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Comparison shopping? Check the web. Newest products out there? Check the web. Convenience? Check the web. Lowest prices? News? Buying and selling stocks? Check the web. Move beyond Brick & Mortar business. This is the way business happens in the 21st Century... E-Commerce.
The Program
Interested in computers, the Internet, and business? In today's knowledge economy one of the fastest growing job sectors is in Information Technology (IT). The E-Commerce program prepares students to be flexible IT professionals. The program begins with Certified Internet Webmaster courses and teaches students building professional e-commerce sites for businesses. In addition to their degree, students can also earn a private Webmaster certification from ProSoft Inc. the world's largest certifier of Internet Webmasters.
In today's world employers not only expect web designers to create sites but expect them to know how to connect them with databases, market the sites, secure customers' information, and the legal environment surrounding e-commerce.
The E-Commerce program teaches all these skills and more. Students learn the laws that govern the Internet, proven e-marketing techniques, web market research techniques, e-business processes, and backend design issues such as shipping, database connecting, security, internetworking and setting up credit card transactions.
Learn By Doing
E-Commerce computer labs are state-of-the art. Combine hands-on experience with problem-based learning situations. Then try out your skills in the real world, as each E-Commerce student spends at least one quarter actually out in the professional world of e-business in a practicum/seminar.
Jobs for Grads
Students learn a variety of IT skills for today's world economy. E-Commerce students can work in many broad areas of IT:
- Web Page Designers
- E-business marketing professionals
- Internetworking professionals
- Security system analysts
Job Market Outlook
- Expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupation through 2014 as organizations continue to adopt and integrate increasingly sophisticated technologies.
- Increasingly, businesses are using the Internet to conduct their business online.
What Can I Expect to Earn
Among other factors, salaries may vary by geographic region, cost of living, and employee’s previous experience. The following salary information is based on national averages.
Earnings of Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts with a bachelor’s degree or beyond in May 2004:
| $60,600 |
$46,480-$78,060 |
$36,260 |
$95,040 |
Job Outlook & Earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition, Computer Scientist and Database Administrators, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Salary Survey for Associate Degree Candidates released in March 2006, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Designers earned:
National Association of Colleges and Employers, 62 Highland Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18017, 1-800-544-5272 or www.naceweb.org.
Down the Road - Some grads, after more experience or expanded education find jobs as:
- E-Commerce Systems Manager
- Owner of Own E-Business
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