Abstract
The aim of this paper is to elaborate and present the advantages of using Web Content Management Systems (primarily Joomla!) in e-commerce courses at universities. E-commerce is taught to many non-IT students who possess various previous knowledge in IT, which can often cause problems. Content Management Systems can circumvent those problems by avoiding the need for teaching HTML, PHP, SQL etc, and enabling non-IT students to focus on content management which is crucial for e-commerce. Characteristics of Web Content Management Systems are explained, followed by brief explanation of Joomla!. Examples are presented, along with experiences from the university.
Highlights
Having a web site is a very important part of today's business, especially if a company is involved in some type of commerce
For the purpose of delivering an e-business or an ecommerce course in higher education, it is imperative that students understand how eiJET – Volume 5, Special Issue 2: "MIPRO 2009", March 2010
Given the complexity of the subject the concept of an e-commerce web site can really be hard to understand for student population which is not very well versed in Information Technologies
Summary
Having a web site is a very important part of today's business, especially if a company is involved in some type of commerce. Because of the stated advantages, an increasing number of today’s web sites is constructed and maintained by using Web Content Management Systems. If an author wanted to change some aspect of a web site’s appearance (heading color, for example), he/she would need to change such appearance in every single web page within a site. Another large drawback of such a system is very large data files. In development of a dynamic web site by using CMS, non-technical people can insert and edit content without interfering with web site’s design. HTML and CSS are complicated to majority of people who are not directly involved in Information Technologies (IT), and so is the case with non-IT students who are enrolled in e-commerce courses
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