Why are we offering a new concentration and a certificate in ecommerce enabling technologies?
Newest technologies have transformed the Internet into the primary medium for the development and distribution of software applications. At the same time, electronic commerce in its various formats (B2C, B2B, and G2B) has become the primary focus of attention for the overwhelming majority of the corporate world. This has forced people to consider eCommerce as the next revolution in the history of our civilization. Academia is adjusting rapidly to this new reality. Ohio University’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, with the generous support of EDS, the recognized global leader in ensuring clients achieve superior value in the Digital Economy, is able to bring the latest eCommerce technologies to the classroom. We have developed four new courses that are offered to qualified students across campus in the form of a new concetration track and a certificate in the eCommerce Enabling Technologies. This offers our students the opportunity to be exposed and trained in the