INSY 440: E-Business, My Experience

Over the past 14 weeks, I have had the privilege to learn about the E-Business at McGill University. We went through a variety of different material that touched upon the actual definitions of E-Business, Performance indicators, Data, Cloud Computing, and the list goes on.

But I feel that along with the technical knowledge I have gained, I've been able to gain a much broader knowledge of the overall world of E-Business, and how it will affect me as a consumer. We learned that more and more businesses have been moving their operations online because of the economic benefits associated with that. Especially since as consumers, we seem to value convenience over privacy, which gives the perfect environment for these new E-Business shops to thrive.


However, this prosperity is not without its risks. I learned that online security and privacy are definitely major concerns for E-Businesses. Although not electronic, Target serves as a prime example of what would happen when a company does not properly secure its information. As I were to start an E-Business, I would for sure be weary of these sort of things.


Overall, it has been an interesting and rewarding experience learning about E-Business. I began my journey 13 weeks ago as the Aspiring Technologists. Although there is still a long way to go, I feel that I’ve had quite a good start.

Along with my learnings of E-Business, I also had the opportunity to apply my knowledge in an actual business case. Looking at the online community Patients Like Me, our team was able to work together to apply our E-Business knowledge to help the company improve its operations.