, but know little about how to run a business on the Internet. Rodney enrolls in the Electronic Commerce Business Specialist Certificate to learn how to run an eBusiness.
Shopping around! Vanessa has several transcripts from different colleges. The transcripts have an eclectic mix of courses. She wants to enroll in a program that could accept a good number of the college credits from the other colleges. The Electronic Commerce A.A.S. or Electronic Commerce Business Specialist Certificate is what Vanessa is looking for. The Electronic Commerce curriculum patterns include courses in the Computer Information Technology, Multimedia, Business, and Management areas. Course substitutions are also possible, because of the breadth of the program.
Cecelia Salvador
Cecelia enrolls in Electronic Commerce Business Specialization courses, because her boss (a loan officer at a bank) wants her to monitor the new web site and interact with customers who are applying for bank loans using the on-line application process. The loan officer requires that Cecilia has a working knowledge of marketing and business strategies, as well as familiarity with the web technology supporting the on-line loan application process. She is expected to communicate effectively with customers who may not be computer savvy; she must also communicate intelligently with the loan officer on marketing and business matters; finally, Cecilia must contribute suggestions, compliments, and concerns to the technical staff when the web site needs to be updated or improved.
Salvador, a recent high school graduate, is undecided on what to major in. The Electronic Commerce A.A.S. and TASP-waived Business Specialist Certificate are Tech Prep-approved curriculums. That means that Salvador may have completed high school courses that earned him college credit towards the Electronic Commerce degree and certificate! He contacts the college Tech Prep coordinator for more information about the approved high school courses and eligibility requirements. He visits the Tech Prep web site at http://www.dcccd.edu/vcea/dtechp/tpforms.html
Jackson is taking advantage of the economical tuition rates at Richland College by enrolling in academic transfer courses, as well as technical transfer courses. He is following the University of Texas at Arlington's (UTA) Texas Two-Step transfer agreement. His Associate of Applied Sciences Degree enables him to use his technological interest as part of a four-year Bachelor's Degree. Jackson is achieving his academic goals and making him competitive in the job market.
Nhan is very interested in the Technical Specialization offered in the Electronic Commerce A.A.S. degree. The college's technical advisor suggests that he also consider the Multimedia A.A.S. or the Computer Information Technology Web Developer Specialist Certificate, because those curriculums may be of more interest to the technically-inclined Nhan. He chooses the Multimedia A.A.S. degree for his major field of study and decides to minor in the Electronic Commerce Business Specialist Certificate.Rodney Vanessa
Rodney is "self-taught" on web design software. He is unable to find a web master job or something close to it, because he lacks on-the-job experience. Foot-in-the-door administrative support jobs are not being offered to him, because he is not a "power user" of Microsoft Office Professional (an office application software suite). His wife has a successful home business making and selling candles. They decide to launch their own web site for the wife's business, but know little about how to run a business on the Internet. Rodney enrolls in the Electronic Commerce Business Specialist Certificate to learn how to run an eBusiness.
Shopping around! Vanessa has several transcripts from different colleges. The transcripts have an eclectic mix of courses. She wants to enroll in a program that could accept a good number of the college credits from the other colleges. The Electronic Commerce A.A.S. or Electronic Commerce Business Specialist Certificate is what Vanessa is looking for. The Electronic Commerce curriculum patterns include courses in the Computer Information Technology, Multimedia, Business, and Management areas. Course substitutions are also possible, because of the breadth of the program.Cecelia Salvador
Cecelia enrolls in Electronic Commerce Business Specialization courses, because her boss (a loan officer at a bank) wants her to monitor the new web site and interact with customers who are applying for bank loans using the on-line application process. The loan officer requires that Cecilia has a working knowledge of marketing and business strategies, as well as familiarity with the web technology supporting the on-line loan application process. She is expected to communicate effectively with customers who may not be computer savvy; she must also communicate intelligently with the loan officer on marketing and business matters; finally, Cecilia must contribute suggestions, compliments, and concerns to the technical staff when the web site needs to be updated or improved.
Salvador, a recent high school graduate, is undecided on what to major in. The Electronic Commerce A.A.S. and TASP-waived Business Specialist Certificate are Tech Prep-approved curriculums. That means that Salvador may have completed high school courses that earned him college credit towards the Electronic Commerce degree and certificate! He contacts the college Tech Prep coordinator for more information about the approved high school courses and eligibility requirements. He visits the Tech Prep web site at http://www.dcccd.edu/vcea/dtechp/tpforms.html