Teaching Software Engineering and Encouraging Entrepreneurship through E-Commerce
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چکیده
In this paper we report on a project carried out at the University of Linz, initially involving electronic marketing of a software product developed by a team of students. The aim of the project, in part, was to develop in the students an understanding of practical issues of electronic commerce and entrepreneurship. We report on this aspect and comment also on security issues raised concerning the use of electronic commerce in a small-scale marketing operation, using E-Commerce for improving teaching software engineering as well as (non-monetary) benefits a department can get from being actively involved in E-Commerce.
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