Electronic Commerce

The Institute for Global Electronic Commerce represents a bold departure from traditional ways of doing business. Using the latest information and communications technology, IGEC is helping companies virtually anywhere in the world transact business and transmit funds electronically. UMBC, IBM Toronto, IBM Paris, Elron Electronics Industries, Ltd. and Rutgers-Newark established IGEC at UMBC's College of Engineering as a way to educate scientists and business leaders in the foundations, methods and expectations of electronic commerce.

Electronic commerce is multidisciplinary-IGEC members, researchers and students are the leading-edge thinkers and performers in the paperless world of commerce and Internet design. IGEC research introduces students to emerging issues such as computer-human interaction, legal considerations, encryption, information security, electronic money, databases, networking, telemanufacturing, telemedicine and public policy.

A master's degree as well as a graduate certificate in electronic commerce is currently being proposed. Satisfactory completion of a 12-credit core of the proposed program will comprise the requirement for the graduate certificate in electronic commerce. This core is composed of electronic commerce courses in overview, integration, technology core and business/policy core. Upon completion of the core, students in the degree program would then continue to complete





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