E-Commerce | Web Design | Seminars | Kingston Ontario, Canada

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Date: Feb 04, 2010

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E-Commerce

Details
	Duration 1 Day
	Class Size ~15
	Times 9:00-4:00
	Computer Provided
	Training Manual Included
	Price $235.00 + GST

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Course Description

To the end user buying products and services online is a simple, enjoyable and seamless; but to the web designer building a successful e-commerce experience could pose a serious challenge. An understanding and proper utilization of browser and server side technologies as well as client needs are crucial ingredients of a positive outcome. In this hands-on course, you'll learn essentials of e-commerce web site creation including database design, shopping cart logic, merchant integration, security, and server side platform considerations. You'll create a functioning e-commerce site and learn how to create online shops for small business clients.

Target Audience

This course is aimed towards students with an understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; completion of our Web Development seminar is recommended.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of our E-Commerce seminar you will be able to:

Analyze client needs and create an efficient development road map.
Seamlessly integrate a merchant account for online payment processing.
Build a flexible relational database inventory.
Implement custom build shopping cart logic.
Utilize Structured Query Language (SQL) queries.
Provide the client with administrative interface.
Devise order fulfillment and tracking system.
Create a live functional online e-commerce store.

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Course Outline

Morning

E-Commerce Project Planning

Essentials of e-commerce design.
Exploring e-commerce technologies.
Considering client needs.
Target audience research.
Post design maintenance requirements.
Defining the project proposal to the client.

Prototyping the Content

Analysis of clients needs for an e-commerce site.
Creating a development plan.
Styling, visual design, and ease of use considerations.
Prototyping the primary pages of an e-commerce site.
Generating content for required areas of the site.

Site Architecture

Review of open source turnkey solutions.
Understanding relational databases.
Designing a robust inventory system.
Creating order fulfillment and tracking scheme.
Creating an administrative interface.

Shopping Cart Logic Part 1

Exploring hosted shopping carts options.
Open source server side solutions.
Client side shopping cart logic considerations.

Nutrition Break

Lunch time.

Afternoon

Shopping Cart Logic Part 2

Developing a server side custom shopping cart.

Choosing a Merchant Account

Review of available online and traditional options.
Selecting a merchant account.
Integrating with our shopping cart.

Order Fulfillment and Customer Service

Order shipped customer notifications.
Self service order status and shipment tracking.
Return of merchandise processing.

Final Thoughts

Summary of material learned.
Questions and assistance period.

Instructors

Daniel Sokolowski has built several business and personal portals. As part of Primer Business Solutions, Mr. Sokolowski will be sharing his experience and knowledge in the role of instructor. His teachings will draw upon his background in information technology, business management and modern web design.

Mr. Sokolowski received a degree in Computer Sciences from Queen's University in 2006, and founded a Web Design company soon afterwards. His most recent venture is into Eco Property Management. Mr. Sokolowski’s experience in running a business and developing successful web design provides a unique perspective from a teaching instructor.

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