ABSTRACT
The
need for expansion in business cannot be overemphasized, this brings about the
development of this project for business starting the new and old businesses to
grow in other to maximize their profit and attract customers from all over the
world.
The
project work through a mini one, it’s a Design and Development of Electronic
Commerce Website (Portal) also known as shopping cart which involves buying and
selling on the internet.
Thorough
research has been made on how e-commerce can fail or succeed. The Portal is a
market place where buyers and sellers meet to bargain on products PHP (Server
Side Scripting Language), Macromedia Flash (Animation Tool), Joomla (Content
Management Software) Dreamweaver, (HTML), My-SQL (Backend Database), Fireworks
(for web graphics design) are the development tools used in the project.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of Problem
1.3 Aim and Objectives of the Study
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 The Scope and Limitation of the Study
1.6 Research Methodology
1.7 Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: Literature of Review
2.0 Introduction of E-Commerce
2.1 What is E-Commerce
2.2 History of E-Commerce
2.2.1 Emerging Technologies
2.2.2 Industries Impacted
2.2.3 Economic Issues
2.2.4 Privacy Issues
2.2.5 Social Issues
2.2.6 Overall Effects
2.3 Types of E-Commerce Websites
2.4 Step-By-MP Guide to Going Online
2.5 E-Payment and Taxes
2.6 Research on Top Internet Market’s FAQ
Covered
2.7 Pricing, Tariffs, Shipping and Licensing
2.8 E-Essentials
References
CHAPTER THREE: System Analysis and
Design
3.0 Overview of the Website
3.1 Graphical Description of the Proposed
System
3.2 System Design
3.2.1 Input Design
3.2.2 Process Design
3.2.3 Output Design
3.3 Design Criteria
CHAPTER FOUR:
System Implementation, Testing and
Documentation
4.0
System Implementation
4.1 Choice of Development Tools
4.1.1 Programming Language
4.1.2 The Methodology
4.2 System Documentation
4.3 Programs/System Testing
4.3.1 System Testing
4.3.2 Program Testing
4.4 System Requirement
4.5 Data Base Structures
CHAPTER FIVE:
Summary, Conclusion and
Recommendation
5.0 Summary
5.1 Recommendation
5.2 Further Improvements
5.3 Conclusion
References
Appendix B
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGOUND OF THE STUDY
The
internet has revolutionized business perspective, small medium and big
companies worldwide have utilized the benefits provided by internet to bring
commerce (buying and selling) close the customer/consumers. Thus with the
internet, which involves the combination of the computer and other
sophisticated communication facilities, we talk of E-Commerce - which is the
bedrock of doing business online. E-Commerce is the online transaction of
business featuring linked computer system of the vendor, host and buyer. When
purchase are made, electronic payment processors like pay pal, MasterCard, will
be responsible for fund transfer.
According
to wilki.anmswers.com, a public opinion and interactive session website states
that approximately, Two Billion people visit the internet everyday. What this
means is that the internet has provided a kind of enabling and competitive
environment for companies, organizations and individual to get involved in the
Multi Billion Dollar Mega Market called E-Commerce.
Although,
one's business may be small but the internet allows one to think big. Whatever
product or service a person's business offers, the internet level the playing
fields enabling one to compete with bigger business, connecting customers
around the world who can conveniently from buy from one 24 hours a day.
1.2 STATEMENT
OF PROBLEM
The
invention of faster internet connectivity and powerful online tools has
resulted in a new commerce arena – E-commerce. E-commerce offered many
advantages to companies and customers but it also caused many problems.
·
E-Commerce historically
lacks defensibility from a technology perspective. With software, you can have
IP, or it is just difficult to build, which creates some level of market
entrance barriers.
·
Any one, good or bad,
can easily start a business. And there are many bad sites which eat up
customers’ money.
·
There is no guarantee
of product quality.
·
Mechanical failures can
cause unpredictable effects on the total processes.
·
As there is minimum
chance of direct customer to company interactions, customer loyalty is always
on a check.
·
There are many hackers
who look for opportunities, and thus an e-commerce site, service, payment
gateways, all are always prone to attack.
1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
aim of this project work is to design and host an electronic commerce (e-commerce)
website that will advertise and sell goods 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and
365 days a year.
The
objectives of the study include:
v To
build a transactional e-commerce website that will enable customers have access
to products sold in our traditional off-line shop and online from any part of
the world.
v To
design a Shopping Cart that allows products chosen by customers to be added to
online basket for easy viewing and summary of products selected and the amount
before checking out.
v To
research into how e-commerce can be effectively and successfully setup to generate
mega income for interested investors.
v To
use the advertising power of the internet to promote the products.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
significance of the study is to enlighten the intending e-commerce investors on
how to effectively setup an e-commerce websites, and to enlighten and encourage
customers to get involved in online purchases.
It
is very crucial to familiarize both e-commerce investors and customers with the
Dos and Don'ts of the e-commerce most especially platform where a lot of scams
are carried out. Meanwhile security is built into the website and effectively
managed by Verisign Inc- is the trusted provider of internet infrastructure
services for digital word.
1.5 THE
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The
project work is meant to design an e-commerce website. Although there are
different categories of e-commerce website and the scope of the project is
limited to transactional website (i.e. an electronic storefront for a
brick-and-motor retailer or a catalog business.
1.6 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
E-commerce
website is an internet application that entails sophisticated server and client
side programming. The need for a good and robust programming language can never
be over emphasized as it is what makes the logic to work.
Development
tools that will be employed in the project work are:
v PHP:-
This is a server side programming language used for developing internet
applications. It is a revolutionary language which has gained popularity
amongst developers since its birth. It has up to 60% programmers out of the
100% as its evangelists.
v My SQL:
This is a Database Management system designed for PHP Administrator. It is a
scalable database for commercial back end database programming. It is a
multi-user database management system.
v Adobe Dream Weaver:
This is a "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) Web development
tool that has support for many scripting languages in the market like ASP, NST,
PHP, ASP, COLD FUSION, JSP, e.t.c. It also has supports for cascading style
sheets (CSS) e.t.c.
v FIREWORKS:- Macromedia
fireworks is the definitive solution for professional web graphics design and
production.It is the first production environment to address and solve the
special challenges facing web graphics designers and developers.
v MACROMEDIA FLASH:-
This is an animation tool that allows developer to build animations into Web
application and standalone applications for desktop computers. It is a
fantastic tool for web application, Simulation, and standalone desktop
application. It is used to create light weight vector graphics.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Application
Server:
This is software that resides on the client Computers that request for
resources from the web-server.
ADR:
Alternative
Dispute Resolution
AOL:
America Online
Business-to-Customer
Electronic Business BidPay: Accept a credit card payment form the payer and Send
a money order to the payee.
Client:
These
are workstation
EDI: Electronic
Data. Interchange
E-Commerce: Is the online
transaction of business featuring Linked computer system of the vendor, host
and Buyers.
E-Market Place: These sites are market makers.
FAQ: Frequently asked question
GTA: (Global Trust Mark Alliance) is a new
membership organization created to encourage cross border e-commerce by forte
ring consumer trust, encouraging food online business practice and discouraging
the development of burdensome and disparate government regulations.
Information
Delivery Site:
It is similar to a brochure, Providing information about the product or service
and contact information on how to proceed with a purchase.
Internet: is a world wide interconnection. It means International
networking.
ODR:
Online
Dispute Resolution
Pay
Pal: lets anyone with an email address securely
send and receive online payments using the credit card or bank account. It also
allows the customer and merchant to operate in their preferred currency.
Transactional
Site: An electronic storefront for a brick-and-Mortar
retailer or catalog business.
UCE: Unsolicited
commercial E-mail
UBE:Unsolicited
Bulk E-mail
VAT: Value added tax
Web
Host: It
is host computer that gives out resources to the client
Web
Browser:
It is communication software that acts as an Interface between the internet
users and the Internet.
Website: Is a collection of multimedia files,
multimedia means combination of different media.
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