Athabasca University - Overview of e-Commerce is a three-credit, senior-level course at Athabasca University. This course focuses on principles of e-Commerce from a business perspective. Topics covered include business and technology overview, business models, virtual value chain, and innovation and marketing strategies. In addition, some of the major issues associated with e-Commerce - security, privacy, intellectual property rights, authentication, encryption, acceptable use policies, and legal liabilities - will be explored.