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Welcome to Acc 680,
and to the world of electronic commerce. This section of the course is
offered for the students in the AIS emphasis in the MS Accounting
Program. Others will need to register in the other section. We also
assume that you are curious, and passionate in learning about
information systems by DOING, i.e., by programming,
and not hearing or talking about them. If not, you will be doing
yourself a favour by looking elsewhere to cover your semester
schedule. If you do continue in the course, we expect you to be deeply
committed to the field of information systems, passionate about
learning new things, and demonstrate such passion and committment
by setting this course (along with Acc 683) at the TOP
of your priorities.
During the course of this semester you
will have ample opportunity to gain an understanding of the
communications, software, and legal infrastructure supporting
electronic commerce. You also will have hands-on exposure to auditing
in the context of electronic commerce including network penetration
audits. We will conduct these tutorials in a safe and sequestered
computing environment. You need to be aware that use of any
software covered in the course and on the floppy-disk accompanying the
texts on ANY computing equipment on campus may be a violation of the
university policies, and may even be illegal, and result in your
expulsion from the university. Their use off-campus also may
be legal only under narrow circumstances, and so you will need to be
careful.
You have access to one of the finest stocked (in
terms of hardware as well as software) computing facility any where in
the Arthur Andersen Laboratory. For the study of network penetration
testing and audits, we have arranged hands-on tutorials and exercises
at an off-campus facility. Use the labs, and enjoy the course!
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Semester:
Spring, 2001
Time: TTH: 4:15 - 7:05 PM
Room:
BA 363 (Arthur Andersen Systems Lab)
Instructor: Jagdish
S. Gangolly & Kinsun Tam
Graduate assistants:Jongwoo
Park
Office: BA 365C
Phone: (518) 442-4949
Fax:
(707) 897-0601; (518) 442-3944
Office Hours: M:
2:45 - 4:15 PM. or by appointment
Instructor Homepage:
http://www.albany.edu/acc/gangolly
Newsgroup:
sunya.class.acc680
Prerequisites:
This course is
intended to be taken concurrently with Acc 683. You also are expected
to have taken Acc 681 and Acc 682, and therefore are expected to be
familiar with the materials on topics such as data structures,
discrete mathematics, algorithms, markup languages, to the extent
needed and covered in those courses. You are also expected to have
background in accounting as well as auditing at least at the level of
Intermediate accounting, and the first course in Auditing, and be
quite familiar with the fundamentals of controls in accounting
systems. You are also expected to be quite familiar with working in
the unix environment.
Class
Conduct:
The course consists of lectures, solution of
problems, short cases, and discussion of late-breaking developments in
the field. You are expected to do the readings well ahead of the
class. Class time is to be used for the clarification of any doubts
that you may have. Do not expect to merely listen to the instructor
and gain knowledge. This is a hands-on course, and you are required to
demonstrate competence in the topics covered in order to receive an
acceptable grade.
Since this course is being offered during the
first seven weeks of the semester, it will be quite intensive. We
shall be dealing with the communications and software aspects of
electronic commerce during the meetings on tuesdays, and on the legal
aspects during the meetings on thursdays. The thursday meetings will
consist entirely of the study of the latest law review materials
dealing with the internet law, laws affecting electronic commerce,
intellectual property, privacy & security of data and information.
Arthur
Andersen Laboratory Access:
As a graduate student in the
Department, you have access to the Arthur Andersen Laboratory. You
will need to get from Ms. Lisa Scholz the password to enter the lab.
Contact her in BA 365 as soon as possible. Should you have special
requirements for software (DBMS servers) or hardware (Windows 2000
Servers) for your projects, let me know, and arrangements will be
made. for your access.
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The main objectives of
the course are:
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Intensive
reading and research on an approved topic of special interest in the
student's field of concentration; a comprehensive report and an oral
presentation required.
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The
technological and communications infrastructure supporting electronic
commerce, (data communications, networking, value added services,
protocols, etc.), its vulnerabilities and impact on auditing. Software
infrastructure supporting electronic commerce (including encryption,
public key infrastructure, digital signatures, and their integration
into internet payment schemes and web commerce), and its impact on
auditing. The evolving legal infrastructure supporting electronic
commerce, and its implications for evidence gathering and auditing.
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The main textbooks for
the course are:
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Network
Auditing: A Control Assessment Approach by Gordon E. Smith.
ISBN: 0471179752.Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date: March 1999 |
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Secure
Electronic Commerce: Building the Infrastructure for Digital
Signatures and Encryption by
Warwick Ford Michael S. Baum. ISBN: 0130272760. Publisher:
Prentice Hall. Pub. Date: December 2000 |
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Trust
and Risk in Internet Commerce by L. Jean Camp
ISBN:
0262032716.Publisher: MIT Press. Pub. Date: November 1999 |
In addition, I shall also be using
extensive law review materials in the class. from the reading list
below:
Additional Readings:
The following is a list of law review
articles of interest to our themes in the thursday seminar. You should
use the guides & annotated bibliographies for your research. We
have divided the articles into the following themes: Internet
transactions and Internet Fraud; Encryption, Digital Signatures,
Trust; Information Security & Privacy; and General &
Constitutional Issues.Each student enrolled in the seminar should pick
three articles from each section for detailed research, class
presentation, and written issues papers.
- Guides,Annotated
Bibliographies:
- 1 Va. J.L. & Tech.
(1997) 6, A Law Student's Guide to the Future of
Transactions Over the Internet: A Review of the Digital
Signature Guidelines, by Christopher P. Keefe
- 17 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 1043, The Law of Electronic Commerce and
Digital Signatures: An Annotated Bibliography, by John R.
Austin
- Internet transactions and Internet Fraud:
- 49 S.C. L. Rev. (1998) 787,
Electronic Commerce on the Internet and the Statute of
Frauds, R. J. Robertson, Jr.
- 72 Tul. L. Rev. (1998) 2203,
Is the Internet Participating in Securities Fraud?: Harsh
Realities in the Public Domain, by Will Morrow
- 5 B.U. J. SCI. & TECH.
L. (1999) 4, Legal Aspects of Internet Securities
Transactions , by Henrique de Azevedo Ferreira Franca
- 74 Chi.-Kent. L. Rev.
(1999) 1055, Updating the Concept of Embodied Rights for
Electronic Commerce, by Jane Kaufman Winn
- 50 Fla. L. Rev. (1998) 295,
Cyberlaundering the Risks, The Responses, by Sarah N.
Welling, Andy G. Rickman
- 21 Fordham Int'l L.J.
(1998) 799, Encrypted Digital Cash Transfers: Why
traditional Money Laundering Controls may Fail Without Uniform
Cryptography Regulations, Christopher D. Hoffman
- 11 Harv. J. Law & Tec
(1998) 733, How to Encourage Global Electronic Commerce:
The Case for Private Currencies on the Internet, Kerry Lynn
Macintosh
- 1999 COLUM. BUS. L. REV.
165, Taming the Frontier?: An Evaluation of the Sec's
Regulation of Internet Securities Trading Systems, by Andrew
R. Thompson
- 47 Emory L.J. (1998) 1,
The Future of Corporate Disclosure: The Internet, Securities
Fraud, and Rule 10b-5, by Robert A. Prentice
- 22 Fordham Int'l L.J.
(1998) 612, You Can Not Fight What You Can Not See:
Securities Regulation on the Internet, by David M.
Cielusniak
- 37 Am. Crim. L. Rev. (2000)
207, Computer Crimes, by Laura J. Nicholson, Tom F.
Shebar and Meredith R. Weinberg
- 36 Am. Crim. L. Rev. (1999)
397, Computer Crimes, by Michael Hatcher and Jay
McDannell and Stacy Ostfeld
- 11 Harv. J. Law & Tec
(1998), How to Encourage Global Electronic Commerce: The
Case for Private Currencies on the Internet, byKerry Lynn
Macintosh
- 10 Harv. J. Law & Tec
(1997) 321, Coins, Notes, and Bits: The Case for Legal
Tender on the Internet, by Joshua B. Konvisser
- 22 Rutgers Computer &
Tech. L.J. (1996) 1, Legal and Technological
Infrastructures for Electronic Payment Systems, by Henry H.
Perritt, Jr.
- 49 S.C. L. Rev. (1998) 739,
Couriers Without Luggage: Negotiable Instruments and Digital
Signatures, by Jane Kaufman Winn
- 12 Harv. J. Law & Tec
(1999) 263, The Internet and Its Challenges for the
Future of Insider Trading RTegulation, Robert A. Prentice
- 22 Hastings Comm. &
Ent. L.J. (1999) 97, When Cyberspace Meets Main Street:
A Primer for Internet Business Modeling in an Evolving Legal
Environment, by Christopher Paul Boam
- 26 Rutgers Computer &
Tech. L.J. (2000) 215, Adapting Contract Law to
Accommodate Electronic Contracts: Overview and Suggestions,
Donnie L. Kidd, Jr. and William H. Daughtrey, Jr.
- 53 SMU L. Rev. (2000) 1395,
Legal XML and Standards for the Legal Industry, Winchel "Todd"
Vincent, III
- 53 SMU L. Rev. (2000) 1431,
Interpretation and Standardization in Electronic Sales
Contracts, Clayton P. Gillette
- 53 SMU L. Rev. (2000) 1477,
Making XML Pay: Revising Existing Electronic Payments Law to
Accommodate Innovation, Jane K. Winn
- 85 Va. L. Rev. (1999) 1447,
Is the Statute of Frauds Ready for Electronic Contracting?,
Shawn Pompian
- Encryption, Digital Signatures, Trust:
- 45 UCLA L. Rev. (1998) 1805,
Internet Commerce and the Meltdown of Certification
Authorities: Is the Washington State Solution a Good Model?,
by Lonnie Eldridge
- 34 San Diego L. Rev. (1997)
1225, Legislating Market Winners: Digital Signature Laws
and the Electronic Commerce Marketplace, by C. BRADFORD
BIDDLE
- 49 S.C. L. Rev. (1998) 739,
Couriers Without Luggage: Negotiable Instruments and Digital
Signatures, by Jane Kaufman Winn
- 15 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1997) 703, Notaries Public - Lost in
Cyberspace, or Key Business Professionals of the Future?, by
Michael L. Closen , R. Jason Richards
- 17 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 723, Moving with Change: Electronic
Signature Legislation as a Vehicle for Advancing E-Commerce,
by Thomas J. Smedinghoff & Ruth Hill Bro
- 17 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 769, Electronic Document Certification:
A Primer on the Technology Behind Digital Signatures, by
David L. Gripman
- 17 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 833, Document Authentication in
Electronic Commerce: The Misleading Notary Public Analog for
Digital Signature Certification Authority, by John C.
Anderson & Michael L. Closen
- 7 CommLaw Conspectus (1999)
297, The ABA's Digital Signature Guidelines: An
Imperfect Solution to Digital Signatures on the Internet, by
Edward D. Kania
- 17 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 873, The Utah Digital Signature Act as "Model"
Legislation: A Critical Analysis, by R. Jason Richards
- 46 Am. U.L. Rev. (1996) 511,
International Harmonization In Electronic Commerce and
Electronic Data Interchange: A Proposed First Step Toward
Signing On the Digital Dotted Line , by Randy V. Sabett
- 17 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 1003, A Proposed Code of Professional
Responsibility for Certification Authorities, by Dina
Athanasopoulos-Arvanitakis & Marilynn J. Dye
- 17 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 723, Moving with Change: Electronic
Signature Legislation as a Vehicle for Advancing E-Commerce,
by Thomas J. Smedinghoff & Ruth Hill Bro
- 22 Rutgers Computer &
Tech. L.J. (1996) 1, Legal and Technological
Infrastructures for Electronic Payment Systems, by Henry H.
Perritt, Jr
- 75 Or. L. Rev. (1996) 49,
The Essential Role of Trusted Third Parties in Electronic
Commerce, by A. MICHAEL FROOMKIN
- 17 J.L. & Com. (1997)
53, From Clipper Ships to Clipper Chips: The Evolution
of Payment Systems for Electronic Commerce, by Janine S.
Hiller and Don Lloyd Cook
- 49 Fed. Comm. L.J. (1997)
701, Regulating Electronic Money in Small-Value Payment
Systems: Telecommunications Law as a Regulatory Model, by
Randall W. Sifers
- 14 Berkeley Tech. L.J.
(1999) 675, Clash of the Titans: Regulating the
Competition between Established and Emerging Electronic Payment
Systems, by Jane Kaufman Winn
- 14 Berkeley Tech.
L.J.(1999) 463, Recent Developments in Digital Signature
Legislation and Electronic Commerce, By Kalama M. Lui-Kwan
- 52 Stan. L. Rev. (2000)
1251, Hardware-Based ID, Rights Management, and Trusted
Systems, Jonathan Weinberg
- Information Security & Privacy:
- 69 S. Cal. L. Rev. (1996)
949, Uncertain Privacy: Communication Attributes After
the Digital Telephony Act , by Susan Freiwald
- 24 S. Ill. U. L. J. (2000)
201, The Illinois Electronic Commerce Security Act: Too
Much Too Soon or Too Little Too Late?, by Martin I. Behn
- 50 Stan. L. Rev. (1998)
1193, Information Privacy in Cyberspace Transactions,
by Jerry Kang
- 13 Computer & High
Tech. L.J. (1997) 217, The Future of Internet Security:
How New Technologies will Shape the Internet and Affect the Law
, by William A. Hodkowsk
- 6 Rich. J.L. & Tech.
(1999) 2, Database Protection in a Digital World, by
Mary Maureen Brown and Robert M. Bryan and John M. Conley
- 4 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y
(1999) 1, With Nowhere to Hide: Workers are Scrambling
for Privacy in the Digital Age, by Rod Dixon
- 17 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 909, Potential Liability under the
Illinois Electronic Commerce Security Act: Isw it a Risk Worth
Taking?, by Stephen G. Myers
- 8 Alb. L.J. Sci. &
Tech. (1997) 65, Communications Privacy in the Digital
Age: Revitalizinhg the Federal Wiretap Laws toi Enhance Privacy,
by James X. Dempsey
- 3 B.U. J. SCI. & TECH.
L. 4, Financial Services: Security, Privacy, and
Encryption , by Thomas W. Cashe
- 18 J. Marshall J. Computer &
Info. L. (1999) 1, Global Trends in Privacy Protection:
An International Survey of Privacy, Data Protection, And
Surveillance Laws and Development, by David Banisar and
Simon Davies of Privacy International
- 34 San Diego L. Rev. (1997)
1153, Lost and Found in Cyberspace: Informational
Privacy in the Age of the Internet, Susan E. Gindin
- Stan. Tech. L. Rev. (1999 )
1, Controlling Chaos: The Emerging Law of Privacy and
Speech in Cyberspace, by Eric J. Sinrod and Barak D. Jolish
- 77 Wash. U. L. Q. (1999)
461, Financial Privacy and the Theory of High-Tech
Government Surveillance, by Peter P. Swire
- 5 B.U. J. SCI. & TECH.
L. (1999) 5, Marginalizing Individual Privacy on the
Internet, Deborah M. McTigue
- 88 Calif. L. Rev. (2000)
1507, The Licensing of Our Personal Information: Is It a
Solution to Internet Privacy?, Kalinda Basho
- 67 U. Cin. L. Rev. (1999)
779, Electronioc Money, Internet Commerce, and the Right
to Financial Privacy: A Call for New Federal Guidelines,
Bryan S. Schultz
- 34 U.S.F.L. Rev. (2000) 633,
Our Data, Ourselves: Privacy, Propertization, and Gender,
By Ann Bartow
- 52 Stan. L. Rev. (2000)
1315, Resolving Conflicting International Data Privacy
Rules in Cyberspace, Joel R. Reidenberg
- 52 Stan. L. Rev. (2000)
1461, The Death of Privacy?, A. Michael Froomkin
- 52 Stan. L. Rev. (2000)
1125, Privacy As Intellectual Property?, Pamela
Samuelson
- 74 Wash. L. Rev. (1999)
1033, Opting In, Opting Out, or No Options at all: Thye
Fight for Control of Personal Information, Jeff Sovern
- General and Constitutional Issues:
- 85 Va. L. Rev. (1999) 1163,
Application-Centered Internet Analysis, by Timothy Wu
- 75 Wash. U. L. Q. (1997)
779, Securities Regulation in an Electronic Age: The
Impact of Cognitive Psychology, by Robert B. Thompson
- 75 Wash. U. L. Q. (1997)
857, The Fundamentals of an Electronic-Based Federal
Securities Act, by James D. Cox
- 4 Wm. & Mary Bill of
Rts. J. (1996) 1165, Freedom to Speak Unintelligibly:
The First Amendment Implications of Government Controlled
Encryption, by Jill M. Ryan
- 148 U. Pa. L. Rev. (2000)
673, A Riff on Fair Use in the Digital Millenium
Copyright Act, by David Nimme
- 15 J.L. & Com. (1996)
395, Regualation and Computing and Information
Technology, Flood Control on the Information Ocean: Living with
Anonymity, Digital Cash, and Distributed Databases, A.
Michael Froomkin
- 36 Am. Crim. L. Rev. (1999)
397, Computer Crimes, by Michael Hatcher and Jay
McDannell and Stacy Ostfeld
- 22 Dalhousie L.J. (1999)
190, Spirits in the Material World: Intelligent Agents
as Intermediaries in Electronic Commerce, by Ian R. Kerr
- 26 Fla. St. U.L. Rev.
(1999) 285, The Changed (and Changing?) Uniform
Commercial Code, by Larry T. Garvin
- 33 Gonz. L. Rev. (1998) 417,
The Pandora's Box of Cyberspace: State Regulation of Digital
Signatures and the Dormant Commerce Clause, by John P.
Tomaszewski
- 10 Harv. J. Law & Tec
(1997) 465, Why the Police Don't Care about Computer
Crime, by Marc D. Goodman
- 113 Harv. L. Rev. (200)
1131, Cyber-Race, by Jerry Kang
- 65 U. Chi. L. Rev. (1998)
1199, Against Cyberanarchy, by Jack L. Goldsmith
- 63 U. Chi. L. Rev. (1996)
761, Property in Cyberspace, by Harold Smith Reeves
- 26 Rutgers Computer &
Tech. L.J. (2000) 215, Adapting Contract Law to
Accommodate Electronic Contracts: Overview and Suggestions,
by Donnie L. Kidd, Jr. and William H. Daughtrey, Jr.
- 34 San Diego L. Rev. (1997)
1263, The Legal Architecture of Virtual Stores: World
Wide Web Sites and the Uniform Commercial Code, Walter A.
Effross
- 14 Berkeley Tech. L.J.
(1999) 503, The Legal and Policy Framework for Global
Electronic Commerce: A Progress Report, By Kalama Lui-Kwan *
and Kurt Opsahl
- 14 Berkeley Tech. L.J.
(1999) 635, Progressing Towards a Uniform Commercial
Code for Electronic Commerce or Racing Towards Nonuniformity?,
By Maureen A. O'Rourke
- 6 B.U. J. SCI. & TECH.
L. (2000) 1, The Challenges of Law in Cyberspace -
Fostering the Growth and Safety of E-Commerce, Commissioner
Mozelle W. Thompson, Federal Trade Commission
- 21 Cardozo L. Rev. (1999)
121, Muddy Rules for Cyberspace, Dan L. Burk
- 12 Harv. J. Law & Tec
(1999) 419, The Markerplace vs. The Ideas: The First
Amendment Challenges to Internet Commerce, By Todd G.
Hartman
- 113 Harv. L. Rev. (2000)
1131, Cyber-Race, Jerry Kang
- 61 Mont. L. Rev. (2000) 77,
Legal Audits for E-Commerce Ventures, Richard C. Bulman,
Jr., Esq. and Jorge R. Gutierrez, Esq.
- 25 Yale J. Int'l L. (2000)
1, Globalization and Social Protection: The Impact of EU
and International Rules in the Ratcheting Up of U.S. Privacy
Standards, Gregory Shaffer
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The classes will
consist of lectures, discussion of cases, hands-on network penetration
studies, and some programming exercises. You also will be making
individual oral presentation of your review of cases and articles,
submitting written issues reports, and a substantial term paper that
you'll present at the end of the course.
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Being a seminar, this
is a S/U graded course. To obtain an S grade in the course, you will
need to participate adequately in the course lectures, make oral
presentations, as assigned, submit written issues reports, and a
substantial term paper.
- Oral Presentations: You
will need to make a 20 minutes class presentation on each article
you have chosen for research.
- Issue Reports: For each
article, you will need to submit a four page written report
summarising the main issues discussed in the article, the seminal
literature & land-mark cases for each issue.
- Term paper: The term
paper must deal with a substantive issue related to the course
content, or a substantial programming project related to security,
privacy, or audits of complex systems.
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