COURSE
INSTRUCTOR: DEBORAH ADU-TWUMWAAH
LEVEL:
400 & 300
CODE:
PBBF 309
COURSE
TITLE: E-BANKING AND COMMERCE
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This
course is designed to equip students with current developments in the banking
industry with respect to the application of electronics in banking to promote self-service
retail banking. It seeks to cover electronic banking and electronic commerce,
the truncation of cheques, interbank clearing system and settlement and many
other related issues in electronic banking and commerce.
COURSE
OUTCOMES:
At the
end of the course students will be able:
1. Explain
electronic banking and commerce and what goes into electronic banking and
commerce
2. Explain
the fundamental changes in banking and financial markets as financial
institutions and brokers have extended to electronic platform.
3. Apply
cash management, decision-making, and controlling techniques in an electronic
interface.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
This
course seeks to:
1. Provide
students with a clear understanding of the concept of electronic banking (E-banking)
and electronic commerce (E-Commerce).
2. Equip
students with modern and more current developments in the Banking Sector;
precisely the application of the internet, computers and other
electronically-based gadgets that facilitate the operations and practices of
banking, locally and in international transactions.
3. Enable
participants to gain insight knowledge into cheque truncation and electronic
settlement and clearance system
COURSE
OUTLINE IN A WEEKLY FORMAT
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WEEK
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TOPIC
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RESOURCES
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INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH
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ACTIVITY
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1
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Introduction
of the course and discussion of the course outline
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation and discussion
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Formation of groups for term paper
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2
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General
Overview of Traditional Banking.
General
Overview of E-banking and history of e-banking (global and Ghana),
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation and discussion
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Assignment – register to be part
of the Moodle platform. Share your view on the question posed at the forum
blog
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3
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Importance
of E-banking, human involvement and e-banking.
E-banking
technologies – personal computer banking, Telephone banking, branch
networking
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation and discussion
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Term paper questions given out. –
Present a 20 paged report on any topic of your choice in e-banking and
commerce. You’ll conduct a field survey on the topic, gather data and analyze
the data gathered.
Assignment – use your groups to
write an essay on the death of a bank branch and submit in Moodle.
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4
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E-banking
technologies/ electronic delivery channels – ATM, electronic cards, mobile
phone banking, E-zwich
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation, discussion
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Assignment -Watch two movies on
ATM and credit cards for discussion
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5
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The
concept of electronic commerce; General overview of E-commerce and history of
e-commerce, electronic commerce Technology
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation and discussion
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Go to the forum blog to
participate in a discussion on e-commerce
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6
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Web strategy,
Problematic
issues in e-banking and e-commerce
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation and discussion
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Assignment – discuss five companies in Ghana’s web strategy. Submit
in Moodle
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7
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The Truncation
of cheques and other banking instruments via electronic means
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation and discussion
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Students would be tasked to read
more the the Cheque Codeline Clearing and Ghana Automated Clearing House
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8
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E-banking
risk management
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation and discussion
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9
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Other
issues related to e-banking and commerce
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Discussion
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10
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Future
trends
Banking
systems for electronic delivery
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Projector, labtop and maker
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Presentation and discussion
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11
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Interim
Assessment and revision
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Answer sheets
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12
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Presentation
of term paper
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Projector, labtop and maker
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13
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Presentation
of term papers
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Projector, labtop and maker
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