Developing Ecommerce

Course code ECOM 1001

Credit 1.0

Length 15.0 hours

Course outline View

In this course, students will be introduced to the current ecommerce landscape and the components of a successful online business. Students will learn how to launch their own webstore considering a variety of ecommerce platform options, website structure, design principles, branding, sales, and contractor hiring.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Ecommerce Terminology and Definitions
    The importance of search engine optimization (SEO)
    Customer Journey and Sales Funnels
    Ecommerce Platform Options + Integrations
    Hosting options
    Developing a Site Map
    Marketing and Branding best practices
    Web design principles
    Merchandise Principals + Best Practices
    Intro to Analytics + key performance indicators (KPI) Tracking
    Content Creation
    Working with contractors

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.