Australian Experiences with Designing and Implementing E-commerce Degrees

1 Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Mawson Lakes 5095, South Australia, [email protected] 2 Andy Koronios, University of South Australia, School of Computer and Information Science, address as above, [email protected] Abstract This paper reports on the development of professional degrees in the field of electronic commerce in Australia. Programs offered by three Australian universities are discussed comparatively, namely those at the Deakin University, the University of Ballarat, and the University of South Australia. Two programs offered by the University of South Australia Master of Information Technology (Electronic Commerce) and Bachelor of Engineering (Mobile Electronic Commerce) are presented in greater detail.