Boston University's Metropolitan College Launches One of the First E-Commerce Master's Degree in U.S.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1999 To help working professionals harness the explosion of opportunities on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. University's Metropolitan College is launching a new Master of Science degree in Electronic Commerce in January January: see month. 2000, one of the first in the country. The program's curriculum combines the strengths of Metropolitan College's Administrative Sciences Administrative Science may refer to:
"After a year of investigation, we saw a clear need for professionals trained in e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. ," says Dr. Vijay Kanabar, Director of the E-Commerce Program. "The BU e-commerce program fills this gap." Dr. Kanabar points out several trends that demonstrate the need for this program. "There is an explosion in the number of Internet start-ups dealing with e-commerce, and a huge increase in mergers," he says. "Just in the last six weeks Nielsen///NetRatings have reported a 25% growth rate in holiday shopping using e-commerce. All of this eventually leads to an unfilled demand for employees competent at both the administrative and technical levels." "By 2002, analysts expect that the student market will spend more than $3 billion on-line," says Dan Siegel Dan Siegel (born Seattle, Washington) is a pianist, composer and record producer. His music has been described as Smooth jazz.[1] Brief biography Siegel was born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Eugene, Oregon. , co-founder of Internet company Student Advantage and guest lecturer lecturer A person who is primarily–if not entirely—involved in the teaching activities of an academic center, who is not expected to perform research or Pt management; in general, lectureships are non-tenured positions in Dr. Kanabar's e-commerce class. "Two years ago while I was in business school, e-commerce didn't did·n't Contraction of did not. didn't did not didn't do exist. Now, as our business plan adjusts to these changes, we need people trained in this emerging field." MET has offered an Introduction to Electronic Commerce class since September 1999. The first class generated so much interest that they had to book a larger classroom. The Electronic Commerce class scheduled for January 2000 is already closed. "Being a part of Metropolitan College's e-commerce class has not only taught me the technological and business skills to create a working web site, it has given me the means to get it up and running," says Daniel Weingart, a student in Dr. Kananbar's introduction to electronic commerce class. "When I complete the class, my on-line travel agency will be up and open for business." Designed to fit the schedules of working professionals, the 10-course program will start up in January 2000, and can be taken part-time or full-time. Each class will consist of 30 to 35 students with at least three years of work experience. |
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