Digital Commerce

Catalog description

This course is designed to help students develop a comprehensive plan for implementing a digital retailing business. Key areas covered in this course include: fundamentals of online store planning and design, creating a professional website using the Wix platform, online marketing, and the importance of online business strategies (e.g. marketing, entrepreneurship). This course culminates in students launching an online store that serves as their capstone project. Emphasis is on understanding of digital technologies (e.g. customer relationship management, SEO, product metrics) and critically evaluating their influence, particularly on digital merchandising strategies. There is an option to submit top student sites for potential Wix Certification, detailed in the capstone project instructions. Formerly Marketing 351.