Assignment title: Information
In the 1st assignment you were asked to create a Pet Store eCommerce site using ZenCart. In this assignment you will be exploring how secure your implementation is and review any research you used/found useful during this process.
1. Further to the successful implementation of your eCommerce Solution you are to research the security and trust elements/issues within eCommerce and eBusiness.
2. Throughout the module the issue of consumer trust and building consumer confidence in eCommerce and payment mechanisms has been discussed. You are to research and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the current payment and trust mechanisms utilised by popular Payment Merchants and how these build consumer trust in eCommerce sites. Ie: Pay Pal,
World Pay, Sage Pay etc. You are to create a test/evaluation sheet for your solution and
through such gather potential consumer feedback for your site surrounding the issue of consumer trust and security. (1000 words)
3. You are to critically evaluate the eCommerce solution you have created and discuss how well the security measures (if any) comply with popular approaches. This may also involve interviewing the server administrator for your hosted solution to establish what security exists for the host server beyond the security of your eCommerce solution and how the host security may compliment your site security. (1000 words)
Please note this assignment although reflective is not to be written in the 1st person, your work should be presented in a professional manner. As a level 7 assignment there is an expectation that you demonstrate further reading, the report is to be referenced accordingly.
A+ /A /A-
• Clear understanding of and explicit links to wider aspects of the field.
• Sustained and fully substantiated critical analysis including competing perspectives.
• Discussion is fully supported by reference to relevant contemporary source material and key texts. Accurate and appropriate use of referencing system.
• Wholly relevant to all aspects of the set task and often insightful. Organising principles always promote and enrich the discussion.
• Logical structure and some evidence of independent thought. Work displays an excellent use of written English.
B+/ B/ B-
• All learning outcomes met with thorough knowledge and understanding demonstrating study beyond the core requirements of the subject.
• Some appreciation of links to a wider field.
• High level of critical analysis and the questioning of assumptions.
• Clear evidence of the application of a wide and relevant source base.
• Accurate use of referencing system. Discussion is always appropriate and contains some insightful elements.
• Organising principles complement and enhance the discussion and may include evidence of independent thought.
C+ /C/ C-
• All learning outcomes met with evidence of relevant and sound acquisition of knowledge and understanding of central topic issues. Some appreciation of wider aspects of the field.
• Ability to analyse based on defined classifications, principles and theories or models.
• Some questioning of assumptions. Discussion is well informed by additional reading.
• Evidence of an extended resource base.
• Accurate use of referencing system.
• Discussion is always appropriate to the set task.
• Organising principles support the coherence and clarity of the discussion.
• Also statements are clearly expressed and fluently written.