Master of Science
E-Commerce Technology
The
Master of Science in E-Commerce Technology is designed for those who want to specialize in e-business systems development and management. This program exposes students to a broad and changing mix of technologies, programming languages and tools. Practica, team projects, and work for real clients provide an authentic environment for learning. The curriculum provides flexible, modularized advanced training in e-business systems as well as competencies in Internet application development, advanced Internet technologies, and wireless applications. Students may also expand their competencies to the areas of
- IT architecture design
- Project management
- Enterprise systems integration
- Design of information security, networks, and databases.
Students in this program will gain a broad range of skills including:
- Computer programming and database technology
- Web engineering methodology, user-centered design, and systems development life cycle Web services, e-commerce servers, Web 2.0
- Project management
- Networking and middleware
Learn more about
admission to this program.
Online Learning Options
This degree can be completed entirely online. CDM online degrees are delivered mostly through
COL-enabled courses, although other delivery technologies are also used. If a course is COL-enabled, any student registered in the course has access to the course playback. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize the COL resource wherever available. To complete this degree a student may take any combination of online and on campus courses. For more information on online learning at CDM visit the
Online Learning page.
Course Requirements
Prerequisite Phase
The goal of the prerequisite phase is to give students the background necessary for starting the graduate program. These prerequisite phase requirements can be fulfilled in one of three ways:
- The student takes the course and earns a grade of B- or higher
- The student takes a Graduate Assessment Exam (GAE) to test out of the course
- The faculty advisor waives the course because of equivalent academic background or work experience.
All students are blocked from enrolling in Graduate Phase courses prior to completing their prerequisites. Students must submit an online Change of Status request (through myCDM) when the Prerequisite Phase is completed to inform the Student Services offices that the block can be removed.
| CSC 211 AND CSC 212 |
| OR CSC 224 * |
| OR CSC 396 |
| CSC 383 |
| ECT 310 |
| SE 325 |
Note * CSC 224 is equivalent to both CSC 211 and CSC 212. Only students with experience in programming languages should take CSC 224.
Foundation Phase
| ECT 425 |
| ECT 455 |
| CSC 451 |
| OR CSC 453 |
| SE 430 |
Students in the Foundation Phase may register for a maximum of four Advanced Phase courses.
Advanced Phase
Note Along with ECT 455 and ECT 589 or ECT 590, these five courses constitute the E-Business Systems competency
Major electives
The major electives are grouped in pre-defined competency modules. To fulfill a competency, students must take four courses from that competency.
Students must complete 5 major electives, at least 3 of which must be 500-level.Students can fulfill these electives by taking courses in one pre-defined competency module or a customized module, and taking additional elective courses.
E-Commerce Competency Modules
- IT Management Oriented
- IT Project Management I
| IS 483 |
| IS 512 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 560 |
| IS 570 |
| SE 433 |
| SE 468 |
| SE 477 |
| ACC 500 |
| MGT 500 |
- IT Project Management II
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 589 |
| IS 511 |
| IS 533 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 578 |
| SE 529 |
| MGT 562 |
| MGT 563 |
- IT Planning and Global Strategies
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 589 |
| IS 483 |
| IS 512 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 540 |
| IS 560 |
| IS 577 |
| IT 599 |
| ACC 500 |
| MGT 501 |
- Legal and Social Issues
| ECT 585 |
| IS 433 |
| IS 482 |
| IS 511 |
| IS 565 |
| IS 570 |
| IT 599 |
| TDC 569 |
- IT Regulatory Compliance
| CNS 477 |
| IS 433 |
| IS 505 |
| IS 533 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 560 |
- Internet Oriented
- Internet Application Development
| ECT 455 |
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 583 |
| ECT 588 |
| ECT 590 |
| HCI 440 |
| IS 556 |
| SE 560 |
- Wireless/Mobile Applications
| ECT 455 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 587 |
| HCI 440 |
| HCI 530 |
| SE 540 |
- Design/Development Oriented
- Application Development
| ECT 455 |
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 583 |
| ECT 587 |
| HCI 440 |
| IS 565 |
| IS 570 |
| SE 433 |
| SE 470 |
| SE 482 |
| SE 560 |
- Software Engineering
| ECT 556 |
| IS 556 |
| SE 450 |
| SE 452 |
| SE 470 |
| SE 480 |
| SE 482 |
| SE 529 |
| SE 550 |
- e-Business Systems
| ECT 455 |
| ECT 480 |
| ECT 481 |
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 582 |
| ECT 583 |
| ECT 587 |
| ECT 589 |
| ECT 590 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 560 |
| IS 565 |
| IS 570 |
| MGT 501 |
| MKT 555 |
- HCI Methods
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 587 |
| HCI 430 |
| HCI 440 |
| HCI 445 |
| HCI 450 |
| HCI 454 |
| HCI 460 |
| IS 421 |
- Enterprise Systems Integration
| ECT 480 |
| ECT 481 |
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 584 |
| ECT 586 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 549 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 560 |
| MGT 501 |
- Data Oriented
- Database Design I
| CSC 451 |
| CSC 453 |
| CSC 452 |
| CSC 454 |
| IS 549 |
- Database Design II
| CSC 543 |
| CSC 550 |
| CSC 551 |
| CSC 553 |
| IS 549 |
| IS 556 |
- Data Mining and Analytics
| CSC 423 |
| ECT 480 |
| ECT 584 |
| ECT 586 |
| IS 549 |
| IS 567 |
| IS 574 |
| MKT 555 |
- Knowledge Management
| CSC 480 |
| ECT 480 |
| IS 456 |
| IS 512 |
| IS 574 |
| IS 575 |
- Infrastructure Oriented
- Network Design
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 587 |
| TDC 460 |
| TDC 463 |
| TDC 511 |
| TDC 564 |
| TDC 567 |
- Information Assurance and Security Design
| CNS 477 |
| CNS 594 |
| ECT 582 |
| IS 433 |
| IS 505 |
| IS 511 |
| IS 533 |
| SE 473 |
| SE 529 |
| TDC 477 |
| TDC 463 |
- IT Architecture Design
| CSC 551 |
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 590 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 556 |
| SE 450 |
| SE 473 |
| SE 480 |
| SE 554 |
| TDC 463 |
| TDC 567 |
Capstone
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree program must meet the following requirements:
- complete a minimum of 52 credit hours (generally 13 courses) beyond the Prerequisite Phase
- earn a grade of B- or better in each Prerequisite Phase course
- earn a grade of C- or better in all graduate courses beyond the Prerequisite Phase
- maintain a graduate level GPA of 2.50 or higher while pursuing their degree
- achieve a graduate GPA of 2.50 or higher at the completion of all other requirements
Students with a GPA of 3.9 or higher will graduate with distinction.
For DePaul's policy on repeat graduate courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Graduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.